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Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Setup Guide • 0175-30978-00 Rev. C • June 2014• Created 6/4/14

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

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

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

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

Chapter 1 Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hardware Overview and Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

System Director Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Director Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Second System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Integrated Ethernet Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Storage Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Storage Group Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chunk Size Support With ISB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adding an ISB to the File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adding or Removing ISBs (Mirrored or RAID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Moving Workspaces Between Storage Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Mirrored Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

RAID-6 Storage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Dual ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Network Zone Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

10 Gb Client Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients Mixed Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Link Aggregation Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Removing the Avid Engine Interconnect Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

10 Gb Link Aggregation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Link Aggregation Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Load Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Recommended Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Supported Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Other Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 2 Avid Software and Hardware Install Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Hardware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

New System Director and Engine Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Recreating a File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 3 Installing the ISIS System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Rack-Mounting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Rack-Mounting Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Rack-mount Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Positioning the System Director in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Separating the Slide Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Securing the System Director in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing Blades and Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Installing IXS and ISS Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting the Optional Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Connecting Power to Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Connecting Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Three Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Two 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Turning System On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Connecting ISIS Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Engine Configuration v2.x Hardware Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Two-Engine Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Three- to Twelve-Engine Stacking Summary With v2.x Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Three- to Twelve-Engine Connections With v2.x Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Hi-Gig Link Aggregation Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Chapter 4 Installing Software and Configuring 10 Gb Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . 79

IP Addressing Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuration Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Loading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Activating the License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing the Optional Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Creating an Active File System on the System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Binding the Storage Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Checking the Status of the System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Installing Software on the Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Engine Does Not Appear in Add Engine List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Check Switch IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Loading Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuring a 10 Gb Link Aggregation Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 5 Avid ISIS Software Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

What You Need to Activate the ISIS Software License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

License Activation Using an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

License Activation Without an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

License Requirement with Host Name Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter 6 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

ISIS Two Stack Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

External Switch Link Aggregation Connection Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

IP Address Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

IP Addressing With Two Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Static IP Addresses Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Connecting Two Stacks of Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Setting Up Two Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Reconfiguring One Stack into Two Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 7 Configuring System Director Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

System Director Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Enabling a System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Configure a Failover Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Stopping and Restarting the System Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 8 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

LED Locations and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

LED Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Recovering from Stacking Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Set One Switch Back to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Rebuilding the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Chapter 9 Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Pre-Upgrade Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Zone 2 Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

System Director Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

ISIS Engine/Switch Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

On Site Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Spares Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Additional spares for a comprehensive spares parts list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Chapter 10 Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Upgrade Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Health Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Component Requirements From Previous ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Releases . . . . . . . . 136

ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Copying the Metadata to the New Default Location On the System Director . . . . 138

Avid ISIS Software Installation From the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Intel Network Driver and BIOS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

64-bit System Director BIOS Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Intel RAID Controller Driver Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Record IP Addresses on the System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

System Director Intel Pro Driver Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Post Upgrade System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter 11 Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Overview and Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Software Component Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Software Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

FTP Server Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Install Control Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Monitoring Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Running the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Chapter 12 Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Minimum Storage Space Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Weekly Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Monthly Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Redistribution Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Saving ISIS Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Available Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Client Manager Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Status Indicators and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Complete Server Room Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

False Link Aggregation Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Displayed Link Alert Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Restart All Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Chapter 13 Adding and Replacing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Adding Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Adding an Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Replacing an Engine Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Replacing an Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Replacing the System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Replacing the Network Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Chapter A Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors. . . . . . . . . 176

Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Configuring the System Drive Using Windows 2008 Storage Server Setup . . . . . . . . . 178

Chapter B Specifications and Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Appendix C Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Proposition 65 Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

LED Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

European Union Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Argentina Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Using This Guide

The Avid ISIS® media network provides a high-performance distributed file system that contains high-capacity shared media storage for workgroups of connected Avid

This document describes the features for all Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 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

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.

editing workstations.

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

(Windows) or (Macintosh) This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified

operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

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

items and keyboard sequences.

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

Courier Bold font

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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.

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

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

If You Need Help

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

www.avid.com/US/support.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at 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.

www.avid.com/US/support. Online services are

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. Download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid ISIS 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 | 7500 - 7000 System Overview

The Avid ISIS® system enables multiple clients to capture, play, and edit video and audio media. This chapter provides an overview of the Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 system and the basic function of each Avid hardware component within the system.

This guide describes how to connect cables between components that create a basic system and then how to connect more than one basic system together to create a larger, redundant system.

To prepare your site for installation of an Avid ISIS system, see the Avid Products and Network

Site Preparation Guide on the Avid Knowledge Base or included in the documentation folder on the top level of the Avid ISIS installer software installer kit.

Hardware Overview and Naming Convention

Each system component has a specific Avid name that defines its function. Become familiar with these terms while using the documentation. The following table, used in conjunction with the figure that follows the table, provides the actual nomenclature and the terms used in this guide to describe that nomenclature:

Product name Term used and description

Avid ISIS shared storage network System or shared network storage environment

The Avid ISIS consists of the hardware, Avid software, and other hardware supplied by the customer, such as external Ethernet

switches.

Hardware Overview and Naming Convention

Product name Term used and description

Avid ISIS client Client, defined as a user’s workstation or server with

Avid ISIS client software that allows that system to mount workspaces

Avid ISIS storage blade (labeled i500, i1000, i2000, i4000, i8000)

Avid ISIS Integrated Ethernet switch blade ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)

Avid ISIS Expansion Integrated Ethernet switch blade

Integrated power supply and cooling fans Power supplies

Avid ISIS engine Called Chassis in the software interface

ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)

This hot swappable sled is accessible from the front of the ISIS engine and contains two SATA drives.

This hot swappable switch is accessible from the rear of the ISIS engine and connects 1 Gb and 10 Gb clients. The ISS2000 indicates second generation hardware; first generation hardware is labeled ISS1000.

ISIS Expansion Switch (IXS)

This hot swappable switch is accessible from the rear of the ISIS engine and is used to stack multiple ISIS engines. The IXS2000 indicates second generation hardware; first generation hardware is labeled IXS1000.

Three hot swappable power supplies are accessible from the rear of the ISIS engine.Two power supplies are required to power the ISIS engines.

Contains the ISBs, ISSs, IXSs, power supplies, and an internal midplane.

Avid ISIS System Director (Active and Standby)

System Director, a server connected to the ISIS engine to manage the data and portions of the metadata

Although there are many components in Avid ISIS shared storage network, the basic components needed to create the system are a System Director, an engine containing ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS), ISIS Expansion Switch (IXS), ISIS Storage Blades (ISB), and one or more clients.

The second generation ISIS switches are branded with an IXS2000 and ISS2000 silk-screen. If your IXS and ISS switches are not labeled, consider them the earlier versions.

You cannot mix new switches (labeled IXS2000 and ISS2000) with original switch hardware (labeled IXS1000 and ISS1000). All switches in the engine, and engines in the stack must be from the same generation of hardware.

System Director

The Avid ISIS documentation refers to IXS2000 and ISS2000 switches as v2.x hardware and IXS1000 and ISS1000 switches as v1.x hardware.

Basic Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Shared Storage Network Hardware

Rear view

ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)

System Director

Front view

Power supply

ISIS Integrated Expansion Switch (IXS)

ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)

Engine

System Director front view

The System Director is 1U in size (see “System Director Front Panel” on page 18) and manages the metadata by storing directory information and file attributes. The System Director does not store the data used by share clients (for example media files); these data files are stored on the ISBs within the engine.

The System Director password is preset to is-admin. The System Director Web Page

Administrator user has no default password (password is blank).

You can have two System Directors configured in a redundant configuration, one Active and the other Standby. If the Active System Director goes down, the Standby System Director takes over. You need at least one System Director to run the Avid ISIS system.

System Directors, workgroup servers, and clients must all be synchronized with a common time of day. For information on setting the Network Time Protocol (NTP), see

Addresses In the Stack” on page 67

“Setting Up Network

The System Director provides a location to coordinate file access modes (read/write), file

System disk (ID 1)System disk (ID 0)

Control panel

BCA

GHDFE

HALT

RST

locking, range locking, performance data collection, logging, file lookup, and directory change tracking for client systems. The System Director provides:

• Identity of all storage elements connected to the system

• Information about the ISS and IXS modules in the configuration.

• List of workspaces including names and unique ID numbers

• List of users and groups within the system

• Identity of all System Directors in the system (if more than one)

System Director Front Panel

The following figure shows the front view and control panel of the System Director.

System Director Front View

System Director

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

System Control Panel

Letter Component 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

The halt or NMI signal halts the processor, which effectively halts the server. An 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.

System Director

Power supplies

Slots not used

Serial 1 Gb Ethernet VideoUSB

System Control Panel

Letter Component Description

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

system has had a fatal error and must be restarted. A soft reset restarts the system; it clears all active program memory (you lose unsaved work) and shuts down all active programs.

D Four green network activity

LEDs

E Red System error LED Illuminates red when an error is detected with the system (fan, power

F System Drive activity LED Indicates drive activity from the onboard SATA controller and blinks

G System ID button When pressed it illuminates (blinks) blue and also illuminates an

H Power button Press to turn on the enclosure. Power button illuminates green when

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 enclosure. For example, Connector 1 is LED 1 on the front. See

supply, temperature, voltage).

when either of the system drives is being accessed.

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

the power is on.

“System Director Rear Panel” on page 19.

System Director Rear Panel

The following figure shows the rear panel of the System Director and the function of each connection.

System Director Rear View

Second System Director

You can purchase a second System Director and configure it on the same subnets as the original System Director. This provides a redundant System Director that is in constant contact with the original System Director. The second System Director automatically takes over if the original System Director fails (called failover).

For true redundancy connect the second System Director to a different engine than the first

System Director. The Active and the Standby System Directors must be the same model server; you cannot mix SR2500 and AS3000 servers.

Engine

The engine contains the ISBs, ISSs, IXSs, power supplies, and an internal midplane. The engine stores the data created and shared by the clients. The data is passed in and out of the engine through the switches.

The engine components have the following properties and functions:

• ISBs can support either 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 terabyte (TB), 2 terabyte, or 4 terabyte drives, with two drives in each ISB. The drive size is identified by the label on the front of the ISB (i500, i1000, i2000, i4000, i8000). As technology advances, the storage capacity of the drives could increase, allowing the total storage per ISB/engine to increase.

Engine

• An ISS provides connections for clients though 1000BASE-T Ethernet ports. A 10 Gb Ethernet port using SFP+ transceivers connects clients or serves as an uplink port. The ISS has an engine interconnect port and a management port for configuration. See

Ethernet Switches” on page 22

• An IXS connect multiple engines (one IXS for each subnet), providing up to 384 TB of storage, or 192 TB of mirrored storage. See

Engine Front View

The front of the engine allows access to the 16 ISBs. The first is in the upper left portion of the front and the last ISB is in the lower right.

“Integrated

“Integrated Ethernet Switches” on page 22.

Each ISB can be removed and replaced separately with the power on.

Fifth ISB

First ISB

Power supplies

IXS moduleISS module

1234 5678

12 345 6

7 8 9 10 11

If you replace an ISB with power on, the LEDs in all of the ISBs go off momentarily. This does

not represent a problem. All functions are still active and working properly.

Engine Rear View

The following figure shows the rear of the engine in a configuration that contains the following:

• Three power supplies (with fans)

Engine

• Integrated Switch blade (ISS)

• Integrated Expansion Switch blade (IXS)

In a basic configuration containing two engines, each of the engines contains two ISS modules.

The IXS module is used with an ISS module in an engine only when the configuration exceeds two engines.

Power Supplies

The power supplies are turned on when the power cord is plugged in; they do not have power switches. The power supplies not only provide power, but they also contain fans that cool the system. The system only needs two of three power supplies to supply the needed power to function properly. You can remove and replace a power supply temporarily while the system is running if one fails.

Engine

Do not remove the failing supply until immediately before you replace it. Replace the power supply as soon as possible to maintain the proper airflow.

Only trained Avid technicians should remove and replace the power supply while the system is running. Since power to the system is still applied internally to the midplane always keep your hands outside the engine when a power supply is missing.

Integrated Ethernet Switches

The two integrated Ethernet switches, ISS and IXS, serve different purposes and contain different types of connections. You must have at least two switches in each engine for the system to operate.

