Pinnacle Systems ISIS Client Manager - 5.0 Installation Manual

Avid® ISIS® Client Manager

Installation and User’s Guide

Version 5.0

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Avid ISIS Client Manager Installation and User’s Guide • Created 8/21/15 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for purchase in printed form.

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Symbols and Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Chapter 1 Avid ISIS Client Manager Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Network Adapter and Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Intel PRO/1000 Network Adapter and Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Loading or Updating the Intel PRO Driver on Windows Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dual Port Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter and Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the Myricom Network Adapter on Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the Myricom Network Adapter on Macintosh Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Updating the Myricom Driver on Macintosh Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Changing the Myricom Network Adapter Settings on Macintosh Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Loading Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Configuring Network Profiles and Firewalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Configuring Windows Network Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Macintosh Support and Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fast User Switching Not Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to the ISIS Shared Storage Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Client Manager Tray Icon (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Opening the ISIS Management Console from the Client Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Avid ISIS Client Network Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Switched Media Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Routed Media Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adding a Remote Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the Client Manager Display Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting Client Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Enabling the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring the Client Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Windows Client Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Configuring Macintosh Client Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

10 Gb Network Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuring 10 Gb Client Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

10 Gb Client Resolution Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 2 Using Avid ISIS Client Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Client Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Client Manager Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ISIS Connection Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a Client to an ISIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Configuring Workspace Mount Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Workspace Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Retrieving Workspace Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Sorting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Filtering the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Accessing the Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Bandwidth Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enabling Bandwidth Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Creating or Releasing Bandwidth Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Clearing Cached Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Managing Logs and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 3 Avid PathDiag Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Starting Avid PathDiag Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

PathDiag Tool Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting Up a Standard Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting Up a Custom Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting Up a Network Connectivity Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Starting and Stopping the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 4 ISIS Log Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Running the ISIS Log Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing the Log Utility Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter A Network Adapter Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

1 Gb Network Adapter Settings for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

1 Gb Network Settings for Macintosh Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter Settings on Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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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 editing workstations. This user’s guide describes how to connect your client system to the media network, mount workspaces, and configure your system for best performance.

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows systems.The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows system, but the information applies to both Windows and Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows and Mac OS X screen shots are shown.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system might not contain

certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Who Should Use This Guide

This user’s guide is intended for users who need to access workspaces on the Avid ISIS shared storage network. You should have a basic understanding of how to use and manage the Windows operating system or the Mac OS X systems, and you should be familiar with basic workgroup and network concepts.

and Mac OS® X operating

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1 Avid ISIS Client Manager Installation

Before installing the Avid ISIS Client software, make sure you have the appropriate network adapter and driver installed, and adjust any settings. See the Avid ISIS ReadMe for details. For the correct network adapter slot locations for client systems qualified with Avid ISIS, see the

Configurations

Knowledge Base article, and select the platform you have or are considering.

Network Adapter and Driver Installation

Most Windows® editing clients require the 1 Gb Intel® Pro/1000 PT or PF Ethernet network adapter to connect to the Avid ISIS system, even if the clients are connected to an external switch.

Intel PRO/1000 Network Adapter and Driver Installation

The Intel PRO/1000 Ethernet network adapters are recommended for most Windows editing systems that connect to the Avid ISIS system. The Intel PRO/1000 PT and Intel i350 T2 are copper interfaces and the Intel PRO/1000 PF is an optical interface. Depending on the Intel network adapter used in your system, load the appropriate driver from the appropriate folder. The Intel drivers qualified in this release are included in the

Client\Intel_Pro1000\

folder. Check your driver version in the Windows Control Panel.

folder in the Avid ISIS software installer kit. Install the newest qualified driver in the

Avid Configuration Guidelines and Slot

\Drivers\ISIS

For the latest supported Ethernet network adapters and driver versions, see the Avid ISIS ReadMe that

corresponds with your software release.

Loading or Updating the Intel PRO Driver on Windows Clients

To load the Intel PRO driver on a Windows client:

1. After you install the Intel PRO/1000 network adapter and restart your system, you might receive a Hardware Wizard message about looking for the Intel PRO/1000 driver. Cancel the message.

2. Copy the file titled

\Drivers\ISIS Client\Intel_Pro1000\

3. Double-click the .exe file to expand the compressed file and run the installer.

4. Accept the default settings to install the driver.

The default Intel transmit and receive descriptors are set to 256; however, the Avid ISIS client software sets the

transmit and receive descriptors to 1024. For more information, see “Modifying the 1 Gb PRO/1000 Network

Adapter Settings (Windows)” on page 50.

5. Continue with setting the IP address; see “Configuring the Client Network Properties” on page 18.

Intel_xx.x

driver to your client system; found on the Avid ISIS software kit in the

folder.

Dual Port Network Connections

Dual 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet connections allow you to use a dual-attached client for redundancy and performance enhancements. Dual connected 1 GbE or 10 GbE clients can be on the same subnet for redundancy.

The dual port Intel PRO network adapter is supported with Windows clients and the built-in dual Ethernet ports are supported with Macintosh clients. Each port is configured separately.

When using a dual port configuration, make sure both ports are enabled in the ISIS Client Manager Network Interface Settings and the network properties (see “Enabling the Network Interface” on page 17

the Client Network Properties” on page 18

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter and Driver

The Myricom® 10 Gb Ethernet adapter is qualified on Windows and Mac OSX operating systems for Avid editing ultra high resolution clients (UHRC). These 10 Gb clients connect to the 10 Gb port of the switch.

For 10 Gb clients, use the Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences.

Installing the Myricom Network Adapter on Windows Clients

See the Avid ISIS ReadMe for the latest Myricom driver information. Copy the installer to your Avid editing client and use the following information to set up the Myricom 10 Gb network adapter. The Myricom driver is in the

\Drivers\ISIS Client\Myricom\

The driver installer functions the same whether you are installing the Myricom driver for the first time or

upgrading an existing Myricom driver. If you are upgrading your Myricom driver start with step 3.

folder of the ISIS software kit.

Network Adapter and Driver Installation

and “Configuring

To install the Myricom network adapter and driver in Windows clients:

1. Shut down the Avid editing system.

2. Install the Myricom network adapter in the appropriate slot.

For slot information, see the

3. Copy the Myricom driver from the Avid ISIS software kit to the Windows 10 Gb client.

The Myricom driver is in the

4. Double-click the

The installer functions the same whether you are installing the Myricom driver for the first time or upgrading an existing Myricom driver.

5. Install the Avid ISIS client software.

6. Restart the client after the installation is complete.

7. Start the Avid ISIS client software and select the following UHRC requirements:

- Select the Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences.

- Mount a workspace.

Installing the Myricom Network Adapter on Macintosh Clients

The Avid ISIS software is available on the Avid ISIS Software kit. Load the files on your Avid editing client and use the following information to set up the Myricom 10 Gb network adapter.

.msi

Avid Configuration Guidelines and Slot Configurations.

\Drivers\ISIS Client\Myricom\

installer and follow the on-screen instructions, accepting the default settings.

folder.

To install the Myricom network adapter in Macintosh clients:

1. Shut down the Avid editing system.

2. Install the Myricom network adapter in the appropriate slot. For slot information, search the Avid Knowledge Base for

3. Double-click the appropriate

System Configuration Guidelines and Slot Configurations.

Myri10GE-xx.dmg

file to mount the file.

Network Adapter and Driver Installation

The Avid ISIS software kit includes different drivers for different Mac OS X versions, in the

Client/Myricom/

folder.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

4. Double-click the installer package to run the installer.

5. Install the Myricom driver following the default prompts.

6. See “Changing the Myricom Network Adapter Settings on Macintosh Clients” on page 6

7. Install the Avid ISIS client software; see

“Loading Client Software” on page 8.

8. Restart the client to finish the installation.

9. Start the Avid ISIS client software and select Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences.

Updating the Myricom Driver on Macintosh Clients

To install the Myricom driver on Macintosh clients:

1. Copy the The file is located in the following location:

2. Double-click the

Myri10GE-xx.dmg

file from the Avid ISIS software installer kit to your 10 Gb Macintosh client.

Tools_3rdParty\Drivers_and_Firmware\Myricom\Mac\

file to mount the file.

3. Double-click the installer package to run the installer.

4. Install Myricom driver following the default prompts.

Drivers/ISIS

folder.

5. Continue with

“Changing the Myricom Network Adapter Settings on Macintosh Clients” on page 6.

6. Start the Avid ISIS client software and select Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences.

Changing the Myricom Network Adapter Settings on Macintosh Clients

The Myricom 10 Gb network adapter requires you to change some settings.

To configure the Myricom network adapter in Macintosh clients:

1. On your Macintosh 10 Gb client, click Apple, System Preferences.

2. In the Internet & Wireless section, click Network.

3. In the left pane, select the Myricom entry and click Advanced.

Network Adapter and Driver Installation

4. Click the Ethernet tab (depending on your Mac OS, this might be the Hardware tab).

5. Select the following settings.

Myricom 10 Gb Network Settings

Option Setting

Configure Manually

Speed Autoselect

Duplex Full - Duplex, Flow-Control

MTU Standard (1500)

6. Click OK.

After changing the Myricom adapter settings, restart your client system.

