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Types of Controllers
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Types of Controllers
Depending on your Avid NEXIS model, the Engine or System Director Appliance supports one or
two of the following Controllers.
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Both Controllers in an Engine must be the same type, with the same label.
Component Notes
Controller 0,
Controller 1 If only one controller is present, it is typically in the left slot. Controllers are identified in
error and status messages as 0 (left) and 1 (right).
If a second Controller is installed, it is identified as Controller 1.
Avid NEXIS | E5 NL comes with a QSFP to SFP+ adapter to connect 10GbE SFP+
optics or cables to a switch.
Fans 0 through 4 Five cooling fans, identified in error and status messages as 0 (left) through 4 (right)
PSU 0, PSU 1 Power supply modules, identified in error and status messages as 0 (left) and 1 (right)
Controller Type
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(Label) Technical Details
Used in and Supported
Slots
Avid NEXIS | PRO Controller
No label
Four cores with 16GB memory / Supports a
10GbE switch connection Avid NEXIS | PRO 20TB
Slot 0 (top) only
Avid NEXIS | PRO 40TB
Slot 1 (bottom) only, upside
down
Controller 10 Six cores with 16GB memory / Supports a
10GbE switch connection Avid NEXIS | E2
Both slots (upside down in
bottom slot)
Avid NEXIS | PRO 40TB
Slot 1 (bottom) only, upside
down
Controller PRO 40 G2 Six cores with 16GB memory / USM version
1.37 factory installed / Supports a 10GbE switch
connection Avid NEXIS | PRO 40TB
Slot 1 (bottom) only, upside
down
Avid NEXIS PRO 40/E2 Six cores with 32GB memory / USM version
1.37 factory installed / Supports a 10GbE switch
connection Avid NEXIS | E2
Both slots (upside down in
bottom slot)
Avid NEXIS | PRO 40TB
Slot 1 (bottom) only, upside
down