Avid Unity MediaNetwork 3.2 Installation guide

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Avid

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Avid Unity

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MediaNetwork

PortServer Setup Guide

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Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 1 PortServer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PortServer Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PortServer Pro Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

PortServer and PortServer Pro Workgroup Differences. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 2 Setting Up a PortServer Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the PortServer Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the PortServer Rack-Mount Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Mounting the PortServer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting the PortServer System Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting the PortServer System Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting the PortServer System to a Standard Keyboard,

Monitor, and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting the PortServer System to the Optional KVM . . . . . 27

Connecting the PortServer System to the MEDIASwitch . . . . . 27

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Connecting Cables to the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the PortServer System to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring the PortServer System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Checking the Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Specifying a Computer Name for the PortServer System . . . . . . . . 33

Installing the PortServer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Sharing MediaNetwork Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Mounting Workspaces Using Fixed Drive Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Working with PortServer Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Connecting to the PortServer System from a Windows Client . . . . . 39

Connecting to the PortServer System from a Macintosh Client . . . . 39

Connecting to the PortServer System from an SGI Client . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 3 Setting Up a PortServer Pro Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Additional Prerequisites for PortServer Pro Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connecting the PortServer Pro Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Ethernet Switch Rack-Mount Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting the Ethernet Switch Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting the Ethernet Switch to the PortServer Pro Workgroup . . . . 43

Connecting the Ethernet Switch to the PortServer Pro System . . . . 44

Connecting the Ethernet Switch to Your Site’s Local Area

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Connecting a Single Ethernet Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Cascading Multiple Ethernet Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting the Ethernet Switch to the PortServer Pro Clients. . . . . 47

Configuring the PortServer Pro System Network Properties . . . . . . . . . 49

IP Addressing Strategies for PortServer Pro Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sharing MediaNetwork Workspaces in a PortServer Pro Workgroup. . . 51

Preparing for Network Installation of the PortServer Pro Windows 2000

Client Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting PortServer Pro Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Mounting Workspaces and Testing the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Appendix A Avid Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting the Avid Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

User Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Setting Up Your Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Setting Up a Standard Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting Up a Custom Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Starting and Stopping a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Interpreting the Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Appendix B Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using the ping and tracert Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

tracert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Troubleshooting the PortServer Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Avid Composer Products Software Has Performance Issues . . . . . 71

Workspaces Are Not Available to a PortServer Client . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Macintosh Client Cannot Mount Shared Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . 72

SGI Client Cannot Mount Shared Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

PortServer System Does Not Recover After a File Manager

Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Appendix C Using the Product Recovery CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Configuring the PortServer System Using Windows 2000 Setup. . . . . . 78

Checking the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Updating the ATTO Driver and Phantom Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Upgrading the ATTO Phantom Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Updating the ATTO Fibre Channel Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Reinstalling the Alacritech Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Reinstalling the MediaNetwork Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Appendix D Regulatory and Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Figures

Figure 1 PortServer Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Figure 2 PortServer Pro Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Figure 3 Attaching an Optical Cable to the Fibre Channel

Adapter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Figure 4 Installing a GBIC Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Figure 5 Port Layout for 1-Gb MEDIASwitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Figure 6 Installing an SFP Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Figure 7 Port Layout for 2-Gb MEDIASwitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Figure 8 Avid Unity PortServer Service Configuration Dialog Box. .35

Figure 9 AISPortServer.ini File Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Figure 10 Attaching the Ethernet Cable to the Gigabit Ethernet

Adapter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Figure 11 Attaching the Ethernet Cable to the Gigabit Ethernet

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Figure 12 Connecting the PortServer Pro Systems to an Ethernet

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Figure 13 Connecting an Ethernet Switch to a Network . . . . . . . . . .46

Figure 14 Cascading Ethernet Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Figure 15 Connecting to the PortServer Pro Client Ethernet Port . . .48

Figure 16 Connecting to the Ethernet Switch 10/100BASE-T

Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Figure 17 Avid Performance Meter Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

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Tables

Table 1 PortServer and PortServer Pro Workgroup

Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table 2 PortServer Encryption Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid Unity

™

PortServer or

PortServer Pro system. Your PortServer system allows workstations on

your Ethernet network to copy or transfer files to and from MediaNetwork

workspaces. These workstations can be Macintosh

®

, Windows

®

, or SGI

®

systems.

