Setup guide

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Workflow for Upgrading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Workflow for Installing from Scratch or Upgrading Linux . . . . . 4
Workflow for Connecting New Stone Direct Storage . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 Preparing your Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Supported Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting Up Your Workstation Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Typical Configuration Overview for Visual Effects and
Finishing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre . . . . 10
Overview of Peripheral Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting Video Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting Audio Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Overview of Audio Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wiring Audio Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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