ISS Module

The connections on the ISS module are used for the following:

• Management connection — used to configure the Avid engine hardware during installation. This information is used by Avid representatives to originally configure your system before turning it over to you.

• 1 Gb (RJ-45 cable) — direct connect for clients and the System Directors.

• High speed engine interconnect (CX-4 cable) — proprietary Avid bus that connects switch blades between engines allowing subnets to connect between the engines.

• 10 Gb XFP or SFP+ MSA form factor transceiver (for Optical cable) — used for a 10 Gb connection to a switch or 10 Gb Ethernet clients.

Use only an Avid recommended SFP+ transceiver in the 10 Gb XFP connection, and only Avid trained representatives should remove and replace the XFP transceiver. Avid currently supports Picolight XFP, Dell Networking XFP, and Foundry

XFP.

Storage Configurations

High speed engine interconnect (Hi-Gig)

Link

Activity

Management connection

Link

Activity

10-Gb connection

1-Gb connections

Status

123 4 5678

ACT LINK

10 GIG

Engine interconnections

Link

Activity

Management connection

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

10 1111

IXS Module

The IXS is needed only if you are connecting three or more engines. When connecting three or more engines, two IXS modules are installed in one engine. The IXS offers the following connections:

• Management connection — used to configure the switch during installation and to monitor switch functions.

• High speed engine interconnect (Hi-Gig) — proprietary Avid interconnection that stacks the switches to create one large virtual switch.

In a basic configuration containing one or two engines, each of the engines contains two ISS

modules. The IXS module is used with an ISS module in an engine only when the configuration exceeds two engines.

Storage Configurations

A maximum of twelve Avid ISIS Engines can be stacked and populated with either 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 terabyte (TB), 2 terabyte or 4 terabyte SATA drives. A fully populated Avid ISIS system with 1 TB drives provides up to 384 terabytes (TB) of storage, or 192 TB of mirrored storage.

You can have mixed ISB drive sizes in an engine (250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB drives). You can even mix different size ISBs in a Storage Group. However, the larger ISBs in the mixed Storage Group use only the amount of storage that is available in the smaller ISBs.

Storage Group Size

Storage elements are combined to create Storage Groups in the ISIS file system. These Storage Groups can be configured to operate using 512 KB (default) or 256 KB chunk sizes. For more information about setting the chunk size, see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Avid ISIS switch hardware shipped with v1.x (ISS1000 and IXS1000) does not support 512 KB

chunk sizes. If you have Avid ISIS v2.x software running on v1.x switches, you must select the 256KB chunk size when adding storage elements to the file system to create Storage Groups.

You cannot change the chunk size of a Storage Group after it has been created. To use a different chunk size, you must delete the Storage Group and create a new one with the desired chunk size. The chunk size selection is available only when adding the storage elements.

Storage Configurations

Chunk Size Support With ISB

Adding an ISB to the File System

Adding or Removing ISBs (Mirrored or RAID)

When you delete Storage Groups all data on that Storage Group is lost.

All ISBs (i500, i1000, and i2000, i4000 and i8000) with the latest v2.x switch hardware (ISS2000 and IXS2000) support the 512 KB chunk size.

If you add an ISB (displays as an available storage element) to your file system, make sure you match the chunk size of the new storage element to the chunk size of the existing Storage Group. New storage elements are added with a default chunk size of 512 KB. You cannot mix chunk sizes within a Storage Group. To change the chunk size of an ISB, you must remove the new storage element from the file system and add the storage element again choosing the correct chunk size.

When permanently adding or removing ISBs from an ISIS Storage Group it is recommended to do a full redistribution for all workspaces in the Storage Group, after the ISB add or remove is complete. Examples of permanent changes include adding or removing an engine to the storage stack.

The full redistribution makes sure all blocks in the Storage Group are optimally distributed based on the new permanent configuration. Doing a full redistribution immediately after the change minimizes the chances of running into issues if a full redistribution is required in the future, such as the storage blades becoming full during a full redistribution and requiring you to delete files to allow the redistribution to complete.

This recommendation does not apply to the case of removing and then replacing failed storage blades. For other examples of symmetric and non-symmetric redistributions, see the Avid ISIS Performance and Redistribution Guide on the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support

Moving Workspaces Between Storage Groups

You can move workspaces between Storage Groups that use the same chunk sizes. Workspaces cannot be moved between Storage Groups of different chunk sizes (256 KB and 512 KB chunk sizes).

For information on how to move data from a 256 KB chunk size workspace to a 512 KB chunk size workspace, search the Avid Knowledge Base at

v2.x Moving Workspaces using RichCopy in the Avid ISIS Tech Alerts.

Clients should not access workspaces that are in the process of being moved between Storage

Groups that use a different chunk size. Avid recommends that clients unmount these workspaces until the move is complete to avoid an unintentional access. Once the move begins, it cannot be canceled.

Storage Configurations

www.avid.com/onlinesupport/ for Avid ISIS

Mirrored Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure

An “unprotected state” exists if you have a single ISB failure in a mirrored Storage Group. In an unprotected state with no additional failures, read operations continue to function normally.

However, in an unprotected state a subsequent or infrastructure failure will cause operational issues which could result in failures when writing new data or prevent you from accessing data in the Storage Group. An additional ISB failure compromises data accessibility. Networking issues, on the other hand, will not cause accessibility issues on previously written data but might prevent the successful completion of the active write operation.

This issue only applies when the Storage Group is in an unprotected state and the remove redistribution process on the failed ISBs has not been initiated. Therefore, Avid highly recommends initiating the remove redistribution process immediately upon confirmation of any ISB failure. This ensures immediate protection (RAID or mirroring) of new data being written, and full protection of all stored data at the earliest possible time.

RAID-6 Storage Groups

Avid ISIS supports two types of data protection. Besides mirrored Storage Groups, you can create redundant array of independent disks (RAID) Storage Groups. RAID storage provides more storage at a lower cost per GB. Using the Avid Interplay Copy/Move service, data files can be moved from mirrored Storage Groups to and from RAID Storage Groups. The following are two advantages to using RAID Storage Groups:

• Migration from mirrored to RAID workspaces can become part of your normal workflow. You can move data that is no longer used in the mirrored workspaces to RAID workspaces for longer term storage. This frees up faster storage elements (mirrored) for higher performance work.

• RAID Storage Groups allow you to work on a lower resolution workflow at less cost.

• RAID Storage Groups increase available GB per physical engine from 50% of installed capacity in mirrored to 75% in RAID.

RAID workspaces have the following restrictions:

• Requires a Storage Group with a 512 KB chunk size (256 KB chunk sizes are not supported).

• Requires ISIS v2.x generation switches (ISS2000/IXS2000) in the ISIS Engines (these switches are also required for 512 KB chunk sizes).

Storage Configurations

• Avid recommends RAID Storage Groups have a minimum of 16 ISBs (one engine). The Management Console allows you to create and use RAID Storage Groups with eight ISBs but in a RAID Storage Group of eight, you must add an ISB before you can remove an ISB.

• Avid ISIS client software versions before v2.1.1 are not supported with RAID.

• RAID workflows require specific releases of Avid products that support the workflow (AirSpeed Multi Stream, Avid editing applications, and Interplay); see the Avid ISIS ReadMe.

• Supports only resolutions that draw 16 MB/s (50 Mb/s) or less.

For example, you can run two streams of DV 50 or DNxHD 36. Bandwidths are listed by

resolution and number of streams on the Avid Knowledge Base. Search the Avid Knowledge Base for the Avid ISIS Performance and Redistribution Guide.

• If a RAID Storage Group experiences two disk failures, no writes to any of the workspaces in that Storage Group are supported until the error condition is corrected.

• To do a non-symmetrical full redistribution, limit the bandwidth used by your clients in that Storage Group. For more detailed guidance, see the Avid ISIS Performance and Redistribution Guide on the Knowledge Base at

www.avid.com/US/support.

Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Dual ISB Failure

Avid does not recommend a non-symmetric redistribution when your RAID Storage Group capacity exceeds 80%.

When a single ISB fails in an ISIS Storage Group configured with RAID protection, the Storage Group continues to function normally at a lower bandwidth. For more information see

Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure” on page 25

After confirming the failure of an ISB, initiate the remove redistribution process of the failed ISB immediately. There are two benefits to doing this:

• All new writes to the Storage Group have the full benefit of RAID-6 protection (dual-parity protection).

• Upon completion of the remove redistribution process, existing data in the Storage Group is once again fully protected. Prior to completion, if another ISB were to fail, the Storage Group would be in an unprotected state (though no data would be lost).

An “unprotected state” exists if there are two failed ISBs in a RAID-6 Storage Group. In an unprotected state with no additional failures, read operations continue to function normally at a lower bandwidth.

However, in an unprotected state, due to the distributed architecture of the ISIS file system (optimized for real-time performance), under certain circumstances that the system might be unable to correctly update the parity information when writing new data. As a result, the file system could return a failure status when writing. While the failure rate percentage on the total number of write operations is low, heavy workloads on the system would result in enough write failures to disrupt operations.

“Mirrored

This issue only applies when the Storage Group is in an unprotected state and the remove redistribution process on the failed ISBs has not been initiated. Therefore, initiate the remove redistribution process of the failed ISB immediately upon confirmation of any ISB failure. This ensures immediate protection (RAID or mirroring) of new data being written, and full protection of all stored data at the earliest possible time.

Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure

Avid ISIS performs an automatic redistribution on Disk Failure notification. Storage Managers continuously monitor disk status and send a “Disk Failed” notification to the System Director upon determination that a disk is not usable. The System Director then removes the Storage Manager from its associated Storage Group. The removal of the Storage Manager from the

Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure

Storage Group initiates redistributions on all workspaces associated with that Storage Group. The System Director then prevents the Storage Manager that reported the disk failure from being added to a Storage Group.

The Automatic Removal feature is controlled by a system preference that is configured using the ISIS Management Console Preferences tool. The preference is called “Auto Remove Redistribution on Disk Failure” The default setting is “enabled.” The Storage Manager is removed from the Storage Group, but is not unbound from the ISIS Systems for the following reasons:

• The Storage Manager participates in the removal redistribution. This is required to prevent data loss when there are unprotected workspaces or when full redundancy has not been attained for all data blocks.

• The Storage Manager continues to report status, such as physically replacing the blade.

Auto removal status is reported in the System Event Log. A sequence of event log entries is generated for the initial report of the failure, the decision to remove the Storage Manager, and subsequent success or failure. Events are also logged for the start and stop of all the workspace redistributions.

When using Automatic Redistribution:

• Keep at least 7% of your Storage Group unused at all times. Failure to do so can cause the system to run out of space after an automatic redistribution has initiated and cause a client outage.

• If an automatic redistribution of a Storage Group is started during a critical time the overall system performance can degrade significantly and be disruptive. For more information on understanding the performance characteristics during remove redistribution, see the Avid ISIS Performance and Redistribution Guide.

• An automatic redistribution removes the Storage Manager from the Storage Group but not from the file system. Once an automatic redistribution has occurred and completed, the removed Storage Manager should be removed from the file system. You must first remove the Storage Manager with the software and then physically replace it. A replacement ISB must then be added to the file system and then the Storage Group, triggering another redistribution.

• If unmirrored workspaces are in use, the data will be damaged on those workspaces in that Storage Group.

Client

A client uses services provided by the Avid ISIS architecture. The client system, using a 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet connection, communicates with the ISBs through the ISS to create, modify, and read files stored in the actual ISB. Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 supports 330 clients (150 active clients), each using dual-stream video and up to 8 tracks of audio.

A client uses mechanisms specific to the operating system to display, create, and delete files within the Avid ISIS shared storage network system. For example, when viewed from a Windows operating system, the system sees a server containing many shares that are mapped to drive letters.

Network Zone Configurations

All clients in the shared storage network are classified by zones, depending on how they connect to the network. The following list defines the clients in each network layer by their zone classification:

A System Director must be attached to both subnets, but can be attached only once to each

subnet.

