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  • Page 1: Avid Videoraid St

    ® ® Avid VideoRAID Setup and User’s Guide Avid ™ m a k e m a n a g e m o v e | m e d i a ®...
  • Page 2 Legal Notices Product specifications are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Avid Technology, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. You can obtain a copy of that license by visiting Avid's Web site at www.avid.com.
  • Page 3 Copyright 1995, Trinity College Computing Center. Written by David Chappell. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
  • Page 4 Send us your reels and we may use your footage in our show reel or demo!* For a copy of our release and Avid’s mailing address, go to www.avid.com/footage. *Note: Avid cannot guarantee the use of materials submitted. Avid VideoRAID ST Setup and User’s Guide • 0130-07956-01 • June, 2008 • Created • 5/23/08...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing the VideoRAID ST ........19...
  • Page 6 Chapter 4 Expanding the VideoRAID ST ........47 Connecting Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures .

  • Page 7: Using This Guide

    Technology, Inc., a leading provider of premium RAID storage controllers and adapters. The Avid VideoRAID ST is “powered by ATTO” and uses an ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID controller card designed to meet the demands and requirements of media editing and storage workflows at real time speeds as tested and certified by Avid Technology.

  • Page 8: If You Need Help

    Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action > This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command. This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

  • Page 9: How To Order Documentation

    How to Order Documentation 4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    ST configuration tool, a Graphical User Interface (GUI), allows both easy configuration and access to detailed operational information about the VideoRAID ST. The Avid VideoRAID ST does not support any other RAID levels or Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD).

  • Page 12: Raid

    The Avid VideoRAID ST supports RAID level 5. The Avid VideoRAID ST does not support any other RAID levels or Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD). In a VideoRAID ST five-drive system, if a drive fails, the VideoRAID ST can automatically begin the rebuild process once a new drive is installed into the enclosure.

  • Page 13: Avid Videoraid St

    LED indicators light blue during normal operation, flash when accessing the hard drive, and light red when hard drives fail. VideoRAID ST Front Panel The Avid VideoRAID ST front panels are shown in the following figure. A table describing the connections follows the illustration.
  • Page 14 1 Overview Temperature Mute Power Drives Front Panel LED Indicators Indicator Color Description Indicates fan failure. No color Normal operation. Temperature Indicates temperature range exceeding optimum range. No color Normal operation. Power Green The power button illuminates green when the unit is powered on. This is also the power on and off button.

  • Page 15: Videoraid St Rear Panel

    System Requirements VideoRAID ST Rear Panel The Avid VideoRAID ST rear panels are shown in the following figure. A table describing the connections follows this illustration. Mini SAS connector NOT USED RS-232 Power Rear Panel Connectors Connector Description Host (top) miniSAS connector to workstation HBA.

  • Page 16: Hp Workstation Configuration And Connections

    Because each workstation is configured differently, connection locations can vary. Although your workstation may have an existing SAS port, the HBA R380 controller board provides the RAID support for the Avid VideoRAID ST. Native SAS ports on workstations do not provide RAID support.

  • Page 17: Macintosh Mac Pro Workstation Configuration And Connections

    The following figure is an example of the rear of a Macintosh workstation showing the qualified slot configuration for the Avid VideoRAID ST. This illustration is shown only as an example. Because each workstation is configured differently, connection locations can vary.
  • Page 18 1 Overview...

  • Page 19: Installing The Videoraid St

    RAID controller board into your workstation, and installing the Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool. The next steps in the process are to install the drivers, the disk drives, and then to cable, connect and configure the VideoRAID ST.

  • Page 20: Preparing For Installation

    Make sure the location is not subject to static electrical buildup. • Plug only the VideoRAID ST and other system equipment into the power strip. Do not plug in coffee makers, radios, lights, or other non-Avid devices. Avid recommends the use of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) appropriately sized for your system configuration.

  • Page 21: Installing The R380 Hba Controller Board

    The drivers for the RAID controller board are located on the Avid VideoRAID ST/SR CD that ships with the Avid VideoRAID ST and are also available for download at the download center at www.Avid.com. The most up-to-date drivers are on the download center.

  • Page 22: Windows Xp And Vista

    To install the drivers for Windows XP and Vista: 1. Turn on your workstation. 2. To access the drivers to install, follow the folder structure on the Avid VideoRAID ST/SR Installation CD to the Avid VideoRAID ST folder. 3. Inside the VideoRAID ST folder, locate the RAID controller R380 driver for the version of Windows you are using.

  • Page 23: Launching The Avid Videoraid St Configuration Tool

    1. Verify Java Virtual Machine (Java) version 1.5 or later is installed on your workstation. 2. From the Avid VideoRAID ST ST CD, follow the folder structure on the Avid VideoRAID ST/SR installation CD to the Avid VideoRAID ST and double-click the executable file.
  • Page 24 If you highlight a device in the Device Listing, specific tabs and panels display for that device. The display of the Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool is in a tree node design. You highlight a device in the Device Listing in the left pane of the configuration...

