Avid Configuration Guidelines

Lenovo P710 workstation

Dual 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16-Core CPU

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1.) Lenovo P710 AVID Qualified System Specification:

P710 Hardware Configuration

Supported CPU Choices

 E5-2640v4 dual 10-core @ 2.4GHz 2 5 MB cache / 2400MHz memory ( Processor will run memory at 2133MHz)

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E5-2650v4 dual 12-core @ 2.2GHz 3 0 MB cache / 2400MHz memory ( Processor will run memory at 2133MHz)

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E5-2667v4 dual 8-core @ 3.2GHz 2 0 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

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E5-2680v4 dual 14-core @ 2.4GHz 3 5 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

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E5-2687Wv4 dual 12-core @ 3.0GHz 3 0 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

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E5-2689v4 dual 10-core @ 3.1GHz 3 0 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

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E5-2690v4 dual 14-core @ 2.6GHz 3 5 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

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E5-2697Av4 dual 16-core @ 2.6GHz 4 0 MB cache / 2400MHz memory

Supported Video Card

1.) NVIDIA M4000 8GB PCI-e video board

2.) NVIDIA M5000 8GB PCI-e video board

3.) NVIDIA M6000 12GB PCI-e video board

System Disk Drive – 500 GB (recommended) SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM. Lenovo offers higher performing solidstate and SAS boot drive options which are acceptable options. Recommend a Lenovo qualified drive be selected.

Standard AVID memory configuration:

32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR4 2400MHz ECC memory – (Requires eight 4GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes )

4GB memory modules must be installed in

equal numbers of memory modules in both sets of microprocessor DIMM slots for maximum performance.

See inside cover for specific slot requirements.

Optional AVID memory configuration:

64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 ECC memory – (Requires eight 8GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes )

Memory configuration constraints

- No other memory configurations are formally supported in AVID environments. Only the 32GB (8 x

4GB), and 64 GB (8 x 8GB) configurations are supported. Un-balanced memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.

- NUMA should be disabled in BIOS

2.) Qualified Operating Systems, Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and Shared-

Storage support for the Lenovo P710:

Supported:

Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with SP1

Microsoft® Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise 64-bit Edition

Microsoft® Windows 10 Professional / Enterprise 64-bit Edition – MC 8.5

Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows 7 – any 32-bit version, or Home or Ultimate

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Application

Media Composer 8.x

Media Composer 7.x

Minimum Rev

8.5

Not supported (Nvidia cards need new drivers and Win

10 requires MC 8.5)

3.) Qualified O.S., Hardware and shared storage supported:

Qualified / Supported

LSI 9200-8e SAS controller

Artist DNxIO

Nitris DX / Mojo DX

3 rd

Party Qualified Hardware

Avid ISIS/Nexis 1Gb Ethernet

Client or Dual 1Gb Ethernet Client

Avid ISIS/Nexis Hi-res (10 Gbit) client

ISIS/Nexis Ultra Hi-res client

(dual 10Gbit)

Myricom Dual-Port 10Gbit

AVID qualified HBA info

AVID qualified

HBA

Vendor qualified 3 rd party

X8 PCI-E or lesser interface

Avid HIB, DX Interface or

Artist DnxIO HBA

Atto R680

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AVID Part

Number

Not stocked by

AVID

Active: 7030-30048-02

Active: 7030-30048-01

Active: 7030-20084-01

Not stocked by

AVID

Slot

Location

#1

½ Length

PCI form factor

#6

#1

#4

7030-30036-01 #4

Yes

See release notes and Avid website for information regarding supported 3 rd party hardware (vendor qualified)

ISIS 5500 / 5000 , 7500 / 7000 v4.7.10

Nexis Pro, E2, E4, E5 V6.01

ISIS 5500 / 5000 , 7500 / 7000 v4.7.10

Nexis Pro, E2, E4, E5 V6.01

ISIS 5500 / 5000 v4.7.10

Nexis Pro, E2, E4, E5 V6.01

Function

Vendor qualified 3 rd party hardware interface.

