Pinnacle Systems Unity ISIS - 1.1 Setup Guide
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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessing the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Avid Educational Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 1 Avid Unity ISIS System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The System Director Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Director Rear Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Second System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Integrated Ethernet Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Maximum Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Basic Media Network Zone Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients Mixed Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Zone 3 Client Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Removing the Avid Engine Interconnect Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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10-Gb Link Aggregation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Supported in Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Number of Groups Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Number of Members Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Load Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recommended Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Supported Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Client Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 2 Connecting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rack-Mounting the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rack-Mounting Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing System Director and an Avid ISIS Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing Blades and Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing IXS and ISS Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting Power to Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Three Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Two 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning System On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Connecting the Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Connecting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Engine Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Two-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Three- to Eight-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ten- and Twelve-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hi-Gig Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Expanding to a Ten or Twelve Engine Stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 3 Configuring Avid Unity ISIS Hardware and Installing Software. . . . . . . 65
IP Addressing Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Installing Avid Unity ISIS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Loading the System Director Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Loading Avid Unity ISIS Firmware and Various Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Performing Basic Administrative Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Installing Software on the Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Engine Does Not Appear in Add Chassis List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Check Switch IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Loading Client Software for Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Loading and Configuring Client software for Zone 3 Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 4 Configuring the System for Failover and 10-Gb Link Aggregation. . . . 85
Configuring a Failover System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adding a System Director to an Existing File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopping Active System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring Failover Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Creating New Standby File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Restarting Existing System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stopping and Restarting System Directors During Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Creating Failover with Two New Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configuring Failover Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating New File Systems on the A and B System Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 5 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LED Locations and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LED Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Recovering from Stacking Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Set One Switch Back to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rebuilding the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Appendix A Using the Product Recovery DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reinstalling the Windows XP Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Configuring the System Director Using Windows XP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Appendix B Regulatory and Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Taiwan EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Illustrations
Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System Director Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Director Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engine Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ISS Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
IXS Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 1 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 2 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 1 and Zone 2 Mixed Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 3 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Avid Engine CX-4 Interconnect Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Single Rack - Two Engines - One System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Single Rack - Four Engines - One System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dual Rack - Four Engines - Failover System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting Rear Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing Switches into an Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Basic Power Connection for Three ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
First Example of Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Second Example of Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Two-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Three to Eight-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
IXS Engine Port Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
VLAN 10 Twelve-Engine Connections (IXS A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
VLAN 10 Twelve-Engine Connections (IXS B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
VLAN 20 Twelve-Engine Connections (IXS C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
VLAN 20 Twelve-Engine Connections (IXS D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front and Rear of a Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Static Engine Internal IP Address Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Failover Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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10-Gb Link Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
LED Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Tables
Product Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Director Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Available Zone 1 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Available Zone 2 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Supported Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Install Products Dialog Box Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ISS LED Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
ISB LED Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid Unity ISIS system. You can use your system to
store broadcast-quality output incorporating every possible production element from fullspeed, high-resolution footage to multimedia artwork and animation, to computer-generated
effects and titling.
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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.
Symbols and Conventions
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the
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A note provides important related information, reminders,
recommendations, and strong suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to
your computer or cause you to lose data.
A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.
Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when
handling electrical equipment.
order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the
File menu and then select the Import command.
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a
list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.
Courier Bold font
Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
mouse action. For example, Ctrl+drag.
Using This Guide
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using Avid Unity ISIS:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It
is especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check for the latest information that might have become available after the
documentation was published:
- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes,
they ship with your application and are also available online.
- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is
supplied in your Avid application folder as a PDF document (ReadMe.pdf) and is
also available online.
You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe
because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes
available. To view these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu. or visit
the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/readme.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport. 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.
Related Information
The following documents provide more information about Avid Unity ISIS:
• Avid Unity ISIS Site Preparation Guide
• Avid Unity ISIS Administration Guide
• Avid Unity ISIS Client Quick Start Card
• Avid Unity ISIS ReadMe
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For the latest product information, see the Avid Knowledge Base:
www.avid.com/onlinesupport.
[If your release has an online library, use the appropriate parts of the following section.]
Accessing the Online Library
The Avid Unity ISIS Online Library DVD contains all the product documentation in PDF
format. You can access the library from the Online Library DVD.
