HP Z400 Gen2 Instruction Manual

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Avid Configuration Guidelines

HP Z400 Single Quad-Core CPU Workstation

Gen2 Z400 – ( 6 DIMM / Embedded 1394a Firewire version )

Media Composer / Newscutter

1.) HP Z400 AVID Qualified System Specification:

Z400 Operating System choices:

Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3)

Z400 Hardware Configuration

Qualified CPU

1.) Single Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® W3550 Processor @ 3.06GHz 8MB cache / 1066MHz memory

- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1GB PCI-E video board

- 320GB SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive

- Memory: (3 supported configurations)

a.) Memory: 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires three 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5

b.) Memory: 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires six 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM2, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM4, CPU0-DIMM5, CPU0-DIMM6

c.) *** Memory: 6GB (6 x1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires six 1GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM2, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM4, CPU0-DIMM5, CPU0-DIMM6

*** This Config has the disadvantage that it cannot be expanded, the existing 1GB modules would all

need to be removed and replaced with 2GB modules

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Memory configuration constraints

- No other memory configurations are recommended in Gen2 Z400 AVID environments. Only the 3

described configurations are supported. Memory configurations which mix and match memory module

sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.

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

connectivity with the HP Z400:

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows XP 64-bit (any version)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows Vista 32-bit (any version)

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3.) Qualified Avid Editing Applications and Hardware Supported on the HP Z400 workstation:

AVID qualified Hardware / Shared Storage

Qualified / Supported by

Operating System

Minimum AVID Version S/W

Vista 64-bit

WinXP 32-bit

Vista 64-bit

WinXP 32-bit

Mojo DX

Yes

Media Composer v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

Media Composer v3.5.9

Newscutter 8.0

Nitris DX

Yes

Media Composer v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

Media Composer v3.5.9

Newscutter 7.5.9

1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

Yes

Yes**

Media Composer v3.5.4

Newscutter 7.5.4

Media Composer v3.5.9

Newscutter 7.5.9 **

1394 Adrenaline DNA

Yes

Yes**

Media Composer v3.5.9

Newscutter 7.5.9

Media Composer v3.5.9

Newscutter 7.5.9

1394 Mojo-Analog DNA

N/A

Symphony-Nitris DNA (Classic)

N/A

Unity ISIS System Infrastructure

Yes

ISIS 1.4 Infrastructure

Unity ISIS 1 Gbit Ethernet Client

Yes Yes

ISIS 2.03 Client

Unity ISIS Hi-res (10 Gbit) client

Yes Yes ISIS 2.03

Client

Unity MediaNet Infrastructure

Yes

MediaNet 4.2.4 Infrastructure

Unity MediaNet Fibre Yes Yes

MediaNet 5.1.2 Client

Unity MediaNet AECIFs

Yes

MediaNet 5.1.2 Client

**WIN XP 32-bit Support Note: For operation with WinXP 32-bit OS and 1394 Adrenaline or 1394 Mojo-

SDI hardware, installation of Service Pack 3 (SP3) and the following 1394b Microsoft Hot-Fix (955408) is

required. Both the Hot-Fix and SP3 are mandatory requirements to ensure proper operation of the supported

1394b PCI-E HBA with AVID 1394 DNA hardware. Restart the system after running the hot-fix.

The 955408 hot-fix can be down-loaded from Microsoft’s website at:

http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=955408&kbln=en-us

NOTE: The hot-fix must be installed with the 1394b adapter physically installed in slot #1. Installation of the

hot-fix without the 1394 adapter installed in slot #1 will result in improper operation of 1394 Adrenaline and

1394 Mojo-SDI. If the hot-fix was initially run without the 1394b adapter installed, it is okay to run the hot-fix

again. Running the hot-fix multiple times will not result in any system issue.

Please Note: The hot-fix page indicates that this fix is for SP4.

This hot-fix is actually for SP3. It is safe to use this fix for SP3.

The 955408 1394 Hot-Fix does not apply to Vista 64-bit O.S. environments.

