Pinnacle Systems AirSpeed 5000 - 2.5 Setup Guide

Avid® AirSpeed® 5000

Setup Guide

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Avid AirSpeed 5000 Setup Guide v2.5 • 9320-65101-00 Rev C • March 2013 (03/21/13)

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Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 1 Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Unpacking and Inspecting Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Unpack and Inspect Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Unpacking Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Verifying Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Inspecting Components for Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server - Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

System Front Panel and LED Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Drive Array and Slot Locations (4-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Drive Array and Slot Locations (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server - Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

VGA Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

PCI-E Card Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Multi I/O Expansion Panel - Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 2 Installing the AirSpeed 5000 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing Codecs On Your Video I/O Board (2-Channel Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

AirSpeed 5000 Codec Module Kit Contents (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Codec Module Installation Checklist (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Removing and Replacing the Server Main Cover (2-Channel Models). . . . . . . 33

Removing the Video I/O Board (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Attaching the Codec Modules to the Video I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the Video I/O Board into the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing Avid AirSpeed 5000 Hardware in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Rack-mount Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Positioning the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Separating the Slide Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Avid AirSpeed 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Securing the Avid AirSpeed 5000 in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

(Option) Installing the Multi I/O Expansion Panel in a Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Installing the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Cabling Up the AirSpeed 5000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

AirSpeed 5000 Server Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Multi I/O Expansion Panel Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting to the Multi I/O Expansion Ports on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting SDI Video Inputs and Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connecting SDI Video Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connecting SDI Video Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Connecting Auxiliary Monitor Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting Video Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Connecting LTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Converting BNC Connectors to XLR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Connecting Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Connecting Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Connecting a GPIO Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Connecting the Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Turning On the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Performing System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Diagnostic Window Explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Reviewing Hardware Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Starting the Hardware Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Playing a Video Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Capturing from an External Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Testing Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Capturing from the Play Frame Video (Loopback Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Testing Disk Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Diagnostic Test Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapter 3 Configuring the AirSpeed 5000 for Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

AirSpeed 5000 Network Configuration Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Specifying a Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Assigning an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Activating Your Windows 7 Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

(Optional) Disabling Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

(Optional) Creating a Windows User Account on the AirSpeed 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . 85

(Optional) Adding a User as Administrator to the SQL Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chapter 4 Installing Your Shared Storage and Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Determining Your AirSpeed 5000 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Shared Storage and Device Service Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring Your Shared Storage (Interplay Production and Team Modes Only) . . 90

(Option) Installing the AirSpeed Multi Stream Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Chapter 5 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your AirSpeed 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Preventative Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting Up Remote Access to the AirSpeed 5000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Re-imaging Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Checklist for Re-imaging Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Loading the Windows 7 Pro Embedded Restore Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Installing AirSpeed 5000 Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuring the AirSpeed 5000 for Record and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Monitor Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Accessing the Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Appendix A Specifications and Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Power Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Acoustic Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Video Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Video Compression (4-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Video Compression (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Audio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Control and Synchronization Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Aspect Ratio Conversion (ARC) - Up/Down/Cross Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

File Ingest/Exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Connection Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Connector Pinouts and Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

RS-422 Serial Remote DB9 Connector Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Supported Optional VDCP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Ethernet Connector Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Multi I/O Expansion Port Cable Connection Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Auxiliary (1.0/2.3) to BNC Adapter Cable Connection Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 123

LTC Timecode Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

USB 2 Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix B Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

LED Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

European Union Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid ingest and playout server. You can use your AirSpeed 5000 to capture incoming media directly into Avid shared storage or play out media to air. Media can be captured directly into Avid Unity workspaces unattended, freeing the Avid editing system for editing. Use the Avid editing system to edit the captured media into sequences and send the sequence back to the AirSpeed 5000 for playout.

This guide contains all the installation, configuration, and setup instructions you need to install and setup the Avid product.

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows systems.The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows 7 system.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system

might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

7 operating

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

If You Need Help

(Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only)

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.

2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published.

New information would be found in the ReadMe file as a PDF document and available online.

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

items and keyboard sequences.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To

view the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

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For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please visit www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).

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1 Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server Overview

The chapter describes features and hardware of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

Depending on your server or model configuration, your Avid AirSpeed 5000 system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the document. For more information on the hardware, see “AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components” on page 18.

Unpacking and Inspecting Your System

This topic provides information on how to unpack your system and inspect it to verify that you have received the appropriate components for your order, and that the components are not damaged in any way.

Unpack and Inspect Checklist

The following table provides a checklist of tasks that must be performed when unpacking and inspecting your AirSpeed 5000 system.



Unpack your system, as described in “Unpacking Your System” on page 16.

Verify that you have all of the correct boxes and components, as described in “Verifying

Components” on page 16.

Verify that the components are not damaged, as described in “Inspecting Components for

Damage” on page 17.

