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1. in MEDIArrays 3 and 4 To File Manager To File Manager MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIArray 4 MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIArray 3 PE EE SN To 1 Meridien finishing client Z To 1 Meridien finishing client To 1 Avid DS finishing client MEDIArray 2 To 1 Avid DS finishing client To 1 RPS client ____ c Tg 1 RPS client Cables MEDIArray 1 Figure 8 Configuration 8 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 38 Configuration 9 In Configuration 9 e MEDtIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group first so it contains the metadata drives a video group with 14 drives create this allocation group second e The Avid DS clients and the RPS clients share the allocation groups MEDIASwitch MEDIArray 2 To File Manager MEDIArray 1 To 1 Avid DS finishing client To 1 RPS client To 1 Avid DS finishing client To 1 RPS client Figure 9 Configuration 9 Configuration 10 In Configuration 10 e MEDIArray 1 MEDIArray 2 and MEDIArray 3 contain three allocation groups an audio group with 8 drives in MEDIArray 1 create this allocation group first so it contains the metadata drives two video groups with 14 drives each in MEDIArrays 2 and 3 create these allocation groups second e Two Avid DS
2. MEDIArray enclosures Configuration 28 with File Manager Failover Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 1 finishing client 2 sid 6 LJ To File Manager U Z gt 1 efits EDIASwitch Zone2 8 To 1 finishing client 3 7 To 1 nonfinishing client 4 Cables MEDlArray enclosures Figure 34 Configuration 29 To 1 finishing client 3 i 1 6 rF To File Manager PE Zone1 2 o Pee EDIASwitch Zone2 8 To File Manager 2 To 1 finishing client 4 Cables MEDIArray enclosures Figure 35 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Configuration 29 with File Manager Failover 73 1 Gb Workgroups 74 6 5 To 4 nonfinishing client 13 To 1 finishing client 2 1 14 0 To File Manager Zone1 ame MEDIASwitch Zone2 To 1 finishing client 7 8 16 9 10 To 5 nonfinishing client 11 15 12 Cables MEDIArray enclosures Figure 36 Configuration 30 7 6 To 4 nonfinishing
3. Figure 11 Configuration 11 1 Gb Workgroups The following sections provide information for setting up and configuring 1 Gb workgroups Supported Hardware The following hardware is supported in 1 Gb workgroups e Intel ISP 2150 or Systium 340 File Manager e Vixel 7100 and Vixel 7200 Fibre Channel Switches MEDIASwitch e MEDIArray drive enclosure and MEDIArray drives Supported Drives MediaNet Release 3 0 supports the following MEDIArray drives e 18 GB MEDIArray drives HH LP and XL e 50 GB MEDIArray drives e 73 GB MEDIArray drives 1 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 41 You can mix 18 GB 50 GB and 73 GB MED IArray drives in the same MediaNet workgroup To mix these drives use the following configuration guidelines Different size drives must be placed in different MEDIArray drive enclosures You cannot mix different size drives in the same MEDIArray drive enclosure Different size MEDIArray drives must be placed in different allocation groups Configuring 1 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups To configure a nonfinishing workgroup use any of the nonfinishing configurations as they appear in Table 15 Configuring 1 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups To configure a finishing workgroup use any of the nonfinishing configurations as they appear in Table 15 and add finishing clients as describes in Finishing Configuration Examples on page 42 Cabling and Access Guidelines Part
4. Figure 5 Configuration 5 Configuration 6 In Configuration 6 e MEDIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group first so it contains the metadata drives a video group with 24 drives e The Meridien client the Avid DS client and the RPS client share the allocation groups through the zoned MEDIASwitch To 1 Meridien finishing client 2 To File Manager l Zone1 f MEDIArray 2 MEDIASwitch Zone2 8 MEDIArray 1 To 1 Avid DS finishing client 4 Cables To 1 RPS client 2 Figure 6 Configuration 6 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 36 2 Gb Workgroups Configuration 7 In Configuration 7 MEDIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group first so it contains the metadata drives so they become metadata drives a video group with 24 drives create this allocation group third MEDIArray 3 and MEDIArray 4 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group second so it contains the metadata drives a video group with 24 drives create this allocation group fourth The Meridien client in Zone 1 and the Avid DS client and the RPS client in Zone 2 share the allocation groups in MEDIArrays 1 and 2 through the zoned MEDIASwitch The Me
5. 2 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 21 2 Multiply the video resolution by the number of drives required Use Table 4 and Table 5 to determine drive requirements for your video resolutions 3 Round the resulting number of drives up to the next even number For more information see Allocation Group Sizing Examples on page 22 Table 4 NTSC 30i PAL 25i Resolution Drives per Client 10 1m 0 6 4 1m 1 3 15 1s 0 3 4 1s 0 5 2 1s 0 7 20 1 0 4 10 1 0 7 3 1 1 6 2 1 2 4 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 22 Table 5 Resolution 8 1m 3 1m 35 1 28 1 14 1 3 1 2 1 NTSC 24p PAL 24p NTSC Drives per Client 0 6 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 3 1 8 Allocation Group Sizing Examples PAL Drives per Client 0 7 1 6 0 3 0 4 0 5 1 6 2 4 The following configuration examples show how to size allocation groups for nonfinishing clients Configuration Example 1 Configuration Example 1 has 16 clients using an NTSC video resolution of 2 1 Each client uses 2 4 drives 16 clients x 2 4 drives client 38 4 drives The allocation group requires 40 drives after rounding up to the next even drive number 2 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 23 Configuration Example 2 Configuration Example 1 has 5 clients using an NTSC video resolution of 2 1 6 clients using an NTSC video resolution of 3 1 8 clients using an NTSC video resolution of 10 1 The 2 1 clients use 2 4
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7. This causes these drives to be assigned the lowest logical drive numbers by the File Manager software You need to connect at least one MEDIArray drive enclosure with enough MEDIArray drives for a spare drive and the metadata drive group The metadata drives can also be used to store edit and play 2 1 video resolution or lower media files Table 3 shows the number of clients and the video resolutions supported by different size metadata stripe sets You must assign the metadata drives when you create the data drive set When the Setup Manager creates a partition it assigns a logical number to every drive The File Manager uses the lowest drive number as the location for metadata thereby isolating the metadata drives Table 3 Metadata Stripe Set Storage Capabilities c S 72 n Sa a es a as Sa se gg ia ao U ae gt 0U lt U gS e gor sido re Uline S Bo 3 Boo 3A Bm as Y goa gS GF l fg ws S es et 6U m Qg D 6 x m A x u x v cS S oz i Sy Ss Ss m5 ZO amp Zee 2 eae EIN 3 4 1 3to1 2 4 1 6 6 1 3to1 2 4 1 1 2to1 1 4 1 9 10 2 3to1 2 4 1 Determining Metadata Drives 18 Table 3 Metadata Stripe Set Storage Capabilities Continued 1 2 tol 2 4 1 12 12 2 3 tol 2 4 1 1 2 tol 2 4 1 3 3 tol 2 4 2 2 2 tol 2 4 2 15 16 3 3 tol 2 4 1 1 2 tol 2 4 1 3 3 tol 2 4 2 2 2 tol 2 4 2 2 Boot the File Manager 3 Start the Setup Manager 4 Create a drive set containing t
8. enclosures E2 and E3 are for 1 1 resolution media files and are divided into two finishing allocations groups G1 and G2 Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are also daisy chained together Other clients like client C1 can also be connected to the configuration Configuration Example 1 demonstrates the effect cabling has on simultaneous shared data throughput in a MediaNet finishing workgroup The workgroup shows a symmetric configuration with partial access to the allocation groups from MEDIASwitch 1 and full access from MEDIASwitch 2 This configuration allows either client F1 or client F3 on MEDIASwitch 1 a direct connection to allocation groups G1 and G2 Only one of these clients can access either group G1 or G2 at any time because MEDIASwitch 1 has only one direct connection route to the groups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIArray enclosures MEDIASwitch 2 E3 G2 E2 G1 E1 Metadata To client C1 To client F1 To client F3 To File Manager Cables Figure 12 Cables Configuration Example 1 43 To client F2 To File Manager Client F2 on MEDIASwitch 2 also has a direct connection to these same groups It can access either group G1 or G2 but not the same groups as a finishing client from MEDIASwitch 1 Table 8 shows the possible finishing client connections to finishing allocation groups G1 and
9. Cabling Illustrations 2 0 0 6 Nonfinishing Configurations 00 0 ee eee Shared Uncompressed Configurations 1Gb Workeroupsey ie ii Sgt Saek Seale Tk ta Mea Supported Hardware 6c cece eee Supported Drives y s 2s 424 2 eg Pantie padi t awed Bada weed ee Configuring 1 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups Configuring 1 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups Cabling and Access Guidelines 00 0000000 Finishing Configuration Examples 4 Determining Minimum Allocation Group Sizes Configuring 1 Gb Audio Allocation Groups Cabling and Access Guidelines 00000 00008 Configuring 1 Gb Shared Uncompressed Allocation Groups Client Connection and Access Guidelines Cabling and Access Guidelines 000 000000 Configuring 1 Gb Mixed Workgroups 00000005 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 000000 1 Gb Cabling Ilustrations 0 0 0 0 00008 Nonfinishing Configurations 0 06 e cece eee Audio Configurations 000666 Shared Uncompressed Allocation Group Configurations Technical Support Information 0 0 e cece eee eee Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Symbols and Conventions x s M These configuration notes use the following special symbols and conventions A check mark indicates a bug that has been fixed An X
