Avid NEXIS NEXIS Pro 6.0 Guida utente

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NEXIS

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Setup and Maintenance Guide

Version 6.0

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Contents

Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 1 Avid NEXIS | PRO System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Media Pack and System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Engine Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Storage Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Client Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 2 Connecting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rack Mounting Guidelines and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting Power to Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Supported Switches for Avid NEXIS | PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Dell Networking N2024 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Dell Networking N3024 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

NETGEAR 10G Smart Switch (XS712T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting the Engine to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3 Software Installation and System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

System Setup Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

What is DNS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

What is NTP?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing and Setting Up the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Registering the Engine and Downloading the Avid NEXIS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Configuring the Computer’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing the Software and Setting up the Avid NEXIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Creating the File System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Binding the Media Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Chapter 4 Replacing Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Hardware Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Removing the Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Removing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Power Supply LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing a Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Replacing a Storage Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Replacing a Storage Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Replacing an Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Replacing a Network Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 5 Specifications and Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Electrical and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Altitude and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Shock, Vibration and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Class A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Class B Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Class A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

LED Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

European Union Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Argentina Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Class A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Class A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using This Guide

The Avid NEXIS | PRO media network provides a high-performance distributed file system that

contains high-capacity shared media storage for workgroups of connected Avid

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editing

workstations.

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is

especially important to check each step of your workflow.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

n

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and

strong suggestions.

c

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your

computer or cause you to lose data.

w

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the

guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical

equipment.

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you

select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then

select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate

that you perform one of the actions listed.

(Windows), (Windows

only), (Macintosh), or

(Macintosh only)

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating

system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and

keyboard sequences.

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse

action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

| (pipe character) The pipe character is used in some Avid product names, such as Interplay |

Production. In this document, the pipe is used in product names when they are in

headings or at their first use in text.

Accessing the Online Documentation

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2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was

published.

New information is available in the ReadMe file supplied in your Avid software installation kit

as a PDF document and is also available online.

Always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online

version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view the online

versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for

maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support. Online services are available 24

hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view

error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online

message-board discussions.

Accessing the Online Documentation

You can access the documentation from the Knowledge Base site specific to your release. Download and

install Acrobat Reader before you access the PDF documentation.

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For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please

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1 Avid NEXIS | PRO System Overview

The Avid NEXIS | PRO system (formerly the ISIS | 1000) is a shared storage solution for acquisition,

creative, distribution, and archive media workflows. Avid network storage systems are built for

media and entertainment. They enable multiple clients to share, capture, play, and edit video and

audio media.

Clients access Avid NEXIS | PRO systems through external switch connections. The Avid NEXIS |

PRO Management Console provides workspace and system management functionality.

This chapter provides an overview of the Avid NEXIS | PRO system and the basic function of each

component. Other chapters in this guide describe how to install the system in a rack, connect the

power and Ethernet cables, and configure the system.

The Avid NEXIS | PRO consists of an Engine, containing one Storage Controller which runs the

System Director; two power supply/cooling modules; one Media Pack (10 drives for data) and two

system drives (SSDs). You can configure up to four Avid NEXIS | PRO Engines into a single Avid

NEXIS shared storage system.

Engine

The Engine is a 2U chassis that contains the other system components.

Data passes between the Engine and clients through a switch connected to the Engine with one 10 Gb

Ethernet connection. This connection provides clients access to the data on the media drives. 10 Gb

Ethernet ports on both the switch and Engine require SFP+ transceivers.

Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Front

The front of the Engine has a removable bezel (not shown). Removing the bezel allows access to the

drive slots. The Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine supports one Media Pack (10 drives) for media storage

and two system drives. As shipped from Avid, the system drives occupy the first two slots in the

Engine (0 and 1). Drive slot numbering is shown below.

Each drive can be removed and replaced separately with the power on.

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Media Pack and System Drives

The data drives are supplied in Media Packs, 10 drives per pack, 2TB of storage capacity per drive.

System drives (two per Engine) have 200GB capacity. The system drives are used by the System

Director to store metadata, startup files, and other system files. Each drive is in a 3.5” carrier; do not

remove the drive from the carrier. You can remove and replace a system drive or a Media Pack drive

while the system is running.

The system drives typically occupy slots 0 and 1, and the Media Pack drives typically use slots 2

through 11 (see “Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Front” on page 3).

You can distinguish between the types of drives as follows:

• System drives are labeled similar to the following, indicating the capacity (200GB), the letters

SS for solid state, followed by a manufacturer serial number:

• Media Pack drives are labeled similar to the following, indicating the capacity (2TB), the

abbreviation 7K2 indicating the drive speed (7200 rpm), followed by a manufacturer serial

number:

System drives are physically 2.5” but are shipped in a 3.5” carrier, like the Media Pack drives.

The Avid NEXIS | PRO can run with one failed system drive, but Avid recommends replacing it as

soon as possible. You can remove and replace a system drive while the system is running.

