Product specifications

Avid ISIS System Director Control Panel
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3. (Option) If you are upgrading or modifying the system, make sure the System Director software has
successfully written a local copy of the metadata file:
a. Open the folder D:\Program Files\Avid\ISIS System Director
b. Make sure the files Partition0, Partition1, and PartitionDump.bin exist and have the date and time of when
you stopped the System Director. If they do not, call Avid Customer Support.
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Pay special attention to the date and time of the Partitiondump.bin file before importing it to recreate a file
system. If the PartitionDump.bin file is more than a few hours old, it could cause loss of data or data
corruption. Call Avid Customer Support before importing this file to recreate the file system.
c. Copy (not move) these files to a temporary folder to be used in case there is a problem with the upgrade.
To start or restart the System Director service, do one of the following:
t In the ISIS Launch Pad, click Start System Director.
t From the System Director control panel, click Start System Director.
Changing the System Director Virtual Name
The System Director virtual name is the name that is used for the Shared Storage network and appears in the System
Director list in the Avid ISIS Client Manager application. The System Director virtual name is set to the Windows
computer name by default, but you can change it to a different value.
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The System Director virtual name is used only within the Shared Storage network. It has no effect on Windows
networking.
To change the virtual System Director name:
1. In the Control Panel toolbar, click Change Virtual System Director Name.
The Change Virtual System Director Name dialog box opens.
2. Type a name for the System Director in the Virtual System Director Name text box.
In a Dual System Director configuration, you must specify the same virtual System Director name for both
System Directors.
The naming conventions are the same for the System Director virtual name as they are for Windows network
computer names:
- No more than 31 characters in length
- Cannot use the following characters: " \ / [ ] : | < > + = ; , ?
- Cannot use ASCII control characters in range 0x00 through 0x1F
3. Click OK.
Monitoring System Director Status
The System Director Status panel provides status displays that provide a summary of your network and controls that
allow you to start and stop the System Director, and reset the event log.