Pinnacle Systems Unity LANserver EX3 - 4.0 Setup Guide

Avid Unity™ LANserver EX3

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Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Setup Guide • Part 0130-07123-01 • June 2005

Contents

Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Who Should Use This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Avid Educational Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1 LANserver EX3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

LANserver EX3 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

LANserver EX3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

LANserver EX3 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Introduction to the LANserver EX3 Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Common LANserver EX3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2 Installing a LANserver EX3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Standard LANserver EX3 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Optional LANserver EX3 Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing the LANserver EX3 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing Additional Adapter Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing on a Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing the LANserver EX3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing the Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing the LANserver EX3 Rack-Mount Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing the Ethernet Switch Rack-Mount Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mounting the Ethernet Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing the LANserver EX3 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting a MEDIArray ZX3 Drive Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing the Application Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting a LANshare Workgroup to an In-House Network . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Making the Connection to the In-House Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Turning On the LANserver EX3 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring the LANserver EX3 Using Windows 2000 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 3 Configuring a LANshare LANserver EX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting Up the LANserver EX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Specifying a Unique Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

IP Addressing Strategies When Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . 37

Configuring the LANserver EX3 Network Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing the LANserver EX3 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing the Avid Billing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting the Virtual File Manager Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring the MediaNetwork Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Creating a Drive Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Creating an Allocation Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Creating Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Creating User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Mounting Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Sharing MediaNetwork Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Allowing Network Installation of Ethernet Client Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting LANserver EX3 Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 4 International Character Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Upgrading for International Character Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

English and European Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Asian Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

International Character Support for Windows 2000 or Windows XP Clients. 51

International Character Set Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the ping and tracert Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

ping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

tracert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

LANserver EX3 Is Whistling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Checking That the Operating System Is Properly Installed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting Virtual Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Removing and Replacing LANserver EX3 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Resetting the LANserver EX3 Power Supply Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Troubleshooting a LANshare Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Understanding Disk Error Logging and the DEAN Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Avid Composer Products Software Has Performance Issues . . . . . . . . 67

Workspaces Are Not Available to an Ethernet Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Macintosh Client Cannot Mount Shared Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SGI Client Cannot Mount Shared Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Appendix A LANserver EX3 Specifications and Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Installing a LANserver EX3 in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

LANserver EX3 Lithium Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Appendix B Avid Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Starting the Avid Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

User Interface Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Setting Up Your Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Setting Up a Standard Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Setting Up a Custom Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Starting and Stopping a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Interpreting the Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Appendix C Upgrading from MediaShare F/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Connecting MediaShare F/C Clients to a LANshare Workgroup . . . . . . . . . 90

Copying Data to MediaNetwork Workspaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Disconnecting MediaShare F/C Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Appendix D Using the Product Recovery CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Configuring the LANserver EX3 Using Windows 2000 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendix E Avid Billing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Installing the Billing Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configuring the Billing Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Installing the Billing Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuring the Billing Client Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix F Regulatory and Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Illustrations

LANserver EX3 with Front Door Closed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

LANserver EX3 with Front Door Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hard Drive Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LANserver EX3 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

LANshare LANserver EX3 Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Attaching the Ethernet Cable to the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Board . . . . . . 21

Attaching the Ethernet Cable to the Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mounting a LANserver EX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Attaching the Ethernet Cable to the Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Proper Drive Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

AISPortServer.ini File Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Avid Disk Error Analyzer Showing the New Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Receptacle (CEE-22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

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NEMA 5-15P Style Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Avid Performance Meter Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

LANshare to MediaShare F/C Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tables

Component Dimensions and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Power Cord Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid Unity™ LANserver EX3. The LANshare LANserver EX3 allows you to connect offline or low-resolution

workstations as Ethernet clients. You can also connect online or high-

Avid resolution Avid workstations as Fibre Channel clients. This allows you to cost-effectively share media files on the LANserver EX3 storage.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for anyone who is installing, configuring, or maintaining a LANshare LANserver EX3. It provides installation and configuration information for the LANserver EX3 hardware and software.

How to Use This Guide

If you are installing a LANshare LANserver EX3 you should read Chapter 1 for an overview of the LANserver EX3 hardware and its capabilities. Then, follow the instructions in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 to install and configure the LANserver EX3. You can use the remaining chapters and appendices to help you resolve problems or gain additional knowledge about your LANshare LANserver EX3.

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(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).

