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1. Verifying BIOS Settings on page 10 From the File menu select Save Changes and Exit To update the BIOS on a Linux workstation 1 2 B 10 11 12 13 Load the DKU CD in the DVD ROM drive on the workstation Open a terminal Type cd mnt cdrom Utils BIOS Each supported platform has its own directory that contains an iso file NOTE For more information about updating the BIOS on your workstation refer to the README file located in your platform s directory Type cd lt platform gt Burn the iso file for your platform onto a CD ROM and place it in the DVD ROM drive on the workstation Reboot the workstation and press F10 to enter BIOS Select a language From the File menu select Flash System ROM The Select a Drive menu appears Click Optical Drive The Select a Drive confirmation menu appears Press F10 to confirm Select the 7D5_0115 bin file The Flash System ROM confirmation menu appears Press F10 to confirm Press any key Introduction System ROM Flash was successful appears 14 Verify system BIOS settings See Verifying BIOS Settings on page 10 15 From the File menu select Save Changes and Exit Verifying BIOS Settings You do not normally need to adjust BIOS settings on your workstation BIOS settings for the workstation are provided here for informational purposes only To enter the system BIOS press F10 while booting the workstation
2. Hardware Configuration Guidelines Provides Hardware Setup Guide for your workstation Information on how to set up your workstation and video I O peripherals Stone Direct Configuration Guide Provides detailed connectivity diagrams and configuration procedures for your Stone storage arrays Autodesk Lustre 2009 Software Installation Guide for your operating system Information about installing and licensing your Autodesk Lustre software Note For Lustre and Incinerator see the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide Stone and Wire Filesystem and Networking Guide for this release Other Guides Procedures for configuring your Wiretap services Provides Autodesk Lustre Sparks API Reference Instructions for developing Sparks plugins for Guide Lustre Autodesk Backburner 2008 1 Installation Information on how to install set up and use Guide Autodesk Backburner Autodesk Backburner 2008 1 User Guide Consult the Autodesk Web site at www autodesk com lustre documentation for the latest version of guides release notes and fixed and known bugs documents Hardware Configuration Guidelines In most cases hardware integration and application installation is done on delivery by an authorized technician and some of the procedures in this guide may not be necessary Still it is a good idea to read through all chapters to familiarize yourself with the confi
3. S OSOS 0200S 9 S S O O 6 O e OQO C Ces 9696 O eo eeocoooccee ee en e ege Oc OSO 2020 Fee Seco 202900020 e Q e e C ec CO 26 Oo Oo e ee o e e o ef ef From HD or SD Analog Altinex Out 1 to Sync Generator FX5500 Comp Sync FS SS OD 35 Altinex Out 2 to Centaurus Ref In Altinex Distribution amplifier Cs HD SDI Out A to VTR 4 2 2 HD SDI In A from VTR 4 2 2 37 Connecting System Components Setting Up VTR Emulation 38 You can configure your Autodesk Lustre 2009 application to emulate a VTR for output in real time You control the emulator from the application or device that sees the Autodesk Lustre 2009 application as a VTR The following procedure describes how to configure the hardware for VTR emulation Consult the VTR Emulation chapter in the Autodesk Lustre 2009 User Guide for more information To configure hardware for VTR emulation 1 Connect the video I O cables between the devices involved in the VTR emulation process out to in in to out Make sure the connections support the video standard you want to work with 2 Connect the audio I O cables between the devices involved in the VTR emulation process out to in in to out NOTE Connect an RS 422 control cable to the serial ports between th
4. Use the enclosed packing checklist to ensure you received all parts Notation Conventions A number of style conventions are used throughout this guide These conventions and examples of their use are shown as follows Convention Example Text that you enter in a command line or shell appears in rpm qa Courier bold You must press the Enter key after each command Variable names appear in Courier enclosed in angle brackets variable name No spaces are allowed in variable names Variables that appear enclosed in square brackets are lt filename gt optional Feedback from the command line or shell appears in Courier Limit coredumpsize Directory names filenames URLs and command line utilities usr discreet appear in italics Contacting Customer Support A list of contact information for Autodesk Media and Entertainment Customer Support is available at www autodesk com support Customer support is also available through your Autodesk reseller To find a reseller near you consult the reseller look up database on the Autodesk web site at www autodesk com resellers Introduction 14 Connecting Peripherals Summary Workflow for Connecting Peripherals leen 15 Connection Diagram for the HP xw8400 cesses 16 Connecting IO MODE I eg ecsvesO EOS RES ERI EEETCOREREd ERO E SS ehe ed 17 Connecting the Keyboard Mouse and Monitor Calibration Device 18 EEUU UL
5. where the colorist works together with the cinematographer Contains an extensive creative toolset for more elaborate visual design and grading using up to 4K resolution and 16 bit files and for completing tasks like dust busting conforming rotoscoping and capture playout HD Station Cost effective GPU workstation for conforming preparing grading and mastering short form and long form HDTV projects as well as HD film projects Input up to 10 bit 2K and output HD and SD Lustre Station Tasks that do not require the direct intervention or supervision of the colorist can be efficiently handled by a Lustre Station Multiple Lustre Stations can work in parallel to increase throughput and can be used for tasks such as dust busting preparatory work fine tuning creative sessions conforming data from EDLs updating editorial changes using change lists and mastering to different formats using the real time deliverables function Lustre Workstation Features The following table describes the features available to each Lustre workstation NOTE The features of Lustre 2009 may vary based on your hardware platform Consult the Autodesk 2009 Release Notes for your release for specific system information Optional Lustre Components Station Configuration Master Station Default All features are available including SD and HD I O dual link and HSDL video formats and the DI Pack which consists of infrared channel dust removal and support fo
6. Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box opens 31 Connecting System Components 32 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 4 Select the Use the following IP address option General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports thia capability Othenvise You need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 182 158 125 10 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 C Obtain DHS server address automatically Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DMS server l Alternate DNS server Advanced 5 Seta static IP and Subnet mask address for the port Select values that do not conflict with any other machine on your network Consider using the following values P address 192 168 125 10 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click OK twice To configure the Autodesk control surface on Linux based workstations gt On the Lustre workstation use a text editor such as nedit to configure the network port connected to the control surface with an unrelated static IP address that does not interfere with any of the IP addresses on the network Also assign an appropriate subnet mask Type nedit etc sysconfig network scripts ifcfg eth lt port gt Modif
