Product specifications

Avid ISIS System Director Control Panel
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Reconfiguring the File System
You can reconfigure the internal memory configuration of the System Director — for example, if you want to adjust
the memory usage to take advantage of expanded memory capabilities. Reconfiguring the file system entails the
following:
• Validating the export file
• Creating new metadata
• Importing the metadata
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Reconfiguring an existing file system does not delete any data.
To reconfigure the file system:
1. On the Control panel, click Stop System Director.
A dialog box opens, prompting you to confirm that you want to stop the System Director.
2. Click OK.
The System Director Shutdown dialog box opens stating that it is saving multiple copies of the metadata.
3. Click the File System tab, if it is not selected.
4. In the “Active File System Actions” section, click “Reconfigure File System.”
A dialog box opens, prompting you to confirm that you want to reconfigure the existing file system.
5. Click OK.
The system reconfigures its metadata and restarts the System Director.
Creating or Re-creating a File System
You might need to create or re-create a file system if you are:
• Setting up a System Director for the first time
• Adding a second System Director
• Upgrading your System Director hardware
• Deleting and re-creating the System Director file system to recover from an error
For more information about creating, deleting and re-creating file systems on the System Director, see the Avid ISIS
Setup Guide.
Monitoring Metadata Status
The System Director Status panel displays information about the System Director’s internal description of the file
system. This metadata memory is used to record descriptions of Workspaces, folders, and files.
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All of this metadata information is also is displayed in the ISIS Launch Pad.
To guard against corruption of the metadata due to a system failure, the metadata is saved to disk every 20 seconds.
The metadata save operations alternate between two files, Partition0 and Partition1. This guarantees the existence of
one known good file if a failure occurs while writing to one of the files. The System director automatically chooses
the best copy to load when it starts up.