Pinnacle Systems ISIS 5000 - 4.6 Setup Guide

Avid® ISIS® 5500 | 5000

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Avid ISIS 5500 | 5000 Setup Guide • 0175-31141-00 Rev. B • December 2013• Created 12/6/13

Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 1 Avid ISIS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Avid ISIS Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

ISIS 5500 Engine Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Avid ISIS Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Data Drive LED Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

System Front Panel and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Drive Array and Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Downloading and Installing the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Utility . . . . . 19

RAID Behavior in the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Avid ISIS Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Expansion Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Activating the License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Avid ISIS Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Direct Connect Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Engine and Switch 10 Gb Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installation Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 2 Optional Network Adapter Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ISIS Engine Adapter Board Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Removing and Installing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Installing the Adapter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Myricom 10-Gb Driver and Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Intel Driver and Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 3 Installing the Avid ISIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Avid ISIS Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Installing Avid ISIS Hardware in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Rack-mount Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Positioning the Avid ISIS Engine in the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Separating the Slide Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Avid ISIS 5500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Securing the Avid ISIS 5500 in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing the Force10 S25 and S4810 Switches in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing the Force10 S60 Switch in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Avid ISIS Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configuring Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting Clients Directly to the System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

System Director 1 Gb Ethernet Connections to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Force10 Ethernet Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Force10 S25 Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

10 Gb Ethernet S25 Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Stacking the Force10 S25 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting Multiple Engines to the Stacked Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Force10 S60 Switch Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

10 Gb Ethernet S60 Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Stacking the Force10 S60 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Force10 S4810 Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Connecting Multiple Engines to the Stacked Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Connecting to an In-House Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Turning On the Avid ISIS 5500 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Chapter 4 Installing the Avid ISIS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Windows Operating System and Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Specifying a Unique Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Virtual System Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Connect the Network Cables to the Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

IP Addressing Strategies When Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Loading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Product Recovery Needs to be Copied to the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Activating the License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Connecting the Optional Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Creating an Active File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Checking or Changing the System Director IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Accessing the Management Console From Any Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Binding the Storage Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Creating a Storage Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Creating Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Creating User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Loading Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Configuring Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Configuring the Client Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Chapter 5 Avid ISIS Software Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

What You Need to Activate the ISIS Software License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

License Activation Using an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

License Activation Without an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

License Requirement with Host Name Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Chapter 6 Configuring System Director Resiliency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

System Director Resiliency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Connecting Dual System Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring a Second System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configure the Resiliency Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Stopping and Restarting the System Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Binding Order for Health Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chapter 7 Avid ISIS Upgrade Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Health Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

ISIS Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Updating the 10 Gb Myricom Board Driver on Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Post Upgrade System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Preupgrade Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

System Director Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Optional Storage Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

On Site Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Chapter 8 Adding and Replacing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Removing and Replacing Data Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Removing a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Replacing the ISIS Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Adding Optional Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Replacing System Drives in the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Saving ISIS Metadata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Replacing System Drives in the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Moving the Metadata to a New System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Switch Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Permanently Removing an ISIS Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Chapter 9 Product Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Creating a Product Recovery USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Configuring the System Drive Using Windows 2008 Storage Server Setup . . . . . . . . . 153

Chapter 10 Specifications and Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

(Hebrew Warnings and Cautions)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

LED Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

(Hebrew LED Safety Notices)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

European Union Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Argentina Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Using This Guide

The Avid® ISIS® 5500 real-time shared storage system is the foundation for reliable, high-productivity media production. It is designed for media facilities and broadcasters using the industry's most proven real-time storage software technology, delivering stable operation, high performance media access, and class-leading value.

This document describes the features for all Avid ISIS shared storage networks. Therefore, your

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

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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

(Windows), (Macintosh), or (Linux)

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.

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.

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

items and keyboard sequences.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

If You Need Help

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 supplied on your Avid installation DVD as a PDF document and is also available 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 the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/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/US/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.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

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

Accessing the Online Documentation

The Avid ISIS online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can access the documentation in the AvidISISDocumentation folder on the Avid ISIS installer kit. You need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid ISIS 5500 before you can access the PDF documentation.

You need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid ISIS 5500 before you can access

the PDF documentation.