7. WARNING Before installing Red Hat Linux it is recommended that you verify the workstation s BIOS settings If the storage SATA emulation option is not set correctly to Separate IDE Controller you must redo Red Hat Linux installation The following table lists the proper Autodesk certified BIOS settings Items not listed are set to their default factory settings BIOS Menu Item Value Storage Storage options SATA Emulation Separate IDE Controller Storage Boot Order Optical Drive USB Device Hard Drive Integrated SATA Hard Drive Integrated IDE Storage Power OS Power Management Runtime Power Disabled Management Storage Power OS Power Management Idle Power Savings Normal Storage Power OS Power Management ACPI S3 Support Disabled Storage Advanced Device Options S5 Wake on LAN Disabled Advanced Slot5 PCI 133 Restoring BIOS to Default Factory Settings The following procedure restores the default factory BIOS settings To restore default factory BIOS settings 1 Press F10 while booting the workstation to enter the system BIOS Slot5 speed 100Mhz PCI x m1 2 From the File menu select Default setup Restore Factory Settings as Default Hardware Configuration Guidelines 3 Press F10 to accept the changes 4 SelectApply Defaults and Exit This restores the original factory system defaults Verifying and Updating the Graphics Card Driver A new graphic driver NVIDIA driver 16
8. connect the panel to a USB port on the back of your workstation 30 Assigning an IP Address to the Autodesk Control Surface NOTE The above diagrams represent a Windows based configuration Components may differ slightly for the Linux configuration but the control surface connections are identical Assigning an IP Address to the Autodesk Control Surface After you have connected the Autodesk control surface you must assign it an IP address To configure the Autodesk control surface on Windows based workstations 1 Click Start Settings Network Connections NOTE You can also access Network Connections from the Control Panel 2 Right click the port that the control surface switch or panel is connected to and choose Properties 3 In the Local Area Connections Properties dialog box select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties l Local Area Connection Properties 2 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using BE Broadcom Net treme Gigabit Etherne This connection uses the following items mi File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks dal qos Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol T CP ZIP Install Id rirrstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocollnternet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected v
9. depend on whether you are running Lustre on the Windows or Linux operating system Storage for Windows Based Workstations Your workstation is configured with a 4 port ATTO Celerity FC 44ES fibre channel adapter See Connection Diagram for the HP xw8400 on page 16 for the fibre channel adapter location and connections Network Connections 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 Stone Direct 2008 Configuration Guide for information on connecting disk arrays to your workstation A Storage Area Network SAN that provides shared storage for multiple workstations Refer to the Autodesk Stone Shared Installation and Configuration Guide for information on connecting your workstation to a SAN Storage for Linux Based Workstations Lustre systems on Linux are used in conjunction with Incinerator 2008 and do not require local storage Instead your workstation is configured with an Infiniband 9000 DDR dual port HCA which allows it to connect to the Incinerator high speed Infiniband network Refer to the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide for information on how to connect your workstation to the Incinerator high speed Infiniband network Network Connections Your workstation is configured with a 4 port Broadcom network card and an integrated network port Infiniband Network Support for Lustre on
10. power supply 2 Useanetwork cable to connect port 0 the far right port of the Broadcom network card on FERT S 8 7 To port 1 on USB Extender AW un J8MOd HP xw8400 Workstation 5 Ethernet 4 5V DC 4A D 3 wa sks il CGC Te 6 your workstation to port 1 on the Netgear ProSafe FS108 network switch D x U Oo 3 EE i c 2 2 2 E D Se O co o YTS 2 VY xa OD Z D C 6 O o 2 9c uw k N mo x uE r O OD O San 2 O 4 e Z 29 Connecting System Components If you are using only one panel you can connect that panel directly to the workstation instead of using the switch HP xw8400 Workstation e 2o2020202220202020 o e SesesecosocoSasese e9e9e9095 o o9eSeS e 0202020020200020 020222020202 oc2809s9ege 2020200000200000 LO Xe gt lt SososoSo Set orcgecosoSege CY 9609969992 eG e o ecc gage e e9e9eccceCcce eoo e m bt dl e To USB extender I IEe e 1000 c To port 1 on USB Extender Autodesk Control Surface AWAY ur J8MOd wa sks D 5V DC 4A Ethernet 0 3 Ifyou are using more than one panel use network cables to connect each of the panels to the network switch 4 Ifyou are using the panel that includes the tablet use a USB cable to
11. stand alone tablet connect the tablet to USB Out 1 on the USB extender NOTE On Windows based workstations you may need to restart Windows for the tablet to be recognized On Linux based workstations re starting the Xserver prompts tablet recognition Press CTRL ALT BACKSPACE to start the Xserver Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation The Slave Renderer is available for the Master Station the Lustre Station and the Lustre HD Station all of which must be running on a Windows based workstation The Slave Renderer is 33 Connecting System Components 34 not available for the Linux based version of Lustre since it uses Incinerator to obtain real time rendering and playback Although the Slave Renderer uses a network connection a higher Category 6 grade cable is needed to accommodate the data that is transmitted For information on configuring the IP addresses of the network ports that connect the two workstations see the Autodesk Lustre 2009 Software Installation Guide for Windows Workstations To connect the Slave Renderer to a Windows based workstation 1 Connect the Category 6 crossover cable to the on board network port at the back of the Lustre workstation 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the network port 1 of the Slave Renderer machine The Slave Renderer should be connected as shown in the following diagram Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation HP xw8400 Workstation Wi
12. the controls on the front of the converter Whether you control the converter you should take any necessary precautions to prevent inadvertent adjustments to settings via the controls on the front of the converter For example if the converter is one of several in a machine room you might label each with the name of the computer to which it is connected Audio Wiring If you have a DVS video device with a Lucid ADA 88192 converter to connect the Lustre hardware components to the DVS breakout box refer to the following diagram Connecting Audio Hardware Ca Jo oto 7 mu 0 334 9 Ass 9 A pP M RS4 JA EJ T i AUDIO WCIk CVBS RS 422B b 422D DVS BOB Front 16 6 6 6 e e e to serial port 1 on Linux workstation Digital outputs Input from analog source 88192 A D IZA CONVERTER AESIEBU Digitalinputs 666660666606 AES EBU Digital Outputs jor T 9099999999996 Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Output to analog destination Alternative setup converted from analog source Required for remote control of converter 41 Connecting System Components 42 If you have a DVS video device with an ADAT converter to connect the Lustre hardware components to the DVS breakout box refer to the following diagram DVS BOB Front Ge e o e e 9 AUDIO po oe oe os Analog g Inputs 3660000006 LB
13. to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Portions relating to LibXML2 2 6 20 Copyright 2005 Daniel Veillard Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc in the USA and other coun
