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Avid Network and Switch Guide • 0175-31139-00 Rev. C • May 2014• Created 5/8/14

Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1 Avid Network Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Default Switch Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Redundant Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Switch Vendor Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Sample Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ISIS | 7500 External Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Switch Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ISIS | 7500 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ISIS | 7500 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Client Connection Speed to ISIS | 7500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ISIS | 7500 Link Aggregation Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ISIS | 5500 Network Zone Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ISIS | 5500 Switch Consideration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ISIS | 5500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ISIS | 5500 Zone 2 Configuration (System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections) 29

ISIS | 5500 Zone 2 Configuration (System Director and Switch 10 Gb Connections) 29

ISIS | 5500 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

ISIS | 2500 Network Zone Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

ISIS | 2500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ISIS | 2500 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ISIS | 2500 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Time Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Network and Switch Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ping and Tracert Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tracert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sluggish Switch Performance On the Dell Networking S25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the Network Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 2 Avid Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Avid ISIS IP Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Avid Interplay Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Avid Interplay Central Port Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Media Composer | Cloud Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Chapter 3 Dell Networking Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dell Networking Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dell Networking S25 Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

10 Gb Ethernet S25 Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Stacking the Dell Networking S25 Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Dell Networking S60 Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

10 Gb Ethernet S60 Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Stacking the Dell Networking S60 Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Dell Networking S4810 Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Accessing the Dell Networking Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring the Dell Networking Switch Through a Network Connection . . . . . . . . 64

Configuring the Dell Networking Switch Through the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Restoring the Avid Dell Networking Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Restoring From Flash Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Sample Switch Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Restoring From the Avid Software Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Turning on Flow Control in the Dell Networking S25 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Customize the Uplink on the Dell Networking Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Network Setup Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configure Dell Networking Switch for Uplink On the Dell Networking S25 . . . . . . . 74

Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Changing Buffer Pool to a Single Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing/Adding Ports Associated with a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Creating a Link Aggregation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Upgrading FTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Upgrading U-Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Cascading Dell Networking Switches in an ISIS Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Chapter 4 Cisco Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Accessing the Cisco Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Configuring the Cisco Switch Through the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Cisco Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Restoring From the Avid Software Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Network Setup Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Uplinking Your Cisco Switch to the Corporate Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Sample Cisco Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Configuring the Cisco Switch Through a Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Adding Ports Associated to a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Enabling or Disabling IP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Creating an EtherChannel (Link Aggregation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Upgrading the IOS on Cisco Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 5 Brocade Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring the Foundry/Brocade Switch Through the Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Loading a Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Changing Buffer Pool on Uplink Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Removing/Adding Ports Associated to a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Enabling or Disabling IP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Creating Trunked Ports (Link Aggregation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Upgrading Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter 6 Sample Switch Topologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configuration A (ISIS | 7500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configuration B (ISIS | 7500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuration C (ISIS | 7500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Configuration D (ISIS | 7500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Configuration E (ISIS | 7500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 7 Switch Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using This Guide

This document describes switch setup information for the Avid® ISIS® shared storage networks. Your network might not contain certain topologies that are covered in the documentation. The Avid network and switches are tuned for high-speed and high-capacity shared storage primarily for Avid editing workstations and servers that manage media.

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 order you

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

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

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

Courier Bold font

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.

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

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

operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

items and keyboard sequences.

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.

New information would be found in the ReadMe file supplied on your Avid software installation kit as a PDF document and is also available online.

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

view the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at

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 Network Planning

The purpose of this document is to provide ISIS Administrators with a single reference regarding the implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of all Avid switches for use as the Avid Production Network (APN) switch. The switches covered in this documented have been qualified or approved by Avid in the configurations presented. However, in order to reduce the complexity of this document, configurations are limited to the qualified APN switches offered by Avid. Most of this information can also be applied to the approved switches not offered by Avid. Avid recommends you refer to the vendor’s documentation for specifics. Switches listed in this document have been qualified or approved in the ISIS | 7500, ISIS | 5500, and ISIS | 2500 environments.

This document also applies to ISIS 7000, ISIS 5000, and ISIS 2000 systems, but for simplicity, it

refers only to the current model names.

ISIS qualified Ethernet

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

The following switches have been qualified or approved for the specified Avid ISIS environments.

