Avid Unity ISIS 1.1 User guide

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Contents

Chapter 1 Site Planning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Standard Avid Unity ISIS Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Optional and Customer-Supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rackmounting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing System Director and Avid ISIS Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Other Avid Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Choosing the System Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Customer Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2 System Layout Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Clearance and Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 3 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Physical Site Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 4 Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting Power to Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Three Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Three 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Two 20-Amp AC Circuits for Two Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tables

Product Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Supported Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Component Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Power Cord Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 1

Site Planning Overview

You need to carefully plan for space, environmental, and power requirements for your Avid

ISIS hardware so the installation proceeds smoothly. During your planning you need to

consider:

• Which Avid Unity ISIS

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components are standard and which are optional. This can

affect your installation date if you need to obtain some optional components from

sources other than Avid.

• The environment into which you are installing the Avid Unity ISIS hardware. You might

need to make adjustments to keep the components within their normal operating limits.

• The electrical capacity of the area where you are installing the Avid Unity ISIS. You

might need to upgrade the power and electrical outlets due to the power requirements of

Avid Unity ISIS.

You should refer to this guide anytime you plan to move the hardware, or when you install

additional components to expand the capacity of your Avid Unity ISIS workgroup.

The Naming Convention

While you are reading this document it is important to understand the terms used while

explaining the use of the system. The following table, used in conjunction with the

remaining document, provides the actual nomenclature and the terms used in this manual to

describe that nomenclature:

Chapter 1 Site Planning Overview

Standard Avid Unity ISIS Hardware Components

The following hardware components are supplied with Avid Unity ISIS workgroups:

• One System Director (2U rack-mount)

• Avid Unity ISIS engine (4U rack-mount)

• Cables for connecting the System Director and Avid ISIS engine.

Avid engine Interconnect CX-4 cables used with the Avid ISIS hardware are designed and

provided by Avid due to the specific needs and speeds in the distribution of data.

Product Nomenclature

Product name Term used

Avid Unity ISIS media network

a. The Avid hardware shown in the “Hardware Overview” on page 15 Some hardware is supplied by the

customer, such as external Ethernet switches.

System or shared network storage

environment

Avid Unity ISIS architecture

Architecture, including software

Avid Unity ISIS file system

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

Standard Avid Unity ISIS Hardware Components

Supported Cabling

Avid supports the following cable types for connecting a Avid ISIS system.

If you need run your cable distances, call Avid Customer Support for supported cable and

accessory information.

Improper removal of the engine connection cables can cause major problems. See the Avid

Unity ISIS Setup Guide for cable removal instructions.

Supported Cables

Cable Name Function Maximum Distance

Avid engine Interconnect

CX-4 cable. Only

available from Avid.

To connect engines. 3 supported lengths at this time:

1, 3, and 5 meters

RJ45 Cat 5E or Cat 6

Ethernet cable (minimum).

Cat5 cable is not supported

for these connections.

To connect management port to

laptop,

Connect System Director to an

ISS, connect two System

Directors Ethernet boards,

connect client to 1 Gb ports on

an ISS.

100 Meters; If using CAT5E the cable must be

rated for 350 MHz for maximum length.

Optical (XFP) cable.

Read the important

information below this

table when using an

Optical XFP cable.

To connect 10-Gb port of switch

to XFP optical 10 Gb port on the

engine.

The maximum length of the cable is defined by

the micron and modal bandwidth.

Avid supports two lengths of the 850 nm cable for

short distances:

• MMF 62.5 micron cable Modal = 200 at 33

meters

• MMF 50 micron cable Modal = 2000 at 300

meters

Avid supports the 1310 nm cable for long

distances:

• SMF ITU G.652.A/B 9 micron cable up to 10

Chapter 1 Site Planning Overview

The Optical (XFP) cable is an international Class 1 laser product per IEC 60825-1

Amendment 2(2001) and IEC 60825-2 1997. Operating this product in a manner

inconsistent with intended usage and specification may result in hazardous radiation

exposure. Tampering with this laser based product or operating this product outside

the limits of this specification may be considered an act of “manufacturing,” and will

require, under law, recertification of the modified product with the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration (21 CFR 1040). Published by Picolight Incorporated. All rights

reserved.

When you connect to the optical (XFP based) 10 Gb port on the ISS module, it is important

that the correct “grade” of cabling is used based on the length requirements. There is a

specification known as modal bandwidth (measured in MHzïkm) that is very important when

selecting the correct multi-mode optical cabling. The modal bandwidth dictates the

maximum length at which you can run the cable. Avid ISIS currently only supports 850 nm

transceivers, known as short range).