14. 5 46 is required for Lustre 2009 Windows systems To upgrade the NVIDIA graphics card driver complete the following instructions To upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver 1 Copy the driver upgrade package located in the Lustre 2009 release package Drivers Nvidia 165 46 zip to a temporary location on your system 2 Usea compression utility like Winzip to decompress the driver upgrade package and extract it to a folder on your system 3 Open the folder that contains the upgrade package you extracted and double click setup exe to start the driver update 4 Click Next to continue the upgrade procedure A Hardware Installation warning message appears 5 Click Continue Anyway 6 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish After you reboot the NVIDIA graphics card driver is installed Ensuring Proper Environmental Conditions You should consider the following environmental guidelines for all hardware configuration Make sure the rack in which hardware components are installed is open or ventilated Follow the ventilation specifications that apply to your system Place all components in an air conditioned environment All hardware components generate cc heat and must be kept cool See Power and Air Conditioning Requirements on page 12 Keep all hardware components in a clean dust free location e Minimize vibration and humidity Do not block the vents on the component housing Do not drape a
15. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Ana OO DIGHALA To serial port 1 on workstation forremote control of converter Audio mixer Configuring the Lucid ADA 88192 Converter You must manually configure the Lucid converter for local control This section describes how to use the controls on the front of the converter to adjust settings and lists the proper settings for local control Connecting Audio Hardware Adjusting Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings You configure the converter through a series of setup menus that appear in the display on the front of the converter Use the encoder dial and button immediately to the right of the display to navigate these menus and adjust settings The top level setup menu contains the following menu items ADAT AES Analog Meter Route Sync and System Each of these menu items takes you into a submenu from which you can select and adjust settings The procedures below provide basic information on navigating and adjusting settings If you require additional information refer to the Lucid ADA 88192 manual included with your shipment To navigate menus and adjust settings 1 Use the encoder dial and the button as follows To Do this Select a menu option Rotate the dial to highlight the option then press the dial to select that option If the option you select has choices as for example in the Route menu rotate the dial ag
16. Address to the Autodesk Control Surface 4 31 Configuring Lustre to Connect to the Autodesk Control Surface 33 Connecting a otand Alone Tablet ss Spun ees EXAM RET ye Meee Ose oe eds 33 Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation 4 33 Connecting Video I O to a Master or HD Station 0 cece eee e eee 36 Setting UDM DRCETULAUO ES ood aie wad beg a eg ieee oa ee eS ee eke 38 Connecting to a High Speed Data Link Device HSDL 0 39 Connecting Audio Hardware oe vt ps Fotos EE Hau VR PER EPIS 39 Index 45 Introduction Summary ee eee 1 The Lustre Workgroup LesowseeeeeesvertterktUREPER PEETEUWEFE VS VETE PESE 2 Optional BEEHGCADNNOLAUTTTTTTTTQQIDTO TITRE 3 Typical Configuration Overview esses hh 4 Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation 3 CORR ee TET 6 Hardware Configuration Guidelines 1 o eeeer rr e 7 EX LTE 2 OE SRE mn ee EN ee eee ee ee 13 Contacting Customer Support sssssssssesesesesesesesesesssseseso 13 About This Guide This guide describes how to set up the HP xw8400 workstation and the other hardware components of your Autodesk Lustre 2009 workgroup The HP xw8400 workstation is available for Lustre systems on Windows as well as for Autodesk Incinerator Lustre systems on Linux To install and configure hardware and software components use this guide in conjunction wit
17. Autodesk Lustre 2009 A Discreet Systems product HP xw8400 Vorkstation Hardware Setup Guide Autodesk 2008 Autodesk Inc All rights reserved Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk Inc this publication or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form by any method for any purpose Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder Portions relating to ADOdb Copyright 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 John Lim All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the name of the John Lim nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission DISCLAIMER THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL JOHN LIM OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE F
18. BB InfiniHost MT23108 Mellanox InfiniBand HOA c Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices R Monitors Eg Network adapters BB 1394 Net Adapter B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 2 B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 3 B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4 B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 5 ET OpenIB IPoIB Adapter ET OpenIB IPoIB Adapter Other devices Ports COM amp LPT ae Processors g SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers MJ System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers NOTE There are two Infiniband port adapters In the Device Manager at this point the adapters should each be indicated by the adapter icon with an exclamation mark through it This shows that the adapter drivers are not yet installed The Hardware Update Wizard appears 19 Select No and click Next 20 Select Install from a list or specific location and then click Next 21 Browse for the driver and click Next 22 Click Finish The driver and interface install 23 Connecting Peripherals Repeat step 19 to step 22 for the second Infiniband port adapter The Infiniband Host Channel Adapter and the two IP over IB port adapters should appear in the Device Manager dialog box without exclamation marks on their icons 4 Computer z Disk drives a Display adapters 4 DYDICD ROM drives ic Floppy disk controllers A Floppy disk drives Human Interface Device
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21. UII IEIUNII UMEN IE 18 Re T O EIE 19 Workflow for Connecting Peripherals You must connect peripherals monitor keyboard mouse storage and network to each Lustre workstation before you connect the workstations to video I O a control surface or to other components in the workgroup Connect all hardware peripherals before you boot your workstation See the following table for a summary of the steps necessary to connect peripherals to your Lustre workstation Step Refer to 1 Review the connection diagram for your workstation Connection Diagram for the HP xw8400 on page 16 2 Connect a monitor to the workstation Connecting the Monitor on page 17 3 Connect a keyboard mouse and calibration deviceto Connecting the Keyboard Mouse your workstation and Monitor Calibration Device on page 18 4 Connect the workstation to storage Connecting Storage on page 18 Connecting Peripherals Step Refer to 5 Connect the workstation to your network Network Connections on page 19 6 After you connect all the peripherals to your Lustre workstations you can connect the workgroup components together Connection Diagram for the HP xw8400 The following diagrams show the connections for the HP xw8400 workstation Chapter 3 Connecting System Components on page 27 NOTE These diagrams provide an overview of video I O connections See Connecting Video O to a Mast