To access the online documentation from the installer kit:

1. Insert your Avid ISIS USB flash drive with the Avid ISIS software kit into the USB port.

2. Navigate to the [USB flash drive]:\.AvidISISDocumentation folder, and double-click the PDF file for the document you want to view.

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1 Avid ISIS Overview

The document describes features and hardware of the Avid ISIS 5500. Depending on your configuration, your Avid ISIS system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the document. Information that applies to specific models is specified in that section. The term “Avid ISIS” is used when the information applies to all models.

Avid ISIS uses industry standard components to deliver high capacity, high performance collaborative media solutions. A single Avid ISIS chassis provides System Director and Engine (Storage Server) functionality. Each Avid ISIS Engine is comprised of 16 media storage drives, two mirrored system drives, RAID controller, Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet plus redundant power and fans. Up to six Engines are supported in the ISIS 5500, with 2 TB media storage drives can be combined to deliver 192 TB of shared storage and with 4TB drives can deliver 384 TB of shared storage. The first ISIS Engine provides System Director and Management Console functionality in addition to media storage. The Avid ISIS 5500 network can support up to 90 Ethernet connected clients.

Avid ISIS assures media protection and availability using the following techniques:

• Mirrored system drives are used for system operation and System Director metadata storage.

• A failed system drive can be replaced without interrupting the operation of the Avid ISIS.

• The 16 data drives are configured into three RAID 5 groups with one drive reserved as a global hot spare. If any of the RAID drives fail, the Avid ISIS automatically uses the spare drive to rebuild the RAID group. The failed drive can be removed and replaced with a new drive without interrupting the operation of the Avid ISIS.

Topics in this chapter include:

• Avid ISIS Hardware

• Avid ISIS Networks

• Installation Consideration

Avid ISIS Hardware

The Avid ISIS Engine uses the Windows® Storage Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 2. The Avid ISIS client operating systems that are supported in your ISIS software release is listed in the Avid ISIS ReadMe. The ISIS Engine contains sixteen drives for storing data. The size of the data drives is shown on the front of each drive. As newer technology is released, other drive capacities might be supported.

The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top cover of the Avid ISIS

enclosure.

The Avid ISIS 5500 Engine can be configured as a standalone system that runs the Avid ISIS 5500 System Director software. Up to six Engines can be grouped to create a larger shared storage environment. One of the Engines must have the System Director software. ISIS Engines are available in the following models.

ISIS 5500 Engine Models

Major differences between the Engines are listed below. Also review the information listed

“Installation Consideration” on page 25.

Avid ISIS Hardware

• ISIS 5500-64

-4TB drives

- Includes the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board

- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board

• ISIS 5500-32

-2TB drives

- Includes the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board

- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board

• ISIS 5500-16

-1TB drives

- Includes Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board

- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board

Avid ISIS Front Panel

The Avid ISIS 5500 comes with an Avid bezel that covers the front of the enclosure and can be locked to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the buttons and data drives. The following is an illustration of the Avid ISIS enclosure with the front bezel installed.

Avid ISIS Hardware

Fault LED (red)

Power/Activity LED (blue)

Drive lock

Drive carrier latch

Front of the Enclosure With Bezel

The front of the Avid ISIS provides access to 16 data drives, a USB port, network port activity LEDs, an error LED, and the Power and Reset buttons. The following is an illustration with the front bezel removed.

Front of the Enclosure Without Bezel

Each of the data drives have 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

Avid ISIS Hardware

Data Drive LED Functions

6 Gb SAS Expander — Data Drive LED Functions

Management Console

Drive State Blue LED Red LED

Online Inactive On solid Off No Special Status Healthy online drive,

On-line Active Activity Off No Special Status Healthy online drive,

Healthy Spare On solid Off No Special Status Healthy Global Hot Spare disk

Messaging Comments

no disk I/O

with disk I/O

Online Disk in a Degraded Set

Spare Rebuilding Activity Slow flashing Error – Disk Performance

Data Rebuilding Activity Fast flashing Error – Disk Performance

Consistency Check Activity Off Checking Raid Set – x% No user intervention required