Client Software Installation

To install the ISIS client software on your system you must have a user account with Administrator privileges.

Loading Client Software

You can load the Client software from the Management Console or the Avid ISIS Installer kit.

To use the ISIS Management Console, you need the latest Adobe® Flash® Player installed on your system. If you

encounter problems with the ISIS Management Console display, you might have an outdated version or multiple versions of the Flash Player installed. Uninstall any previous versions of Flash Player and install the Flash Player included on the Installers page of the Avid ISIS Management Console, or download and install the Flash Player from adobe.com if a newer version is available.

On Windows systems, make sure to install the latest Windows critical updates.

To install the Windows client software:

1. Log into your Windows client system as a user with Administrative privileges.

Client Software Installation

2. Copy the Windows client installer file (named similar to your Windows client system from either:

t The

t The Management Console, Installers page

3. Double-click the

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. Update the Intel Pro driver on your client system; see

Windows Clients” on page 4

6. Repeat this procedure on each Avid ISIS Windows client.

You can manually copy the client installer to a USB flash drive and use it to install the client software on multiple

Windows clients.

To install the Macintosh client software:

1. On each Macintosh client, copy and save the Macintosh client system from either:

t The

t The Management Console, Installers page

2. Double-click the

3. Double-click the

\AvidISISClientInstallers

AvidISISClient_Win64_5.0.0.nnnnn.msi

\AvidISISClientInstallers

AvidISISClient_MacOSX_5.0.0.nnnnn.dmg

AvidISISClient.mpkg

folder in the software kit

AvidISISClient_MacOSX_5.0.0.nnnnn.dmg

folder in the software kit

file to run the installer.

AvidISISClient_Win64_5.0.0.nnnnn.msi

file.

“Loading or Updating the Intel PRO Driver on

file.

) to

file to your

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Configuring Network Profiles and Firewalls

When enabled, some Firewall settings on Avid ISIS clients prevent you from connecting to the Avid ISIS environment. The following sections describe where the network profiles settings are located in the Client Manager software.

If you are not sure which Firewall profile to use with Windows clients, enable all three Profiles under Windows

Firewall settings. This ensures that the ISIS clients work in all Firewall configurations.

Configuring Windows Network Profiles

Network profiles are used by Windows operating systems to distinguish between Public, Private, and Domain network connections. Because each network profile uses its own security settings, you must configure the Client Manager settings so that the appropriate ports are opened for each applicable network profile on your system.

You only need to configure Client Manager settings for the network profiles that are connected to your ISIS

system. If you are unsure which network connections are used with your ISIS system, see your network administrator.

To configure the Client Manager settings for Windows network profiles:

1. Verify which network connection profile(s) are used to connect to your ISIS system by doing the following:

a. Click Start, Control Panel.

The Windows Control Panel opens.

b. Click “Network and Internet.”

The Network and Internet window opens.

Configuring Network Profiles and Firewalls

c. Click “Network and Sharing Center.”

The Network and Sharing Center window opens.

The Network and Sharing Center window lists the network connections present on your system and which of the possible network profiles has been applied to them:

- Domain network

- Public network

- Private network

2. Open the Client Manager. (For help, see

3. Click the General Preferences button in the Client Manager window.

The General Preferences dialog box opens.

“Avid ISIS Client Manager Installation” on page 4.)

4. In the Profiles section, click the checkbox next to each applicable network profile type to enable firewall configuration.

Enable firewall configuration only for the network profiles that are connected to your ISIS system.

5. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

Macintosh Support and Firewall

You can use any of the onboard Ethernet ports on the Macintosh system to connect to the media network. For a list of supported Macintosh systems, see the Avid ISIS ReadMe.

See the documentation provided with your Macintosh system for the exact location of the Ethernet port.

Some Firewall settings on Macintosh clients prevent you from connecting to the Avid ISIS environment when enabled. You might receive an error message informing you that no System Directors were found and that the problem might be the Firewall settings.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

The Client Manager software automatically checks for System Directors on the Avid ISIS shared storage network. You can configure the Client Manager software to reconnect automatically to ISIS systems when you restart your system.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

If your client is connected to the ISIS through a switched or routed media network, see

on page 15

For information on Avid ISIS client network descriptions, see

page 13

Fast User Switching Not Supported

Fast User Switching is a Windows feature that allows multiple user accounts to log on to a computer simultaneously. Fast User Switching is enabled by default in Windows computers. The Fast User Switching feature and multiple concurrent logged on user modes are not supported in the Avid ISIS environment. The ISIS software does not distinguish the different drive letters mapped to the same workspaces on the same computer. Conflicts appear in the following scenarios:

• When one user maps a drive letter to one workspace and another user maps the same drive letter to a different workspace

• When one user maps a workspace to one drive letter, and another user maps a different drive letter for the same workspace.

Connecting to the ISIS Shared Storage Network

If your system is connected to an Avid ISIS shared storage network, you can use the Client Manager to mount a workspace before you begin your work session.

“Adding a Remote Host”

“Avid ISIS Client Network Descriptions” on

To connect to the Avid ISIS network:

1. Do one of the following:

t (Windows) If the Client Manager icon is not available in the Windows taskbar, select Start, All Programs,

Avid, ISIS Client, ISIS Client Manager.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

t (Windows) Click the Client Manager icon in the Windows taskbar.

t (Windows) Right-click the Client Manager icon and select Avid ISIS Client Manager.

2. Select the System Director you want to connect to from the Systems list.

If this is the first time connecting, identify your System Director; see “Adding a Remote Host” on page 15

3. Connect by doing one of the following:

t Click the Connect button.

t Right-click the System Director name and select Connect.

4. Log in by doing one of the following:

t (Windows) Type your account name in the Username text box, and type your password in the Password

text box.

t (Windows) If your ISIS system is configured to use the Windows user name and password for your local

system, select OS Login. By default, the Username and Password text boxes are inactive when you select this option.

5. Click Connect.

When the connection is successful, the Change Password and Launch Management Console buttons become active.

6. (Option) If you used the OS Login option, and you want to connect to the network automatically every time

you start your system, select the Auto Connect box.

Client Manager Tray Icon (Windows)

When the Client Manager is running, an icon appears in the system tray. The tray icon color indicates the client connection status:

Icon Status

Client Manager is running, but there are no active ISIS connections.

Client is connected to one or more ISIS systems, but there are no mounted workspaces.

Client is connected to one or more ISIS systems, and there are one or more mounted workspaces.

Indicates a connection error.

If you hover the mouse cursor over the tray icon, a tooltip containing additional information appears:

Changing Your Password

You can use the Client Manager to change the password you use to log on to your Avid ISIS user account.

If your user name and password are different for your client system and your Avid ISIS account, your system

cannot automatically reconnect to the media network when you restart your system.

To change your Avid ISIS account password:

1. Open the Client Manager (see “Connecting to the ISIS Shared Storage Network” on page 10).

2. Log into the ISIS system for which you want to change your password.

3. Click Change Password.

The Change Password dialog opens.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

4. Type your existing password in the Old Password text box.

5. Type your new password in the New Password text box.

The Client Manager supports only ASCII characters in user passwords.

6. For confirmation, type the password again in the Confirm New Password text box.

7. Click the green check mark to apply the changes or click the red X to close the dialog box without any

changes.

Opening the ISIS Management Console from the Client Manager

You can open the ISIS Management Console from the Client Manager window after you have connected to an ISIS system. From the Management Console login screen you can access the complete Management Console documentation using the Help link.

To open the ISIS Management Console:

t Select one or more systems in the Systems section of the Client Manager window and click the Management

Console button.

Your default web browser opens to the ISIS Management Console login window.

The ISIS Management Console display might differ according to your user account’s access privileges.

Avid ISIS Client Network Descriptions

All clients in the media network are classified depending on how they connect to the network. The following list describes each network layer:

• Directly connected to the ISIS 1000 — Not supported.

• Switched Media Network — Not routed. Switched (L2) media network consisting of Avid ISIS qualified switches deployed in a supported topology.

• Routed Media Network — Routed (L3) media network consisting of Avid ISIS qualified switches deployed in a supported topology.

• Non-media Optimized Network — Any network that consists of switches (L2 or L3) or routers that are not specifically qualified for Avid ISIS.

Switched Media Network Configuration

A switched media network configuration consists of a group of clients connected to an Ethernet switch with a 10 Gb port connected to the ISIS 1000 Engine. Each client connects to the switch using single or dual 1 Gb or 10 Gb connections.

