® Avid Network and Switch Guide
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Contents Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ISIS 2000 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ISIS 2000 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Time Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Network Setup Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Configure Dell Force10 Switch for Uplink On the Dell Force10 S25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Changing Buffer Pool on Uplink Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Removing/Adding Ports Associated to a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Enabling or Disabling IP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using This Guide This document describes switch setup information for the Avid® ISIS® shared storage networks. Your network might not contain certain topologies that are covered in the documentation. The Avid network and switches are tuned for high-speed and high-capacity shared storage primarily for Avid editing workstations and servers that manage media.
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1 Avid Network Planning The purpose of this document is to provide ISIS Administrators with a single reference regarding the implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of all Avid® ISIS qualified Ethernet switches for use as the Avid Production Network (APN) switch. The switches covered in this documented have been qualified or approved by Avid in the configurations presented.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches APN Switches Approved for the ISIS Environment ISIS 7000 External Expansion Switches (EXS) Switch ISIS 7000 Arista Networks 7048T-A ✓ ✓ Cisco Nexus 7000 series ✓ ✓ ✓ Cisco Catalyst 4500-X ✓ ✓ ✓ Cisco Catalyst 6500-E series ✓ ✓ ✓ Foundry/Brocade SuperX ✓ ✓ ✓ Foundry/Brocade FESX448 and FESX648 ✓ ✓ ✓ ISIS 5000 ISIS 2000 Most Windows editing clients must use the 1-Gb Intel Pro 1000 PT or PF Ethernet board to connect to all Avid ISIS system.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches n n When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS 5000 environment, you must enable flowcontrol 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 Force10 S25 Switch” on page 74. • Cisco® Catalyst 4900M switch (qualified in the ISIS 7000, 5000, and 2000 environments) can accommodate one or two modules offering a variety of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet ports.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches • Force10 Networks S60 switch (qualified in the ISIS 7000 and 5000 environments) contains 48 1-Gb ports and two slots for 10 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) modules or 24 Gb stacking modules. (One slot is on the front of the switch and the other is on the back.) The 24 Gb stacking modules allow for interconnecting two S60 switches when more than 48 1 Gb or two 10 Gb client connections are in use.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Avid has qualified the following external switches (EXS) for linking two individual ISIS 7000 Management Domains using 10 Gb Ethernet connections. • Cisco Catalyst 4900M switch can be configured to meet a wide variety of combinations of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet connections. The base unit can accommodate one or two modules offering a variety of ports.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions (Continued) Manufacturer Model Cisco Nexus 6500-E Series Description and Approved Blades Firmware/IOS a Supervisor: WS-SUP720/WS-F6K-PFC3B WS-X6704-10GE/ WS-F6700-CFC WS-X6708-10GE/WS-F6700-DFC3CXL Due to limited buffering, the following blades only supports direct connected clients and do not support uplinks to additional switches.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions (Continued) Manufacturer Model Brocade/Foundry SuperX2 Description and Approved Blades Firmware/IOS a This switch require Queue Depth changes.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Redundant Switch Configurations The following table provides redundant switch configuration examples by ISIS VLAN. Command VLAN 10 VLAN 20 Cisco HSRP ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0 ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.10.4 standby priority 95 standby preempt standby ip 192.168.20.4 standby priority 90 ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0 ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.10.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Switch Vendor Commands The following table provides a few command similarities and differences between vendors.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches The following table provides information on the available ports and connections. Model Rack Units 1 Gb Ports Cisco Catalyst 4900M 2 10 Gb Ports Up to 40 RJ-45 8 x X2 (SC) Base Up to 8 x X2 uncontended 1:1 Mgmt. Ports Comments 2 RJ-45 (one serial, one Ethernet) Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports. Ethernet Mgmt. Port used in Rommon mode only.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Model Rack Units 1 Gb Ports Foundry/Brocade 2 FESX424 2XG 24 RJ-45 4 SFP (LC) 10 Gb Ports Mgmt. Ports Comments (Continued) 2 XFP (LC) 1 DB-9 serial Avid Supports SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) XFPs in 10 Gb ports. Optical 1 Gb SFP Ports 1F – 4F can be used in place of RJ-45 Ports 1 – 4. ISIS 7000 External Switches ISIS v2.4 introduced support for expanding the number of Engines in an ISIS 7000 configuration from a maximum of 12 Engines up to 24 Engines.
Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches Two Stack Configuration — Example (Option 1) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch Left side (default subnet 100) Right side (default subnet 200) 10 Gb connection to house network 10 Gb connection to house network 4 x 10 Gb 4 x 10 Gb External 10 Gb Ethernet switch External 10 Gb Ethernet switch System Directors 4 x 10 Gb 4 x 10 Gb (Option 2) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch (Option 2) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 switch (Option 1) 10 Gb connection to Zone 2 swi
Switch Redundancy Switch Redundancy The ISIS 7000 switch Configuration E file (found in the ISIS software kit), outlines the redundant APN switch configuration, see “Configuration E (ISIS 7000)” on page 114. This is a highly recommended and common configuration in an ISIS environment.