Accessing the Online Library
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You will need Adobe® Reader® to view the PDF documentation online. You can download
the latest version from the Adobe web site.
To access the online library from the Online Library DVD:
1. Insert the Online Library DVD into the drive.
2. Double-click the Mainmenu file.
To access the online library from the Help:
1. Insert the Online Library DVD into the drive.
2. In your Avid application, select Help > Online Library.
How to Order Documentation
To order additional copies of this documentation from within the United States, call Avid
Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United
States, contact your local Avid representative.
Avid Educational Services
For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and
books, please visit www.avid.com/training or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID
(800-949-2843).
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Chapter 1
Avid Unity ISIS System Overview
This chapter provides an overview of an Avid Unity ISIS™ (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent
Storage) system and the basic function of each Avid hardware component within the system.
This guide describes how to connect cables between components that create a basic system
and then how to connect more than one basic system together to create a larger, redundant
system.
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For a complete explanation of what you need to do to prepare your site for installation of a
Avid ISIS
Base or the online file of your Avid Unity ISIS system documentation DVD.
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system, see the Avid ISIS Site Preparation Guide online on the Avid Knowledge
Hardware Overview
The components of a basic system enables multiple clients to capture, play, and edit video
and audio media. The components have specific Avid names that define their function.
Naming Convention
While you are reading this guide it is important to understand the terms used while
explaining the installation of the system. The following table, used in conjunction with the
figure that follows the table, provides the actual nomenclature and the terms used in this
guide to describe that nomenclature:
Chapter 1 Avid Unity ISIS System Overview
Product Nomenclature
Product name Term used
Avid Unity ISIS media network
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System or shared network storage
environment
Avid Unity ISIS architecture
Avid Unity ISIS file system
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a
Avid ISIS storage blade (Labeled i500 at this time to
Architecture, including software
Group of bound storage elements
ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)
denote size of SATA drives)
Avid Unity ISIS Integrated Ethernet switch blade ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)
Avid Unity ISIS Expansion Integrated Ethernet
ISIS Expansion Switch (IXS)
switch blade
Integrated Power supply and Cooling fans Power supplies
Avid Unity ISIS engine Contains the ISBs, ISSs, IXSs, power
supplies, and an internal midplane (engine)
Avid Unity ISIS System Director (Active and
standby)
System Director, a CPU connected to the ISS
to manage the data and portions of the
metadata to the System Director
a. These products are not shown in the following figure. This section consists of the hardware shown in the
figure plus Avid software or hardware supplied by the customer, such as external Ethernet switches.
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Hardware Overview
Although there are many pieces of equipment are needed to create, connect, and use an
Avid Unity ISIS media network, the major components needed to create the system are a
System Director, an engine containing ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS), ISIS Expansion Switch
(IXS), ISIS Storage Blades (ISB), and one or more clients.
Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Hardware
Rear view
Power supply
ISIS Integrated Expansion Switch (IXS)
ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)
ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)
System Director front view
Front view
Engine
The following sections explain these components and some basic client configurations:
• System Director
• Second System Director
• Engine
• Client
• Maximum Configurations
• Basic Media Network Zone Configurations
• Supported Cabling
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System Director
The System Director is 2U in size (see “System Director Front View” on page 20) and
manages the metadata by storing directory information and file attributes. The System
Director does not store actual data, that is stored on the ISBs within the engine.
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The System Director password is preset to is-admin.
You can have two System Directors configured in a redundant configuration, one Active the
other Standby. If the Active System Director goes down, the Standby System Director takes
over. You need at least one System Director to run the Avid Unity ISIS system.
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System Directors and clients must be Time-of-day Synchronized with Clients and Servers.
The System Director provides a location to coordinate file access modes (read/write), file
locking, range locking, performance data collection, logging, file lookup, and directory
change tracking for client systems. Examples of what the System Director is able to provide
to a client or storage element are:
• Identity of all storage elements connected to the system
• Information about the ISS and IXS modules in the configuration.
• List of workspaces to include name and their unique ID number
• List of users and groups within the system
• Identity of all System Directors in the system (if you have more than one System
Director)
The System Director Front Panel
The following figure shows the front view and control panel of the System Director.