Switched Media Network Configuration

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

Callout Description

1 Clients connected by 1 Gb or 10 Gb to the switch

2 Avid-approved Layer 2 switch with 1 or 10 Gb ports to the clients and a 10 Gb port for the Engine

3 Switch connected to Engine with 10 Gb

4 ISIS Engine

5VLAN

Routed Media Network Configuration

A routed media network 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 (one hop) and load-balanced across VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio).

Avid Switched and Routed Network Configuration

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

Callout Description

1 Layer 3 Routed/Switched Network

2 Corporate network clients (1 Gb connections)

3 House (corporate) switch (not Avid-approved)

4 Routed media network

5 Avid-approved Layer 3 switch with multiple VLANs

6 Clients

7 Avid-approved Layer 2 switch with 1 Gb or 10 Gb ports for clients, and 10 Gb ports for the Engines

8 ISIS Engines

9 Clients connected by 1 Gb or 10 Gb to switch

Callout Description

10 VLAN

Adding a Remote Host

If your client is not on the same subnet as the ISIS shared storage network, you need to add the name of your System Director in order for the Client Manager to discover and connect to it. If you do not use a DNS server in your environment, use the IP address of the System Director.

Clients on the same subnet as the ISIS System Director automatically list the System Director in the toolbar of the

Client Manager window.

To add a remote host:

1. Open the Client Manager.

2. Click Remote Host Settings.

The Remote Hosts dialog box opens.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

3. In the text box, type the server name or IP address of the Avid ISIS System Director to which you want to

connect.

4. Click Add.

The Input dialog box opens.

5. Click Add.

The Client Manager user interface can take up to 30 seconds to display changes made in the Remote Host

Settings.

6. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

To remove a System Director from the Remote Hosts list:

t Select the System Director name and click Remove.

To remove all System Director names from the Remote Hosts list:

t Click Clear.

Setting the Client Manager Display Properties

Display properties in the Client Manager control how the application displays information on your local system.

To set Client Manager display properties:

1. Open the Client Manager.

2. Click the General Preference Settings button from the toolbar of the Client Manager window.

3. In the General area, select the appropriate options:

Option Description

Start Client Manager Hidden (Windows) Allows the Client Manager to run hidden and accessible from the Client

Manager icon in the taskbar. Uncheck this option to open the Client Manager each time you start your system.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

Use UNC (Letterless) Drive Mappings

Enable Automatic Refresh (enabled by default)

Enable Bandwidth Columns Displays the bandwidth buttons and columns in the Client Manager. Also enables some

Display Bandwidth in Bits Per Second

Measure Free Space In Displays the amount of available space in your workspace either in gigabytes (GB) or in

Client Type Selects a client type. For more information, see

Windows Firewall (Windows) Enables the firewall profile configurations used in your ISIS shared storage

4. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

Setting Client Types

Set your client type to match your network path capability:

(Windows) Use UNC paths to map workspaces instead of drive letters

Automatically refreshes the data in the Systems and Workspace panels for both Windows and Macintosh clients

additional buttons, including the “Display Bandwidth in Bits Per Second” option.

When disabled (default), displays bandwidth in bytes per second. When enabled, displays bandwidth in bits per second.

the total length of stored media (hours:minutes:seconds) at a selected resolution

“Setting Client Types” on page 16.

network: domain network, public network, or private network

Resolution Setting Use with:

Low resolution Any client connected to a network of unknown Quality of Service (QoS), and working

with very low resolution files (for example, 800Kb/s and 2Mb/s proxy outside the Avid Production Network)

Medium resolution (default) All non-real time applications and real-time editors using compressed SD resolutions and

lower that are in the Avid Production Network

Use Ultra high resolution wherever 2 x 1 Gb or higher is necessary.

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

Resolution Setting Use with:

High resolution DNxHR®, DNxHD and uncompressed Standard Definition (SD) resolutions being used

with a realtime editor

Avid editing systems using Avid DNxHD and DNxHR resolutions like DNxHD 145/120, DNxHR or DV50/IMX-50, or uncompressed Standard Definition

Ultra high resolution Clients with dual 1 Gb connections, or a single or dual 10 Gb connection using the

highest resolutions (DNxHD, DNxHR, and uncompressed SD) on a realtime editor

Avid editing systems with 10 Gb Ethernet connections supporting clients editing in Uncompressed HD, 2K, UHD, 4K, and multiple DNxHR, DNxHD/SD stream counts

To set a client type:

1. Open the Client Manager.

2. Click the General Preference Settings button from the toolbar of the Client Manager window.

The General Preferences dialog box opens.

3. In the General area, click the Client Type menu, and select the appropriate client type:

t Low Resolution

t Medium Resolution (default)

t High Resolution

t Ultra High Resolution

4. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

Enabling the Network Interface

Enable only the network interfaces involved with communicating with the ISIS system.

Configuring the Client Network Properties

To select the Network Interface:

1. Open the Client Manager.

2. Click the Network Interface Settings button from the toolbar of the Client Manager window.

The Network Interfaces dialog box opens.

3. Make sure your ISIS Ethernet network connection is selected.

4. Click the green check mark to apply the changes or click the red X to close the dialog box without any

changes.

Configuring the Client Network Properties

Before you can connect your clients to the Avid ISIS network, you must configure the network properties on each client.

If your Avid ISIS network includes a DHCP server, clients can automatically obtain IP addresses. You only need

to assign static IP addresses on your Ethernet clients if you do not have a DHCP server.

Windows Client Network Properties

To configure the Ethernet port on your Windows clients:

Configuring the Client Network Properties

1. Click Start and type

ncpa.cpl

in the Search text box.

2. Right-click the Local Area Connection and select Properties.

3. Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) option.

4. Click the Properties button. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box opens.

5. In the General tab, select the “Use the following IP address” option.

6. Type a unique IP address in the IP address text box, depending on your configuration. For help, ask your Avid

ISIS administrator.

7. Type the appropriate subnet mask in the Subnet mask text box.

8. (Optional) If connecting to a corporate network or outside the ISIS subnet, add the Default gateway and DNS

server addresses.

See your corporate administrator for the Default gateway and DNS server addresses.

9. Click OK to close each of the open dialog boxes and save the changes.

Configuring Macintosh Client Network Properties

To configure the Ethernet port on your Macintosh clients:

1. Click System Preferences in the Dock.

2. Click Network.

3. Select the Ethernet port in the left pane.

Configuring the Client Network Properties

4. In the right pane select Manually from the Configure IPv4 menu.

5. Type a unique IP address in the IP address text box, depending on your configuration. For help, ask your Avid

ISIS administrator.

6. Type the appropriate subnet mask in the Subnet Mask text box.

7. (Optional) If connecting to a corporate network or outside the ISIS subnet, add the Default gateway and DNS

server addresses.

See your corporate administrator for the Default gateway and DNS server addresses.

8. (Option) If this is a dual port configuration, repeat steps

3 through 7 to configure the second Intel PRO/1000

port.

9. Click Apply.

10 Gb Network Connections

Clients with 10 Gb network adapters can access the Avid ISIS 1000 through a 10 Gb port on a switch. For information on qualified switches, see the Avid ISIS ReadMe.

Configuring 10 Gb Client Connections

Some client configurations might require that the 10 Gb network adapter is the only active network interface available to ISIS. If this is the case, disable the other network interfaces, including the corporate uplink, in the Client Manager network preferences. Do not disable the NIC using the Windows OS.

Disabling a network card in the Client Manager Preferences makes the card unavailable only to Avid ISIS. It does

not affect the card’s functionality in the operating system or any other applications.

To ensure that the 10 Gb connection is the primary connection:

1. Start the Client Manager application.

2. Click the Network Interface Settings button from the toolbar of the Client Manager window.

3. Verify that the 10 Gb network adapter appears in the network interfaces list and that Enabled is selected.

The Network Interfaces dialog box opens.

Configuring the Client Network Properties

4. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

10 Gb Client Resolution Settings

Configure Avid ISIS editing clients that have a 10 Gb network adapter installed to use the Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences.

To select the resolution preference:

1. Click the General Preference Settings button from the toolbar of the Client Manager window.

The General Preferences dialog box opens.

Configuring the Client Network Properties

2. In the Client Type drop down, select “Ultra High Resolution.”

3. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

2 Using Avid ISIS Client Manager

Avid ISIS Client Manager allows your client to connect to the Avid ISIS shared storage network. When you install the Avid ISIS Client, the Client Manager runs in the background so you can mount and access your workspaces at any time, as well as manage your workspaces and bandwidth reservations. On Windows clients an icon appears in the System Tray in the lower right corner of your desktop. On Macintosh clients, an icon appears in the dock. When you open the application and log in, the Client Manager displays all available System Directors and all available workspaces.

The Client Manager allows users with the necessary account privileges to specify client bandwidth reservations, if any.

Client Manager Window

The following illustration describes the sections of the Client Manager window.