10. G2 Table 8 Example 1 Client Connections Client Allocation Client Allocation Number Group Number Group F1 G1 amp F2 G2 F1 G2 amp F2 G1 F3 G1 amp F2 G2 F3 G2 amp F2 G1 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 44 To client C1 To client F1 To client F3 To File Manager 1 Gb Workgroups Configuration Example 2 Configuration Example 2 contains three finishing clients F1 F2 and F3 connected to two MEDIASwitches see Figure 13 The switches are also connected to three MEDIArray drive enclosures E1 E2 and E3 Drive enclosure E1 is for low resolution media files Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are for 1 1 resolution media files and are divided into two finishing allocation groups G1 and G2 Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are each directly connected to MEDIASwitch 1 and daisy chain connected to MEDIASwitch 2 Other clients like client C1 can also be connected to the configuration Configuration Example 2 demonstrates the effect cabling has on simultaneous shared data throughput in a MediaNet finishing workgroup The workgroup shows an asymmetric configuration with full access to the allocation groups from MEDIASwitch 1 and partial access from MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIArray L To client F2 enclosures E3 G2 To File Manager E2 G1 Cables Cables E1 Metadata Figure
11. G4 Both clients cannot access groups G1 and G2 or groups G3 and G4 at the same time because they are finishing allocation groups and MEDIASwitch 1 has only two direct connection routes to the groups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 47 Client F2 on MEDIASwitch 2 also has a direct connection to these same groups It can access either groups G1 and G2 or groups G3 and G4 but not the same groups as a finishing client from MEDIASwitch 1 when only one or both of the clients on MEDIASwitch 1 is accessing one of the groups Table 10 shows some of the possible finishing client connections to finishing allocation groups G1 through G4 Table 10 Example 3 Client Connections Client Allocation Client Allocation Client Allocation Number Group Number Group Number Group F1 G1 amp F2 G2 F3 G3 or G4 F1 G2 amp F2 G1 F3 G3 or G4 F3 G1 amp F2 G2 F1 G3 or G4 F3 G2 amp F2 G1 F1 G3 or G4 F1 G1 amp F3 G3 F2 G2 or G4 F1 G2 amp F3 G3 F2 G1 or G4 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Configuration Example 4 Configuration Example 4 contains three finishing clients F1 F2 and F3 connected to one MEDIASwitch see Figure 15 The switch is also connected to three MEDIArray drive enclosures E1 E2 and E3 Drive enclosure E1 is for the metadata drives and spare drive and also has a five drive unprotected finishing allocation group G3 for 1 1 resolution media files Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are also for 1 1 resolution media files and
12. allocation groups see Shared Uncompressed Allocation Group General Guidelines on page 10 MediaNet workgroups with up to 5 TB of total storage require the File Manager to have 768 MB or 1 GB of memory MediaNet workgroups with more than 5 TB of total storage require the File Manager to have 2 GB of memory Nonfinishing Allocation Group General Guidelines Because of the low data throughput requirements of nonfinishing clients nonfinishing workgroups have no special configuration requirements For specific configuration information about nonfinishing workgroups e For 2 Gb workgroups see Configuring 2 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups on page 20 e For 1 Gb workgroups Configuring 1 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups on page 41 Cabling and Access Guidelines MediaNet nonfinishing clients can share a connection to the allocation group that they are using Several nonfinishing clients can use the same allocation group at the same time Make sure that your nonfinishing workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Nonfinishing workgroups can support up to 24 clients e Each nonfinishing client connects to a MEDIASwitch port Types Of MediaNet Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Metadata Drives Nonfinishing workgroups have no special requirements for the metadata stripe set The default values are adequate to handle the workgroup needs If you need to adjust the size of the metadata stripe
13. are divided into two finishing allocation 1 Gb Workgroups 48 1 Gb Workgroups groups G1 and G2 Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are each directly connected to MEDIASwitch 1 No other clients types are in this configuration For this configuration to function properly all of the drives in drive enclosures E1 E2 and E3 must be 18 GB LP drives and the metadata stripe set must not exceed three drives see Creating Reserved Space to Improve 50 GB HH Drive Performance on page 50 In this configuration the finishing allocation groups G1 and G2 are protected and finishing allocation group G3 is not protected This allows the three finishing clients to access the three allocation groups simultaneously with one client having access to one allocation group at a time Configuration Example 4 demonstrates the effect cabling has on simultaneous shared data throughput in a MediaNet finishing workgroup The workgroup shows a symmetric configuration with full access to the allocation groups MEDIASwitch To client C1 Taare To client F1 enclosures i E3 G2 To client F3 To File Manager _ E2 G1 E1 G3 Meta Figure 15 Configuration Example 4 This configuration allows client F1 client F2 and client F3 direct connection to allocation groups G1 G2 and G3 The three clients cannot access groups G1 G2 and G3 at the same time because they are finis
14. client 2 13 To 1 finishing client 3 l 1 14 F To File Manager Ek Zone1 m gi MEDIASwitch Zone2 To File Manager 2 tie 8 16 To 1 finishing client 9 10 15 To 4 nonfinishing client 11 12 Cables MEDIArray enclosures Figure 37 1 Gb Workgroups Configuration 30 with File Manager Failover Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 2 nonfinishing client To 1 finishing client To 1 finishing client To File Manager MEDIArray enclosures MEDIASwitch Cables Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A MEDIASwitch Figure 38 Configuration 31 75 To 1 nonfinishing client To 1 finishing client To 1 finishing client To File Manager 1 Gb Workgroups 76 Technical Support Information 1 Gb Workgroups For Postproduction Sites Avid Customer Support has a variety of technical support options available Avid Assurance includes annual telephone support maintenance releases and advanced hardware exchange 7x24 option available Assurance customers in North America may contact our Customer Support Center at 800 800 AVID 2843 To purchase Avid Assurance to renew your contract or for more information on Assurance offerings in North America contact your reseller or Avid Inside Sales at 800 949 AVID 2843 For international in
15. group meets the following cabling and access guidelines e MediaNet workgroups with two MEDIASwitches use a standard switch configuration file e MediaNet workgroups with one MEDIASwitch must use a zoned switch configuration file Special zoned switch configuration files are provided Types Of MediaNet Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Metadata Drives 11 e In MediaNet workgroups with one MEDIASwitch the finishing clients must be balanced across the MEDIASwitch zones that is one finishing client in each zone e MediaNet workgroups with one MEDIASwitch require that the drive enclosures have two connections to the MEDIASwitch one connection to each zone e Workgroups with a single 8 port MEDIASwitch can support up to 5 clients Workgroups with a single 16 port MEDIASwitch can support up to 11 clients e MEDIArray drive enclosures can be daisy chained together e All workspaces in the shared uncompressed allocation group must be protected Most shared uncompressed allocation group configurations have no special requirements for the metadata stripe set The default values are adequate to handle the workgroup needs If you need to adjust the size of the metadata stripe set follow the recommendations in Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 to determine the number of drives for the metadata stripe set Mixed Workgroup General Guidelines Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Because of the high data throughput requireme
16. the following cabling and access guidelines 2 Gb Workgroups Audio files and video files must be placed in separate allocation groups The video allocation group requires a minimum of four drives for an unprotected allocation group and six drives for a protected allocation group The audio allocation group requires a minimum of four protected drives This allows two Avid DS clients to share the audio files Two additional drives must be added to the allocation group for each additional Avid DS client There are no metadata drives in the video allocation group Each Avid DS client can play two streams of 1 1 video and eight tracks of audio Each Avid DS client can digitize one stream of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio Only one Avid DS client can use the video allocation group at any time No more than two Avid DS clients can use the same MEDIArray at a time Two Avid DS clients can used separate video allocation groups in the same MEDIArray at the same time Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 25 Configuring 2 Gb Audio Allocation Groups Use the guidelines in the following sections to configure allocation groups for audio clients Your workgroup can contain several audio allocation groups Cabling and Access Guidelines Audio files for Pro Tools clients should be in a separate audio allocation group from the video files Table 6 shows the number of drives needed in audio allocation groups for Pro Tools c
17. video allocation group The Meridien client uses the separate audio and video allocation groups The Avid DS client can play two streams of 1 1 video and eight tracks of audio The Meridien client can play two streams of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio Each client can digitize one stream of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio The RPS client must have the Throttle Manager software installed A single zoned MEDIASwitch can t support more than four MEDIArray II drive enclosures Increasing the number of audio tracks might cause video underruns on the Meridien client and dropped frames on the Avid DS client Make sure that your AVID DS based shared uncompressed allocation group meets the following cabling and access guidelines Audio files and video files must be placed in separate allocation groups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 29 e The video allocation group requires a minimum of 14 MEDIArray II drives to support two Avid DS clients The drives must be protected e The audio allocation group requires a minimum of four protected drives This allows two Avid DS clients to share the audio files Two additional drives must be added to the allocation group for each additional Avid DS client e There can be no metadata drives in the video allocation group e The audio allocation group can contain all the metadata drives e Asingle MEDIASwitch does not need to be zoned It can use standard configuration f
18. 0130 05217 01 Rev A Make sure that your finishing workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines If protection is enabled and the workgroup contains 18 GB HH or 50 GB HH drives the finishing workgroup can support no more than six clients If you base your finishing workgroup on Configuration 1 you might need to add a second drive enclosure and expand the metadata stripe set before you add any finishing clients See Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 for information on determining how many metadata drives your workgroup will need 1 Gb Workgroups 42 e Ina finishing workgroup with no more than three clients and all the drives used are 18 GB LP A five drive finishing allocation group must contain unprotected workspaces at all times One finishing client can be assigned to a five drive allocation group If these conditions is not met the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the enclosure containing the metadata drives Finishing Configuration Examples 1 Gb Workgroups The following examples provides configuration information for adding finishing clients to an existing workgroup Configuration Example 1 Configuration Example 1 contains three finishing clients F1 F2 and F3 connected to two MEDIASwitches see Figure 12 The switches are also connected to three MED Array drive enclosures E1 E2 and E3 Drive enclosure E1 is for low resolution media files Drive
19. 1 1 video Figure 29 Configuration 25 1 Gb Workgroups MEDIArray enclosures Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 69 To 6 MediaNet clients Composer systems using dual stream 10 1 video MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 To File Manager ie To File Manager To 2 MediaNet clients To 3 MediaNet clients ra Composer systems using Pro Tools system using a ao dual stream 1 1 video single stream 10 1 video aut MEDIArray 7 enclosures Figure 30 Configuration 26 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 70 To File Manager To 5 Composer clients Avid systems using ay S dual stream 3 1 video MEDIASwitch MEDIASwitch 2 1 To 4 Composer clients To 3 MediaNet clients Pro Tools system using single stream 3 1 video Pies oad Avid systems using LI dual stream 3 1 video MEDIArray enclosures Figure 31 Configuration 27 Shared Uncompressed Allocation Group Configurations 1 Gb Workgroups Table 17 contains detailed information about the supported shared uncompressed configurations Figure 32 through Figure 38 illu
20. 13 Configuration Example 2 This configuration allows both client F1 or client F3 on MEDIASwitch 1 a direct connection to allocation groups G1 and G2 Both clients can access either group G1 or G2 at the same time because MEDIASwitch 1 has two direct connection routes to the groups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 45 Client F2 on MEDIASwitch 2 also has a direct connection to these same groups It can access either group G1 or G2 but not the same groups as a finishing client from MEDIASwitch 1 when only one of the clients on MEDIASwitch 1 is accessing one of the groups Table 9 shows the possible finishing client connections to finishing allocation groups G1 and G2 Table 9 Example 2 Client Connections Client Allocation Client Allocation Number Group Number Group F1 G1 amp F2 G2 F1 G2 amp F2 G1 F3 G1 amp F2 G2 F3 G2 amp F2 G1 F1 G1 amp F3 G2 F1 G2 amp F3 G1 Configuration Example 3 Configuration Example 3 contains three finishing clients F1 F2 and F3 connected to two MEDIASwitches see Figure 14 The switches are also connected to three MEDIArray drive enclosures E1 E2 and E3 Drive enclosure E1 is for low resolution media files Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are for 1 1 resolution media files and are divided into four finishing allocation groups G1 G2 G3 and G4 Drive enclosures E2 and E3 are each directly connected to MEDIASwitch 1 and daisy chain connected to MEDIASwitch 2 Other client
21. A Configuration 3 2 Gb Workgroups 34 Configuration 4 In Configuration 4 MEDIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain allocation group 1 MEDIArray 3 and MEDIArray 4 contain allocation group 2 The Meridien clients using ports 2 and 7 share allocation group 1 through the zoned MEDIASwitch The Meridien clients using ports 3 and 8 share allocation group 2 through the zoned MEDIASwitch 13 3 To 2 Meridien finishing clients 2 14 MEDIArray 4 To File Manager 1 MEDIA Zone1 7 ney MEDIASwitch Zone2 7 MEDIArray 2 To 2 Meridien finishing clients 8 16 Cables MEDIArray 1 2 Gb Workgroups Figure 4 Configuration 4 Configuration 5 In Configuration 5 MEDIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain allocation group 1 MEDIArray 3 and MEDIArray 4 contain allocation group 2 One Meridien client from MEDIASwitch 1 and one Meridien client from MEDIASwitch 2 share allocation group 1 One Meridien client from MEDIASwitch 1 and one Meridien client from MEDIASwitch 2 share allocation group 2 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 35 To File Manager m To File Manager MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIArray 4 MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIArray 3 Cables To 2 Meridien finishing clients MEDIArray 2 To 2 Meridien finishing clients MEDIArray 1
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23. Avid Avid Unity MediaNet Release 3 0 Supported Configurations for the Macintosh Windows NT and Windows 2000 Operating Systems Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Important Information Avid recommends that you read all the information in these notes thoroughly before installing or using any new software release These notes describe the MediaNet workgroups that Avid currently supports They include information about Macintosh and Windows clients MEDIArray storage and recommended cabling They also describe the different types of clients that you can attach to a MediaNet workgroup These notes are broken into two sections 2 Gb workgroups and 1 Gb workgroups The configuration requirements for both types of workgroups are different If you have a workgroup that contains both 1 Gb and 2 Gb components do not try to use configuration information for both types of components when setting up the workgroup Use only the 1 Gb configuration information in cases where you have mixed components Contents Symbols and Conventions 0 0 6666 sssr raens arrra rnn 4 Types of MediaNet Clients 0 eee 4 Types Of MediaNet Workgroups 0000 c cece eee 5 Nonfinishing Allocation Group General Guidelines 6 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 cece ee eee 6 Metadata Drives ssoi ch cee e teie eee eek Sd eee eee 7 Finishing Allocation Group General Guidelines 7 Cabling and Acce
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25. T150173FC 5 10 100 N A 50 GB HH ST318206FC 5 10 85 15 50 GB HH 5ST318206FC 6 12 100 N A 73 GB ST173404FCV 5 10 100 N A a For finishing clients using two tracks of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio with two second cuts b To get the necessary performance from 50 GB HH drives in the smallest possible allocation group you need to reserve a portion of the drive space in the allocation group so that it can t be used This reserved drive space blocks out the slowest performing section of the drives For more information see Creating Reserved Space to Improve 50 GB HH Drive Performance on page 50 Creating Reserved Space to Improve 50 GB HH Drive Performance You create reserved drive space in an allocation group by creating a no access workspace that is the size of the portion of the drive that you do not want to use You need to make sure that you create the reserved drive space immediately after you create each finishing allocation group To create the reserved drive space 1 Start the Administration Tool The Administration Tool window opens See the Avid Unity MediaNet Management Guide for specific information about using the Administration Tool Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 51 2 Click the Allocation Group tab 3 Click the drive set 4 Locate the necessary drive type by its model number in the Model column 5 Make sure that all of the desired drives are in the same drive enclosure by selecting the dri
26. atforms Media Composer and Film Composer 8 1 or later Avid Xpress Release 3 1 or later If you plan to use finishing clients in the shared uncompressed allocation group they must have the following Avid Composer Products software e Avid Symphony Release 3 1 or later e Media Composer and Film Composer Release 10 1 or later e Avid Xpress Release 4 1 or later Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 54 Avid Symphony Release 3 1 Media Composer and Film Composer Release 10 1 and Avid Xpress Release 4 1 require a patch to work correctly in a shared uncompressed allocation group Contact Avid Customer Support to obtain a copy of the patch software Client Connection and Access Guidelines Each MediaNet client needs a dedicated connection to the shared uncompressed allocation group This makes it possible for several clients to access the allocation group at the same time using the same or different video resolutions Table 14 shows client access to the allocation group to play video sequences Each line shows the number of clients and the video resolutions that they can use Table 14 Supported Client Access Finishing Clients Nonfinishing Clients Nonfinishing Clients 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 Cabling and Access Guidelines 1 Gb Workgroups Make sure that your shared uncompressed allocation group meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Each shared uncompressed allocation group
27. ave no special requirements for the metadata stripe set The default values are adequate to handle the workgroup needs If you have a 2 GB File Manager or you add more storage you should locate the metadata drive group on the extra storage away from the shared uncompressed allocation group Follow the instructions in Adjusting the Metadata Stripe Set Size on page 15 to change the size and location of the metadata stripe set If you add MEDIArray drive enclosures to a small MediaNet workgroup the size of the metadata stripe set increases to handle the additional storage This might cause you to have to reconfigure your MediaNet workgroup to isolate the metadata drives in an allocation group separate from the shared uncompressed allocation group Determining Metadata Drives Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 15 Large 1 Gb MediaNet workgroups with a shared uncompressed allocation group more than 50 MEDIArray drives and a 2 GB File Manager should make sure that the metadata stripe set uses an allocation group other than the shared uncompressed allocation group Follow the instructions in Adjusting the Metadata Stripe Set Size on page 15 to change the size and location of the metadata stripe set Adjusting the Metadata Stripe Set Size MediaNet automatically controls the size of the metadata drive group to allow maximum performance for finishing clients Table 1 and Table 2 show the number of metadata drives necessary for the metada
28. ay enclosures Figure 20 Configuration 16 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To File Manager MEDIASwitch 1 To 4 MediaNet clients To File Manager MEDIASwitch 2 61 To File Manager MEDIArray enclosures Figure 21 MEDIASwitch 1 To 5 MediaNet clients Configuration 17 MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIArray enclosures Figure 22 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 4 MediaNet clients To File Manager Configuration 18 To 4 MediaNet clients 1 Gb Workgroups 62 To 5 MediaNet clients To File Manager MEDIASwitch To 4 MediaNet clients Figure 23 1 Gb Workgroups Configuration 19 MEDIArray enclosures Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 4 MediaNet clients MEDIASwitch 1 63 To 3 MediaNet clients To File Manager To 3 MediaNet clients Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A MEDIASwitc
29. client e Audio files for audio clients should be in a separate allocation group from the video files The allocation group can have a minimum of five drives if it is unprotected or ten drives if it is protected Types Of MediaNet Workgroups 10 Metadata Drives Most audio workgroups have no special requirements for the metadata stripe set The default values are adequate to handle the workgroup needs If you need to adjust the size of the metadata stripe set follow the recommendations in Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 to determine the number of drives for the metadata stripe set Shared Uncompressed Allocation Group General Guidelines Several Avid workstations can share a workspace that contains uncompressed 1 1 media files If you choose to share uncompressed workspaces you must adhere to the recommendations provided in the following sections to create a working shared uncompressed allocation group Because of the high data throughput requirements of finishing clients shared uncompressed allocation groups have different configuration requirements from the standard nonfinishing workgroups stand alone finishing workgroups mixed workgroups and audio workgroups A Shared uncompressed allocation groups currently do not support audio clients Using an audio client in these allocation groups can produce unpredictable results Cabling and Access Guidelines Make sure that your shared uncompressed allocation
30. clients and two RPS clients share the video allocation group in MEDIArray 2 2 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 4 RPS clients MEDIASwitch MEDIArray 3 To File Manager MEDIArray 2 To 4 Avid DS clients MEDIArray 1 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 39 Two Avid DS clients and two RPS clients share the video allocation group in MEDIArray 3 All eight clients share the audio allocation group in MEDIArray 1 Figure 10 Configuration 10 Configuration 11 In Configuration 11 MEDIArray 1 MEDIArray 2 and MEDIArray 3 contain three allocation groups an audio group with 8 drives in MEDIArray 1 create this allocation group first so they become metadata drives two video groups with 14 drives each in MEDIArrays 2 and 3 create these allocation groups second Two Avid DS clients and two RPS clients share the video allocation group in MEDIArray 2 Two Avid DS clients and two RPS clients share the video allocation group in MEDIArray 3 All eight clients share the audio allocation group in MEDIArray 1 2 Gb Workgroups 40 To File Manager m To File Manager MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 To 2 Avid DS finishing clients MEDIANay S To 2 Avid DS finishing clients MEDIArray 2 To 2 RPS client __ To 2 RPS client Cables MEDIArray 1
31. dio Configurations 24 4 1 itol 32 0 N A N A 2 Q 1 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_5h_2j 3 3tol 25 5 1 I1tol 32 4 1tol 4 5P Q 1 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_9h_6j 26 11 3 10to1 32 2 1tol 4 4 Q 1 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_11h_4j 6 10tol 27 12 3 3tol 32 9 3tolf 4 4 Q 1 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_12h_3j a Q Qualified E Estimated b This configuration requires an individual drive enclosure for each 1 1 Composer client and a separate drive enclosure for the Pro Tools audio c This configuration requires an individual drive enclosure for each 1 1 Composer client d Single streams of 3 1 video 1 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 67 MEDIASwitch To File Manager To 1 MediaNet clients Pro Tools system using single stream 1 1 video MEDIArray enclosures Figure 27 Configuration 24a MEDIASwitch To File Manager Et To 3 MediaNet clients Pro Tools system using single stream 3 1 video th F 4 MEDIArray enclosures Figure 28 Configuration 24b Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 68 To 1 MediaNet clients Pro Tools system using single stream 1 1 video MEDIASwitch T To File Manager To 4 MediaNet clients Composer systems using dual stream
32. drive finishing allocation group must contain unprotected workspaces at all times One finishing client can be assigned to a five drive allocation group 1 Gb Workgroups 56 If these conditions are not met the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the enclosure containing the metadata drives 1 Gb Cabling Illustrations 1 Gb Workgroups The following sections provide cabling information and diagrams for nonfinishing mixed audio and finishing workgroups and for workgroups that contain shared uncompressed allocation groups The line work in the diagrams should be interpreted as follows Components with solid lines are necessary to create the MediaNet workgroup with the minimum recommended storage configuration Components with dotted lines are optional additions that can be made to the MediaNet workgroup up to the maximum configuration They also show where the component should be attached to the MediaNet workgroup The tables contain detailed information about each supported configuration The information includes The maximum number of MediaNet clients The maximum video resolution that MediaNet clients can use The maximum number of audio tracks that each MediaNet client can use The minimum number of MEDIArray enclosures The amount of File Manager memory required for the workgroup The number of MEDIASwitches and the MEDIASwitch sizes in the configuration The host file name that sho
33. drives each the 3 1 clients use 1 6 drives each and the 10 1 clients use 0 7 drives each 5 clients x 2 4 drives client 12 drives 6 clients x 1 6 drives client 9 6 drives 8 clients x 0 7 drives client 5 6 drives Total drives 27 2 drives The allocation group requires 28 drives after rounding up to the next even drive number Configuring 2 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups Use the guidelines in the following sections to configure a finishing allocation group for a single finishing client Your workgroup can contain several finishing allocation groups Cabling and Access Guidelines Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Make sure that your Meridien based finishing clients meet the following cabling and access guidelines e The allocation group requires a minimum of four drives for an unprotected allocation group and six drives for a protected allocation group e There are no metadata drives in the allocation group e Each client can play two streams of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio e Each client can digitize one stream of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio 2 Gb Workgroups 24 Only one client can use the allocation group at any time No more than one finishing client can share the connection to the allocation group at a time The MEDIASwitch must be zoned if more than one finishing client needs to use drives in the same MEDIArray at the same time Make sure that your Avid DS based finishing clients meet
34. e an allocation group containing the new drives It is helpful to create allocation groups after each finishing client MEDIArray drive enclosure or shared uncompressed MEDIArray drive enclosures are added to the drive set Using this method the new drives are the only ones not yet assigned to the drive set and there is no need to use the Identify Drive to indicate the drives that must be in the next allocation group 12 Repeat steps 8 through 11 for each finishing client allocation group or each shared uncompressed allocation group Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Determining Metadata Drives 20 2 Gb Workgroups The following sections provide information for setting up and configuring 2 Gb workgroups Supported Hardware The following hardware is supported in 2 Gb workgroups e Intel SR 2200 File Manager e Vixel 9100 and Vixel 9200 Fibre Channel Switches MEDIASwitch e MEDIArray II drive enclosure and MEDIArray II drives Supported Drives MediaNet Release 3 0 supports the following MEDIArray drives e 73 GB MEDIArray II drives Configuring 2 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups Use the guidelines in the following sections to configure a nonfinishing allocation group You can have several nonfinishing allocation groups in your MediaNet workgroup Sizing Allocation Groups To size an allocation group for nonfinishing clients 1 Determine all of the video resolutions for the clients that will share the allocation group
35. figuration They also show where the component should be attached to the MediaNet workgroup The following sections contain detailed information about each supported configuration The information includes e The maximum number of MediaNet clients e The maximum video resolution that MediaNet clients can use e The maximum number of audio tracks that each MediaNet client can use e The minimum number of MEDIArray enclosures e The amount of File Manager memory required for the workgroup e The number of MEDIASwitches and the MEDIASwitch sizes in the configuration e The host file name that should be used to configure the MEDIASwitches 2 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 31 Nonfinishing Configurations The configurations in this section are based on the nonfinishing configuration examples in Configuring 2 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups on page 20 Configuration 1 In Configuration 1 e 16 clients at 2 1 video resolution e Three MEDIArrays with 40 drives and one allocation group To 4 MediaNet clients To 4 MediaNet clients MEDIArray enclosures MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 To File Manager To File Manager To 4 MediaNet clients To 4 MediaNet clients Figure 1 Configuration 1 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 32 Configuration 2 In Conf
36. h 2 To File Manager Figure 24 Configuration 20 To 3 MediaNet clients 1 Gb Workgroups 64 To 7 MediaNet clients Lo LJ To 6 MediaNet clients MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 To File Manager To File Manager To 5 MediaNet clients To 5 MediaNet clients MEDIArray enclosures Figure 25 Configuration 21 1 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To 7 MediaNet clients 65 To 7 MediaNet clients MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwit ch To File Manager To 5 MediaNet clients Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A MEDIArray enclosures Figure 26 To File Manager Configuration 22 and 23 To 5 MediaNet clients 1 Gb Workgroups 66 Audio Configurations Table 16 contains detailed information about the supported audio configurations Figure 27 through Figure 31 illustrate the cabling for the audio configurations in Table 16 Table 16 Au
37. h configuration the maximum number of finishing clients that can be supported is six e Ina finishing workgroup containing more than three clients the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the drive enclosure containing the metadata drives Audio Workgroup General Guidelines Because of the high data throughput requirements of audio clients audio configurations have special configuration requirements For specific configuration information about nonfinishing workgroups e For 2 Gb workgroups see Configuring 2 Gb Audio Allocation Groups on page 25 e For 1 Gb workgroups Configuring 1 Gb Audio Allocation Groups on page 51 Cabling and Access Guidelines Audio clients must have separate allocation groups for audio files You cannot mix audio files and video files in the same allocation group Audio clients can share a connection to the audio allocation group that they are using Several audio clients can use the same allocation group at the same time MediaNet nonfinishing clients can share a connection to the allocation group that they are using Several nonfinishing clients can use the same allocation group at the same time Each MediaNet finishing client needs a dedicated connection to the finishing allocation group that it is using While one finishing client is using a finishing allocation group no other client can use the same allocation group at the same time Types Of MediaNet Workgroups Pa
38. he drives needed for spares and the metadata drive group 5 Choose Start File Manager from the File Manager menu Determining Metadata Drives Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 19 6 Run the Administration Tool and create an allocation group containing all the drives in the metadata drive group This allocation group can be used only for metadata and 2 1 or lower video resolution media files It cannot be used to store 1 1 video resolution media files If your metadata drive group contains less than four drives create an allocation group of at least four drives Allocation groups cannot have less than four drives 7 Verify that the File Manager is using the designated drives for metadata The File Manager starts to write metadata every 20 seconds once it is running You ll see drive activity by watching the drive LEDs on the MEDIArray drive enclosure There should be one metadata stripe set of drive LEDs flashing at a time It takes approximately four minutes for all metadata striped sets to write one copy of the metadata each 8 Shut down the File Manager 9 Connect the additional drives for any finishing allocation group or any shared uncompressed allocation group This causes the File Manager to assign the next logical numbers to just these drives This will help you to more easily find these drives at a later time 10 Run the Setup Manager to add the new drives to the data drive set 11 Run the Administration Tool and creat
39. hing allocation groups and MEDIASwitch 1 has only three direct connection routes to the groups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 49 Table 11 shows some of the possible finishing client connections to finishing allocation groups G1 through G3 Table 11 Example 4 Client Connections Client Allocation Client Allocation Client Allocation Number Group Number Group Number Group F1 G1 amp F2 G2 F3 G3 F1 G1 amp F2 G3 F3 G2 F1 G2 amp F2 G1 F3 G3 F1 G2 amp F2 G3 F3 G1 F1 G3 amp F2 G1 F3 G2 F1 G3 amp F2 G2 F3 G1 Determining Minimum Allocation Group Sizes Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Each MediaNet finishing client requires that a specific number of MEDlIArray drives be set aside in a finishing allocation group for its exclusive use while editing The minimum number of drives in the allocation group depends on the drive type and its performance The preferred configuration is to have all of the drives in the same MEDIArray drive enclosure but in some cases this is not possible and two drive enclosures are required Table 12 shows the drive types model numbers allocation group size and usable capacity for MEDIArray drives that can be used in finishing allocation groups 1 Gb Workgroups 50 1 Gb Workgroups Table 12 Finishing Client Minimum Allocation Group Sizes Drive Model Unprotected Protected Usable Reserved Type Number Allocation Group Size Capacity Space 18GB HH 5 T118202FC 7 14 100 N A 18GBLP S
40. iguration 2 e 5 clients at 2 1 video resolution e 6clients at 3 1 video resolution e 68 clients at 10 1 video resolution To 3 MediaNet clients at 2 1 To 3 MediaNet clients at 3 1 To File Manager MEDIArray MEDIASwitch 1 enclosures Two MEDIArrays with 28 drives and one allocation group To 2 MediaNet clients at 2 1 To 3 MediaNet clients at 3 1 MEDIASwit ch 2 To 4 MediaNet clients at 10 1 2 Gb Workgroups Figure 2 Configuration 2 To File Manager To 4 MediaNet clients at 10 1 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 33 Shared Uncompressed Configurations The following configurations contain detailed information about shared uncompressed allocation groups Each configuration also has notes about specific client access to the allocation group Numbers near the cables indicate the MEDIASwitch port where the cable should be connected Configuration 3 In Configuration 3 e MEDIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain an allocation group e The Meridien clients share the allocation group through the zoned MEDIASwitch To 1 Meridien finishing client 2 To File Manager 1 7 Zone1 MEDIArray 2 MEDIASwitch zonez 8 MEDIArray 1 To 1 Meridien finishing client 4 Cables Figure 3 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev
41. iles e Two Avid DS clients can use the same allocation group through the same MEDIASwitch port at the same time e The MEDIArray II drive enclosure used for the video allocation group must have a dedicated connection to the MEDIASwitch e Each Avid DS client can play two streams of 1 1 video and eight tracks of audio e Each Avid DS client can digitize one stream of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio Configuring 2 Gb Mixed Workgroups Use the guidelines in the following sections to configure mixed workgroups Cabling and Access Guidelines Make sure that your mixed workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Mixed workgroups can contain nonfinishing finishing audio and shared uncompressed workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 30 e When you mix allocation groups in a workgroup follow the guidelines for the type of allocation group you are adding 2 Gb Cabling Illustrations The following sections provide cabling information and diagrams for nonfinishing mixed audio and finishing workgroups and for workgroups that contain shared uncompressed allocation groups The line work in the diagrams should be interpreted as follows e Components with solid lines are necessary to create the MediaNet workgroup with the minimum recommended storage configuration e Components with dotted lines are optional additions that can be made to the MediaNet workgroup up to the maximum con
42. indicates a known bug or limitation Where appropriate a workaround is provided A note provides important related information reminders recommendations and strong suggestions A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data Types of MediaNet Clients Symbols and Conventions MediaNet workgroups support three types of MediaNet clients nonfinishing clients finishing clients and audio clients You can use these clients in workgroups that contain only one type or the other or you can mix these clients in the same workgroup A nonfinishing MediaNet client is any client using e One or two tracks of 2 1 or lower video resolution and up to four tracks of audio e One track of 1 1 video resolution and up to four tracks of audio A finishing MediaNet client is any client using two tracks of 1 1 video resolution and up to four tracks of audio Two types of finishing clients are available Avid Meridien based clients and Avid DS clients Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A An audio client is any client using the Digidesign Pro Tools software and editing up to 48 tracks of audio files with up to two streams of 3 1 video resolution or one stream of 1 1 video resolution Types Of MediaNet Workgroups As you create your MediaNet workgroup it will fit into one of the following categories a nonfinishing workgroup a mixed workgroup a finishing workgroup or an audio wo
43. lients to play 48 tracks Table 6 Allocation Group Sizes Edit Density Pro Tools Clients 1000 ms 500 ms 300 ms 1 4 4 8 2 6 8 16 3 8 10 24 4 28 28 28 5 28 28 NA 9 28 NA NA a NA not applicable Leave all of your Pro Tools audio allocation groups unprotected Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 26 Configuring 2 Gb Shared Uncompressed Allocation Groups Use the guidelines in the following sections to configure shared uncompressed allocation groups Your workgroup can contain several shared uncompressed allocation groups MediaNet supports several types of shared uncompressed workgroups They can contain all Meridien based clients all Avid DS clients or a mixture of the two types of clients For Windows clients e Avid Symphony Release 3 5 or later e Media Composer and Film Composer Release 10 5 or later e Avid Xpress Release 4 5 or later e Avid DS 5 0 or later For Macintosh clients e Media Composer and Film Composer Release 10 5 or later e Avid Xpress Release 4 5 or later e Pro Tools 5 1 3 or later Client Connection and Access Guidelines 2 Gb Workgroups Each MediaNet client needs a dedicated connection to the shared uncompressed allocation group This makes it possible for several clients to access the allocation group at the same time using the same or different video resolutions Table 7 shows client access to the allocation group to play video sequences Each line shows the numbe
44. metadata stripe set The default values are adequate to handle the workgroup needs If you need to adjust the size of the metadata stripe set follow the recommendations in Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 to determine the number of drives for the metadata stripe set Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Types Of MediaNet Workgroups 14 Determining Metadata Drives The File Manager uses a portion of some of the MEDIArray drives to save metadata that describes the file system The metadata is written continuously to the drives at a low data rate In configurations with finishing clients the continuous metadata writing impacts finishing clients significantly MediaNet uses a group of drives as many as 15 to save the metadata The group is divided into three striped sets to provide multiple recovery copies in case of a drive failure The default large metadata striped set works well with MediaNet clients that are using 2 1 or lower video resolutions They do not work well with finishing clients that require exclusive access to drives for maximum performance Finishing clients require a dedicated unshared allocation group as described in Configuring 1 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups on page 41 You should locate the metadata drive group on the extra storage separate from the unshared allocation group Small 1 Gb MediaNet workgroups with a shared uncompressed allocation group that has 30 MEDIArray drives and a 1 GB File Manager h
45. needs a minimum of 30 MEDIArray drives 3 MEDIArray drive enclosures Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 55 MediaNet workgroups with one MEDIASwitch can only support up to 50 MEDIArray drives 5 MEDIArray drive enclosures MediaNet workgroups with two MEDIASwitches can support up to 100 MEDIArray drives 10 MEDIArray drive enclosures Shared uncompressed allocation groups can only use 18 GB XL ST318304FCV and 73 GB ST173404FCV MEDIArray drives Configuring 1 Gb Mixed Workgroups To configure a mixed workgroup use any of the nonfinishing configurations as they appear in Table 15 You can also configure a mixed workgroup by using one of the shared uncompressed allocation group configurations as they appear in Table 17 Cabling and Access Guidelines Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Make sure that your mixed workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines If protection is enabled and the workgroup contains 18 GB HH or 50 GB HH drives the mixed workgroup containing finishing clients can support no more than six clients If you base your mixed workgroup on Configuration 1 you might need to add a second drive enclosure and expand the metadata stripe set before you add any finishing clients See Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 for information on determining how many metadata drives your workgroup will need In a mixed workgroup with no more than three clients and all the drives used are 18 GB LP A five
46. nts of finishing clients mixed workgroups have some special configuration requirements To configure a mixed workgroup you should start with a nonfinishing configuration and add finishing clients and audio clients according to the configuration considerations and requirements outlined in the following sections Types Of MediaNet Workgroups 12 For specific configuration information about mixed workgroups e For 2 Gb workgroups see Configuring 2 Gb Mixed Workgroups on page 29 e For 1 Gb workgroups Configuring 1 Gb Mixed Workgroups on page 55 Cabling and Access Guidelines When you create a mixed workgroup from the nonfinishing configurations e MediaNet nonfinishing clients can share a connection to the allocation group that they are using Several nonfinishing clients can use the same allocation group at the same time e Audio clients must have separate allocation groups for audio files You cannot mix audio files and video files in the same allocation group e Audio clients can share a connection to the audio allocation group that they are using Several audio clients can use the same allocation group at the same time e Each MediaNet finishing client needs a dedicated connection to the finishing allocation group that it is using While one finishing client is using a finishing allocation group no other client can use the same allocation group at the same time When you create a mixed workgroup from the
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48. r of clients and the video resolutions that they can use Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 27 Table 7 Supported Client Access Finishing Clients Nonfinishing Clients Nonfinishing Clients 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 Cabling and Access Guidelines Make sure that your Meridien based shared uncompressed allocation group meets the following cabling and access guidelines e The allocation group requires a minimum of 28 MEDIArray II drives The drives must be protected e There can be no more than two active metadata drives in the allocation group e Each client can play two streams of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio e Each client can digitize one stream of 1 1 video and four tracks of audio e Asingle zoned MEDIASwitch can t support more that four MEDIArray II drive enclosures e Increasing the number of audio tracks might cause video underruns Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 2 Gb Workgroups 28 2 Gb Workgroups Make sure that your mixed Meridien based and AVID DS based shared uncompressed allocation group meets the following cabling and access guidelines Audio files and video files must be placed in separate allocation groups The video allocation group requires a minimum of 24 MEDIJArray II drives The drives must be protected The audio allocation group requires a minimum of four MEDIArray II drives The drives must be protected There can be no more than two active metadata drives in the
49. ridien client in Zone 2 and the Avid DS client and the RPS client in Zone 1 share the allocation groups in MEDIArrays 3 and 4 through the zoned MEDIASwitch To 1 RPS client To1 Avid DS finishing client 3 2 To 1 Meridien finishing client 2 To File Manager 1 14 pee Jonel MEDIArray 3 MEDIASwitch Zone2 MEDIArray 2 Cables To 1 Meridien finishing client 7 16 To 1 Avid DS finishing client 8 MEDIArray 1 To 1 RPS client 9 13 Figure 7 Configuration 7 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 37 Configuration 8 In Configuration 8 e MEDrIArray 1 and MEDIArray 2 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group first so it contains the metadata drives a video group with 24 drives create this allocation group third e MEDtIArray 3 and MEDIArray 4 contain two allocation groups anaudio group with 4 drives create this allocation group second so it contains the metadata drives a video group with 24 drives create this allocation group fourth e The Meridien client on MEDIASwitch 1 and the Avid DS client and the RPS client on MEDIASwitch 2 share the allocation groups in MEDIArrays 1 and 2 e The Meridien client on MEDIASwitch 2 and the Avid DS client and the RPS client on MEDIASwitch 1 share the allocation groups
50. rkgroup You can determine your type of workgroup from the following descriptions e Anonfinishing workgroups contains only nonfinishing allocation groups and clients See Nonfinishing Allocation Group General Guidelines on page 6 for information on setting up a nonfinishing workgroup e A finishing workgroups contains only finishing allocation groups and clients See Finishing Allocation Group General Guidelines on page 7 for information on setting up a finishing workgroup e An audio workgroups contains only audio allocation groups and clients See Audio Workgroup General Guidelines on page 8 for information on setting up an audio workgroup e A mixed workgroup can contain nonfinishing allocation groups and clients audio allocation groups and clients and finishing allocation groups and clients See Mixed Workgroup General Guidelines on page 11 for information on setting up a mixed workgroup Finishing workgroups can contain either finishing allocation groups only one finishing client can use the allocation group at a time or shared uncompressed allocation groups several clients can use the allocation group at the same time You can also mix these allocation groups in the same workgroup For more information on finishing allocation groups see Finishing Allocation Group General Guidelines on page 7 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Types Of MediaNet Workgroups For more information on shared uncompressed
51. rt 0130 05217 01 Rev A Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Make sure that your audio workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Audio workgroups can support no more than eleven clients e Each audio nonfinishing and finishing client connects to a MEDIASwitch port e Each finishing allocation group for finishing clients must connect to its own MEDIASwitch port e Inan audio workgroup containing more than three clients the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the drive enclosure containing the metadata drives You can share audio and video files among several MediaNet clients You must however remember the following restrictions when you are sharing files e Each finishing client that is using dual stream 1 1 video Media Composer or Symphony must have dedicated access to the audio allocation group containing the audio files No other clients can share the audio files while these clients are using them e Each finishing allocation group must connect directly to a MEDIASwitch port e Up to two audio clients can access an allocation group containing 1 1 video files provided the allocation group is not being used by a video editing client and each Pro Tools client plays a single stream of video e Up to three audio clients can access an allocation group containing 3 1 or higher compressed video files and share the files in the allocation group while they are being used by a video editing
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53. s 16 24 Make sure that your audio workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Inan audio workgroup with no more than three clients and all the drives used are 18 GB LP A five drive finishing allocation group must contain unprotected workspaces at all times One finishing client can be assigned to a five drive allocation group If these conditions is not met the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the enclosure containing the metadata drives Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 53 You can share audio and video files among several MediaNet clients You must however remember the following restrictions when you are sharing files e Inanenvironment with at least one client running two streams of 1 1 video the maximum number of clients that can be supported is seven However if protection is enabled and the environment contains 18 GB HH or 50 GB HH drives the maximum number of clients is six Configuring 1 Gb Shared Uncompressed Allocation Groups To configure a shared uncompressed allocation group use any of the configurations as they appear in Table 17 Sharing uncompressed allocation groups can be used at 2 1 or lower resolutions by clients with the following Avid Composer Products software e For Windows platforms Avid Symphony Release 2 1 or later Media Composer and Film Composer Release 9 1 or later Avid Xpress Release 3 1 or later e For Macintosh pl
54. s like client C1 can also be connected to the configuration Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 46 M M To client C1 To client F1 To client F3 To File Manager 1 Gb Workgroups For this configuration to function properly all of the drives in drive enclosures E2 and E3 must be 18 GB LP drives or 50 GB HH drives in allocation groups with 15 reserved space see Creating Reserved Space to Improve 50 GB HH Drive Performance on page 50 In this configuration the finishing allocation groups G1 through G4 are not protected This allows for a maximum of four finishing clients two on MEDIASwitch 1 and two on MEDIASwitch 2 to access the four allocation groups simultaneously with one client having access to one allocation group at a time Configuration Example 3 demonstrates the effect cabling has on simultaneous shared data throughput in a MediaNet finishing workgroup The workgroup shows a symmetric configuration with full access to the allocation groups from MEDIASwitch 1 and MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIASwitch 1 MEDIASwitch 2 MEDIArray L To client F2 enclosures E3 G4 G3 To File Manager E2 G2 G1 Cables Cables Fi Metadata Figure 14 Configuration Example 3 This configuration allows client F1 and client F3 on MEDIASwitch 1 a direct connection to allocation groups G1 and G2 or allocation groups G3 and
55. set follow the recommendations in Determining Metadata Drives on page 14 to determine the number of drives for the metadata stripe set Finishing Allocation Group General Guidelines Because of the high data throughput requirements of finishing clients finishing configurations have special configuration requirements To configure a finishing workgroup you should start with a nonfinishing configuration and add finishing clients according to the configuration considerations and requirements outlined in the following sections For specific configuration information about finishing workgroups e For 2 Gb workgroups see Configuring 2 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups on page 23 e For 1 Gb workgroups Configuring 1 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups on page 41 Cabling and Access Guidelines Each MediaNet finishing client needs a dedicated connection to the finishing allocation group that it is using While one finishing client is using a finishing allocation group no other client can use the same allocation group at the same time Make sure that your finishing workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Finishing workgroups can support no more than fourteen clients e Each finishing client connects to a MEDIASwitch port Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Types Of MediaNet Workgroups e Each finishing allocation group for finishing clients must connect to its own MEDIASwitch port e Ina dual 8 port MEDIASwitc
