Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing, and Color Grading ® HP xw8600 Workstation Hardware Setup Guide ®
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . Related Documentation . . . . Notation Conventions . . . . Contacting Customer Support Chapter 2 Getting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting to the InfiniBand (IB) Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting and Configuring the ATTO Fibre Channel Adapter . . . . . Connecting Archive Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the Archiving Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the Autodesk Control Surface . . . . . . . .
Introduction 1 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ About This Guide on page 1 Related Documentation on page 1 Notation Conventions on page 2 Contacting Customer Support on page 2 About This Guide This guide describes how to set up the HP® xw8600 workstation for your Autodesk® Visual Effects, Finishing, and Colour Grading application (Autodesk® Inferno®, and Autodesk® Flame®, Autodesk® Flint®, Autodesk® Smoke®, Autodesk® Backdraft® Conform, Autodesk® Lustre ®).
For a list of all the documentation available, visit http://www.autodesk.com/me-documentation. From this page you can access the complete documentation library. You should also refer to your product's release notes for all late-breaking release information. Notation Conventions A number of style conventions are used throughout this guide. These conventions and examples of their use are shown as follows. Convention Example Text that you enter in a command line or shell appears in Courier bold.
Getting Started 2 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation on page 3 Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Effects and Finishing Applications on page 4 Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre on page 5 Hardware Configuration Guidelines on page 6 BIOS and Firmware on page 8 Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation The following procedure provides the general workflow for installing an Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing, an
7 Perform the procedures in the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Software Installation Guide, Autodesk Lustre Software Installation Guide for Windows Workstations or the Autodesk Lustre Software Installation Guide for Linux Workstations to install and license your Visual Effects, Finishing, and Colour Grading application.
Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre The following illustration shows a typical configuration, including the Lustre Master Station, Station, and other optional components. Control Surface R Grade InPr Lustre Master Workstation Curve OutPr K ey C URVES GRADE KEY Geom G EOM G Hue BBrigh t 00019 #0001.
Hardware Configuration Guidelines In most cases, hardware integration and application installation are done on delivery by an authorized technician, and some of the procedures in this guide may not be necessary. Still, it is a good idea to read through all chapters to familiarize yourself with the configuration procedures for the following reasons: ■ Many suspected problems with your system may be due to loosened connections or improperly configured devices.
NOTE These values can fluctuate if uncertified hardware components or third party applications are added to your system. The use of uncertified hardware components or third party applications is not supported. Please consult the manufacturer's documentation for standardized minimum and maximum values.
Avoiding Damage from Static Electricity When installing any hardware equipment, take the following precautions to prevent damage to sensitive components from static discharge: ■ Make sure power is turned off on the component you are working on. It is a good idea to unplug components until all other connections are configured. ■ Always wear a grounded static wrist strap. Attach the strap's alligator clip to any grounded metal surface on the component's chassis that you are working on.
3 Go to the DKU_/Utils/BIOS directory on the DVD, where represents the version of the DKU. For example: cd /mnt/cdrom/DKU_3.5.0/Utils/BIOS TIP If the DKU has already been installed on the workstation, you can access its contents in the /usr/discreet/DKU directory, without having to use the application DVD. Each platform supported by the version of your Visual Effects, Finishing, and Colour Grading application has its own directory that contains an .iso file.
BIOS Menu Item Value Power OS Power Management, Runtime Power Management Disable OS Power Management, Idle Power Saving Normal OS Power Management, ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset Disable Hardware Power Management, SATA Power Management Disable Chipset / Memory, PCIe Lane Allocation (SLOT4:SLOT5) x8:x8 Device Options, S5 Wake on LAN Disable Slot 7 - PCI-X 133, Speed 100 MHz PCI-X M1 Advanced Restoring BIOS to Default Factory Settings If there is any doubt about whether items contain factory defau
Card #: 0 Board Version String: OEM 2K - Rev 0 PCI Version: 0x73 Board ID: 10196500 FPGA built on 2007/09/18 at 10:57:41 NOTE If there is no aja file in /proc/driver, you are using an outdated driver or the driver is not loaded and you must install the latest DKU for your workstation. Refer to the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Software Installation Guide. Updating the AJA PCI-X Firmware NOTE This section is for Linux-based workstations only.
7 Shut down your workstation by typing: shutdown -g0 If your workstation does not prompt you to power down, press the power button for 10 seconds to force a power down. 8 Disconnect the power cord. 9 Wait 10 seconds, reconnect the power cord, then restart your workstation.
