Setup guide

48 • Avid|DS
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System
The Avid MEDIArray
The Avid MEDIArray is an optional storage solution available with the
standard definition version of Avid|DS 4.02. You can connect the Avid
MEDIArray storage directly to the Emulex fibre channel controller board in
the Avid|DS workstation. The controller board is installed before shipment.
The Copper Cables to
the Fibre Channel
Controller Board
You can connect the Fibre Channel Drive Enclosure (FCDE) directly to the
fibre channel controller board with the included copper duplex cable.
To connect the copper duplex cable to the FCDE
1. Locate the copper duplex cable in the fibre channel kit. It has a 9-pin
connector on both ends.
2. Attach one end of the cable to the controller board.
3. Attach the cable’s other 9-pin connector to the primary (PRI) 9-pin
connector on the link control card (LCC) in slot A on the back of the FCDE.
4. Secure both ends of the cable with the thumbscrews on the cable connectors.
For more information, refer to the Avid MEDIArray documentation.
Fibre channel cable to
the Avid MEDIArray