• Qualified — tested with each major software release.

• Approved — tested once with no subsequent re-testing.

APN Switches Qualified for the ISIS Environment

ISIS | 7500 External Expansion

Switch ISIS | 7500

Dell S4820T 10Gb Base-T ✓

Cisco Catalyst 4948E ✓✓✓

Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE ✓✓✓

Cisco Catalyst 4900M ✓✓✓✓

Switches (EXS) ISIS | 5500 ISIS | 2500

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

APN Switches Qualified for the ISIS Environment (Continued)

ISIS | 7500 External Expansion

Switch ISIS | 7500

Switches (EXS) ISIS | 5500 ISIS | 2500

Dell Networking S25N and

✓✓

S25P

Dell Networking S60 ✓✓✓

Dell Networking S4810 ✓✓✓

Foundry/Brocade FESX424 and FESX624

✓✓

✓

APN Switches Approved for the ISIS Environment

ISIS | 7500 External Expansion

Switch ISIS | 7500

Switches (EXS) ISIS | 5500 ISIS | 2500

Arista Networks 7048T-A ✓✓

Cisco Nexus 7000 series ✓✓

✓✓

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X ✓✓ ✓✓

Foundry/Brocade SuperX ✓✓✓

Foundry/Brocade FESX448

✓✓

and FESX648

Foundry/Brocade MLXe

✓✓✓

a. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series N7K-F248XP-25E and N7K-M224XP-23L can be used as External Expansion Switches.

b. Specific I/O cards only.

Most Windows editing clients must use the 1 Gb Intel Pro 1000 PT or PF Ethernet board to connect to all Avid ISIS system. Many on-board Ethernet ports are also suitable; see the Avid ISIS ReadMe for client platforms with supported on-board Ethernet ports or specific exceptions.

Macintosh clients can use the built-in Ethernet port or Small Tree

PEG1F or PEG2F optical

adapters.

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Configuration information on the Ethernet switches that are qualified with Avid ISIS shared storage network is provided later in this document. For sample configurations provided in the ISIS software kit, see “Sample Switch Topologies” on page 104

Configuration

Avid has qualified or approved the following layer 2 and layer 3 switches used in a Zone 2 and Zone 3 configurations.

All Dell Networking switches ship from Avid preconfigured for an Avid ISIS | 5500 environment.

You should upgrade your switch to the latest configuration file found in the ISIS software kit. For information on configuring the switches, see “Dell Networking Switches” on page 55.

When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS | 5500 environment, you must enable flow control RX

on the 10 Gb switch port. Flow control for both TX and RX is enabled on the ISIS Clients; see

“Turning on Flow Control in the Dell Networking S25 Switch” on page 71.

• Dell S4820T 10Gb Base-T switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500) is supported along with the Intel and Small Tree Network adapters that are required for client connectivity

- Windows/Linux: Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1

- Mac: Small Tree petg1-cat6a

folder, and select the folder for your model ISIS and switch.

. Navigate to the

\Switch

• Dell S4820T 10Gb Base-T switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500) is supported along with the 40Gb to 4 x 10Gb optical cable for connecting the ISIS | 5500 Engines to this switch

- Dell Networking,Transceiver,40GE QSFP+ Short Reach Optics,850nm

Wavelength,100-150m Reach on OM3/OM4 (430-4543)

- Dell Networking,Cable,40GbE MTP (QSFP+) to 4xLC Optical

Connctrs,5M(QSFP+,SFP+ Optics REQ,not incl) (331-5323)

•Cisco

• Cisco Catalyst 4948E switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments)

• Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environment)

• Cisco Catalyst 4500-X switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) is

Catalyst 4900M switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can accommodate one or two modules offering a variety of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet ports. (Avid supports both long range (LR) and short range (SR) X2s)

contains 48 1 Gb ports and four alternative wired ports that can accommodate optional 1 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or 10 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) optics.

contains 48 1 Gb ports and two X2 based 10 Gb ports (Avid supports both LR and SR X2s)

available in 32- and 16-port versions configured with optional network and uplink modules. The Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) interface supports both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

• Cisco Catalyst 6500-E series switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can be configured to meet a wide variety of 1 Gb and 10 Gb high-density Ethernet ports while providing high levels of network resilience. Depending on the base unit, there are from 3 to 13 slots with configurations offering SFP, SFP+, and XL support. (Avid supports both LR and SR X2s) This series is ideally suited for enterprise core and aggregation environments.

