Avid Unity™ Media Engine and Avid MEDIArray™ XT Version 5.5.1 ReadMe Revision History Date Revised Release Changes Made 11/4/2011 v5.5.1 This release is a Macintosh® client software release that adds support for Macintosh Lion v10.7.2 clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.5.1” on page 8. 10/21/2011 v5.5 This release is a Macintosh client software release that adds support for Macintosh Lion clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.5” on page 9. This release has also qualified dual connections on clients using an Ethernet connection to an Avid ISIS® 7000 and a Fibre Channel connection to your Avid Unity MediaNetwork. Clients can copy data between workspaces. 4/7/2011 v5.3.3 Added statement that simultaneous connections to both MediaNetwork and ISIS 5000 for the purpose of real-time editing is not supported, see “New in Version 5.3.3” on page 12. 3/25/2011 v5.3.3 This release is a Macintosh Snow Leopard® client release only. This Macintosh client release supports editing and data migration, see “New in Version 5.3.3” on page 12. 3/2/2011 v5.4 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.4 has been qualified for Windows® clients to do editing and has added support for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. For details, see “New in Version 5.4” on page 12. 1/7/2011 v5.4 This release has qualified dual connections on Windows clients using an Ethernet connection to an Avid ISIS 5000 and a Fibre Channel connection to your Avid Unity MediaNetwork. Clients can copy data between workspaces. For details, see “New in Version 5.4” on page 12. 1/7/2011 v5.3.2 The status of the Macintosh Snow Leopard v5.3.2 client release has been changed. This Macintosh client release is only for use with data migration, see “New in Version 5.3.2” on page 15. Revision History (Continued) Date Revised Release Changes Made 12/15/2010 v5.3.2 This release is a Macintosh Snow Leopard client release only. It corrects an issue introduced in v5.3.1 with Macintosh clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.3.2” on page 15. This release also has been qualified with an Ethernet connection to an Avid ISIS® 5000 and a Fibre Channel connection to your Avid Unity MediaNetwork. Clients can copy data between workspaces using the Apple® Finder application. 9/15/2010 v5.3.1 This release is a Macintosh Snow Leopard clients release only. It corrects reported issues with Macintosh 10.6.x clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.3.1” on page 16. Also included in this release is an updated ATTO® v3.42 driver required for Macintosh 10.6.x clients using the ATTO Celerity FC-41ES board. 5/27/2010 v5.3 This release adds support for Windows 7 clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.3” on page 17. 11/17/2009 v5.2 This release adds support for Macintosh Snow Leopard clients. For details, see “New in Version 5.2” on page 18. 11/9/2009 v5.1.4 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.4 is a Macintosh client software update which corrects an Apple® Final Cut Pro® render effects issue introduced in v5.1.3, see “New in Version 5.1.4” on page 18. 8/28/2009 v5.1.3 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.3 corrects issues that have been reported in v5.1.2, see “New in Version 5.1.3” on page 19. 5/28/2009 v5.1.2 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.2 now includes a Windows client software installer that adds support for the Windows Server 2003 64-bit operating system, see “New in Version 5.1.2” on page 19. 4/20/2009 v5.1.2 Avid has started an initiative to characterize a variety of software applications in an Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared storage environment. Apple Final Cut Pro is one of the applications that have been tested. For more information, see “Final Cut Pro Software Approved” on page 20. 2/12/2009 v5.1.2 The ATTO Fibre Channel adapter board driver version shipped with the Avid MEDIArray XT enclosures and included in the Avid MEDIArray XT recovery DVD, is not the version that was qualified in Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.x. You must update the ATTO driver on the Avid MEDIArray XT enclosure as part of your initial unit setup. For the ATTO driver versions supported in this release, see “Fibre Channel Adapter Board Firmware and Drivers” on page 39. Instructions for loading the ATTO drivers are provided under “Upgrading the ATTO Fibre Channel Driver on Clients or Avid MEDIArray Enclosures” on page 53. 