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AVID qualified HBA info

AVID qualified HBA

AVID Part Number

Slot

Function

Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA

Active: 7030-20084-01

Passive: 7030-30021-01

Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA

Atto FC-41ES

***

7030-20004-01

Shared Storage: Unity MediaNet Fibre

Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS

7030-20139-01

Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet

Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS

Not stocked by AVID

Shared Storage: Unity ISIS Optical Gb-Ethernet

Chelsio S310E-SR

7030-20171-01

Shared Storage: Unity ISIS 10Gb-Ethernet

Atto H680

7030-30028-01

Local Storage – VideoRAID SR

Atto R380

7030-20166-01

Local Storage – VideoRAID ST

Atto UL5D

7030-20002-01

#4 Local Storage – VideoRAID RTR &

Legacy Avid u320 SCSI storage

(The UL5D BIOS should be disabled)

StarTech PEX1394B3

1394b PCI-E

7030-30029-01

1394 connectivity for:

1394 Adrenaline DNA / 1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

Dynex DX-PCI2PF 1394b PCI-E

Alternate 1394b PCI-E HBA,

Not stocked by AVID

1394 connectivity for:

1394 Adrenaline DNA / 1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

Point Grey Research model

FWB-PCIE-01, 1394b PCI-E

Alternate 1394b PCI-E HBA,

Not stocked by AVID

1394 connectivity for:

1394 Adrenaline DNA / 1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

** DX Interface HBA Support Note: (See reference pictures on page 7 of this guide).

1) Active DX interface HBA (7030-20084-01) functions with all Z400 DX supported releases of Media

Composer and Newscutter. (Media Composer 3.5.4 and Newscutter 7.5.4 or later releases).

2) Passive DX interface HBA (7030-30021-01) requires Media Composer 3.5.9 or Newscutter 7.5.9 or

later version software. Running the passive version DX HIB with prior software releases may result in

instability.

***Atto FC-41ES HBA Support Note:.

The Z400 requires a Rev D or later version FC-41ES. The board revision is clearly marked on a label

on the back of the FC-41ES. Earlier revisions (A, B and C) of the FC-41ES may demonstrate

compatibility issues when used with the Z400 including not being recognized by the Z400 CPU.

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4.) Slot Configuration:

DX Hardware

1394 Adrenaline DNA Hardware

1394 Mojo-SDI DNA Hardware

Slot #

Electrical

Mechanical

x4 PCI-E Gen 2

(25Watts)

Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA

Active: 7030-20084-01 (all s/w releases)

Passive HIB: 7030-30021-01

(Requires Media Composer s/w release

3.5.9 or later and Newscutter 7.5.9 or later)

1394b PCI-Express HBA required

(w 8K buffers) specific info below

AVID 1394 DNA hardware must

connect here.

x16 PCI-E Gen 2

(75Watts)

x16

Video Card Nvidia Quadro FX 3800

x4 PCI-E Gen 1

(25Watts)

Shared Storage Controllers:

Atto FC-41ES -

MediaNet

Intel PRO 1000 PT -

ISIS

Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS

Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb

Shared Storage Controllers:

Atto FC-41ES - MediaNet

Intel PRO 1000 PT -

ISIS

Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS

Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb

x16 PCI-E Gen 2

(75Watts)

x16

Local Storage Controllers:

Atto H680 - SAS VRII SR support

Atto R380 - SAS VRII ST

support

Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support

Local Storage Controllers:

Atto H680 - SAS VRII SR support

Atto R380 -

SAS VRII ST support

Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support

PCI 32bit /33MHz

PCI 32/33

Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention

with embedded 1394 controller.

Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention

with embedded 1394 controller.

PCI 32bit /33MHz

PCI 32/33

Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention

with embedded 1394 controller.

Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention

with embedded 1394 controller.

Embedded

Broadcom

BCM5764 GbE

NIC

PCI-E x1

Gen 1

Not qualified for Avid ISIS Connectivity

Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs

Not qualified for Avid ISIS Connectivity

Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs

5.) 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware configuration requirement (slot #1 requirement)

AVID 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware must connect via specific high-performance add-in 1394b PCI-Express

Firewire cards (with 8K buffers) which must be installed in Slot #1. The Z400 front panel 1394 port cannot be used for

connectivity to AVID 1394 DNA hardware.