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Related Information

The following documents provide more information about the LANserver EX3 and MediaNetwork software:

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Site Preparation Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork File Manager Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork File Manager Failover Installation Notes

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Upgrade Notes

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork PortServer Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Media Server Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Supported Configurations

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork System Overview

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Management Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Troubleshooting Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide

• MediaNetwork Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide

• MediaNetwork Windows Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Macintosh Ethernet Client Setup Guide

• MediaNetwork Macintosh Ethernet Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Windows Ethernet Client Setup Guide

• MediaNetwork Windows Ethernet Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork Release Notes

• Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Upgrade Notes

• Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Release Notes

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Chapter 1

LANserver EX3 Overview

This chapter introduces the Avid Unity LANserver EX3 (LANserver EX3). The LANserver EX3 is a low-cost alternative to Avid Unity MediaNetwork that allows you to connect up to 20 Ethernet clients, and up to 6 Fibre Channel clients with no external storage or up to 5 Fibre Channel clients with external storage to a LANserver EX3.

Internal changes have been made to the LANserver ZX storage enclosure. The new LANserver ZX enclosure is functionally the same as far as installation and use is concerned. Since it is possible that at a later date Avid might find a need to differentiate between the enclosures, the newer LANserver ZX3 enclosure will have a different Part Number and a sticker located on the upper right front panel, labeled LEX-3. See the figure labeled, “LANserver EX3 with

Front Door Open” on page 11 for the location of the sticker.

The original LANserver EX3 shipped in January 2005 with 180 GB drives and v3.5 software. The LANserver EX3 now ships with 250 GB drives and v4.0 software. You must have a minimum v3.6 to use the 250 GB drives. The size of the drive is shown on the front of each drive.

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The LANserver EX3 allows you to add one MEDIArray ZX3 drive enclosure to expand your storage capacity.

Topics in this chapter include:

• LANserver EX3 Hardware

• Introduction to the LANserver EX3 Workgroup

• Common LANserver EX3 Features

• Installation Prerequisites

ZX or MEDIArray

Chapter 1 LANserver EX3 Overview

LANserver EX3 Hardware

The LANserver EX3 is a standalone system that runs the MediaNetwork software. It is a dual-processor, rack-mount PC system that contains 17 hard drives; 1 for the operating system and 16 250 GB drives for storing data.

LANserver EX3 Front Panel

The front of the LANserver EX3 has a single door (see “LANserver EX3 with

Front Door Closed”). The door can be locked to prevent access to the internal

components while the LANserver EX3 is running.

LANserver EX3 with Front Door Closed

Front door

The door covers the hard drives, the CD-ROM drive, the floppy drive, and the Power and Reset buttons (see “LANserver EX3 with Front Door Open”). When the door is open, it shows a list of the drives, by number, to simplify drive removal and replacement.

Door latch

LANserver EX3 with Front Door Open

LANserver EX3 Hardware

Hard drives

CD-ROM drive

Amber LED

Reset button

Power button

Cover hold-down screw

Floppy drive

LANserver LEX-3 sticker

LEX-3

Each of the hard drives has a lock and a green and amber LED on the left side of the drive carrier (see “Hard Drive Carrier”). The lock can be used to secure the drive carrier, preventing its removal from the LANserver EX3. The green LED is on when a drive is receiving power from the LANserver EX3. The amber LED flashes when a drive is in use.

Hard Drive Carrier

Green LED

Lock

Drive carrier latch

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LANserver EX3 Rear Panel

The rear of the LANserver EX3 is where all of the cables are connected (see

“LANserver EX3 Rear Panel” on page 12). The rear panel contains the power

cord connectors; the power supply modules; the inputs for the keyboard, mouse, and USB application key; the video connector; the Gigabit Ethernet connector; and the dual-port Fibre Channel connections. The LANserver EX3 can have up to three dual-port Fibre Channel adapter boards.

Power cord connectors

Power supply modules

Keyboard (bottom)

10/100BASE-T Ethernet

If installing less than three Fibre Channel adapter boards, place the first board in slot 4 and the second in slot 5.