• Cisco Nexus 7000 series (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can be configured to meet a wide variety of combinations of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet connections. Depending on the base unit, there are from 4 to 18 slots that allow for supervisor modules and up to 16 I/O modules offering a variety of ports (including SFP+ with XL option).

• Dell Networking containing 24 1 Gb ports on the front, and two slots on the back for 10 Gb XFP modules or 12 Gb stacking modules. The 12 Gb stacking modules allow for interconnecting two S25N switches when more than 24 1 Gb or two 10 Gb client connections are in use.

If using either version of the Dell Networking S25 switch for 10 Gb client connections, you must

enable flow control on the 10 Gb ports of the switch. For instructions, see “Turning on Flow

Control in the Dell Networking S25 Switch” on page 71. Flow control is disabled in the Avid

default Dell Networking S25 switch configuration.

Networks S25N switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500 environment)

• Dell Networking Networks S25P switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500 environment) containing 24 optical 1 Gb ports on the front, and two slots on the back for 10 Gb XFP modules or 12 Gb stacking modules. The 12 Gb stacking modules allow for interconnecting two S25P switches when more than 24 1 Gb or two 10 Gb client connections are in use.

• Dell Networking Networks S60 switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments) contains 48 1 Gb ports and two slots for 10 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) modules or 24 Gb stacking modules. (One slot is on the front of the switch and the other is on the back.) The 24 Gb stacking modules allow for interconnecting two S60 switches when more than 48 1 Gb or two 10 Gb client connections are in use.

The Dell Networking S60 switch is only supported in the ISIS | 7500 environment when clients

are using ISIS Client v3.5 or later software.

There are Dell Networking S25 switch configuration files in the ISIS v4.0 software kit but that

switch is not supported in the ISIS | 7500 environment.

• Dell Networking Networks S4810 switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) containing 48 dual-speed 1/10 Gb (SFP+) ports (as well as four 40 Gb QSFP+ uplinks not supported in an Avid environment).

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

The Avid ISIS | 5500 Setup Guide includes information on the Dell Networking Networks S4810

switch. Like all other Dell Networking switches, the S4810 ships from Avid preconfigured for an Avid ISIS | 5500 environment. If you need to reload the Avid S4810 switch configuration file it is available in the Avid ISIS software kit.

• Arista Networks 7048T switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments) contains 48 1 Gb ports and four SFP+ 10 Gb ports

• Brocade

/Foundry Networks® FastIron® Edge X (FESX) 624 and 424 switches (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments) contain 24 1 Gb ports and two XFP 10 Gb ports (Avid supports both LR and SR XFPs)

• Brocade/Foundry Networks FastIron SuperX switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) with the 8 slot configuration is supported with the dual port 10 Gb card and the 24 port SFP or 10/100/1000 interface cards. The 16 slot version is not supported. The SX800 has redundant management cards without additional 1Gb Ethernet ports, whereas the SuperX has a single management card with 12 Gb Ethernet ports.

Avid has qualified the following external switches (EXS) for linking two individual ISIS | 7500 Management Domains using 10 Gb Ethernet connections.

• Cisco Catalyst 4900M switch can be configured to meet a wide variety of combinations of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet connections. The base unit can accommodate one or two modules offering a variety of ports. (Avid supports both LR and SR X2s)

• Cisco Catalyst 4500-X switch is available in 32- and 16-port versions configured with optional network and uplink modules. The Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) interface supports both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions

Manufacturer Model Firmware/IOS

Cisco Catalyst 4900M Rommon: 12.2(44r)SG (and latera)

IOS: 12.2 (46)SG (and later

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X ROM: 15.0(1R)SG6 (and later

IOS: 03.04.02.SG (and later

)

Description and Approved Blades

40 1 Gb (RJ-45), WS-X4920-GB-RJ45

8 10 Gb (X2/SC)WS-X4904-10GE 8 10 Gb (X2/SC)