Current qualified PCI-Express 1394b Firewire cards are:

1) StarTech PEX1394B3 (AVID P/N 7030-30029-01)

http://www.startech.com/item/PEX1394B3-2b-1a-PCI-Express-1394-FireWire-Adapter-Card.aspx

2) Dynex DX-PCI2PF

http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-729-2-dynex-2-port-firewire-800-and-1-port-firewire-400-pcie-adapter.aspx

3) Point Grey Research FWB-PCIE-01

http://www.ptgrey.com/products/firepro/adapters/FWB-PCIE/PCIe_1394b_card_datasheet.pdf

Embedded 1394a

Controller (4K buffer))

Single Front Panel

Connector

PCI 32/33

Front Panel 1394 Port - Primary 1394

connection for camera / deck / disk drive etc,.

(1394 disk drives are recommended only for file

transfers)

Front Panel 1394 Port - Primary 1394

connection for camera / deck / disk drive

etc,. (1394 disk drives are recommended only for

file transfers)

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6.) Utilization of 1394 a/b controllers. Embedded 1394a controller and optional PCI-E 1394b HBA (Slot #1).

- Embedded single-port PCI 1394a Firewire controller, connects only to Z400 front panel 1394a port.

- Optional 1394b PCI-Express Firewire card (with 8K buffers) StarTech, Point Grey Research, Dynex etc. (Slot #1)

Configuration

Embedded Single-Port 1394a

Controller (4K buffer))

Single Front Panel Connector

1394b PCI-Express Firewire card (with 8K buffers)

StarTech, Point Grey Research, Dynex etc. (Slot #1)

Utilization for 1394 Camera /

Deck / Disk Drive support

Utilization for AVID 1394 DNA

(Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware support

AVID 1394 DNA

(Adrenaline / Mojo)

Hardware

Yes - Supports 1394 Deck /

Camera / Disk Drive

Mandatory.Avid specified add-in 1394b controller

required in slot #1 for AVID 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo)

connectivity.

DX H/W

Yes - Supports 1394 Deck /

Camera / Disk Drive

N/A

S/W Only

Yes - Supports 1394 Deck /

Camera / Disk Drive

N/A

Slot #1 1394b PCI-Express HBA (w 8K buffers)

AVID 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) must connect here (any of the 3 connections can be used)

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Primary 1394 connection for Deck / Camera / Disk Drive

Embedded 1394a Controller Front Panel Connection

Embedded 1394a controllerof the Gen2 Z400 does not have any 1394 ports on the rear of the chassis.

(This 1394 connection cannot be used for 1394 DNA Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo support)

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7.) HP Z400 I/O Slot Layout

HP Z400 Slot Layout

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8.) Various Configuration Issues:

A.) D/X hardware configs –

Active DX interface HBA (7030-20084-01) pictured below functions with all Z400 DX supported releases of

Media Composer and Newscutter. (Media Composer 3.5.4 and Newscutter 7.5.4 or later releases).

Passive DX interface HBA (7030-30021-01) pictured below requires minimum Media Composer 3.5 9 or

Newscutter 7.5.9 version software. Running the passive version DX HIB with prior software releases may

result in instability.

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B.) Qualified Avid system BIOS version(s):(As of this writing):

It is mandatory that the BIOS be updated to an “AVID Qualified” BIOS. Failure to update the Z400 to an “Avid

qualified BIOS” will result in non-optimal operation of the AVID software and hardware.

- 3.04 (Minimum BIOS version for Avid environments)

Required system BIOS settings:

Z400 Required system BIOS changes:

1. Set CPU Processors Hyper-Threading – Enable

2. Set Runtime Power Management – Disable

3. Set MWAIT-Aware OS – Disable

4. Set Idle Power Savings – Normal

- During boot up press F10 at the HP splash screen to invoke Set Up.

- Select the Advanced tab

- Select Processors. <Enter>

- Select Hyper-Threading

- Default setting is Disable

Change this setting from Disable to Enable

- Hi F10 to save the Hyper-Threading setting

- Select the Power tab

- Select OS Power Management <return>

- Select Runtime Power Management

- Default setting is Enable

Change this setting from Enable to Disable

- Select MWAIT-Aware OS

- Default setting is Enable

Change this setting from Enable to Disable

- Select Idle Power Savings

- Default setting is Extended

Change this setting from Extended to Normal

- Hi F10 to save the Runtime Power Management, MWAIT-Aware OS, and Idle Power Savings

- Press F10 twice to Save

- Save Changes and Exit

- System will Reboot

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