Your PortServer Pro system allows Avid

®

editing workstations (connected

as Ethernet clients) to edit, digitize or record, and play media files from

MediaNetwork workspaces. These workstations can be any of the

following:

Macintosh systems – Media Composer

®

, Film Composer

®

, Avid Xpress

®

,

or Avid Xpress DV

Windows 2000 systems – Avid Symphony

™

, Media Composer,

Film Composer, Media Station XL, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV,

NewsCutter

®

, or NewsCutter XP

n

Your PortServer or PortServer Pro system might not contain all of the

components or features described in this documentation. Avid

documentation describes all components and features regardless of which

configuration you purchased.

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Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for anyone who is installing, configuring, or

maintaining a PortServer or PortServer Pro workgroup. It provides

installation and configuration information specific to the standard

PortServer and PortServer Pro hardware and software.

About This Guide

This guide introduces the PortServer and PortServer Pro systems, and

describes the differences between them. This guide also contains complete,

task-oriented procedures for setting up both the PortServer and

PortServer Pro systems, and is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, “PortServer Overview,” describes the PortServer and

PortServer Pro systems, and explains their differences.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up a PortServer Workgroup,” describes how to install

and configure a PortServer system.

Chapter 3, “Setting Up a PortServer Pro Workgroup,” describes how to

convert a PortServer system to a PortServer Pro system.

Appendix A, “Avid Performance Meter,” describes the performance meter

utility and how to use it to test connections between PortServer clients and

a PortServer or PortServer Pro system.

Appendix B, “Troubleshooting,” describes basic troubleshooting

techniques for a PortServer or PortServer Pro system.

Appendix C, “Using the Product Recovery CD-ROM,” describes how to

reinstall the Windows 2000 Server operating system using the recovery

CD-ROM.

Appendix D, “Regulatory and Safety Notices,” lists the regulatory and

safety notices for the MediaNetwork hardware.

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Symbols and Conventions

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Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

n

A note provides important related information,

reminders, recommendations, and strong

suggestions.

c

A caution means that a specific action you take could

cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose

data.

w

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.

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and

subcommands) in the order you select them. For

example, File > Import means to open the File menu

and then select the Import command.

t

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure.

Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform

one of the actions listed.

k This symbol represents the Apple or Command key.

Press and hold the Command key and another key to

perform a keyboard shortcut.

Margin tips In the margin, you will find tips that help you

perform tasks more easily and efficiently.

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to

indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Click Quickly press and release the left mouse button

(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).

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If You Need Help

If you are having trouble setting up your PortServer or PortServer Pro

workgroup:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task

in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your

workflow.

2. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for the

latest information that might have become available after the hardcopy

documentation was printed.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your

hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online

services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this

online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to

access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join

online message-board discussions.

5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).

For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call

800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).

Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse

button (Macintosh) twice rapidly.

Right-click Quickly press and release the right mouse button

(Windows only).

Drag Press and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or

the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the

mouse.

Ctrl+key

k+key

Press and hold the first key while you press the

second key.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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If You Have Documentation Comments

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Related Information

The following documents provide more information about the PortServer

and PortServer Pro workgroups, and your MediaNetwork environment:

• 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 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 EX Setup Guide

• Avid Unity LANserver Upgrade Notes

• Avid Unity LANserver Release Notes

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You should be familiar with the basic MediaNetwork concepts before

proceeding with this guide.

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Chapter 1

PortServer Overview

This chapter introduces the PortServer and PortServer Pro systems. Both

of these systems enable you to expand the client capacity of your

MediaNetwork workgroup by allowing Avid workstations to access

MediaNetwork workspaces through an Ethernet connection.