ISIS 7000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 7000 Zone 1 Client Configuration (Direct Connect) Any client that is connected directly to an ISIS is considered a Zone 1 or direct connected client. Each Integrated Switch Blade (labeled ISS2000) has a total of eight, 1 Gb Ethernet ports and one 10 Gb Ethernet port. A single Engine has the capacity to support 18 clients or servers, including any ports that are to be used by the System Director(s).
ISIS 7000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 7000 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect) There is support for external switches connected through the 10-Gb port on each ISS. Clients that are connected to an external switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients and have a layer 2 relationship connection to ISIS. For a list of supported switches, see the “Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches” on page 12.
ISIS 7000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 7000 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Client Configuration The number of ports available on the ISS (Zone 1) makes it necessary to add another layer of clients through a qualified network switch to create a (Zone 2) in the ISIS shared storage network. A mixed configuration (Zone 1 and Zone 2) consists of clients connected directly and indirectly through ports on the Engine’s ISS.
ISIS 7000 Network Zone Configurations A Zone 4 (indirect connect) configuration consists of group of clients using an Ethernet switch with unknown QoS; traffic routed to Avid ISIS (measured by the number of hops) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio). The house switch should have uplinks to the Avid Production Network through an Ethernet switch that contains a 10-Gb port connected to an ISS located in the Engine.
ISIS 5000 Network Zone Configurations Client Connection Speed to ISIS 7000 The ISS in the ISIS 7000 Engine supports any combination of 1 Gb UTP and 10 Gb optical clients (Zone 1). The ISS does not negotiate at any rate below 1 Gb. Zone 2 and Zone 3 also support 1 Gb and 10 Gb client connections. ISIS 7000 Link Aggregation Support A link aggregation configuration from the ISS ports to the qualified or approved Avid Production Network switch supports Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 clients.
ISIS 5000 Network Zone Configurations • Up to 20, 1-Gb Ethernet clients are supported on the Force10 S25 Ethernet switch using four 1-Gb connections to the System Director. This is nonblocking gigabit Ethernet switch (see “ISIS 5000 Zone 2 Configuration (System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections)” on page 32).
ISIS 5000 Network Zone Configurations Direct connect options include: n • The ISIS 5000-32 and ISIS 5000-16 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.
ISIS 5000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 5000 Zone 2 Configuration (System Director and Switch 1 Gb Connections) A single ISIS Engine can connect to a switch using the four Intel Pro 1000 1 Gb Ethernet ports (1, 3, 4, and 6) on the rear of the Engine. When using a single Engine, that Engine must be configured as the System Director. Clients access workspaces on the System Director through the Ethernet switch.
ISIS 5000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 5000 5000 Zone 2 Configuration (System Director and Switch 10 Gb Connections) A 10 Gb connection between your Engine and switch allows you setup the switch and clients a greater distance away from the Avid ISIS system. When using a single Engine, that Engine must be configured as the System Director and can use either the 1 Gb ports or 10 Gb port to connect to the switch. You can use the 10 Gb port in the Engine for a single or multiple Engine configuration.
ISIS 2000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 2000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 2000 systems typically are integrated with ISIS 7000 or ISIS 5000 environments. The ISIS 2000 System Director and ISIS 2000 Engine are connected to ISIS 7000 or ISIS 5000 switches that have been configured with a separate VLAN on the Zone 2 switch. See your site network administrator for assistance with configuring the separate VLAN on your switch.
ISIS 2000 Network Zone Configurations ISIS 2000 Zone 2 Client Configuration (Indirect Connect) Clients that are connected to a switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients. Zone 2 clients are not routed. For a list of supported switches, see the “Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches” on page 12. A Zone 2 configuration consists of a group of clients, connected to an Ethernet switch with a 10-Gb port connected to the ISIS 2000 Engine.
ISIS 2000 Network Zone Configurations The house switch should have uplinks to the Avid Production Network through an Ethernet switch that contains a 10-Gb port connected to the Engines. The ISIS 2000 System Director also connects to the switch using a 1-Gb port or 10-Gb port. The ISIS 2000 can connect to the same APN switches as the primary ISIS 7000 or ISIS 5000, but must used a different subnet to other ISIS storage systems.
Network Considerations Network Considerations You need to carefully plan for space, environmental, and power requirements for your Avid hardware. This section contains topics related to setting up your an Avid network environment. Computer Names A hostname must comply with RFC 952 standards. For example, you cannot use an underscore in a hostname. For more information, see “Naming Conventions in Active Directory for Computers, Domains, Sites, and OUs” on the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base.
TFTP Configuring an Avid Shared Storage System On an Avid Production Network, if your network extends outside of ISIS Zone 1 and Zone 2, you must configure a Layer 3 switch to route between subnetworks. Know Where Your Subnets Are on the Network Create a system diagram that identifies the subnets on your Avid network environment. Avid recommends you use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) IP ranges of contiguous addresses instead of non-contiguous ranges VLAN 16, 17, 18, 19.