Unpacking Your System

Before you unpack your system, make sure the location is free of clutter and dust. Also, make sure you have clean power and a VGA monitor nearby.

The drives that were shipped with this server are pre-configured for use with this server only.

Therefore, when installing the drives, make sure to use these drives only.

If your server is 2-channel model, look for your codecs in a separate package. You will need to

install these on your Video I/O card before rack mounting your system.

To unpack your system:

1. Open the box.

2. Unpack your system.

Avid recommends that you keep all packaging materials for at least 90 days. If you need to return a system to Avid Technology, Inc., the system must be repackaged in its original packaging material to ensure that there is no damage to the system during shipment.

3. Remove all of the boxes, and lay them out so you can verify that you have received all of the components that should have been shipped.

4. Once all of the boxes and components have been unpacked, visually inspect the chassis to make sure that it is free of all scratches and dents, that there are straight connectors on the back, and that the power-supply securing screws are not bent.

Unpacking and Inspecting Your System

5. The next step is to verify that you have received all of the items particular to your order. For more information, see “Verifying Components” on page 16.

Verifying Components

Once you have unpacked everything, verify that you have the following components:

AirSpeed 5000 Component List

Part Name

Based on your order, you will have one of these servers:

- AirSpeed 5000 Server, Base (4-channel model)

- AirSpeed 5000 Server, MPEG-2 HD (4-channel model)

- AirSpeed 5000 Server, AVC-Intra (4-channel model)

- AirSpeed 5000 Server, Base (2-channel model)

Unpacking and Inspecting Your System

AirSpeed 5000 Component List

Part Name

Media drives (4-channel server have 10 per system, 2-channel server have 5 per system)

Multi I/O Expansion Panel (1)

Serial Breakout (DB9) cable (1)

Reference and LTC Breakout cable (1)

Multi I/O Expansion (DVI) cable (1)

Multi I/O Expansion (SCSI) cable (1)

Auxiliary 1.0/2.3 to BNC adapters (4)

Power cables (2)

AirSpeed 5000 Recovery Module

Rack mount kit (rails, clips, and screws)

Service ID card

Customer Letter

Health and Safety Guide

If you are missing any of these components, contact Avid Customer Support before proceeding.

ReadMe files are not in the box. They can be found online. You should always check online for

the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/readme.

Inspecting Components for Damage

Once you have verified that all of your components have been shipped, you must verify that they are not damaged.

To inspect components for damage:

1. Visually inspect all of the hardware components listed in the previous section to make sure that none of them were damaged during shipment.

2. If you received a hardware component that was damaged, contact Avid Customer Support.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

The AirSpeed 5000 server ships with four on-board 1-Gb Ethernet ports. The Avid AirSpeed 5000 has two auto-sensing power supply modules that set the voltage automatically for either 100 V or 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz. For detailed specifications, see “Power Specifications” on

page 108.

The Avid AirSpeed 5000 server uses the Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 for Embedded Systems operating system. The AirSpeed 5000 client operating systems that are supported in your software release are listed in the latest AirSpeed 5000 ReadMe.

The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is located to the top-right-front corner of

the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server. Be sure to write down this number, and use it to activate your Window 7 Operating System.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Component List Comparison by Model

Server Components

AirSpeed 5000 Server (4-channel models)

All AirSpeed 5000 (4-channel model) servers contain the following:

• Ten (10) data drives for storing data. The size of the data drives is shown on the front of each drive.

• Two (2) system drives. The Avid AirSpeed 5000 uses two externally accessible, mirrored system drives for the operating system and application software.

• Two (2) Video I/O cards for capturing and playing video.

• One (1) Multi I/O Expansion card for providing video reference, GPIO, LTC, and serial connectivity. This is for connecting to the Multi I/O Expansion Panel (included) when requiring these signal capabilities.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

AIRSPEED 5000

AirSpeed 5000 Server Component List Comparison by Model

Server Components

AirSpeed 5000 Server, (2-channel models)

All AirSpeed 5000 (2-channel model) servers contain the following:

• Five (5) data drives for storing data. The size of the data drives is shown on the front of each drive.

• Two (2) system drives. The Avid AirSpeed 5000 uses two externally accessible, mirrored system drives for the operating system and application software.

• One (1) Video I/O card for capturing and playing video.

Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server - Front Panels

The front of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server provides access to ten (10) data drives for 4-channel model servers. 2 channel models servers contain five (5) data drives. Both models contain activity LEDs, an error LED, and the Power and Reset buttons.

Each drive can be locked and unlocked with the use of a key that is provided with your system.

Front of the Server (4-channel models)

Front of the Server (2-channel models)

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

Fault LED (red)

Power/Activity LED (blue)

Drive lock

Drive carrier latch

Regarding data drives, each data drive has a blue and red LED on the bottom front of the drive. The left LED (blue) is on when a drive has power and flashes when the drive is in use. The right LED (red) is lit when an error is detected with the drive and the drive needs to be replaced. Details on the data drive LED indicators are in the following table.