Optional and Customer-Supplied Components

The following hardware components are optional for Avid Unity ISIS workgroups:

• A second System Director to provide system redundancy (failover configurations only)

• Gig-E Ethernet Switch with one or two 10-Gb ports

The following hardware components are customer supplied components:

• A rack (recommended)

• UPS provided by customer

Transceivers, X2 and XFPs

Cisco 4948 uses X2s, not XFPs

Foundry FESX 424 XFP

ISIS ISS XFPs

X2 and XFP names

•SC to SC

X2 = Cisco X2-10GB-SR for MMF

X2 = Cisco X2-10GB-LR for SMF

•LC to LC

XFP = 10G-XFP-SR for MMF

XFP = 10G-XFP-LR for SMF

XFP = Foundry 10G-XFP-SR

or Pico-light XXL-SC-S45-21 for MMF

XFP = Foundry 10G-XFP-LR

or Bookham 10G-BASE-LR for SMF

Supported Cables

Cable Name Function Maximum Distance

Rackmounting the Equipment

This chapter provides needed information type of rack needed when mounting the Avid

Unity ISIS system.

Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets

All Avid ISIS rack-mount components are supplied with either mounting rails or brackets.

You should follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions supplied with each

component to correctly attach the rails or brackets to the rack rails.

Where necessary, this guide supplies specific rack-mount rail or bracket installation

instructions. These instructions supersede the manufacturer’s instructions.

Installing System Director and Avid ISIS Engine

The System Directors and storage elements are placed into a rack for easy access to the

cables, connectors, and drives. The following list provides a recommendations you should

take into account prior to rack mounting Avid ISIS equipment:

• The heaviest equipment should go at the bottom of the rack — For example, the engine.

• Lighter equipment goes towards the middle and top of the rack — For example, System

Directors, or a Keyboard, monitor, and mouse assembly (KVM), with Ethernet switches

at the top of the rack.

• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting

the equipment in the rack.

• Avid recommends that you leave a 1U or .5U space between each piece of equipment

mounted in the racks — This allows for better airflow, cable access, and will help stop

vibration in any equipment being transferred to equipment above and below.

• Avid recommends that you leave an 8 to 12 inch space at the bottom of the rack — This

allows for better airflow and lowers the possibility of dust or dirt being picked up by the

devices.

• If you have a redundant configuration you might place equipment if different racks —

place the System Director and Failover System Director in different racks, separate the

storage elements between racks, place redundant Ethernet switches in different racks,

and have the power from each rack connected to different circuits.

• For normal operation and service, you’ll need to maintain approximately 3 feet (1

meter) of open space in front of and behind the rack. This allows free access to the

components in the rack for operating changes or adjustments and also allows for the

removal of any component that needs to be replaced.

Chapter 1 Site Planning Overview

For information on rack mounting an Avid Unity ISIS system, see the Avid Unity ISIS Setup

Guide located on the online documentation DVD.

Other Avid Products

Other Avid products might have their own site planning requirements. Refer to their

documentation for more information.

Choosing the System Location

The Avid Unity ISIS hardware is modular and consists of:

• One or more Avid Unity ISIS storage assemblies (engines)

• System Directors

• Ethernet switches

• Connections to LANs

• Ethernet clients

Avid recommends that you mount all the components in a rack and provide proper

computer-room space for the hardware.

You need to be aware of the following requirements whether you are providing computer-

room space or other properly prepared space for your hardware:

• Locate the hardware away from high-traffic areas and potential impacts. High-traffic

areas include patch panels, experimental equipment, or equipment that needs frequent

physical reconfiguration.

• Choose a location where the hardware will be free from significant temperature or

humidity changes, or possible damage from moisture.

• Locate the hardware in a clean environment, free from smoke and dust. Do not place any

hardware over or near ventilation holes in a raised-floor computer room. Do not place

any hardware under ceiling or wall ventilation ducts or cold air returns. Dust from the

ventilation can cause problems with the hardware.

• Verify that the location you select has a sturdy, level floor, and is not subject to

vibration. The rack holding the hardware must be stable during normal operation and

service.

• Make sure the hardware has adequate space in front of and behind the rack for times

when service or reconfiguration is necessary. If the rack has a door, it must be able to

open completely to allow access to the front panels of the hardware.

Customer Responsibility

• Make sure there is adequate power and the correct receptacle type for each hardware

component, the rack power strips, and the optional UPSs. Do not use extension cords to

plug in any of the hardware components. If you are using a Failover System Director

you should connect it to a different circuit than the First System Director.

• Make sure you have Ethernet connections near the Avid Unity ISIS workgroup. This

allows for connections to the network for configuration and troubleshooting, when

necessary.

• Make sure you have a telephone line near your Avid Unity ISIS workgroup to allow you

to talk with Avid Customer Support, if necessary.

