Avid NEXIS NEXIS 2020.7 User guide

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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Symbols and Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Avid Training Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Avid NEXIS Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Creating the Avid NEXIS File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Binding Media Packs to the File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting the System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Configuring the Notification Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring DNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Securing the Avid NEXIS Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Securing Access to the Management Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changing the BMC Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing the Storage System Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enabling Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Upgrading the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the System IP Address (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2 Working with the Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Opening the Management Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding the Management Console Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Navigation Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Action Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Canceling an Operation or Ignoring Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filtering, Sorting, and Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Displaying the System Monitor View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Updating the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selecting Multiple Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Guidelines for Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Customizing the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring SNMP Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Downloading the MIB File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Enabling SNMP on the Avid NEXIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3 Managing Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Managing Storage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Storage Group Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating Storage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Activating Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Renaming Storage Groups (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Increasing a Storage Group’s Capacity (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Displaying Storage Group Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Deleting Storage Groups (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Managing Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Workspace Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Media Pack Protection Methods (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Displaying Workspace Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Resizing Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Duplicating Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Deleting Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Renaming Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting Event Triggers for a Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Managing User Access Privileges for Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Managing Folder Level Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Moving a Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Displaying Cloudspaces Subscription Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
About Workspace Redistribution (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Managing Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Displaying Engine Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Understanding Engine and Storage Controller Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Managing Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Displaying Controller Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Understanding Network Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Managing Media Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Displaying Media Pack Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Understanding Media Pack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding Unassigned Media Packs to Storage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
About Removing Media Packs from Storage Groups (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing Media Packs from a Storage Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Displaying Drive Details (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SSD Health (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Disk Status (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Identifying the Slot Number for a Failing or Failed Drive (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Clearing a Foreign Disk Error (On-premises Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Unbinding Media Packs from the Avid NEXIS File System (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing Orphaned Media Packs (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Managing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
User Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Creating Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Duplicating Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing User Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Deleting Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Disabling Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Displaying User Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Managing LDAP Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Configuring External Authentication of Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing the LDAP Sync Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Opening the LDAP Sync Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using the LDAP Sync Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Managing User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adding User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Modifying User Group Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Deleting User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Displaying User Group Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Managing Bandwidth Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adding Bandwidth Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Displaying Bandwidth Limits Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Changing Bandwidth Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Deleting Bandwidth Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Chapter 5 Monitoring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Monitoring Client Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Monitoring System Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Monitoring System Component Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Monitoring Redistributions (On-premises Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Monitoring Client Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Displaying Event History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Managing System Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Displaying System Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
vii
Clearing System Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Displaying Media Pack Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Filtering Media Pack Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Downloading Media Pack Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Dumping All Media Pack Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Deleting All Media Pack Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Disabling Media Pack Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Capturing System Information (Avid NEXIS Snapshots). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Working with Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Working with Snapshot Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chapter 6 Avid NEXIS Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Installing the Avid NEXIS Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Opening the Avid NEXIS Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Connection Analyzer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Log Aggregator Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using the Log Aggregator Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Displaying Aggregate Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Disk Analyzer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Running Tests with the Disk Analyzer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Updating the Disk Analyzer Tool Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Saving Disk Analyzer Test Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Media Pack Parameters Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using the Media Pack Parameters Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Retrieving Media Pack Flag Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Media Pack Log Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Chapter 7 Data Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Installing the Data Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Logging Into the Data Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Data Migration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Data Migration Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Migration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transfer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Running the Data Migration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transfer Queue and Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using This Guide
The Avid NEXIS
®
software-defined storage system provides a high-performance distributed file
system that contains high-capacity shared media storage for workgroups of connected devices. This
user’s guide describes how to connect your client system to the storage system, mount Workspaces,
and configure your system for best performance.
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows
®
, Mac OS
®
X, and
Linux operating systems.The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows
system, but the information applies to all operating systems. Where differences exist, information on
the differences is provided.
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Your system might not contain
certain features and hardware that are covered in this guide.
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for users who need to manage the Avid NEXIS media network. You should
have a basic understanding of how to use and manage the Windows operating system or the Mac OS
X systems, and you should be familiar with basic workgroup and network concepts.
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.
g
A user tip provides a helpful hint that can aid users in getting the most from their
system.
s
A shortcut shows the user keyboard or mouse shortcuts for a procedure or
command.
> 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.
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate
that you perform one of the actions listed.
If You Need Help
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If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid product:
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 latest information that might have become available after the documentation was
published.
Always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online
version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view the online
versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support.
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/support. 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 upgrades, and to read or join online
message-board discussions.
Accessing the Online Documentation
The Avid online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can
access the documentation from the Knowledge Base site specific to your release. Download and
install Acrobat Reader before you access the PDF documentation.
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(Windows), (Windows
only), (macOS), or (macOS
only)
This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating
system, either Windows or macOS.
Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and
keyboard sequences.