Client

• Zone 1 Client — Connected to ISIS VLANs with an ISS 1 Gb or 10 Gb port (direct connect)

• Zone 2 Client — Connected to ISIS VLANs with a 1 Gb or 10 Gb port on an Avid qualified layer-2 switch (non-routed)

• Zone 3 Client — Connected to an Avid qualified layer-3 switch (routed) with known Quality of Service (QoS); traffic routed to ISIS (one hop) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio)

• Zone 4 Client — Connected to the house network using an edge or a core switch with unknown QoS; traffic routed to Avid ISIS (measured by the number of hops) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio)

Clients that can connect to one zone can run in any lower-numbered zone — for example, a

Zone 3 client can also run as a Zone 2 or Zone 1 client.

Support for different client and device types vary by zone:

• Zone 1 — AirSpeed playout, Transfer Manager

• Zone 2 — AirSpeed ingest, editors, Interplay

• Zone 3 — Instinct, Assist, certain editors

• Zone 4 — Instinct, Assist; typical formats include DV25, MPEG-2 proxy (2 Mb/s)

The following examples describe different types of Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 configurations.

Zone 1

Chassis interconnect

10 GB ethernet

Engine

Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board

Client systems

in Zone 1

1 GB ethernet

10 GB ethernet

10 GB board

System Director

ISS VLAN 10

ISS VLAN 20

ISS VLAN 20ISS VLAN 10

Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected)

Any client that is connected directly to an ISIS is considered a Zone 1 or direct connected client. Each Integrated Switch Blade has a total of eight 1 Gb Ethernet ports and one 10 Gb Ethernet port. A single engine has the capacity to support 18 clients or servers, subtracting any ports that are to be used by the System Directors. The following table defines the total number of 1 Gb ports in Zone 1 based on what is available by the number of engines and System Directors in the configuration. In addition, each ISS2000 provides a 10 Gb Ethernet port connection for one 10 Gb client.

Connect TransferManagers and AirSpeed servers to Zone 1 or Zone 2.

A Zone 1 (direct connect) configuration consists of a group of clients connected directly to the 1-Gb and 10 Gb connections of the ISS in the engine. The System Director also connects to both subnets through both ISS modules using a 1 Gb port.

Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Zone 1 Network Configuration

Network Zone Configurations

1 Gb Ports in Zone 1

ISS1000 and IXS1000 Switches ISS2000 and IXS2000 Switches

Number of ISIS Engines

One System Director

Two System Directors (failover)

One System Director

Two System Directors (failover)

114121412

230283028

330

30a 28a

446444644

562606260

678767876

794929492

8 110 108 110 108

9 110

108b 126 124

10 126 124 142 140

11 142 140 158 156

12 158 156 174 172

a. This is due to the use of IXS switches instead of an ISSs. b. This is due to the use of two more IXS1000 switches instead of an ISS.

10 Gb Client Support

You can connect up to the following number of clients in Zone 1 (directly connected to an ISS in an ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Engine). When a 10 Gb device is connected to your ISS, some of the 1 Gb ports cannot be used:

• High Resolution 1 Gb clients — four or fewer with one Ultra High Resolution 10 Gb client

• Medium Resolution 1 Gb clients — five or fewer with one Ultra High Resolution 10 Gb client

Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration

Chassis interconnect

Engine

Zone 1

Zone 2

Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board

Client system

in Zone 1

1 GB ethernet

System Director

Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board

Client systems

in Zone 2

1 GB ethernet

ISS VLAN 10

ISS VLAN 20

ISS VLAN 20ISS VLAN 10

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

10 GB ethernet

Zone 2 switch with two 10-Gb Ports

Each ISS supports external switches connected through the 10 Gb port. Clients that are connected to an external switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients. For a list of supported switches, search the online Knowledge Base at

A Zone 2 (indirect connect) configuration consists of group of clients connected to an Ethernet switch with a 10 Gb port connected to an ISS located in the engine. The System Director also connects to both subnets via both ISS modules using a 1 Gb port. Depending upon the switch configuration, each client shown connected to the external switch is connected to one of the two subnets through one of the two 10 Gb connections.

Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Zone 2 Network Configuration

www.avid.com/onlinesupport.

Network Zone Configurations

For example, you can configure a 24-port switch for three VLANs with Gigabit (Gb) Ethernet ports 1 to 12 and 10 Gb Ethernet port 25 reserved for VLAN 10 (default ISIS VLAN configuration). Gigabit Ethernet ports 13 to 23 and 10 Gb port 26 are reserved for VLAN 20 (default ISIS VLAN configuration) and Gb port 24 is reserved for the switch’s default VLAN. The 10 Gb ports connected to the ISIS are also serving as uplinks to the ISIS for clients on either VLAN. Each VLAN on the switch is connected to the appropriate VLAN in the shared storage network using the 10 Gb port.

Network Zone Configurations

Ports 1 - 12 Ports 13 - 24

Por t 24

1-Gb ports

10-Gb ports

Por t 25 Po r t 2 6

Zone 2 Switch

Each VLAN on the switch is allowed to support up to 12 connections but the size of the Storage Groups and engine determines the overall client count. Changing the switch configuration to increase the number of clients on a single VLAN is not supported and can result in unpredictable system performance. Client count can be scaled according to the number of available switches.

The following table provides possibilities of Zone 2 client counts based on the number of ISIS engine and switches. Each engine configuration listed in the table has an associated 24-port switch, except for three engines, in which the IXS does not provide additional ports.

Available Zone 2 Ports

Number of Engines 24-Port Switch Count External Switch Ports

Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients Mixed Configuration

11 23

22 46

32 46

43 69

a. This is due to the use of an IXS board instead of an ISS.

The previous table does not reflect the use of Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connect), which at a

minimum could consist of one System Director, AirSpeed devices, and TransferManagers. Mixing

Zone 1 and Zone 2 clients in an ISIS shared storage network is discussed in the next section.

There is no current support for an external switch to be connected with the use of a 1 Gb connection as performance for multiple clients cannot be guaranteed over a single 1 Gb connection.

The number of ports available on the ISS (Zone 1) makes it necessary to add another layer of clients through a qualified network switch to create a Zone 2 in the ISIS shared storage network.

Network Zone Configurations

Zone 1

Zone 2

Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board

Client systems

in Zone 2

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

10 GB ethernet

Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board

Client systems

in Zone 1

1 GB ethernet

Chassis interconnect

ISS VLAN 10

ISS VLAN 20

Engine

System Director

ISS VLAN 20ISS VLAN 10

System Director

connections

1 GB ethernet

Zone 2 switch with two 10-Gb Ports

A mixed configuration (Zone 1 and Zone 2) consists of clients connected directly and indirectly through ports on the engine’s ISS. The following figure shows two System Directors that connect to the engine through two separate ISS 1 Gb ports for use as a redundant System Director in case of a failure. Both System Directors also connect to each other through the onboard Ethernet connections to monitor if one System Director fails.

Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Mixed Network Configuration

Although not shown in the previous figure, to ensure high availability, whenever possible, the

System Directors should be connected to two different subnets through two different engines.

Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration

A Zone 3 (indirect connect) configuration consists of a group of clients connected to an Avid qualified layer-3 switch (routed) with known Quality of Service (QoS); traffic routed to ISIS (one hop) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio).

A Zone 4 (indirect connect) configuration consists of group of clients using an edge or a house Ethernet switch with unknown QoS; traffic routed to Avid ISIS (measured by the number of hops) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio).

Network Zone Configurations

Zone 4

Zone 3

House switch

Zone 3 client routed VLAN 30

Zone 4 clients

corporate network

Zone 1

Client systems

in Zone 1

Chassis interconnect

ISS VLAN 10

ISS VLAN 20

Engine

System Director

ISS VLAN 20ISS VLAN 10

System Director

connections

1 GB ethernet

Zone 2

Avid Production Network (Zone 1, 2, and 3)

1 GB Ethernet

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

VLAN 30

Zone 3 layer 3 switch

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

Zone 2 Layer 2 switch

(Layer 3 routed/switched)

(Layer 2 switched)

Can be one multilayer switch

(Layer 2 switched)

(Layer 3 routed/switched)

This switch is normally connected to a house switch that has uplinks to the Avid Production Network through an Ethernet switch that contains a 10 Gb port connected to an ISS located in the engine. The System Director connects to the both subnets through both ISS modules using a 1 Gb port.

Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Network Configuration

Link Aggregation Support

A link aggregation configuration supports Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 clients.

Cabling

Cable disconnect

For a list of cables qualified with the Avid ISIS system, see “Supported Cabling” on page 181.

Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable

The CX-4 cable is referred to as the Avid engine interconnect cable. It connects the engines through the integrated Ethernet switches (ISS and IXS) to create the Avid ISIS stack.

To connect the cable:

t Place it in the connector at the rear of the system.

You hear a snap, and the cable is connected.

Cabling

Damage can occur when disconnecting the Avid engine interconnect cable from the switch board if not done properly.

Reduce strain on the ISS switch blades by organizing and dressing the Ethernet cables and CX-4

cables. When dressing the cables do not block removable switch and power components.

Removing the Avid Engine Interconnect Cable

The following explanation and illustration explain how to properly remove the engine interconnect cable.

If you attempt disconnect the cable by pulling the blue cable release towards you and pulling the cable out from the connector at the same time you can cause the cable and or connector to be damaged.

Cabling

Pull back on blue cable release

Push cable or metal towards engine

Bottom hand pushing cable

To remove the Avid engine interconnect Cable from the Rear Connector:

1. While the cable is in the connector, use one hand to grab the cable (or the metal portion of the connector) and push the cable (or metal portion of the cable) towards the connector at the rear of the engine.

2. While keeping the pressure towards the engine connector using the cable (or the metal portion of the connector), use the other hand to pull the blue portion of the cable directly back. This dislodges the connection of the cable from the connector.

10 Gb Link Aggregation Overview

3. Pull back with both hands to remove the cable.

Link aggregation is a method of combining physical network links into a single logical link for increased bandwidth. With Link aggregation, you can increase the capacity and availability of the communication channel between devices (both switches and clients) using existing Ethernet technologies. Two or more 10 Gb Ethernet connections can be combined to increase the bandwidth capability and to create resilient and redundant links. Link aggregation is sometimes known as “Trunking.”

Link aggregation also provides load balancing across several links so that no single link is overwhelmed.

You must disable link aggregation before creating or modifying your Avid ISIS stack. After your

stack has been created, reconfigure your Link Aggregation Groups.

For information on creating a Link Aggregation Group, see “Configuring a 10 Gb Link

Aggregation Group” on page 93

twelve-engines, see

“Hi-Gig Link Aggregation Group” on page 78.

. To configure a Hi Gb link aggregation for ten- and

Link Aggregation Support

Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 supports 10 Gb link aggregation (between the ISS and the Avid Production Network switch) and Hi-Gig link aggregation (between two IXSes). Avid ISIS software supports the link aggregation standard clause 43 of 802.3-2005 (also known as

802.3ad).

Number of Groups Supported

A link aggregation group refers to a number of links that combine to form a single link aggregation. Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 supports five link aggregation groups.

Number of Members Supported

A link aggregation group can have a maximum of eight members. This means no more than eight 10 Gb links can be combined into one link aggregation group per VLAN. The minimum number of link aggregation members in a group is 2.

For performance reasons, Avid recommends that you maintain an even number of link aggregation members. For an eight engine stack, you can have a link aggregation group with two, four, and six members. For a ten or twelve engine stack, there can be two, four, six, and eight members in a link aggregation group.

Cabling

If a member is already part of a link aggregation group, it cannot be part of another link

aggregation group. You also cannot create a link aggregation group with a single member.

Load Balancing

The software balances the load across multiple 10 Gb aggregated links based on source and destination IP addresses.

Failover

If a 10 Gb trunk link fails, the software load-balances the traffic among the remaining trunk links. For example in a four-way 10 Gb trunk if a single 10 Gb link fails, the traffic is load-balanced among the remaining three links. As a result, the average traffic distribution increases from 25% with four links, to 33% with three links. Therefore, it is strongly advised that network planners set up the trunks to handle the additional load if a link or a set of links fails in a trunk configuration. The traffic automatically re-balances the load when a trunk link returns.