1 Client Manager Tool bar — change preferences or access help

2 Systems list — lists all available and connected ISIS systems

3 System bandwidth area — bandwidth settings (hidden by default), display setting is in the General Preference Setting

dialog window

4 Workspaces list — lists all workspaces available on connected ISIS systems

5 Workspaces details area — retrieves details about all available and/or mounted workspaces in the workspaces list

6 Messages area — Log of information, warnings and error messages

Client Manager Buttons

The following table describes the Client Manager buttons. You can also hold the cursor over the button and get a tool tip on the button function.

The visibility of these icons depends on other settings.

Button Location Function

Client Manager Buttons

Client Manager window toolbar

English Client Manager window

toolbar

Hides or displays the Systems pane

Hides or displays the Logs pane

Open the General Preference Settings dialog box

Open the Remote Hosts Settings dialog box

Open the Network Interfaces Settings dialog

Open the Advanced Settings dialog

Select the language displayed in the Client Manager window. The following languages are available.

• Arabic

• English

• French

•German

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

•Russian

• Simplified Chinese

•Spanish

Button Location Function (Continued)

Client Manager Buttons

Client Manager window toolbar

Open the Client Manager Help. Help is available in the language matching the language displayed.

Systems toolbar Connect to the selected ISIS systems

Systems toolbar Disconnect from the selected ISIS systems

Systems toolbar Open the Management Console for the selected systems

Systems toolbar and System Login dialog

Change password for the current user (in Systems toolbar) or indicates the field to enter a password (in the System Login dialog)

Systems toolbar Reserve Bandwidth on selected systems

Systems toolbar Configure Reserve Rate for selected systems

Systems toolbar Toggle Auto Reservation for selected systems

System Login dialog Represents a client user

System Login dialog Indicates that the client user has OS Login selected

System Login dialog Indicates that the client user has Auto Connect selected

Workspaces toolbar Mount Selected Workspaces

Workspaces toolbar Unmount Selected Workspaces

Workspaces toolbar Assign Mount Point to Selected Workspace

Workspaces toolbar Toggle Auto Mount Workspaces

Button Location Function (Continued)

Workspaces toolbar Retrieve Details for the mounted workspaces

Workspaces toolbar Retrieve Details for all workspaces

Logs toolbar Saves the messages displayed in the current Client Manager window, the default

location is:

• (Windows) C:\Program Files\Avid\ISIS Client

• (Macintosh) [Drive]:/Users/USERNAME

Client Manager logs are automatically saved even when the Save Log Message button is not clicked. Logs are saved in the following location:

• (Windows) C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Avid\ISIS ClientManager\Logs

• (Macintosh) [Drive]:/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Avid/ISISClientManager/Logs

ISIS Connection Tests

Advance settings and common in Client Manager windows

Common in Client Manager windows

ISIS Connection Tests

Before you begin using the Avid ISIS shared storage network, test the connection to your workspace to make sure communication between your client system and the media network is sufficient for the functionality needed by your system.

Clears the cache saved on the client system in the Advance Settings or clears the entry in dialog boxes

Adds a new entry in the dialog box (for example, adds a new host to the Remote Hosts list)

Deletes an item in the selected dialog box (for example, deletes a selected remote host)

Applies settings or changes made in the open dialog box

Closes the open dialog box. Any changes that were not applied revert back to the last saved settings.

Use the Avid PathDiag tool, which installs with your client software, to test the read/write throughput, or the rate that read and write operations are conducted between your client system and a mounted workspace.

For a complete guide to using the Avid PathDiag tool, see

“Avid PathDiag Tool” on page 36.

Alternatively, use the Avid Benchmark Utility, a diagnostic utility that allows you to validate ISIS clients by checking the connectivity between the Avid ISIS shared storage network and its clients. The Benchmark Agent is installed on all ISIS client systems when you install the ISIS client software. You can access the Benchmark Utility Guide by clicking the Help button in the Benchmark UI, or navigate to the guide here: C:\Program

Files\Avid\ISIS Client\Utilities\Benchmark Utility\Help\AvidBenchmarkUtilityGuide.pdf.

Connecting a Client to an ISIS System

Before you can mount your workspaces, you must connect your client system to the ISIS system storing those workspaces.

To connect your client to an ISIS system:

1. Open the Client Manager one of the following ways:

t (Windows) If the Client Manager icon is not available in the Windows taskbar, select Start, Programs,

Avid, ISIS Client, ISISClientManager.

t (Windows) Click the Client Manager icon in the Windows taskbar.

t (Windows) Right-click the Client Manager icon and select Avid ISIS Client Manager.

The ISIS Client Manager opens.

Connecting a Client to an ISIS System

2. (Option) If your ISIS client is connected to a routed media network, select the Remote Host (Avid ISIS system) the first time you log in. For more information see

The Client Manager user interface can take up to 30 seconds to display changes made in the Remote Host

Settings.

3. Select the ISIS system in the Systems panel.

4. Click the Connect button in the Systems panel.

“Adding a Remote Host” on page 15.

5. Log in using the Username and Password assigned to you by the Avid ISIS administrator. Do one of the following:

t (Windows) Type your account name in the Username text box, and type your password in the Password

text box.

t (Windows) If your ISIS system is configured to use the Windows user name and password for your local

system, select OS Login. By default, the Username and Password text boxes are inactive when you select this option.

(Optional — Windows) If you used the OS Login option, and you want to connect to the network automatically every time you start your system, select the Auto Connect checkbox.

t (Macintosh) Type your Avid ISIS account name in the Username text box, and type your password in the

Password text box.

When the connection is successful, workspaces you have been given access to are listed in the Workspaces list.

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces

Your Avid ISIS user account must have access to at least one workspace. For information on workspace access, see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces

When you have one or more workspaces mounted and the connection to the System Director is subsequently lost, a message appears in the Log pane of the Client Manager window. The Client Manager icon in the Taskbar changes color (for Windows systems).

The Client Manager then automatically attempts to reestablish the connection with the System Director. When successful, a log message informs you of the connection state.

To mount an Avid ISIS workspace on your system:

1. Open the Client Manager. (For help, see “Using Avid ISIS Client Manager” on page 23).

The Workspaces list opens. The Online field displays a green icon for Workspaces that are already mounted. You can filter the Workspaces list by Workspace name.

2. Do one of the following:

t Select a workspace and click the Mount button.

t Right-click a workspace and select Mount.

t Double-click the workspace.

t (Option) Right-click, and select “Assign Mount Point” from the menu.

Selecting this option will override the current drive mapping option settings for the selected workspace. For more

information on drive letter assignments, see “Configuring Workspace Mount Points” on page 30.

The Client Manager mounts the selected workspace on your client and the Online icon for the mounted workspace changes to green. (Windows) The Workspaces list displays the drive the workspace is mounted on. If you use letterless drive mappings, the Workspaces list displays “UNC path” next to the Online icon. On Mac OS X systems, it displays the path to the mount point.

If you manage your lettered or UNC workspace mounts outside of the Client Manager application (for example, using Map Network Drives on windows clients) you can create multiple mount points to the same workspace. Client Manager will display the multiple mounts properly.

3. (Option) To automatically remount the selected workspace the next time you log in, do one of the following:

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces

t Select the workspace and click the Toggle Auto Mount button.

t Right-click the workspace and select “Enable Auto Mount.”

The next time you log in to your client system, the Client Manager automatically mounts the selected workspace.

To mount multiple Avid ISIS workspaces on your system:

1. Open the Client Manager.

The Workspaces list opens. The Online field displays a green icon for workspaces that are already mounted. You can filter the Workspaces list by Workspace name.

2. Do one of the following:

t Select multiple non-contiguous workspaces with Control+click.

t Select a range of contiguous workspaces by clicking on the first workspace row in the range, then

Shift+clicking on the last.

t Select all workspaces by right-clicking in the Workspaces list and selecting “Select All.”

t Select all workspaces by pressing Control+A.

3. Right-click, and select Mount.

4. (Option) To automatically remount the selected workspace the next time you log in, do one of the following:

t Select the workspace and click the Toggle Auto Mount button.

t Right-click the workspace and select “Enable Auto Mount.”

The next time you log in to your client system, the Client Manager automatically mounts the selected workspace.

To unmount an Avid ISIS workspace on your system:

1. Open the Client Manager.

The Workspaces list opens. The Online field displays a green icon for workspaces that are already mounted. You can filter the Workspaces list by Workspace name.

2. Do one of the following:

t Select a workspace and click the Unmount Selected Workspace button.

t Right-click on the workspace and select Unmount.

The Client Manager unmounts the workspace from your client, and the green icon is removed from the Online field for this workspace.

When you exit the Client Manager you are offered the option of unmounting Workspaces.

To unmount multiple Avid ISIS workspaces on your system:

1. Make sure your Avid application is not running.

2. Open the Client Manager.

The Workspaces list opens. The Online field displays a green icon for workspaces that are already mounted. You can filter the Workspaces list by Workspace name.