22. Windows based Workstations Lustre supports the use of an Infiniband network for HP xw8400 workstations running Windows XP SP2 The workstation must have the required Infiniband driver installed NOTE Real time playback using the Infiniband support in Windows is limited to 24 frames per second HD at 1920x1080 resolution with an 8 bit bit depth from Wiretap clips loaded from Autodesk Smoke or Autodesk Flame When the Infiniband topology including driver is fully installed Autodesk recommends adjusting specific configuration parameters in the Windows operating system to optimize performance See To optimize the Infiniband driver on Windows on page 24 Connecting Peripherals To install the Infiniband driver for use with a Windows based Lustre workstation 1 Download the driver package to a temporary location on your system You can find the appropriate driver package here ftp ftp discreet com pub 1 release lustre lustre2008 drivers SilverStormHCA ms1 NOTE Contact Customer Support if you have any problems downloading the driver package See Contacting Customer Support on page 13 2 Double click the driver package and click Run The SilverStorm HCA Setup Wizard opens 2 SilverStorm HCA Welcome to the SilverStorm HCA Setup warg ee The installer will quide you through the steps required to install SilverStorm HOA on your computer WARNING This computer program Is protected by copyright law and international tre
23. ain to move through the choices and press the dial to select an option Back up one levelin Press the button the menu tree Navigate to the top Press the button Repeat until you are in the top level setup menu level setup menu 2 Make sure Lucid s AES inputs are routed to both AES and analog outputs To reset all settings to their factory defaults 1 In the top level setup menu select System then select Miscellany 2 In the Miscellany menu select Defaults RESET All settings are reset to their factory defaults NOTE The factory default for the items in the AES setup menu is SRC ON Local control requires these items to be set to SRC OFF If you reset to defaults be sure to manually set these items back to OFF Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Settings for Local Control You must configure the following settings to control the converter locally Any setting not listed here either has no effect with the application or can be set to any of the values available for it 43 Connecting System Components 44 Menu Menu Item Comment ADAT ADAT INs SRC ON ADAT INs SMUX OFF AES AES IN1 2 SRC OFF AES IN3 4 SRC OFF AES IN5 6 SRC OFF AES IN7 8 SRC OFF Analog IN1 2 SoftClip ON Analog INs SoftClip IN3 4 SoftClip ON IN5 6 SoftClip ON IN7 8 SoftClip ON Analog Analog INs Gain set each input channel to a value in the range 95 5 to 31 5 dB Analog Analog OUTs Level set either 10
24. aties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil ar criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Click Next 3 Onthe License Agreement page read the agreement before selecting the I Agree radio button Click Next 4 OntheSilverStorm HCA Information page read through the driver manufacturer Release Notes then click Next 20 Network Connections 5 On the Installation Options page make sure no optional components are checked then click Next i SilverStorm HCA Installation Options Select the optional components to install uD amp PL uSAP 6 On the Select Installation Folder page browse for the correct path in which to install the driver jl SilverStorm HCA Select Installation Folder S Cher Storm The installer will install SilverStorm HC to the following folder Ta install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter iE below or click Browse Folder C Program Files SilverStarm sSilverStorm HOA Install SilverStorm HOA Far yourself ar for anyone who uses this computer Evervone 9 Just me Cancel 7 Choose the system user permissions by selecting either the Everyone radio button or the Just me radio button Click Next 21 Connecting Peripherals 8 On the Confirm Installation page click Next to begin the installation The wizard
25. bandwidth is requested on the Broadcom GigE card slot 7 Connecting the Monitor HP xw8400 Workstation Linux Incinerator only HD SDI V2 Out 0 2 2 4 0 0 to 4 4 4 display device or VIR HD SDI V1 Out 4 2 2 to 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 display device or VIR UU UC WP CSS i D OWUUDUUWUCIUUUO DVI out on the main FX5500 card Wavavav Y AVTATT Yevavavavavay v v HD SDI Out B to 4 4 4 VTR dual link 0 2 2 HD SDI In B from 4 4 4 VTR dual link 0 2 2 DVI2 Out to FX5500 SDI daughter card To USB extender for mouse keyboard monitor calibrator To Incinerator GigE switch switch Ref In from sync gen HD SDI Out A to 4 22 VTR or 4 4 4 dual link HD SDI In A from 4 2 2 VTR or 4 4 4 dual link 0 to control surface zB 1 to LAN 3 to SAN NOTE The Slave Renderer option is not available for Lustre with Incinerator Connecting the Monitor Connect the monitor to the DVI connection on the Lustre workstation s graphics card You can use the DVI extender cable DL CAB HDTV FO 82 MM to extend the cable to a machine room To connect the monitor gt Use the DVI cable to connect the DVI OUTI port of the NVIDIA Quadro FX5500 graphics card to the DVI D IN port of the monitor NOTE Although the DVI fiber cable connectors are identical their functio
26. control requirements Unit Conversion Example 1 Watt 3 413 BTU 480 Watts 1638 BTU 12000 BTU 1 Ton of air conditioning 1638 BTU 0 137 Ton of air conditioning Avoiding Damage from Static Electricity When installing any hardware equipment take the following precautions to prevent damage to sensitive components from static discharge e Make sure power is turned off on the component you are working on It is a good idea to unplug components until all other connections are configured Always wear a grounded static wrist strap Attach the straps alligator clip to any grounded metal surface on the components chassis that you are working on Place the wristband around your wrist Do not handle any components unnecessarily particularly boards and cards that slide in and out of slots on their parent hardware components Notation Conventions Grounding Hardware Components It is important to properly ground any audio components used with Lustre to avoid ground loops and humming To ensure audio components are properly grounded use the XLR 3 cables Using any other cables may cause humming in the system Receiving Your Lustre System When you receive the shipment containing your Lustre check all the boxes for dents or other markings that may indicate damage during transport If you suspect a component is damaged carefully inspect it before setting up the system If you receive a damaged component call Customer Support
27. delines 7 HSDL device connecting 39 installation overview 2 45 eidex K keyboard connecting 18 L Lucid ADA 88192 converter configuring 42 Lucid Converter ADA 88192 40 M monitor connecting 17 mouse connecting 18 N network connection 19 P peripherals monitor 17 mouse and keyboard 18 network 19 tablet 33 power requirements 12 R real time deliverables wiring 36 RS 422 control cable 38 S SAN Stone Shared 18 Slave Renderer connecting 33 Stone Direct connecting 18 Stone Shared connecting 18 storage connecting 18 46 T tablet connecting 33 V video distributor amplifier connecting 36 video IO connections wiring for real time deliverables 36 VTR connecting 36 emulation control cable 38 emulation setting up 38 W workflow hardware setup and software installation 8 workflow audio wiring 40