  • Page 25: Installing The Disk Drives

    Install your disk drives before you connect the VideoRAID ST enclosure. All five bays of the VideoRAID ST must be populated at all times with disk drives. If it is necessary to run the Avid VideoRAID ST with fewer than five drives, drive fillers must be installed in the other drives not populated with the disk drives.
  • Page 26 2 Installing the VideoRAID ST VideoRAID ST 6. Insert the disk drive into the empty slot of the VideoRAID ST enclosure. The drive snaps into place.

  • Page 27: Cabling And Connecting The Avid Videoraid St

    8. Repeat Steps 3 through 7 for each remaining disk drive. Cabling and Connecting the Avid VideoRAID ST You are now ready to cable and connect the Avid VideoRAID ST enclosure. Each VideoRAID ST enclosure ships with a power cord and a one-meter miniSAS cable to connect your VideoRAID ST enclosure.
  • Page 28 3. Plug the other end of the miniSAS cable into the R380 SAS (RAID controller board) port on the controller board in your workstation. 4. Plug one end of the power cord into the power connector on the Avid VideoRAID ST and the other end into a properly grounded power outlet.

  • Page 29: Using The Disk Management Utility

    The Disk Management Utility on your workstation is the utility used to create partitions on the disk drives of the Avid VideoRAID ST. It is recommended to always use the quick initialization during RAID configuration, as it allows users to create their partitions while the RAID initialization is active.

  • Page 30: Windows Vista

    2 Installing the VideoRAID ST The Format dialog box opens. 7. Select File system > NTFS and select Perform a quick format. 8. Click OK. The formatting of your disk begins. Windows Vista To create partitions on your RAID configuration: 1.

  • Page 31: Macintosh

    8. Click Next until the wizard finishes. The formatting of your disk begins. 9. Click OK. The formatting of your disk begins. Upon completion, your Avid VideoRAID ST is ready to use. Macintosh The ATTO ExpressStripe utility is used to format, partition, and stripe your drives on a...
  • Page 32 2 Installing the VideoRAID ST To launch ExpressStripe: 1. Follow the folder structure on the Avid VideoRAID ST/SR installation CD to the Avid VideoRAID ST folder, and locate the ExpressStripe application. Double-click the installer file. 2. Click Create. The ExpressStripe tool opens.
  • Page 33 Using the Disk Management Utility 5. Select the drives you want to initialize and click Next. 6. Click the Drives verified button and then click OK.
  • Page 34 2 Installing the VideoRAID ST Make sure you are choosing the newly installed disk drive (unallocated drive) to partition. 7. Click Continue. 8. Click Create a Standard Volume and click Next. 9. Click continue. 10. Choose how many volumes you want and click Next.
  • Page 35 Using the Disk Management Utility 12. Click Finish. 13. Click Quit. Your Avid VideoRAID ST is ready to use.
  • Page 36 2 Installing the VideoRAID ST...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Videoraid St

    Accessing the VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool The Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool provides information about your VideoRAID ST and allows access to configuration and viewing of your RAID drives as well as allowing the configuration of event notifications. The VideoRAID ST configuration tool can create and configure the disk drives into RAID groups after the initial installation.
  • Page 38 Information about the devices attached to RAID controller board By choosing the RAID controller board (ExpressSAS R380) in the Device Listing, you can view information about the disk drives in the Avid VideoRAID ST, create disk groups, set RAID levels, and expand your VideoRAID ST to two bays.

  • Page 39: Configuring Raid Groups

    Each RAID group may be divided into one or more partitions with each partition appearing to the host operating system as a virtual disk. In the following procedure, a new 5-bay VideoRAID ST enclosure is being configured for RAID 5.
  • Page 40 3. Select Hosts > Localhosts > ExpressSAS R380 (RAID controller board) in the Device Listing on the left. 4. Click the RAID tab in the right hand pane of the VideoRAID ST configuration tool. The application scans for drives and then populates the top pane of the right-hand window with the list of drives installed in the VideoRAID ST storage enclosure.
  • Page 41 The RAID initialization process begins. Express initialization allows you to begin using your VideoRAID ST while the initialization process is active. You can click on the RAID group in the lower pan to view the status of the rebuild while it is in process.

  • Page 42: Rebuilding Disk Drives

    The Avid VideoRAID ST has the capability to rebuild a failed drive and restore RAID Level 5 parity in your VideoRAID ST in the unlikely event that a disk drive goes bad. Use the VideoRAID ST configuration tool to rebuild your RAID 5 group when a disk drives fails.
  • Page 43 To rebuild disk drives on your VideoRAID ST for RAID Level 5: 1. Visually inspect the VideoRAID ST enclosure to see which disk drive has failed. This information is also available through viewing the disk drive in the VideoRAID ST configuration tool.
  • Page 44 3 Configuring the VideoRAID ST 7. Click the RAID tab in the right hand pane of the VideoRAID ST configuration tool. 8. Drag and drop the new drive into the bottom pane of the VideoRAID ST configuration tool. The new drive has an empty usage field.
  • Page 45 Rebuilding Disk Drives 11. Click Yes. The RAID group initialization process begins. For 500-GB drives, the rebuild process takes approximately three hours. For 1-TB drives, the rebuild process takes approximately six hours. 12. When the rebuild is complete, the newly rebuilt drive automatically becomes part of the existing RAID level 5 group and RAID level 5 parity is restored.
  • Page 46 3 Configuring the VideoRAID ST...