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 action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse
action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.
| (pipe character) The pipe character is used in some Avid product names, such as Interplay |
Production. In this document, the pipe is used in product names when they are in
headings or at their first use in text.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please
visit www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID
(800-949-2843).
1 Configuring and Managing the System
An Avid NEXIS system can be deployed on-premises or completely in the Cloud:
This chapter describes how to complete the setup of a new Avid NEXIS system, whether Avid
NEXIS | Cloud Storage or an on-premises system (with or without Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces). For
on-premises systems, this chapter assumes the hardware has already been installed in your
environment and updated from the factory version to the latest Avid NEXIS software version. For
instructions, see the Avid NEXIS Setup and Maintenance Guide.
This chapter also covers routine system management, including setting bandwidth limits, and
performing software upgrades.
Avid NEXIS Configuration Overview
To make an Avid NEXIS system fully usable to clients, do the following:
1. Create the file system. See “Creating the Avid NEXIS File System” on page 2.
2. [On-premises only] Bind Media Packs to the file system. See “Binding Media Packs to the File
System” on page 3. (For Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage or Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces Media
Packs, the Cloud performance bind option is applied automatically. Cloud Media Packs have an
initial status of Spare - Bound.)
3. Set the system time. See “Setting the System Time” on page 4.
4. Configure notification to send email to one or more accounts when a problem occurs. See
“Configuring the Notification Service” on page 4.
Deployment Method Description and Features
On-premises, with Cloud
storage optional
One or more Avid NEXIS chassis, with Engines (Enterprise or PRO) running an embedded
System Director or with Engines plus a System Director Appliance for system management.
You (or Avid Professional Services) install the system and the software.
An on-premises system can have Storage Groups built from HDD and SSD Media Packs,
and optionally Cloudspaces.
Cloudspaces are Workspaces that use cloud storage connected to your on-premises
storage. You manage the Cloudspaces through the same Management Console as the rest
of the on-premises system. Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces is available on a new or existing
Avid NEXIS system running version 2019.4 or later. Cloudspaces are intended for near-
line storage, not real-time workflows such as Media Composer or Pro Tools.
Cloud only An Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage system is deployed, configured, and managed completely in
the Cloud, with no hardware on-site at your location. Avid deploys (provisions) the Avid
NEXIS | Cloud Storage for you. After provisioning, complete the configuration as described
in this guide.
Creating the Avid NEXIS File System
2
5. Create one or more Storage Groups from the Media Packs, depending on your hardware and
what kind of Media Pack protections you want to use. See “Creating Storage Groups” on
page 35.
6. Create Workspaces within the Storage Groups. See “Creating Workspaces” on page 40.
7. Optionally, activate Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces. See “Activating Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces” on
page 36.
8. Create user or device accounts to allow clients to connect to Workspaces. You can do one or both
of the following:
- Create user accounts on the Avid NEXIS system itself (see “Managing Users and Groups”
on page 79).
- Configure Avid NEXIS to connect to an LDAP server to authenticate external users (see
“Configuring External Authentication of Users” on page 83).
In addition, see the following to make your system more secure and robust (some apply only to on-
premises systems):
“Changing the Administrator Password” on page 5—Applies to all Avid NEXIS deployments
“Configuring DNS Service” on page 6—Applies to all Avid NEXIS deployments
“Changing the BMC Password” on page 8—Applies to on-premises only
“Changing the Storage System Name” on page 11—Applies to on-premises only
“Enabling Link Aggregation” on page 11—Applies to on-premises only
Creating the Avid NEXIS File System
Creating a new file system is the first step to making the storage space usable.
c
If a file system already exists, creating a new one permanently deletes it and all users, groups,
Workspaces, Storage Groups and other objects. All Media Packs are unbound; all other
settings, such as External Authentication and Notification Service, are cleared and must be
reconfigured after the new file system is created; and the Administrator (Management
Console) password (if changed) reverts to the default.
To create a new file system:
1. Open a browser and enter either the hostname (if DNS is configured) or the IP address of the
System Director.
The Management Console login window opens.
2. Enter the user name “administrator” and the administrator password and click Sign In.
3. In the navigation sidebar, click System, then Settings.
4. Click File System.
5. From the drop-down box, select Create New File System, then click Submit.
A confirmation screen appears, asking you to confirm the operation, which will destroy all
existing data (if any) on the Avid NEXIS system, and create a new file system.
6. Click OK.
The Results panel displays progress messages. When the file system is created, you can
complete the system configuration.
Binding Media Packs to the File System
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Binding Media Packs to the File System
This section does not apply to Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage.
After you have created an active file system in an on-premises system, bind the Media Packs to it.