Connecting Peripherals 3 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Workflow for Connecting Peripherals on page 13 Connecting the Monitor on page 14 Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Tablet on page 14 Connecting the Monitor Calibration Device on page 15 Network Connections on page 15 Connecting Storage on page 16 Connecting Archive Storage on page 17 Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface on page 18 Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation on page 22 Workflow for Connecting Peripherals Yo
HP xw8600 Workstation Product key: * Visual Effects and Finishing # Lustre To keyboard, mouse, Monitor calibrator (#) USB Tablet (*) To Slave Renderer (#) To house network (*) NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI Connect to second DVI out on the main FX 5600 card NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 To graphics monitor Ref in from sync gen HD-SDI (V2) Out 0:2:2/4:4:4 display device on VTR HD-SDI (V1) Out 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 display device on VTR DVI2 Out to FX5600 SDI daughter card ATTO 44ES FC Storage 1,4 to SAN; 2,3 to Stone To Wire net
The Wacom® Intuos USB tablet is shipped with your system. All customization with respect to the tablet, including setting tablet margins, should be done in the Preferences menu of your application. For help, see the description of Pointer preferences in your Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing application User Guide. NOTE You do not need to connect a tablet if you are using Lustre and you have a Control Surface with an integrated tablet.
4-Port Broadcom Adapter If you are using Lustre, connect the ports on the Broadcom card as follows: ■ Connect Port 0 to the Autodesk Control Surface hub or the Control Surface itself. ■ Connect Port 1 to your house network. ■ Connect Port 2 to a SAN private network (optional).
NOTE Lustre with Incinerator doesn’t need local storage and uses InfiniBand to connect Incinerator. Connecting and Configuring the ATTO Fibre Channel Adapter Your workstation is configured with a 4-port ATTO Celerity FC-44ES fibre channel adapter in PCI slot four. On the HP xw8600 workstation the PCI slots are numbered one to seven from top to bottom. Consult the Peripherals Connection Diagram as a reference for the ATTO fibre channel adapter location.
device, as well as to select a text label that identifies the device in the Archiving module. Refer to the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File Reference Guide for additional information. You should also refer to the documentation from your archiving device vendor for guidelines on the actual block size to use. Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface NOTE This section does not apply to Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing applications.
HP xw8600 Workstation To USB extender Network Switch Ports 3 and 4 to additional panels NETGEAR PWR 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 To port 1 on USB Extender Autodesk Activit y Link Power Autodesk Control Surface System 7 Tablet 5V DC 4A + Ethernet - If you are using only one panel, you can connect that panel directly to the workstation, instead of using the switch.
To USB extender To port 1 on USB Extender Autodesk Activit y Link System Power Autodesk Control Surface Tablet 5V DC 4A + Ethernet - 3 If you are using more than one panel, use network cables to connect each of the panels to the network switch. 4 If you are using the panel that includes the tablet, use a USB cable to connect the panel to a USB port on the back of your workstation.
3 In the Local Area Connections Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box opens. 4 Select the Use the following IP address option. 5 Set a static IP and Subnet mask address for the port. Select values that do not conflict with any other machine on your network. Consider using the following values: ■ IP address: 192.168.125.10 ■ Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 6 Click OK twice.
nedit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth 2 Modify the IPADDR and NETMASK values. For example: IPADDR=192.168.125.10 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 Configuring the init.config File for the Autodesk Control Surface After you have configured the IP address of the Control Surface, you must configure the init.config file to use the Control Surface. For information on configuring the init.
HP xw8600 Workstation Slave Render Station (HP DL 140 G3) Port 1 Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation | 23
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Setting Up Video Hardware 4 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ Video Hardware Components on page 25 Wiring Your Video Components on page 26 Setting Up VTR Emulation on page 28 Video Hardware Components Use the video components and wiring diagrams listed in this section to connect the video I/O components and a broadcast monitor to the HP xw8600 workstation. The following components are included in your hardware shipment.
Wiring Your Video Components Refer to the wiring diagrams in this section to connect the video I/O components to an HP xw8600 workstation equipped with an NVIDIA Quadro SDI board. Note the following about the wiring diagrams: ■ If Real-Time Deliverables are not used, the output port and input port of the VTR connect to the SDI In A and SDI Out A ports of the AJA breakout box. You can use the SDI In B and SDI Out B ports for dual link video I/O.
HP xw8600 video I/O SD/HD SDI Link B, to VTR (for dual link) For Real Time Deliverables SD/HD SDI Link A, to VTR SD/HD SDI IN 2 OUT 1 INPUT SD/HD SDI IN 1 OUT 2 SD/HD/SDI Monitor (not included) AJA HD5DA Graphics Monitor B VGA VGA DVI S y nG c en S y nG c en Sync loop out to NVIDIA reference in SD/HD SDI In / Out from house sync generation (Trilevel/NTSC/PAL not included) to RS-422 VTR machine control SD/HD SDI In / Out AES/EBU Audio Video MonitorOut In Out Ch. 1/2 In Ch. 3/4 In Ch.
Standard VTR Control Cable: Linux(AJA) Controlling VTR (Normal Video I/O Control Cable) VTR Linux(AJA) 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 OEM-2K: MALE DB9 OEM-LH: FEMALE DB9 MALE DB9 RS-422 2 - RX - WHT 2 - TX - BLK 7 - TX + RED 3 - RX - 8 - TX + BLK 8 - RX + 4 - GND (SHIELD) GND 4 - GND (SHIELD) PAIR 1 7 - RX + 3 - TX PAIR 2 Setting Up VTR Emulation You can configure your Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing, and Colour Grading application to emulate a VTR for both input and output in r
If you intend to use the emulator as a Player, it is recommended that you connect an external AES signal such as a tone to the input of the system serving as the VTR emulator. This ensures the Player is stable and correctly synced. NOTE Connect an RS-422 control cable to the serial ports between the devices used in the VTR emulation process.
VTR-Emulation Control Cable: 3rd-Party Device Master Controlling Linux (AJA) Emulator Linux(AJA) Emulator 3rd-Party Device Master 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 MALE DB9 RS-422 OEM-2K: MALE DB9 OEM-LH: FEMALE DB9 WHT 8 -TX - BLK 3 -TX + RED 2 -RX - 3 -TX+ BLK 7 -RX+ 4 - GND (SHIELD) GND 4 - GND (SHIELD) 2 -RX 7 -RX + PAIR 1 8 -TX PAIR 2 30 | Chapter 4 Setting Up Video Hardware
Setting Up Audio Hardware 5 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ About Audio on page 31 Audio Wiring Workflow on page 31 Audio Hardware Components on page 32 Audio Wiring on page 32 Configuring the Lucid ADA 88192 Converter on page 33 Audio Keywords in the Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File on page 36 About Audio Your application uses the Discreet Native Audio subsystem. Discreet Native Audio offers 8 audio input and 8 audio output channels. They all use 24-bit audio resolution.
4 Connect your audio hardware devices. To avoid system instability, make sure you connect your audio hardware as illustrated for your configuration. See Audio Wiring on page 32. 5 Configure the Lucid converter for remote or local control. See Configuring the Lucid ADA 88192 Converter on page 33. 6 Set the appropriate keywords in the software initialisation file. See Audio Keywords in the Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File on page 36.
IN GPI RS 422A OUT RS 422C 1/2 3/4 Ch. 1/2 In WClk Ch. 3/4 In CVBS Ch. 5/6 In RS.422B Ch. 7/8 In RS.422D Ch. 1/2 Out Ch. 3/4 Out 7/8 1/2 3/4 In Out LTC Ch. 5/6 Out In Out In Out Ch. 3/4 Ch. 5/6 Y/G/CVBS Pb/B/Y DIGITAL AUDIO IN Ch. 1/2 Ch. 7/8 Out 5/6 AJA 7/8 Video MonitorOut In Out AUDIO 5/6 AES/EBU Audio Ch. 7/8 SDI 1/A SDI 2/B RS-422 Pr/R/C OUT Ref Loop Ch.1(L) Ch.
remotely, you must connect the converter to the serial port of the HP xw8600 workstation. Local control means you adjust converter settings manually, using the controls on the front of the converter. Controlling the converter remotely is the recommended method as it does not require physical access to the converter to change settings.
Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings for Remote Control You must configure the following settings to control the converter remotely. Any setting not listed here either has no effect with the application or can be set through the audio preferences of the application.
Menu Menu Item Comment For digital audio: AES INs --> ADAT OUTs AES INs --> AES OUTs AES INs --> ANALOG OUT Sync Internal OFFExternal AES 1+2 System Miscellany Route Unit: 8 External AES 1+2 is the recommended setting. Audio Keywords in the Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File There are two keywords in the software initialisation file (by default, init.cfg) that must be uncommented and set to the correct values to ensure Discreet Native Audio works properly.
Index A air conditioning, requirements 6 AJA breakout box 25 AJA HD5DA 25 AJA OEM-2K board 25 archive device, configuring 17 archive storage, connecting 17 ATTO fibre channel adapter, configuring 17 audio configuration keywords 36 Discreet Native Audio 31 hardware components 32 keywords in software initialisation file 36 wiring workflow 31 Audiodevice keyword 36 Autodesk Control Surface assigning an IP address 20 configuration file 22 connecting 18 18 D Discreet Native Audio 31 Distribution amplifier 25 d
software initialisation file, audio keywords storage, connecting 16 support contacting 2 M memory requirements 6 MidiDevice keyword 36 monitor 25 calibration 15 connecting 14 mouse, connecting 14 T tablet, connecting 15 N V network, connecting 15 notation conventions 2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics board NVIDIA Quadro SDI board 25 video hardware components 25 video I/O, wiring 25–26 video wiring 26 VTR control cable 27 emulation control cable 29 emulation, setting up 28 VTR, connecting 26 P periphe
