Product specifications

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches
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Most Windows editing clients must use the 1 Gb Intel Pro 1000 PT or PF Ethernet board to connect to all Avid
ISIS system. Many on-board Ethernet ports are also suitable; see the Avid ISIS ReadMe for client platforms with
supported on-board Ethernet ports or specific exceptions. Macintosh clients can use the built-in Ethernet port or
Small Tree
®
PEG1F or PEG2F optical adapters.
Configuration information on the Ethernet switches that are qualified with Avid ISIS shared storage network is
provided later in this document. For sample configurations provided in the ISIS software kit, see “Sample Switch
Topologies” on page 93
. Navigate to the \Switch Configuration folder, and select the folder for your model
ISIS and switch.
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Avid recommends that you upgrade your switch to the latest configuration file found in the ISIS software kit. For
more information, see “Dell Networking Switches” on page 48.
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When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS | 5500 environment, you must enable flow control RX on the 10 Gb
switch port. Flow control for both TX and RX is enabled on the ISIS Clients; see “Turning on Flow Control in the
Dell Networking S25 Switch” on page 63.
Approved APN Switches
Switch ISIS | 7500
ISIS | 7500
External
Expansion
Switches (EXS) ISIS | 5500 ISIS | 2500
Arista Networks 7048T-A ✓✓
Cisco Nexus 7000 series ✓✓
a
a. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series N7K-F248XP-25E and N7K-M224XP-23L can be used as External Expansion Switches.
✓✓
Cisco Catalyst 4500-X ✓✓ ✓✓
Foundry/Brocade SuperX ✓✓✓
Foundry/Brocade FESX448
and FESX648
✓✓
Foundry/Brocade MLXe
b
b. Specific I/O cards only.
✓✓✓