Setup guide
Connecting Media Storage
The workstation can be connected to two types of media storage.
■ Stone Direct XR-series disk arrays Autodesk's high-performance
direct-attached storage (DAS) solution designed to address the different
real-time playback requirements of various workflows. Direct attached
storage devices provide storage to individual workstations.
■ A SAN A storage infrastructure that allows multiple workstations to share
simultaneous access to a central storage enclosure.
Connecting the Fibre Channel Adapter
On HP Z800 workstations, connections to media storage are made using the
ATTO Celerity FC84-EN fibre channel adapter, located in slot five (top to
bottom).
The fibre channel adapter is equipped with four ports, called loops. You can
connect your storage enclosure to the fibre channel cards using either 2 loops
or 4 loops. A 2-loop device can be connected to either the inner pair of ports
or the outer pair of ports. A 4-loop device requires both the inner pair and the
outer pair.
NOTE If you are not using all the ports of a fibre channel adapter, terminate the
two unused ports with the FC loopback couplers that shipped with your system.
Terminating these ports significantly decreases the time required to boot the
system.
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