VS7000 Quick Start Guide

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1. Unpacking

2. Installing the Device

Please use this list to ensure that your order is complete:

Quantity

1RU Devices

Description

Blade center or server: 10RU, 6RU or 1RU

Bays (if the device is a blade center)

Ethernet connectors (if the device is a blade

center)

Power cords

Cable to connect a screen, a keyboard and a

mouse to a bay (if the device is a blade center)

CD-ROM

Certificate of conformity

Mount the DL360 Gen8 device in a rack.

Connect the power cord.

VGA
output*

Serial/
COM
port*

Optional board D
(network) or E (SDI)

Optional SDI board A, B or C

Network connectors
4 to 1

HD/SD SDI quad board*:

IN4 IN3 IN2 IN1

HD/SD SDI dual board*:

IN2
IN1

* Other connectors are not used.

USB
Optional
Power
ports* redundant power
supply
supply unit
connectors
* not used

Optional additional network

connectors (8 to 5)

SD SDI octo board:

IN5 IN6 IN7 IN8

iLO
port*

If the front panel is not already mounted on the server, refer to the user manual for instructions.

IN1

IN2

IN3

IN4

SD SDI octo board:

IN13 IN14 IN15 IN16

6RU and 10RU Devices

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More accessories can be delivered depending on options you

chose.

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Install the blade center at its definitive place.

On the front panel, install the blades in the
blade center: the blades and the bays in the
blade center are numbered (stickers). Insert
blade #1 in bay #1, blade #2 in bay #2, etc.
Install the power supply units.
Connect all the power cords.

1RU

6RU

10RU

Mains voltage

100 VAC to 240 VAC

100 VAC to 240 VAC

200 VAC to 240 VAC

Mains type

50 Hz to 60 Hz

50 Hz to 60 Hz

50 Hz to 60 Hz

Maximum
input current

4.5 A at 120 VAC

2.3 A at 230 VAC

9 A at 120 VAC
6.1 A at 230 VAC

13.9 A at 200 VAC

12 A at 230 VAC

Isolation class

E
IN9 IN10 IN11 IN12

Tip for 6-RU and 1-RU devices:

Slide-out the System Insight Display (SID) on
the front panel to see the equipment status.

3. Performing the Initial Settings

A. Preparing the Connection

C. Checking the Nodes Status

6RU and 10RU Devices

Open the System tab.

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Select the Nodes category.

Insert an SFP coupler on interface X1 of the first Flex10.

Connect to interface X1 with a PC in DHCP either directly or via a
switch.
This must be an isolated operation: do not connect to the general
network as the presence of a DHCP server could cause conflicts.

1RU Devices

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Connect all the servers of the ViBE VS7000 cluster via their
interface #1 to a switch that is isolated from the network.

D. Performing the IP Configuration

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Open the System tab.

Power on the servers.

Select the IP category.

Connect a PC in DHCP on the same switch.

B. Accessing the Web Interface for the First Time

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Check that:
- All nodes present in the device are displayed in the
list in the GUI.
- The status of each node is OK.

Open a Web browser.

Type the 192.168.250.9 IP address in the address bar and press
Enter.
Logon with the default account information:

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Login: admin
Password: admin

Set the control (interface X2 on 6RU and 10RU

devices) network on your control/command network:
- If there are n nodes in the system, you need n
consecutive addresses, plus one for supervision.
- Set the following parameters:
- Address
- Mask
- Gateway (optional)
- First address: first address of the n consecutive
addresses
- Supervision address

rSet the Data 1 (interface X3 on 6RU and 10RU devices) network on your data network:
- If there are n nodes in the system, you need n consecutive addresses.
- Set the following parameters:
- Address
- Mask
- Gateway (optional)
- First address: first address of the n consecutive addresses

Click Apply.

E. Preparing the Definitive Connection

6RU and 10RU Devices

1RU Devices

Disconnect the supervision PC

from interface #1.

Disconnect the PC from the switch.

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Disconnect the supervision PC from

interface X1.
Remove the SFP coupler from interface X1.
Insert an SFP coupler on interfaces X2
and X3 of the two Flex10.
Connect interfaces X2 on your controlcommand network, on one unique switch
or on two switches if they are redunded.
Connect interfaces X3 on your data
network, on one unique switch or on two
switches if they are redunded.

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Connect interface #3 to your network.

Others hardware configurations

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interface #2 to your
control-command network.
Connect interface #3 to the data
network.

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F. Establishing the Definitive Connection
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From a supervision PC connected on your control-command

network, open a Web browser.

Type in the address bar the supervision IP address that you

configured earlier and press Enter.

G. Setting the Date

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Select the System tab.

Go to the Date & time category.

Choose how to get the UTC:

- Manually: fill in the field.
- Get it from an NTP server: add the IP address(es) to the list

Use the following account information:

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Login: admin

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Choose a time zone.

Click Apply.

Indicate if you want to adjust the time automatically for Daylight

Saving Time.

Password: admin

4. Launching a Job
The VS7000 equipment is delivered with a set of predefined workflows. To use them, proceed as follows:

A. Launching a Job

B. Setting the Job Parameters

C. Monitoring the Job

The list of parameters that you must set to create the job is displayed.

Once the job is created, use the Jobs view to monitor your jobs.
Address of the equipment

The job is displayed in the Jobs list. Check its status and its state.

Choose the name that will

appear in the list of jobs.

Snap
-shot
view

Main area

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Select the
categories in
the tree.

Logs panel

Set the values.

Status bar

5. Shutting down the System

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Select a workflow
from the list.

To power down the device, press and release the Power On/Standby
button.
This method initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS.

6. Documentation
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The full updated electronic version of the User Manual is available

on the provided CD-ROM. To access the documentation, insert the
CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and open the Documentation
folder.

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