Warning messages are sent to ISIS Management Console notifying you that a 10 Gb aggregation link status has changed. Switch diagnostics also provides errors when you have a failed link in a trunk.

The engine menu within the ISIS Management Console flashes a yellow warning triangle notifying you that a 10 Gb Link Aggregation link has changed. The specific engine displays a yellow warning circle, and the Switch Blade Status displays “1 Error(s).” Details on the engine switch display a status of “Link Warning.” You can open the Switch Agent page using the “info” button on the engines details page and look at the Port Status page to verify the 10 Gb Link Status.

You can disable the failover feature functionality in the switch agent page.

Recommended Topologies

For the best performance in stacks with two IXSs, the link aggregation members need to be evenly distributed between the ISSs that are connected to each IXS. For example, with a four link group, two are connected to ISSs that are connected to IXS A, and the other two links are connected to ISSs that are connected to IXS B.

Supported Functionality

From the Link Aggregation menu in the switch agent, you can:

• View current settings — This displays the current link aggregation configurations, showing all currently configured groups. You can also modify a group or delete a group from this page.

Cabling

• Create a new link aggregation group

• Enable or disable the link aggregation configuration

• Restart the link aggregation configuration — This allows you to request that the stack restart its link aggregation configuration. This removes and rebuilds the link aggregation groups as defined in the current configuration.

• Delete the link aggregation configuration — This disables link aggregation and removes any existing link aggregation configuration. The configuration is not recoverable. This can be used to set link aggregation settings back to factory defaults.

Other Functionality

• Every time a switch is introduced to the stack (by connecting the stacking cable) or removed from the stack (by disconnecting the stacking cable), the link aggregation software clears the link aggregation information from the switches and reprograms them.

• If the switches are being programmed with link aggregation information for the first time, enable link aggregation by clicking “Enable or Disable link aggregation configuration.”

2 Avid Software and Hardware Install

Checklist

The following checklists summarizes the major steps for upgrading your software and hardware. These checklists are for experienced administrators that acts as a reminder of the tasks that need to be done in each upgrade. If you are not experienced with Avid ISIS, you should read this entire book first before installing or configuring the Avid ISIS.

Each Avid ISIS release could have different upgrade requirements. Read the Avid ISIS ReadMe for each software release.

For detailed instructions on performing upgrades, see “Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Upgrade

Guidelines” on page 134

Software Upgrade

This section list the components and procedures to follow when performing a software upgrade from Avid ISIS v1.4 and later to the current release. This does not include adding hardware. In Avid ISIS v2.1.1 and later, Avid ISIS clients need to be upgraded before you upgrade the infrastructure. This is necessary because ISIS client software before v2.1.1 is not supported in the ISIS v2.1.1 infrastructure. Although, v2.1.1 client software is supported in v1.4 and later infrastructures. Once the clients have been upgraded, you can upgrade Avid ISIS v2.1.1 infrastructure.

If you are upgrading from a version earlier than Avid ISIS v1.4, you must first upgrade to Avid

ISIS v1.4 before upgrading to v2.1.1, For instructions, see the v1.4 documentation.

The clients are defined as follows:

• Avid editing applications

• Interplay Assist and Instinct

• Interplay Access

• Avid Approved Applications Initiative such as Pro Tools and Final Cut Pro

Software Upgrade

The infrastructure is defined as follows:

• System Director — System Director software and upgrade Storage Blades (ISBs) and Switch Blades (ISS/IXSs) in the Avid ISIS engines to the v2.1.1 firmware

• Interplay servers — Interplay Engine, Interplay Media Indexer, Interplay Transfer, and CaptureManager

• Capture devices — AirSpeed, AirSpeed Multi Stream, and Avid Interplay Low-Res Encoder

Use the following checklist for a software upgrade:

Avid ISIS Software Upgrade

Complete To be done



Upgrade your Avid ISIS Clients, see “Loading Client Software” on page 93.

Before installing the new client software, save the client settings and preferences. Depending on your Avid ISIS version, different Preferences settings are saved when upgrading. For more information on what is saved per version, see the Avid ISIS ReadMe.

Perform a Failover first to make sure both subnetworks are functioning and have updated metadata.

Shut down the Standby System Director Service first, then shut down the Active System Director Service.

This checklist assumes you have two System Directors. Completely update one

of the System Directors (allowing it to become the Active after it restarts), then repeat the procedure on the second System Director (allowing it to become the Standby). If you do not have two System Directors, install the software once.

Uninstall the Avid ISIS System Director software using the Windows Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

Uninstall the “AvidUnityISISInstallers” using the Windows Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

If you do not uninstall the old Avid ISIS Installers, the old installers remain in

the list with the new installers. Only the latest client software installers are available from the ISIS Management Console.

Check the ReadMe to see if you need to update the Adobe® Flash® software and Intel® network interface driver.



Install your Avid ISIS software on the System Director, see “Loading the Software”

on page 83

and “Software Upgrade” on page 135.

Avid ISIS Software Upgrade (Continued)

Complete To be done

Hardware Upgrade



Copy your Avid ISIS client installers on your System Director, see “Loading Client

Software” on page 93

Upgrade all your ISBs, ISSs, and IXSs. Using the ISIS Management Console, select all the ISBs and click Upgrade Storage Blades and then select all your ISSs and IXSs and click Upgrade Switch Blades. You do not need to wait for the ISBs to be finished. ISBs, ISSs, and IXSs can be upgrading at the same time. For more information, see

“Installing Software on the Engines” on page 89.

Watch the upgrade in the Monitoring tool.

Turn on the Avid ISIS engines in 1 minute intervals starting with the chassis that has the IXSs. This reduces stress on the stack.

After the Avid ISIS engines restart, the ISSs continue with the install (no additional user intervention is necessary).

For information on the Monitoring tool, see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Make the newly upgraded System Director your Active System Director.

Perform these same procedures on the Standby System Director.

Hardware Upgrade

The firmware in the Avid ISIS hardware (ISBs and ISSs) is updated during the software upgrade. The firmware is updated using the ISIS Management Console. You select all the ISBs and click Upgrade Storage Blades and then select all your ISSs and click Upgrade Switch Blades. ISBs and ISSs can be upgrading at the same time. For more information, see

the Engines” on page 89

“Installing Software on

If adding an engine to an existing system, see

“Adding an Engine” on page 166.

New System Director and Engine Installation

Use the following checklist when setting up an Avid ISIS for the first time:

Avid ISIS New Installation

Complete To be done

New System Director and Engine Installation



Determine Network Address Scheme

Configure SD IP Addresses; see “IP Addressing Overview” on page 79.

•ISIS Left

• ISIS Right

• Management Port

In the 64-bit System Director, change your default Internet Explorer 7 Security and Advance tab settings:

Click Tools > Internet Options and change the Security to the following:

• Internet - Medium

• Trusted - Low

Click the Advanced tab and change the following:

• Phishing Filter - Disabled

• Use SSL 2.0 - Enabled (checked)

• Use TLS 1.0 - Disabled (unchecked)

Install System Director and Installers; see “Software Installation” on page 83.

Create File Systems; see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

• Open System Director Control Panel

• Click “Stop System Director”

• Click “Configuration File System”

• Click “Create Active File System”



Configure the first Engine (IP Addresses); see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

• Start ISS Agent via Management port

• Under System > Basic set IP Address

Connect the System Director to Engine number1; see “Connecting ISIS Hardware”

on page 66

Add Additional engine; see “Adding an Engine” on page 166.

Upgrade ISB and ISS; see “Installing Software on the Engines” on page 89.

Avid ISIS New Installation

Complete To be done

Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility



Bind Storage Managers, see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Create Storage Groups, see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Create Workspaces; see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Create Users; see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility

The Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility is a stand-alone application that allows field engineers to perform switch and ISB upgrades from a laptop connected to Avid ISIS through the management port, and monitor the upgrade progress. This utility does not replace the current upgrade process. Its primary function is for upgrading a switch or a pair of switches that is incompatible with an existing stacked network. Insertion of these switches into the network before the upgrade could disrupt or compromise the network’s operation.

The typical procedure for loading the firmware on switches consists of selecting them with the Avid ISIS Management Console and initiating an automated upgrade. This process is very useful when upgrading a new or very interoperable Avid ISIS switch stack; see

the Engines” on page 89

To start the utility, insert the Avid ISIS software USB into a laptop and double-click AvidUtilityISISTool.msi located in the following location.

“Installing Software on

\AvidISISUtilities\ISIS 7000

drive:

For Instructions on using the utility, see “Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility” on page 149.

Recreating a File System

Deleting and creating a new file system is not common but if it is needed, this checklist provides the order and tasks to be completed. All of the tasks listed in this checklist are described in the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Deleting and Creating a File System

Complete To be done

Recreating a File System



Delete all files in all Workspace

Delete Workspaces

Delete Storage Group

Remove Storage Managers

Delete / Create New Active

3 Installing the ISIS System

This chapter explains how to rackmount and connect the system hardware. A system installation check list is provided to help you perform the installation in the correct order. The check list contains references to information in this and other chapters in this document or the ReadMe file to complete the installation.

For information on connecting and configuring two System Directors for failover, see

“Configuring System Director Failover” on page 113.

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

This chapter describes how to install and connect the System Director and other workgroup hardware.

Before you start the procedures in this chapter, read the previous chapters in this document.

Rack-Mounting Examples

Avid supports more than one Avid ISIS rack configuration. Discuss the layout for your system with an Avid representative prior to purchase.

The following examples show a few of the supported rack configurations.

Single Rack - Two Engines - One System Director

Engines

System Director

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Single Rack - Four Engines - One System Director

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Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Dual Rack - Four Engines - Failover System

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Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets

The System Director is designed for 19-inch (483-mm) rack configurations and requires one EIA rack units (1U), or 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) of rack space. The rail kit installs into rails that are between 23-inches (584.2-mm) to 31-inches (787.4-mm) inches deep. An optional rail kit is available for racks that are up to 37 inches deep.

The System Director includes rack mounting slide rails. If instructions are included with your rail kit, use them instead of the instructions included in this section. The standard rail configuration is for racks with square mounting holes. Optional brackets are included for racks with round holes. The rack-mounting kit requires inner slide rails be mounted to the server and the outer slide rails are mounted to the rack. Once both the inner and outer rails are in place, slide the server with the inner rails attached into the outer rails. Secure the server in the front of the rack using the supplied screws so it does not slide forward.

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

The System Director is designed to be installed horizontally in a rack. Installing the System Director on an angle or in a sloped console causes the internal drives to wear faster than the intended life of the drive.

To ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, start with heaviest equipment installed at the bottom of the rack enclosure. Lighter equipment goes towards the middle and top.

Review the following recommendations before rack-mounting Avid ISIS equipment:

• Avid recommends that you leave a 1U or half-U space between each piece of equipment mounted in the racks. This allows for better airflow and cable access, and helps stop vibration in any equipment being transferred to spaces above and below.

The 1U System Director has vent holes on the top of the enclosure. Avid has performed thermal testing with the top vent holes blocked, and the results indicated that even with the top vent holes blocked, the 1U System Director still operates within the temperature tolerances.

• Avid recommends that you leave an 8 to 12 inch space empty beneath the lowest piece of equipment installed in the rack. This allows for better airflow and lowers the possibility of dust or dirt being picked up by the devices.

• For normal operation, maintain approximately 2 feet (0.6 meters) of open space in front of and behind the rack. This allows free access to the components in the rack for operating changes or adjustments. For service, maintain approximately 3 feet (1 meter) of open space in front of the rack and 2 feet (0.6 meters) of open space behind the rack. This allows for the removal of any component that needs to be replaced.

Rack-mount Requirements

• Elevated Operating Ambient — If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient. Make sure the rack environment is compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer.

• Reduced Air Flow — When installing equipment in a rack, make sure not to block the amount of air flow required for safe operation.

Avid ISIS airflow is from the front of the enclosure to the rear. Make allowances for cooling air to be available to the front panel surface and no restrictions at the rear.