Customer Responsibility

Before installing your Avid Unity ISIS workgroup hardware, you are responsible for:

• Developing a floor plan for your hardware configuration. This includes the Avid Unity

ISIS workgroup and any attached clients.

• Preparing your site to meet all the proper power, environmental, and space requirements

for the Avid Unity ISIS hardware and any attached Avid Unity ISIS clients. To obtain

site requirements for your Avid Unity ISIS clients, see the site preparation guide for

your client. Current versions of site preparation guides are available from the

Knowledge Base on the Avid Web site (www.avid.com).

• Obtaining a rack for mounting Avid Unity ISIS products. You can purchase the rack

separately or through Avid.

If you choose to purchase a rack rather than use the Avid Unity ISIS rack, the rack must have

receptacles and plugs appropriate for your local power source.

• Obtaining a display for accessing the System Director through the network.

• Obtaining and running all cables between the Avid Unity ISIS hardware and any

attached clients throughout your facility.

• Running all cables related to your LAN, and providing the proper network setup and

connections.

• Installing and configuring any Ethernet routers or bridges, not supplied with the Avid

Unity ISIS workgroup, before the Avid representative begins your system installation.

• Installing appropriate Ethernet connections within the areas where Avid Unity ISIS

workgroup and workgroup clients are being installed.

Chapter 1 Site Planning Overview

Avid is not responsible for installing or troubleshooting cables that you do not purchase

from Avid. Avid also does not provide network services for your in-house network and

strongly suggests you use a local service provider to install and set up network

connections. Avid does supply networking services for any Ethernet connections

between the Avid Unity ISIS workgroup and its clients, and its Media Servers.

Chapter 2

System Layout Overview

The Avid Unity ISIS hardware components are fully rack-mountable. They are compatible

with the Avid Unity ISIS rack or any standard 19-inch video racks using either NEMA or

EIA mounting-hole layouts.

Hardware Overview

The following illustration shows the Avid Unity ISIS engine and the System Director.

System Director front view

Engine Rear

Engine Front

ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS)

ISIS Integrated Expansion Switch (IXS)

ISIS Storage Blade (ISB)

Three power supplies

ISB (two drives and CPU)

Chapter 2 System Layout Overview

Clearance and Access

For normal operation and service, you’ll need approximately 3 feet (1 meter) of open space

in front and behind the rack. This allows for the removal of any component that needs to be

replaced.

Airflow

Make sure you do not obstruct the airflow around the rack with large containers, boxes,

desks, chairs, or other objects. This can cause the Avid Unity ISIS hardware in the rack to

run at an elevated temperature and possibly shorten individual component life.

When using a rack leave at least 12 inches open at the rear of the Avid Unity ISIS hardware

and 12 inches at the front of the Avid Unity ISIS hardware for proper airflow.

Avid has not qualified racks with front and/or rear doors for use with Avid Unity ISIS

and therefore can not recommend this configuration. The ISIS engine relies on

unencumbered front to rear air flow which can be compromised by obstructions

including doors.

Some optional racks are available with a fan located in the top of the rack. If you select one

of these racks, make sure the fan does not become obstructed by dirt, dust, or paper so it can

provide proper cooling for the components in the rack.

Fans located in a rack do not preclude the distance needed for open area in front and back of

the rack to allow proper airflow to the engine.

Dimensions and Weight

The following table provides the dimensions and weight of the Avid Unity ISIS hardware

and the optional rack components. Make sure the surfaces where you place the equipment

can accommodate the equipment’s size and weight.

Component Dimensions and Weight

Component Height Width Depth Weight

System Director 3.45 in (88 mm) (2U) 16.9 in (423 mm) 26.46 in (672 mm) 51 lb (23.2 kg)

Avid Unity ISIS engine 6.825 in (4U) 17.50 in (19 in with

mounting ears)

27.25 in 45lb (20.4 kg)

empty, 135 lb full

a. Fully configured with three power supplies, two PSS cards, and 16 blades

Chapter 3

Environmental Requirements

Use the information in this chapter to design and configure the space you plan to use for

your Avid Unity ISIS workgroup.

Physical Site Characteristics

The Avid ISIS hardware is designed to operate in a standard “open office” or computer-room

environment. When you select a location, you should:

• Make sure the location has a sturdy, level floor, and is not subject to vibration.

• Make sure the location is away from high-traffic areas.

• Make sure the location is clean and free from dust, smoke, or other airborne

contaminants.

• Make sure the location does not have significant temperature changes. Choose a

location where the temperature does not vary more than 18°F (7.78°C) per hour.