Initializing Activity Off Initializing Raid Set – x% Happens on initial array

Failed Data Disk On solid On solid Error – Disk Performance

Failed Spare Disk On solid On solid Missing Spare Should replace disk

Unused Disk On solid Off No Special Status No user intervention required

Non-Branded On solid Slow flashing Warning – Unapproved

On solid/ Activity

Fast flashing Error – Disk Performance

Degraded

Degraded – Rebuilding x%

Degraded

spare disk attempting to be added as a hot spare

Nothing needs to be done to these online drives, but failed drive should be replaced

Rebuild automatically occurs on drive failure by using Hot Spare disk

creation

Should replace disk

System Front Panel and LEDs

The system has 8 LEDs on the top of the front panel organized into two rows, each row with four LEDs. The first 3 columns of LEDs (6 LEDs) represent activity on each of the six network ports. The top right LED represents system hardware errors. The bottom right LED represents system drive activity. The following figure shows the front view and system control panel.

Avid ISIS Hardware

Control panel

BCA

GHDFE

System Director Front View

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

System Control Panel

Letter Description Description

A Universal serial bus (USB) port USB 2.0 device port on the front of the system

supports one USB device. Recommended for use when re-imaging the system drives or loading software. Two more USB ports are located on the back of the system.

B Halt or Non-maskable interrupt (NMI)

button

C System reset button Preforms a soft reset when pressed. Do not use this

D Six green network activity LEDs Illuminates green when a good network connection is

E Red System error LED Illuminates red when an error is detected with the

The halt or NMI signal halts the processor, which effectively halts the server. A NMI is the highest priority interrupt and cannot be masked by software.

If the Halt/NMI button is pressed, the NMI

signal locks the system and the system must be restarted to clear the interrupt.

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.

established and blinks when there is network activity on the six built-in 1-Gb network ports. The number beside the LED corresponds with the number beside the network port on the rear of the enclosure.

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

System Control Panel (Continued)

Letter Description Description

F System Drive activity LED Indicates drive activity from the onboard SATA

G System ID button When pressed it illuminates blue and also illuminates

H Power button Press to power on the enclosure. Power button

Drive Array and Slot Locations

For data integrity, three RAID 5 groups are created in the each Avid ISIS storage enclosure (Engine) using the 16 data drives with one drive reserved as a global hot spare. The global hot spare allows a degraded raid set to be quickly repaired if a drive fails. This results in continued access to your workspace data with no data loss during the failure and repair.

Avid ISIS Hardware

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

an LED on the rear of the enclosure. The rear LED is also blue and is on the lower left-hand side of the Ethernet ports. It is used to identify a system for servicing when it is installed in a high-density rack/cabinet populated with several other similar systems.

illuminates green when the power is on.

Each Engine provides 16 TB in the ISIS 5500-16 and 32 TB in the ISIS 5500-32 and 64 TB in the ISIS 5500-64 of storage with the option to bind up to six Engines for a possible total of 384 TB. New installations are created using a common slot configuration. However, once a disk has failed, the initial layout changes and the default configuration no longer applies. The numbers assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the ISIS software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager.

The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility that you might be asked to use when instructed to by Avid Customer Support. This utility is not automatically installed with your ISIS software installation. You must access the LSI Corporation site to download under LSI's terms and conditions. See “Downloading and Installing the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Utility”

on page 19 for instructions on downloading the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Utility.

The following drive configuration is created when the RAID groups are initially configured. Once a drive group has used the spare drive and a new spare is established, the following information no longer applies. The following RAID group configuration changed from the initial release. These changes have been incorporated into Engine shipments starting in September 2011.

6 Gb SAS Expander — Initial Data Drive Slot Locations and RAID Groups

Slot 1 – RAID Group 0 Slot 5 – RAID Group 0 Slot 9 – RAID Group 1 Slot 13 – RAID Group 2

Slot 2 – RAID Group 0 Slot 6 – RAID Group 1 Slot 10 – RAID Group 1 Slot 14 – RAID Group 2

Slot 3 – RAID Group 0 Slot 7 – RAID Group 1 Slot 11 – RAID Group 2 Slot 15 – RAID Group 2

Slot 4 – RAID Group 0 Slot 8 – RAID Group 1 Slot 12 – RAID Group 2 Slot 16 – Spare

Downloading and Installing the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Utility

Access the LSI website to download the utility.