Network and Switch Troubleshooting When configuring the TFTP application makes sure that the IP address of the Server Interface is on the same subnet as the switch with which you are attempting to communicate. Also, make sure that the files you are trying to transfer are in the directory designated as the root for the TFTP application. This is sometimes referred to as the Base Directory. n Make sure the firewall settings of the device permit incoming unsolicited use of the UDP port 69 used by the TFTP.
Network and Switch Troubleshooting To run the ping command: 1. Open an MS-DOS® command prompt window (click Start > Run and type cmd). 2. At the command line, type the ping command (for example, ping 192.168.10.5). The ping result should resemble the following: Reply from 192.168.10.5: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.10.5: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.10.5: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.10.
Network and Switch Troubleshooting As with ping, you can use many options with tracert. This section discusses two types of tracert syntax: tracert [System Name] where [System Name] is the network name of the remote system to which you are testing connectivity or tracert [IP Address] where [IP Address] is the IP address of the remote system to which you are testing connectivity To run the tracert command: 1. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window (click Start > Run and type cmd). 2.
Network and Switch Troubleshooting To verify your 1-Gb port buffer size: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. Type en. 3. Type sh buffer-profile detail int gig 0/1. Global Pre-defined buffer policy: 1Q Interface : Gi 0/1 Buffer-profile : Dynamic Buffer 1603.75 KB (Current), 1603.
Replacing the Network Switch 3. Type sh buffer-profile detail int ten 0/25. Global Pre-defined buffer policy: 1Q Interface : Te 0/25 Buffer-profile : Dynamic Buffer 1603.75 KB (Current), 1603.75 KB (Configured) -----------------------------------------------------------------Queue# Dedicated Buffer (KB) | Buffer Packet-Pointers Current | Current Configured Configured -----------------------------------------------------------------0 3.00 3.00 | 1600 1600 1 3.00 3.00 | 64 64 2 3.00 3.
Replacing the Network Switch To replace a switch you will need a console connection to the switch and a tftp server. The following are high level steps that assumes the failed switch is still capable of making a tftp backup. If the switch is completely dead, the configuration will need to either be restored from a previous backup or manually configured. To capture the switch configuration file: 1. Copy the startup configuration of the failed switch to the tftp server. 2. Install the replacement switch. 3.
Replacing the Network Switch To replace a switch: 1. Disconnect all network cables. 2. Pull out the power cables from the back of the switch. 3. Replace the failed switch with a new switch in the rack. 4. Replace the power cables in the back of the switch to power the switch on. 5. (Option) If you have transceivers in the failed switch, move the working transceivers into the new switch. 6.
2 Avid Network Ports Most facilities that have an Avid network environment use firewalls to protect their corporate network. You often need to open holes in your firewall to allow Avid components to communicate with each other in that network. This section list the ports used in the ISIS and Interplay environments. n There is a wide range of ports used by the Windows operating system that provide network services for Avid products.
Avid ISIS IP Port Usage ISIS Component Port Network Protocol Purpose ISIS Storage Manager 3434, 3435 TCP Data connect ports (clients and other Storage Managers) ISIS Storage Manager 5001 UDP System Director to uServer for failover control ISIS Storage Manager 5004 UDP Administrative agent and related to uServer (localhost normally) The ISIS 2000 uses two ports for this function and the ISIS 7000 just uses 5004.
Avid ISIS IP Port Usage ISIS Component Port Network Protocol Purpose ISIS 2000 Environment only ISIS Storage Manager 5004, 5009 UDP Administrative agent and related to uServer (localhost normally) The ISIS 2000 uses two ports for this function and the ISIS 7000 just uses 5004.
Avid Interplay Port Usage Directory ports that may be used by the System Director and clients. The specific ports used depend on whether or not systems are members of the Active Directory domain and the types of services requested from the Active Directory resource.
Avid Interplay Port Usage Workgroup Component Port Network Protocol Purpose 80 TCP Server communication. Access can also be a Media Indexer client (update media status, Resync), Media Services client (status tool plugin and submit jobs to archive and Transcode), and Transfer Engine client (status tool plugin, initiate WG2WG transfers); see appropriate sections. Active Directory 135 TCP RPC for Active Directory / Windows Domain Authentication.
Avid Interplay Port Usage Workgroup Component Port Network Protocol Purpose 21 TCP (FTP) FTP into iNEWS database: Teleprompters, NewsCutter newsroom system tool, Data Receiver. 22 TCP/UDP 25 TCP/UDP sendmail. 67 UDP Used by PCU's to obtain an IP address via bootp. 80 TCP http Web Access, for read-only database access. 513 TCP/UDP rlogin. 600 TCP FTP into Linux partition (obsolete in iNEWS 2.5 and later see port 49152). 698 TCP/ UDP Might be required for Web access through cgi-bin.
