Autodesk HP xw9400, Hardware Setup Manual

Page 1: ...Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing 2011 Edition HP xw9400 Workstation Hardware Setup Guide ...

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Page 3: ...RESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS Published by Autodesk Inc 111 Mclnnis Parkway San Rafael CA 94903 USA Title Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing 2011 Edition HP xw9400 Hardware Setup Guide Document Version 3 Date April 16 2009 ...

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Page 5: ... Conditioning Requirements 5 Rack Mount Requirements 5 Avoiding Damage from Static Electricity 6 Grounding Audio Hardware Components 6 Receiving Your Shipment 6 BIOS and Firmware 7 System BIOS 7 DVI Ramp Firmware 9 AJA OEM 2K PCI X Firmware 10 Chapter 3 Connecting Peripherals 13 Peripherals Connection Diagrams 13 Connecting the Keyboard Mouse and Tablet 15 Network Connections 16 Connecting to Giga...

Page 6: ...192 Converter 31 Adjusting Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings 32 Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings for Remote Control 32 Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings for Local Control 33 Audio Keywords in the Software Initialisation Configuration File 33 Chapter 6 Connecting Storage 35 Connecting Media Storage 35 Overview 35 About Autodesk Stone Direct Storage 35 Connecting and Configuring the ATTO Fibre C...

Page 7: ...ration But you do need to verify its BIOS and firmware settings See BIOS and Firmware Use this guide in conjunction with the latest Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Installation and Configuration Guide to install and configure the hardware and software components of your Visual Effects and Finishing system NOTE In most cases both hardware setup and application installation is done on delivery...

Page 8: ...t that you enter in a command line or shell appears in Courier bold Press the Enter key after each com mand filename Variable names appear in Courier enclosed in angle brackets limit coredumpsize Feedback from the command line or shell appears in Courier usr discreet Directory names filenames URLs and command line utilities appear in italics Contacting Customer Support For Autodesk Media and Enter...

Page 9: ...m tablet graphics monitor to the proper ports and connect your workstation to the Autodesk Wire network See Peripherals Connection Diagrams on page 13 3 Connect your workstation to the storage See Connecting Storage on page 35 4 Connect a VTR and a broadcast monitor to your workstation See Setting Up Video Hardware on page 17 5 Set up the audio hardware See Setting Up Audio Hardware on page 29 6 P...

Page 10: ...h the Autodesk Stone Direct Configuration Guide provides complete information about the configuration of hardware components However hardware configuration should only be performed by an experienced hardware integrator Your Autodesk system consists of high performance hardware that must be configured in an environment suited to its operational needs The following sections discuss Memory requiremen...

Page 11: ...consumed by the HP xw9400 system and the heat it generates under the maximum processing load produced by your Visual Effects and Finishing application For detailed specifications including noise output see the documentation provided by the manufacturer Heat BTUs Watts Max Amps 120V 240V Startup Amps 120V 240V Quantity Component 1228 68 360 3 0 1 5 3 5 1 8 1 HP xw9400 170 65 50 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 3 1 Mi...

Page 12: ... static wrist strap Attach the strap s alligator clip to any grounded metal surface on the component s chassis that you are working on Place the wristband around your wrist Do not handle any components unnecessarily particularly boards and cards that slide in and out of PCI slots on their parent hardware components Grounding Audio Hardware Components It is important to properly ground your audio c...

Page 13: ...n a terminal and log is as root 2 Insert the application DVD in the drive of the workstation and mount it 3 Go to the DKU_ version_number Utils BIOS directory on the DVD where version_number represents the version of the DKU For example cd mnt cdrom DKU_4 0 0 Utils BIOS TIP If the DKU has already been installed on the workstation you can access its contents in the usr discreet DKU directory withou...

Page 14: ...d OS Power Management ACPI S3 Support Advanced Enabled Chipset Memory ECC Support Enable Chipset Memory Memory Scrubbing Enable Chipset Memory Memory Node Interleave Enable Chipset Memory PCI Serr Generation Enable Chipset Memory Net Watchdog Timer Disabled Chipset Memory ACPI Bus Segmentation Enabled Chipset Memory HPET Disabled Device Options S5 Wake on LAN I O WARNING Before installing Red Hat ...

Page 15: ...he DVI Ramp firmware update utilities required to check your firmware version and perform the update are included with the DKU version associated with the release of your Visual Effects and Finishing application The following procedure describes how to verify the firmware version of the DVI Ramp To verify the firmware version of the DVI Ramp 1 With the DVI Ramp connected to your workstation and po...