To download the utility:

1. Go to www.lsi.com

2. Click Support >Find Help > Find Support Documents & Downloads by Product.

3. In the Search by keyword box enter 9260-4i (This is the model of the Raid Controller installed in the ISIS 5500 chassis.)

4. Expand Management Software and Tools.

5. Choose the Latest MegaRaid Storage Manager.

Avid ISIS Hardware

6. Accept the License Agreement.

7. Download the file to the local system.

To install the utility:

1. Extract the downloaded zip file.

2. Run the Setup.exe.

3. Accept the license agreement.

4. Accept the Customer Info default and click Next.

5. Accept the Destination folder default and click Next.

6. In the Setup Type window select Complete and click Next.

7. In the LDAP Logon Information window, choose No and click Next.

8. Click Finish.

The utility will be installed on your system. You can launch the utility from Start > Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager.

RAID Behavior in the Engine

System drives

Top power connector

Bottom power connector

USB ports

Serial port ID LED (lit with ID button on front is pressed)

Intel Pro 1 Gb Ethernet ports

LSI MegaRAID controller

Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet port

Video port

Once the three RAID groups have been created, any of the drives in the Engine can be swapped within the Engine. The Avid ISIS uses the drive IDs to track what five drives are members of each of the three RAID groups.

If a single drive should fail, the Avid ISIS automatically starts a repair of the RAID group using the spare drive in the Engine.

Avid ISIS Rear Panel

The Avid ISIS rear panel provides access to the power supplies, system drives, video port, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet connectors, 10 Gb Ethernet port, serial connector, and two USB connectors for the application key, and keyboard or mouse.

The following illustration shows the shipping configuration of the ISIS 5500-32. The Quad Port 1

Gb Ethernet adapter board (not shown) is optional in the ISIS 5500-16, ISIS 5500-32 and ISIS 5500-64. For instructions on installing the optional adapters boards, see “Optional Network

Adapter Boards” on page 27.

Avid ISIS 5500-32 Rear Panel

Avid ISIS Hardware

Expansion Slots

There are six expansion slots accessible from the rear of the Avid ISIS enclosure. The following tables lists the standard boards that are supported in the Avid ISIS and storage expansion slots.

Avid ISIS Hardware

Supported Slot Configuration

PCI Slot Interface Description

2 PCI-E x16 10 Gb Ethernet

3 PCI-E x8 Internal LSI

4 PCI-E x8 Intel

1, 5, and 6 None These slots are not used. No optional adapter boards are

System Drives

There are two system drives accessible from the rear of the Avid ISIS enclosure. 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 enclosure and install a replacement drive without turning off the Avid ISIS enclosure. 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 ISIS operations continue to run uninterrupted.

Myricom

controller board

board

RAID

4-Port Ethernet

The 10 Gb Ethernet Myricom board is installed in the second PCI-E x16 connector on the ISIS 5500 Engine. This is a 10-Gb connection for configurations with multiple storage enclosures or for a single 10-Gb client in a direct connect configuration.

The LSI MegaRAID board is installed in the third PCI-E x8 connector. There is no external connection. The LSI board connects to an internal SAS Expander board using a SAS cable.

The Intel 4-port Ethernet board is installed in the forth PCI-E x8 connector. This is an option board for direct connect configuration, adding four more 1 Gb direct connect clients.

supported.

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 enclosure beside the system drives.

Power Supplies

There are two power supplies accessible from the rear of the Avid ISIS enclosure. If a failure occurs on either one of the power supplies, you can pull the failed power supply out of the enclosure and install a replacement power supply without turning off the Avid ISIS enclosure. All Avid ISIS operations continue to run uninterrupted.