Avid Interplay Port Usage Workgroup Component Port Network Protocol Purpose 6100 TCP FTS indexing (configurable). 6101 TCP FTS searching (configurable). 6825 TCP Monitor for ControlAir. 6826 TCP Monitor for MOS. 6827 TCP Monitor for iNEWS Command 49152 TCP Telnet (obsolete in iNEWS 2.5 and later - see port 49153). TCP (FTP) FTP into Linux Partition. 49153 TCP Instinct Interplay Engine Instinct uses Access ports for Interplay Engine communication. It is also a Media Indexer client.
Avid Interplay Port Usage Workgroup Component Port Network Protocol 42000-4206 TCP 0 Media Services 1099 Providers / Status Tool NewsCutter TCP Purpose If 1099 not available. Outbound; RMI protocol for providers and Status/Admin tool. 42000-4206 TCP 0 If 1099 not available. 21 Required for NRCS tool. 8080 TCP Outbound; Media Services connection to Media Services Engine (SOAP). NewsCutter uses Access ports for Engine communication.
Avid Interplay Central Port Usage Avid Interplay Central Port Usage Interplay Central clients that connect through the public Internet require VPN access into the server network. All connections pass through the VPN router/firewall through identified ports. Once the data has passed into the “house network” it is secured using the customer’s existing network security infrastructure.
Interplay Sphere Port Usage Interplay Sphere Port Usage Remote editors using Interplay Sphere typically access the Interplay environment using a secure virtual private network (VPN) connection. Any VPN, Firewall, IPS or other network security devices between the Sphere clients and Interplay core network need to be configured to allow access to the Interplay Sphere servers.
Interplay Sphere Port Usage Port Usage for Interplay Sphere Servers Component and Location Inbound/ Outbound Purpose Port Protocol 58889 TCP Inbound only Web Services. The Web Services implementation used by Sphere is automatically installed on the Delivery Receiver system when you check the Delivery Receiver with Sphere option.
Interplay Sphere Port Usage Port Usage for Interplay Sphere Servers Component and Location Port Protocol Systems running the Media 56025 through TCP Indexer servers 56399 24444 through TCP 24450 57 Inbound/ Outbound Purpose Inbound/ Outbound Jini connection Inbound only Media Indexer jmx process In order for these limited port number ranges to apply to the Media Indexer, you must change the vmoptions file. For more information, see the Interplay Sphere documentation.
3 Dell Force10 Switches This section describes the procedures for configuring and recovering Dell Force10 switches in the Avid ISIS environment. Avid pre-configures Dell Force10 switches (Dell Force10 S25N, S25P (fiber), S60, and S4810) for the ISIS 5000 environments but any of the switches can be custom configured for your environment by your network administrator. n The Dell Force10 S25N and S25P (fiber) switches have the same design configuration.
Dell Force10 S25 Switch Modules Dell Force10 S25 Switch Modules The Dell Force10 S25 switch has two expansion slots in the back of the switch, into which you can insert either a dual port 10 Gb Ethernet module or 12 Gb stacking modules. The 10 Gb module provides a 10 Gb Ethernet connection between the Avid ISIS 5000 Engine and the switch. The 12 Gb module is for stacking two Dell Force10 switches, one module is needed in each switch.
Dell Force10 S25 Switch Modules Dell Force10 S25N Switch — Front Status Panel LEDs OK Alarm AC DC Stack ID Indicator XFP25 XFP27 LED XFP26 XFP28 Link/Active Indicator LEDs (SFP Ports 21-24) Alarm AC STACK ID S25-01-GE-24V DC XFP25 27 XFP26 P28 RJ-45 Console Port Ethernet 1 Gb Ports Shared Ports (21-24) SFP Ports (21-24) Avid has also qualified the following optical adapters to be used with the Dell Force10 S24P optical (fibre) switch: • Macintosh clients have been qualified with the
Dell Force10 S25 Switch Modules 4. Secure the module in the switch with the two captive thumb screws. 5. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 if installing a second 10 Gb module in the right side slot on the switch. 6. Insert an XFP transceiver into an open connector on the 10 Gb Ethernet module in the switch. Inserting the XFP Transceiver into to the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port 7. Insert an SFP+ transceiver into the 10 Gb Ethernet connector in the Avid ISIS system. 8.
Dell Force10 S25 Switch Modules The Dell Force10 stacking modules use a 12 Gb connection between the two S25 switches. Once the modules are installed, connect the stacking cables as described in the following procedure. For more information on stacking the Dell Force10 switches, see the documentation provided by the switch manufacturer. The stacked switch configuration uses LC connectors to connect the cables to the switch.
Dell Force10 S60 Switch Modules Dell Force10 S60 Switch Modules The Dell Force10 S60 switch has two expansion slots: one in the front and one in the back of the switch. The 10 Gb module provides a 10 Gb Ethernet connection between the Avid ISIS and the switch. The 24 Gb module is for stacking two S60 switches, one module is needed in each switch. Modules are ordered separately and can install in either the front or rear slot of the Dell Force10 S60 switch.