• Mechanical Loading — Avoid uneven mechanical loading.

Make sure your rack enclosure is stable enough to prevent tipping over when one or more Avid ISIS servers are extended on the sliding rails.

• Circuit Overloading — Follow the equipment nameplate ratings to avoid overloading the circuits.

• Reliable Grounding — Maintain reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment, especially

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

3U1 3/4 in

1 3/4 in

Baseline position is between two 1/2inch holes.

Rack mounting rail hole spacing

EIA rack unit

Rack mounting rail

System Director front panel mounting hole

regarding supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, power strips).

• Inside Enclosure Access — Allow at least 0.5 in (1.3 cm) clearance on top of the enclosure for cover removal.

Positioning the System Director in the Rack

Use the following figure to help you decide where to install the System Director in the rack. Select a position where the System Director is at the proper baseline.

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Separating the Slide Rails

Separate the slide rails and attach the inner “movable” section to the System Director and the outer “fixed” section to the rack rails.

To separate the slide rails:

1. Slide the slide rail completely open.

2. Press the spring clip on the inner slide rail as shown in the illustration.

The spring clip shown in the following illustration is on the bottom side of the slide rail.

Separating the Slide Rails

3. Pull and separate the two halves.

4. Repeat these steps to separate the second slide rail.

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the System Director

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Attach the inner slide rails that were separated from the outer slide rails to the System Director.

To attach the inner slide rails:

1. Position the inner slide rail against the side of the server so that the screw holes are toward the rear of the server, and front of the slide rail fits over the tab at the front of the server.

2. Secure the inner slide rail to the server with two of the small screws.

The rail kit might contain more screws than needed.

Attaching the Inner Slide Rails

3. Repeat this procedure to attach the other inner slide rail on the other side of the server.

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack

After separating the slide rails as previously described (see “Separating the Slide Rails” on

page 51 “Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack” on page 55.

), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, see

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with square holes:

1. Align the outer slide rail bracket assembly with the front rack-mounding holes.

Have someone help you hold the slide rails level while you position them in the rack.

2. Slide the square tabs through the holes in the front, vertical rack-mounting rail.

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Positioning the Outer Slide Rail with the Front Rack-Mounting Rail

3. Push the outer rail towards the outside of the rack, to secure the outer rail in place

Insert the Outer Slide Rail to the Front Rack-Mounting Rail

4. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.

5. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail.

Securing the Outer Slide Rail to the Rear Rack-Mounting Rail

Round hole adapter

Outer slide rail bracket assembly

Bracket assembly tabs

6. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

After separating the slide rails as previously described (see “Separating the Slide Rails” on

page 51

), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, you first

need to clip on the round hole adapter.

To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with round holes:

1. Locate the four round hole adapters (which ship in the accessory kit's plastic bag, not in the rack mount kit box) and position the adapter on the end of the outer slide rail bracket assembly as shown in the following illustration.

Attaching the Round Hole Adapter to the Bracket Assembly

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

2. With the bracket assembly tabs aligning with the cut-out in the round hole adapter, swing the adapter so that the holes face the front of the bracket assemble as shown in the following illustration.

Positioning the Round Hole Adapter

3. Slide the outer slide rail bracket assembly onto the side rack-mounting rail so that the round hole adapter is over the rack rail.

Have someone help you hold the slide rails level while you position them in the rack.

Insert the Outer Slide Rail to the Front Rack-Mounting Rail

4. Insert the small (10-32) Phillips-head screws through the round-hole adapter and mounting rail into the bracket. If the rack holes are different size, you must supply the screws.

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Securing the Outer Slide Rail to the Rack-Mounting Rail

5. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.

6. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail.

7. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.

Securing the System Director in a Rack

Have someone help you hold the System Director while you position it in the rack.

To secure the server to the rack enclosure:

1. Lift and position the server so that the inner slide rails (secured to the System Director) are aligned with the outer slide rails secured to the rack.

2. Push the front of the System Director server flush against the front mounting rail. The holes in the server front panel align with the holes in the front mounting rail.

3. From the front of the rack enclosure, insert the large Phillips-head screw through the System Director and front mounting rail.

- Square hole racks — the middle hole of the outer rail kit is where the screw anchors the

server front panel to the vertical rail. A M6x10 screw in the parts kit is included to secure the front panel with square hole racks.

- Threaded hole racks — the server front panel attaches to the vertical rail of the rack. Use

a truss head screw or hardware that come with your rack to secure the front panel with threaded hole racks.

Front Panel Screws

Rack enclosure front mounting rail

Rear

Mounting the Engine

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Lifting the engine with the blades and power supplies installed can cause an injury. The engine must have the blades and power supplies removed prior to lifting. Avid recommends that two people be used whenever lifting the empty engine.

To mount the engine into the rack:

1. Screw the brackets to the rear of the rack as shown in the following figure.

2. Make sure that the blades and power supplies are not in the engine.

3. Using two people, lift the engine and place the rear of the engine onto the brackets as shown in the following figure.

Installing Blades and Power Supplies

4. Screw the engine to the front of the rack through the ears of the engine as shown in the preceding figure.

Installing Blades and Power Supplies

Once the engine has been mounted you can install the power supplies and blades.

Only trained Avid technicians are permitted to remove and replace the power supply while power is applied to the system. Since power to the system is still on, you must always keep your hands outside the engine when a power supply is missing.

To place the power supplies and blades into the engine:

1. Unpack each ISB and turn it so you can properly read the Avid name.

2. Pull open the plastic handle on the front of the ISB. (The plastic handle has the ISB model for example, i2000, i4000, i8000, printed on the recessed gray plastic face.The older models were reversed with the ISB model on the sticker on the handle and the Avid logo on the recessed gray plastic face.)

3. Place the ISB into the slot and slowly push the ISB completely into the slot.

Installing Blades and Power Supplies

Screws

4. Push the plastic handle closed, to lock the ISB into the slot.

5. Repeat step 1 through step 4 until all blades are installed.

6. Carefully unpack each power supply.

Avid recommends that two persons be used to install the power supplies. You could be injured if you dropped a power supply on any part of your body.

7. Place the power supply into the engine as shown in the following figure and slowly push the power supply into the slot.

8. Turn the screws until tight.

9. Repeat step 6 through step 8 until all power supplies are installed.

Installing IXS and ISS Switches

The location of the ISS and IXS switches in the stack is very important. If you have only one or two engines, install the ISS switches into the engines; see

“Two-Engine Stacking” on page 69.

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

IXS

Thumbscrews

For three to twelve engine configurations, install two IXSs in the first engine at the top of the stack.

To install your IXS or ISS:

1. Unpack the switch and insert the switch edges into the internal engine slides.

2. Carefully push the switch into the midplane of the engine until the connection is made.

3. Tighten the thumbscrew on each side of the switch.

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

An industry standard USB keyboard, USB mouse and VGA monitor are use to access the System Director. When installed in a rack with several servers an optional KVM switch can also be used. The keyboard, monitor, and mouse connections use the same ports described in the following procedure. Follow the instruction supplied with your KVM switch. Supply KVM cables that are compatible with your KVM switch.

The System Director has two USB ports on the rear. One of the ports is typically used for the

application key. When you purchase your KVM switch make sure it includes a USB splitter cable so that both your keyboard and mouse can plug into the splitter cable and use a single USB port on the Engine.

To connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Avid ISIS:

1. Install your KVM switch in a suitable slot next to the System Director in the rack.

You can also place the monitor on a shelf, and the keyboard and mouse on a sliding tray in the rack. These items are optional and can be purchased locally or from Avid.

Do not place the monitor on top of the Avid ISIS.

Connecting the Optional Application Key

2. Attach the VGA connector on the monitor cable to the 15-pin video port on the back of the Avid ISIS. Secure the connector with the thumbscrews on the connector. For exact locations see “System Director Rear Panel” on page 19

3. Insert the connector on the keyboard and mouse cables into a USB splitter cable.

If you do not have a USB splitter cable, plug your keyboard and mouse cables directly into the

USB ports on the rear of the System Director.

4. Insert the other end of the USB splitter cable into a USB connector on the back of the System Director.

Connecting the Optional Application Key

The default way of activating your ISIS software is through the Avid License Control tool (see

“Avid ISIS Software Licensing” on page 96), although you can purchase a USB application key

(also called a dongle). Before you start the System Director, connect the Avid ISIS system USB application key.

Do not lose the USB application key. Your Avid ISIS system does not function without it. If you lose the USB application key, you must purchase another one from Avid to use your Avid ISIS system software.

To connect the application key to your Avid ISIS system:

1. Locate the USB application key in your Avid ISIS system kit.

2. Attach the USB application key to one of the rear USB ports of the System Director; see

“System Director Rear Panel” on page 19.

Do not use the built-in USB connector on the front of the System Director.

Connecting Power to Equipment

The Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 hardware includes three power supplies using an N+1 configuration for redundancy. The three power supplies “load share” to allow the balanced distribution of Vac power into each Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 engine. Usually, a minimum of two of the three power

Connecting Power to Equipment

Power supplies

System Director

20 Amp

System Director

supplies must be operational at one time for the engine to function properly. The fans in each power supply cool the supply and provides airflow for the engine. If a power supply fails, leave it in place until you have a replacement.

Each power supply is rated at 5 amps of current capacity at 120 Vac. You can have up to one power supply from each of the three engines on one 20-amp circuit. This allows the system to continue running if one of the three power supplies fails, with the two remaining load-sharing power supplies drawing slightly less than 10 amps.

Each System Director has two power supplies rated at 5.8 amps each. Avid recommends each

power supplies be on a separated 20-amp circuit.

An engine can operate on two power supplies for a period of time to allow you to protect data. The following illustration shows an example of how to connect to power to protect data.

Do not connect the power cords to the engines until instructed to do so in “Setting Up Network

Addresses In the Stack” on page 67.

Use this section to determine how to connect power to the engines. Connect the power cords to the engines when you rackmount them (see “Rack-Mounting the Equipment” on

page 46), but do not plug them into the outlets until told to do so later in the document.

Connecting Power Cords

When using two circuits, connect the System Director as follows:

To connect the power cords to the System Director:

t Plug two power cords into the back of the server and then plug the other ends into power

outlets on separate 20 Amp circuits.

Power Connections

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Three Engines

When you are using three circuits for three Engines, connect the Engines as follows:

Basic Power Connection for Three ISIS Engines

20 Amp20 Amp20 Amp

Engine

BCA

Engine

20 Amp 20 Amp 20 Amp

Engine

BCA

Engine

BCA

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines

Connecting Power to Equipment

When using three circuits for two Engines, connect them as follows:

Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines on Three Circuits

The 20 Amp circuits shown for the System Directors should be the same for both the three and

two 20 Amp circuit examples.

Two 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines

20 Amp 20 Amp

Engine

BCA

Engine

BCA

Connecting Power to Equipment

The following configuration is not recommended by Avid, but some locations might need to connect in this manner.

When using two circuits for two Engines, connect them as follows:

Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines on Two Circuits

The 20 Amp circuits shown for the System Directors should be the same for both the three and

two 20 Amp circuit examples.

Turning System On and Off

To turn the system on or off, use the following procedures. Do not turn off the Avid ISIS components until they are completely on.

To turn your system on:

1. Turn on your engines one at a time by plugging at least two power cords into two power supplies at the same time. Plug the third power cord into the third power supply soon after the first two power supplies have been given Vac power. Allow enough time for all lights on the front panel to turn green.

2. Turn on the System Directors and start the Avid ISIS system.

3. Tell clients to restart their systems and use the Client Manager software to log on and mount workspaces.

To turn your system off:

1. Exit the Client Manager on all clients.

2. Stop the Standby System Director using the System Director Control Panel (if failover is configured).

3. Stop the Active System Director using the System Director Control Panel.

4. Turn off the System Directors.

5. Turn off the engines one at a time by unplugging the three power cords for each engine.

Connecting ISIS Hardware

The process of connecting the engines to the Avid ISIS network is a two step process. First you logically configure the addresses for the engine, then you physically make the connection to complete the process. To install software, see

Aggregation” on page 79

Connecting ISIS Hardware

“Installing Software and Configuring 10 Gb Link

The engines are on when two or three power supplies are plugged into an ac power source. When the engines are on, and the interconnect cables are attached, the network tries to identify the new connection prematurely. Do not connect the interconnect cables until the procedure instructs you to.

