Avid Unity MediaNet 3.1 Installation guide

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Avid Unity

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MediaNet

File Manager Setup Guide

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Avid Unity MediaNet File Manager Setup Guide• Part 0130-05215-01 Rev. B •

September 2002

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Contents

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

How to Order Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Chapter 1 Preinstallation Overview

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

MediaNet and Trilligent Cluster Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

The Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

The Media Server Subsystem for a Trilligent Cluster . . . . . . . . . 1-3

File Manager Failover Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Component Layout Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Single-Rack Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Multiple-Rack Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Chapter 2 Installing the MediaNet Storage Subsystem Hardware

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Installing File Managers and Storage Subsystem Components . . . . 2-2

Uninterruptible Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Installing the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Installing the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure

Rack-Mount Rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Mounting the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

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Connecting the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure

Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Installing the MEDIArray II Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Setting the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure IDs . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Installing a Standard Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse. . . . . . . 2-10

Installing the Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Installing the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Connecting the Monitor Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Installing the Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse (KMM)

Assembly (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Installing the KMM Rack-Mount Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Mounting the KMM on the Rack-Mount Rails. . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Connecting the KMM Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Installing a MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Installing the MEDIASwitch Rack-Mount Rails . . . . . . . . 2-12

Mounting the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

MEDIASwitch Port Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Installing SFPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Connecting the MEDIASwitch Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Installing the KVM Switch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Installing the KVM Switch Rack-Mount Bracket. . . . . . . . 2-16

Mounting the KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Connecting the KVM Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Installing File Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Installing File Manager Rack-Mount Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Mounting a File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Connecting File Manager Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Installing a Second File Manager For Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Installing the Ethernet Hub (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Installing the Rack-Mount Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Mounting the Ethernet Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Connecting the Ethernet Hub Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

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Connecting the File Manager and Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Connecting a Standard Keyboard, Monitor, and

Mouse to the File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Connecting a Standard Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

to the KVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Connecting the KMM to the KVM (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Connecting the File Manager to the KVM (Optional). . . . . . . . 2-22

Connecting a Failover File Manager to the KVM (Optional). . 2-23

Connecting the File Manager to the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Connecting a Failover File Manager to the MEDIASwitch . . . 2-25

Connecting the MEDIASwitch Serial Port to the File

Manager for Initial Switch Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Connecting the MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure to the

MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Connecting One MEDIArray II Drive Enclosure . . . . . . . . 2-27

Connecting a Daisy Chain of Two MEDIArray II Drive

Enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32

Connecting to Two MEDIASwitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33

Connecting the File Manager to the Ethernet Hub . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

Connecting a Failover File Manager to the Ethernet Hub . . . . 2-35

Connecting the MEDIASwitch to the Ethernet Hub . . . . . . . . . 2-35

Cross-Connecting the File Managers in Failover

Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36

Chapter 3 Installing the MediaNet Software

MediaNet File Manager Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

UPS Monitoring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Chapter 4 Installing the Trilligent File Manager Software

Trilligent Cluster File Manager Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

UPS Monitoring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

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Chapter 5 Configuring the File Manager

Setting Up the File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Checking the Operating System Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Setting the File Manager Paging File Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Configuring Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Configuring System Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Configuring a Second File Manager For Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Configuring Network Properties for File Managers in a Failover

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Configuring the MediaNet Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Chapter 6 Configuring the MEDIASwitches

SAN InSite Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Installing SAN InSite Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

SAN InSite Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Using the SAN InSite Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Setting Up the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Copying the MEDIASwitch Files into the SAN InSite Folder. . 6-6

Connecting to the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Changing the MEDIASwitch IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Establishing an IP Connection to the MEDIASwitch . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Setting the MEDIASwitch Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Appendix A File Manager and Storage Specifications

Dimensions and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

UPS Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

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Appendix B Installing UPS Monitoring Software

Installing the Serial Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Installing the CheckUPS II Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Configuring the CheckUPS II Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Appendix C Regulatory and Safety Notices

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Taiwan EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

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Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid Unity

™

MediaNet

workgroup or Trilligent

™

Cluster. You can use your MediaNet

workgroup to share media files and other project data among up to 24

Fibre Channel attached clients and up to 60 Ethernet clients across four

PortServer Pro systems.

Consult Avid Technology Product Marketing for other possible Ethernet

client configurations.