Dell Force10 S60 Switch Modules 3. Insert the 10 Gb Ethernet module into the open slot where the blank cover was removed. Dell Force10 S60 Switch — Module Installation Front Rear 4. Secure the module in the switch with the captive thumb screw. 5. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 if installing a second 10 Gb module in the front slot on the switch. 6. Insert an SFP+ transceiver into an open connector on the 10 Gb Ethernet module in the switch. Inserting the SFP+ Transceiver into to the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port 7.
Dell Force10 S60 Switch Modules Stacking the Dell Force10 S60 Switches Avid supports stacking two Dell Force10 S60 switches. The expansion slots in the Dell Force10 switches allow you to stack similar switches together into a single virtual switch. When two Dell Force10 S60 switches are stacked you have the capability of connecting up to 88 1 Gb clients. The stacking modules are ordered separately and install in either the front or back slot of the Dell Force10 S60 switch.
Dell Force10 S4810 Port Configuration Dell Force10 S4810 Port Configuration Avid ships the Dell Force10 S4810 switch pre-configured for an Avid ISIS 5000 environment. This configuration has specific requirements on where the Engines and clients need to be connected. The S4810 switch contains 48 dual-speed 1/10 Gb (SFP+) ports (as well as four 40 Gb QSFP+ uplinks not supported by Avid). The S4810 switch ports are numbered as shown in the following illustration.
Accessing the Dell Force10 Switch Configuring the Dell Force10 Switch Through a Network Connection A Management IP address has been configured so that a network connection can made to any of the standard 1 Gb ports (or 10 Gb port if the module is installed) on the Dell Force10 switch. The Avid switch configuration file groups the 1 Gb Ethernet ports as members of a VLAN that responds to the IP address of 192.168.255.254 (S25 or S60) or 192.168.255.253 (S4810).
Accessing the Dell Force10 Switch To configure the Dell Force10 switch through a serial connection: 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Console port of the Dell Force10 switch. - The Dell Force10 S25 switch uses a standard RJ-45 console port located on the left side of front panel. Dell Force10 S25 Switch — Console Port ST AC K ID 2 2 1 D ar m 2 23 24 - The Dell Force10 S4810 switch uses a custom RJ-45 port on the right side of the switch.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration Option Setting Bits per second 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration Access the Dell Force10 switch console as previously described either through a serial or Telnet (management IP address) connection, and do the following. The Dell Force10 switch configuration file can be seen by accessing the switch console, entering enable mode (typing en), and typing in the command show run.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration 4. Type Copy flash://avid-default startup-config. A message displays stating “File with the same name already exist. Proceed to copy the file [confirm yes/no]:” type yes and press Enter. If the copy is successful, you see the following: (number of “!” and bytes copied could vary slightly) !! 6982 bytes successfully copied 5. Type Y. 6. Type Reload. 7. You are sometimes prompted to save, type No. 8. When asked to reload, type Yes.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration ISIS_Force10# reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]: no Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: yes 00:04:28: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %CHMGR-5-RELOAD: User request to reload the chassis U-Boot [The switch is restarted and displays System Boot information.] . . . [At the end of the restart several error messages are displayed. This is normal and varies, depending if the 10 Gb modules are installed on your switch.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration ISIS_Force10#reload Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: yes 00:03:59: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %CHMGR-5-RELOAD: User request to reload U-Boot [The switch is restarted and displays System Boot information.] . . . Avid ISIS Force10 Base Configuration Version V1.4 4/8/2010 % Info: For the global pre-defined buffer profile to take effect, please save the config and reload the system.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration n The Avid default configuration files (avid-default) are also located on the Avid ISIS software installer kit [drive]:\Switch Configuration\ISIS 5000\Force10\. The configuration files are text files that can be viewed using an application such as WordPad. You should upgrade your switch to the latest configuration file found in the ISIS software kit. To copy the Avid configuration file from the Avid software kit to the switch: 1.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration Turning on Flow Control in the Dell Force10 S25 Switch The Avid default Dell Force10 S25N and S25P (fiber) switch configurations do not have Flow Control turned on. Flow Control is needed to support ISIS 5000 10 Gb clients. Use the following procedure to turn on Flow Control in the Dell Force10 switch. n Avid is turning rx and tx on in the Forece10 S25 switch, but the Forec10 S60 and S4810 switches have rx on with tx off in the Avid default configuration.
Restoring the Avid Dell Force10 Configuration To confirm the setting change, look for the “Flowcontrol rx on tx on” entry: 1. Type en. 2. You are prompted for a password, type avid. 3. Type sho int tengigabitethernet 0/25 (port number depends on optional modules).