Page 16: ... If the DKU has already been installed on the workstation you can access its contents in the usr discreet DKU directory without having to use the application DVD 2 From the DVI_firmwareUpdate directory launch the DVI Ramp upgrade utility by typing updateDVI The script checks the hardware version of the DVI Ramp and then installs the firmware update The update should take between 5 and 10 minutes Y...

Page 17: ...he firmware on your AJA PCI X must correspond to the certified version required by your Visual Effects and Finishing application version If you verified the firmware on your AJA PCI X and it did not match the certified version you must update it The following procedure describes how to update the firmware of the AJA PCI X to the certified version required by your Visual Effects and Finishing appli...

Page 18: ...ears to be frozen and your mouse and keyboard do not work This is normal and indicates that the firmware is being updated Once the firmware update is complete you are returned to the terminal 6 When you are returned to the terminal return to the root directory and eject the DVD by typing cd eject mnt cdrom 7 Shut down your workstation by typing shutdown g0 If your workstation does not prompt you t...

Page 19: ...tation equipped with a NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500G graphics board and a DVI Ramp The second diagram illustrates the peripherals setup for an HP xw9400 workstation equipped with a NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics board and an NVIDIA Quadro SDI board NOTE All the diagrams in this document illustrate a Gigabit Ethernet GigE adapter located in PCI slot four Your workstation may also be configured with an opt...

Page 20: ... Graphics monitor sync reference output AJA OEM 2K To Wire network Infiniband option available To house network NVIDIA graphics to DVI Ramp2 To DVI Ramp2 control To storage To keyboard mouse USB tablet 14 Chapter 3 Connecting Peripherals ...

Page 21: ...blet to the USB extender and the workstation before booting the workstation and before installing the application The Wacom Intuos USB tablet is shipped with your system All customization with respect to the tablet including setting tablet margins should be done in the Preferences menu of your application For help see the description of Pointer preferences in your application User Guide Connecting...

Page 22: ...ted to the on board network port consult your system administrator to reconfigure it Use high quality Category 6 Cat 6 network cables when connecting the workstation to your Wire network switch Connecting to the Infiniband IB Network Your workstation may be configured with an optional QuickSilver InfiniSERV 9000 PCIe DDR series IB adapter The IB network adapter resides in PCI slot four Consult the...

Page 23: ...ations equipped with a NVIDIA Quadro SDI board as a video preview device without support for Real Time Deliverables see the first wiring diagram in Video I O Setup for Workstations Using the NVIDIA Quadro SDI Board on page 20 For workstations equipped with a NVIDIA Quadro SDI board as a video preview device and with support for Real Time Deliverables see the second wiring diagram in Video I O Setu...

Page 24: ...des video I O audio and VTR control The AJA breakout box connects to the AJA OEM 2K board and handles SD NTSC PAL and HD at a depth of 8 and 10 bits NOTE The VTR connects to the SDI In A and SDI Out A ports of the AJA breakout box You can use the SDI In B and SDI Out B ports for dual link video I O VTR control is provided through the RS 422 port on the AJA breakout box LCD graphics monitor The LCD...

Page 25: ... IN SD HD SDI IN SD HD SDI OUT A SD HD SDI OUT B ETH 10 100 RS 232 GPI USB DVI D OUT B DVI D OUT A DVI D IN B DVI D IN A 1 1 2 2 VGA DVI VGA not included SD HD SDI IN 2 SD HD Ref Miranda DVI Ramp2 Graphics Monitor HD SDI Monitor Standard BNC cable from house sync generation Trilevel NTSC PAL not included 75 Ohm Terminator Altinex Video Distribution Amplifier DVI DL CAB DVI DSL 2 SD HD SDI IN 1 DVI...

Page 26: ... AJA HD10DA Distribution Amplifier The AJA distribution amplifier receives its signal from the NVIDIA SDI board and provides output to a VTR and broadcast monitor The distribution amplifier is necessary in order to use the Real Time Deliverables feature Refer to the following diagrams to connect the video I O components to an HP xw9400 workstation equipped with a NVIDIA Quadro SDI board Note the f...

Page 27: ...A www aja c om 102053 K3 Box J1 In 1 A In 2 B Out 1 A Connect to Ho st Out 2 B AJA BOB Front AJA BOB Back VGA DVI VGA not included SD HD SDI IN 2 Graphics Monitor SD HD SDI Monitor from house sync generation Trilevel NTSC PAL not included SD HD SDI IN 1 SDI In Out 4 4 4 SDI In Out 4 2 2 to RS 422 VTR machine control HP xw9400 with NVIDIA SDI without RTD support Sync loop out to NVIDIA SDI ref in V...

