User`s guide

3 Configuring the Server for CIFS Access
This chapter describes how to configure the File Gateway to use Common Internet File
System (CIFS) and other Avid ISIS shared storage hardware. The ISIS and CIFS clients
share traffic on the same network port on the back of the server.
CIFS Server Software
The File Gateway runs on a separate server in ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments, but
runs on the System Director in an ISIS | 2500 environment.
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In ISIS | 2500 systems, only System Directors with a 10 Gb connection to the switch
support CIFS clients. The recommended bandwidth setting is 100 MB/s so that there is
little impact to ISIS clients.
If you have previously disabled the CIFS service because of a 1 Gb connection with the
System Director, start the CIFS service again. See “Checking The File Gateway Service” on
page 38.
For ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500, set up your File Gateway server in your Avid ISIS network
before installing the software. For instructions on renaming the network ports see
“Setting
Up Separate Network Traffic” on page 31
.
Many Windows critical updates have already been applied in the image on the Avid ISIS File
Gateway server or System Director. Do not turn on automatic updates. Manually apply only
the updates that have been approved by Avid. For approved Windows updates, access the
Knowledge Base at
www.avid.com/securityupdate and review the Microsoft Security
Bulletin Addendum document.
The ISIS client software is required on the File Gateway server (ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500)
or System Director (ISIS | 2500) and should be installed before the File Gateway server
software. When the File Gateway server software is installed, the installer automatically
removes the Client Manager entry from the Start > Programs > Startup menu.
Do not start the Client Manager while the File Gateway server software is running. If you
need to access the Client Manager close the application when you are finished.