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 47132113 over 255-byte pkts, 8010284 over 511-byte pkts, 8101344137 over 10 23-byte pkts 151510 Multicasts, 283941 Broadcasts, 8392663095 Unicasts 0 throttles, 0 discarded, 0 collisions Rate info (interval 299 seconds): Input 00.00 Mbits/sec, 0 packets/sec, 0.00% of line-rate Output 00.00 Mbits/sec, 1 packets/sec, 0.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 • Static IP addresses for each Avid ISIS Engine; four IP addresses for the 1 Gb connections, one IP addresses per Engine for the 10 Gb connections) • Port on a corporate network switch to connect the Dell Force10 switch Configure Dell Force10 Switch for Uplink On the Dell Force10 S25 After you have obtained the information previously listed for from your corporate administrator, configure the Dell Force10 switch as using the following procedure.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 10. Copy the new configuration (replace “S25” with “S60” or S4810 in the following path if using the S60 or S4810 switch). t For 1 Gb type “copy ftp://administrator:is-admin@192.168.254.11/custom-config startup-config” t For 10 Gb type “copy ftp://administrator:is-admin@192.168.254.21/custom-config startup-config” When asked to confirm the file copy type yes and press Enter.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN The Avid default Dell Force10 switch configuration includes a VLAN with an IP address of 192.168.255.254/24. If this IP address conflicts with your corporate network, use the following procedure to reassign the IP address on the Dell Force10 switch. n You might need to change the IP address on the ISIS 5000 Engine and the clients when doing this procedure. To change the IP Address of the VLAN: 1.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 3. You are prompted for a password, type avid. 4. Type conf. 5. Type int gig 0/1. 6. Type ip address 192.168.10.1/24. 7. Type no shut. 8. Type exit. 9. Type wr mem. 10. Type exit. n You cannot assign an IP address to a port if that switch port is enabled. Adding an IP address to an enabled switch port makes it a layer 2 port. Changing Buffer Pool to a Single Queue To create single queue: 1. Use your terminal emulation or telnet into switch. 2. Type en. 3.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 7. Type exit. 8. Type exit. 9. Type wr mem. 10. Type Yes. To remove ports associated with a VLAN: 1. Use your terminal emulation or telnet into switch. 2. Type en. 3. You are prompted for a password, type avid. 4. Type conf. 5. Type int vlan x (where x is the VLAN number). 6. Type no untagged gig 0/a-0/b (where a and b are the port numbers). 7. Type exit. 8. Type exit. 9. Type wr mem. 10. Type Yes. Creating a Link Aggregation To creating a link aggregation: 1.
Customize the Uplink on the Dell Force10 14. Type wr mem. 15. Type Yes. Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP If you want to use DHCP on the clients that are connected to the Avid Production switch you will need to add an IP Helper Address to each VLAN. The IP Helper Address points the hosts to the DHCP Server that is on the house network. To add an IP Helper Address: 1. Use your terminal emulation or telnet into switch. 2. Type en. 3. You are prompted for a password, type avid. 4. Type conf. 5.
Cascading Dell Force10 Switches in an ISIS Environment Cascading Dell Force10 Switches in an ISIS Environment Depending on the quantity of available 10 Gb ports on the core (upstream) switch and the bandwidth/resilience required, multiple switches can be cascaded from the core switch.
Cascading Dell Force10 Switches in an ISIS Environment To test: 1. Attach a client and assign it an IP address in the proper subnet. 2. Ping client from the ISIS system. The following is a typical example of cascaded switches using ISIS 5000.
4 Cisco Switches This section describes the procedures for configuring and recovering the Cisco switch in the Avid ISIS environment. Avid has qualified the Cisco Catalyst® 4900M and 4948E switches. The Cisco switches do not come preconfigured with Avid configurations. All Cisco switches need to be configured for your environment by your network administrator. Sample Avid configuration files for Cisco 4900M and 4948E switches are included in the Installer link of the Management Console.
Configuring the Cisco Switch Through the Serial Port Configuring the Cisco Switch Through the Serial Port A serial connection can be used to access the Cisco switch configuration file. This is done with an Ethernet cable and the following.
Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration To set a password on the Cisco switches: 1. Connect using the Console port of the switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName# conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# enable secret mypassword The enable secrete “password” is now set to mypassword. n Without an enable secret password, the Cisco switch will not accept a Telnet connection.
Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration Restoring From the Avid Software Kit This section describes how to restore the Avid default Cisco switch configuration to your switch from the ftp folder on your System Director. The procedure in this section assumes the following: n • The System Director has been setup and the Avid ISIS software has been installed. • The switch is connected to the ISIS environment. • The IP Address on the ISIS 5000 Engines are configured with the default values (192.168.255.
Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN Use the following procedure to assign the IP address on the Cisco switch. To change the IP Address of the VLAN: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName# conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# int vlan ww (where ww is for the VLAN) 5. SwitchHostName(config-if)# ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask) 6.
Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration Uplinking Your Cisco Switch to the Corporate Network The following procedure sets the IP address for the corporate uplink, on the Cisco switch, using a route link. To set the IP address for the corporate uplink: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName # conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# interface Gi x/y (where x/y is for the unit/port number) 5. SwitchHostName(config-if)# no switchport 6.