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Avid NEXIS | PRO Media Pack and System Drives

The drives have a lock indicator and two LEDs that show the drive status, explained in the following

figure and table.

Drive Features

Callout Description Status

1 Locking window showing drive is locked Red when drive is locked

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Leave failed drives in place until you have a replacement so you maintain the proper airflow.

Obtain a replacement as soon as possible.

Engine Control Panel

The following figure shows the control panel on the Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine, to the left of drive

slots 0, 4, and 8.

Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Control Panel

Engine Control Panel Features

2 Locking window showing drive is unlocked Black when drive is unlocked

3 Power and activity LED Off—No power

Blinking—I/O activity

4 Fault and identify LED Blinking 1second on, 1 second off—To identify

the drive

On—Drive failed

Callout Description Status

Callout Description Status/Purpose

1 Input/Mute Switch Used to set the LED display and to transition alarm states (depends on VPD

setup).

2 System Power LED Green when system is on (operational).

Amber when system is in standby mode (not operational).

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Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Rear View

The following figure shows the rear of the Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine.

Engine Rear View Features

Storage Controller

The Storage Controller provides the software management functionality, including the embedded

System Director. The Storage Controller is turned on when the power supplies are on. The following

figure and table describe the Storage Controller features. Callouts in gray are not used, but are

identified for reference.

3 Module Fault LED Amber when there is a system hardware fault. In that case, another LED on

the faulty component may be lit.

4 Logical Fault LED Amber when something other than the enclosure management system

(usually a drive) fails.

5 Enclosure ID Display Displays the enclosure identification number (optional; useful with

multiple enclosure systems)

Callout Description Status/Purpose

Callout Description

1 764W power supply and cooling fan modules.

The left power supply is numbered 0, the right is numbered 1, in event and error messages.

2 Storage Controller

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Storage Controller

Storage Controller Features

Callout Description Purpose

1 USB Connectors (Not used)

2 QSFP 10GbE Port Connects to a network switch. See “Supported Switches for Avid NEXIS

| PRO” on page 14.

3 Power/OK, Fault, and ID LEDs Power/OK: Green when the controller is operating correctly. Flashing

green indicates a controller VPD error.

Fault: Amber when the controller has a fault.

ID: Blue when the controller is being identified.

4 POST LEDs Shows the boot progress of the x86 subsystem. If the controller fails to

boot, the LEDs show the stage in which the error occurred.

5 Serial Port (Not used)

6 1 GbE Management Port; only the

left port is enabled for use.

Connects to a laptop or other computer to install the software and initially

configure the system. The port has the following LEDs:

Right side:

• Steady green: Link is active

• Flashing green: Network activity

Left side—Network speed:

• Yellow: 1000Mb/s

• Green: 100Mb/s

• Off: 10Mb/s

7 SAS Port (Not used)

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System Director

The System Director maintains all information about the file system, but not the data in those files.

The System Director is embedded on the Storage Controller of an Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine.

Although each Engine of a multi-Engine storage system has the capability to run a System Director,

there must be only one System Director in an Avid NEXIS storage system. The first Engine

configured in a multi-Engine system runs the System Director for the entire system.

The System Director:

• Manages the metadata by storing directory information and file attributes.

• Provides a location to coordinate file access modes (read/write), file locking, range locking,

performance data collection, logging, file lookup, and directory change tracking for client

systems.

• Provides the following information to a client or storage system:

- Identity of all connected storage systems

- Information about the drives, power, cooling and Storage Controllers in the configuration

- Names of workspaces

- Lists of users and groups within the system

The System Director does not store client data (media files); these are stored on the Media Packs

(drives) within the Engine. System Director metadata is mirrored on the system drives in the Engine.

System Directors, workgroup servers, and clients must all be synchronized with a common time of

day. For information on setting the Network Time Protocol (NTP), see “Installing and Setting Up the

System” on page 26.

Power Supplies

The power supplies are turned on when the power cord is plugged in and the power switch is on. The

power supplies provide power and contain fans that cool the system.

The Avid NEXIS | PRO Engines need only one of the two power supplies to supply the needed power

to function properly. You can remove and replace a power supply while the system is running if one

fails.

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Avid NEXIS | PRO (764W) Power Supply and Cooling Module Features

Avid NEXIS | PRO (764W) Power and Cooling Module Features

Avid NEXIS | PRO (764W) Power Supply and Cooling Module LEDs

Callout Description and Color

1LEDs

2 Release Latch

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Avid NEXIS | PRO (764W) Power and Cooling Module LEDs

The LEDs on the 764W power/cooling module work in conjunction to indicate overall module

status; in the following table, for each row, all the LEDs must be in the listed state for the definition

to apply.

Avid NEXIS | PRO (764W) Power and Cooling Module LED States

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Leave failed power supply or cooling modules in place until you have a replacement so you

maintain the proper airflow. Obtain a replacement as soon as possible.