Data Drives

Data Drive LED Functions

Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments

On-line Inactive On solid Off Healthy online drive, no disk I/O

On-line Active Activity Off Healthy online drive, with disk I/O

Online Disk in a Failed Set On solid/Activity Double flashing Nothing needs to be done to these online

drives, but failed drive should be replaced

Data Rebuilding Activity Double flashing Automatically occurs on drive failure

Initializing Activity Fast flashing Happens on initial array creation

Failed Data Disk On solid On solid Should replace disk

Unused Disk On solid Off

System Front Panel and LED Control Panel

AIRSPEED 5000

The system has two buttons (Power and reset), and 5 LEDs located on the left rack ear next to the front panel. The following figure shows the front view and LED control panel.

System Front View and LED Control Panel

The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous figure.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

System Control Panel

Letter Description Description

A Power button Press to power on the server. Power button

illuminates green when the power is on.

B Power LED Illuminates green when the system is powered

on.

C System Drive activity LED Indicates drive activity from the onboard

SATA controller and blinks when either of the system drives is being accessed.

D Two green network activity LEDs Illuminates green when a good network

connection is established and blinks when there is network activity on the four built-in

1-GB network ports. The number beside the LED corresponds with the number beside the network port on the rear of the server.

System Control Panel

Letter Description Description

E System Reset button Performs a soft reset when pressed. Do not

F Red System error LED Illuminates red when an error is detected with

Drive Array and Slot Locations (4-Channel Models)

For 4-channel model server data integrity, RAID 50 configuration consisting of 2 sets of 5 drives each are created in the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

The media drives have been pre-RAIDed at the factory to save time installing and configuring

your system. You must install the media drives in the same chassis with which they were packaged. Failure to do so will require recreating the media drive RAID set which can take up to 24 hours.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

use this button unless the system has had a fatal error and you need to restart. A soft reset restarts the system; it clears all active program memory (you lose unsaved work) and shuts down all active programs.

the system (fan, power supply, temperature, voltage).

The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility included with the Avid AirSpeed 5000 (Start > Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager) and should be used only when instructed to by Avid Customer Support. For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Administrator’s Guide.

The following drive configuration is created when the RAID groups are initially configured.

Initial 4-Channel Server Setup — Data Drive Slot Locations and RAID Groups

Empty 4 – RAID Group 1 7 – RAID Group 2 Empty

2 – RAID Group 1 5 – RAID Group 1 8 – RAID Group 2 11 – RAID Group 2

3 – RAID Group 1 6 – RAID Group 1 9 – RAID Group 2 12 – RAID Group 2

The two RAID groups are configured as follows:

• The first RAID drive group consists of drives 2- 6

• The second RAID drive group consists of drives 7, 8, 9, 11, 12

Slots 1 and 10 are empty.

Drive Array and Slot Locations (2-Channel Models)

For 2-channel model server data integrity, RAID 5 configuration consisting of 1 set of 5 drives is created in the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server

The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility included with the Avid AirSpeed 5000

(Start > Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager) and should be used only when instructed to by Avid Customer Support. For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Administrator’s Guide.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

The following drive configuration is created when the RAID groups are initially configured.

Initial 2-Channel Server Setup — Data Drive Slot Locations and RAID Group

Empty 4 – RAID Group 1 7 – RAID Group 2 Empty

2 – RAID Group 1 5 – RAID Group 1 8 – RAID Group 2 Empty

Empty Empty Empty Empty

The single RAID group is configured as drives 2, 4, 5, 7, 8.

Slots 1, 3, 6, 9,10, 11, and 12 are empty.

Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server - Rear Panel

System drives

LSI Mega RAID Controller

Video I/O Cards

Multi I/O Expansion Card

Serial port (not used)

Intel Pro 1000 1Gb Ethernet ports

USB ports

Video port

Power Connectors

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection

The rear panel Avid AirSpeed 5000 server provides access to the power supplies, system drives, video port, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet ports, serial port (not used), and four USB connectors for the keyboard, mouse, and so on.

The following illustration shows the shipping configuration of a 4-channel model AirSpeed 5000.

Two 2-channel model servers only contain the top Video I/O card.

Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server - Rear Panel

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

Each of these components is described in the topics below.

System Drives

System drives

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

Port 0

Port 1

Power Supply 2

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

Power Supply 1

There are two system drives accessible from the rear of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server. The top drive is Port 0, and the bottom drive is Port 1. These two drives are mirrored, and if a failure occurs on either one of the system drives, you can pull the failed drive out of the server, and install a replacement drive without turning off the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

As soon as a replacement system drive is installed, the working system drive creates a mirror of the original drive on the new drive. All Avid AirSpeed operations continue to run uninterrupted.