See release notes and Avid website for information regarding supported 3 rd party hardware

Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA

Avid Artist DnxIO interface HBA (30048-01, -02 only)

Local SAS Storage Support

– Avid VideoRAID ST (5bay) Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti

(5-bay)

SAS Local Storage:

Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) chassis Xtore StudioRAID 5Te (5-bay) chassis

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Intel PRO 1000 PT 7030-20139-01

Intel i350-T2 – Dual Gb

NIC

Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B2-

2S

Red Rocket Accelerator

Not stocked by

AVID

Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS Not stocked by

AVID

Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B-S

7030-30041-01

Not stocked by

AVID

#4

#4

#4

#4

#4

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 / 7100)

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 P710 with Media Composer / Symphony

8.x

1) Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01 (also for Artist DNxIO)

2) Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-02 (also for Artist DNxIO)

3) Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01 (cannot be used with Artist DNxIO)

4.) Slot Configuration:

Slot #

1

2

3

Electrical

X16 PCI-E Gen 3

X16 PCI-E Gen 3

(225Watts)

X8 PCI-E Gen 3 x16

X8

Slot Configuration Information

Mechanical

X16

Vendor Qualified 3 rd

Party Hardware PCI-e Interface requiring:

X4 PCI-E or lesser interface

1/2 Length PCI form factor or smaller

Avid Artist DNxIO HBA

Graphics Card:

Nvidia M4000, M5000, M6000

Shared Storage Controllers

Or Pro Tools HD h/w

Or Red Rocket Accelator

4

5 x16 PCI-E Gen 3

PCI 32bit /33MHz x16 Local SAS Storage Controllers

or Pro Tools HD h/w

or Red Rocket Accelerator

Not used

6 x4 PCI-E Gen 2

PCI 32/33

X4

Half

Height

Embedded Intel

I218-LM Gb NIC

PCI-E x1

Gen 2

Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA OR

Lenovo Thunderbolt Adapter

Note – these must be installed in PCIe gen 2 slot

Qualified for Avid ISIS 5000 / 7000 & Nexis connectivity.

Embedded Intel

I210 Gb NIC

PCI-E x1

Gen 2

Qualified for Avid ISIS 5000 / 7000 & Nexis connectivity.

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5.) Use of embedded NIC ports for ISIS connectivity Important Information

The P710 has two embedded NIC ports. Both ports are qualified for Nexis/Isis.

Embedded Intel network interface for ISIS connectivity:

For proper operation and connectivity of the Intel network interface with ISIS the following settings are required:

1. For the Intel NIC driver, under the performance settings, change the following parameters:

- Receive Buffers to 10 24

- Transmit Buffers to 1024

2. Disable the windows firewall.

C.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:

Use latest version from Vendor website

Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations. It is currently enabled by default by Lenovo for shipping P710 systems

P710 Required system BIOS changes:

1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading

2. Memory option for NUMA – Disable

Set P710 Required system BIOS changes:

- During boot up press F2 at the Lenovo splash screen to invoke Set Up.

- Select the Advanced tab

- Select CPU configuration Bullet

- Select Hyper-Threading

- Verify setting is Enabled

 If Hyper-Threading is set for Disable then it must be changed to Enable

- Select Memory Configuration Bullet

- Set NUMA disabled (Avid MC runs best with NUMA disabled)

D.) Nvidia Qualified Driver:

AVID Software

Media Composer

Version(s)

8.5.x

Nvidia GPU

M4000, M5000, M6000

Nvidia Driver Required

Nvidia 353.82

After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory:

Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia.

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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

5. Select Manage 3D Settings

6. Select

“Global Settings” Tab

7. Under the

“Global Settings” tab select “3D App – Default Global Settings”

8. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive”

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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.

11. Nvidia driver optimization settings for Avid environments are complete.

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E.) Nvidia Quadro GPU monitor connectivity:

The M4000, M5000, M6000 graphics cards all have 4 display-Ports. The M5000 and M6000 also have one DVI port.

(Important: Display-ports are not HDMI ports; at first glance they do look very similar to HDMI ports)

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)

F.) Serial Port Deck Control

The Lenovo P710 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 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&txtMode lID=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 USB port.

- Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a 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

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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.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/troubleshooting/en349411

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.

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. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete.

I.) Intel NIC Port(s) for ISIS connectivity:

Embedded I218/I210 ports / 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.

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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.

Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024

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Perform this for each instance of and Intel NIC port which will be used for ISIS connectivity.

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

Revision Update

Revision Date

Rev A July 1 th

, 2016

Name

Dave Pimm

Update

Initial release of the Lenovo P710 configuration guide

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