Setup guide

Sharing Volumes
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21. Click the Options tab and deselect both Edit Options.
22. Click OK.
23. Reboot your system.
Sharing Volumes
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Share volumes only from the Base Server. Never use disk management tools from the
Storage System to manipulate the RAID volumes.
To share volumes:
1. From the Base Server, double-click My Computer.
2. Right-click Volume.
3. Select Sharing.
The Sharing Properties window opens.
4. Click the New Share button and type a name (for example, Volume1).
5. Apply permissions to meet the needs for your environment.
Below are the minimum set of permissions needed to share volumes:
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“MS” is the user name created for Services Setup during the Nearchive installation. Make
sure to set permissions for the user name you created during your install.
t Administration and MS receive full permissions, full control
t “Everyone” receives read-only
Creating Media Files Folders
Once you have created volumes and verified that the lettering is correct, you need to create a
media files folder. In order for media to be written into a volume, it must have this folder.
To create a media files folder:
1. Navigate to the top level of the directory in each volume.
2. Select File > New > Folder.
3. Depending on your workgroup environment, do one of the following:
t In OMF workgroup, type OMFI MediaFiles. (This is case-sensitive.)
t In AAF workgroup, type Avid MediaFiles\MXF. (This is case-sensitive.)
Repeat this procedure for each volume you created.