32 dual-speed 1/10Gb ports (SFP+)

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions (Continued)

Manufacturer Model Firmware/IOS

Cisco Catalyst C4948E Rommon: 12.2(44r)SG8 (and

later

)

IOS: 12.2 (54)SG (and later

Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE Rommon: 12.2(31r)SGA (and

later

)

IOS: 12.2 (25) EWA8 (and later

Description and Approved Blades

48 1 Gb (RJ-45), four 10 Gb (SFP+/LC)

)

48 1 Gb (RJ-45), two 10 Gb (X2/SC)

)

Cisco Nexus 6500-E Series Supervisor:

WS-SUP720/WS-F6K-PFC3B WS-X6704-10GE/ WS-F6700-CFC WS-X6708-10GE/WS-F6700-DFC3CXL

Due to limited buffering, the following blades only supports direct connected clients and do not support uplinks to additional switches.

Supervisor: WS-X6748-GE-TX/WS-F6700-CFC/DFC WS-X6748-SFP/WS-F6700-CFC/DFC

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series BIOS 3.19.0 (and later

Kickstart 4.2(4) (and later

System 4.2(4) (and later

CMP BIOS 02.01.05 (and later

CMP Image 4.2(1) (and later

)

48 1 Gb module (copper) N7K-M148GT-11

32 10 Gb module (optical) N7K-M132XP-12 (only 8 supported running simultaneously due to 4 to 1

)

oversubscription)

)

N7K-M108x2

48 port 10 Gb/1 Gb module (optical) N7K-F248XP-25E

24 port 10 Gb module (optical) N7K-M224XP-23L

48 port 1 Gb copper N25-C2248TP-E-1GE

Dell Networking (ISIS | 5500 and

S25N FTOS 8.3.1.1 (and later

) 24 1 Gb (RJ-45),

two slots for 10 Gb XFP modules (XFP/LC)

ISIS | 2500 only)

Dell Networking S60 FTOS 8.3.3.4 (and later

) 48 1 Gb (RJ-45),

two slots for modules, two 10 Gb SFP+ ports per module (SFP+/LC)

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions (Continued)

Description and Approved Blades

Manufacturer Model Firmware/IOS

Dell Networking S4810 FTOS 8.3.7.0 (and latera) 48 dual-speed 1/10 Gb (SFP+)

(four 40 Gb QSFP+ uplinks, not supported in the Avid Environment)

Arista Networks 7048T Software image 4.8.6 (and later

) 48 1 Gb (RJ-45),

four 10 Gb (SFP+)

Brocade/Foundry FESX624 Firmware v07.2.02aT3e3 (and

later

)

24 1 Gb (RJ-45), 4 1 Gb (SFP), 2 10 Gb (XFP/LC)

Brocade/Foundry SuperX

This switch require Queue Depth changes.

fi-sx4-12-combo-port-management-module fi-sx4-24-port-gig-copper-module fi-sx4-24-port-gig-fiber-module fi-sx4-2-port-10g-module

Brocade/Foundry RX RX-BI-MR Management Module

RX-BI-SFM3 Fabric Module RX-BI-24C RX-BI24F RX-BI-4XG

Brocade/Foundry (Obsolete)

FESX424 Firmware v02.3.01T3e3

Boot ROM v02.3.01Te6 (and

)

later

24 1 Gb (RJ-45), 4 1 Gb (SFP), 2 10 Gb (XFP/LC)

Brocade/Foundry MLXe Boot: Version 5.1.0T175

Monitor: Version 5.1.0T175 IronWare: Version 5.1.0bT177

a. Later firmware/IOS version should be acceptable but are not tested by Avid.

Chassis: MLXe

NI-MLX-MR Management Module

NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module

NI-MLX-1Gx20-GC 20-port 10/100/1000 Copper Module

BR-MLX-1GFx24-X 24-port 1GbE SPF Module

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Default Switch Passwords

It should also be noted that the following default passwords exist in order for one to access enable mode on the switches. The following table lists the passwords for each vendor.

