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HP Z800 Configuration Manuallines

Dual six-core / dual quad-core cpu workstation
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HP Z800 Dual Six-Core / Dual Quad-Core CPU Workstation
Media Composer 6.0, Symphony 6.0, NewsCutter 10 and later
(To configure a Z800 for prior versions of Avid software see the earlier version Z800 guide posted on the Avid KB)
1.) HP Z800 AVID Qualified System Specification:
Z800 / AVID Qualified Operating System choices:
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with Service Pack 1
Z800 Hardware Configuration
Supported CPU Choices
1.) Dual Intel® 6-Core Xeon® X5650 Processors @ 2.66GHz 12MB cache / 1333MHz memory
2.) Dual Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® X5570 Processors @ 2.93GHz 8MB cache / 1333MHz memory
3.) Dual Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® X5550 Processors @ 2.66GHz 8MB cache / 1333MHz memory
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These processor selections have gone End-of-Life and are no longer available in new systems being purchased from H.P.
Video Card Choices
1.)
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB PCI-e video board
2.)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1GB PCI-e video board
3.)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1.5GB PCI-e video board
X5550 2.66Ghz processors)
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320GB (minimum) SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM System Disk Drive
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Standard AVID memory configuration: 6GB (6 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –
(Requires six 1GB DIMMs,
1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:
CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5
CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5
Optional 12GB memory configurations:
1)
Optional AVID memory configuration: 12GB (12 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –
(Requires twelve 1GB DIMMs,
1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:
CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM2, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM4, CPU0-DIMM5, CPU0-DIMM6
CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM2, CPU2-DIMM3, CPU3-DIMM4, CPU4-DIMM5, CPU5-DIMM6
2) Optional AVID memory configuration: 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –
(Requires six 2GB DIMMs,
2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:
CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5
CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5
Memory configuration constraints
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No other memory configurations are formally supported in AVID environments. Only the 6GB (6 x 1GB),
and two 12GB configurations (12 x 1GB) and (6 x 2GB) configurations are supported. Memory
configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will result in a poor performing,
non-optimal operating environment.
Avid Configuration Guidelines
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed
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(qualified with 6-core X5650 2.66Ghz processors)
(qualified with 6-core X5650 2.66Ghz processors)
(qualified with 4-core X5570 2.93Ghz and 4-core
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Joe Conforti
– Avid Technology – October 27th, 2011
Rev A
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  • Page 1 HP Z800 Dual Six-Core / Dual Quad-Core CPU Workstation Media Composer 6.0, Symphony 6.0, NewsCutter 10 and later (To configure a Z800 for prior versions of Avid software see the earlier version Z800 guide posted on the Avid KB) 1.) HP Z800 AVID Qualified System Specification: Z800 / AVID Qualified Operating System choices: ...
  • Page 2 2.) Qualified Operating Systems for Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and Shared-Storage connectivity for the HP Z800 with Media Composer / Symphony 6.0 , NewsCutter 10 or later: Supported: Only Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with SP1 (SP1 required) Not Supported - Microsoft®...
  • Page 3 AVID qualified HBA info AVID qualified HBA AVID Part Number Slot Function Location Active: 7030-30048-01 Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA Active: 7030-20084-01 Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA Passive: 7030-30021-01 Qualified 3 party hardware Not stocked by AVID See release notes and Avid website for interface (vendor qualified) information regarding supported 3 party...
  • Page 4 4.) Slot Configuration: Slot Configuration Information Slot # Electrical Mechanical Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA x4 PCI-E Gen 2 Active: 7030-30048-01 & 7030-20084-01 Passive: 7030-30021-01 Vendor Qualified 3 Party Hardware PCI-e Interface See release notes and Avid website for information regarding supported 3 party hardware x16 PCI-E Gen 2...
  • Page 5 Media Composer / Symphony 6.0 and NewsCutter 10 do not support Avid 1394 hardware such as Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo-SDI. This simplifies utilization of the Z800 embedded 1394 ports. The embedded 1394 ports can and should be used for all 1394 Camera / Deck / Disk Drive connectivity for all configurations running Media Composer / Symphony 6.0 and NewsCutter 10.
  • Page 6 8.) Various Configuration Details: A.) D/X hardware configs – All 3 versions of the DX interface HBA are supported with the Media Composer / Symphony 6.x and NewsCutter 10.x 1) Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01 2) Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01 3) Passive DX interface HBA 7030-30021-01 Active DX interface HBA 7030-30048-01 Active DX interface HBA 7030-20084-01...
  • Page 7 B.) Qualified Avid system BIOS version(s): (As of this writing): Failure to update the Z800 to an “Avid qualified BIOS” and set the BIOS settings per the instructions below may result in non-optimal operation of the AVID software and hardware.
  • Page 8 Set Z800 Required system BIOS changes: 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  Set for Disable or Enable per Hyper-Threading chart above Select Chipset / Memory.
  • Page 9 D.) Nvidia Qualified Driver: Nvidia qualified drivers AVID Software Version(s) Nvidia GPU Nvidia Driver Required Media Composer / Symphony 6.0 and later Quadro 4000 275.89 Quadro FX 4800 Quadro FX 3800 NewsCutter 10.0 and later Quadro 4000 275.89 Quadro FX 4800 Quadro FX 3800 After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory: Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia...
  • Page 10 5. Select Manage 3D Settings 6. Select “Global Settings” Tab 7. Under the “Global Settings” tab select “Base Profile” as shown in the picture below: Page 10 of 24 Joe Conforti – Avid Technology – October 27th, 2011 Rev A...
  • Page 11 8. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive” as shown in the picture below. Page 11 of 24 Joe Conforti – Avid Technology – October 27th, 2011 Rev A...
  • Page 12 9. For the “Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below. 10. Depress the “Apply” button. Page 12 of 24 Joe Conforti – Avid Technology – October 27th, 2011 Rev A...
  • Page 13 Make the following setting for “Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration” 11. Stay in the “Manage 3D Settings” and “Base Profile” area 12. Select “Global Settings” Tab 13. Scroll down and locate the “Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration” feature. See picture below. The setting should be set to “Multiple display performance mode”. If not set properly, select Multiple display performance mode and depress the “Apply”...
  • Page 14 Make the following additional setting for “3D App-Video Editing” 14. Stay in the “Manage 3D Settings” area 15. Select “Global Settings” Tab 16. Under “Global Settings” tab select “3D App-Video Editing” setting as shown in picture below: 17. Depress the “Apply” button 18.
  • