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Chapter 2 Setting Up a PortServer Workgroup
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b. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools
window opens.
c. Double-click Services. The Services window opens.
The Avid Unity PortServer service should show its status as Started
and its Startup Type as Automatic.
17. Close all open windows.
Sharing MediaNetwork Workspaces
The PortServer software includes the Avid Unity PortServer service that
automatically mounts and shares MediaNetwork workspaces. In a PortServer
workgroup, the Avid Unity PortServer service automatically mounts the first
21 workspaces it finds in the Administration Tool’s workspace list. If a
workspace that you need to mount is not listed as one of the 21 workspaces,
you can rename it by adding a hyphen (-) or a number (01, 02, ...21) to the
beginning of the workspace name. You can also use the AISPortServer.ini file
to designate workspaces that mount at specific drive letters (see
“Mounting
Workspaces Using Fixed Drive Letters” on page 38 ).
The Avid Unity PortServer service starts automatically when you boot the
PortServer system. On startup (and every 60 seconds thereafter), the service
reads MediaNetwork configuration information from the File Manager to
obtain workspace, user, and access privilege information. It then uses this
information to remount and reshare MediaNetwork workspaces to Ethernet
clients with the correct access privileges.
Mounting Workspaces Using Fixed Drive Letters
On a PortServer or a PortServer Pro system, you can mount MediaNetwork
workspaces at specific drive letters. This allows you to control how some or all
of the workspaces are mounted on the PortServer system.
The Avid Unity PortServer service reads the AISPortServer.ini file to
determine if any workspaces should be mounted at specific drive letters. If you
want to mount a workspace at a specific drive letter, you must configure the
AISPortServer.ini file to set the drive letter and workspace name.