28. displays an installation progress bar 9 On the Installation Complete page click Close 10 On the Windows Desktop right click My Computer and select Properties in the drop down menu The System Properties dialog box appears 11 Click the Hardware tab 12 Click Device Manager The Device Manager dialog box appears 13 Right click the PCI Device under Infiniband Host Channel Adapters KOBE 4 Computer See Disk drives E Display adapters 4 DYDICD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers A Flopp disk drives Ba Human Interface Devices IDE ATAJ ATAPI controllers a IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Eg InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters ET PCI Device m Keyboards a Mice and other pointing devices E Monitors E8 Network adapters 6s T T T T T T T T T The Hardware Update Wizard appears 14 Select No and click Next 15 Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next 16 Browse for the driver and click Next 17 Click Finish The driver and interface install 22 Network Connections 18 In the Device Manager dialog box right click the first Infiniband port adapter E Device Manager File Action View Help Hee gR P Computer z Disk drives a Display adapters 2A DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers H Floppy disk drives Human Interface Devices IDE ATAJATAPI controllers amp g IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers B InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters
29. e devices used in the VTR emulation process NOTE The RS 422 cables for VTR emulation require custom pinouts See VTR Emulation RS 422 Control Cables on page 38 3 Make sure the appropriate video and audio sync setup is in place VTR Emulation RS 422 Control Cables Custom cables are required to control the VTR emulator The pinouts required by the cable depend on the workstation and device involved in the VTR emulation process The following diagrams depict the control cable pinouts required for the most common VTR emulation setups Connecting to a High Speed Data Link Device HSDL VTR Control Cable DVS REMOTE IN VTR SIDE MALE DB9 MALE DB9 8 TX GD 2 R PAIR 1 3 TX r 7 RX 2 RX sto 8 TX PAIR2 7 RX e 3 TX 4 GND SHIELD _ eno 4 GND SHIELD Connecting to a High Speed Data Link Device HSDL If you have purchased an HSDL license you can connect to an HSDL device through the DVS Centaurus Connect both the A and B in out ports on the DVS main board and daughter card to your HSDL device Connecting Audio Hardware Lustre accommodates as many as eight audio inputs and eight audio output channels each with a 24 bit audio resolution Lustre 2009 uses the audio BOB of the DVS Centaurus 1 and 2 39 Connecting System Components 40 Audio Wiring Workflow The following procedure provides the general workflow for
30. each workstation to the network See Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals on page 15 Connect your workstation to Autodesk Stone Direct storage See the Stone Direct Configuration Guide Connect your Master or HD Station to a Slave Renderer a control surface tablet and video I O components See Chapter 3 Connecting System Components on page 27 NOTE The Slave Renderer is not used in Incinerator configurations Perform the procedures in the Autodesk Lustre 2009 Software Installation Guide or the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide to install and license Lustre and Incinerator Related Documentation The following table describes the documentation associated with your application For a detailed list of the latest documentation see your release notes User Guides Provides Autodesk Lustre 2009 User Guide Detailed instructions on using the software Autodesk Control Surface User Guide Detailed instructions on using the Autodesk control surface and the Tangent CP100 Autodesk Lustre 2009 New Features Guide A list of the new features for this release Autodesk Lustre 2009 Hot Keys Card A list of the most frequently used hot keys Autodesk Lustre 2009 Release Notes Acomplete list of documentation and information on late breaking features Autodesk Lustre 2009 Fixed and Known A complete list of fixed and known bugs for this Bug List release Installation and Configuration Guides
31. er or HD Station on page 36 HP xw8400 Workstation Windows Configuration O e Q O e O O O O U gt ec e ec 6 fe le lS fe e oo ne eq LIII N XJ e Ref In from sync gen OPP 0 0909 9 e SAMNIO dee IOOOSETOOSOOS Koen MOI OOo gooo0o000066906000900000 To USB extender for mouse ETET ISSN LOSS z OOOO0090000006000009 j j ODDS OO OG T LITOT keyboard monitor calibrator Lo uus Se eeooeocooooe eo00000e0 To Slave Renderer See dede e 9000000009000 o00 z To DVS BOB k To GFX monitor O e e e e Sesesese To storage ILI e eseges 1 4 to SAN 2 3 to Stone a Sesesese Ref In from sync gen gt 0 amm Sesesese ync g 00202020 co r1 0 to control surface EA G 1 to LAN 3 to SAN 9 S D SDI V2 Out 0 2 2 4 0 0 to 4 4 4 display device or VTR D SDI V1 Out 4 222 to 4 2 2 or 4 4 4 display device or VTR Connect to second 4 DVI out on the main FX5500 card D SDI Out B to 4 4 4 VIR dual link 0 2 2 HD SDI In B from 4 4 4 VTR dual link 0 2 2 VI2 Outto FX5500 SDI daughter card HD SDI Out A to 4 2 2 VTR or 4 4 4 dual link To InfiniBand switch optional D SDI In A from 4 2 2 VTR or 4 4 4 dual link NOTE Systems connected to the high speed InfiniBand network may experience performance degradation if high
32. ettings are provided for informational purposes The system BIOS on your workstation must correspond to the certified version required by your software version If the BIOS version on your system does not correspond to the table below you must update to the certified version Product Version Certified BIOS Version 2009 2 26 The BIOS version installed on your system appears onscreen while booting the workstation The following procedures describe how to update the BIOS on your workstation WARNING You should only update the BIOS if you find that it is not at the version listed in this guide or if your are advised to do so by Customer Support Do not update the BIOS with a more recent version published by the hardware vendor if it has not been certified by Autodesk Customer Support To update the BIOS on a Windows workstation 1 Get the BIOS upgrade utility and burn it to a CD 2 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Reboot the workstation and press F10 to enter BIOS 4 Select a language 5 From the File menu select Flash System ROM The Select a Drive menu appears 6 Click Optical Drive The Select a Drive confirmation menu appears 7 Press F10 to confirm 8 Select the 7D5 0115 bin file 10 11 12 Hardware Configuration Guidelines The Flash System ROM confirmation menu appears Press F10 to confirm Press any key System ROM Flash was successful appears Verify system BIOS settings See
33. for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Receive Pool Growth 256 Receive Pool Ratio Receive Queue Depth SA Quer Retr Count SA Query Timeout ms Send Checksum Offload Send Queue Depth WSDP Support 25 Connecting Peripherals 26 4 Port Broadcom Adapter Connect the workstation to your facility s network to access background rendering nodes other Lustre Stations and the facility NAS or SAN centralized storage if applicable You connect the ports on the Broadcom card as follows Connect Port 0 to the Autodesk control surface hub or the control surface itself Connect Port 1 to your house network Connect Port 2 to a SAN private network optional For more details about configuring the Autodesk control surface see Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface on page 28 Integrated Network Adapter For Windows based workstations connect the integrated network port to the Slave Renderer For more details about configuring the Slave Renderer see Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation on page 33 For Linux based workstations connect the integrated network port to the Incinerator private port Refer to the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide for information on how to connect your workstation to the Incinerator private network Connecting System Components Summary Workflow for Co
