Avid Technology ISIS 2000, Setup Manual

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3 Installing Software and Configuring
This chapter describes how to connect and configure the System Director and other Avid ISIS
hardware.
If you have questions, please call your Avid representative or your local ACSR.
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Before you start the procedures in this chapter, you should be familiar with the information
in previous chapters and the
Avid Network and Switch Guide .
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Software Installation
• Adding a Remote Host for Zone 3 and 4 Clients
• Avid Interplay Authentication
Software Installation
Your System Director and Engine should be cabled and attached to an ISIS network switch. to
both internal subnets similar to the
“Connecting Network Cables with a 10 Gb System Director
Connection” on page 60 .
If you are upgrading an existing ISIS 2000 to the latest version of ISIS software, see “Avid ISIS
2000 Upgrade Guidelines” on page 123 .
Configuration Overview
The following list summarizes the System Director and Engine setup.
1. Assign an IP addresses to your Engine, see “Setting-Up the Network Address On the
Engine” on page 55 .
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The ghost image on the System Directors does not set the IP addresses of the onboard network
ports or the dual 10 Gb network ports on the PCI bus; the system is set for DHCP.
2. Load the System Director software. This software is used to create a file system on the
System Director, bind the drives to the software on the System Director, create Storage
Groups, and administer the Avid ISIS system. See
“Loading the Software” on page 65 .