56. shared uncompressed allocation group configurations e MediaNet nonfinishing clients can share a connection to the shared uncompressed allocation group that they are using Several nonfinishing clients can use the same allocation group at the same time e MediaNet finishing clients need a dedicated connection to the shared uncompressed allocation group that they are using Several finishing clients can share the same shared uncompressed allocation group at the same time Types Of MediaNet Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 13 e MediaNet finishing clients and nonfinishing clients can use the same allocating group at the same time Make sure that your mixed workgroup meets the following cabling and access guidelines e Mixed workgroups containing finishing clients can support no more than fourteen clients e Each nonfinishing and finishing client connects toa MEDIASwitch port e Each finishing allocation group for finishing clients must connect to its own MEDIASwitch port e Each shared uncompressed allocation group must connect to its own MEDIASwitch port e Ina dual 8 port MEDIASwitch configuration the maximum number of finishing clients that can be supported is six e Ina mixed workgroup containing more than three clients the drives in finishing allocation groups must be isolated from the drive enclosure containing the metadata drives Metadata Drives Most mixed workgroups have no special requirements for the
57. ss Guidelines 0 c cece eee 7 Audio Workgroup General Guidelines 0 000 8 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 e cece 8 Metadata Drives sretan ne eens 10 Shared Uncompressed Allocation Group General Guidelines 10 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 0000 c eens 10 Metadata Drives 22 s c escund chants nes bree seeeseas s 11 Mixed Workgroup General Guidelines 004 11 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 0000 c cece 12 Metadata Drives s sirsie tesi toopi ee ees 13 Determining Metadata Drives 0 0 ccc eee eee eee 14 2 Gb Workgroups ensnare an ees 20 Supported Hardware 0 eee eee 20 Supported Drives co renesse ni eens 20 Configuring 2 Gb Nonfinishing Allocation Groups 20 Sizing Allocation Groups 6 6 66 cece eee ees 20 Allocation Group Sizing Examples 0 000 22 Configuring 2 Gb Finishing Allocation Groups 23 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 000000 ee eens 23 Configuring 2 Gb Audio Allocation Groups 5 25 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 0000 e eee eee 25 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Configuring 2 Gb Shared Uncompressed Allocation Groups Client Connection and Access Guidelines Cabling and Access Guidelines 00 000000 Configuring 2 Gb Mixed Workgroups 60000 005 Cabling and Access Guidelines 0 0 000000 2 Gb
58. strate the cabling for the audio configurations in Table 17 Numbers near the cables indicate the MEDIASwitch port where the cable should be connected Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 71 Table 17 Shared Uncompressed Configurations 28 5 1to1 4 3 Q 1 8 port 7100z_tm_1fm_5h_2j or 7100z_tm_2fm_4h_2j 29 3 1to1 4 3 Q 1 8 port 7100z_tm_1fm_3h_4j or 7100z_tm_2fm_2h_4j 30 11 1to1 4 3 Q 1 16 port 7200z_tm_1fm_11h_4j or 7200z_tm_2fm_10h_4j 31 7 1to1 4 8 E 2 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j a The maximum number of clients is reduced by one in File Manger failover configurations b For a complete list of available resolutions and client usage see Table 14 c Q Qualified E Estimated d For the Vixel 8100 MEDIASwitch use the equivalent 8100 configuration file Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 72 MEDIArray enclosures To 1 nonfinishing client 3 To 1 finishing client 2 To File Manager 1 Zone1 7 eres EDIASwitch Zone2 8 To 1 finishing client 4 5 To 2 nonfinishing clients 6 Cables Figure 32 Configuration 28 To 1 nonfinishing client 4 To 1 finishing client 3 To File Manager 1 Zone1 7 oi EDIASwitch Zone2 8 To File Manager 2 To 1 finishing client 5 To 1 nonfinishing client 6 Cables Figure 33 1 Gb Workgroups
59. ta stripe set The metadata stripe set is multiplied by three for backup copies to find the size of the metadata drive group You need to allocate enough drives in a separate allocation group from the shared uncompressed allocation group to handle the size of the metadata drive group If you have drives of different sizes determine your total storage capacity based on the drive sizes and select the next larger storage capacity in the tables to determine your metadata stripe set size and your metadata drive group size A The File Manager defaults to using the minimum number of drives necessary to store the metadata Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Determining Metadata Drives 16 Table 1 250 000 Files 10 000 Folders on a 768 MB 1 GB RAM File rs Up to 522GB 1 to 29 N A Up to 1 TB 30 to 59 1 to 19 N A 2 6 Up to 1 32 TB 60to79 20 to 29 1to19 2 6 Up to 3 75 TB 80 to 99 30 to 79 20 to 49 3 9 Up to 4 65 TB N A 80 to 99 50 to 69 4 12 a Not applicable Table 2 500 000 Files 10 000 Folders on a 2 GB RAM File TEE Up to 1 32 TB 1to79 1 to 29 1 to 19 2 Up to 3 75 TB 80 to 99 30 to 79 20 to 49 3 9 Up to 4 65 TB N A 80 to 99 50 to 69 4 12 Up to 7 3 TB N A N A 70 to 99 5 15 Determining Metadata Drives Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 17 To create the metadata drive group 1 Connect the File Manager to only the MEDIArray drives that you need for spare drives and the metadata drive group
60. the Vixel 8100 MEDIASwitch use the equivalent 8100 configuration file c This configuration also supports 8 to 9 clients running one track of 1 1 video resolution with up to 4 tracks of audio MEDIASwitch H Eoc are To File Manager To 2 MediaNet clients biz SS SS MEDIArray enclosures Figure 16 Configuration 12 1 Gb Workgroups Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A To File Manager MEDIASwitch To 3 MediaNet clients Figure 17 MEDIArray enclosures Configuration 13 59 MEDIASwitch To File Manager To 4 MediaNet clients Figure 18 Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A MEDIArray enclosures Configuration 14 1 Gb Workgroups 60 To File Manager To 5 MediaNet clients To File Manager MEDIASwitch MEDIArray Figure 19 MEDIASwitch 1 To 4 MediaNet clients 1 Gb Workgroups Configuration 15 enclosures MEDIASwitch 2 To File Manager To 3 MediaNet clients MEDIArr
61. uld be used to configure the MEDIASwitches Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A Nonfinishing Configurations 57 Table 15 contains detailed information about the supported nonfinishing configurations Figure 16 through Figure 26 illustrate the cabling for the standard configurations in Table 15 The information in Table 15 is valid only for the drive types shown in Table 12 at 100 capacity Table 15 Nonfinishing Configurations us o c c 9 See 2 in A alee EE E Se a iS io a ols a an ieee algea 8S gEe amp ae 3 3 BEY Be 545 Sa bt ain a Eem cp acn as ER St er S 8 88 3 83 a8 EQ as g N S 3 Ss S o l Sop S o g cal 3 5 5s m S GO a ZAS FR Zan OG Z O 12 2 3tol 4 1 Q 1 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j 13 3 2tol 4 2 E 1 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j 14 4 2tol 4 3 Q 1 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j 154 5 3 tol 4 3 E 1 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_5h_2j 16 7 2tol 4 6 E 2 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j 17 8 2tol 2 6 E 2 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_4h_3j 18 9 3tol 4 3 E 2 8 port 7100_tm_1fm_5h_2j 19 9 2tol 4 6 E 1 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_9h_6j 20 14 2tol 4 10 E 2 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_12h_3j 21 23 AVR77 4 6 Q 2 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_12h_3j 3tol E Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 58 Table 15 Nonfinishing Configurations Continued 24 AVR70 4 2 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_12h_3j 23 24 10tol 4 3 E 2 16 port 7200_tm_1fm_12h_3j a Q Qualified E Estimated b For
62. ve and choosing Identify from the Allocation Group menu If all of the drives are not in the same drive enclosure continue to locate drives until you have all the drives in the same drive enclosure 6 Create an allocation group containing all of the selected drives 7 Make the new allocation group a finishing group by selecting the new allocation group and choosing Single User from the Allocation Group menu 8 Click the Workspace tab 9 Expand the drive set 10 Select the new allocation group 11 Create a new workspace by clicking the New Workspace button 12 Size the workspace to 15 of the allocation group size For a five drive or ten drive unprotected allocation group use 15 of the total available space For a ten drive protected allocation group use 15 of one half the total available space Configuring 1 Gb Audio Allocation Groups To configure a finishing workgroup use any of the audio configurations as they appear in Table 16 These are maximum configurations that should not be exceeded Part 0130 05217 01 Rev A 1 Gb Workgroups 52 1 Gb Workgroups Cabling and Access Guidelines Audio files for Pro Tools clients should be in a separate audio allocation group from the video files Table 13 shows the number of drives needed in audio allocation groups for Pro Tools clients to play 32 tracks Table 13 Allocation Group Sizes Edit Density Pro Tools Clients 1000 ms 500 ms 1 4 4 2 6 8 3 8 10 300 m

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