Autodesk Stone Direct 2010 ® ® Configuration Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . Audience . . . . . . . . . Terminology . . . . . . . . Notation Conventions . . Commands . . . . . . . . Related Documentation . . . . . Contacting Customer Support . Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP xw8600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 HP xw9400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 HP xw8400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 5 Storage Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 About 2-Loop and 4-Loop Configurations . .
1 Introduction Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ About This Guide on page 1 Related Documentation on page 3 Contacting Customer Support on page 3 About This Guide This document provides diagrams and information about connecting your workstation to your Autodesk® Stone® Direct storage. It covers the HP® workstation, as well as the XR-series storage unit.
Term Description Enclosure Synonym for disk array Unit Synonym for disk array XR-Series XR enclosure, XE enclosure XR XR-Series RAID enclosure XE XR-Series expansion enclosure EBOD Expansion Bunch Of Disks (synonym for XE) Loop A workstation-to-storage fibre channel connection Storage assembly A storage assembly consists of one enclosure connected to your workstation, and any additional enclosures daisy-chained to that enclosure.
Related Documentation This release has documentation that helps you install, configure, and use the software. The documentation is available from your product DVD, on the Autodesk Web site, and installed with the product (as PDF files and as an HTML help system). For a list of all the documentation available to you, consult the Latest Documentation list by visiting http://www.autodesk.com/me-documentation. From this page you can access the complete documentation library.
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Autodesk Stone Direct Storage Configurations 2 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ About Stone Direct on page 5 Storage Configuration Workflow on page 6 XR-Series Disk Array on page 7 RAID Strategy on page 7 Physical Enclosures on page 7 XR-Series Storage Power and Air Conditioning Requirements on page 8 About Stone Direct Stone Direct is Autodesk's high-performance direct-attached storage, designed to address the different real-time playback requirements of SD, HD, 2K film, and mixed resolution workflo
configurations consist of two or more disk arrays, daisy-chained together and attached to the workstation. The capacity of each disk array varies with the number of disks it contains and the capacity of each of the disks. The capacity of the Stone Direct in turn depends on the capacity of each disk array and the number of disk arrays it contains. Stone Direct storage is flexible and scalable. You can increase storage capacity by adding disk arrays.
11 Once you complete the setup of your Stone Direct storage, if you need to configure Wire® networking, refer to the Stone and Wire Filesystem and Networking Guide. XR-Series Disk Array XR-series refer to the disk arrays used to build the Stone Direct configuration. The XR-series is the new generation of storage. XR-Series Disk Arrays The XR-series includes the XR146, XR300, XE146, and XE300 disk array types. Each XR-series disk array contains twelve 146 GB, 300 GB, or 450GB hard drives.
XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure (used with F6412E RAID Controller) 0 0 1 ID 0 0 1 ID The following illustrations show the XR-series RAID using the F5412E or F5402E RAID controllers and an EBOD enclosure that is used with both. An XR RAID enclosure using the F5412E or F5402E RAID controller can be used with all supported workstations.
You must be able to meet the startup power requirements and have a climate control system with the capacity to maintain the temperature of these components during continuous access. Refer to the following table for standard conversion benchmarks and an example of how they are used to establish climate control requirements. Unit Conversion Example 1 Watt = 3.413 BTU 360 Watts = 1228.68 BTU 12000 BTU = 1 Ton of air conditioning 1228.68 BTU = 1.
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Safety and Work Environment Guidelines 3 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ About These Guidelines on page 11 Setting Up Your Work Site and Handling Storage Hardware on page 11 Establishing Ideal Environmental Conditions on page 12 Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge on page 12 Powering Up and Down on page 12 About These Guidelines This chapter presents essential precautions you should review prior to installing and configuring your Stone Direct storage.
Establishing Ideal Environmental Conditions The following guidelines describe the ideal environmental conditions for your disk array to function properly. Ensure these conditions are met: ■ Room temperature and ambient humidity are at acceptable levels. ■ The disk array is at room temperature before operating. ■ The environment is clean and dust-free. ■ Disk array fans are not obstructed. Do not drape anything, such as a jacket or blanket, over any part of the system.
WARNING It is critical that you follow the correct sequence when powering your system up and down to ensure proper operation of the storage configuration. An incorrect sequence can mean your system does not recognize all drives. To power up your system: 1 Power up all disk arrays. Power on the RAID controller units last. This ensures the RAID controllers detect the other units in the Stone Direct storage. 2 Wait about 90 seconds for all the drives to spin up. 3 Power up your workstation.
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Workstation Connections 4 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Understanding the Diagrams on page 15 Cabling for 2- and 4-Port Fibre Channel Adapters on page 16 HP z800 on page 16 HP xw8600 on page 17 HP xw9400 on page 18 HP xw8400 on page 20 Understanding the Diagrams The diagrams in this chapter illustrate the fibre channel connections on the back panel of the workstation, and the corresponding connection on the storage enclosure.
