Avid Unity ISIS 1.0 Installation guide

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Avid

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Avid

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Setup Guide

December. 2005

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Contents

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

Who Should Use This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Accessing the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Avid Educational Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 1 Avid Unity ISIS System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Naming Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The System Director Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The System Director Rear Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Second System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Three Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Two Integrated Ethernet Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Maximum Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Removing the Avid Engine Interconnect Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Chapter 2 Connecting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting Power to Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Three Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Two 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Rack-Mounting the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Rack-Mounting Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing System Director and an Avid ISIS Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing Blades and Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing IXS and ISS Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting the Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connecting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Physically Connecting Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Basic Two- and Four-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring a Failover System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Physically Connecting System Directors for Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 3 Configuring Avid Unity ISIS Hardware and Installing Software. . . . . . . 49

IP Addressing Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

LAN Connections on the System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Configuring the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing System Director Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Loading Avid Unity ISIS software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Loading the Installers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Performing Basic Administrative Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Installing Software on the Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Loading Client Software for Zone 1 and Zone 2 Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Loading and Configuring Client software for Zone 3 Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Chapter 4 Avid Unity ISIS LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

LED Locations and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Interpreting LED Error Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Interpreting Software Installation LED Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

LED Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Appendix A Loading the Product Recovery DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Reinstalling the Windows XP Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuring the System Director Using Windows XP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Appendix B Enabling the Failover Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Adding a System Director to an Existing File System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Stopping Active System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Configuring Failover Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Creating New Standby File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Restarting Existing System Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Stopping and Restarting System Directors During Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Creating Failover with Two New Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Configuring Failover Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Creating New File Systems on the A and B System Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Appendix C Regulatory and Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

European Union Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Illustrations

Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

System Director Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Engine Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ISS Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

IXS Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ZONE 1 Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ZONE 2 Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Avid Engine CX-4 Interconnect Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Basic Power Connection for Three ISIS Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

First Example of Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Second Example of Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting Rear Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing Switches into an Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Two-Engine Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Four-Engine Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Front and Rear of a Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Static Engine Internal IP Address Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Engine Configuration Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LED Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Tables

Product Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

System Director Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Supported Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Install Products Dialog Box Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Software Installation LED Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ISS LED Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

ISB LED Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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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 full-

speed, 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.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for Avid Unity ISIS installers.

About This Guide

This guide is designed to help the installer understand the work procedures involved in the

installation of the Avid Unity ISIS system.

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Avid strongly recommends that you purchase installation of the Avid Unity ISIS system to

maintain the Warranty on the Avid Unity ISIS system.

The Contents lists all topics included in this guide. They are presented with the following

overall structure:

• The Overview helps you get oriented with beginning concepts and general workflow

and provides valuable pointers to keep in the back of your mind as you proceed.

• The main body of this guide follows the natural flow of your work, with clear and

comprehensive step-by-step procedures.

Symbols and Conventions

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows

®

XP

operating system.

Using This Guide

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n

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

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.

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.

Ctrl+key or mouse actionn Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the

mouse action. For example, Ctrl+drag.

If You Need Help

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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 ReadMe because the

online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To

view the online ReadMe, 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 Version 1.0 ReadMe

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For the latest product information, see the Avid Knowledge Base:

www.avid.com/onlinesupport

Using This Guide

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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.

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You will need Adobe

®

Reader

®

to view the documentation online. You can download the

latest version from the Adobe web site.

To access the online library from the Online Library CD-ROM:

1. Insert the Online Library CD-ROM into the drive.

2. Double-click the Mainmenu file.

To access the online library from the Help:

1. Insert the Online Library CD-ROM 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).

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

™

system, see the Avid ISIS Site Preparation Guide online on the Avid Knowledge

Base or the online file of your Avid Unity ISIS system documentation DVD.

Chapter 1 Avid Unity ISIS System Overview

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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.

The Naming Convention

While you are reading this manual 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

manual to describe that nomenclature:

Product Nomenclature

Product name Term used

Avid Unity ISIS media network

a

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.

System or shared network storage

environment

Avid Unity ISIS architecture

a

Architecture, including software

Avid Unity ISIS file system

a

Group of bound storage elements

Avid ISIS storage blade (Labeled i500 at this time to

denote size of SATA drives)

ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)

Avid Unity ISIS Integrated Ethernet switch blade ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)

Avid Unity ISIS Expansion Integrated Ethernet

switch blade

ISIS Expansion switch (IXS)

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

Hardware Overview

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Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Hardware

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.

The following sections explain these components and some basic client configurations:

• System Director

• Second System Director

• Engine

• Client

• Maximum Configurations

• Basic Avid Unity ISIS Media Network Configurations

• Supported Cabling

Avid unity ISIS Storage Blade ISB

Engine

System Director front view

Power supply

ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)

ISIS Integrated Expansion switch (IXS)

Rear view

Front view

Chapter 1 Avid Unity ISIS System Overview

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System Director

The System Director is 2U in size (see “System Director Front View” on page 18) 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.

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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.

System Director Front View

A

B

C

DE

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

System disk (ID 0)

Control panel

DVD/CD-ROM

RAID disk (ID 1)

Hardware Overview

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The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous figure.

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The System Director Rear Connections

The following figure shows the rear panel of the System Director and the function of each

connection.

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).

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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.

System Director Control Panel

A Power/Sleep button G System ID LED

B NIC 2 activity light H System ID button

C NIC 1 activity light I System reset button

D Power/Sleep LED J USB 2.0 Connector

E System status LED K Recessed NMI button (need tool)

F Hard drive activity light L Video connector

supply on bottom

AB

Power Supplies

Mouse

Keyboard

Video

SCSI B

1 Gig

Enet

RJ45

to

Serial B

USB

PCI Slots

Serial A to F/C switch if needed

Small form factor slots not used

1

2

Primary power

Dual NIC Ethernet

Adapter Board

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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:

• 16 ISBs, each with 500 GB of storage available in two 250-GB drives. This provides

you with 8 terabyte (TB) of storage per engine. As technology advances, the size of the

disks 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 “Two Integrated Ethernet Switches” on

page 22.

• An IXS used when you have more than two engines (need an IXS for each subnet),

allowing you to connect multiple engines. See “Two Integrated Ethernet Switches” on

page 22.

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.

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.

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See the remaining chapters in this document for complete information regarding rack

mounting, Ethernet switch connections, and drive removal and replacement.

First ISB

Fifth ISB

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