LANserver EX3 Rear Panel

SCSI connector

Mouse (top)

USB

Alarm Reset button

Gigabit Ethernet not used by Avid

Optional dual-port Fibre Channel boards

Gigabit Ethernet

Internal controller boards

Slots

Introduction to the LANserver EX3 Workgroup

The LANshare workgroup uses a LANserver EX3 to provide low-resolution clients access to MediaNetwork workspaces (shared folders) over a fast Ethernet network (see “LANshare LANserver EX3 Infrastructure”). The LANshare workgroup provides high-resolution clients access to MediaNetwork workspaces over a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop. The LANserver EX3 allows clients to mount up to 21 MediaNetwork workspaces. You can have several LANshare workgroups at your site, each accommodating multiple Fibre Channel and Ethernet clients.

LANshare LANserver EX3 Infrastructure

Storage and

MediaNetwork file system

Gigabit Ethernet

LANserver EX

Ethernet switch

Fibre Channel storage

…Up to 5 Fibre Channel clients

Ethernet client

…Up to 20 clients

100BASE-T Ethernet

MediaNetwork workspaces, exported by the LANserver EX3, can be mounted on Fibre Channel clients and Ethernet clients, and then accessed in the same manner as local drives. Clients can then play, record, and edit media on the MediaNetwork workspaces using a high-performance networking protocol optimized by Avid for real-time media transfer. Real-time media reads and writes are not possible unless the connected clients are running a qualified Avid editing application and have the MediaNetwork client software installed. See the Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Release Notes for a list of supported Avid editing applications and supported video resolutions for both Fibre Channel and Ethernet clients.

The LANshare LANserver EX3 requires an application key (commonly called a dongle). LANshare clients do not require LANshare application keys – their licenses are handled separately by the LANserver EX3. However, the clients do require application keys to run the Avid Composer Products software. These application keys ship with that software.

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Common LANserver EX3 Features

The LANserver EX3 uses the Windows® 2000 Server operating system with Service Pack 4.

You can ensure the integrity of your data using the optional UnityRAID your LANserver EX3 Protection creates a redundant configuration in which files, written to protected workspaces, are duplicated on more than one drive. This allows a protected workspace to be quickly repaired with no data loss if a drive fails.

Installation Prerequisites

To set up a LANshare LANserver EX3, you need:

• A LANserver EX3

• The LANshare EX3 or MediaNetwork CD-ROM

• The Fibre Channel Support Software CD-ROM

• A fast Ethernet switch (a nonblocking Gigabit Ethernet-to10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet switch) that connects the LANserver EX3 to the Ethernet clients.

• Up to 20 Ethernet clients (Avid workstations running a qualified Avid Composer Product) with 100BASE-T capable Ethernet connectivity. See the Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Release Notes for information on qualified Avid Composer Products.

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Five connections licenses are included with the LANserver EX3 system. See your Avid sales person or your Avid ACSR if you need to purchase more than five clients connection licenses.

• Up to 6 Fibre Channel clients (Avid workstations running a qualified Avid Composer Product) with appropriate Fibre Channel connectivity. See the Avid Unity LANserver EX3 Release Notes for information on qualified Avid Composer Products.

Installation Prerequisites

• An optional MEDIArray ZX (ZX3) drive enclosure to expand storage and up to 5 Fibre Channel clients (Avid workstations running a qualified Avid Composer Product) with appropriate Fibre Channel connectivity

When expanding with a MEDIArray ZX (ZX3) chassis you must take the following into consideration:

- Spares drives must reside in the chassis that they are intended to be

used in. You cannot repair a bad disk in the LANServer EX3 chassis and use it as a disk in an attached MEDIArray ZX (ZX3) chassis or vice versa.

- Once a disk has been added to the data set it must not be moved

between the LANserver EX3 and the MEDIArray ZX (ZX3) chassis. Doing so corrupts the data on that disk.

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Chapter 2

Installing a LANserver EX3

This chapter describes how to install a LANserver EX3 and the Ethernet switch to create a LANshare workgroup. The workgroup can be standalone or connected to an in-house network.

Topics in this chapter include:

• Before You Begin

• Installing the LANserver EX3 Hardware

• Connecting a LANshare Workgroup to an In-House Network

• Turning On the LANserver EX3 Hardware

• Configuring the LANserver EX3 Using Windows 2000 Setup

Before You Begin

Keep the shipping boxes that come with your LANserver EX3 kit. You might need to repackage and ship the components in the future.

Before you begin to install the LANshare LANserver EX3 hardware, do the following:

• Unpack the LANserver EX3 kit (the LANserver EX3 and Ethernet switch).