3. Do one of the following:

t Select multiple non-contiguous workspaces with Control+click.

t Select a range of contiguous workspaces by clicking on the first workspace row in the range, then

Shift+clicking on the last.

t Select all workspaces by right-clicking in the Workspaces list and selecting “Select All.”

t Select all workspaces by pressing Control+A.

4. Click the Unmount Selected Workspace button or right-click and select Unmount.

The Client Manager unmounts the workspaces from your client, and the green icons are removed from the Online field for those workspaces.

When you exit the Client Manager you are offered the option of unmounting Workspaces.

Configuring Workspace Mount Points

The Client Manager allows you to configure the drive letter used when mounting Avid ISIS workspaces. This allows you to prevent workspaces from being assigned drive letters you want reserved for other uses.

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces

The Client Manager skips fixed drives and drive letters that are already in use.

If your system requires using Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths for all mounted workspaces instead of drive letters, you can use Client Manager to set this as the default mapping for workspaces.

If you manage your lettered or UNC workspace mounts outside of the Client Manager application (for example, Map Network Drives) you can create multiple mount points to the same workspace. Client Manager will display the multiple mounts properly.

To configure the drive letter for mounting workspaces:

1. Open the Client Manager (see “Using Avid ISIS Client Manager” on page 23).

2. Select a workspace from the Workspace list.

3. Right-click the selected workspace, and select “Assign Mount Point” from the context menu.

The Assign Mount Point dialog box opens.

On Macintosh clients, UNC does not apply but you can select the default or manually entered mount point.

4. Click the Choose drive letter menu, and select the drive letter you want to use for mounting workspaces.

Option Description

Next available drive letter (letter:) Mounts the workspace to the next available drive letter,

Select drive letter Mounts the workspace to the selected available drive letter.

UNC (\\path) (Windows) Uses a Universal Naming Convention (UNC)

5. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

Workspace Display

The Workspaces list provides basic information about each workspace, including the following:

• All available workspaces

• Connection status (connected, not connected, automounted)

Workspace Display

working backward from drive Z:

path for the mounted workspace instead of a drive letter.

• Drive letter (Windows), UNC path, or Mount point for the mounted workspace

• Workspace name

• System Director name

• Workspace details retrieval time

• Free space in gigabytes (displayed units depend on the General Preference settings)

• Workspace total capacity in gigabytes

• Used space (as a percentage of available capacity)

• Protection type

• User privileges for the workspace (read, read/write)

Retrieving Workspace Details

When you connect to an ISIS system, only the workspace names are displayed; you need to retrieve additional workspace details manually. You do not have to mount a workspace to retrieve its details.

To retrieve details for one or more selected workspaces:

1. Do one of the following:

t Select a single workspace by clicking on a workspace row.

t Select multiple non-contiguous workspaces with Control+click.

t Select a range of contiguous workspaces by clicking on the first workspace row in the range, then

Shift+clicking on the last.

2. Right-click in the Workspace list, and select Retrieve Details, Selected Workspaces.

Additional details are retrieved for the selected workspaces.

To retrieve details for all mounted workspaces:

t Do one of the following:

- Click the Retrieve Details for Mounted Workspace(s) button

- Right-click in the Workspace list, and select Retrieve Details, Mounted Workspaces.

Additional details are retrieved for all mounted workspaces.

To retrieve details for all workspaces:

t Do one of the following:

- Click the Retrieve Details for All Workspaces button

- Right-click in the Workspace list, and select Retrieve Details, All Workspaces.

Additional details are retrieved for all workspaces.

Sorting the Display

If the Workspaces list contains a large number of workspaces, you might want to sort the items in the list.

To sort the Workspaces list:

1. Click on a field heading that you want to sort.

A blue arrow appears next to the field heading.

2. Click the field heading again to reverse the sort order.

Bandwidth Reservations

Filtering the Display

If the Workspaces list contains a large number of workspaces, you might want to filter the items in the list.

To filter the Workspaces list:

t Type part or all of a workspace name in the “Search Workspaces” field.

The Workspaces list updates to display the workspace names that match the text entered.

To display all Workspaces:

t Delete the text in the “Search Workspaces” field.

The Workspaces list updates to display all available Workspaces.

Accessing the Help

The Client Manager Help provides background information for tasks, windows, and dialog boxes. The Help system is QT-based and opens in a separate windows.

To open the Client Manager help:

t In the Menu panel, click the Help button.

Bandwidth Reservations

You can use the Client Manager to obtain a default bandwidth reservation; however, the reservation cannot exceed your system’s device limit or your client bandwidth limit, whichever is lower. The reserved bandwidth is the total bandwidth available to the client; the sum of both reads and writes. The Avid ISIS system enforces an effective bandwidth limit based on either the client type specified by the Client Manager or the reserved bandwidth value

set in the Management Console. Your Avid ISIS administrator sets the bandwidth limits, which are listed in the Workspaces list. For more information on using the Management Console to set bandwidth limits, see the

Avid ISIS Administration Guide.

Setting a bandwidth limit on editing clients can adversely affect playback performance.

Enabling Bandwidth Reservations

The Bandwidth dialog must be enabled in order to manage bandwidth reservations.

To enable the Bandwidth Dialog:

1. Open the Client Manager.

2. Click the General Preference Settings button.

3. Select “Enable Bandwidth Columns.”

4. (Option) Select “Display Bandwidth in Bits Per Second” to display bandwidth in bits per second instead of megabytes per second.

5. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

The Bandwidth buttons appear in the Systems toolbar.

Bandwidth Reservations

6. To set the Bandwidth (see

“Creating or Releasing Bandwidth Reservations” on page 33).

Creating or Releasing Bandwidth Reservations

This procedure assumes that there are existing bandwidth reservations on the ISIS Management Console for the device (client system) or the users of the client system. On the client system, you can further restrict the bandwidth to less than the limit set on the ISIS.

To create or modify a bandwidth reservation:

1. Open the Client Manager and Enable Bandwidth Columns in the General Preference Settings (see “Enabling

Bandwidth Reservations” on page 33

2. Click the Configure Reserve Rate for Selected System(s) button.

The Configure Reserve Rate dialog box opens.

3. Use the up/down buttons to select the number of streams you will need.

4. Select the type of stream from the list.

There are several presets for various formats, as well as numeric bandwidth values.

Clearing Cached Data

If the selected bandwidth value exceeds the limits imposed either by the client type specified by the Client

Manager or the reserved bandwidth value set in the Management Console, a warning symbol will appear next to the Total Rate value. You can save these values, but cannot create or modify an existing reservation.

5. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

6. Close the Configure Reserve Rate dialog.

7. Click Reserve bandwidth for selected System(s).

You can enable Auto Reserve and create the reservation in one step by selecting “Toggle Auto Reservation for

selected System(s)” instead of clicking Reserve.

8. (Option) If you want the reservation to be created automatically the next time you log in, click “Toggle Auto Reservation for selected System(s).”

To release a reservation:

1. Select the system reservation you want to release.

2. Click “Reserve bandwidth for selected System(s).”

The selected reservation is released.

Clearing Cached Data

The Client Manager maintains information on site settings in cache files, and the tool appends data each time you open the Client Manager. You can clear the cached information — for example, to remove settings for users no longer working on a specific system — by deleting the cache files.

To clear cached data:

1. Open the Client Manager. (For help, see “Using Avid ISIS Client Manager” on page 23.)

2. Click Advanced Settings.

3. In the Advanced section, do one of the following:

t Click Clear for each cache file you want to clear.

t Click Clear All to clear all cached data.

4. Click the red X to close the dialog box.

Managing Logs and Messages

The Client Manager keeps a log of information, warnings, and error messages. You can view the current log in the Messages section of the Client Manager window. You can also save a copy of the log, and you can clear the log maintained for the current work session.

The Client Manager clears all logs when you exit the application.

To view Client Manager event logs:

1. Open the Client Manager. (For help, see “Using Avid ISIS Client Manager” on page 23.)

The Messages area is the bottom section of the Client Manager window. You can sort the Messages list by clicking the Level, Time, or Message field heading and clicking on the blue arrow to sort in ascending or descending order.

To save a copy of the event log:

1. Right-click in the list, and select Export.

The Export dialog box opens.

2. Navigate to the folder where you want to save your log.

3. Type a name for the log in the File Name text box.

4. Click Save.

The Client Manager saves the event messages as a log file (filename.log).

To clear all event logs:

t Right-click in the list and select Clear.

Managing Logs and Messages

3 Avid PathDiag Tool

Avid PathDiag tool is a diagnostic utility that allows you to validate your Avid ISIS storage group by quantifying the throughput of Windows or Macintosh editing applications accessing Avid ISIS workspaces. The Avid PathDiag tool can also test the throughput from local storage elements and any other shared storage to which a client has access.

Starting Avid PathDiag Tool

To start Avid PathDiag tool, do one of the following:

t (Windows) Select Start, All Programs, Avid, ISIS Client, PathDiag.

t (Macintosh) Select Go, Applications, and then double-click the AvidISIS folder. In this folder, double-click

the PathDiag icon.

