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6. (Option) If you have modified Avid’s default Force10 switch configuration, you need to use
your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch.
Avid ships Force10 switches configured for ISIS 5500 | 5000 configurations. Any changes
you have made to the default configuration would have to be reapplied.
Avid provides sample Cisco switch configurations in the ISIS software kit. Any changes you
have made need to be reapplied.
7. Reconnect all network cables in the front of the switch.
Adding an ISIS 2000 Engine to Your Infrastructure
Up to five ISIS 2000 Engines are supported in the ISIS 2000 environment, you must be at ISIS
v4.5 or later to support multiple Engines. The media drives in each Engine can be bound into one
or two Storage Groups or a single Storage Group for multiple Engines. All Engines work off of
the System Director.
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ISIS 2000 system configurations that include multiple Engines can use either a 1 Gb or 10 Gb
connection between the System Director and the switch. If using CIFS clients a 10 Gb
connection between the System Director and the switch is required, see
Cables with a 10 Gb System Director Connection” on page 60
After noting the necessary network and system component information listed in
, you are ready to upgrade and add Engines to your ISIS environment.
The following is a typical procedure, review the ISIS ReadMe for any specific instructions to the
latest release.
To add ISIS 2000 Engines to your ISIS 2000 infrastructure:
1. Download the ISIS software kit from the Avid Download Center
www.avid.com/US/support/downloads
) to your System Director.
2. Upgrade your exiting ISIS 2000 infrastructure to the latest release as described in
.
3. Rack Engine in proper position (see
“Rack-Mounting the Equipment” on page 32
).
4. Install media drives, cooling modules, power supplies, and Engine Controllers (starting with
“Installing the Media Drives” on page 48
).
5. Apply power to the Engine (see
“Connecting Power to Equipment” on page 52
).
6. Assign an IP address to the Engine (see
“Setting-Up the Network Address On the Engine”
).
Repeat step
for each addition ISIS 2000 Engine you are adding to the infrastructure.
Summary of Contents for ISIS 2000
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