User`s guide

2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment
This chapter explains how to rackmount and connect the system hardware.
Rack Mounting the File Gateway
The File Gateway server is designed for 19-inch (483-mm) rack configurations and requires
one EIA rack unit (1U), or 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) of rack space. The rail kit installs into
rails that are between 23 inches (584.2 mm) to 31 inches (787.4 mm) inches deep. An
optional rail kit is available for racks that are up to 37 inches deep.
The File Gateway server includes rack mounting slide rails. If instructions are included with
your rail kit, use them instead of the instructions included in this section. The standard rail
configuration is for racks with square mounting holes. Optional brackets are included for
racks with round holes. The rack-mounting kit requires mounting inner slide rails to the
server and mounting outer slide rails to the rack. Once both the inner and outer rails are in
place, slide the server with the inner rails attached into the outer rails. Secure the server in
the front of the rack using the supplied screws.
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The File Gateway server is designed to be installed horizontally in a rack. Installing the
File Gateway server on an angle or in a sloped console causes the internal drives to
wear faster than the intended life of the drive.
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To ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, install the heaviest equipment at the
bottom of the rack enclosure, and install lighter equipment in the middle and top.
Before rack-mounting your Avid ISIS equipment:
• Avid recommends that you leave a 1U or .5U space between each piece of equipment
mounted in the racks. This allows for better airflow and cable access, and helps stop
vibration in any equipment being transferred to spaces above and below.
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The File Gateway server has vent holes on the top of the enclosure. Avid has performed
thermal testing with the top vent holes blocked, and the results indicated that even with the
top vent holes blocked, the File Gateway server still operates within the temperature
tolerances.