Product specifications
Avid ISIS System Director Control Panel
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Metadata memory is also saved automatically to the Partition0 and Partition1 files when the System Director stops
normally and without error. A third file, PartitionDump.bin, containing an alternate representation of the file system
metadata is also created. The PartitionDump.bin file should be used only when adding memory to a System director
or moving to a newer System Director with more memory, unless otherwise instructed by Avid Customer Support.
The Metadata Status box shows when the metadata was last verified and saved, and replicated. A green indicator
means no problem has been detected. A yellow indicator means the status is uncertain. A red indicator means that a
problem exists.
The following tables lists the status messages displayed in the Metadata Status box.
Creating a Metadata Dump File
You can use the “Dump Metadata” function to write all metadata information to a text file.
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This operation should be used only as a diagnostic aid. You cannot restore ISIS metadata from a metadata dump file.
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When you write metadata to a file, the resulting file is extremely large and takes a long time to create. Do not
use this option unless instructed to do so by Avid Customer Support.
To write the contents of metadata to a text file in the System Director directory:
t In the System Director toolbar, click Dump Metadata.
A text file called PartitionDump.txt is created in the System Director’s data directory:
Status Category Messages Additional Notes
Overall Status • Metadata loaded
• Validating
• No Metadata loaded
• Loading nn.n MBps
• State Unknown
System Director is running
Occurs periodically
System Director is stopped or metadata is unable to
load for some reason
System Director is restarting
Verification •Not Active
• Verified
• Verify Failed
• State Unknown
When the System Director is in standby mode, the
Verify indicator is disabled.
Saving •Saving
•Saved
• Unknown State
•Not Active
• Save Failed
Replication • Sending
• Receiving
• Unknown State
•Not Active
• Replication Failed
When the System Director is not in a Dual System
Director configuration, the Replicate indicator is
disabled.