Avid Configuration Guidelines
Dell T5600 Dual Six-Core / Dual Eight-Core CPU Workstation
Media Composer 6.x Symphony 6.x NewsCutter 10.x and later
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1.) Dell T5600 AVID Qualified System Specification:
T5600 / AVID Qualified Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
T5600 Hardware Configuration
Supported CPU Choices
1.) Dual Intel® 6-Core Xeon® E5-2630 Processors @ 2.2GHz 15MB cache / 1600MHz memory
(The 6-Core Xeon® E5-2630 Processors will run the 1600MHz memory at 1333MHz speed due to the speed limitation of the memory controller in the E5-2630 Processor).
2.) Dual Intel® 8-Core Xeon® E5-2665 Processors @ 2.4GHz 20MB cache / 1600MHz memory
Supported Video Card
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB or Nvidia Quadro K4000 3GB PCI-e video board
System Disk Drive - 1TB (minimum recommended) SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM
Standard AVID memory configuration: 16GB (8 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 ECC memory
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(Requires eight 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes )
Optional AVID memory configuration: 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ECC memory –
(Requires eight 4GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes )
Memory configuration constraints
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No other memory configurations are formally supported in AVID environments. Only the 16GB (8 x 2GB), configuration is supported. Un-balanced memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.
2.) Qualified Operating Systems, Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and Shared-Storage
support for the Dell T5600:
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Media Composer / Symphony 6.x , NewsCutter 10.x or later
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with SP1 (SP1 required)
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Media Composer / Symphony 7.x , NewsCutter 11.x or later
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with SP1 (SP1 required)
Microsoft® Windows 8 Professional 64-bit Edition
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Not Supported
– Any version of Microsoft® Windows XP or Vista
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Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows 7
– any 32-bit version, or any version of Home, Ultimate or
Enterprise editions.
Note regarding Service packs:
As of this writing Service Pack 1 is the current Service Pack release for Win7. SP1 is required for Media
Composer 6.x, Symphony 6.x and NewsCutter 10.x. As future Service Packs are released Avid will evaluate and announce formal support when testing is completed.
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3.) Qualified O.S., Hardware and shared storage supported:
Qualified / Supported
Nitris DX / Mojo DX
3 rd
Party Qualified Hardware
Yes
See release notes and Avid website for information regarding supported 3 rd party hardware (vendor qualified)
Unity ISIS 1Gb Ethernet Client
Unity ISIS Hi-res (10 Gbit) client
ISIS 5000 / 7000 V4.0
ISIS 5000 / 7000 V4.0
Qualified Operating System
1394 Adrenaline DNA
1394 Mojo-SDI DNA
1394 Mojo-Analog DNA
Win 7 Pro 64-bit with SP1
Win 8 Pro 64-bit
N/A Not Supported
N/A Not Supported
N/A Not Supported
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AVID qualified HBA info
AVID qualified HBA
Vendor qualified 3 rd party hardware interface requiring: x4 PCI-E or lesser interface
¾ Length PCI form factor or smaller
Intel PRO 1000 PT
Intel i350-T2
– Dual Gb NIC
Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS
Myricom
10G-PCIE-8B-S
AVID Part Number
Not stocked by AVID
7030-20139-01
Not stocked by AVID
Not stocked by AVID
7030-30041-01
Slot
Location
#5
#4
#4
#4
#4
Function
Vendor qualified 3 rd party hardware interface.
See release notes and Avid website for information regarding supported 3 rd party hardware
Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet
Dual Gb ISIS Connectivity
Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet
Dual Gb ISIS Connectivity
Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Optical Gb-Ethernet
Shared Storage: Unity ISIS 10Gb-Ethernet for
Hi-Res client
(ISIS 5000 / 7000)
Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA
Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA
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Active: 7030-30048-01
Active: 7030-20084-01
Passive: 7030-30021-01
Atto R680 Not stocked by AVID
#5
#1
Local SAS Storage Support
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Avid VideoRAID ST (5-bay)
Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti (5-bay)
LSI 9200-8e SAS controller 7030-30036-01 #1
SAS Local Storage:
Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) chassis
Xtore StudioRAID 5Te (5-bay) chassis
Pro Tools HD h/w
Red Rocket Accelerator
Not stocked by AVID
#4
#4
Pro-Tools h/w for Pro-Tools co-install
Accelerator for RED files
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Avid DX Interface HBA Support Note: (See reference pictures on page 7 of this guide ).