Cabling for 2- and 4-Port Fibre Channel Adapters Workstations may be equipped with either or both 2-port and 4-port fibre channel adapters, depending on the storage configurations available for that workstation.
{ (Optional) To archiving device or SAN { FC loop 2 To storage assembly FC loop 3 { FC loop 4 (Optional) To storage (4 loop), FC loop 1 archiving device or SAN HP xw8600 The following diagram illustrates 2-loop and optional 4-loop connections for the HP xw8600 workstation. The same diagram can be used for the Lustre Media Server. NOTE Terminate unused ports on a 4-port adapter using FC loopback couplers.
{ FC loop 3 To storage assembly FC loop 2 { FC loop 1 (Optional) To storage (4 loop), FC loop 4 archiving device or SAN (Optional): To archiving device or SAN HP xw9400 The first of the following diagrams illustrates 2-loop and optional 4-loop connections for a Visual Effects and Finishing configuration running on the HP xw9400 workstation. The second diagram illustrates 2-loop and optional 4-loop connections for a Lustre Media Server running on the HP xw9400 workstation.
HP xw9400 Workstation Visual Effects and Finishing (Optional) FC loop 1 To second storage assembly, FC loop 4 archiving device or SAN { ATTO Celerity FC-44ES FC adapter FC loop 3 To first storage assembly FC loop 2 HP xw9400 | 19
HP xw9400 Workstation Incinerator Lustre Media Server (Optional) FC loop 1 To second storage assembly FC loop 4 ATTO Celerity FC-44ES FC adapter FC loop 3 To first storage assembly FC loop 2 ATTO Celerity FC-44ES FC adapter { (Optional) To archiving device or SAN HP xw8400 The following diagrams illustrate 2-loop (and optional 4-loop) connections for a Lustre (Windows) configuration on the HP xw8400 workstation. NOTE Terminate unused ports on a 4-port adapter using FC loopback couplers.
HP xw8400 Workstation Lustre (Windows Configuration) (Optional) FC loop 1 To second storage assembly, FC loop 4 archiving device or SAN { ATTO FC-44ES FC adapter FC loop 3 To first storage assembly FC loop 2 NOTE HP xw8400 workstations running Lustre (Linux) with Autodesk Incinerator® do not support direct attached storage.
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Storage Connections 5 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ About 2-Loop and 4-Loop Configurations on page 23 XR-Series Storage Connections on page 24 Disconnecting and Reconnecting Storage on page 29 About 2-Loop and 4-Loop Configurations A storage assembly consists of the enclosure directly connected to your workstation, and any additional enclosures daisy-chained to that enclosure. Each workstation-to-storage fibre channel connection is referred to as a “loop”.
First storage assembly Second storage assembly To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation XR RAID Enclosure XR RAID Enclosure Enclosure connected to workstation XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure Additional enclosures 2-loop configuration 4-loop configuration XR-Series Storage Connections The XR-series provides both 2-loop and 4-loop hard
To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation XR RAID Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure Cabling for additional enclosures NOTE A 2-loop configuration using the F5402E and F5412E RAID controllers supports a maximum of four expansion enclosures. The F6412E RAID controller supports a maximum of seven expansion enclosures.
Number of RAID Units Number of XE (EBOD) Expan- Number of fibre sion Units optic LC cables Number of SFP Number of SFP transceiver modules 0.5 m interLC chassis cables 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 2 2 6 1 4 2 2 8 F6412E Controller only 1 5 2 2 10 1 6 2 2 12 1 7 2 2 14 NOTE When using two ATTO cards the first ATTO card is be connected to local storage and the second optional ATTO card to a SAN and/or archiving device. NOTE 4 Gb storage configurations require 4 Gb SFP transceivers.
To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation XR RAID Enclosure (F6412E) ! 0 FACTORY USE ONLY ! 0 FACTORY USE ONLY XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure 0 0 1 0 1 ID 0 ID XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure 0 0 1 0 1 ID 0 ID XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure 0 0 1 0 1 ID 0 ID XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure 0 0 1 0 1 ID 0 ID Cabling for additional enclosures 4-Loop Hardware RAID Configurations | 27
First storage assembly Second storage assembly To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation To FC adapter on workstation XR RAID Enclosure XR RAID Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure XE (EBOD) Expansion Enclosure Cabling for additional enclosures NOTE A 4-loop configuration for Visual Effects and Finishing systems supports a maximum of two expansion enclosures per RAID controller.
Number of RAID Units Number of XE (EBOD) Number of fibre optic Number of SFP trans- Number of SFP 0.5 Expansion Units LC cables ceiver modules LC m inter-chassis cables 2 4 4 4 4 F6412E RAID Controller only 1 1 4 4 2 1 3 4 4 6 1 5 4 4 10 1 7 4 4 14 NOTE 4 Gb storage configurations require 4 Gb SFP transceivers. A 4 Gb SFP transceiver is differentiated from a 2 Gb transceiver by its label, which is not present on the 2 Gb transceiver.