Manufacturer Model Password Comment

Cisco 4900M

4948E; 4948-10GE

Dell Networking S25

S60 S4810

Foundry/Brocade FESX624

FESX424

Not Set by Default To get into enable mode in a Telnet session,

create an enable password on the serial connection in Global Configure Mode by using the “Enable Secret” command.

User: avid Password: avid

Not Set by Default Press Enter to access enable mode.

The S25 switch is only supported with ISIS | 5500 environment.

The S4810 switch is supported only with ISIS | 7500 in dual Management Domains in an External Switch configuration.

Redundant Switch Configurations

The following table provides redundant switch configuration examples by ISIS VLAN.

Command VLAN 10 VLAN 20

Cisco HSRP

Switch 1

ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0

standby ip 192.168.10.4 standby priority 95 standby preempt

ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0

standby ip 192.168.20.4 standby priority 90

Cisco HSRP

Switch 2

Cisco GLBP

Switch 1

ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0

standby ip 192.168.10.4 standby priority 90

ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0

glbp 110 ip 192.168.10.4

glbp 110 preempt

ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0

standby ip 192.168.20.4 standby priority 95 standby preempt

ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0

glbp 120 ip 192.168.20.4

glbp 120 priority 90

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Command VLAN 10 VLAN 20

Cisco GLBP

Switch 2

Foundry/Brocade VRRPE

Switch 1

Foundry/Brocade VRRPE

Switch 2

a. Foundry/Brocade VRRPE must also specify the following Global Configuration: router vrrp-extended.

ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0

glbp 110 ip 192.168.10.4

glbp 110 priority 90

ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0

ip vrrp-extended vrid 10 backup priority 120 advertise backup ip-address 192.168.10.4

ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0

ip vrrp-extended vrid 10 backup priority 110 advertise backup ip-address 192.168.10.4

ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0

glbp 120 ip 192.168.20.4

glbp 120 preempt

ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0

ip vrrp-extended vrid 20 backup priority 110 advertise backup ip-address 192.168.20.4

ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0

ip vrrp-extended vrid 20 backup priority 120 advertise backup ip-address 192.168.20.4

Switch Vendor Commands

The following table provides a few command similarities and differences between vendors.

Command Dell Networking Cisco Foundry/Brocade

Entering Enable Mode

en en en

Entering Global Config Mode

Enabling IP Routing ip routing ip routing Automatic if more than one router

Changing IP addresses

conf t conf t conf t

interface is defined

New IP address automatically replaces old

You must remove the old IP address first using the “no ip address” command

Sample Switch Configurations

Avid includes switch configuration files outlined in “Sample Switch Topologies” on page 104. You can load and modify one of the configurations provided in the software kit to create a switch configuration file compatible with your environment. These configurations can be applied using

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

the procedures outlined in this document or by vendor. Some configuration files provided in the ISIS software kit have a provision for one port to connect to the house network for Zone 4 support.

The following table provides information on the available ports and connections.

Model Rack Units 1 Gb Ports 10 Gb Ports Mgmt. Ports Comments

Cisco Catalyst 4900M

Cisco Catalyst 4948E

Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE

Dell Networking S4810

2 Up to 40 RJ-45 8 x X2 (SC)

Base

Up to 8 x X2 uncontended 1:1

Up to 16 x X2 contended 2:1 (cannot connect 2:1 ports to ISIS

1 48 RJ-45 2 SFP+ (LC) 2 RJ-45

1 48 RJ-45 2 X2 (SC) 2 RJ-45

1 48 RJ-45 48 SFP+ (LC) Custom RJ-45 Avid Supports both SR (850

2 RJ-45 (one serial, one Ethernet)

(one serial, one Ethernet)

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports.

Ethernet Mgmt. Port used in Rommon mode only.

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports.

The 4 optical ports can be used independently as 10 Gb or 1 Gb with SFP+ or SFP respectively, The connector physical presentation is LC

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports.

nm) and LR (1310 nm) SFP+ in 10 Gb ports. The four QSFP+ uplinks are not used.

ISIS | 7500 only

supports this switch as an External Expansion Switch.

Dell Networking S25

Dell Networking S60

1 ??? ??? ??? ???