Binding a Media Pack formats it to a specific performance capability, as follows:
Scale-Out (512KB strip size)—Suitable for a broad variety of workflows up to the supported
client count for your Avid NEXIS model
High Performance (1024KB strip size)—High-bandwidth media playback, such as UHD/4K
finish and color-correction workflows
SSD—Ultra-high bandwidth media playback
Some bind options are available only on specific Engine types, as follows.
Media Pack performance types cannot be changed after the pack is bound. To change a Media Pack’s
performance type, unbind it and then rebind it as a different supported performance type, per the
previous table.
To bind Media Packs:
1. In the navigation sidebar, click Storage, then Media Packs.
2. Select a Media Pack.
3. Click Bind.
4. A warning dialog is displayed asking you to confirm the operation. Click OK.
5. In the Media Pack Bind Settings dialog box, choose the bind setting for the Media Pack.
6. Click Save.
When the Media Pack is bound, its icon changes from white to green, and the state is Spare -
Bound.
7. Create a Storage Group. See “Creating Storage Groups” on page 35.
Avid NEXIS Model Scale-Out High Performance SSD
Avid NEXIS | PRO 
Avid NEXIS | E2 
Avid NEXIS | E2 All-Mirror 
Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD 
Avid NEXIS | E4 
Avid NEXIS | E4 All-Mirror 
Avid NEXIS | E5 
Avid NEXIS | E5 All-Mirror 
Avid NEXIS | E5 NL 
Setting the System Time
4
Setting the System Time
For on-premises systems, you can configure the system time manually or use one or two external
NTP servers. (If you configure an NTP server and enter the system time manually, the NTP server
takes precedence.)
You typically set the system time or configure NTP servers during initial system setup, but you can
change the system time or the NTP server information (for example if the IP address of an NTP
server changed) at any time.
For Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage, the system time and NTP Servers are configured automatically
during the Azure provisioning process. You can change the NTP server to one that is accessible from
Azure.
To set system time, or add or change and NTP server:
1. In the navigation sidebar, click System, then System Setup.
2. Click the Date/Time tab.
3. To configure an NTP server, check the box and enter the IP addresses or host names for up to two
NTP servers on your network.
4. To set the date and time manually:
a. Enter the current date and time in the fields (on-premises only).
b. Choose a time zone from the list.
5. Click Save.
A warning message asks you to confirm the action. Click OK, or click Reset to undo the
changes.
Configuring the Notification Service
The Notification service watches the system logs and sends email to one or more addresses you
configure. The service supports filters that allow you to specify the type of error message that
triggers an email notification and to set parameters for each type of error message—Error, Warning,
and Information messages.
You can configure Avid NEXIS to send notification emails for one or more of the following
subsystem categories and the severity level that will trigger notification:
Server Control—Reports messages about internal operations, including problems saving
metadata to disk
System Director—Reports messages about the Avid NEXIS file system, metadata, memory,
system drives, and the System Director IP address and networking
Avid Storage General—Reports messages about Workspaces (such as changing its size),
password changes, Media Packs, and network communication errors detected by an Avid NEXIS
component
Storage Manager General—Reports messages about general Media Pack operations, such as
initialization and status changes
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To configure the Notification Service:
1. In the navigation sidebar, click Users, then Notifications.
2. In the configuration panel, do the following:
a. Enter the IP address for your network’s SMTP (email) server.
b. (Optional) If your SMTP server uses a port other than 25 (default), enter the port number.
Port 25 is appropriate for most cases.
c. Enter at least one email address that will receive the notifications.
d. Click Save.
3. To add more than one name, click Add in the Contacts area. There is no enforced limit to the
number of contacts you can add.
a. Enter a name for the contact in the Name field. This can be any name you want to assign to
the user; it does not have to be the same as the email account name.
b. Enter a valid email address for the contact.
4. In the Filters panel, check the boxes according to which types of errors from which subsystems
you want the contacts to receive notice for.
5. Click Save.
- A confirmation message is displayed in the Results area.
- If you started or stopped the Notification Service, the Service State will change to reflect the
new service state.
6. (Optional) To test the notification settings, click Run Test.
The Results area displays the status (success or failure) of the test.
Changing the Administrator Password
The Avid NEXIS system has several passwords:
The Administrator password, used when you log into the Management Console. For Avid
NEXIS | Cloud Storage the default password is set at the time of provisioning.
You can change this after creating a file system. This password is separate from the password
used to log into the Agent. Avid highly recommends that you set or change the Administrator
password when you configure a system.
The password for the Agent. This password is used for initial system setup (on-premises only)
and for logging into the Agent.
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The Agent password can also be used to log into the Management Console. This is intented behavior
to provide an emergency method of logging in to the system. Therefore, Avid recommends changing
both the Agent password (see the Avid NEXIS Setup and Maintenance Guide) and the Management
Console password.