The 64-bit System Directors introduced in Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 v2.0 can be used with v2.x and v1.x generation switches in the engines. The two v2.x switches are branded with an IXS2000 and ISS2000 silk-screen. The v2.x switches cannot be mixed in ISIS engines with earlier versions (v1.x) of the switches (labeled IXS1000 and ISS1000). All the switches in the engines need to be of the same generation.

The procedures provided in this guide describe the AS3000 System Directors and Avid ISIS 2.x hardware. You will need the following:

• Windows computer (laptop or System Director)

• CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable to run between the Windows computer and the Management port of the ISS or IXS

• Two or more engine interconnect cables (when using more than one engine)

• System Director ISIS software kit

Engine Configuration v2.x Hardware Guidelines

Although there are a few ways to physically connect and enable the engines, Avid recommends the process described in this section for consistency and dependability. In smaller configurations different switch blades are used:

• ISS — Only the ISS blades are used when you are connecting two engines.

• IXS — When connecting three to twelve engines, two IXS2000 blades are used in the first engine (one for each subnet) to connect the next eleven engines.

Engine configurations are described in the following sections:

“Two-Engine Stacking” on page 69.

•

“Three- to Twelve-Engine Stacking Summary With v2.x Switches” on page 71

•

You must disable link aggregation before creating or modifying your Avid ISIS stack. After your

stack has been created, reconfigure your link aggregation.

Use the following list to help you when you connect the System Director, laptop for configuration, and clients to the Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 system.

• A laptop (or any computer running a Windows operating system) is used in the following examples for configuring the engine at the beginning of the installation or for maintenance by an Avid representative. You can use the 1 Gb connection on the System Director for configuring the engine at the beginning if needed, but do not leave it connected or use it for a maintenance connection.

Connecting ISIS Hardware

• All clients connected to the switches on the left side of the engine are connected to one subnet, while clients connected to the switches on right side of the box are connected to the second subnet.

• When you are connecting the System Director to the ISS module using the dual port Ethernet board, Avid recommends that you connect the left port to the left side of the engine and the right port to the right side of the engine. Where the left side corresponds to the VLAN 10 subnet and right side corresponds to the VLAN 20 subnet. However, it also functions properly the other way.

Rename the left side to “Left Side, VLAN 10” and the right side to “Right Side, VLAN 20” in the Network Properties of your System Director.

Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack

Regardless of the number of engines you are planning in your Avid ISIS stack. The following procedure describes how to configure the first engine.

Connecting ISIS Hardware

To configure the engine:

1. Connect the power cords that are connected to the System Director to the V ac circuit and turn on the System Director.

The System Director password is preset to is-admin. Not to be confused with the System Director

Web Page Administrator user whose default password is blank.

2. Connect the power cords from at least two of the engine’s power supplies to V ac circuit at the same time. Then connect the third power supply.

It takes about 2 minutes for the engines to reach ready status. Wait for all the LEDS on the engine to be green.

3. Turn on all the engines in the stack.

Power cords are plugged into the engines early in the process to speed up the installation time.

Engines can take a minute or two to become ready. If the engines are ready when it is time to add them to the stack, the installation takes less time. Do not plug the interconnect cables into the engines until instructed to do so.

4. Using a laptop (or computer running a Windows operating system), assign a static IP address

192.168.0.100

of left switch.

to the network adapter (NIC) and attach it to the management port of

5. Open a browser and navigate to the Switch Agent Web page via the following address:

https://192.168.0.10:5015

6. When prompted for the password, enter

The Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Integrated Switch Blade page appears.

7. Type the following into the Chassis Configuration window:

- Starting IP addresses. Enter the IP addresses for both subnets, see

Overview” on page 79

- Subnet mask

- Ending IP address (must be the last address of the engine in the system). Remember that

each engine has 17 IP addresses on each side, for a total of 34. Set the ending address high enough to cover the last engine and any possible near term future needs.

If you are going to be using a Zone 3 environment you must set the default gateway addresses for both sides of the engine. These addresses must come from the site’s IS department.

Make sure there are no DHCP servers connected to the network segments that assign addresses

in the Avid ISIS range.

- Date, Time, and Time Zone or Enable network time protocol

se-admin

(default password).

“IP Addressing

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If your network has a network time protocol (NTP) server, you can enter the IP address of that server in the Chassis Configuration window. NTP Server 1 is for the primary NTP server and if you have a secondary NTP server, enter the secondary IP address in NTP Server 2.

Once the NTP is configured on a switch, the information propagates to all the other switches

automatically. The time is also automatically synchronized onto the storage blades after the NTP is configured on the switch.

8. Click Submit.

A Dialog box might appear with an informational warning and can be disregarded. The first engine is now properly addressed.

Two-Engine Stacking

To stack two engines:

1. Complete the procedure “Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 67.

2. Open a left-side Switch Web page.

3. Go to System > Configuration > Add/Remove chassis.

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4. Click Add and wait for the progress bar to complete.

5. Connect the interconnect cable from the left side of the stack to the new engine. The switch then picks up the addresses and stacking information.

Wait 5 minutes and refresh the page.

6. Verify that the serial number of the second engine is now in the Add a chassis list.

7. Attach the right interconnect cable.

8. Assign appropriate static IP address to the left and right network ports of the System Director.

9. Attach the System Director to the left and right switches and verify that all four switches can be pinged on their client IP address.

The following example shows the physical connections between two engines, a System Director, and clients. These are direct connections to the client system and not connected through switches. For a procedure of this connection, see “Setting Up Network Addresses In

the Stack” on page 67

Two-Engine Connections

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Three- to Twelve-Engine Stacking Summary With v2.x Switches

When connecting three- to twelve-engines, connect and add the switches to the VLAN 10 subnet (left side) first and then connect the engines to the VLAN 20 (right side) subnet. When accessing the Agent Web pages for the engines, use your laptop through the Management port or the Switch Agent Web through the Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 software on your System Director. Information on installing the software on the system Director is described in

Installation” on page 83

In three- to twelve-engine configurations with IXS2000 switches, two IXSs are installed in the first engine, see IXS2000 ports 1 through 11 are referred to from left to right as shown in the following figure.

“Software

“Three- to Twelve-Engine Connections With v2.x Switches” on page 72. The

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IXS module

11 Engine interconnections

Management connection

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IXS2000 Engine Port Numbering

Avid strongly recommends you keep your engines and IP addresses in order in conjunction with the order of the ports used on the IXSs. When the IP address of the engines are in order with how they are mounted in the rack, support personnel can better identify the connections and components in the network. For an overview of the recommended IP addressing, see

Addressing Overview” on page 79

“IP

Three- to Twelve-Engine Connections With v2.x Switches

The following procedure describes cabling up to twelve engines and might not represent your actual rack configuration. The cabling is the same when using IXSs regardless of the number of engines in your configuration.

To connect the VLAN 10 subnet (left side):

1. Loosen the thumb screws on all the right side switches (IXS and ISS) and pull the right side switches out about an inch of all the engines (so they are not electrically connected in the engine).

2. Connect the power cords from at least two of the engine’s power supplies to V ac circuit at the same time. Then connect the third power supply.

It takes about 2 minutes for the engines to reach ready status. Wait for all the LEDS on the engine to be green.

3. Turn on all the engines in the stack.

Power cords are plugged into the engines early in the process to speed up the installation time.

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4. Using a laptop (or computer running a Windows operating system), assign a static IP address

192.168.0.100

of IXS.

5. Open a browser and navigate to the Switch Agent Web page via the following address:

https://192.168.0.10:5015

to the network adapter (NIC) and attach it to the management port of left

6. You are asked for the default password. Type

The Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 Integrated Switch Blade Window appears.

7. Type the following into the Chassis Configuration window:

- Starting IP addresses. Enter the IP addresses for both subnets, see “IP Addressing

Overview” on page 79

- Subnet mask

- Ending IP address (must be the last address of the engine in the system). Remember that

each engine has 17 IP addresses on each side, for a total of 34. Set the ending address high enough to cover the last engine and any possible near term future needs.

If you are going to be using a Zone 3 environment you must set the default gateway addresses for both sides of the engine. These addresses must come from the site’s IS department.

Make sure there are no DHCP servers connected to the network segments that assign addresses

in the Avid ISIS range.

- Date, Time, and Time Zone or Enable network time protocol

se-admin

Once the NTP is configured on a switch, the information propagates to all the other switches

automatically. The time is also automatically synchronized onto the storage blades after the NTP is configured on the switch.

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8. Click Submit.

If a Dialog box appears with an informational warning, disregard it. The first engine is now properly addressed.

9. Click Add/Remove chassis to go to the Add a Chassis page.

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10. Click Add and wait for the progress bar to complete.

11. Immediately attach an interconnect cable from port 1 of the left IXS to the left ISS interconnect port of the second engine.

Left Subnet Twelve-Engine Connections

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Fourth engine

Fifth engine

Sixth engine

Seventh engine

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Eighth engine

Ninth engine

Tenth engine

Eleventh engine

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You are not required to connect each engine to the exact ports shown in the illustration. The

order used here is a suggestion to keep the stack logically organized.

12. Verify that the switch was added to the stack successfully.

The serial number of the new engine appears in the Add/Remove Chassis list after a few moments when the switch is successfully added. If the new engine does not appear in the list (times out), see navigate to the Tools tab and verify that IXS can ping the added switch via the expected

“Engine Does Not Appear in Add Engine List” on page 91. You can also

client IP address.

13. Repeat steps 9 through 11 until eleven engines are connected. Connect the third engine to port 2, fourth engine to port 3, and so on, until all engines are connected to ports 1 through 11 on left subnet (VLAN 10).

14. Attach the System Director to the client port and assign an appropriate IP address for the left subnet. Verify that you can ping all the switches in the left stack at the expected IP addresses.

15. Continue with the following procedure to connect VLAN 20 (right side).

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Fifth engine

Sixth engine

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Eighth engine

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To connect the VLAN 20 subnet (right side)

1. Insert right IXS (right-side switch in the top engine) and tighten the thumb screws.

The IXS switch starts when inserted, allow the switch 2 minutes to power on and enter a ready state.

2. Insert the right side ISSs that you intend on connecting to right IXS subnet and tighten the thumb screws.

Allow the switches 2 minutes to power on and enter a ready state.

3. Connect the second engine to port 1, third engine to port 2, and so on, until all engines are connected to ports 1 through 11 on right subnet (VLAN 20).

Do not click “Add” from any IXS Agent Web page.

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4. Attach the System Director to the client port and assign an appropriate IP address for the right subnet. Verify that you can ping all the switches in the right stack at the expected IP addresses.

All switches in the stack (left and right sides) are now reachable from the System Director.

Hi-Gig Link Aggregation Group

Two interconnect cables and Link Aggregation are used to increase the bandwidth between the IXS’s. However, both interconnect cables must not be connected until Hi-Gig Link Aggregation is Enabled. Link Aggregation must be enabled for both sides of the network in order for clients on both sides to perform I/O operations.

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If Hi-Gig Link Aggregation is not enabled, and two interconnect cables are used to connect the IXS’s, then traffic loops and stacking problems occur.

To enable link aggregation:

1. Go to any left subnet Switch Agent Web page.

2. Click the radio button to Enable Hi Gig Link Aggregation.

3. Click submit, the IXS’s restart.

4. After the IXS has restarted, make sure that Hi Gig is “on” in the Hi Gig Link Aggregation column of the System page > Switch Agent > Management Domain.

5. Connect a stacking cable from one IXS port to an IXS port on another Engine.

Currently only Port 6 and Port 7 on v1.x hardware can be used for Hi-Gig Link Aggregation. Do not use any other stack ports to connect the IXS’s to each other.

4 Installing Software and Configuring

10 Gb Link Aggregation

This chapter describes how to connect and configure the System Director and other Avid ISIS hardware. Since the number of different configurations is endless, this chapter describes a configuration with four engines and one System Director.

