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Configuring the Server for FTP Access
This chapter describes how to configure the System Director to share Avid ISIS workspaces
using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP function is done through the Microsoft
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Internet
Information Services (IIS) and the FTP Service.
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Only System Directors with a 10 Gb connection to the switch support FTP clients.
Once you have configured the FTP service on your ISIS 2000, Avid recommends the following
FTP client applications.
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Microsoft Expression Web 4
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FileZilla
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Core FTP LE
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SmartFTP Client
For information on configuring Microsoft FTP Server Sites, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283679
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Several FTP functions and settings have been pre-configured for you in the operating system
image of the ISIS 2000 System Director and the software. The FTP service is not started
automatically, use the following procedures to enable the FTP server for FTP client access to the
data on the ISIS 2000 storage. The following are FTP configurations used in the ISIS 2000
System Director:
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The FTP Service uses port 21 and should not be changed
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In Bindings, you need to enter an virtual host name
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In Virtual Directory, enter Alias ISIS Workspace names (for example WorkspaceA)
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An FTP directory (D:\ftproot) has been created for the alias workspaces
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You set the access privileges to the Workspaces when you add the FTP users the Windows
operating system
In addition, the “Blade FTP Share” FTP site is also preconfigured on the ISIS 2000 System
Director. The “Blade FTP Share” FTP site is used for upgrading the media drives during
software upgrades and providing Client Manager software to ISIS clients. The Blade FTP Share
install location is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Avid ISIS Shared\ftp
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Summary of Contents for ISIS 2000
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