The Avid PathDiag tool opens.

PathDiag Tool Interface

The primary user interface of PathDiag tool consists of a single window from which you can select the test to be performed, start and stop the selected test, and view the test results as the test progresses. You access auxiliary controls through dialog boxes.

PathDiag Tool Interface

• 1 — Settings area

• 2 — Messages area

• 3 — Results area

• 4 — Control area

• 5 — Start and Stop buttons

• 6 — Test results graph

• 7 — Zoom slider control

Settings Area

The Settings area in the main window displays the name of the currently selected test, the test duration, and the path to the storage that will be tested.

The Setup button allows you to change the test settings. For more information, see

Control Area

“Diagnostic Tests” on page 39.

The Control area in the main window has Start and Stop buttons along with test timing information. For more information, see

Messages Area

“Starting and Stopping the Test” on page 44.

The Messages area provides test progress and diagnostic information about the operation of the utility. If you need to troubleshoot, the detailed text information in these messages might be helpful.

Results Area

The Results area provides the following numerical test results:

PathDiag Tool Interface

Item Description

IOs Displays the current number of I/O operations that have been completed during the test

Current Rate (MB/s) Displays the calculated throughput or bandwidth (in megabytes per second [MB/s]) for recent I/O

operations that have been completed

Average Rate (MB/s) Displays the average throughput or bandwidth (in megabytes per second) for the duration of the

test

Errors Displays the number of errors encountered during testing. This is the total of all errors generated

for both read and write operations and can include errors related to the following:

• Opening or closing data files

• Validity of the specified file system path

• User access privileges

• Read or write operations

Text indicators on the left of the Results area show the file access protocol used and the operation performed in the current phase of testing.

The File Access Protocol indicator shows one of the following:

Item Description

Automatically Select Selects a protocol automatically for testing the selected path. Generally, the tool selects Win32

File API for the specified path

Win32 File API Indicates the Win32 file access API is being used. This indicator is displayed for local disks,

mounted ISIS workspaces, and network file shares.

Self-Test Indicates the performance monitor runs a test without actually performing any read or write

operations. This is usually done to benchmark the tool without disk input/output actions affecting the results.

The I/O Operation indicator shows one of the following:

Item Description

(Reading) The current mode of testing is Read operations.

(Writing) The current mode of testing is Write operations.

Test Results Graph

The Test Results graph plots results measured over time, which is particularly useful when you want to observe trends or patterns in performance.

For example, if another process is running that creates a periodic high demand on the storage subsystem being tested, you might see a periodic drop in observed throughput in the Test Results graph.

The Test Results graph shows the following:

Item Description

Average Read or Average Write The average throughput or bandwidth (in megabytes per second), plotted over time.

Recent Read or Recent Write The calculated throughput or bandwidth (in megabytes per second) for recent I/O

Peak Read or Peak Write MS/100 The peak latency for individual I/O operations (either reads or writes) that have been

When you run the Network Connectivity test, the Test Results graph display is replaced with a table of results

generated by the test. For more information, see “Setting Up a Network Connectivity Test” on page 43.

Diagnostic Tests

The Settings area of the PathDiag tool displays the currently specified test parameters. Before running the test, you must mount at least one workspace in the Avid ISIS shared storage network.

Diagnostic Tests

operations, plotted over time.

completed over a short period of time. A high measurement indicates a longer period of time was needed for the operation to complete.

Because only the highest (peak) measurement over a short period of time is displayed, a single high peak could be accompanied by many low-latency operations that do not appear in the graph.

Setting Up a Standard Test

To change the default test settings:

1. Click the Setup button.

The PathDiag tool Settings dialog box opens.

2. Adjust the test parameters using the information provided in the following table, the ISIS Read/Write Test Name selection is recommended.

Diagnostic Tests

Parameter Description

Test Name The following are predefined selections that perform either read or write testing at a bandwidth

similar to that required for DV 25, DV 50, IMX 30, or low resolution operation.

• DV 25 Reads

• DV 25 Writes

• DV 50 Reads

• DV 50 Writes

• 4:1s Writes

• 10:1m Writes

• 14Z:1 Writes

• IMX 30 Reads

• IMX 30 Writes

• ISIS Read/Write (see the statement below this table)

Path to Test Select the path to the workspace you want to test, or type it in the text box.

This can be a UNC path (for example, \\myMachine\myShareFolder\subfolder).

Duration (Minutes) Select the test duration (in minutes), or type a duration in the text box. The minimum test duration

is 1 minute.

Loop Select the Loop option to repeat the test indefinitely. When you select this option, the test

proceeds until you press the Stop button in the main utility window.

The Loop option causes true loop behavior: at the end of the specified duration, the test stops, intermediate test files that have been created are cleaned up, and then the test restarts using cleaned-up intermediate test files.

The ISIS Read/Write test is a good standard test because it includes unlimited bandwidth used to ascertain the available performance of the end-to-end path. The following are typical results:

- (Windows) Single 1 Gb connection — 112 MB/s reads, 110 MB/s writes

- (Mac) Single 1 Gb connection — 109 MB/s reads, 107 MB/s writes

- (Windows) Dual 1 Gb connection — 212 MB/s reads, 200 MB/s writes

- (Mac) Dual 1 Gb connection — 213 MB/s reads, 198 MB/s writes

- (Windows) Single 10 Gb connection — 820 MB/s reads, 240 MB/s writes

- (Mac) Single 10 Gb connection — 740 MB/s reads, 240 MB/s writes

3. If necessary, specify paths and file names for optional test and error log files as follows:

a. Click Optional Log Files.

The Avid ISIS PathDiag Optional Log Files dialog box opens.

b. If you want to log information about the test and its results, type a path name and a file name in the Log

File text box, or click Browse to search for a file name.

c. If you want to log error information, type a path name and a file name in the Error File text box, or click

Browse to search for a file name.

If you do not want a log file, leave the Log File, Error File, or both text boxes blank.

d. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Setting Up a Custom Test

In addition to the standard, predefined tests, the PathDiag tool allows you to configure custom tests:

Diagnostic Tests

• To view the selection of standard tests, click Standard Tests in the PathDiag tool Settings dialog box.

• For 10 Gb connections, the recommended Transfer Size is 32768 with a Transfer Rate of unlimited.

To access the custom test settings options:

1. Click Custom Test in the PathDiag tool Settings dialog box.

The dialog box expands to display the Custom Test Settings area.

2. Adjust the custom test parameters described in the following table, as required:

Diagnostic Tests

Parameter Description

File Access Method PathDiag tool supports more than one interface or protocol for accessing data. This option allows you

to control which interface is used. Choose one of the available settings:

• Automatically select — PathDiag tool selects a protocol automatically for testing the selected path. Generally, the tool selects Win32 File API for the specified path.

• Win32 File API — PathDiag tool uses the Win32 File API for its data file access.

• Network Connectivity Test — PathDiag tool runs a high-level test to verify network connectivity. For more information on the network connectivity test, see “Setting Up a Network Connectivity

Test” on page 43

• Self-Test — PathDiag tool runs a test without actually performing any read or write operations. This is usually done to benchmark the tool without disk input/output actions affecting the results.

Reads vs Writes PathDiag tool supports testing that focuses on Reads or Writes, or that alternates between Reads and

Writes. Select a testing mode:

• Writes, then Reads — The utility alternates between Write and Read tests. Approximately half of the test duration is allocated to reading, and the other half is allocated to writing.

• Writes Only — The utility writes test data files and measures the throughput obtained during Write operations.

• Reads Only — The utility reads test data files and measures the throughput obtained during Read operations.

One or more test data files are written as sample data for testing; however, the Writes required

to set up the test are not included in the throughput measurements.

Transfer Size (KB) This option controls the amount of data the test utility attempts to read or write during a single I/O.

Some software (like audio applications) uses smaller I/Os. Video applications use larger I/Os. Depending on the client application, you can select a typical I/O size for your application and run a PathDiag to see the results that you can expect from your client running that application.

In some cases, you might set the Transfer Size to large I/O sizes to test switch performance.

Transfer Rate (KB/S) The utility can attempt to perform I/O at a variety of fixed transfer rates. This is useful for simulating

the behavior of applications that have a known data rate. You can select a data rate where I/Os do not exceed a particular limit.

A special unlimited transfer rate setting is also available. When you select the unlimited transfer rate, the PathDiag tool performs I/O operations as fast as possible while being affected by all aspects of the total system being exercised.

Max File Size (MB) This option controls the maximum size of test data files created for Reads or Writes. This option

might affect throughput measurements. For example, at any given data rate, a smaller file is opened and closed more often than a larger file, creating more overhead. The default file size is 100 MB.

The Max File Size setting is very useful when creating custom PathDiag tests. If you want to test pure disk I/O throughput, run multiple instances of PathDiag using the largest supported file size of 2000 MB.