RAID disk (ID 1)
System disk (ID 0)
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System Director Front View
DVD/CD-ROM
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C
B
A
K
L
J
G
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Control panel
The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous figure.
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System Director Control Panel
Letter Description Letter Description
A Power/Sleep button G System ID LED (blue, a second system
B NIC 2 activity LED H System ID button (System ID LED
C NIC 1 activity LED I System reset button
D Power/Sleep LED J USB 2.0 connector
E System status LED K Recessed NMI button (need tool)
F Internal drive activity LED L Video connector
System Director Rear Connections
The following figure shows the rear panel of the System Director and the function of each
connection.
Hardware Overview
ID LED is on the rear)
blinks when pressed)
System Director Rear View
Small form factor slots not used
Mouse
Keyboard
RJ 45 to
serial B
1 Gig
Enet
Video
Serial A to F/C switch if needed
Second System Director
You can purchase a second System Director and configure it on the same subnets as the
original System Director. This provides a redundant System Director that is in constant
contact with the original System Director. The second System Director automatically takes
over if the original System Director fails (called failover).
1
USB
PCI slots Power supplies
2
SCSI B
Dual NIC Ethernet
adapter board
Primary power
supply on bottom
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For true redundancy it is recommended that you connect the second System Director to a
different engine than the first System Director.
Engine
The major function of the engine, with all internal components installed, is to store the data
created during actions performed by clients that are sent through the switches.
The engine contains:
• ISBs can support either 250 GB drives or 500 GB drives providing up to
192 terabytes (TB) of storage, or 96 TB of mirrored storage. As technology advances,
the storage capacity of the drives could increase, allowing the total storage per
ISB/engine to increase.
• An ISS that allow connections for clients, a 10-Gb uplink port, an engine interconnect,
and a management port for configuration. See “Integrated Ethernet Switches” on
page 24.
• An IXS used when you have more than two engines (need an IXS for each subnet),
allowing you to connect multiple engines. See “Integrated Ethernet Switches” on
page 24.
Engine Front View
The front of the engine contains the 16 ISBs. The first is in the upper left portion of the front
and the last ISB is in the lower right.
First ISB
Fifth ISB
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Engine Front View
Each ISB can be removed and replaced separately with the power on. If you replace an ISB
with power on, the LEDs in all of the ISBs go off momentarily. This does not represent a
problem. All functions are still active and working properly.
Engine Rear View
The following figure shows the rear of the engine in a configuration that contains the
following:
• Three power supplies (with fans)
• Integrated Switch blade (ISS)
• Integrated Expansion Switch blade (IXS)
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Power Supplies
In a basic configuration containing two engines, each of the engines contains two ISS
modules. The IXS module is used with an ISS module in an engine only when the
configuration goes beyond two engines.
Engine Rear View
The power supplies are powered on when the power cord is plugged in; they do not have
power switches. The power supplies not only provide power, but they also contain fans that
cool the system. The system only needs two of three power supplies to supply the needed
power to function properly. You can remove and replace a power supply temporarily while
the system is running if one fails.
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supplies
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You should leave the failing power supply in place until you replace the failing power
supply. Replace the power supply as soon as possible to maintain the proper airflow. Do
not remove the failing supply until immediately before you replace it.
Only trained Avid technicians should remove and replace the power supply while the
system is running. Since power to the system is still applied internally to the midplane
you must always keep your hands external to the engine when a power supply is
missing from the engine.
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Integrated Ethernet Switches
The two integrated Ethernet switches, ISS and IXS, serve different purposes and contain
different types of connections. You must have at least two switches in each engine for the
system to operate.
ISS Module
The connections on the ISS module are used for the following:
• Management connection — used to configure the Avid Unity ISIS engine hardware
during installation. This information is used by Avid representatives to originally
configure your system before turning it over to you.
• 1-Gb (RJ-45 cable) — direct connect for clients and the System Directors.
• High speed engine interconnect (CX-4 cable) — proprietary Avid bus that connects
switch blades between engines allowing subnets to connect between the engines.
