Customer-Supplied Components; Security Considerations; Cabling Considerations; Network Configuration - Avid Technology NEXIS File Gateway Setup And User Manual

Customer-Supplied Components

You must supply the following components in Avid shared storage environments and workgroups:
• Avid qualified or approved Gig-E Ethernet switch with 10 Gb ports
• Industry 19-inch standard rack
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
• A keyboard, video, and mouse switch (KVM)

Security Considerations

Address all security concerns for the Avid hardware during site planning. Planning and implementing
security for the hardware before installation helps you avoid disrupting or moving the hardware and
users at a later time.
If you have a secured network area for the Avid hardware, you might need to arrange security
clearance for the Avid administrators who access the hardware.

Cabling Considerations

When planning your cable routes, make sure your cables cannot be damaged by traffic or moving
objects.

Network Configuration

Consider the following when setting up your network.
Computer Names
A hostname must comply with RFC 952 standards. For more information, see "Naming Conventions
in Active Directory for Computers, Domains, Sites, and OUs" on the Microsoft Support Knowledge
Base.
Entries on the DNS Server
Make sure that you correct any errors in DNS entries for name to IP resolution. The Avid network
can become sluggish and unstable if there are incorrect entries in the DNS server for any of the
computers in the environment.
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If your work environment includes Avid Interplay servers you might need to configure your DNS
server to support Reverse Lookups. Reverse Lookup is required for the Interplay Framework.
Computers with Multiple Network Interfaces
Computers that have multiple network interfaces in use must be entered in DNS so that all
IP addresses have the same hostname. The File Gateway should have separate and unique DNS
entries for each network port IP address.
If you have multiple network interfaces on a computer and one is not used, use the Device Manager
to disable the interface.
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Network Configuration