For Macintosh-based products—Media Composer

, Film Composer

Media Station XL, Avid Xpress

, and Pro Tools

for Macintosh

systems.

For Windows-based products—Avid Symphony

™

, Media Composer,

Film Composer, Avid Xpress for Windows NT

or Windows

2000

systems, NewsCutter, and NewsCutter XP.

Creating a Trilligent Cluster allows you to connect up to 20 Trilligent

MediaServers to deliver streaming media and other high-bandwidth

content over the Internet.

Your MediaNet workgroup or Trilligent Cluster might not contain all of the

components or features described in the documentation. Avid’s

documentation describes all components and features of the configuration you

purchased.

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Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for those responsible for installing, configuring,

or maintaining a MediaNet workgroup or Trilligent Cluster. It

provides installation and configuration information specific to the

MediaNet and Trilligent hardware and software.

About This Guide

This guide provides complete task-oriented procedural instructions

for setting up a MediaNet workgroup with a Trilligent Cluster.

The Contents provide a complete listing of all the topics in this book:

• Chapter 1, “Preinstallation Overview,” provides information on

the components, unpacking, rack layout, network connection

necessary to complete the installation, and configuration of the

MediaNet environment.

• Chapter 2, “Installing the MediaNet Storage Subsystem

Hardware,” provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the

File Manager and storage subsystem hardware.

• Chapter 3, “Configuring the MEDIASwitches,” provides

step-by-step instructions for configuring and installing the

necessary software for the MEDIASwitches.

• Chapter 4, “Configuring the File Manager,” provides step-by-step

instructions for configuring and installing the necessary software

for the File Managers.

• Chapter 5, “Installing the MediaNet Software,” provides

step-by-step instructions for installing the various software

components that are part of the File Manager and MEDIASwitch.

• Chapter 6, “Installing the Trilligent File Manager Software,”

provides step-by-step instructions for installing the various

software components that are part of the File Manager, and the

MEDIASwitch.

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Symbols and Conventions

• Appendix A, “File Manager and Storage Specifications,” lists the

dimensions and weight, and the environmental, power, and

power cord specifications for the components that are part of a

MediaNet/Trilligent Cluster environment.

• Appendix B, “Installing UPS Monitoring Software,” provides

information for installing and configuring the UPS monitoring

software on the File Manager.

• Appendix C, “Regulatory and Safety Notices,” lists regulatory and

safety notices for the MediaNet and Trilligent hardware.

You’ll also need the Avid Unity MediaNet Management Guide to create a

file system, to create allocation groups and workspaces for media files, and to

create a system user account.

Symbols and Conventions

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

Windows NT operating system, the operating software for the File

Manager.

This guide uses the following special symbols and conventions:

1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important.

a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is

important.

• Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.

- Indented dashed lists, when the order of secondary items is

unimportant.

t One arrow indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a

list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

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Look here in the margin

for tips.

In the margin, you will find tips that help you perform tasks more

easily and efficiently.

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.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your MediaNet or Trilligent

environment, you should:

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

task in this guide.

2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for

maintenance or hardware-related issues.

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

information on accessing the Avid Web site and the Avid

Knowledge Center.

4. For support services, call Avid Customer Support:

- Broadcast products — call 800-NEWS-DNG (639-7364).

- Post-production products — call 800-800-AVID (2843).

- Trilligent products — call 800-800-AVID.

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Related Information

The following documents provide more information about the

MediaNet workgroup, the MediaNet client, and other storage options:

• Avid Unity MediaNet Site Preparation Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet File Manager Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Upgrade Notes

• Avid Unity MediaNet System Overview

• Avid Unity MediaNet Management Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Troubleshooting Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide

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Using This Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Ethernet Client Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Ethernet Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Ethernet Client Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Ethernet Client Quick Start Card

• Avid Unity MediaNet Release Notes

The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is

available in the Documentation section of the Avid Customer Service

Knowledge Center. To access the Avid Customer Service Knowledge

Center, click the Avid Customer Service link at www.avid.com and

select Knowledge Center.

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CHAPTER 1

Preinstallation Overview

This guide provides instructions for installing and configuring

MediaNet Storage workgroup and Trilligent Cluster components.

Before You Begin

Keep the shipping

boxes that come with

your MediaNet

environment. You

might need to

repackage and ship the

components in the

future.

Before you begin to install the File Manager and storage, do the

following:

• Unpack all the components.