Parameter Description (Continued)

Diagnostic Tests

Use named common file for Reads

This option changes the way that the Path to Test parameter is used, and the option is intended for advanced users only. When you select this option, the Path to Test parameter must specify a full path, including a file name. The test utility uses the named file for its Read tests.

The utility creates the file if it does not exist and deletes it at the end of testing. For this reason, the named file should not already exist unless you want it to be deleted when the test is completed. With this option selected, you can run PathDiag tool on multiple clients simultaneously and supply the same file name.

This allows PathDiag tool applications running on multiple clients to read a common file. (The file is created as needed, and the last PathDiag tool application to stop deletes the file.)

3. Click OK.

Setting Up a Network Connectivity Test

The PathDiag tool provides a high-level verification of network connectivity when you select Network Connectivity Test as a custom test parameter. The Custom Test Settings area of the Avid ISIS PathDiag Settings dialog box allows you to list up to 8 network hosts to test. Results display in the Test Results graph area of the PathDiag tool.

To set up the Network Connectivity Test:

1. Click Custom Test in the PathDiag tool Settings dialog box.

The dialog box expands to display the Custom Test Settings area.

2. Select Network Connectivity Test from the File Access Method menu.

The Network Hosts list displays the available systems in your network.

3. Type the host name or the IP address of the network system you want to test.

4. (Option) Set the Ping Data Buffer Size. The default buffer size is 8192 bytes, and the maximum buffer size is 64 KB.

5. Click OK.

When you run the Network Connectivity test, results display in the Test Results graph area of the PathDiag tool.

The following table describes the test results.

Network Connectivity Results

Starting and Stopping the Test

Category Description

Source The IP address of the client system

Target The host name and IP address of the target system

Sent The number of packets sent

Recv The number of packets received

Lo RTT (ms) The minimum round-trip time (in milliseconds)

Hi RTT (ms) The maximum round-trip time (in milliseconds)

Avg RTT (ms) The average round-trip time (in milliseconds)

Lo Hops The minimum number of forwarding routers in the path between the source and the target system

Hi Hops The maximum number of forwarding routers in the path between the source and the target system

Avg Hops The average number of forwarding routers in the path between the source and the target system

% Lost The percentage of the packet lost in the test

Starting and Stopping the Test

You start and stop the currently configured test using the Start and Stop buttons.

To start the currently configured test:

t Click Start in the PathDiag tool main window.

The test runs for the specified duration and then stops automatically. The elapsed time a test has been running and the remaining time are displayed in the Control area. If you selected the Loop option in the PathDiag tool Settings dialog box, the test runs indefinitely. In this case, the word LOOP appears in the Time Remaining display in the main window.

To stop the currently running test:

t Click Stop in the PathDiag tool main window.

Test Results

This section provides information to help you interpret test results displayed in the PathDiag tool main window.

Average Rate Calculation

The average data rate is calculated over the duration of the test. This calculation includes the time the utility requires to open and to close the test files, so the test file size (which you can configure for custom tests) can affect the overall measured throughput.

Also, if the throughput is slow as the test is starting, this might be reflected in the average rate. For example, if the target bandwidth is 4.0 MB/s, the actual average rate calculated at the conclusion of the test might be 3.98 or 3.99 MB/s.

Performance Graph

The graph of results over time can help experienced users obtain information about system performance.

Test Results

The following display is a normal unlimited read/write profile for an ISIS client.

Look for the following:

• Trends: Does the system perform at a consistent rate over time? Is there an upward or downward trend in performance measured over time? If you notice a trend, it might be helpful to perform testing over a longer period of time to determine if the trend continues over longer durations or if a recurring pattern emerges.

It is normal for the maximum read bandwidth to be greater than the maximum write bandwidth.

Test Results

• Patterns: Is there a momentary drop in performance that occurs at consistent or varied intervals? Patterns can emerge as a result of implementation details and the configuration of a particular system (for example, caching strategies or physical memory), or they might indicate a load on a system that is occurring periodically.

• Changes in performance as load varies: What occurs when a subsystem is placed under a load by other users (or PathDiag tool is running on another client)? It might be easier to observe these interactions by inspecting the plot of performance results over time.

Measurement Strategy

Throughput measurements are plotted periodically (approximately every 5 seconds) and represent a snapshot of performance at the time of the plot. This limits the amount of data that is plotted, which otherwise could include a very large number of data points. As a result, the performance graph could miss a momentary drop or increase or a peak in performance that occurs between plot points. The average rate calculation reflects the impact of such a dip or spike, even if the actual size of a momentary variation does not appear in the graph.

Test Result Interpretation

If your results fall below optimal performance, check to see if your bandwidth is limited. You can use the Avid ISIS Management Console to check your user bandwidth and your device bandwidth (see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide). If your bandwidth requirements are greater than the reservations set in the Management Console, your Avid ISIS administrator can adjust the limits.

These results represent guidelines for Avid-qualified systems; performance on your system might vary.

4 ISIS Log Utility

The ISIS Log Utility used by Avid Customer Support shows the logging information of the ISIS client connection. This utility is installed with the ISIS client software and helps to diagnose client issues using a common user interface for Windows and Macintosh clients.

• You can load predefined profiles (based on common troubleshooting scenarios) that use trace filters to gather data.

• The Log Utility automatically compresses and timestamps continuous logs.

• After you “Take Snapshot” of the loaded Profile results, you can save the snapshot to a file.

• Through the counseling of Avid Customer Support, you can also add specific Profiles to the list.

Running the ISIS Log Utility

To run the Log Utility:

1. Do one of the following:

t (Windows) Click Start, Programs, Avid, ISIS Client, ISIS Log Utility.

t (Macintosh) From the Finder, click the Go menu and select Application, AvidISIS, ISISLogUtility.app.

2. Based on symptoms the client is experiencing, select a profile from the Select Profile menu:

- Default — Use this profile if you are unsure of which profile to use. These logs capture general ISIS

client problems.

Changing the Log Utility Profile Settings

- Client Hang — Capture these logs if the ISIS client stops functioning and you want to see if the

unexplained client failure is associated to ISIS functions. This should be used if the editor stops while capturing, playing, consolidating, or transcoding to an ISIS Workspace. Many of these failures could be an issue with the editor.

- File or Workspace Access — Capture these logs if the ISIS client cannot mount Workspaces, access files

within a workspace, or received errors when accessing Workspace files.

- I/O Timeouts — Capture these logs if the ISIS editing client displays “semaphore timeout” messages,

“delayed write failures,” or dropping frames while working with media on a Workspace.

- Redistribution Problems — Capture these logs if the ISIS client is experiencing errors, displaying

messages, or dropping frames while the ISIS system is in the process of a redistribution. Although client performance is expected to drop during an ISIS redistribution, these problems are less likely to occur under light ISIS loads and low resolutions.

3. Click Load.

The configuration for the selected Profile is loaded.

4. (Option) Click “Current Settings” to change settings in the configuration.

5. Click “Take Snapshot” or “Start Continuous Log.”

If you started a continuous log you need to click Stop Continuous log before accessing the logs. The logs are automatically compressed and saved to your client system. If you click Take Snapshot, click Save Snapshot to save the snapshot to a file.

Depending on your operating system the default logging directories for the ISIS Log Utility are:

- Windows (workstations and servers) —

- Macintosh OSX —

6. Click “Show Display” or “Save Snapshot” to view or save the results.

/Users/<username>/ISISLogUtility

C:\Users\<username>\ISISLogUtility

Changing the Log Utility Profile Settings

The recommended default settings are saved in each Profile. You cannot save any changes to the predefined settings. However, you can use a predefined setting as a template from which to create a custom test.

To change ISIS Log Utility test settings:

1. Do one of the following to start the ISIS log Utility:

t (Windows) Click Start, Programs, Avid, ISIS Client, ISIS Log Utility.

t (Macintosh) From the Finder, click the Go menu and select Application, AvidISIS, ISISLogUtility.app.

2. Select a profile from the Select Profile menu.

3. Click Load.

The configuration for the selected Profile is loaded.

To view the test configuration that was loaded, click the Configure button.

4. Click “Current Settings” in the Tools section to change the configuration settings.

Changing the Log Utility Profile Settings

5. Select or deselect the changes you want in the Snapshot Options, Trace Buffer Filtering, and Continuous Logging sections of the window.

6. Click the Browse button to define where you want the log files to be saved or type in the new path.

7. Click Apply to save your changes and have them loaded in the test configuration.

Click Reset to restore all the settings to their previous values.

8. Close the window.

9. Run the utility: see “Running the ISIS Log Utility” on page 47

A Network Adapter Reference

This appendix describes the default settings for Windows clients that are set automatically by the ISIS Client software, and the values set by the custom drivers for Macintosh clients. This appendix also includes the procedure to change the settings if necessary.