Client Support

Avid NEXIS | PRO systems support up to 30 connected clients, 24 of which can be active at the same

time. The clients connect to a switch through either a 1Gb or a 10 Gb connection, and the Engine

connects to the switch using a 10 Gb connection. Through the switch, clients communicate with the

NEXIS system to create, modify, and read files.

A client uses mechanisms specific to its operating system to display, create, and delete files within

the Avid shared storage network system. For example, when viewed from a Windows operating

system, the client system sees a server containing many shares that can be mapped to drive letters.

Callout Description and Color

1 AC Fail—Amber

2 Fan Fault—Amber

3 Power/Module OK—Green

4 DC Fail—Amber

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The bottom two LEDs, marked with battery icons, are not used.

AC Fail

(Callout 1)

Fan Fault

(Callout 2)

Power/

Module

OK

(Callout 3)

DC Fail

(Callout 4) Definition

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For readability, a series of dashes (---) means the LED is OFF.

--- --- --- --- No AC power on any PCM

On --- --- On No AC power on this PCM

--- --- On --- AC present; PCM OK

--- --- On On PCM fan speed is outside acceptable limits

--- On --- --- PCM fan has failed

On On --- On PCM fault (over temperature, over voltage, or

over current)

--- --- Flashing --- Standby mode

Flashing Flashing --- Flashing PCM firmware download in progress

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For information on setting up clients to access the Avid NEXIS | PRO system, see the Avid Client

Guide.

Cabling

For a list of cables qualified with the Avid system, see “Supported Cabling” on page 44.

2 Connecting the Equipment

This chapter explains how to rack mount and connect the system hardware.

Rack Mounting Guidelines and Requirements

Avid recommends installing the Avid NEXIS | PRO in a rack, using the following guidelines:

• If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack

environment might be greater than room ambient. Make sure the rack environment is compatible

with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer.

• Avoid uneven mechanical loading.

• Make sure your rack enclosure is stable enough to prevent tipping over if using extending sliding

rails.

• Follow the equipment nameplate ratings to avoid overloading the circuits.

• Maintain reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment, especially regarding supply

connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, power strips).

• Avid airflow is from the front of the enclosure to the rear. Make sure nothing blocks airflow to

the front panel surface and the rear.

• For normal operation, maintain approximately 2 feet (0.6 meters) of open space in front of and

behind the rack. This allows free access to the components in the rack for operating changes or

adjustments. For service, maintain approximately 3 feet (1 meter) of open space in front of the

rack and 2 feet (0.6 meters) of open space behind the rack. This allows for the removal of any

component that needs to be replaced.

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To ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, install the heaviest equipment in the lower sections

of the rack enclosure. Install lighter equipment in the middle and upper sections.

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For information about power specification and dimensions see “Specifications and Notices” on

page 43.

Mounting the Engine

The Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine is designed for 19-inch (483-mm) rack configurations and requires

two EIA rack units of rack space. The rack mount can accommodate racks with round, square, or

threaded holes, sometimes called broadcast racks. Installation instructions are included on a decal

located on the side of one of the bracket rails.

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The screws in the rail kit are metric. You might need to supply your own screws for your rack type.

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Do not lift the Engine by the handles on the power supply units, cooling modules or Storage

Controller – they are not designed to support the weight of the entire system.

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Avid recommends that two people lift the Engine, especially when installing in upper rack

units.

To mount the Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine into the rack:

1. Install the mounting rails using the instructions on the attached label.

2. Slide the Engine onto the mounting rails and secure to the rack using the two supplied screws.

3. Remove the plastic end cap covers from the front of the Engine. (These cover the screws that

secure the Engine to the rack in the absence of a bezel.)

4. Attach the bezel to the front of the Engine.

Connecting Power to Equipment

The Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine includes two 10A power cables (North America standard), included

in the shipping box. You might need to obtain power cords from your local reseller or support depot

suitable for your locale.

Plug the power cords into the power supplies on the back of the Engine and then plug the other ends

into power outlets on separate circuits. Turn on the power switches on the power supplies.

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The system takes a few minutes to perform some internal processes before the fans start running.

Supported Switches for Avid NEXIS | PRO

The following switches are supported for use with the Avid NEXIS | PRO:

•Dell N2024

• Dell N3024, with version 6.0.0.7 or later switch firmware.

• NETGEAR XS712T

Purchase one of these switches from Avid or from your local vendor. Avid can provide the Dell

N2024 and N3024 switches and the required connectors.

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You must connect the Engine to a supported switch. You cannot set up the Engine until then.

Dell Networking N2024 Switch

The Dell Networking N2024 switch uses Layer 3 features with integrated 10GbE uplinks, and

supports 1GbE, 2x1GbE, 1x10GbE, and 2x10GbE connections to clients. One of the 10GbE

connections must be to the Engine. As shipped from Avid, this switch includes:

• 24 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing full duplex ports

• Two integrated 10GbE SFP+ ports

• Two dedicated rear stacking ports (requires stacking cables; available from Avid in 0.5 and 1m

lengths)

• One integrated power supply (100W AC)

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