Avid Technology HP Z800 User Manual

Avid Configuration Guidelines

HP Z800 Dual Quad-Core CPU Workstation Symphony / Media Composer / Newscutter

1.) HP Z800 AVID Qualified System Specification:

- Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Dual Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® 5570 Processors @ 2.93GHz 8MB cache / 1333MHz memory

- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1.5GB PCI-e video board

- 320GB SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive

- Standard AVID memory configuration: 6GB (6 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory – (Requires six 1GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes) 1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots: CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5 CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5

(Requires six 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes) 2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots: CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5 CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5

Optional 12GB memory configuration

- Optional AVID memory configuration: 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

Memory configuration constraints

- No other memory configurations are allowed in AVID environments. Only the 6GB (6 x 1GB) and 12GB (6

x 2GB) configurations are supported. Memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.

2.) Qualified Operating System for Avid Client Editing Applications and Hardware on the HP Z800:

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows XP (any version)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows Vista 32-bit (any version)

3.) Qualified Avid Editing Applications and Hardware Supported on the HP Z800 workstation:

1.) Avid Symphony ver 3.5.4 or later

- Supports Nitris DX

2.) Avid Media Composer ver 3.5.4 or later

- Supports Mojo DX, Nitris DX, 1394 Mojo-SDI or software only

3.) Avid Newscutter ver 7.5.4 or later

- Supports Mojo DX, Nitris DX, 1394 Mojo-SDI or software only

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AVID qualified Hardware / Shared Storage

Qualified

Supported Minimum Version S/W

Mojo DX

Yes MC / Symphony v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

Nitris DX

Yes MC / Symphony v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

Yes MC / Symphony v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

1394 Mojo Analog DNA 1394 Adrenaline DNA Symphony-Nitris DNA (Classic) Unity ISIS 1 Gbit Ethernet Client

No No No

Yes ISIS 2.02

N/A N/A N/A

Unity ISIS Hi-res (10 Gbit) client

Unity MediaNet Fibre

Unity MediaNet AECIFs

Yes ISIS 2.02

Yes ISIS 5.1.2 Yes ISIS 5.1.2

AVID qualified HBA info

AVID qualified HBA AVID Part Number Slot

Location

Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA (Active only)

Atto FC-41ES Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS Chelsio S310E-SR Atto R380 Atto UL5D

StarTech PEX1394B3 1394b PCI-E Dynex DX-PCI2PF 1394b PCI-E Alternate 1394b PCI-E HBA,

Point Grey Research model FWB-PCIE-01, 1394b PCI-E

7030-20084-01

7030-20004-01 7030-20139-01

Not stocked by AVID

7030-20171-01 7030-20166-01 7030-20002-01

7030-30029-01 #1 Mojo-SDI 1394 connectivity

Not stocked by AVID Alternate 1394b PCI-E HBA, Not stocked by AVID

#4 #4 #4 #4 #5 #5

#1 Mojo-SDI 1394 connectivity #1 Mojo-SDI 1394 connectivity

Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA

Shared Storage: Unity MediaNet Fibre Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet

Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Optical Gb-Ethernet Shared Storage: Unity ISIS 10Gb-Ethernet Local Storage – VideoRAID ST Local Storage – VideoRAID RTR &

Legacy Avid u320 SCSI storage

(The UL5D BIOS should be disabled)

Function

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4.) Slot Configuration:

DX Hardware

Slot # Electrical Mechanical

1 x4 PCI-E Gen 2 x8 Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA

(Active only)

7030-20084-01

2 3

x16 PCI-E Gen 2

(225Watts)

x4 PCI-E Gen 1

x8 PCI-E Gen 2

x16

Quadro FX 4800

Not Used

Shared Storage Controllers:

Atto FC-41ES - MediaNet

Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS

Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb

1394 Mojo-SDI Hardware

1394b PCI-Express HBA required

(w 8K buffers) specific info below

1394 Mojo-SDI must connect here

Quadro FX 4800

Not Used

Shared Storage Controllers:

Atto FC-41ES - MediaNet

Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS

Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb

x16 PCI-E Gen 2

PCI-E 32bit /33MHz PCI 32/33

x8 PCI-E Gen 2

Embedded Broadcom

BCM5764 GbE NIC

(225Watts)

x16

PCI-E x1

Gen 1

Local Storage Controllers:

Atto R380 - SAS VRII ST support

Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support

Secondary SAS Port (Embedded)

Not Used

Not qualified

Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs

for Avid ISIS Connectivity

Local Storage Controllers:

Atto R380 - SAS VRII ST support

Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support

(The UL5D BIOS should be disabled)

Secondary SAS Port (Embedded)

Not Used

Not qualified for Avid ISIS Connectivity

Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs

5.) 1394 Mojo-SDI configuration requirements (slot #1 requirement)

1394 Mojo-SDI must connect via specific add-in 1394b PCI-Express Firewire cards (with 8K buffers) whi ch must be installed in Slot #1. The Z800 embedded 1394 port cannot be used for connectivity to 1394 Mojo-SDI.

Current qualified PCI-Express 1394b Firewire cards are:

1.) StarTech PEX1394B3 StarTech PEX1394B3 (AVID P/N 7030-30029-01)

http://www.startech.com/item/PEX1394B3-2b-1a-PCI-Express-1394-FireWire-Adapter-Card.aspx

2.) Dynex DX-PCI2PF

http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-729-2-dynex-2-port-firewire-800-and-1-port-firewire-400-pcie-adapter.aspx

3.) Point Grey Research FWB-PCIE-01

http://www.ptgrey.com/products/firepro/adapters/FWB-PCIE/PCIe_1394b_card_datasheet.pdf

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