The password for the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), which is a low-level process
on the Storage Controller that manages the BIOS, MAC addresses, and other internal functions
(on-premises only). See “Changing the BMC Password” on page 8.
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The default BMC password is one of the following:
- For Controllers manufactured before April 1, 2020, the password is
se-admin
.
- For Controllers manufactured on or after April 1, 2020, the password is the last eight
characters of the Controller serial number.
For on-premises systems, the default password for the Management Console Administrator before a
file system has been created is one of the following:
For systems manufactured before April 1, 2020 the default password is
se-admin
.
For systems manufactured on or after April 1, 2020 the default password is the last eight
characters of the Controller serial number (printed on a label on the Controller housing. Partly
remove the Controller from the Engine to see the label).
If the file system exists, the default password is blank. For Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage the default
password is set at the time of provisioning. Avid highly recommends that you set or change the
Administrator password when you configure an on-premises system.
See “Guidelines for Names and Passwords” on page 25 for valid password characters and the
maximum length.
To change the Administrator password:
1. In the navigation sidebar, click Users, then Administrator.
2. Type the current Administrator password in the Current Password field.
3. Type the new Administrator password in the New Password field.
4. Type the new Administrator password again in the Verify Password field.
5. Click Submit.
- The Administrator Password is changed to the new value.
- A confirmation message appears in the Results area.
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If you forget the Administrator password you have created, contact Avid Customer Care.
Configuring DNS Service
For on-premises systems, if your network environment includes one or more Domain Name servers,
you can add the Avid NEXIS system to the DNS service, and add the DNS domain to Avid NEXIS.
This enables you to open the Management Console using the System Director host name, instead of
the IP address. Enabling DNS also allows you to use LDAP for external user authentication; for more
information, see “Configuring External Authentication of Users” on page 83.
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For Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces, you must configure DNS to access the external Cloud storage.
To configure DNS:
1. In the navigation sidebar, click System, then System Setup.
2. In the Domain Name Service area, enter the following information:
- The DNS domain for your organization. For Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces, this is the domain
providing the external cloud storage.
- One or more IP addresses for the DNS servers separated by spaces
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- (Optional) Additional domains in your environment (if applicable) to search through when
trying to resolve a host name.
3. Click Save.
If you enter an invalid IP address, an error message is displayed.
4. Add the Avid NEXIS system to your DNS service.
Securing the Avid NEXIS Infrastructure
If your environment requires tight security, you can restrict access to the Management Console using
TLS (Transport Layer Security, often referred to as SSL) encryption, and you can change the BMC
password.
Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces Security
If you plan to deploy Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces (available with Avid NEXIS | FS Version 2019.4
and higher), you must configure DNS to allow communication to the cloud storage service (see
“Configuring DNS Service” on page 6). Communication to the Cloudspace originates from the Avid
NEXIS system; there are no inbound calls or connections.
Avid recommends that the Avid NEXIS system remain behind a firewall, configured to prevent all
inbound connections. To enable the necessary Cloudspaces connections, make sure the Avid NEXIS
system is allowed to make outbound connections to these addresses:
Avid upstream server: api.ondemand.avid.com:443
Avid storage in the cloud (depends on the region):
<Azure_storage_account_name>.blob.core.windows.net:443
All communication from the Avid NEXIS system to the cloud storage is encrypted during transit
with access controlled by an access key.
Securing Access to the Management Console
By default, the Management Console uses unencrypted HTTP. However, you can also run the
Management Console using HTTPS (TLS). When TLS is enabled, the Avid NEXIS generates a self-
signed certificate that prompts a browser warning.
To run the Management Console unencrypted:
t Open a browser and enter: http://<IP address>
The browser bar looks like the following:
To run the Management Console encrypted:
t Open a browser and enter: https://<IP address>
The browser bar looks like the following, but the traffic is being encrypted and is secure:
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Changing the BMC Password
This section does not apply to Avid NEXIS | Cloud Storage.
If your lab environment or company requires it, you can change the BMC password to prevent
unauthorized access to the hardware.
To change the BMC password:
1. Connect a computer or laptop to the Management Port on the Storage Controller, as shown:
2. Open a browser window and go to the address:
169.254.10.250
, which is the default IP
address of the BMC controller.
3. Log in using the user name
root
and the default BMC password (see “Changing the
Administrator Password” on page 5).
4. In the BMC interface, click the Configuration tab.
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5. Select Users from the pull-down menu.
6. Click Modify User.
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7. Click the Change Password checkbox, enter a new password in the Password and Confirm
Password fields, then click Modify.
8. Click OK.
9. Log out of the BMC interface.
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