Grass Valley UIM v.2.1.1 - Manual (Page 16)

16 UIM Instruction Manual February 5, 2008
Chapter 1 Version 2.1.1 Release Information
What’s new
This release supports the following improvements to the UIM:
• Dell 1950. UIMs are supported on the Dell 1950 PowerEdge server. Later sections
of this manual illustrate connections for this type of system. If you must replace
your UIM server as part of a service procedure, be sure to use the appropriate
CD-ROM to restore the system drive image. On the Dell 1950, do not use a
CD-ROM labeled for a previous Dell PowerEdge server, such as a 2650 or a 2850.
• MXF enhancement. MXF now supports D10 user data.
• Windows operating system update. Windows Server 2003 is supported on the
Dell 1950.
Operational considerations
Use the following information in planning the operation and installation of the UIM.
Profile system and UIM-DIS-GEIP power-on sequence
When a point to point (private) connection is used between the Profile XP Media
Platform and the UIM-DIS-GEIP, you must always power-on the UIM before the
Profile XP platform. The Profile Fibre Channel adapter must detect a valid Fibre
Channel signal at boot time, otherwise, streaming will be disabled and attempts to
transfer files will fail. These errors will be reported to the profile.log file.
Enable Fibre Channel network TCP checksums
When configuring Profile XP Media Platform or Profile PDR Series Video Servers,
you must enable TCP checksums on the Fibre Channel Network adapter. For
instructions, refer to the Fibre Channel Networking chapter in the Profile XP Media
Platform System Guide or Profile Family User Manual.
1000BT Ethernet port settings
The four port 1000BT Ethernet adapter provides the option of redundant Ethernet
connections. The four ports are configured as two fault tolerant teams for failover, two
ports per team. One team named Control Team is used to connect to the LAN used by
Profile storage for command and control. The other team, named Streaming Team is
used to connect to the 1000BT Ethernet infrastructure for streaming media to other
devices.
The following table describes some of the key settings for the ports that make up the
fault tolerance teams.
Settings for each port in the team Intel Port A and Port B Intel Port C and Port D
Link Speed and Duplex 100Mbps/Full Duplex Auto Detect
Offload Receive IP Checksum Off On
Offload Receive TCP Checksum Off On
Offload Transmit IP Checksum Off On