Activating the License Key

You need to activate your Avid ISIS software before you can make an Active File System. After installing your software, see “Avid ISIS Software Licensing” on page 97

Previous versions of Avid ISIS software use an application key plugged into the System Director

to allow clients to connected to the ISIS infrastructure. The USB application key is now available as an option. New ISIS systems ship with software licensing that is activated online. If you are already using an application key (dongle) in your ISIS infrastructure you can continue using it. Software licensing is only required with new ISIS installations. Clients cannot access the Avid ISIS software until the license key has been activated.

If configuring a Dual System Director for metadata redundancy, you need a second software license or application key for the second System Director, For more information, see

“Configuring System Director Resiliency” on page 104.

Avid ISIS Networks

The Avid workgroup uses an Avid ISIS to provide clients access to Avid ISIS workspaces (shared folders) over a 1 Gb Ethernet network (see “Avid ISIS Infrastructure — Clients with One

or Two Switches” on page 24 and “Avid ISIS Infrastructure — with Optional Storage” on page 25). You can have several workgroups at your site, each accommodating multiple Ethernet

clients.

Avid ISIS Networks

Workspaces can be mounted on Ethernet clients, and then accessed in the same manner as local drives. The Avid ISIS allows clients to mount up to 21 workspaces. Clients can then play, capture, and edit media on the workspaces using networking protocol optimized by Avid for real-time media transfer. Real-time media reads and writes are not possible unless the connected clients are running a qualified Avid editing application and have the Avid ISIS client software installed. See the Avid ISIS ReadMe for a list of supported hardware and Avid editing applications.

When workspaces are mapped to drive letters, depending on the number of drives in the client

system, the maximum number of workspaces that can mounted is 21. You can mount more workspaces with UNC mounting.

Direct Connect Clients

The Avid ISIS 5500 direct connect configuration provides access to shared workspaces by connecting up to nine clients directly into a single Avid ISIS Engine. The following illustrations shows the Avid ISIS Engine rear panel with optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board installed and the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet board (shipped installed in the ISIS 5500 Engines.)

Avid ISIS Networks

Up to 4 clients

1 Gb Ethernet

Ethernet client

ISIS 5500

Ethernet client

Ether

net client

Up to 4 clients

1 Gb Ethernet

10 Gb Ethernet client

10 Gb Ethernet

Ethernet client

Ether

net client

Depending if you have installed the optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board, four or eight direct connect 1 Gb clients are available. The Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet board offers one 10 Gb direct connect client.

You cannot mix an Ethernet switch configuration and clients that are directly connected.

Direct connect options include:

• The ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 and ISIS 5500-16 Engines both support up to eight 1 Gb clients directly connected to the built-in Intel Pro 1000 Ethernet ports and when using the optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board. The built-in Intel Pro 1000 ports are the four outside ports (labeled 1, 3, 4, and 6). The Quad Port Ethernet boards are not labeled but are ports 8 to 11 from top to bottom.

• The Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board does not ship installed in the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 or the ISIS 5500-16 Engines. This optional board is only supported in single Engine direct connect configurations when you want 5 to 8, 1 Gb clients connected to the ISIS Engine.

The Quad Port 1 GB Ethernet adapter board is option in the ISIS 5500 Engines. For instructions

on installing the Ethernet adapter board, see “Optional Network Adapter Boards” on page 27.

• The Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet board is shipped installed in the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 and the 5500-16 Engine. This board is the 10 Gb connection for configurations with multiple storage enclosures or for a single 10 Gb client in a direct connect configuration.

Avid ISIS 5500 direct connect configurations do not support dual-link client connections or Avid

Interplay environments.

Avid ISIS Infrastructure — Direct Connect Clients

System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections

1 Gb Ethernet

Ethernet client

ISIS 5500

Up to 90 clients

Ethernet switch

A single ISIS Engine can connect to a switch using the four Intel Pro 1000 1 Gb Ethernet ports (1, 3, 4, and 6) on the rear of the Engine. When using a single Engine, that Engine must be configured as the System Director. Clients access workspaces on the System Director through the Ethernet switch. If any of the four Ethernet port connections to the switch fails, the Avid ISIS continues to operate. Clients can continue to access workspaces through the switch even when only one Ethernet port is connected to the System Director. This is not an approved configuration, but a safeguard if the other Ethernet connections are lost. If you stack the two switches, you can connect up to 90, 1-Gb Ethernet clients, For instructions on setting up this configuration, see “System Director 1 Gb Ethernet Connections to the Switch” on page 48.