• 10-Gb XFP MSA form factor transceiver (for Optical cable) — used to connect a 10-Gb
connection on a switch for connecting more clients.
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Management
connection
Only an Avid recommended XFP transceiver should be used in the 10-Gb XFP
connection, and only Avid trained representatives should remove and replace the XFP
transceiver. Currently supported XFP are the Picolight XFP and Foundry XFP.
ISS Connections
Status
Activity
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1-Gb connections
High speed engine
interconnect
Link
Activity
Link
10-Gb connection
IXS Module
The IXS is needed only if you are connecting three or more engines. It is used in the engine
with an ISS module. The connections on the IXS module are used for the following:
• Management connection — used to configure the switch during installation and monitor
switch functions.
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Hardware Overview
• High speed engine interconnect — proprietary Avid interconnection that stacks the
switches to create one large virtual switch.
IXS Connections
LinkActivityManagement
connection
Engine interconnections
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In a basic configuration containing two engines, each of the engines contains two ISS
modules. The IXS module is used with an ISS module in an engine only when the
configuration goes beyond two engines.
Client
A client uses services provided by the Avid Unity ISIS architecture. The client system, using
a 1 Gb Ethernet connection, communicates with the ISBs through the ISS to create, modify,
and read files stored in the actual ISB.
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MediaManager clients are the only clients that have been tested with two network
connections, one to each subnet.
A client uses mechanisms specific to a Windows operating system to display, create, and
delete files within the Avid Unity ISIS media network system. For example, when viewed
from a Windows operating system, the system sees a server containing many shares that are
mapped to drive letters.
Maximum Configurations
The maximum number of clients and the maximum amount of storage available at this time
are as follows:
• Avid Unity ISIS supports up to 300 clients (150 active clients), each using dual-stream
video and up to 8 tracks of audio.
• A fully populated Avid Unity ISIS system provides up to 192 terabytes (TB) of storage,
or 96 TB of mirrored storage connected to two subnets. A maximum of 12 Avid ISIS
Engines can use either 250 GB drives or 500 GB drives.
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A System Director must be attached to both subnets, but can only be attached once to each
subnet.
Basic Media Network Zone Configurations
The following four examples show different types of Avid Unity ISIS configurations.
Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected)
Any client that is connected directly to an ISIS is considered a Zone 1 or direct connected
client. Each Integrated Switch Blade has a total of 8, 1Gb Ethernet ports. A single engine has
the capacity to support 16 clients or servers, subtracting any ports that are to be used by the
System Director(s). The following table defines the total number of Zone 1 ports based on
what is available by the number of engines and System Directors in the configuration.
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Connect TransferManagers and playout AirSpeed servers to Zone 1 in Avid Unity ISIS v1.1.
You can connect the AirSpeed to Zone 2 if you are using the AirSpeed to capture.
A Zone 1 (direct connect) configuration consists group of clients connected directly to the
1-Gb connections of the ISS in the engine. The System Director also connects to the both
subnets via both ISS modules using a 1-Gb port.
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 1 Network Configuration
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Client
System Director
Available Zone 1 Ports
Number of ISIS Engines One System Director
11412
23028
Client Client Client
ISS
Engine
Available Zone 1 Ports
Client
1-Gb Ethernet
ISS
Two System Directors
(failover)
Hardware Overview
Available Zone 1 Ports (Continued)
Available Zone 1 Ports
Two System Directors
Number of ISIS Engines One System Director
(failover)
330a28
44644
56260
67876
79492
8 110 108
a. This is due to the use of an IXS board instead of an ISS.
Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration
There is support for external switches connected through the 10-Gb port on each ISS.
Clients that are connected to an external switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients. For a list of
supported switches, search the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport.
A Zone 2 (indirect connect) configuration consists of group of clients connected to an
Ethernet switch with a 10-Gb port connected to an ISS located in the engine. The System
Director also connects to the both subnets via both ISS modules using a 1-Gb port.
Depending upon the switch configuration, each client shown connected to the external
switch is connected to one of the two subnets through one of the two 10-Gb connection.
