Setup guide
Installing the Nearchive Hardware
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Connecting the Application Key
The application key, commonly referred to as a dongle, allows the Nearchive software to run
on your system. The application key must connect to a USB port on your Base Server.
To connect the application key:
1. Locate the application key in the Nearchive Base Server kit.
2. On the Base Server, locate a USB port.
3. Attach the application key to the port.
Make sure the application key is seated completely in the port. The Nearchive
application key is mounted to the Nearchive Base Server only; there is no Nearchive
application key for the optional Nearchive Storage System.
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Do not lose the application key. Your Nearchive software does not function without it.
If you lose your application key, you must purchase another key from Avid.
Connecting an Optional Nearchive Storage System
The optional Nearchive Storage System lets you expand your storage capacity by adding one
or two Nearchive Storage System units to the Nearchive Base Server. The Nearchive Storage
System and the Nearchive Base Server use the same hardware format. To prepare your
Nearchive Storage System, repeat the procedures for preparing and installing a Nearchive
Base Server.
To connect the Nearchive Storage System to the Nearchive Base Server:
1. Mount the Nearchive Storage System on a desktop near the Nearchive Base Server or in
a rack directly above or below the Nearchive Base Server.
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Do not set the Nearchive Storage System directly on top of the Nearchive Base Server.
The Nearchive Base Server is not designed to support heavy loads.
2. Locate the 10-foot (3-meter) optical cable that came with the Nearchive Storage
System kit.
3. Attach the connector on one end of the cable to the optical connector on the Fibre
Channel adapter board (see “Nearchive Rear Panel” on page 22) on the back of the
Nearchive Storage System. Secure the optical cable by firmly pushing the connector
into the optical port.
4. Attach the connector on the other end of the cable to the optical connector on the Fibre
Channel adapter board (see “Nearchive Rear Panel” on page 22) on the back of the
Nearchive Base Server. Secure the optical cable by firmly pushing the connector into the
optical port.