Setup guide

The Avid MediaDock LVD
Workstation Setup Guide • 45
Two-Enclosure
Configuration
The two-enclosure configuration uses two MediaDock LVDs, each in a single bus
configuration (each enclosure connected to a single SCSI bus) as shown below.
In this configuration you can use a maximum of sixteen drives, eight in each
MediaDock or on each SCSI bus.
To connect the Avid MediaDock LVD in a two-enclosure configuration
1. Locate one of the SCSI cables in the Avid MediaDock LVD kit.
2. Attach the very-high-density connector of the cable to the channel 1/A
connector of the Adaptec controller.
3. Attach the cable’s other high-density 68-pin connector to the corresponding
connector in the ESM module at the top rear of Avid MediaDock LVD #1.
4. Locate the second SCSI cable; it is identical to the first.
5. Attach the very-high-density connector of the cable to the channel 2/B
connector of the Adaptec controller.
6. Attach the cable’s other high-density 68-pin connector to the corresponding
connector in the ESM module at the top rear of Avid MediaDock LVD #2.
7. On both Avid MediaDock LVD #1 and #2, place the configuration switches
on the ESM and I/O modules into position 1.
SCSI cable from channel 1/A
of the Adaptec controller to
Avid MediaDock LVD #1
SCSI cable from channel 2/B
of the Adaptec controller to
Avid MediaDock LVD #2
Avid MediaDock LVDs
Avid|DS workstation
Make sure you do not terminate the I/O modules with SCSI
terminators. The I/O and ESM modules have internal termination.