You must use the correct port on the IB network adapter to connect your
workstation to the IB Network.
To connect the workstation to IB network:
1 Connect port 1 of the IB network adapter to the IB network. On the HP
xw9400 workstation Port 1 is the port on the right. For information on
how to configure the IB adapter, refer to the Autodesk Stone and Wire
Filesystem and Networking Guide.
Connecting Storage
You can connect your workstation to two types of storage:
■ One or more Stone Direct disk arrays that provide storage to individual
workstations. Refer to the Autodesk Stone Direct Configuration Guide for
information on connecting disk arrays to your workstation.
■ A storage-area network (SAN), such as a CXFS volume. Refer to the SAN
vendor documentation for details on SAN configuration.
WARNING The system has a filesystem limit of 8 terabytes. Ensure each partition
does not exceed 8 terabytes, and that inodes are correctly configured. Refer to
the Autodesk Stone and Wire Filesystem and Networking Guide.
Connecting and Configuring the ATTO Fibre
Channel Adapter
Your workstation is configured with a 4-port ATTO Celerity FC-44ES fibre
channel adapter in PCI slot one. Consult the Peripherals Connection Diagrams
on page 19 as a reference for the ATTO fibre channel adapter location.
Connecting Archive Storage
For data archiving, your Visual Effects and Finishing application supports the
following devices:
■ USB 2 and FireWire
®
(IEEE 1394) attached devices. They can be formatted
as XFS, ext2, ext3, or HFS (Mac
®
) file systems. NTFS is not supported.
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