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Avid Unity ISIS Zone 2 Network Configuration
Client
Two 10-Gb Ports
System Director
Client Client Client
VLAN 2 VLAN 1
ISS
Engine
Client
Switch with two 10-Gb Ports
ISS
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As an example, the Foundry FES-X424 switch (see following illustration) is configured for
three VLANs with Gigabit (Gb) Ethernet ports 1 to 12 and 10-Gb Ethernet port 25 reserved
for VLAN 10 (default ISIS VLAN configuration). Gigabit Ethernet ports 13 to 23 and 10-Gb
port 26 are reserved for VLAN 20 (default ISIS VLAN configuration) and Gb port 24 is
reserved for the switches default VLAN. The default VLAN port is to provide uplink
capability for clients on either VLAN. Each VLAN on the Foundry FES-X424 switch is
connected to the appropriate VLAN in the media network using the 10-Gb port.
10-Gb ports
Por ts 1 - 12 Por ts 13 - 24
Por t 2 5 Por t 2 6
1-Gb ports
Por t 2 4
Each VLAN on the switch is allowed to support up to 12 connections but the size of the
Storage Groups and engine determine the overall client count. Changing the switch
configuration to increase the number of clients on a single VLAN is not supported and can
result in unpredictable system performance. Client count can be scaled according to the
number of available FES-X424 switches.
The following table provides possibilities of Zone 2 client counts based on the number of
ISIS engine and Foundry FES-X424 switches. For each engine listed in the table, there is an
associated Foundry FES-X424. The exception is with three engines, in which the IXS does
not provide additional ports.
Available Zone 2 Ports
Available Zone 2 Ports
Number of Engines FES-X424 Switch Count External Switch Ports
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32 46
43 69
a. This is due to the use of an IXS board instead of an ISS.
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The above table does not reflect the use of Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connect), which at a
minimum could consist of one System Director, AirSpeed devices, and TransferManagers.
Mixing Zone 1 and Zone 2 clients in an ISIS media network is discussed in the next section.
Hardware Overview
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There is no current support for an external switch to be connected with the use of a 1Gb
connection as performance for multiple clients cannot be guaranteed over a single 1Gb
connection.
Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients Mixed Configuration
The more common network configuration that is to be used in the event of Gigabit Ethernet
port limits of the ISIS Integrated Switch Blade is to combine both Zone 1 and 2 clients in the
same ISIS media network.
A mixed configuration (Zone 1 and Zone 2) of clients consists of group of clients
connected directly and indirectly to an engine through a switch blade. Also shown are two
System Directors that connect to the engine via two separate ISS 1-Gb ports for use as a
redundant System Director in case of a failure. Both System Directors also connect to each
other through the onboard Ethernet connections to monitor if one of the System Director
fails.
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 1 and Zone 2 Mixed Network Configuration
Client
10-Gb Ports
Client Client Client
VLAN 20 VLAN 10
1-Gb Ethernet
Switch with two 10-Gb Ports
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Client Client
1-Gb Ethernet
Failover
connection
System Director
System Director
1-Gb Ethernet
ISS
ISS
Engine
Although it is not show in the above diagram, to ensure high availability, whenever possible,
the System Directors should be connected to two different subnets through two different
engines.
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Zone 3 Client Configuration
A Zone 3 (indirect connect) configuration consists of group of clients normally connected to
an Edge access Ethernet switch.
This switch is normally connected to a core switch that has uplinks that connect to the Avid
Network through an Ethernet switch that contains a 10-Gb port connected to an ISS located
in the engine. The System Director also connects to the both subnets via both ISS modules
using a 1-Gb port.
Avid Unity ISIS Zone 3 Network Configuration
Corporate network
Avid network
System Director
Failover
connection
System Director
Client
10-Gb Ports
Client Client Client Client Client
Edge switch
Core switch
VLAN 10 VLAN 20
1-Gb Ethernet
ISS
Engine
Edge switch
One to four, 1-Gb Ethernet links
Switch with two 10-Gb Ports
ISS
Client Client
1-Gb Ethernet
Supported Cabling
Avid supports the following cable types for connecting a Avid ISIS system.
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If you need run your cable distances, call Avid Customer Support for supported cable and
accessory information.
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