If you have questions, call your Avid representative or your local ACSR.

Before you start the procedures in this chapter, you should be familiar with the information in previous chapters and the Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide.

IP Addressing Overview

Before you attempt to define a total IP addressing scheme for your system and configure the static internal IP addresses of the engine, know how the addresses are assigned within the engine and how the IP addresses increment between engines.

192.168.10.10 and 192.168.20.10, subnet 10 and subnet 20, are used by Avid as examples

throughout this document. Consult with your site’s networking managers for site specific requirements. Unless specified, you can change the addresses used in the following example to suit your needs. However, if static IP addresses are assigned within the engine, they must not be assigned by a DHCP server to any other device within the network.

The following figure shows the front and rear view of a engine. Use the following two figures and bulleted list to understand how static IP addresses are assigned to each engine.

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Lower right

Right side (default subnet 20)

Left side (default subnet 10)

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The following list describes the tasks to assign IP addresses to engines. Understand the assignment of IP addresses completely before you perform the actual configuration.

Do not attempt to assign addresses to the engine using this list. This provides an overview, not a

step-by-step procedure.

• Connect Port 1 of the System Director or a port on a laptop to the Management Port of the ISS in the bottom engine of the rack using a CAT5 E, CAT6 cable or better. See the previous figure.

• The Management Port is now on an isolated network interface on the ISS using the default IP address of 192.168.0.10. This IP address is used on every Management Port on the ISS and expansion switch blade. The address is not on the local 10 or 20 subnets Ethernet bus and is never used to transfer actual data.

When you assign subnet addresses internally and have more than one engine, all ISSs and IXSs

on the left side of the rear of the engine are on one subnet, while all ISSs and IXSs on the right side of the rear of the engine are on the other subnet.

• Two static IP addresses are assigned to the upper left-most ISB slot in the engine when looking at the engine from the front. The addresses are 192.168.10.10 on subnet 10 and

192.168.20.10 on subnet 20. You are assigning the address to the slot, not the blade. The ISB can be physically moved, but the IP address remains with the slot.

• As the slots go sequentially from top left to right, over a row and starting at the left again, each slot is assigned a static IP address that is incremented by one until you reach the right-most bottom slot that contains addresses of 192.168.10.25 and 192.168.20.25.

IP Addressing Overview

• At this point, each ISS or IXS is assigned a base address. One ISS is assigned a subnet 10 address of 192.168.10.26 and the other a subnet 20 address of 192.168.20.26 (unless the you want to change the IP scheme or subnet mask). Each side of the engine is assigned 17 addresses on each network for a total of 34 addresses per engine.

• You then increment the subnet 10 and subnet 20 addresses by one and assign them to the switch blades in the next engine.

• The ISB slots and switches are again incremented.

The following tables provide an example of the address assignments described in the previous bullets.

First Engine Internal Static IP Address Assignments

ISB 0

192.168.10.10 (left side)

192.168.20.10 (right side)

ISB 4

192.168.10.14 (left side)

192.168.20.14 (right side)

ISB 8

192.168.10.18 (left side)

192.168.20.18 (right side)

ISB 12

192.168.10.22 (left side)

192.168.20.22 (right side)

Switch (ISS or IXS)

192.168.10.26

ISB 1

192.168.10.11 (left side)

192.168.20.11 (right side)

ISB 5

192.168.10.15 (left side)

192.168.20.15 (right side)

ISB 9

192.168.10.19 (left side)

192.168.20.19 (right side)

ISB 13

192.168.10.23 (left side)

192.168.20.23 (right side)

ISB 2

192.168.10.12 (left side)

192.168.20.12 (right side)

ISB 6

192.168.10.16 (left side)

192.168.20.16 (right side)

ISB 10

192.168.10.20 (left side)

192.168.20.20 (right side)

ISB 14

192.168.10.24 (left side)

192.168.20.24 (right side)

Switch (ISS or IXS)

192.168.20.26

ISB 3

192.168.10.13 (left side)

192.168.20.13 (right side)

ISB 7

192.168.10.17 (left side)

192.168.20.17 (right side)

ISB 11

192.168.10.21 (left side)

192.168.20.21 (right side)

ISB 15

192.168.10.25 (left side)

192.168.20.25 (right side)

Second Engine Internal Static IP Address Assignments

Configuration Overview

ISB 0

192.168.10.27 (left side)

192.168.20.27 (right side)

ISB 4

192.168.10.31 (left side)

192.168.20.31 (right side)

ISB 8

192.168.10.35 (left side)

192.168.20.35 (right side)

ISB 12

192.168.10.39 (left side)

192.168.20.39 (right side)

Switch (ISS or IXS)

192.168.10.43

ISB 1

192.168.10.28 (left side)

192.168.20.28 (right side)

ISB 5

192.168.10.32 (left side)

192.168.20.32 (right side)

ISB 9

192.168.10.36 (left side)

192.168.20.36 (right side)

ISB 13

192.168.10.40 (left side)

192.168.20.40 (right side)

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Your System Director and engines should be rack mounted with the interconnect cables connected to the left side of your stack as previously described before continuing.

ISB 2

192.168.10.29 (left side)

192.168.20.29 (right side)

ISB 6

192.168.10.33 (left side)

192.168.20.33 (right side)

ISB 10

192.168.10.37 (left side)

192.168.20.37 (right side)

ISB 14

192.168.10.41 (left side)

192.168.20.41 (right side)

Switch (ISS or IXS)

192.168.20.43

ISB 3

192.168.10.30 (left side)

192.168.20.30 (right side)

ISB 7

192.168.10.34 (left side)

192.168.20.34 (right side)

ISB 11

192.168.10.38 (left side)

192.168.20.38 (right side)

ISB 15

192.168.10.42 (left side)

192.168.20.42 (right side)

Do the following:

1. Configure the engine by assigning IP addresses to the engine. This provides each ISS, IXS, and ISB with the needed IP addresses to connect to the clients and System Director, see

“Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 69.

The ghost image on the System Directors does not set the IP addresses of the two onboard NICs

or the dual NICs card on the PCI bus; the system is set for DHCP.

2. Load the System Director software. This software is used to create a file system on the System Director, bind the ISBs to the software on the System Director, create Storage groups, and administer the Avid ISIS system. See

“Loading the Software” on page 83.

3. Perform administrative functions: bind ISBs (Storage Managers), create storage groups, and do other administrative functions. See

Director” on page 85

“Creating an Active File System on the System

4. Load the client software; see the Avid ISIS Client Manager guide.

Software Installation

Make sure the System Director and engines are cabled and attached to both internal subnets as described in

Loading the Software

Avid ISIS Systems ship with one blank 8GB USB flash drive that is intended to be used for storing the ISIS Software Kit. Download the ISIS software kit from download center

www.avid.com/US/support/downloads) to your System Director using the USB flash drive

( included with your Avid ISIS.

In the past Avid has instructed you stop the Standby System director, upgrade the Standby, and

restart the Standby. Once the Standby was running you were instructed to update the Active System Director.

Avid has revised the upgrade process to stop the Standby System Director and upgrade the Active System Director first, then upgrade the Standby System Director. This process avoids replicating metadata between ISIS software versions.

To install your ISIS | 7500 - 7000 software on new systems:

“Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 69.

Software Installation

1. Log in to the Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 System Director as Administrator (default password:

is-admin

2. Make a folder for the software kit on your root directory (C:\) of your Active System Director.

3. Insert the software USB flash drive into any of USB ports on your Active System Director.

You can run the software installer from the USB flash drive, or copy the software kit to the Avid

ISIS | 7500 - 7000 in case you need it in the future.

If the USB flash drive does not automatically display:

a. Double-click the computer icon on the desktop.

b. Double-click the USB flash drive icon in the window and copy the software kit into the

4. Double-click the AvidISISSetup.exe file in the root directory of software kit.

The installer detects the existing version of the installed software (if any) and displays the components that need to be upgraded in the splash screen.

If the Package Selection menu does not allow you to select the software, click Quit and run the

AvidISISSetup.exe again.

new folder you created on the Avid ISIS | 7500 - 7000 system.

5. Select ISIS | 7500 - 7000 System Director from the “Select Software Package” menu.

The File Gateway selection is used when loading the Avid File Gateway server. The File Gateway software cannot be installed on the same server as the System Director software.

6. Click Apply.

7. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and License agreement.

8. Once the installation is complete, click Finish.

9. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control and activate your Avid ISIS license. For detailed license activation instructions, see “Avid ISIS Software Licensing” on page 96

You will need the System ID and Activation ID card included with your new System Director.

To open and use the ISIS Control Panel and Management Console see the Avid ISIS

Administration Guide.

10. Open the ISIS Control Panel.

11. Click Stop System Director.

12. Click the File System tab.

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13. Select Create Active File System and click OK.

14. Open the Management Console.

15. Load the ISBs and ISS/IXSs firmware. Using the ISIS Management Console > Engines page, select all the Engines and click Upgrade Blades and then select all your ISS/IXSs and click Upgrade Switches. You do not need to wait for the blades (ISBs) to be finished, you can upgrade ISBs and ISS/IXSs at the same time.

You can watch the upgrade progress in your Monitoring tool.

16. Bind the ISBs. Using the ISIS Management Console > Storage Managers page, select your ISIS Storage Mangers in the list and click Bind.

17. Create a Storage Group, Workspaces, and add Users in the Management Console.

18. Install your Avid ISIS client software. For information, see the Avid ISIS Client Guide.

Activating the License Key

You must activate your Avid ISIS software before you can make an Active File System. After installing your software, see

“Avid ISIS Software Licensing” on page 96.

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 will need a second application key with the second System Director, For more information, see

System Director Failover” on page 113

Installing the Optional Application Key

You have purchased the optional Application Key, you do not need to use the Avid License Control tool software.

To install the application key (dongle):

1. Locate the application key in the Avid ISIS kit.

2. Install the application key into one of the USB ports on the System Director. For an exact locations, see

Engine Front View or “Engine Rear View” on page 21.

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Make sure the application key is seated completely in the port.

Creating an Active File System on the System Director

On new installations you must initialize your system by creating an Active File System on the System Director.

Software Installation

To create an Active File System:

1. In the ISIS Launch Pad, click ISIS Control Panel icon or Start > Programs > Avid > ISIS System Director and select Control Panel.

2. Click Stop System Director.

The Configure File System tab becomes active.

3. [First System Director] Click Create Active File System and click Apply.

The Avid ISIS System Director service automatically starts when complete. In the System Director Control Panel, the “System Director is running” display turns green.

4. (Option) If creating a Standby System Director in an metadata redundancy configuration, see “Configuring System Director Failover” on page 113

Binding the Storage Managers

After you have created an Active File System, bind the Storage Managers using the Management Console. If you have more than one Engine in your configuration, they appear in the Storage Manager page. You can select and bind multiple Storage Managers.

This procedure assumes you are creating an Active File System on a new unused Engine. If you

attempt to create a File System on an Engine that has been used before, your Storage Managers might enter an Orphaned state. To remove an Orphaned state, search the Avid ISIS Administration Guide for instructions on “Removing Orphaned Storage Managers.”

To bind the Storage Managers:

1. Type https://IP address of System Director:5015 in your browser.

If already logged into the System Director, click the Management Console icon in the Launch Pad.

2. Log into the System Director and access the Management Console.

The default Management Console Administrator password is blank (no password).

3. Click the Storage Managers icon or double-click the unbound Status message in the System Status console.

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4. Select the ISBs listed in the Storage Managers list. You can select and bind multiple ISBs.

5. Click Bind.

6. Click Yes to confirm the request.

7. Click Refresh to see the status circle next to the Name turn change to green when complete.

Checking the Status of the System Director

After you have installed the System Director software, an Avid ISIS Launch Pad is displayed on the System Director Desktop.

To open and close the Launch Pad:

1. If the ISIS Launch Pad is not displayed on the Avid ISIS System Director Desktop, click the ISIS Launch Pad icon in the Taskbar’s System Tray to display or hide the Launch Pad.