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6 Internal Storage Connections Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ About Internal Storage on page 31 HP 8400 on page 32 About Internal Storage This chapter describes how to connect internal storage on workstations that support internal storage. Only Autodesk-supplied hard disks can be used for internal storage. WARNING Connecting internal storage requires work inside the workstation enclosure. Wear a grounding strap to ensure you do not inadvertently damage components as you work inside the enclosure.
Setting Up Internal Storage After you install your Visual Effects and Finishing application on the workstation, use the Stone and Wire sw_config utility to set up the Stone filesystem and manage the internal storage on the workstation. For information about this utility, see the latest Stone and Wire Filesystem and Networking Guide. Protecting Data on Internal Storage You normally protect data on a Stone filesystem using hardware RAID.
System Disk SATA Adapter Terminator Ribbon cable 300 GB Storage Disk SAS ID 1 300 GB Storage Disk SAS ID 0 SAS Adapter 1: -2 data drives -300 GB each SAS Adapter 1 U320 Adapter 1 SAS Adapter 2: SAS Adapter 2 -2 data drives -300 GB each SAS ID 0 300 GB Storage Disk SAS ID 1 300 GB Storage Disk Ribbon cable Terminator HP 8400 | 33
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LUN Management Guidelines 7 Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ About LUN Configuration on page 35 XR-Series LUN Creation Using the XR Configuration Utility on page 36 Accessing the RAID Controllers on page 37 About LUN Configuration The first step after connecting new storage to your workstation is to configure logical volumes (LUNs). ■ If this is a first time setup of the RAID controllers for XR-series storage, refer to Connecting to the RAID Controller for the First Time on page 38.
XR-Series LUN Creation Using the XR Configuration Utility To create the LUNs on your XR-series storage, you must use the XR configuration utility that automates the LUN creation process. The XR configuration utility is used with either Visual Effects and Finishing systems installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Lustre systems installed on Windows XP SP1.
WARNING LUN configuration is destructive. Make sure you want to overwrite an existing configuration before you confirm. 6 After the script detects the number of enclosures and drives, it prompts you to indicate the filesystem your storage configuration uses. Use the following table to determine the number to enter. Enter: To select: 0 Clear Configuration 1 Stone FS: Stone FS for NON CXFS-Attached Visual Effects and Finishing Workstation.
If your RAID controller is not yet connected and configured on your local network, see Connecting to the RAID Controller for the First Time on page 38. Connecting to the RAID Controller for the First Time Before you can connect to the RAID controller on your local network for the first time, you must set or change its IP address. Each of the two RAID controllers in an XR RAID enclosure has its own IP address; you can configure LUNs by connecting to either of the two.
3 Enter hostname and IP information and click APPLY.
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Recommended Inode Ratios for XR-Series A Topics in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ About This Appendix on page 41 About Inodes and Inode Ratios on page 41 Recommended Inode Ratios for 146 GB Drives on page 42 Recommended Inode Ratios for 300 GB Drives on page 43 About This Appendix NOTE This appendix applies to the Stone filesystem only. The new HP z800 workstations running under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 do not support Stone FS storage.
The default inode ratio is 2048. The minimum value is 512 and the maximum value is 6656. The inode ratio is rounded up to the nearest 512 KB multiple (i.e. 513 rounds up to 1024). Generally, the number of inodes is related to the frame size of your most common production format and the size of your Stone partition. NOTE The maximum size of a Stone filesystem is 8 terabytes.
4K Film Workflows The values in this table are for 4K 10-bit workflows with a frame size of 50899872 bytes at 24 fps. 2 XR Enclosures + 2 XE Expan- + 4 XE Expan- + 6 XE Expansion Enclosure sion Enclosures sion Enclosures + 8 XE Expansion Enclosures Usable space (GB) 2734.8 5469.6 8204.4 10939.2 13674.
2K Film Workflows The values in this table are for 2K 10-bit workflows with a frame size of 12746752 bytes at 24 fps. Single XR En- + 1 XE Expan- + 2 XE Expanclosure sion Enclosure sion Enclosures + 3 XE Expan- + 4 XE Expansion Enclosures sion Enclosures Usable space (GB) 2764.48 5528.96 8293.44 11057.92 13822.
Index A air conditioning, requirements P 8 power, requirements 8 powering on or off, sequence for C conventions, in users guide customer support contacting 3 2 R RAID enclosures 7 strategy 7 D documentation set of guides S 3 E EBOD enclosures 7 electrostatic discharge, avoiding environmental conditions, ideal 12 12 F fibre channel adapters cabling 16 terminating 4-port 12 shutdown sequence 12 software RAID 7 static electricity discharge, avoiding Stone Direct, defined 5 storage, handling 11 su
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