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4. In the Engine area do the following:
a. (Required) Enter a Storage System Name. This is the name of the shared storage system containing one
or more Avid NEXIS Engines, including the Avid NEXIS | SDA, if applicable.
(In a multi-Engine system with a Avid NEXIS | SDA, configure the Avid NEXIS | SDA first and enter the
same Storage System Name for it and each Engine in the shared-storage system.)
b. (Optional) Enter a value for the Enclosure ID, which will be displayed on the Engine control panel; see
“Avid NEXIS | E2, Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD, Avid NEXIS | PRO Engine Front View” on page 3. For
example, in a four-Engine configuration, you could number them 01 through 04. If you do not enter a
value, the default value (two dashes, or --) is displayed.
c. (Required) Enter a name for the Engine. The Engine name is used to generate the hostnames for the
Controllers, which appear in the fields below for Top and Bottom Controllers (in the Avid NEXIS | E2,
Avid NEXIS | E4, and Avid NEXIS | SDA) or Left and Right Controllers (in the Avid NEXIS | E5).
5. In the System Director area, do the following:
a. (Required) If you are not deploying a Avid NEXIS | SDA and want this Engine to function as the System
director, check the box next to Run System Director. (This checkbox is not present on a Avid NEXIS |
SDA, which is configured as the System Director automatically, or on an Avid NEXIS | E5 Engine, which
cannot run as its own System Director. The Avid NEXIS | E5 requires the use of a Avid NEXIS | SDA.)
b. (Required) Enter an IP address for the System Director. This must be different from the IP addresses you
will assign to the individual Controllers. For more information, see “System Director Name and IP
Address” on page 34.
6. (Required) In the Data Interfaces area, enter the IP address, netmask, and gateway you received from your IT
administrator for the Controllers present (or those you plan to install) in the Engine or Avid NEXIS | SDA.
This sets the address for the interface that communicates with the switch. If you have two Controllers, each
must have a unique IP address, but the redundant Controller inherits the netmask and gateway from the first.
In a multi-Engine configuration, each Controller (in each Engine and the Avid NEXIS | SDA, if applicable)
requires a unique IP address but must use the same netmask and gateway.
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In some systems only one controller is supported. If two controllers are detected, a radio button is displayed next
to each controller. Select which controller you want to configure. See “Types of Controllers” on page 12 for
information about which controller (slot) to select for your system.
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Make a note of the System Director IP address you entered here; you will need it in a later step.
7. (Optional) In the Domain Name Service area, do the following:
a. Enter the DNS domain name for your environment.
b. In the DNS Server list field, enter the IP addresses, separated by spaces, for the DNS servers in your
environment.
c. In the DNS Search List field, you can enter alternate DNS names, separated by spaces, that are used in
your environment. These will be used to help resolve the System Director name in a browser.
8. Click
Next
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The Time setup screen is displayed. Setting the system time is required, but you can choose between the
following methods:
t To use a Network Time server, check the box and enter IP addresses for up to two NTP servers in your
environment.
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In a multi-Engine configuration, enter NTP server or time information on all Engines.
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