34. guration procedures for the following reasons Many suspected problems with your Lustre system may be due to loosened connections or improperly configured devices This guide helps you troubleshoot problems by providing information about properly configured systems f you need to call Customer Support familiarity with this guide puts you in a better position to provide diagnostic information If you want to move your Lustre system at any time or upgrade certain hardware components information in this guide is crucial Although this guide in conjunction with the Autodesk Stone Direct Configuration Guide provides complete information regarding hardware component configuration it should only be undertaken by an experienced hardware integrator This individual should be familiar with the Introduction Windows or Linux operating systems HP xw8400 workstations and peripherals associated with professional high performance video and post production of film Your Lustre system consists of high performance hardware that must be configured in an environment suited to its operational needs Other considerations include minimizing the risk of damage due to static discharge and ensuring all components are properly grounded Verifying and Updating The System BIOS Version System configuration is performed by an authorized technician prior to delivery As such some of the procedures here may not be necessary Workstation BIOS s
35. h the following documents the Autodesk Lustre Software Installation Guide for Windows Workstations the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide for Lustre with Incinerator and the Stone Direct Configuration Guide for this release NOTE In most cases both hardware setup and application installation are done on delivery by an authorized technician so you may not need to perform some of the procedures in these guides The latest versions of all guides are available in PDF format from the Web at www autodesk com lustre documentation For best results viewing and printing these PDF files use Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or later or Xpdf viewer Introduction NOTE If you do not have Acrobat Reader you can download a free copy from the Adobe Web site www adobe com If you do not have Xpdf viewer you can download a free copy from the Xpdf Web site www foolabs com xpdf The Lustre Workgroup Lustre is a modular system that you can configure and expand to suit your needs The features you purchase determine the hardware included with your system Central to any system is the Master Station or HD Station The Master Station is a high end Windows or Linux based PC designed to accommodate real time interactivity in a client attended or supervised session You can add a Lustre Station to improve the efficiency of your pipeline Master Station Includes the full Lustre toolset and is designed for GPU accelerated sessions
36. he Slave Renderer requires a separate license Optional Lustre Components You can expand the features of your Lustre system and improve the efficiency of your workflow by adding any of the following components Control Surface The Autodesk control surface provides improved interactivity when colour grading film and video footage You can perform many of the same tasks you do in the Lustre user interface using the control surface Video I O Video I O is provided by the DVS Centaurus board which consists of an HD SD board and a breakout box This configuration provides real time SDI input and output of uncompressed 8 or 10 bit HD or SD video in both YUV 4 2 2 and RGB formats 4 4 4 or 4 2 2 For a list of supported video formats see the Autodesk Lustre 2009 User Guide Audio I O Audio I O is provided by the DVS Centaurus board which consists of an HD SD board and a breakout box and an ADAT Converter such as the Lucid ADA 88192 This Introduction configuration offers eight audio input and eight audio output channels They all use 24 bit audio resolution Slave Renderer The Slave Renderer is a rack mounted server that is connected directly to the Lustre workstation It frees system resources by off loading render tasks on an as needed basis thus ensuring real time interaction on the Lustre system Background Renderer Background rendering frees up Lustre workstations for colour grading You can use
37. ibution amplifier can serve a bi level SD or tri level HD sync signal to up to four video hardware devices from a single sync source generator It serves the sync signal to the NVIDIA graphics board and the DVS Centaurus board Video I O for Real Time Deliverables and Without Real Time Deliverables The following diagram describes the video I O wiring for both the Real time deliverables configuration and without Real time deliverables Real time deliverables allows Lustre to play out to a VTR directly through the DVS SDI OUT NOTE The backplanes depicted in the following diagram represent a Windows based configuration but it is also accurate for a Linux based configuration where the ATTO fibre channel adapter is replaced by the Infiniband HCA Connecting Video I O to a Master or HD Station HP xw8400 Workstation Real Time Deliverables HD SDI Display Device 4 2 2 gfx feed 0 0 2 4 0 0 gfx feed Qe HD SDI out V1 HD SDI out V2 From Altinex Comp Sync Used in 4 4 4 mode only HD SDI In B from VTR 4 4 4 TD SDIOULBTOWIR 444 elie VTR Control To LTC on VIR RS 422 or other slave device Aaa WE 0 0 c Qi AUDIO W VB j Ses ce 5 e e O O o ee 9 O e Q O O O e O e Q O O O 9696 C oSeSe 8 J Caec ee COO QOO S680 59696 000 H O9 eg Se Cy Re So ORG 9690 OLO LOLOLA e
38. kstation 4 Connecting a Stand Alone Tablet on page 33 27 Connecting System Components Step Refer to 3 Connect a Slave Renderer to the Lustre workstation Windows only Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation on page 33 4 Connect the workstation to video I O components Connecting Video I O to a Master or HD Station on page 36 5 Connect the workstation to a high speed data link device Connecting to a High Speed Data Link Device HSDL on page 39 6 Connect the workstation to audio I O components Connecting Audio Hardware on page 39 Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface The Autodesk control surface consists of three panels You can use any combination of them If 28 you are using more than one panel you must use the network switch included with your shipment to cross connect them Refer to the Autodesk Control Surface User Guide for information on how to use the control surface with Lustre NOTE The illustrations in the following procedure only show the central module i e the colour grading panel This is the only panel that has a USB connection for the integrated tablet and a network port The other two panels only have a network port which you connect to the network switch Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface To connect the Autodesk control surface 1 Use the AC power adapter cables to connect each panel to a
39. ndows based m o s E E OE a 1 ar oy Slave Render Station HP DL140 G3 eo oo m DM e femi ml o uy Port 1 35 Connecting System Components Connecting Video I O to a Master or HD Station 36 You use the video components to set up video I O and a broadcast monitor The only video hardware you must provide are a sync generator a VTR and an SD or HD SDI broadcast monitor The following components are included in your hardware shipment DVS Centaurus 1 or 2 board and DVS Breakout Box ll The DVS Centaurus board provides video I O Use the DVS Breakout Box II for serial control of a VTR or other slave device and LTC output to an audio device NVIDIA Quadro FX5500 graphics board The NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics board provides output to your computer monitor EIZO 24 inch or Sony 21 inch wide screen LCD graphics monitor The FIZO and Sony LCD graphics monitors provide a 16 9 widescreen aspect ratio for film or HD projects With these monitors the application runs at a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 For cc instructions on connecting the graphics monitor see Connecting the Monitor on page 17 Altinex DA1804NT video distribution amplifier The Altinex video distr