Loading the Avid Cisco Configuration The following illustration is a sample switch configuration using the C4900M and C4948E switches. It includes four Engines using 10 Gb links and up to 88 1 Gb clients.
Configuring the Cisco Switch Through a Network Connection Configuring the Cisco Switch Through a Network Connection Once you have initially configured the Cisco switch with network IP address, use the Management IP address to modify the switch configuration file through a network connection. To configure the Cisco switch through a Telnet connection: 1. Using a laptop (or computer), assign a static IP address of 192.168.255.1 and a Netmask of 255.255.255.
Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP To add multiple ports to a VLAN: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName # conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# int range gigabitEthernet 1/x-y (where x and y are starting and ending ports) 5. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)# switchport mode access 6. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)# switchport access vlan x (where x is the VLAN to which you want to assign) 7. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)# exit 8.
Enabling or Disabling IP Routing Enabling or Disabling IP Routing If the “No IP Routing” command does not show up in the show run output then IP Routing is enabled. This would be located in the upper portion of the show run output. Here is a simple example from a Cisco C4948E and C4948-10GE where IP Routing is Disabled: ! version 12.
Creating an EtherChannel (Link Aggregation) 5. SwitchHostName(config)# exit. 6. SwitchHostName# copy run start To disable IP routing: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName # conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# no ip routing 5. SwitchHostName(config)# exit. Creating an EtherChannel (Link Aggregation) With the Cisco C4948E and C4948-10GE switches you can create multiple EtherChannels (link aggregation) with up to eight ports.
Creating an EtherChannel (Link Aggregation) 10. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)# exit 11. SwitchHostName(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst-ipxit 12. SwitchHostName(config)# exit 13. SwitchHostName# copy run start 14. SwitchHostName# exit The following is information on the Cisco 6509 Etherchannel Configuration for use with 10 Gb ISIS link aggregation: n Mode on is the simplest of aggregation methods and with the least features, this variant of link aggregation is used by ISIS.
Upgrading the IOS on Cisco Switches Additional information you should know: • In the previous example, Channel-group 10 was used. You need to make the proper channel group assignment for your site. • The Cisco 6509 defaults to using a “source/destination” IP load balancing algorithm, which is required by Avid. This should not have to be changed.
Upgrading the IOS on Cisco Switches 3. Use the config-register command to set the configuration register to 0x2101. For Example: - SwitchHostName# configure terminal - SwitchHostName(config)# config-register 0x2101 - SwitchHostName(config)# exit - SwitchHostName# write - Building configuration... - Compressed configuration from 3723 to 1312 bytes [OK] 4. Archive the previous IOS image in case you need to re-apply at a later time.
5 Brocade Switches This section describes provides information on Brocade switches (formerly known as Foundry switches) that have been qualified in the ISIS 7000 environment. n The Brocade configuration files provided in the Avid ISIS software kit in the following location: [drive]:\Switch Configuration\ISIS 7000\Foundry_Brocade\X4242XG\. The “foundryX4242XG” files in the folder are the same configuration files used in the newer Brocade FESX624 switch.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG Option Setting Bits per second 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Loading a Switch Configuration The switch configuration file can be seen by accessing the switch console, entering enable mode (typing en), and typing in the command show run. n If using the switch documentation be aware the default configuration is not the same as the Avid default configuration.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG 3. Copy the new configuration. For example type “copy ftp://administrator:is-admin@192.168.10.2/ ThirdParty/Switch_folder/File_Name” When asked to confirm the file copy type yes and press Enter. If the copy is successful, you see something similar to the following example on the switch: Accessing ftp://administrator:is-admin@192.168.10.2/ThirdParty/Switch_folder/ /File_name... Loading ThirdParty/Switch_folder/File_name ! OK - 6396/4096 bytes] 6396 bytes copied in 5.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG 8. SwitchHostName(config)# exit 9. SwitchHostName# copy run start 10. SwitchHostName# exit Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink To set the IP address associated with the corporate uplink: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName# conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# int ethe 24 5. SwitchHostName(config-if-e1000-24)# no ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0 6.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients With the Foundry/Brocade switch only, you must make changes to the buffers on the ports that will connect to editing clients. For example, if an editing client is connected to port 1 then you would configure the port as follows: To configure the buffer pool: 1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch. 2. SwitchHostName > en 3. SwitchHostName# conf t 4. SwitchHostName(config)# qd 1 896 5.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG Enabling or Disabling IP Routing Unlike the Cisco switches, there is no “ip routing” command in the Foundry/Brocade switch. If you do not want the switch to perform Layer 3 operations (for example, routing between subnets) then you must remove IP addresses associated to all but one router interface. Once there is more than one subnet defined in the switch configuration the switch will route between them.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG 4. SwitchHostName(config)# trunk ethe x to y 5. SwitchHostName(config)# trunk deploy 6. SwitchHostName(config)# exit 7. SwitchHostName# wr mem 8. SwitchHostName# exit Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP If you want to use DHCP on the clients that are connected to the Avid Production switch you will need to add an IP Helper Address to each VLAN. The IP Helper Address points the hosts to the DHCP Server that is on the house network.
Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG n If you are using the System Director (not a laptop) to perform the operation, be aware that you need to write down the original NIC address. You will need to change it back after loading the configuration file.
6 Sample Switch Topologies The ISIS software kit includes sample switch configuration files. This section provides information on those files. To access the sample switch configuration files, navigate to the [drive] \Switch Configuration folder in the ISIS software kit, and select the ISIS product folder for your model switch. • ISIS 7000 switch configuration files are labeled Configurations A through E and do not apply to every switch vendor.
Configuration A (ISIS 7000) Terms are used with the ports in the following table.
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Configuration B (ISIS 7000) Configuration B (ISIS 7000) Configuration B is a single layer Avid production network switch with support for Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3 via 1 Gb link aggregation. The following are the port allocations for configuration B.
Configuration C (ISIS 7000) Configuration C (ISIS 7000) Configuration C is a single layer 2 Avid production network switch with dual 10 Gb connections that supports Zone 1, and Zone 2 only. No IP routing is supported. The following are the port allocations for configuration C.
Configuration D (ISIS 7000) Configuration D (ISIS 7000) Configuration D is a single layer 2 Avid production network switch with dual 10 Gb connections that supports Zone 1, and Zone 2 only. No IP routing is supported. The following are the port allocations for configuration D.
Configuration E (ISIS 7000) Configuration E (ISIS 7000) Configuration E is a layer3 configuration with Router Redundancy. The following are the port allocations for configuration E. VLAN 30 House VLAN 40 Network Uplink Zone 3 (Link Aggregation) Test Port Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20 Cisco Catalyst 4948E Ports 1-22 Ports 23-43 Ports 45 – 48 (Ether Channel) Port 44 Two configs provided, one for each switch. Switch 1 Master on VLAN 10 and Backup on VLAN 20. Switch 2 Master on VLAN 20 and Backup on VLAN 10.
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Configuration E (ISIS 7000) The following are the port allocations for configuration E using the Cisco Catalyst 4900M switch. Terms are used with the ports in the following table.
7 Switch Specifications The Avid hardware components are fully rack-mountable. They are compatible with any standard 19-inch video racks using either NEMA or EIA mounting-hole layouts. Supported Cabling The cables described in the following table pertain to Avid Engines, servers, and switches used in the Avid workgroup environments. Also use these cable guidelines when connecting your clients and workstations to the workgroup.
Supported Cabling Avid Networking Cables (Continued) Cable Connection Type Function Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length Avid ISIS 7000 Engine CX-4 Interconnect cable Connects Avid ISIS Engines. CX-4 connector There are three supported lengths at this time: Only available from Avid.
Supported Cabling Avid Networking Cables (Continued) Cable Connection Type Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length Function connecting to the 10 Gb port, it is important to follow two rules: c When – Ensure that the cable has the required modal bandwidth for the distance of the run. – Make sure that all multimode cables between a switch port and the other end of the cable run are of the same diameter (for example, 50/125 um or 62.5/125 um).
Supported Cabling Avid Networking Cables (Continued) Cable Connection Type Function Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length Avid ISIS SFP+ optical transceivers Transceiver used in: LC connector Force10 S25P and S60 optical switches and ISIS ISS2000 • SFP+ multi-mode short range (SR) 850nm JDSU – PLRXPL-SC-S43-21-N JDSU – PLRXPL-SC-S43-22-N Avago – AFBR-700SDZ Avago – AFBR-703SDZ • SFP+ long range (LR) Finisar FTLX1471D3BCL for SMF Avago AFCT-701SDZ for SMF JDSU JSH-01LWAA1 for SMF n • The mini
Dimensions and Weight Dimensions and Weight The following table provides the dimensions and weight of the Avid ISIS shared storage hardware and the optional rack components. Make sure the surfaces where you place the equipment can accommodate the equipment’s size and weight. Switch Dimensions and Weight Switch Height Width Depth Weight 1.72 in (44 mm) 1.75 in (44 mm) 3.5 in (89 mm) 17.3 in (440 mm) 17.5 in (445 mm) 17.2 in (437 mm) 16.14 in (401 mm) 19.4 in (493 mm) 17.9 in (455 mm) 22.0 lb (9.
Electrical Requirements As you choose the location for your Avid shared storage hardware, keep these electrical requirements in mind: • n Make sure there is adequate, dedicated power for the UPSs that are part of your Avid shared storage workgroup. Avid recommends the use of UPSs, appropriately sized for your Avid shared storage workgroup, or conditioned power in your computer room environment.
Environmental Requirements Environmental Requirements The Avid ISIS and Interplay hardware and switches are intended for use computer-room environments. They are not intended for use on top of desks or in open office environments. When you select a location, you should: • Make sure the location has a sturdy, level floor, and is not subject to vibration. • Make sure the location is away from high-traffic areas. • Make sure the location is clean and free from dust, smoke, or other airborne contaminants.
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