Avid Technology NEXIS User Manual

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Contents
Using This Guide ................................................................................................................................ vii
Symbols and Conventions .................................................................................................................................. vii
If You Need Help................................................................................................................................................. vii
Accessing the Online Documentation ................................................................................................................ viii
Avid Training Services ....................................................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1 Avid NEXIS System Overview .................................................................................................... 1
Avid NEXIS Platforms .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Supported Configurations .................................................................................................................................... 2
System Details ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Engines and System Director Appliance....................................................................................................... 3
Controller Functions and Redundant Controller Operation ......................................................................... 12
Types of Controllers .................................................................................................................................... 12
System Director Functionality ..................................................................................................................... 15
Media Pack and System Drives .................................................................................................................. 16
Power Supplies .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 2 Connecting the Equipment....................................................................................................... 23
Rack Mounting Guidelines and Requirements................................................................................................... 23
Mounting the Engine or Avid NEXIS | SDA........................................................................................................ 23
Installing the Media Packs (E2, E2 SSD, E4) .................................................................................................... 27
Installing System and Media Pack Drives (E5) .................................................................................................. 27
Connecting Power to Equipment ....................................................................................................................... 28
Connecting the Hardware to a Switch................................................................................................................ 29
Enabling Link Aggregation ................................................................................................................................. 31
Chapter 3 Software Installation and System Setup ................................................................................. 33
System Setup Information.................................................................................................................................. 33
Understanding the Shared Name Space ........................................................................................................... 34
What is DNS? .................................................................................................................................................... 34
What is NTP?..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing and Setting Up the System ................................................................................................................. 35
Registering the Avid NEXIS and Downloading the Avid NEXIS Software .................................................. 35
Configuring the Computer’s IP Address...................................................................................................... 36
Installing the Software and Setting up the Avid NEXIS System.................................................................. 40
Upgrading an Engine ......................................................................................................................................... 43
Upgrading an Avid NEXIS System, With or Without a Avid NEXIS | SDA .................................................. 44
Chapter 4 Adding and Replacing Hardware ............................................................................................. 47
Collecting Logs for Customer Care.................................................................................................................... 47

Avid Technology NEXIS Specifications

General

Brand	Avid Technology
Model	NEXIS
Category	Server
Language	English