Connecting ISIS Hardware
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To turn your system off:
1. Exit the Client Manager on all clients.
2. Stop the secondary System Director using the System Director Control Panel if you are set
up for failover.
3. Stop the Active System Director using the System Director Control Panel.
4. Turn off the System Directors.
5. Turn off the engines one at a time by unplugging the three power cords for each engine.
Connecting ISIS Hardware
The process of connecting the engines to the Avid ISIS network is a two step process. First you
logically configure the addresses for the engine, then you physically make the connection to
complete the process. If you need to install software, see
“Installing Software and Configuring
10-Gb Link Aggregation” on page 80
.
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The engines are powered on when two or three power supplies are plugged into an V ac
power source. When the engines are on, and the interconnect cables are attached, the
network tries to identify the new connection before it should. Do not connect the
interconnect cables until told to do so in the procedures.
The 64-bit System Directors introduced in Avid ISIS 7500 | 7000 v2.0 can be used with v2.
x
and
v1.
x
generation switches in the engines. The two v2.
x
switches are branded with an IXS2000 and
ISS2000 silk-screen. The v2.
x
switches cannot be mixed in ISIS engines with earlier versions
(v1.
x
) of the switches (labeled IXS1000 and ISS1000). All the switches in the engines need to be
of the same generation.
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You cannot mix new switches (labeled IXS2000 and ISS2000) with original switch
hardware (labeled IXS1000 and ISS1000). All switches in the engine, and engines in the
stack must be from the same generation of hardware.
The procedures provided in this guide describe the AS3000 System Directors and Avid ISIS 2.x
hardware. You will need the following:
•
Windows computer (laptop or System Director)
•
CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable to run between the Windows computer and the Management
port of the ISS or IXS
•
Two or more engine interconnect cables (when using more than one engine)
•
System Director ISIS software kit