Avid ISIS Infrastructure — Clients with One or Two Switches

Avid ISIS Networks

Engine and Switch 10 Gb Connections

A 10 Gb connection between your Engine and switch allows you setup the switch and clients a greater distance away from the Avid ISIS system. You can use the 10 Gb port in the Engine for a single or multiple Engine configuration. When using multiple Engines, you are required to use the 10 Gb connection in the System Director and Engines to the switch. When using a single Engine, that Engine must be configured as the System Director and can use either the 1 Gb ports or 10 Gb port to connect to the switch.The stacked switch configuration allows you to connect up to 90 1-Gb Ethernet clients (see “10 Gb Ethernet S25 Switch Connections” on page 52 and “10

Gb Ethernet S60 Switch Connections” on page 59).

Avid ISIS Infrastructure — with Optional Storage

Avid ISIS

ISIS 5500

Up to 90 clients

Ethernet switch

Ethernet client

Optional storage enclosures

10 Gb Ethernet

Avid ISIS

Installation Consideration

To set up an Avid ISIS environment you need:

• An Avid ISIS Engine

• Avid ISIS software

If using System Director Resiliency, the software license or an Application Key must be installed

on both the Active and Standby System Directors.

• Several Avid ISIS Ethernet client connection options are listed as follows. See the Avid ISIS ReadMe for the latest list of qualified Ethernet switches

- Up to five clients (including the 10GB client) can connect directly into the Intel Pro

network ports (1, 3, 4, and 6) on the rear of the System Director (see “Direct Connect

Clients” on page 22).

- Up to nine clients can connect directly to a single Engine configuration when using the

built-in Intel Pro network ports and when the optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter is installed (ports 8, 9, 10, and 11).

- Up to 20, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S25 Ethernet switch using

four 1-Gb connections to the System Director. This is nonblocking gigabit Ethernet switch (see “System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections” on page 24).

Installation Consideration

- Up to 24, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S25 Ethernet switch using

a 10-Gb connection to the System Director (see “Engine and Switch 10 Gb

Connections” on page 24).

- Up to 44, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S60 Ethernet switch using

four 1-Gb connections to the System Director.

- Up to 47, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S4810 Ethernet switch

using a 10-Gb connection to the System Director.

- Up to 48, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S60 Ethernet switch using

a 10-Gb connection to the System Director.

- Up to 44, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported across two stacked Force10 S25 Ethernet

switches using four 1-Gb connections to the System Director. (20 clients in the first Force10 S25 switch, 24 on the second). These switches are stacked using a 12 Gb stacking connection.

- Up to 48, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported across two stacked Force10 S25 Ethernet

switches using a 10-Gb connection to the System Director. (24 clients in the first Force10 S24 switch, 24 on the second, two ports unused). These two switches are stacked using a 12 Gb stacking connection.

- Up to 90, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported with the Force10 S4810, Cisco

4900, and

Cisco 4948 Ethernet switches.

The Avid ISIS supports additional storage enclosures. When expanding with an Avid ISIS storage you must take the following into consideration:

• The spare drive in each enclosure can only repair failures that occur in that same enclosure. You cannot repair a bad drive in the Avid ISIS System Director enclosure with the spare drive that is located in a second Avid ISIS enclosure. The spare drive in the second enclosure can be moved to an open slot in the first enclosure and made into a spare for the new enclosure.

• You cannot mix ISIS 5500-64 (4TB), ISIS 5500-32 (2 TB) drives or ISIS 5500-16 (1 TB) drives in the same ISIS 5500 Engine.

• Once a disk has been added to the data set it must not be moved between Avid ISIS enclosures. Doing so corrupts the data on that disk.