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Model Rack Units 1 Gb Ports 10 Gb Ports Mgmt. Ports Comments

Foundry/Brocade FESX624

Foundry/Brocade FESX424 2XG

2 24 RJ-45

4 SFP (LC)

2 24 RJ-45

4 SFP (LC)

ISIS | 7500 External Switches

ISIS v2.4 introduced support for expanding the number of Engines in an ISIS | 7500 configuration from a maximum of 12 Engines up to 24 Engines. This is accomplished by combining two ISIS stacks (referred to as Management Domains) under one ISIS file system. When building an ISIS that is greater than 12 Engines, two External Expansion Switches (EXS) are needed, one EXS per VLAN that interconnects each Management Domain.

The two stacks are interconnected via 10 Gb links (link aggregation) to the EXS switch. Each 10 Gb link can provide 600 MB/s of bandwidth full duplex. This is the maximum bandwidth an ISS can support.

2 XFP (LC) 1 DB-9 serial Avid Supports SR (850 nm)

and LR (1310 nm) XFPs in 10 Gb ports.

Optical 1 Gb SFP Ports 1F – 4F can be used in place of RJ-45 Ports 1 – 4.

2 XFP (LC) 1 DB-9 serial Avid Supports SR (850 nm)

and LR (1310 nm) XFPs in 10 Gb ports.

Optical 1 Gb SFP Ports 1F – 4F can be used in place of RJ-45 Ports 1 – 4.

Up to eight EXS 10 Gb aggregated links (configured as two, four member aggregated links) are supported between the switch and ISIS | 7500 Management Domain.

If you plan to utilize 600 MB/sec of bandwidth on the links to the EXS then you should not use any 1 Gb connections as uplinks as you would exceed per switch bandwidth. You should plan your client bandwidth allocation carefully so as to not oversubscribe a segment of the network.

Each EXS is configured with 2 X 4 port groups of aggregated 10 Gb links. Each group connects to a VLAN on one of the Management Domains. For the sample configurations the first 8 ports of the switch are used to build the 2 X 4 port groups. The following two switches are qualified as EXS.

• Dell Networking S4810: the interface ports are TenGigabitEthernet 0/0 through 0/7

• Cisco 4900M: the interface ports are TenGigabitEthernet 1/1 through 1/8

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Each stack, regardless of the number of Engines, is configured into two subnets. The following illustration shows the division, and the 10 Gb Link Aggregation used to link the two Management Domains. You can connect the right and left VLANs to the Zone 2 switch using either the 10 Gb ports on the Engine or EXS switch as shown as Option 1 and Option 2 (respectively) in the illustration.

Two Stack Configuration — Example

4 x 10 Gb

Right side (default subnet 200)

Left side (default subnet 100)

(Option 1) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch

10 Gb connection to house network

(Option 2) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch

System Directors

External 10 Gb Ethernet switch

(Option 2) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch

10 Gb connection to house network

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Switch Redundancy

The ISIS | 7500 switch Configuration E file (found in the ISIS software kit), outlines the redundant APN switch configuration, see highly recommended and common configuration in an ISIS environment. In this configuration VRRP, VRRP-E, HSRP or GLBP (depending on the switch vendor and firmware version) is used between the redundant ISIS VLANs, while a routing protocol like RIP or OSPF is used on the uplink to the “House” network. For specific configuration examples by protocol see

Switch Configurations” on page 15

For the Foundry/Brocade based configurations, Avid has only tested VRRP-E. For the Cisco based configurations HSRP and GLBP have been tested. For Cisco, Avid has found GLBP to be the best performer. However, GLBP is not offered in all switch models and is not retested in every release; therefore, HSRP may be the only option.

Avid has only tested OSPF between the APN and House Uplink. It was found to provide the fastest repair time when failures were introduced into the network. Recovery times vary depending on the type and size of your network.

“Configuration E (ISIS | 7500)” on page 110. This is a

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations

Switch Redundancy

“Redundant

All clients in the shared storage network are classified by zones, depending on how they connect to the network. The following list defines the ISIS clients in each network layer by their zone classification. Zone terminology does not apply other clients such as Interplay Central.

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

subnet.

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

• Zone 2 Client — Connected to ISIS VLANs via 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 a 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 which 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.

The following four examples show different types of Avid ISIS | 7500 configurations.