Page 28: ... J1 In 1 A In 2 B Out 1 A Connect to Ho st Out 2 B AJA BOB Front AJA BOB Back VGA DVI VGA not included SD HD SDI IN 2 Graphics Monitor SD HD SDI Monitor from house sync generation Trilevel NTSC PAL not included SD HD SDI IN 1 SD HD SDI In Out SD HD SDI In Out to RS 422 VTR machine control SD HD SDI Link B to VTR for dual link AJA HD10DA OUT 1 INPUT OUT 2 SD HD SDI Link A to VTR Sync loop out to NV...

Page 29: ...ntrol the emulator from the application or device that sees the Finishing application as a VTR The following procedure describes how to configure the hardware for VTR emulation Consult the VTR Emulation chapter in your application User Guide for more information To configure hardware for VTR emulation 1 Connect the video I O cables between the devices involved in the VTR emulation process out to i...

Page 30: ... control cable to the serial ports between the devices used in the VTR emulation process Make sure the serial ports correspond to those defined by the Emulator keywords in the software initialisation configuration file See the description of the Emulator keyword in the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File Reference Guide NOTE The RS 422 cables for VTR emulation require custom p...

Page 31: ... 3 TX 2 R X 7 R X 4 GND SHIELD 4 GND SHIELD P AIR1 P AIR2 VTR Emulation Control Cable Linux AJA Master Controlling Linux AJA Emulator Linux AJA Master Linux AJA Emulator OEM 2K MALE DB9 OEM LH FEMALE DB9 OEM 2K MALE DB9 OEM LH FEMALE DB9 RS 422 VTR Emulation RS 422 Control Cables 25 ...

Page 32: ...FEMALE DB9 3 TX 4 TX 2 RX 6 RX 2 RX 7 RX 8 TX 5 GND SHIELD 1 GND SHIELD P AIR1 P AIR2 VTR Emulation Control Cable SGI to from Linux AJA one master one emulator SGI Linux AJA 3 TX OEM 2K MALE DB9 OEM LH FEMALE DB9 RS 422 26 Chapter 4 Setting Up Video Hardware ...

Page 33: ... SHIELD 4 GND SHIELD PAIR 1 PAIR 2 VTR Emulation Control Cable 3rd Party Device Master Controlling Linux AJA Emulator 3rd Party Device Master Linux AJA Emulator OEM 2K MALE DB9 OEM LH FEMALE DB9 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 RS 422 VTR Emulation RS 422 Control Cables 27 ...

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Page 35: ...out Audio Your application uses the Discreet Native Audio subsystem Audio Wiring Workflow The following procedure provides the general workflow for setting up the audio subsystem of your Visual Effects and Finishing application To wire the audio subsystem 1 Ensure that all of your workstation peripherals and video hardware components are properly connected If necessary refer to Connecting Peripher...

Page 36: ...als as well as audio data at 24 bit resolution The OEM 2K board handles balanced AES EBU audio signals from the Balanced Audio breakout box Understanding Remote vs Local Control of the Lucid Converter You can control the converter either remotely or locally Remote control of the converter means that you adjust converter settings through the audio preferences of the application If you want to contr...

Page 37: ...In Out Ch 1 2 Out Ch 3 4 Out Ch 5 6 Out Ch 7 8 Out Ch 1 2 In Ch 3 4In Ch 5 6In Ch 7 8In AES EBU Audio Ch 7 8 AJA AJA BOB Front Lucid ADA 88192 Converter to serial port 1 on Linux workstation Required for remote control of converter Digital outputs Input from analog source Output to analog destination Digital outputs Alternative setup converted from analog source Configuring the Lucid ADA 88192 Con...

Page 38: ...t an option Select a menu option Press the button Back up one level in the menu tree Press the button Repeat until you are in the top level setup menu Navigate to the top level setup menu To reset all settings to their factory defaults 1 In the top level setup menu select System then select Miscellany 2 In the Miscellany menu select Defaults RESET All settings are reset to their factory defaults N...

Page 39: ...the range 95 5 to 31 5 dB Analog Analog INs Gain set either 10 or 4 for each output channel Analog Analog OUTs Level 3 is the recommended setting Clip Detect 3 Meter If these options do not appear verify that Route Unit in the System Miscellany menu is set to 8 For analog audio AES INs ADAT OUTs Analog INs AES OUTs AES INs Analog OUTs Route For digital audio AES INs ADAT OUTs AES INs AES OUTs AES ...

