Connecting ISIS Hardware
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Engine Configuration v2.
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Hardware Guidelines
Although there are a few ways to physically connect and enable the engines, Avid recommends
the process described in this section for consistency and dependability. In smaller configurations
different switch blades are used:
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ISS — Only the ISS blades are used when you are connecting two engines.
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IXS — When connecting three to twelve engines, two IXS2000 blades are used in the first
engine (one for each subnet) to connect the next eleven engines.
Engine configurations are described in the following sections:
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“Two-Engine Stacking” on page 70
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“Three- to Twelve-Engine Stacking Summary With v2.x Switches” on page 72
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You must disable link aggregation before creating or modifying your Avid ISIS stack. After your
stack has been created, reconfigure your link aggregation.
Use the following list to help you when you connect the System Director, laptop for
configuration, and clients to the Avid ISIS 7500 | 7000 system.
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A laptop (or any computer running a Windows operating system) is used in the following
examples for configuring the engine at the beginning of the installation or for maintenance
by an Avid representative. You can use the 1-Gb connection on the System Director for
configuring the engine at the beginning if needed, but do not leave it connected or use it for a
maintenance connection.
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All clients connected to the switches on the left side of the engine are connected to one
subnet, while clients connected to the switches on right side of the box are connected to the
second subnet.
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When you are connecting the System Director to the ISS module using the dual port
Ethernet board, Avid recommends that you connect the left port to the left side of the engine
and the right port to the right side of the engine. Where the left side corresponds to the
VLAN 10 subnet and right side corresponds to the VLAN 20 subnet. However, it also
functions properly the other way.
You should rename the left side, to “Left Side, VLAN 10” and the right side, to “Right Side,
VLAN 20” in the Network Properties of your System Director.
Setting-Up Network Addresses In the Stack
Regardless of the number of engines you are planning in your Avid ISIS stack. The following
procedure describes how to configure the first engine.