• Check the contents of the kit against the packing sticker on the outside of each shipping box to confirm you have received all the components.

Chapter 2 Installing a LANserver EX3

Standard LANserver EX3 Components

The standard LANserver EX3 components include:

• A LANserver EX3 with 17 drives (sixteen 250 GB external for data and 1 internal for the operating system)

• A Gigabit Ethernet switch and Category 5 Ethernet cable

Optional LANserver EX3 Components

The optional LANserver EX3 components include:

• A standard monitor, keyboard, and mouse or

• A keyboard, monitor, and mouse assembly (KMM) or, optionally,

• A keyboard, video, and mouse switch (KVM), if you have more than one LANserver EX3.

All of these components are available from Avid. You can contact Avid Telesales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843), your Avid sales representative, or your Avid Reseller to purchase these components.

Installing the LANserver EX3 Hardware

Each LANserver EX3 ships with a Gigabit Ethernet adapter board and a SCSI adapter installed. For fault-tolerance, the LANserver EX3 has three autosensing power supply modules that set the voltage automatically for either 120 V or 220 V at 50 to 60 Hz.

Installing Additional Adapter Boards

Your LANserver EX3 might have shipped with several Fibre Channel adapter boards that need to be installed. These boards allow you to attach additional Fibre Channel clients.

Installing the LANserver EX3 Hardware

To install an additional board:

1. Open the LANserver EX3 front door.

2. Loosen the cover hold-down screw at the top center of the front panel.

3. Slide the cover back approximately 1-1/2 inches.

4. Lift the cover off of the enclosure.

5. Remove the board retainer bar screw on the right side near the back of the enclosure.

6. Lift the right side of the board retainer bar up and pivot the bar to the left. The board retainer bar must be almost vertical on the left side of the enclosure to remove it.

7. Lift the board retainer bar out of the enclosure.

8. Select the slot where you want to install the new board.

9. Remove the screw holding the slot cover in place.

10. Lift the slot cover out of the enclosure.

Make sure you are wearing a grounding wrist strap that is attached to the metal of the enclosure before you continue. The boards are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Do not handle boards unless you are properly grounded.

11. Locate the new board you are installing.

12. Remove the board from the antistatic bag.

13. Insert the board into the slot. Make sure the slot cover aligns correctly.

14. Push the board into the slot. Make sure the board is seated completely in the slot.

15. Replace the slot cover screw to hold the new board in place.

Do not run the LANserver EX3 without the board retainer bar. The board retainer bar ensures that the boards are seated properly in their slots. Running the LANserver EX3 without the board retainer bar can cause intermittent problems.

16. Reinstall the board retainer bar. Make sure the drive controller boards are vertical. They must be in the left groove on the board hold-down arm when looking at the LANserver EX3 from the front.

17. Align the board retainer bar and replace the board retainer bar screw.

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18. To replace the cover, slide it onto the enclosure.

19. Secure the cover with the hold-down screw.

20. Close the LANserver EX3 front door.

The LANserver EX3 hardware can be set on a desktop or mounted in a rack. Select one of the following:

t If you are installing the LANserver EX3 on a desktop, continue with

“Installing on a Desktop” on page 20.

t If you are installing the LANserver EX3 in a rack, continue with

“Installing in a Rack” on page 23.

Installing on a Desktop

The following sections describe how to install the LANserver EX3 and Ethernet switch on a desktop.

Installing the LANserver EX3

To install the LANserver EX3 on a desktop:

1. Locate the rubber feet in the LANserver EX3 kit.

2. Attach one rubber foot to the bottom of the LANserver EX3 at each corner.

3. Place the LANserver EX3 on the desktop. Leave adequate room at the front for air circulation and access to the drives, and at the back for cables.

4. Place the monitor, keyboard, and mouse on the desktop next to the LANserver EX3.

Do not place the monitor on top of the LANserver EX3. The enclosure is not designed to support heavy external weight.

5. Attach the 15-pin connector on the monitor cable to the video port on the back of the LANserver EX3. Secure the connector with the thumbscrews on the connector.

6. Attach the connector on the keyboard cable to the keyboard connector on the back of the LANserver EX3. The keyboard connector is at the bottom left of the connectors on the LANserver EX3.

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