• Check the contents of each kit against the list shipped with the

order to confirm you have received all the components.

• Examine all of the components for damage and contact Avid

Customer Support if you notice any problems.

• Ensure that you have obtained a dedicated (static) IP address and

host name for each of the following components in your

MediaNet/Trilligent environment:

- The File Manager

- The backup File Manager, if you have a failover configuration

- Each MEDIASwitch (2 maximum)

- Each MediaNet Fibre attached client (24 maximum)

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- Each Port Server

- Each MediaNet Ethernet client (maximum 60)

- Each Media Server (20 maximum) (Trilligent Cluster)

- The routing network switch (Trilligent Cluster)

- The load-balancing network switch (Trilligent Cluster)

- If you have a load-balancing network switch, a virtual IP

address for the cluster (Trilligent Cluster)

Alternately, you can use the nonrouting IP addresses presented

throughout this manual to configure the network for the File

Manager and MEDIASwitches.

The IP addresses should be supplied to you (based on your input) by Trilligent

Customer Support on a Configuration Sheet.

MediaNet and Trilligent Cluster Components

A MediaNet workgroup allows you to connect the latest in shared

storage environments to your Avid workstations. The shared storage

lets you set up a collaborative user environment where several editors

can work on a project at the same time using the same video and audio

files.

The Trilligent Cluster is a streaming media environment that consists

of the Trilligent Storage subsystem and the Trilligent Media Server

subsystem. The following sections describe the components that make

up each of these subsystems.

The MediaNet and Trilligent components are supplied ready to mount

in any standard 19-inch NEMA or EIA rack. The racks are used to

mount the File Manager, the storage, the MEDIASwitch, the Media

Servers, network switches, the uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs),

and other components.

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MediaNet and Trilligent Cluster Components

The Storage Subsystem

The storage subsystem provides high-capacity, expandable Fibre

Channel shared storage and consists of:

• One to eight rack-mount MEDIArray

™

II drive enclosures

Avid supports a maximum of 100 drives in a data drive set. Using eight

MEDIArray II drive enclosures allows for the maximum number of data

drives. Raw state drives can fill any unpopulated drive slots in the drive

enclosure.

•Computer rack (optional)

•One or more UPSs (optional)

• One or two rack-mount MEDIASwitches (8-port or 16-port)

• One or two rack-mount File Managers. (For more information

about failover configurations with two File Managers, see “File

Manager Failover Configurations” on page 1-4.)

• One standard keyboard, monitor, and mouse, or one optional

pull-out keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KMM) assembly

• One rack-mount keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch

(optional)

• One 10BASE-T/100BASE-T Ethernet hub (Trilligent)

The Media Server Subsystem for a Trilligent Cluster

The Trilligent Cluster Media Server subsystem provides

high-throughput media streaming capabilities and consists of:

• One to twenty Media Servers

• One 100BASE-T or gigabit Ethernet load-balancing network

switch

• One 100BASE-T or gigabit Ethernet routing network switch

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Not all Media Server subsystem components in your installation are

necessarily supplied by Avid. In your installation, you might be providing

one or more components yourself.

When you are expanding an existing MediaNet workgroup or

Trilligent Cluster, you can order MEDIArray II drive enclosures and

Media Servers separately. You can add them to the existing

environment, providing you do not exceed the environmental limits.

For more information on environmental limits see, “Component

Layout Recommendations” on page 1-5.

File Manager Failover Configurations

If properly configured with a redundant File Manager, the MediaNet

workgroup or Trilligent Cluster supports automatic failover to a

second (Failover) File Manager in the event that the active (Primary)

File Manager fails. This ensures that the File Manager is not a single

point of failure in your environment.

Communication through the first three drives in the drive set, as well

as polling over two cross-connected Ethernet paths, ensures that any

lack of response from the initially active File Manager is because it has

gone offline, and is not due to a failure of the network connections

between the two File Managers.

In a failover configuration, neither File Manager is assigned to a primary or

backup role — the first system to come online becomes the Primary File

Manager and the second to come online becomes the Failover File Manager. If

both systems come online at the same time, the active role is negotiated

arbitrarily between the two File Managers. For this reason, Avid recommends

that you physically label and refer to your first and second File Managers as

FM1 and FM2 (or use a similar convention).

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