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Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview 13
- Chapter 2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server 34
- Chapter 3 Software Installation 65
- Chapter 4 Software Licensing 83
- Chapter 5 Video Setup and Preferences 91
- Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist 104
- Chapter 7 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control 150
- Chapter 8 Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel 167
- Chapter 9 Adding and Replacing Hardware 189
- Chapter 10 Product Recovery 209
- Chapter 11 Specifications 212
- Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information 215
- Using This Guide
- Avid Motion Graphics Overview
- Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server
- Installing the AMG Server in a Rack
- Installing the RAID Drives
- Installing the Breakout Box
- Cabling Avid Motion Graphics
- Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server
- Powering on Avid Motion Graphics
- Network and Operating System Settings
- Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)
- Software Installation
- Software Licensing
- Video Setup and Preferences
- Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist
- What You Need to Activate the Software License
- Setting Up the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server
- Installing AMG Journalist Client Software
- Setting Up the AMG Preview Renderer
- Setting Up the AMG Advanced Device Manager
- Installing the Avid Service Framework
- Setting Up the AMG Device Service
- Confirming Functionality
- Example of AMGConf.ini File for iNEWS Command
- Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- AMG News Control Installation Tasks
- Installing AMG Journalist Server Software
- Configuring the AMG Journalist Server with AMG News Control
- Licensing AMG News Control
- Understanding the X: Drive Network Share
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client
- Installing the AMG Preview Renderer
- Creating a Project Shortcut
- Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS
- Configuring ENPS to Host the AMG Journalist Client
- Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality
- Example of AMGConf.ini File for AMG News Control
- AMG News Control Installation Tasks
- Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel
- Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots
- Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
- Upgrade Checklist
- Materials Checklist
- Removing and Installing the System Cover
- Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards
- Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server
- Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server
- (Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software
- (Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings
- Re-RAIDing Media Drives
- Adding and Replacing Hardware
- Product Recovery
- Specifications
- Safety and Regulatory Information
Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)
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8. Select the Import logical configuration from all foreign drives option and click the OK
button.
The Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears listing the foreign configurations.
9. Click the Accept button.
A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import.
10. Click the Ye s button.
A dialog box confirms when the import is completed.
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A background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the
server during this process but performance is better after the initialization is finished. If you
have a problem, contact Avid customer support.