• Make sure the location does not have significant humidity changes. A location with

approximately 40 percent humidity can prevent problems stemming from electrostatic

discharge.

• Make sure the location has adequate space in front of and behind the rack. You must be

able to connect cables and service parts of your hardware. It also needs adequate airflow

for cooling.

Chapter 3 Environmental Requirements

The following table provides information on operating and storage temperature, and

humidity specifications for the Avid ISIS hardware components. Make sure your

environment meets the narrowest range of specifications in the table.

For example, the System Director can operate in an environment of 32°F to 122°F (0°C to

50°C), but the engine should only operate in an environment of 40°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C).

Therefore, the temperature at your site should not drop below 40°F (0°C) or rise above 95°F

(35°C) while the engine is running.

Security Considerations

If security for the Avid ISIS hardware is important, you should address this issue during site

planning. Planning and implementing security for the hardware, before its installation,

would prevent you from disrupting the hardware and its users at a later time.

If there are several people that need access to the System Director, you might need to

arrange security clearance for all the people who use the System Director.

Environmental Specifications

Component

Operating

Temperature

Operating

Humidity

Storage

Temperature

Storage

Humidity

System Director 32°F to 122°F

(0°C to 50°C)

10% to 80%

non-condensing

–40°F to 158°F

(–40°C to 70°C)

5% to 95%

non-condensing

Engine, ISS, IXS, and

ISBs

40°F to 95°F

(5°C to 35°C)

20% to 80%

non-condensing

–40°F to 149°F

(–40°C to 65°C)

10% to 90%

non-condensing

Chapter 4

Electrical Requirements

You should consider installing a separately derived power system for your Avid ISIS

hardware. This ensures that you can control the hardware grounding, with all grounds

brought to a single point, and that uncontrolled equipment, such as coffee makers or floor

polishers, cannot be plugged into the same power source as the Avid ISIS hardware.

If you do not create a separately derived power system, you need to make sure the power

outlets you use are from the same distribution panel. This helps prevent the occurrence of

ground loops that can be caused by plugging equipment into power sources with different

ground potentials.

If you run more than one power line because you have more than one UPS, you must make

sure the power lines come from the same distribution panel.

You should have all the electrical work at your site done by a licensed electrician. All

the electrical changes must meet country, state, and local electrical codes.

As you choose the location for your Avid ISIS hardware, keep these electrical requirements

in mind:

• Make sure there is adequate, dedicated power for the UPSs that are part of your Avid

Unity ISIS workgroup.

Avid recommends the use of UPSs, appropriately sized for your Avid Unity ISIS workgroup,

or conditioned power in your computer room environment. This provides protection against

sudden power surges or losses that could cause you to lose files or experience data

corruption.

• Make sure your location is away from major electrical equipment such as motors, air

conditioners, or elevators.

Chapter 4 Electrical Requirements

• Make sure the location is not subject to electrostatic buildup.

• Plug only your Avid ISIS hardware into the power strips. Do not plug in coffee makers,

radios, lights, or other non-Avid devices.

The following table shows the electrical specifications for all the Avid ISIS hardware. Make

sure your site meets these specifications.

There are three load balancing power supplies in the engine. When powered up, they share

the load between all three supplies for a total of 1200W.

Connecting Power to Equipment

The Avid Unity ISIS hardware includes three power supplies using an N+1 configuration for

redundancy. The three power supplies “load share” to allow the balanced distribution of ac

power into each Avid Unity ISIS engine. Usually, a minimum of two of the three power

supplies must be operational at one time for the engine to function properly. Each power

supply contains fans and provides a physical function having to do with airflow for the

engine. If a power supply fails, leave it in place until you have a replacement.

Avid recommends that each power supply be provisioned with at least 5 amps of current

capacity per power cord (120 Vac). This allows the system to continue running if one of the

three power supplies fails, with the two remaining load-sharing power supplies drawing

slightly less than 10 amps.

Power supplies should only be installed in the engines after the engines have been rack

mounted as described in the Avid Unity ISIS Setup Guide.

Engines are powered on when the power cords are inserted. Do not connect the power cords

to the engines until instructed to do so in the documented procedures. Engines are turned on

one at a time by plugging at least two power cords into two power supplies at the same time.

Plug the third power cord into the third power supply soon after the first two powers

supplies have been given ac power. The engine is ready when all lights on the front panel to

turn Green.

Electrical Specifications

Component Voltage Frequency Watts (Maximum) BTUs

System Director 115 or 230 V ac 50 to 60 Hz 700 W 2400 BTU/hr.

Avid ISIS engine 100 to 240 V ac 47 to 63 Hz 1200 W

a. Fully configured with three power supplies, two ISS cards, and 16 ISBs.

4100 BTU/hr.

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