Pinnacle Systems NEXIS - 7.9 User's Guide

Avid NEXIS

Network and Switch Guide

December 2017

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Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 1 Avid Network Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Qualified Switches for Avid NEXIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Supported Switch Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the Engine to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Flow Control in Avid Production Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Enabling Flow Control on the Dell S4048-ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Configuring Switches for LACP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring LACP (MLAG) on an Arista Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring LACP (vPC) on a Cisco Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Configuring LACP (MLAG) on a Dell Networking S4810 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Time Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2 Supported Network Components and Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Avid NEXIS Engine Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Supported Network Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Supported Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 3 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using This Guide

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

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If You Need Help

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

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

Accessing the Online Documentation

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1 Avid Network Planning

This document provides Avid NEXIS Administrators with a single reference regarding the implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of Avid the Avid Production Network (APN) switch for the following Avid platforms:

• Avid NEXIS | PRO (1 x 10GbE)

• Avid NEXIS | E2 (2 x 10GbE per Controller)

• Av id NEXIS | E2 SSD (2 x 40GbE per Controller)

• Avid NEXIS | E4 (2 x 10GbE per Controller)

• Avid NEXIS | E5 (2 x 40GbE per Controller)

• Avid NEXIS | SDA (2 x 10GbE per Controller) The switches covered in this documented have been qualified by Avid in the configurations

presented. Refer to the switch vendor’s documentation for specifics.

Qualified Switches for Avid NEXIS

A vid has tested or reviewed the following switches for use in an Avid NEXIS environment. All of the listed switches support using the 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (802.1ax), which is supported on any Avid NEXIS E-Series Engine and the Avid NEXIS | SDA running Avid NEXIS v7.0 or higher. The Avid NEXIS | PRO does not support using LACP.

The switches are listed in alphabetical order.

qualified Ethernet switches for use as

You cannot mix an Avid NEXIS | PRO or an Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD in the same shared stora ge system

as an Avid NEXIS E-Series Engine or an Avid NEXIS | SDA.

Minimum

Switch Model and Avid Part Number if applicable

Arista Networks 7048 E2, E4, PRO 4.8.6 NA Arista Networks 7150S-24

(10GbE only) Arista Networks 7150S-52

(10GbE only) Arista Networks 7280SE-64 E2, E4, PRO,

Arista Networks 7280SR E2, E4, PRO 48 x 10Gb plus 6 x 100Gb

Avid NEXIS Models

E2, E4, PRO NA

E2, E4 NA

E5, E2 SSD

Firmware or

Network OS

4.14.7M or 4.16.7M 4 QSFP+ ports for 16x10G

Description and Approved Blades, and Avid Part Number if applicable

4 QSFP+ ports for 4 x 40G

Qualified Switches for Avid NEXIS

Switch Model and Avid Part Number if applicable

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X (Layers 2 and 3) Cisco 32-port switch: Avid P/N

9935-65891-xx Cisco 16-port switch: Avid P/N

9935-71898-xx Cisco Catalyst 4900M

(Layers 2 and 3) Avid P/N: 7010-30323-xx

Cisco Catalyst 4948E (Layers 2 and 3) Avid P/N: 7010-30322-xx

Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE (Layers 2 and 3)

Cisco Nexus 7000 series

(Layers 2 and 3)

Minimum

Avid NEXIS Models

E2, E4, PRO ROM: 15.0(1R)SG6

Firmware or

Network OS

(and later IOS: 03.04.02.SG

(and later

)

E2, E4, PRO Rommon

12.2(44r)SG (and

)

later IOS: 12.2 (46)SG

(and later

)

E2, E4, PRO Rommon:

12.2(44r)SG8 (and

)

later IOS: 12.2 (54)SG

(and later

)

E2, E4, PRO Rommon:

12.2(31r)SGA (and

)

later IOS: 12.2 (25) EWA8

(and later

E2, E4, PRO BIOS 3.19.0 (and

later Kickstart 4.2(4) (and

later System 4.2(4) (and

later CMP BIOS 02.01.05

(and later CMP Image 4.2(1)

(and later

)

Description and Approved Blades, and Avid Part Number if applicable

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

20 x 1 Gb (RJ-45), WS-X4920-GB-RJ45 and/or 4 x 10 Gb (X2/SC)WS-X4904-10GE 8 x 10 Gb (X2/SC)

48 x 1 Gb (RJ45) 4 x 10 Gb (SFP+/LC)

48 x 1 Gb (RJ45) 2 x 10 Gb (X2/SC)

48 x 1 Gb module (copper) N7KM148GT-11

32 x 10 Gb module (optical) N7KM132XP-12 (only 8 supported running simultaneously due to 4 to 1 oversubscription)

N7K-M108x2 48 port 10 Gb/1 Gb module (optical)

N7K-F248XP-25E 24 port 10 Gb module (optical) N7K-

M224XP-23L 48 port 1 Gb copper N25-C2248TP-E-

1GE

Cisco Nexus 9372-PX and PXE (SFP+ based)

Cisco Nexus 9372-TX (RJ-45 based)

Cisco Nexus 9372 (40GbE), with the Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 Passive Copper cable (QSFPH40G-CU5M)

E2, E4, E5, E2 SSD

E5, E2 SSD

7.0 (3) I1 (3) All 9372 switches have 6 x 40GbE QSFP+ ports plus 48 x 1/10GbE ports

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Pinnacle Systems NEXIS - 7.9 User's Guide

Contents

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Accessing the Online Documentation

Avid Training Services

1 Avid Network Planning

Qualified Switches for Avid NEXIS