1 Gb Network Adapter Settings for Windows

When you install the client software and each time you start the Client Manager, especially on Windows clients, some network adapter settings are checked and changed automatically if necessary. The following settings for Windows clients are provided for reference.

1 Gb Network Adapters

Option Setting

Receive Buffers 1024

Transmit Buffers 1024

Modifying the 1 Gb PRO/1000 Network Adapter Settings (Windows)

Under normal circumstances, you do not have to change the network adapter settings. The Client Manager installer checks for specific hardware platforms (Intel, Broadcom, and Myricom) and makes changes only to those.

If you have a different adapter, you might need to change the settings manually. The following procedure is provided for reference.

To access the network port properties:

1. Click Start and type

If using Windows 8, you can get to the Search text box by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and start typing on the Windows 8 desktop.

The Device Manager dialog window opens.

2. Double-click the Network adapters category to expand the list.

3. Right-click the first PRO/1000 network port and select Properties.

4. Click the Advanced tab.

devmgmt.msc

in the Search text box.

5. Click Performance Options in the Setting list, then click Properties.

1 Gb Network Adapter Settings for Windows

a. Click Flow Control and set the Value to Rx&Tx Enabled.

b. Click Interrupt Moderation Rate and set the Value to Enabled.

c. Click Interrupt Throttling Rate and set the Value to Adaptive.

d. Make sure that the Receive Buffers Value is set to 1024.

e. Make sure that the Transmit Buffers Value is set to 1024.

f. Click OK to close the Performance Options.

6. Click the Power Management tab.

1 Gb Network Settings for Macintosh Clients

[ a. Deselect the “Reduce power if cable disconnected” power saving option.

b. Deselect the “Reduce link speed during standby” power saving option.

7. Click OK to close the Server Adapter Properties dialog box.

8. (Option) If this is a dual port network adapter, repeat steps 3 PRO/1000 port.

9. Restart the client system.

through 7 to configure the second Intel

1 Gb Network Settings for Macintosh Clients

For Macintosh clients, make sure to use the custom driver installer from the Avid kit. On 1 Gb Macintosh clients, the custom driver sets the MTU value to 1500. No changes are made for 10 Gb Macintosh clients.

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter Settings on Windows Clients

When installing the Client software, the Myricom driver settings are automatically set for you. The following table provides the Myricom 10 Gb network adapter settings as a reference.

Myricom 10 Gb Network Settings

Option Setting

Flow Control On

Interrupt Coalescing Delay 2

Receive Buffers 2048

MTU 1500

Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Disabled

Under normal circumstances, you do not have to change the network adapter settings. The Client installer checks for specific hardware platforms (Intel, Broadcom, and Myricom) and makes changes only to those.

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter Settings on Windows Clients

If you have a different adapter, you might need to change the settings manually. The following procedure is provided for reference.

To configure the 10 Gb Myricom network adapter in Windows clients:

1. Click Start and type

ncpa.cpl

in the Search text box.

(On Windows 8, open the Search text box by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and start typing on the Windows 8 desktop.)

2. Right-click on the Myricom adapter and select Properties.

3. Click Configure.

4. Click the Advanced tab.

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter Settings on Windows Clients

5. Click OK.

After changing the Myricom adapter settings, restart your client system.

Index

Numerics

10 Gb network adapter

Client Manager preference setting configuring as default connection 21 connection to ISIS engine 21 See also Myricom 10 Gb network adapter UHRC client

Accessing Client Manager Help 32 Adding remote hosts 15 Administration tool

See Management Console

Administrative tasks

clearing cached data setting Client Manager display properties 16

using logs 34 Assigning mount points 30 Auto Connect (to ISIS systems) 27 Auto Mount (Workspaces) 28 Auto Reserve (bandwidth reservations) 33 Average rate (PathDiag tool)

calculation

read/write graph 39

test results 38 Avid

training services Avid Benchmark Utility 27 Avid ISIS Client Manager

See Client Manager Avid ISIS Management Console

See Management Console Avid online support

Bandwidth

configuring reserve rate

dialog 33

limits 32

reserving (Client Manager) 32 Bandwidth reservations

Auto Reserve 33

configuring reserve rate 33

creating 33

described 32

releasing 33

unreserving (releasing) 33 Benchmark Utility 27

Buttons

Client Manager

Cached data, clearing (Client Manager) 34 Changing ISIS passwords (Client Manager) 12 Clearing

cached data (Client Manager) Client Manager logs 35

Client

10 Gb connections configuring 18 dual 1 Gb connections 4 dual 10 Gb connections 4 installers 8 logs 47, 48 network properties 18

Client Manager

accessing Help and shared storage network 10 Auto Connect 10, 27 Auto Mount workspaces 28 Bandwidth dialog 33 bandwidth reservation 32 buttons 24 changing ISIS passwords 12 clearing cached data 34 clearing logs 35 configuring mount points 30 connecting from clients 10, 15 connecting to ISIS system 27 connecting to shared storage network 10 fast user switching 10 filtering display 32 initial connection tests 26 loading software 8 logging 34 messages area 34 mounting Workspaces 28, 28 opening Management Console 12 Preferences dialog box 15 retrieving workspace details 31 saving logs 35 setting client type 16 setting display properties 16 software installation 8 sorting display 32 umounting Workspaces 28 viewing logs 34 window 23

Index

Windows Tray icon 11

Workspaces display 31 Client Manager display properties

Client Type

Display Bandwidth in Bits Per Second 16

Enable Bandwidth Columns 16

Enable Bandwidth Dialog 33

letterless drive mappings 16

Measure Free Space In 16

Start Client Manager Hidden 16

UNC drive mapping 16 Client systems

10 Gb connections

Macintosh Ethernet connections 10

setting client type 16 Clients

adding remote hosts

configuring 18 Configuring

bandwidth reserve rate

Client Manager 27

clients 18

mount points 30 Connect button 27 Connecting to Shared Storage network 10 Connection tests

See PathDiag tool Control area (PathDiag tool) Creating

bandwidth reservations

custom tests (PathDiag tool) 41

Network Connectivity test (PathDiag tool) 43

standard test (PathDiag tool) 39 Current Rate (PathDiag tool) 37 Custom test (PathDiag tool) 41

File Access Method 42

Max File Size 42

Reads vs Writes 42

Transfer Rate 42

Transfer Size 42

Use named common file for Reads 41

Drivers

installing Intel PRO/1000 network adapter 4 location in kit 4, 5 Myricom 5 updating (Mac OS) 6

updating (Windows) 4 Dual 1 Gb connections 4 Dual 10 Gb connections 4 Duration (Minutes) (PathDiag tool) 40

Enabling

Auto Connect 27

Auto Reserve (bandwidth reservations) 33

Bandwidth columns 16

Bandwidth dialog 33, 33

Domain network 16 Errors (PathDiag tool) 38 Ethernet

client software Ethernet adapter

Pinnacle Systems ISIS Client Manager - 5.0 Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Avid® ISIS® Client Manager

Contents

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Accessing the Online Documentation

Avid Training Services

1 Avid ISIS Client Manager Installation

Network Adapter and Driver Installation

Intel PRO/1000 Network Adapter and Driver Installation

Dual Port Network Connections

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter and Driver

Client Software Installation

Loading Client Software

Configuring Network Profiles and Firewalls

Configuring Windows Network Profiles

Macintosh Support and Firewall

ISIS Shared Storage Network Connection

Fast User Switching Not Supported

Connecting to the ISIS Shared Storage Network

Avid ISIS Client Network Descriptions

Switched Media Network Configuration

Routed Media Network Configuration

Adding a Remote Host

Setting the Client Manager Display Properties

Setting Client Types

Enabling the Network Interface

Configuring the Client Network Properties

Windows Client Network Properties

Configuring Macintosh Client Network Properties

10 Gb Network Connections

Configuring 10 Gb Client Connections

10 Gb Client Resolution Settings

2 Using Avid ISIS Client Manager

Client Manager Window

Client Manager Buttons

ISIS Connection Tests

Connecting a Client to an ISIS System

Mounting and Unmounting Workspaces

Configuring Workspace Mount Points

Workspace Display

Retrieving Workspace Details

Sorting the Display

Bandwidth Reservations

Filtering the Display

Accessing the Help

Enabling Bandwidth Reservations

Creating or Releasing Bandwidth Reservations

Clearing Cached Data

Managing Logs and Messages

3 Avid PathDiag Tool

Starting Avid PathDiag Tool

PathDiag Tool Interface

Diagnostic Tests

Setting Up a Standard Test

Setting Up a Custom Test

Setting Up a Network Connectivity Test

Starting and Stopping the Test

Test Results

4 ISIS Log Utility

Running the ISIS Log Utility

Changing the Log Utility Profile Settings

A Network Adapter Reference

1 Gb Network Adapter Settings for Windows

1 Gb Network Settings for Macintosh Clients

Myricom 10 Gb Network Adapter Settings on Windows Clients

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