Adding an Engine to Your Infrastructure
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Shutting down both Controllers (or the only Controller in a chassis) shuts down the entire system and
your login session will end until the system reboots.
h. Continue with Step 3.
3. Make note of the locations of all Ethernet cables and disconnect them from the Controllers in the
failed chassis.
4. Turn off the switches on all the power supply modules.
5. Disconnect all Ethernet cables and power cables from the failed chassis.
6. Carefully remove all the media drives, system drives, Controllers, and the power supplies and
fans, if applicable, and put them in a safe place.
7. Remove the failed chassis from the rack.
To replace a chassis:
1. Install the new empty chassis into the rack.
2. Insert all the media drives and system drives from the old chassis into the new one.
3. Insert the Controllers and power supplies from the old chassis into the new one (see
NEXIS System Overview” on page 1
for the proper orientation of Controllers in the chassis).
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When re-using a Controller in the same shared storage system, the IP address and software is
recognized by the System Director and needs no reconfiguration.
4. Connect all Ethernet and power cables to the new chassis.
5. Turn on the new chassis.
Allow two minutes for the new chassis to initialize.
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If any of the LEDs indicate an error, call Avid Customer Care.
6. Open the Management Console and verify that the Media Packs are online with a green icon and
no status messages on the Media Packs page.
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If any Status errors are listed, call Avid Customer Care.
7. Verify that media is available to the clients.
Adding an Engine to Your Infrastructure
You can add more Avid NEXIS Engines to your infrastructure to increase available space and allow
for more flexible configurations. See
“Supported Configurations” on page 2
the number of Engines and Media Packs supported in configurations with and without an System
Director Appliance.
The Media Packs in a newly-added Engine can be added to an existing Storage Group or used to
create a new Storage Group.
Before You Begin:
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Log in to the existing system and make a note of the following information:
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Storage System Name
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Avid NEXIS version