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Media Pack and System Drives
A Media Pack is a set of 10 drives, all of which are the same capacity and type, as follows:
• 2TB, 6TB, or 10TB HDDs for Avid NEXIS | E2, Avid NEXIS | E4, Avid NEXIS | E5
• 2TB or 4TB HDDs for Avid NEXIS | PRO
• 960GB or 1920GB SSDs for Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD
The Avid NEXIS Engines contain varying numbers of Media Packs. The System Director Appliance contains no
Media Packs, as it is not used for client data storage.
When replacing a failed drive in a Media Pack, make sure to use a drive of the same capacity as, or larger than, the
others in the Media Pack. For more information, see “Replacing a Drive” on page 49 and the Avid NEXIS
Administration Guide.
Each Engine and System Director Appliance also has two SSD system drives, of the following minimum partition
size (SSD capacity):
• 200GB in Avid NEXIS | PRO (with 2TB drives), Avid NEXIS | E2, and Avid NEXIS | E4
• 400GB in Avid NEXIS | SDA and Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD
• 480GB in Avid NEXIS | PRO (with 4TB drives)
• 800GB in Avid NEXIS | E5
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If a system drive fails, Avid reserves the right to send a replacement of a size that meets or exceeds the minimum
partition requirements.
The System Director, whether running on an Engine or in the System Director Appliance, uses the system drives
for metadata, startup files, and other system files. The Engine or System Director Appliance can run with one
failed system drive. Avid recommends replacing it as soon as possible.
Typically, the system drives occupy slots 0 and 1, and the Media Pack drives use the remaining slots.
Drives are labeled as follows:
SSDs (used as system drives in all Engines and as Media Pack drives in Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD) are physically
2.5” but are in a 3.5” carrier, like the HDDs.
Label Description
System drive and SSD Media Pack drive labels include the capacity, the letters SS for solid
state, and a manufacturer serial number.
HDD Media Pack drive labels include the capacity, the abbreviation 7K2 indicating the drive
speed (7200 RPM), and a manufacturer serial number.
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