Avid Technology ISIS 2000, Setup Manual

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System Director
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• Client
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System Director
The Avid ISIS 2000 System Director uses the Windows
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Storage Server 2008 R2 operating
system with Service Pack 1. The Avid ISIS client operating systems that are supported in your
ISIS software release is listed in the
Avid ISIS ReadMe .
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The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top cover of the Avid ISIS
System Director.
The System Director is 1U (rack unit) in size (see “System Director Front Panel” on page 16 )
and manages the metadata by storing directory information and file attributes. The System
Director does not store the data used by share clients (for example media files), these data files
are stored on the drives within the Engine.
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The System Director password is preset to is-admin. Not to be confused with the System Director
Web Page Administrator user whose default password is blank.
System Directors, workgroup servers, and clients must all be synchronized with a common
time-of-day. For information on setting the Network Time Protocol (NTP), see
“Setting-Up the
Network Address On the Engine” on page 55 .
The System Director connects to the ISIS switch through either a 1 Gb or 10 Gb connection. This
depends mostly on the availability of 10 Gb ports on the ISIS switch. You must use a 10 Gb
connection to the switch if you plan on using the built-in File Gateway capabilities. The File
Gateway feature allows you to connect CIFS and FTP clients. When setting up CIFS clients, see
“Configuring the Server for CIFS Access” on page 111 . When setting up FTP clients, see
“Configuring the Server for FTP Access” on page 116 .
The System Director provides a location to coordinate file access modes (read/write), file
locking, range locking, performance data collection, logging, file lookup, and directory change
tracking for client systems. Examples of what the System Director is able to provide to a client or
storage element are:
• Identity of all storage elements connected to the system
• Information about the drives, power, cooling and Engine Controllers in the configuration.
• List of workspaces to include name and their unique ID number