  • Page 47: Expanding The Videoraid St

    Using the Disk Management Utility Connecting Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures The VideoRAID ST can be expanded to ten drives by connecting two VideoRAID ST storage enclosures. Use the following procedure to connect two VideoRAID ST enclosures. After connecting the two enclosures, use the Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool to upgrade the RAID configuration.
  • Page 48 Each individual workstation has a particular PCIe slot configuration. See www.avid.com/ for the most up-to-date slot configurations. 9. Install your disk drives into the new VideoRAID ST or install the additional drives into the original VideoRAID ST (see “Installing the Disk Drives” on page 25).

  • Page 49: Configuring The Two Videoraid St Enclosures

    Connecting Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures 10. Turn on each of your VideoRAID ST enclosures and then turn on your workstation. 11. Allow the drives to spin up and wait until the drive LEDs turn steady blue. Configuring the Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures The process to configure the two VideoRAID ST enclosures is basically the same as configuring a single VideoRAID ST enclosure.
  • Page 50 4 Expanding the VideoRAID ST Be sure you have backed up all your existing media to a separate, safe location before you delete the Group. 6. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the existing RAID Group. The existing RAID Groups are deleted.

  • Page 51: Using The Disk Management Utility

    The Disk Management Utility on your workstation is the utility used to create partitions on the disk drives of the Avid VideoRAID ST. It is recommended to always use the quick initialization during RAID configuration, as it allows users to create their partitions while the RAID initialization is active.
  • Page 52 The Initialization Wizard displays. 5. Click Next through the Wizard to partition your disk. Disk management partitions your Avid VideoRAID ST as one partition. 6. Right-click the newly partitioned drive and choose Format from the drop-down list. The Format dialog box opens.

  • Page 53: Windows Vista

    The Initialization Wizard displays. 5. Click Next through the Wizard to partition your disk. Disk management partitions your Avid VideoRAID ST as one partition. 6. Right-click the newly partitioned drive and choose Format from the drop-down list. The Format Partition dialog box opens.

  • Page 54: Macintosh

    8. Click Next until the wizard finishes. The formatting of your disk begins. 9. Click OK. The formatting of your disk begins. Upon completion, your Avid VideoRAID ST is ready to use. Macintosh The ATTO ExpressStripe utility is used to format, partition, and stripe your drives on a...
  • Page 55 Using the Disk Management Utility To launch ExpressStripe: 1. Follow the folder structure on the Avid VideoRAID ST/SR installation CD to the Avid VideoRAID ST folder, and locate the ExpressStripe application. Double-click the installer file. 2. Click Create. The ExpressStripe tool opens.
  • Page 56 4 Expanding the VideoRAID ST 5. Select the drives you want to initialize and click Next. 6. Click the Drives verified button and then click OK.
  • Page 57 Using the Disk Management Utility Make sure you are choosing the newly installed disk drive (unallocated drive) to partition. 7. Click Continue. 8. Click Create a Standard Volume and click Next. 9. Click continue. 10. Choose how many volumes you want and click Next. 11.
  • Page 58 4 Expanding the VideoRAID ST 12. Click Finish. 13. Click Quit. Your Avid VideoRAID ST is ready to use.

  • Page 59: Appendix A Regulatory And Safety Notices

    Regulatory and Safety Notices Warnings and Cautions Never install equipment if it appears damaged. Disconnect the power cord before servicing unit. Only perform the services explicitly described in this document. For services or procedures not outlined in this document, speak with authorized Avid service personnel.

  • Page 60: Canadian Ices-003

    We/Wir/Nous/WIJ/Noi: Avid Technology 1925 Andover Street Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or Avid Technology International B.V. Sandyford Business Center Unit 3 Dublin 18, Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the product, erklären, in alleniniger Verantwortung,daß dieses Produkt,...
  • Page 61 Product Name(s): VideoRAID ST Model Number(s): 7020-20257-XX Product Option(s): This declaration covers all options for the above product(s).

  • Page 62: Disposal Of Waste Equipment By Users In The European Union

    Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations Nigel Streatfield General Manager Avid Technology (Australia Unit B 5 Skyline Place French Forest NSW 2086...

  • Page 63: Index

    Macintosh workstations supported Operating systems supported rear panel FCC notice rear panel connectors shipping kit contents supported configurations system requirements Hardware Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool dimensions accessing specifications display Installing cabling the VideoRAID ST enclosures Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool Canadian...
  • Page 64 Index cabling VideoRAID ST configuration tool launching the Avid VideoRA ST tool LEDs New Zealand EMC regulations Power RAID configuring groups levels supported rebuilding disk drives Regulatory information Requirements electrical environmental Safety information Site planning requirements Specifications electrical environmental hardware...

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