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations

Zone 1

Chassis interconnect

10 Gb ethernet

Engine

Intel Pro 1000 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

ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect)

Any client that is connected directly to an ISIS is considered a Zone 1 or direct connected client. Each Integrated Switch Blade (labeled ISS2000) 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, including any ports that are to be used by the System Director(s). The total number of 1 Gb ports in Zone 1 is based on the number of Engines and System Directors in the configuration.

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 via both ISS modules using a 1 Gb port.

Avid ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 Network Configuration

ISIS | 7500 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect)

There is support for external switches connected through the 10 Gb port on each ISS. Clients that are connected to an external switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients and have a layer 2 relationship connection to ISIS. For a list of supported switches, see the

Approved ISIS Switches” on page 8

“Qualified and

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations

Chassis interconnect

Engine

Zone 1

Zone 2

System Director

Intel Pro 1000 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

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 Zone 2 Network Configuration

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.

Client count can be scaled according to the number of switches and available switch ports.

ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Client Configuration

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.

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations

Zone 1

Zone 2

Intel Pro 1000 PT board

Client systems

in Zone 2

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

10 Gb Ethernet

Intel Pro 1000 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 illustration shows two System Directors that connect to the Engine via two separate Zone 1 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 of the System Director fails.

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

Although it is not shown in the previous diagram, to ensure high availability, whenever possible,

the System Directors should be connected to two different subnets through two different Engines.

ISIS | 7500 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration

A Zone 3 (indirect connect) configuration consist 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 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).

ISIS | 7500 Network Zone Configurations

Zone 4

Zone 3

Zone 3 client routed VLAN 30

Zone 4 clients

corporate network

Zone 1

Client systems

in Zone 1

Chassis interconnect

ISS VLAN 10

Engine

System Director

connections

1 Gb Ethernet

Zone 2

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

1 Gb Ethernet

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)

VLAN 10 VLAN 20

VLAN 30

Zone 3 layer 3 switch

House switch

ISS VLAN 20

ISS VLAN 10 ISS VLAN 20

The house switch should have 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 via both ISS modules using a 1 Gb Zone 1 port.

Avid ISIS | 7500 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Network Configuration

ISIS | 5500 Network Zone Configurations

Client Connection Speed to ISIS | 7500

The ISS in the ISIS | 7500 Engine supports any combination of 1 Gb UTP and 10 Gb optical clients (Zone 1). The ISS does not negotiate at any rate below 1 Gb. Zone 2 and Zone 3 also support 1 Gb and 10 Gb client connections.

ISIS | 7500 Link Aggregation Support

A link aggregation configuration from the ISS ports to the qualified or approved Avid Production Network switch supports Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 clients.

ISIS | 5500 Network Zone Configurations

The Avid workgroup uses an Avid ISIS to provide clients access to Avid ISIS workspaces (shared folders) over a 1 Gb Ethernet network (see

with One or Two Switches” on page 29 Storage” on page 30

multiple Ethernet clients. The following sections define the ISIS clients in each network layer by their zone classification. Zone terminology does not apply other clients such as Interplay Central.

). You can have several workgroups at your site, each accommodating

and “Avid ISIS | 5500 Infrastructure — with Optional

“Avid ISIS | 5500 Infrastructure — Clients

When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS | 5500 environment, you must enable flowcontrol RX

on the 10 Gb ports in the ISIS | 5500 switches, see “Turning on Flow Control in the Dell

Networking S25 Switch” on page 71.

ISIS | 5500 Switch Consideration

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

• Up to four clients can connect directly into the Intel Pro network ports (1, 3, 4, and 6) on the rear of the System Director (see

on page 27

• Up to eight clients can connect directly to a single Engine configuration when using the built-in Intel Pro network ports and when the optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter is installed (ports 8, 9, 10, and 11).

• 10 Gb clients connect into a 10 Gb port on a qualified switch or can connect directly into the ISIS | 5500 System Director 10 Gb port on a switch-less configuration. You can have one 10 Gb client per ISIS | 5500 Engine. For example, in a six Engine configuration you can have six 10 Gb clients.).

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ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect)

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ISIS | 7500 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Client Configuration

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