2 Revision History (Continued) Date Revised Release Changes Made 1/23/2009 v5.1.2 Updated the real-time support information between the Digidesign® Pro Tools® Windows workstation and Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.x, see page 33. 1/14/2009 v5.1.2 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.2 is a Macintosh client software update which provides several software fixes, see “New in Version 5.1.2” on page 19. 11/28/2008 v5.1.1 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.1 is a full server and client software update which provides several software fixes, see “New in Version 5.1.1” on page 22. 11/28/2008 v5.1 Updated the “Connecting Multiple Avid MEDIArray Enclosures to Two MEDIASwitches” section from the Avid Unity Media Engine and Avid MEDIArray XT Setup Guide, see “Connecting Multiple Avid MEDIArray Enclosures to Two MEDIASwitches” on page 25. 7/17/2008 v5.1 The ATTO CTFC-41EL Fibre Channel adapter board is no longer supported on Macintosh Pro clients in Avid MediaNetwork v5.1. The decision was made based on complex configurations and resolution limitations, see “Fibre Channel ATTO 41EL Adapter Board” on page 35. 6/06/2008 v5.1 This release adds support for Macintosh Leopard™ and Windows Vista™ clients. Also included is support for 1 terabyte (TB) drives and up to eight drive enclosures. For details see “New in Version 5.1” on page 23. Changes include: • More details on the “ATTO Configuration Mode Settings” on page 29 • “Editing Client Requirements for Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.x” on page 33 • New issues under “Mac OS X Clients” on page 68 4/15/2008 v5.0.2 Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.0.2 is for Macintosh clients only. A fix was added to avoid a Macintosh kernel panic error, see “New in Version 5.0.2” on page 31. 11/28/2007 v5.0.1 Avid Unity MediaNetwork no longer allows clients to log in to the server using earlier versions. For a list for software fixes in v5.0.1, see “New in Version 5.0.1” on page 31. Important Information Avid recommends that you read all the information in this ReadMe file thoroughly before installing or using any new software release. Search the Avid Knowledge Base for the most up-to-date ReadMe file, which contains the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. The ReadMe describes new features, hardware and software requirements, and information you should know before using your Avid Unity MediaNetwork. They also list all known hardware and software issues and limitations. 3 This ReadMe also provides information about the following servers and clients that use the Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.x and later software: • Avid Unity Media Engine • Avid MEDIArray drive enclosures • Macintosh Ethernet and Fibre Channel clients • Windows Ethernet and Fibre Channel clients Contents If You Need Help . 7 Symbols and Conventions . 8 Accessing Online Support . 8 New in Version 5.5.1 . 8 New in Version 5.5 . 9 Installing Mac OS v10.7. 10 ATTO Driver and Firmware for Mac OS v10.7. 11 Data Migration to ISIS 7000. 11 MediaNetwork Ethernet Connections Not Supported . 11 New in Version 5.3.3 . 12 New in Version 5.4 . 12 Windows Client Systems Qualified for Data Migration . 13 Copy Data Between Avid Shared Storage Systems With Windows Clients . 14 RichCopy Utility . 14 New in Version 5.3.2 . 15 Copy Data Between Avid Shared Storage Systems With Macintosh Clients . 15 Limitation Introduced In Version 5.3.2 . 16 Fixed in Version 5.3.2 . 16 New in Version 5.3.1 . 16 ATTO Fibre Channel Driver Update . 16 Fixed in Version 5.3.1 . 16 New in Version 5.3 . 17 ATTO Fibre Channel Board and Windows 7 Driver. 17 New in Version 5.2 . 18 New in Version 5.1.4 . 18 4 New in Version 5.1.3 . 19 Fixed in Version 5.1.3. 19 New in Version 5.1.2 . 19 Final Cut Pro Software Approved . 20 Fixed in Version 5.1.2. 21 New in Version 5.1.1 . 22 Preferred Drive Letter Mapping . 22 Fixed in Version 5.1.1. 23 New in Version 5.1 . 23 Client Support with Various MediaNetwork Environments . 23 Support for 1 TB Drives . 24 Support for Eight Drive Enclosures . 24 Connecting Multiple Avid MEDIArray Enclosures to Two MEDIASwitches . 25 Bandwidth Improvements . 25 Macintosh Leopard . 26 Workspaces on Desktop . 26 Workspaces Visible in the Finder . 26 Windows Vista . 27 ATTO Configuration for Windows Vista Fiber Channel Clients . 27 Enabling the Distributed File System on Windows Vista . 28 Connection Manager Configuration . 28 ATTO Configuration Mode Settings . 29 ATTO Configuration in 2 Gb Unity (not LANshare) Environments. 29 LANshare Fibre Channel Connection to the Client . 30 Qlogic Fibre Channel Connection to the Client .