Page 40: ...comment out this keyword If you are using remote control of the converter uncomment the keyword set the serial port parameter to dev ttyS1 and leave all other parameters set to their default value MidiDevice For additional information on these keywords and help setting them see the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File Reference Guide 34 Chapter 5 Setting Up Audio Hardware ...

Page 41: ...and can be made available to other Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing workstations via the Autodesk Wire network NOTE A Lustre workstation equipped with Incinerator does not use DAS storage Incinerator storage is attached to the Lustre Media Server accessed by way of the InfiniBand network A SAN A storage infrastructure that allows multiple workstations to share simultaneous access to a central...

Page 42: ... configurations or two RAID enclosures for 4 loop configurations These configurations may include additional XE expansion enclosures up to the maximum number supported You can increase storage capacity by adding disk arrays A number of Stone Direct configurations will ensure optimal playback of the most demanding formats Expected Peformance Loops Storage Configuration One 2 loop connection Stone D...

Page 43: ...owing diagrams illustrate how to cable XR series hardware RAID storage enclosures Cable your storage exactly as illustrated to ensure proper functionality Note that the XR 6500 series and XR 6412 series storage assemblies do not support configurations with two XR RAID enclosures WARNING Do not power on your storage before installing Linux otherwise the Red Hat installer might attempt to format the...

Page 44: ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XR RAID Enclosure XE EBOD _Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure Single XR 6500 RAID enclosure 2 loops To FC adapter on workstation LMS port 1 To FC adapter port 2 Cabling for additional enclosures 38 Chapter 6 Connecting Storage ...

Page 45: ...re XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure Single XR 6500 RAID enclosure 4 loops To FC adapter port 2 To FC adapter port 3 Cabling for additional enclosures To FC adapter on workstation LMS port 0 To FC adapter port 1 NOTES In a 4 loop configuration you need a minimum of one XE expansion enclosure attached to the XR 6500 RAID enclosure The total number of enlcosures must be an even number Connecting Storage E...

Page 46: ...es Cabling for additional enclosures XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID XR RAID Enclosure 0 0 FACTORY USE ONLY FACTORY USE ONLY XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID To FC adapter on workstation LMS port 1 To FC adapter port 2 Single XR 6412 RAID enclosure 2 loops 40 Chapter 6 Connecting ...

Page 47: ...sion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure 0 1 0 ID 0 1 0 ID To FC adapter on workstation LMS port 0 To FC adapter port 3 To FC adapter port 1 To FC adapter port 2 Single XR 6412 RAID enclosure 4 loops NOTE In a 4 loop configuration with a XR 6412 RAID enclosure you need a minimum of one XE expansion enclosure attached to the XR RAID enclosure Connecting Storage Enclosures 41 ...

Page 48: ...re and 4 loop configurations with two XR RAID enclosures To FC adapter on workstation LMS port 1 To FC adapter port 2 XR RAID Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure XE EBOD Expansion Enclosure Cabling for additional enclosures Single XR 5402 5412 RAID enclosure 2 loops NOTE The XR 5402 and XR 5412 RAID enclosures support a maximum of four XE e...

Page 49: ...support archiving to USB 2 0 FireWire IEEE 1394 and fibre channel devices This includes filesystems VTRs and tape drives This section discusses the requirements for filesystem and tape drive devices For information on connecting a VTR see Connecting Video Components Filesystem Devices USB 2 0 and FireWire IEEE 1394 attached devices must be formatted with one of the following filesystems XFS ext2 e...

Page 50: ...rkstation operating system and kernel While Autodesk Media and Entertainment makes no certification statement about any tape drive device you can use the Tape Drive Test plug in in Autodesk SystemCentral to test SCSI tape drives for compatibility For more information see the Autodesk System Central User Guide 44 Chapter 6 Connecting Storage ...

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Page 53: ...et of guides 1 DVI Ramp 18 E EBOD enclosures 35 emulation setting up VTR 23 G graphics board 20 Graphics board 18 graphics monitor 20 Graphics monitor 18 H hardware configuration guidelines 4 I initialisation file keywords audio 33 K keyboard connecting 15 L LCD graphics monitor 18 20 Lucid ADA 88192 converter configuring 31 M memory requirements 4 Miranda DVI Ramp 18 monitor graphics 20 Monitor g...

Page 54: ...15 V video hardware components 17 video I O wiring 17 VTR emulation setting up 23 W Wire network connecting to 16 wiring video I O and broadcast monitor 17 workflow audio wiring 29 workflow hardware setup and software installation 3 7 48 Index ...