All 3 versions of the DX interface HBA are supported on the T7600 with Media Composer / Symphony 6.x and
NewsCutter 10.x
1) Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01
2) Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01
3) Passive DX interface HBA 7030-30021-01
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4.) Slot Configuration:
Slot #
1
2
3
4
5
Electrical x4 PCI-E Gen 3 x16 PCI-E Gen 3
(225Watts)
X1 PCI-E Gen 2 x16 PCI-E Gen 3
(225Watts) x4 PCI-E Gen 2
Slot Configuration Information
Mechanical x16
Local SAS Storage Controllers:
Atto R680
LSI 9200-8e x16
Graphics Card:
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia K4000
X1 x16 Shared Storage Controllers ISIS 5000 / 7000:
Intel PRO 1000 PT
Intel PRO 1000 PF
Intel i350-T2
Myricom
10G-PCIE-8B-S
or Pro Tools HD h/w or Red Rocket Accelerator x16
Vendor
Qualified 3 rd
Party Hardware PCI-e Interface requiring: x4 PCI-E or lesser interface
¾ Length PCI form factor or smaller
OR
Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA
Active: 7030-30048-01 & 7030-20084-01
Passive: 7030-30021-01
6 PCI 33/32
Embedded Intel
82579LM
Gb NIC
33/32
PCI-E x1
Gen 1
Not qualified for ISIS
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1. Disable the windows firewall.
7.) Various Configuration Details:
A.) D/X hardware configs
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All 3 versions of the DX interface HBA are supported with the Media Composer / Symphony 6.x and NewsCutter 10.x
1) Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01
2) Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01
3) Passive DX interface HBA 7030-30021-01
Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01 Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01
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Passive DX interface HBA (7030-30021-01)
B.) Qualified Avid system BIOS version(s): (As of this writing):
Failure to update the T5600 to an
“Avid qualified BIOS” and set the BIOS settings per the instructions below may result in non-optimal operation of the AVID software and hardware.
- Minimum BIOS ver A.04
Current Avid qualified T5600 BIOS information is maintained at the following Avid KB link: http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=267609&Hilite=hp+bios
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C.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:
Hyper-Threading Setting:
Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations per the chart below. It is currently enabled by default by Dell for shipping T5600
’s with BIOS ver A.04 or earlier
Software Version
Media Composer 6.x/7.x
Symphony 6.x/7.x
NewsCutter 10.x/11.x
Hyper-Threading Setting
Dual 6-core CPU Dual 8-core CPU
Enabled (Mandatory) Enabled (Mandatory)
T7600 Required system BIOS changes:
1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading
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Set per chart above. Current version
BIOS vA.04 has Hyper-Threading enabled by default
2. Set Turbo boost
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Disable
3. Set C State Control - Disable
4. Set hyper thread - Enable
Set T5600 Required system BIOS changes:
- During boot up press F12 at the Dell splash screen to invoke Set Up.
- Select the Performance tab
- Select Processor
- Select Hyper-Threading
- Verify setting is Enable
If Hyper-Threading is set for Disable then it must be changed to Enable
- Select Turbo Boost-Disable
- Select C State Control-Disable
- In the bottom right corner select accept
- Exit system reboots
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D.) Nvidia Qualified Driver:
Nvidia qualified drivers
AVID Software
Media Composer / Symphony
NewsCutter
Version(s)
6.0 and later
10.0 and later
Nvidia GPU
Quadro 4000
Nvidia Driver Required
275.89
Media Composer / Symphony
NewsCutter
6.0.3.4 and later
6.5.2.1 and later
10.0.3.4 and later
10.5.2.1 and later
Quadro 4000/K4000 310.90
After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory:
Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia.
The new Nvidia driver, 310.90, is NOT included with the patch. You can find the Nvidia driver on the Avid Knowledge Base.
Set optimized Nvidia driver settings for Avid editing environments:
1. See picture below
2. Right-Click on the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel
3. Select the
“Desktop” menu selection in the control panel menu bar.
4. Enable
“Desktop -> Video Editing Mode
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5. Select Manage 3D Settings
6. Select
“Global Settings” Tab
7. Under the
“Global Settings” tab select “Base Profile” as shown in the picture below:
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8. Scroll down and locate the
“Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive” as shown in the picture below.
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9. For the
“Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below.
10. Depress the
“Apply” button.
