User`s guide

Network Connection
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The server setup is summarized as follows:
1. Configure the IP addresses for the File Gateway server.
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The ghost image on the File Gateway servers does not set the IP addresses of the two
onboard network ports; the system is set for DHCP.
2. Load the File Gateway:
t To install and configure the CIFS software, see
“Configuring the Server for CIFS
Access” on page 35
.
t To install and configure FTP, use the Windows Creation Wizard. See
“Configuring
the Server for FTP Access” on page 49
.
ISIS | 7500 Configurations
A Zone 2 (indirect connect) configuration consists of a group of clients connected to an
Ethernet switch with a 10 Gb port connected to an ISS located in the Engine. Both Ethernet
ports on the File Gateway server connect to one subnet via the Zone 2 switch using a 1 Gb
port. CIFS and FTP clients can also use 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections.
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Connecting the File Gateway server to the Zone 2 switch allows the CIFS and FTP traffic to
completely bypass the ISIS client traffic. If the File Gateway server is directly connected as a
Zone 1 client, then CIFS, FTP, and ISIS traffic all goes through ISIS, effectively doubling the
ISIS bandwidth usage.
The following is an ISIS | 7500 zone configuration diagram showing CIFS and FTP clients
in Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4. Although all zones are supported, Avid recommends
you do not connect CIFS or FTP clients in Zone 1, as they can unnecessarily use bandwidth
that the ISIS clients need.