Product specifications

ISIS | 5500 Network Zone Configurations
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your site, each accommodating multiple Ethernet clients. The following sections define the ISIS clients in each
network layer by their zone classification. Zone terminology does not apply other clients such as Interplay
Central.
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When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS | 5500 environment, you must enable flowcontrol RX on the 10 Gb ports
in the ISIS | 5500 switches, see “Turning on Flow Control in the Dell Networking S25 Switch” on page 63.
ISIS | 5500 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect)
The Avid ISIS | 5500 direct connect configuration provides access to shared workspaces by connecting up to nine
clients directly into a single ISIS | 5500 Engine. The following illustration shows the ISIS | 5500 Engine rear panel
with optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board installed and the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet board (shipped
installed in the ISIS | 5500-32 and ISIS 5000-32 Engines). Depending if you have installed the optional Quad Port
1 Gb Ethernet adapter board, four or eight direct connect 1 Gb clients are available. The Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet
board offers one 10 Gb direct connect client.
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You cannot mix directly connected clients (Zone 1) with a switch configuration as described in a Zone 2 and
greater configurations.
Direct connect options include:
• The ISIS | 5500-32 and ISIS | 5500-16 Engines both support up to eight 1 Gb clients directly connected to the
built-in Intel Pro 1000 Ethernet ports and when using the optional Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board.
The built-in Intel Pro 1000 ports are the four outside ports (labeled 1, 3, 4, and 6). The Quad Port Ethernet
boards are not labeled but are ports 8 to 11 from top to bottom.
• The Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board does not ship installed in either the ISIS | 5500-32 or the
ISIS | 5500-16 Engines. This optional board is only supported in single Engine direct connect configurations
with five to eight 1 Gb clients connected to the ISIS Engine.
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The Quad Port 1 Gb and 10 Gb Ethernet adapter boards are options in the ISIS | 5500-16 Engine. For instructions
on installing the Ethernet adapter boards, see the Avid ISIS | 5500 Setup Guide.
• The Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet board is shipped installed in the ISIS | 5500-32 Engine. This board is the 10 Gb
connection for configurations with multiple ISIS | 5500 Engines or for a single 10 Gb client in a direct
connect configuration. This is an optional adapter board in the ISIS | 5500-16 Engine.
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Avid ISIS | 5500 direct connect configurations do not support dual-link client connections or Avid Interplay
environments.