Setup guide

Chapter 1 Nearchive Hardware Overview
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Introduction to the Nearchive Base Server and
Storage System
The Nearchive Base Server provides access to Ethernet clients over a Gigabit Ethernet
network (see “Nearchive Base Server Cabling” on page 16).
The hardware configuration consists of a Nearchive Base Server, with approximately
5.5 terabytes (TB) of internal storage, running MediaManager and TransferManager.
Nearchive uses approximately 50 gigabytes (GB) of space for application and database
storage. MediaManager manages the media files, while TransferManager moves the media
to and from local shared drives to external editors or workgroups.
Nearchive Base Server Cabling
The Nearchive Base Server cabled in conjunction with the Nearchive Storage System (see
“Nearchive Base Server with Storage System Cabling” on page 16) provides all the
functionality of the Nearchive Base Server while increasing the available storage capacity to
approximately 27.5 TB, if four Nearchive Storage Systems are attached.
Nearchive Base Server with Storage System Cabling
Avid Unity
MediaNetwork
Nearchive
Base Server
Gigabit Ethernet
TransferManager
Server
Fibre Channel
Ethernet client
Ethernet switch
Ethernet client
Ethernet client
Ethernet client
1000BASE-T
Ethernet 100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet
Avid Unity
MediaNetwork
Nearchive
Base Server
Gigabit Ethernet
TransferManager
Server
Fibre Channel
Ethernet client
Ethernet switch
Ethernet client
Ethernet client
Ethernet client
1000BASE-T
Ethernet 100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet
Nearchive
Storage System
Fibre Channel