You can also open other ISIS tools by clicking the icons in the Launch Pad.

The ISIS Launch Pad is displayed.

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2. Start or stop the System Director by clicking one of the following icons in the ISIS Launch Pad.

t Click the blue square icon to stop the System Director.

t Click the blue triangle icon to start the System Director.

Installing Software on the Engines

After you have loaded new software on the System Director, upgrade the software on the engines. You can use Web Administrator from anywhere to perform the following functions, but you usually do it from the System Director:

• Upgrade the ISS and IXS with the appropriate or latest software

• Upgrade the ISBs with the appropriate or latest software

• Create Workspaces

To upgrade the software:

1. Go to https://IP address of System Director (or virtual name):5015.

2. Log into the System Director.

The default Administrator password is blank.

The ISIS Management Console opens.

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3. Click Engines.

4. Select all the Engines in the Engine list.

5. Click Upgrade Switches.

The Upgrade Switch Blades window opens.

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6. Select the upgrade .tgz file, and click Upgrade.

After all the Switch Blades are updated, upgrade the Storage Blades.

Upgrading switches takes approximately 25 minutes for ISS1000 and IXS1000 switches, and

10 minutes for the v2.x switch hardware (ISS2000 and IXS2000). Upgrade the switches on all your engines at the same time.

7. Click Upgrade Blades.

The Upgrade Storage Blades window opens.

8. Select the upgrade .tgz file, and click Upgrade.

Each Storage Blade takes approximately 10 minutes.

9. Select the Engine and click Details.

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The Status for the upgrade is shown in the Details pane at the right of the window. Click the Refresh button to update the upgrade status. When the Status field in the Details pane is empty, the upgrade is complete.

You can also use the Monitor Tool, the color indicator in the System Overview Toolbar, and the

Storage Blade Status column to watch the progress of an upgrade. Select the Engine Summary in the left pane for each engine and click the Upgrade button to see the install status graphically displayed.

Engine Does Not Appear in Add Engine List

If the engine did not appear in the Add/Remove chassis page (for more information, see “Three-

to Twelve-Engine Connections With v2.x Switches” on page 75

problem. Once the engine appears in the list, continue adding any additional engines. Perform the following steps one at a time and wait for the Add Engine process to time out before starting the next step.

), stop and troubleshoot the

Software Installation

To troubleshoot why an engine did not appear in Add/Remove page:

1. Reseat the interconnect cables; both sides of the interconnect should have a green solid link light when powered on. If not:

a. Remove the cable.

b. Click Add chassis.

c. Replace cable.

2. Reseat the ISS that you are adding:

a. Remove the ISS.

b. Click Add chassis.

c. Reseat ISS.

3. Try a different IXS port:

a. Disconnect interconnect cable from IXS port.

b. Click Add chassis.

c. Attach the interconnect to a new port on the IXS.

4. Try a different interconnect cable:

a. Disconnect the interconnect cable.

b. Click Add chassis.

c. Replace the interconnect cable.

Check Switch IP Address

Use telnet to connect to the newly added switch at the expected IP address.

If the switch cannot be reached, try the following:

1. On the IXS Switch Agent, view “System Overview.”

2. Click the link for the newly added chassis. If Peth0-IP is not correct, set the switch back to the default.

If the IP address is correct, proceed to the next step.

3. Check the State Machines in “System Overview” under “Stack Port Status.” The state for the newly connected port should show “SW_PORT_STACKED.” If it does not, try the following:

a. Reseat the interconnect cable.

b. Restart the newly connected switch.

c. Restart the IXS.

Configuring a 10 Gb Link Aggregation Group

Loading Client Software

See the Avid ISIS Client Manager guide for information on installing and configuring the Client Manager software.

Configuring a 10 Gb Link Aggregation Group

The 10 Gb link aggregation connection is done using the 10 Gb port on the ISS. You can make a 10 Gb link aggregation connection on the left, right or both subnets. The number of 10 Gb links you can create, depends on the number of 10 Gb ports available on your zone switch (Avid Production Network switch). The following procedure describes the process. For an overview of 10 Gb link aggregation, see

To create a 10 Gb link aggregation:

1. Configure your Avid Production Network switch for your 10 Gb link aggregation connections.

This process is not described in Avid documentation; see the documentation that comes with your switch. For additional information on configuring qualified switches, search the Knowledge Base for the Avid ISIS Ethernet Switch Reference Guide.

“10 Gb Link Aggregation Overview” on page 37.

Avid Production Network switches must be configured for Source Destination IP addresses in terms of link aggregation load balancing. This is the default both in Avid ISIS switches and the Avid Production Network switches that have been qualified; no other load balancing configurations are supported.

If you connect the 10 Gb link cables before you configure the link aggregation in the ISIS Management Console, you will create network loops.

2. Open the Switch Blade Agent (see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide).

Click Switch Blade in the Management Console and double-click on the Switch Blade to open the switch agent page. The default password is

3. Click the System tab if it is not already selected.

The System window opens.

4. In the 10 Gb Link Aggregation area, click “Create new group.”

The agent displays information for the type of group and network. A maximum of eight 10 Gb links can be in a group.

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Configuring a 10 Gb Link Aggregation Group

5. Select either the Left (VLAN 10) or Right (VLAN 20) in the Network area of the window and click Continue.

The ISSs on either the left or right side of the stack are listed.

6. Select the serial number of the ISS you want to use for your new link aggregation group and click Continue.

A minimum of two ports must be selected.

If you make a mistake on your link aggregation group, click “Delete configuration” and select Left, Right, or Both to remove the link aggregation configuration.

Do not click Restart in the 10 Gb Link Aggregation area unless instructed to do so by an Avi d re p re se n t a ti v e.

7. Click Enable/Disable.

The top of the window displays the current 10 Gb link aggregation status.

8. Select Left, Right, or Both, and Enable, and then click Submit to enable the link aggregation that you just created.

Configuring a 10 Gb Link Aggregation Group

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9. (Option) Repeat step 3 through step 8 to create a link aggregation for the other side.

Link aggregation groups are created on the left and right sides individually. You can have a link aggregation just on one side if you want.

10. Connect the interconnect cable between the 10 Gb ports on the ISS switch you have configured.

5 Avid ISIS Software Licensing

When installing a new Avid ISIS system, you must activate the ISIS software with the Avid License Control tool. If you have a dual System Director environment, repeat the procedure for each System Director.

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Avid ISIS software which uses the USB

application key (dongle), you can continue to use that application key with your software upgrade. New ISIS software continues to support existing USB application keys. USB application keys are available as an option.

If you change your system configuration — for example, replacing a network adapter or upgrading your operating system — you must first deactivate your Avid software. For information on deactivation, see Deactivating the License.

• New installations — if you are a new user and have never installed the Avid software on your system, use the following instructions.

Your network administrator might need to open a few ports that are used during the licence

activation. The Avid License Control tool uses both port 3443 and port 443 for license request and response communication. Port 3443 is the primary port, but if this port is blocked, the Activation Service tries port 443 (which is more likely to be open for web communication).

• Existing installations — if you are upgrading from a previous version of the Avid ISIS software and have previously activated your license (or have a valid ISIS application key connected) your Avid ISIS software license remains activated.

• Host name changes — if you change the host name of your system Director you must first deactivate your license, delete the license binding file, and reactivate the license with the new name; see

“License Requirement with Host Name Change” on page 102.

What You Need to Activate the ISIS Software License

Identification (ID) Numbers Where you can find them:

Activation ID The Activation ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card

shipped with your new ISIS system. The Activation ID is used to activate the software license and has been linked to your System ID.

License Activation Using an Internet Connection

Identification (ID) Numbers Where you can find them:

System ID The System ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card shipped

with your new ISIS system. The System ID is used for expediting warranty verification and customer service.

Once activated, the License Profile tab of the Avid License Control tool displays information about your system. Click “Copy to Clipboard” to copy the information to your Clipboard. You can then cut and paste from the clipboard to an email or create a text file to save for your records or to send to Avid Customer Support.

Device ID The Device ID is only needed if you are activating your software on a system

that is not connected to the Internet. This is provided through the Avid License Control tool during activation.

License Activation Using an Internet Connection

To activate the ISIS software license from the System Director with an Internet connection:

1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card included with your new System Director.

2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control.

The Avid License Control tool opens.

License Activation Using an Internet Connection

After your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID,

Activation ID, and Device ID.

3. Click Activate next to the Avid ISIS software.

4. Select “I want to activate my product using the Internet connection on this computer” and then click Continue.

IfTo activate the license using another computer’s Internet connection, see “License Activation

Without an Internet Connection” on page 99.

5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.

License Activation Without an Internet Connection

6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.

7. Click Activate.

The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a message indicates that your software has been successfully activated and the button changes to Deactivate.

8. (Option) If you are planning a dual System Director configuration, repeat this procedure to Activate your software license on your second System Director.

If you have purchased a “failover” System Director for the ISIS | 7500 - 7000, both System

Directors use the same System ID in a dual System Director configuration. Each System Director requires a separate Activation ID.

License Activation Without an Internet Connection

When you do an indirect activation, you are given a “.bin” activation file. This file is only good for a single activation. If you have done an indirect activation, and deactivate your license for any reason, you cannot use the same activation file to reactivate your license. You must repeat the “License Activation Without an Internet Connection” procedure and obtain a new “.bin” activation file.

To activate the ISIS software license from a separate computer:

1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card included with your new System Director.

2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control.

The Avid License Control tool opens.

3. Click Activate next to the Avid ISIS software.

4. Select “I want to activate my product using the Internet connection on another computer.” then click Continue.

5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.

6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.

7. Click Next.

8. Follow the instructions in the Avid License Control tool, then click Next.

Your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID are displayed on the Activation tab, write these

numbers down to use later. These IDs are displayed in the License Profile tab after your Avid software is activated.

License Activation Without an Internet Connection

9. On a computer with an Internet connection, open a Web browser and navigate to

http://avid.com/license

10. Follow the onscreen instructions on the web page.

The website creates a license.bin file. This file contains license information needed to activate your Avid ISIS software.

11. Copy the license.bin file to the ISIS System Director you want to activate (for example, on a USB flash drive).

12. Close the Web browser on the computer with the Internet connection.

13. Return to the ISIS System Director where you left off in the Avid License Control tool (see the illustration in step 8) and click Next.

14. Click Browse and navigate to the license.bin file on your ISIS System Director, then click Open.

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Pinnacle Systems ISIS 7000 - 4.7 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 | 7500 - 7000 System Overview

Hardware Overview and Naming Convention

System Director

System Director Front Panel

System Director Rear Panel

Second System Director

Engine

Engine Front View

Engine Rear View

Power Supplies

Integrated Ethernet Switches

Storage Configurations

Storage Group Size

Chunk Size Support With ISB

Adding an ISB to the File System

Adding or Removing ISBs (Mirrored or RAID)

Moving Workspaces Between Storage Groups

Mirrored Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure

RAID-6 Storage Groups

Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure

RAID-6 Storage Groups, Dual ISB Failure

Client

Network Zone Configurations

Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected)

10 Gb Client Support

Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration

Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients Mixed Configuration

Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration

Link Aggregation Support

Cabling

Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable

Removing the Avid Engine Interconnect Cable

10 Gb Link Aggregation Overview

Link Aggregation Support

Load Balancing

Failover

Recommended Topologies

Supported Functionality

Other Functionality

Software Upgrade

Hardware Upgrade

New System Director and Engine Installation

Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility

Recreating a File System

3 Installing the ISIS System

Rack-Mounting the Equipment

Rack-Mounting Examples

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets

Rack-mount Requirements

Positioning the System Director in the Rack

Separating the Slide Rails

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the System Director

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack

Securing the System Director in a Rack

Mounting the Engine

Installing Blades and Power Supplies

Installing IXS and ISS Switches

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

Connecting the Optional Application Key

Connecting Power to Equipment

Connecting Power Cords

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Three Engines

Three 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines

Two 20 Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines

Turning System On and Off

Connecting ISIS Hardware

Engine Configuration v2.x Hardware Guidelines

Setting Up Network Addresses In the Stack