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Make the following setting for
“Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration”
11. Stay in the
“Manage 3D Settings” and “Base Profile” area
12. Select
“Global Settings” Tab
13. Scroll down and locate the
“Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration” feature. See picture below. The setting should be set to
“Multiple display performance mode”. If not set properly, select Multiple display performance mode and depress the
“Apply” button. (The other settings are “Single display performance mode
” and “Compatibility performance mode”. These settings are not recommended for
Avid editing environments).
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Make the following additional setting for
“3D App-Video Editing”
14. Stay in the
“Manage 3D Settings” area
15. Select
“Global Settings” Tab
16. Under
“Global Settings” tab select “3D App-Video Editing” setting as shown in picture below:
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17. Depress the
“Apply” button
18. Nvidia driver optimization settings for Avid environments are complete.
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E.) Nvidia Quadro GPU monitor connectivity:
The Nvidia Quadro 4000 graphics card has a single DVI port and two Display-Port ports
(Important: Display-ports are not HDMI ports; at first glance they do look very similar to HDMI ports)
( Please Note: Only two of the three video ports can simultaneously be used. Connecting to all three video ports at the same time will result in non-functioning video output from the Nvidia GPU video card.)
The Dell T5600 includes one Display-Port-to-DVI adapter. HP P/N 481409-002
For dual monitor connectivity:
1. Use the DVI port and one Display-Port (Display-Port connection can be native display-port to monitor via display-port connection, or use the display-port-to-DVI-adapter supplied with the system to connect to a native
DVI monitor).
2. Or use two Display-Ports (Requires monitors with native display-port connections, two display-port to DVI adapters are not recommended when using dual display-port connections).
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F.) Serial Port Deck Control:
Serial Port Deck Control:
The Dell T5600 workstation does have an embedded serial port. The embedded serial-port has been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments. Primary or secondary / additional serial port deck control can be established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments)
1. Addenda model
RS-USB / 4 direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly from a
USB port of the T5600 directly to the RS422 port of a deck. http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php
2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda Rosetta
Stone model RS
– 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter
- Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVID P/N 7080-20013-01) http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914
- Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS
– 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID P/N
7070-00507-01) http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php
To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:
- Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into a T5600 USB port.
- Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a T5600 USB port.
- The Keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.
- Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of the
Addenda marked RS232 from PC
- Using a 2 nd serial port cable connect the port of the Addenda marked
“RS422 to VTR” to the deck control serial port of the deck.
G.) O.S. setting recommendations for optimum performance with Avid Editing applications:
The following links provide O.S. setting suggestions for ensuring optimum performance when working with your Avid editing application with a Windows operating system.
- Optimizations for Video Editors - Windows 7 http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=390339
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H.) Set Windows
“Visual Effects” for “best performance”:
1. Right-Click on My Computer / Computer
2. Select Properties
3. The screen below will be displayed:
4. On the left side of the screen above, locate and select
“Advanced system settings”
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5. The System properties window will be displayed. (Picture below).
6. Under the
“Advanced” tab depress the “Settings...” button for performance.
7. The
“performance Options” window will be displayed. (Picture below).
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8. Under the
“Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below).
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9. Depress the
“Apply” button
10. Reboot Windows
11. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete.
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I.) Intel NIC Port(s) for ISIS connectivity:
Embedded 82574L port / Intel PRO 1000 Dual Gb HBA / Intel i350-T2 Dual Gb NIC HBA
For proper operation and connectivity of any Intel NIC port used with ISIS the settings below are required.
Example below is for the Intel PRO 1000 PT.
1. For the performance settings, change the following parameters:
- Receive Buffers to 1024
- Transmit Buffers to 1024
2. Disable the windows firewall.
To set the Intel NIC Receive / Transmit buffers:
Go to device manager and select each instance of the network adapter device which will be used for ISIS connectivity.
Select performance options and then select Properties.
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Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024
Once both Buffers are set select OK.
J.) Disable the windows firewal l:
Navigate to Control Panel / Windows Firewall -- Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off
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Select Turn off windows firewall in both network locations, OK to save
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Revision Update
Revision Date
Rev A Oct18 th
, 2012
Rev B
Rev C
Rev D
Rev E
Oct 22, 2012
Oct 23 2012
Name Update
Mike Fortin Initial release of the Dell T5600 configuration guide for support of Media Composer 6.x, Symphony 6.x and NewsCutter 10.x
Mike Fortin Removed mention of second Network port
Mike Fortin Removed on board Nic
Oct 25, 2012 Mike Fortin Changed Hib location to Gen 2 slot
June 24
th
, 2013 Dave Pimm Updated memory, Nvidia Kepler, Win 8, fixed HIB slot conflict
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