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Avid ISIS 7500 | 7000 System Overview
The Avid ISIS
®
system enables multiple clients to capture, play, and edit video and audio media.
This chapter provides an overview of the Avid ISIS 7500 | 7000 system and the basic function of
each Avid hardware component within the system.
This guide describes how to connect cables between components that create a basic system and
then how to connect more than one basic system together to create a larger, redundant system.
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For a explanation of what you need to do to prepare your site for installation of a Avid ISIS
system, see the
Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide
on the Avid Knowledge Base
or included in the documentation folder on the top level of the Avid ISIS installer software
installer kit.
Hardware Overview and Naming Convention
Each system component has a specific Avid name that define their function. It is important that
you are familiar with these terms while using the documentation. The following table, used in
conjunction with the figure that follows the table, provides the actual nomenclature and the terms
used in this guide to describe that nomenclature:
Product Nomenclature
Product name
Term used and description
Avid ISIS shared storage network
System or shared network storage environment
The Avid ISIS consist of the hardware, Avid software,
and other hardware supplied by the customer, such as
external Ethernet
®
switches.
