Update Of The Network File; Raid Setup And Mounting To The /Clips Folder - Avid Technology FastServe Playout Setup Manual

Open the remaing ifcfg files and set the onboot parameter to no (for all ifcfg-ethY files that are not
used by the system).

Update of the Network file

After assigning the IP address, edit the network file and set the host name.
To edit the network file and change the host name:
1. Navigate to: /etc/sysconfig and open the network file.
2. Specify a proper gateway. Save and close the file.
3. Set the host name with the hostnamectl command:
hostnamectl set-hostname XXX
4. Reboot the server. Check ping and the SSH connection using an SSH client, such as PuTTy.

RAID Setup and Mounting to the /Clips Folder

The procedure below describes how to setup the RAID and mount it to the /Clips folder.
To setup the RAID:
1. Navigate to the root directory:
Cd /
2. Create the /Clips folder:
Mkdir Clips
3. Change the folder's permission to 777:
Chmod 777 Clips
4. List all the partitions in the system and locate the biggest directory which is RAID (around
23TB):
Cat /proc/partitions
5. Open the fstab file:
vim /etc/fstab
6. Add the following line and set the correct RAID directory as specified in Step 4:
/dev/sdc1/Clips ext4 defaults,noatime 0 0
7. Save the file and type the mount command.
At this point, when accessing: cd /Clips you open the RAID storage for clips.
To check the size of the RAID or the amount of free space:
t
Type:
df -BT /Clips
By default, this command should return around 23TB of space.
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