40. nnecting System Components in the Lustre Workgroup 27 Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface 6 ccc cc ccc cece ence ence 28 Assigning an IP Address to the Autodesk Control Surface LL 31 Configuring Lustre to Connect to the Autodesk Control Surface 33 Connecting a MODO ADU Tabli rrer RU RERUM RETE E EUR EUAEFE EET ITUE 33 Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation 33 Connecting Video I O to a Master or HD Station lsseeues 36 Setting Up VTR Emulation eoe eme raieeS PEWARARARARRRRREARRSRRESSAREAA 38 Connecting to a High Speed Data Link Device HSDL 39 Cobner uno AUC O BAINES uooesceexviuaexeESEZEEERERERRORRREEREREERERET 39 Workflow for Connecting System Components in the Lustre Workgroup After you have connected peripherals to your workstation you are ready to connect it to the Autodesk control surface to video I O hardware and to a Slave Renderer See the following table for a summary of the steps necessary to connect components in your workgroup Step Refer to 1 Connect the control surface to your workstation For the Autodesk control surface Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface on page 28 Assigning an IP Address to the Autodesk Control Surface on page 31 and Configuring Lustre to Connect to the Autodesk Control Surface on page 33 2 If necessary connect a tablet to your wor
41. ns are different Ensure that the connector labeled Send is connected to the Lustre workstation and that the connector labeled Receive is connected to the monitor Connecting Peripherals Connecting the Keyboard Mouse and Monitor Calibration Device Connect the mouse keyboard and monitor calibration device to the workstation via the 4 port USB extender TP USB EXT 400 To connect the keyboard and mouse 1 Connect the USB keyboard to port 2 on the remote unit of the USB extender 2 Connect the USB mouse to port 3 on the remote unit of the USB extender 3 Connect the monitor calibration device TP MON CAL LCDCRT to port 4 on the remote unit of the USB extender 4 Usean RJ 45 cable to connect the remote unit of the USB extender to the local unit of the USB extender 5 Connect the local unit of the USB extender to USBI port on the workstation To enable the Eye One calibration utility driver Do one of the following For Windows based workstations if the driver is not already installed you will be prompted to install the monitor calibration device driver when you restart the workstation The driver is available from the C Program Files Autodesk Lustre Color 2008 SP3 Calibration drivers directory For Linux workstations once the software installation has been completed start the eyeone27 daemon on the workstation Type etc init d eyeoned 2009 start Connecting Storage The storage connections for your system
42. nything such as a jacket or a blanket over hardware components Minimize electromagnetic noise by separating digital data and power cables from analog audio cables and running them in different cable ducts Introduction Power and Air Conditioning Requirements The values for power consumption and heat output were recorded on an Autodesk certified system with all of the required peripheral and certified components NOTE These values can fluctuate if uncertified hardware components or third party applications are added to your system The use of uncertified hardware components or third party applications is not supported Please consult the manufacturer s documentation for standardized minimum and maximum values The following table summarizes the power consumed by the HP xw8400 system and the heat it generates under the maximum processing load produced by your Lustre application For detailed specifications including noise output see the documentation provided by the manufacturer Component Quantity Startup Amps _ Max Amps Watts Heat 120V 240V 120V 240V BTUs HP xw8400 1 3 5 1 8 2 8 1 4 336 1146 4 You must be able to meet the startup power requirement and have a climate control system with the capacity to maintain the temperature of this component under the maximum processing load Refer to the following table for standard conversion benchmarks and an example of how they are used to establish climate
43. ology Productstream ProjectPoint ProMaterials RasterDWG Reactor ReaIDWG Real time Roto REALVIZ Recognize Render Queue Retimer Reveal Revit Showcase ShowMotion SketchBook SteeringWheels Stitcher StudioTools Topobase Toxik TrustedDWG ViewCube Visual Visual Construction Visual Drainage Visual Landscape Visual Survey Visual Toolbox Visual LISP Voice Reality Volo Vtour Wiretap and WiretapCentral The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Canada Co in the USA and or Canada and other countries Backburner Discreet Fire Flame Flint Frost Inferno Multi Master Editing River Smoke Sparks Stone and Wire The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Moldflow Corp in the USA and or other countries Moldflow MPA MPA design logo Moldflow Plastics Advisers MPI MPI design logo Moldflow Plastics Insight MPX MPX design logo Moldflow Plastics Xpert All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders Disclaimer THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS MADE AVAILABLE BY AUTODESK INC AS IS AUTODESK INC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS Title Autodesk Lustre 2009 HP xw8400 Workstation Hardware Setup Guide Document Version 1 Date October 15 2008 Contents In
44. or 4 for each output channel Meter Clip Detect 3 3 is the recommended setting Route For analog audio If these options do not appear verify AES INs gt ADAT OUTs that Route Unit in the System Analog INs gt AES OUTs Miscellany menu is set to 8 AES INs Analog OUTs For digital audio AES INs gt ADAT OUTs AES INs gt AES OUTs AES INs gt ANALOG OUT Sync Internal OFF External AES 1 2 is the recommended External AES 14 2 setting System Route Unit 8 Miscellany A air conditioning requirements 12 audio hardware components 40 wiring workflow 40 Autodesk control surface assigning an IP address 31 configuration file 33 connecting 28 B BIOS settings HP xw8400 10 breakout box connecting 36 broadcast monitor connecting 36 C configuration guidelines grounding hardware 13 configuring Lucid ADA 88192 converter 42 connecting peripherals workflow 15 connecting system components workflow 27 connection diagram HP xw8400 16 control surface Autodesk control surface connecting 28 conventions in guide 13 Index D documentation set of guides 6 DVSI O connecting 36 E emulation setting up VTR 38 G graphics monitor connecting 36 grounding hardware 13 guide conventions 13 H hardware breakout box 36 DVS board 36 graphics monitor 36 HD SDI monitor 36 HSDL device 39 Slave Renderer 33 video distributor amplifier 36 VTR 36 hardware configuration gui
45. r all standard input and output resolutions and bit depths Certain features require add on licensing Add Ons The following features can be added to the Default configuration the Slave Renderer and up to three panels for the Autodesk control surface The Slave Renderer requires a separate license Lustre HD Station Default Includes all features except for the DI Pack see the Master Station description File input is limited to 2K resolution File output is limited to HD resolution 10 bit Certain features require add on licensing Add Ons The following features can be added to the Default configuration SD and HD I O dual link and HSDL video formats the Slave Renderer and up to three panels for the Autodesk control surface The Slave Renderer requires a separate license Lustre Station Default All features are available except for primary and secondary colour grading The DI Pack see the Master Station description is also included along with full dust removal functionality and the ability to create geometries and masks With Primary Colour Correction Includes all features of the default option as well as primary colour grading Add Ons The following features are available for either the Default configuration or the With Primary Colour Correction configuration and require an additional license SD and HD I O dual link and HSDL video formats and up to three panels for the Autodesk control surface T
