Laird LairdShareHD LTM-LSHD User Manual

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© 2006 Laird Telemedia.

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  • Page 1 Model LTM-LSHD User Manual © 2006 Laird Telemedia.
  • Page 2: What's In The Box

    • 2x Rack Rails • This manual If anything is missing, please call Laird Telemedia at 800-898-0759 or email sales@lairdtele- media.com. Please keep the shipping container and packing materials. In the unlikely event that you need to return the LairdShareHD to us for any reason, you must use the LairdShareHD shipping container.
  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution Safety Precautions The disk drives contained in your LairdShareHD are delicate electronic instruments and are susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Place the unit in a vented area away from moisture or liquids. Please handle the unit with care.
  • Page 4 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution REQUIREMENTS Once all physical connections have been made the The LTM-LSHD is a platform independent device which requires little setup on the part of the user. However, in order to function properly we require that any video workstations using it feature gigabit ethernet &...
  • Page 5 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution LairdShare OVERVIEW (cont...) Back View Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) Serial Port Management Port (RJ45) SAS JBOD Connector PS/2 Keyboard Port Rear Dual USB Port PS/2 Mouse Port AC Power Connector 1 D-sub VGA Port UID LED AC Power Connector 2 Front Status View &...
  • Page 6 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution Installing the LairdShare to your Workgroup The Diagram below shows a typical LTM-LSHD workgroup comprised of five networked computers. This setup assumes that one machine is to be a dedicated Final Cut Server. To add the LTM-LSHD to your Workgroup 1.
  • Page 7 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution Using the LTM-LSHD with Final Cut Server This covers a basic setup of the LTM-LSHD with Final Cut Server. For current best practices please refer to the Final Cut Server admin guide. The LairdShareHD should appear in your list of network hosts. For Apple OSX systems, the LairdShareHD announces itself using Apple's Rendezvous technology, so you will “just see it”...
  • Page 8 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution Using the LTM-LSHD with Final Cut Server (continued) 8. Enter the IP address of the LTM-LSHD into the "File Server Path". The afp:// prefix is unnecessary as it is automatically added to the path name. (Fig- ure 5) 9.
  • Page 9 LTM-LSHD LairdShare Collaborative Media Storage Solution Configuring the LairdShareHD for “Edit-in-Place” To configure the LTM-LSHD to allow for edit in place functionality with Final Cut Server follow these steps. 1. Open up the Final Cut Server client application 2. Login as a user with admin privileges 3.
  • Page 10: Troubleshooting

    If our support staff are not able to connect to your LairdShareHD, they will still work with you to troubleshoot your network configu- ration. It may be that you do not have a DHCP server running on your network, or that it is not enabled. Alternately, your Laird- ShareHD may be incorrectly connected to the ethernet network, or the ethernet cable may be defective.
  • Page 11: Hard Drive Removal

    Collaborative Media Storage Solution Hard Drive Removal Please contact Laird Technical Support Prior to Servicing Drives The HDD requires replacement under the following condition: The HDD tray LED is red. You have removed and re- seated the HDD assembly, and the LED remains red.
  • Page 12: Power Supply Replacement

    The location of the power supplies on the server chassis is shown below: Contact Laird Tech Support prior to removal of power supplies To Remove the Power Supply Press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply along the direction of the arrow.
  • Page 13 This will help ensure that your data is always accessible and that the LairdShareHD remains the most reliable sys- tem for data storage. Laird Support Overview At Laird Telemedia, we take customer support very seriously. If you have questions about your Laird Share , we'll get you the answers. Support Resources Laird Telemedia Support Site: www.laird-support.com...
  • Page 14 © 2008 Laird Telemedia. Div Tower Products, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 15 P.O. Box 720 Mount Marion, NY 12456 800-898-0759 • 845-339-9555 Fax: 845-339-0231 www.lairdtelemedia.com...

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