Topics in this chapter include:

• PortServer Workgroup

• PortServer Pro Workgroup

• PortServer and PortServer Pro Workgroup Differences

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PortServer Workgroup

The heart of a PortServer workgroup is the PortServer system. The

PortServer system connects to the Fibre Channel network and mounts

MediaNetwork workspaces in the same manner that other MediaNetwork

clients mount workspaces. Unlike other MediaNetwork clients, however,

the PortServer system allows you to share your MediaNetwork workspaces

over an Ethernet network. This sharing feature provides access to

MediaNetwork workspaces for Avid workstations that do not have a

connection to the MediaNetwork Fibre Channel network (PortServer

clients).

The PortServer system and its clients can be connected to each other by an

Ethernet network, switch, or hub. PortServer clients include Windows,

Macintosh, and SGI nonediting workstations.

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Mac OS

®

9 clients require third-party software, DAVE

®

, to mount shared

MediaNetwork workspaces. DAVE is included as part of the

MediaNetwork Macintosh Ethernet client software.

SGI clients require freeware software, Samba, to mount shared

MediaNetwork workspaces. Samba is not included as part of the

PortServer workgroup software and you must obtain it from the

manufacturer directly.

PortServer workgroups support file copying and file exchange only. They

are not intended to be used for editing purposes. If you need to do low-

resolution editing, set up a PortServer Pro workgroup instead (see

“PortServer Pro Workgroup” on page 20 for more information).

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Figure 1 shows a typical PortServer workgroup connected to a

MediaNetwork workgroup.

Figure 1 PortServer Workgroup

The PortServer system can mount and share up to 21 workspaces; this

number is limited by the number of drive letters available in the Windows

2000 operating system. The workspaces that the PortServer system mounts

are defined in a mount file. The mount file allows you to control which

workspaces are mounted using which drive letter.

You can add several PortServer systems to your MediaNetwork

workgroup, with each one accommodating several PortServer clients.

Adding a PortServer system does not affect your MediaNetwork

workgroup’s ability to support existing MediaNetwork Fibre Channel

clients.

Each PortServer system uses one MEDIASwitch port (reducing the total

number of MediaNetwork Fibre Channel clients you can connect by one).

It also uses one MediaNetwork Fibre Channel client license (reducing the

total number of MediaNetwork Fibre Channel client licenses that are

available by one).

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A PortServer Pro system does not use a MediaNetwork Fibre Channel

client license.

MediaNetwork client

PortServer

MediaNetwork client

MediaNetwork

File Manager

MEDIASwitch

Fibre Channel

Up to 20 clients

Ethernet client

10/100BASE-T Ethernet

In-house network

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PortServer Pro Workgroup

A PortServer Pro workgroup provides the same features as a PortServer

workgroup, with the added benefit of enabling you to edit, digitize or

record, and play media files on Avid editing workstations. You can

perform these operations from any Avid editing workstation that is using

the Avid Ethernet client software. You can also perform file copy and file

transfer activities from many Windows, Macintosh, and SGI nonediting

clients.

The additional PortServer Pro functionality uses a high-performance

networking protocol optimized by Avid for real-time media transfer. A

PortServer Pro workgroup also includes a dedicated Ethernet switch that

facilitates the real-time media transfer between the PortServer system and

its clients. The Ethernet switch connects to the PortServer system through

a Gigabit Ethernet connection and to the MediaNetwork clients by a

100BASE-T or 1000BASE-T Ethernet connection.

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Real-time media reads and writes are not possible unless the connected

Ethernet clients are running qualified Avid editing software and have the

Ethernet client software installed.

Figure 2 shows a typical PortServer Pro workgroup connected to a

MediaNetwork workgroup.

Figure 2 PortServer Pro Workgroup

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If a client is configured in the Connection Manager to connect as both a

Fibre Channel client and an Ethernet client, it is limited to a maximum

video resolution of 2:1.

MediaNetwork client

PortServer Pro

MediaNetwork client

MediaNetwork

File Manager

MEDIASwitch

Fibre Channel

Gigabit Ethernet

Up to 20 clients

Ethernet client

Ethernet switch

100/1000BASE-T Ethernet

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