46. s IDE ATAJATAPI controllers amp g IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers B3 InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters BS InfiniHost MT23108 Mellanox InfiniBand HOA gt Keyboards i Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors EJ Network adapters EJ 1394 Net Adapter B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet BB Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 2 B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 3 B Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4 BB Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 5 BS OpenIB IPoIB Adapter EJ OpenIB IPoIB Adapter 2 To optimize the Infiniband driver on Windows NOTE The Infiniband driver optimization steps are optional Goto the Network Connections panel 2 Right click on the connected IPoIB port and select Properties 3 Click the Advanced tab 4 Click Configure 24 Network Connections 5 Configure the card so you have these values Receive Queue Depth of 256 OpenlB IPoIB Adapter 2 Properties General Advanced Driver The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Receive Pool Growth 256 Receive Pool Ratio Receive Queue Depth SA Quen Retr Count SA Query Timeout ms Send Checksum Offload Send Queue Depth WSDP Support Send Queue Depth of 256 OpenlB IPolB Adapter 2 Properties General Advanced Driver The following properties are available
47. setting up the audio subsystem for Lustre To wire the audio subsystem 1 Ensure that all of your workstation peripherals and video hardware components are properly connected 2 Verify that you have all the required audio hardware components See Audio Hardware Components on page 40 3 Connect your audio hardware devices To avoid system instability make sure you connect your audio hardware as illustrated for your configuration See Audio Wiring on page 40 4 Configure the Lucid converter for local control See Configuring the Lucid ADA 88192 Converter on page 42 Audio Hardware Components Lustre 2009 uses the following hardware components that are shipped with your system Lucid ADA 88192 Converter Converts signals between the workstation and all digital or analog audio I O devices DVS Balanced Audio breakout box and DVS Centaurus 1 or 2 board The Balanced Audio breakout box is the audio component of the DVS breakout box It provides connections for audio I O This breakout box connects to the DVS Centaurus 1 or 2 board on your workstation The Centaurus board provides real time input and output of uncompressed SD and HD video signals as well as audio data at 24 bit resolution The Centaurus board handles balanced AES EBU audio signals from the Balanced Audio breakout box Understanding Local Control of the Lucid Converter You can control the converter locally by adjusting converter settings manually using
48. tries 3DEC design logo 3December 3December com 3ds Max ADI Alias Alias swirl design logo AliasStudio Alias Wavefront design logo ATC AUGI AutoCAD AutoCAD Learning Assistance AutoCAD LT AutoCAD Simulator AutoCAD SQL Extension AutoCAD SQL Interface Autodesk Autodesk Envision Autodesk Insight Autodesk Intent Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Map Autodesk MapGuide Autodesk Streamline AutoLISP AutoSnap AutoSketch AutoTrack Backdraft Built with ObjectARX logo Burn Buzzsaw CAiCE Can You Imagine Character Studio Cinestream Civil 3D Cleaner Cleaner Central ClearScale Colour Warper Combustion Communication Specification Constructware Content Explorer Create gt what s gt Next gt design logo Dancing Baby image DesignCenter Design Doctor Designer s Toolkit DesignKids DesignProf DesignServer DesignStudio Design Studio design logo Design Web Format DWE DWG DWG logo DWG Extreme DWG TrueConvert DWG TrueView DXF Ecotect Exposure Extending the Design Team FBX Filmbox FMDesktop Freewheel GDX Driver Gmax Green Building Studio Heads up Design Heidi HumanIK IDEA Server i drop ImageModeler iMOUT Incinerator Inventor Inventor LT Kaydara Kaydara design logo Kynapse Kynogon LocationLogic Lustre Matchmover Maya Mechanical Desktop MotionBuilder Movimento Mudbox NavisWorks ObjectARX ObjectDBX Open Reality Opticore Opticore Opus PolarSnap Portfolio Wall Powered with Autodesk Techn
49. troduction DU AI Saree Stes mea see E E A E etna senses eta tid SEE About TNS GUI de oat Keine ote tbt d hen deena Gasca gee The L stre WOEPKPrOUp acc cce mm es dais sixes RETE UNE we ey neces ee Optional Lustre Components ssri sa oras Xv IIS Br Ea USE TUE tet Typical Configuration Overview eia uencsnedewphtneias Ex DRE iba Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation Related Documentation c uico sehe t pe RERO EUG we be EE Hardware Configuration Guidelines eee e cece eee eee INOIAHOH CONVENON Se s otie atest dat xu pr edax ete at o OS ee OR ds Contacting Customer SUPPO r maer DOO CDU de aae stc cere dive Connecting Peripherals SUIMM ALY CEPR Workflow for Connecting Peripherals 0 0 0 e eee eee Connection Diagram for the HP xw8400 cece eee eee eee Connecting the MOBITOE 5 o etude x a e eee oreeee en TEE es Connecting the Keyboard Mouse and Monitor Calibration Device Connectne SOLACE oes ded seco cen ed ha sien ce etam eei eu tosdive d tu Network Connections ssa Tee soa Sane DURER a pu o Ede AT E Connecting System Components SUMAT seuehet scott a anes De UM Ee DUI D Lati eu C Ue vues Workflow for Connecting System Components in the Lustre Workgroup JO Ui BP WO NO e w OW 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 27 27 27 elaitents vi Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface cece ence eee eee 28 Assigning an IP
50. up to eight background rendering machines to process your final frames NOTE For a list of Incinerator system components refer to the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide Typical Configuration Overview The following illustration shows a typical configuration including the Master Station Lustre Station and other optional components Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation Lustre Master Workstation ale elle elere Peripheral Options Boe aS Network Options Slave Renderer Lustre Station 220 gt amp OR oaoa vooo Video I O A rom HA NOTE For an Incinerator system configuration overview refer to the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation The following procedure provides the general workflow for installing Lustre on an HP xw8400 workstation running Windows Introduction For workflow information related to the HP xw8400 running on Linux for Incinerator refer to the Autodesk Incinerator 2009 Installation and User Guide To install Lustre on an HP xw8400 workstation 1 Review the guidelines for working with hardware components See Hardware Configuration Guidelines on page 7 Connect all peripherals mouse keyboard graphics monitor storage etc to each workstation in your workgroup and connect
51. y the IPADDR and NETMASK values For example IPADDR 192 168 125 10 NETMASR 255 255 255 0 3 xi Configuring Lustre to Connect to the Autodesk Control Surface Configuring Lustre to Connect to the Autodesk Control Surface After you have configured the IP address of the control surface you must configure Lustre to use the control surface To configure Lustre to use the Autodesk control surface on Windows or Linux based workstations 1 Turn the power on to each of the modules and look at the top display panel on the module It should display the panel name and ID After you install Lustre 2009 open the init config file located in C Program Files Autodesk lt lustre version gt in Windows or in usr autodesk lt lustre version gt in Linux with a text editor In the ControlSurface section of the init config file of your project enter the panel IDs for each panel ControlSurface AutodeskPanels state On PanelIDs function 0 grading O0 navigation 0 Once the steps above are completed the ACS panels will be recognized loaded and connected when launching the application Start Lustre The following message should appear in the Console Panel Z panel ID is detected This confirms that the Autodesk Control Surface is enabled Connecting a Stand Alone Tablet If you do not have the modular Autodesk control surface panel that includes the tablet you can connect a stand alone tablet To connect a

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