The drive carriers for the system drives are locked to prevent them from opening during

shipment. The plastic drive carrier key is mounted on the rear of the server beside the system drives.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

Power Supplies

There are two power supplies accessible from the rear of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

If a failure occurs on either one of the power supplies, you can pull the failed power supply out of the server, and install a replacement power supply without turning off the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

All Avid AirSpeed 5000 operations continue to run uninterrupted.

From the rear of the chassis, the power supply on the left is Power Supply 2, and the power

supply on the right is Power Supply 1.

Ethernet Ports

Intel Pro 1000 1Gb Ethernet ports (Used to connect to Shared Storage (ISIS))

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection

USB ports (2)

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

USB ports (2)

The AirSpeed 5000 Server comes equipped with four Ethernet connectors. Although all four are functional, we currently support the use of only two of these connectors (GigE Ports labelled LAN3 and LAN4) in a redundant configuration for Shared storage (ISIS).

The other ports can be used for other Ethernet uses.

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

USB Ports

There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

VGA Port

Video (VGA) port

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

Video I/O 1

Multi I/O Expansion Card 3

Video I/O 2

LSI Mega RAID Controller 4

There is one VGA port located on the rear of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

PCI-E Card Slots

There are four PCI-E card slots accessible from the rear of the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

The following illustration shows the boards that are supported in the Avid AirSpeed 5000 server.

AirSpeed 5000 2-channel model servers do not include Video I/O Card 2 (Video I/O 2).

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

The following table lists the boards that are available in the AirSpeed 5000 server.

PCI Slot Interface Description

1 Video I/O Card 1 The top Video I/O card in Slot 1 is identified as Video

I/O Card 1 and is used for connecting video. It contains two Video Inputs, two Video outputs and two Auxiliary outputs.

2 Video I/O Card 2 The bottom Video I/O card in Slot 2 is identified as

Video I/O Card 2 and is used for connecting video. It contains two Video Inputs, two Video outputs and two Auxiliary outputs.

This card is not included in 2-channel model

servers.

PCI Slot Interface Description

LTC Out Ports

RS-422 Ports

RS-422

GPIO

EXPANSION

AIRSPEED 5000

REF

LTC

OUT

GPIO Port

Genlock (Reference)

Multi I/O Expansion Ports

LTC In Ports

These ports are not used

MULTI I/O

AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Components

3 PCI-E x8 Multi I/O Expansion

Card

The Multi I/O Expansion card is used for handling multiple LTC, reference, and other capabilities. Or, for even more functionality (including additional LTC outputs, multiple LTC inputs, and GPIO), use the Multi I/O Expansion cables to connect to the Multi I/O Expansion Panel.

4 PCI-E Internal LSI

controller board

RAID

The LSI MegaRAID board is installed in the fourth PCI-E x8 connector. There is no external connection.

The LSI board connects to an internal SAS Expander board using a SAS cable.

Multi I/O Expansion Panel - Rear View

The included Multi I/O Expansion Panel is required if you plan to use any of the following functionality:

•GPIO

•LTC Output

• More than 1 LTC Input

Multi I/O Expansion Panel - Rear View

For information on connecting the Multi I/O Expansion Panel, see “Multi I/O Expansion Panel

Connection Information” on page 57.

2 Installing the AirSpeed 5000 System

This chapter describes how to install an AirSpeed 5000 server on your site.

Topics in this chapter include:

• Installing Codecs On Your Video I/O Board (2-Channel Models Only)

• Installing Avid AirSpeed 5000 Hardware in a Rack

• Installing the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Drives

• Cabling Up the AirSpeed 5000 Server

• Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

• Connecting the Power Cords

• Turning On the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Server

• Performing System Diagnostics

Installing Codecs On Your Video I/O Board (2-Channel Models Only)

2-channel model servers are shipped without codec modules installed. Therefore, the codec modules must be installed onto the Video I/O board before the server is rack-mounted. Since, the codec modules are shipped separately from the server, make sure you locate the package containing the codec modules before proceeding.

This task is not required for 4-channel model servers. They already come equipped with the

appropriate codec modules installed on the Video I/O boards.

This topic contains information on how to open the chassis cover and attach the supplied MPEG-2 HD or AVC-Intra codec modules to the Video I/O board of your 2-channel model server.

This task specifically involves removing the Video I/O boards, and attaching two (2) MPEG-2 HD or AVC-Intra codec modules to the Video I/O board, and then replacing the Video I/O board in the server.

The following topics are available:

• AirSpeed 5000 Codec Module Kit Contents (2-Channel Models)

• Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

• Codec Module Installation Checklist (2-Channel Models)

• Performing System Diagnostics

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