2 Optional Network Adapter Boards

This chapter provides procedures for adding and replacing network adapter boards in your Avid ISIS 5500. Do not add any hardware if there are any issues with the system. Correct all problems before adding new hardware and making changes to the system. Perform a quick check to verify that the system is in good working order.

Topics in this chapter include:

• ISIS Engine Adapter Board Slots

• Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

• Removing and Installing the System Cover

• Myricom 10-Gb Driver and Configuration Settings

• Intel Driver and Configuration Settings

For information that describes specific models, “ISIS 5500 Engine Models” on page 14.

A #2 Phillips-head screwdriver is needed to perform the procedures described in this section,

ISIS Engine Adapter Board Slots

The following illustrations shows the Avid ISIS Engine rear panel with the Ethernet adapter boards installed. The 10 Gb Myricom board is shipped in the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 and the ISIS 50500-16 Engine

The ISIS 5500-16 Engine does not include the Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter boards.

•The Myricom and the ISIS 5500-16 Engine. This board is the 10 Gb connection for configurations with multiple storage enclosures or for a single 10 Gb client in a direct connect configuration.

• The LSI MegaRAID controller board is shipped installed in the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 and ISIS 50500-16 Engines. There is no external connection. This board is the internal SAS RAID controllers.

• The Intel four port 1 Gb Ethernet board does not ship installed in any of the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32 or the ISIS 5500-16 Engines. This optional board is only in direct connect configurations when you want 5 to 8 1 Gb clients connected to the ISIS Engine. For sample

10 Gb Ethernet board is shipped installed in the ISIS 5500-64, ISIS 5500-32

configurations see “Direct Connect Clients” on page 22.

Quad port 1 Gb Ethernet

LSI MegaRAID controller

Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet port

Avid ISIS Rear Panel

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, electronic components, and other parts. Avid recommends that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your Engine when handling parts.

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold electronic boards only by their edges. After removing a board from its protective wrapper, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the wrapper. Do not slide the board over any surface.

Removing and Installing the System Cover

To remove the top cover:

1. Observe the safety precautions described in “Electrostatic Discharge Precautions” on

page 28.

2. Make sure the Engine is powered off and all peripheral devices and AC power cords are disconnected.

3. Remove the four top cover screws shown in the following illustration.

4. Completely loosen the captive thumb screws on the back of the Engine.

5. Pull the two pull tabs on the sides of the cover outward and lift the cover off the system.

Removing the Top System Cover

Front

Thumb screws

Pull tabs

Top cover screws

Removing and Installing the System Cover

To install the server system cover:

1. Place the cover over the Engine so that the side edges of the cover sit just outside the Engine sidewalls.

2. While pulling the tabs outward, slide the cover forward until the tabs click into place and release the pull tabs.

3. Replace the four top cover screws previously removed.

4. Tighten the rear thumbscrews.

5. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords.

Installing the Adapter Board

Front

Blank covers and screw

Quad port 1 Gb Ethernet

Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet port

LSI MegaRAID controller

To install the adapter board:

1. Observe the safety precautions described in “Electrostatic Discharge Precautions” on

page 28.

2. Remove the Engine as previously described, see “Removing and Installing the System

Cover” on page 28.

3. Identify the appropriate slot for the adapter boards you are installing.

4. Remove the screw securing the blank panel associated with the slot where you are installing the adapter board.

Removing the Blank Panel

Removing and Installing the System Cover

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Pinnacle Systems ISIS 5000 - 4.6 Setup Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Accessing the Online Documentation

Avid Training Services

1 Avid ISIS Overview

Avid ISIS Hardware

ISIS 5500 Engine Models

Avid ISIS Front Panel

Data Drive LED Functions

System Front Panel and LEDs

Drive Array and Slot Locations

Downloading and Installing the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Utility

RAID Behavior in the Engine

Avid ISIS Rear Panel

Expansion Slots

System Drives

Power Supplies

Activating the License Key

Avid ISIS Networks

Direct Connect Clients

System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections

Engine and Switch 10 Gb Connections

Installation Consideration

2 Optional Network Adapter Boards

ISIS Engine Adapter Board Slots

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

Removing and Installing the System Cover

Installing the Adapter Board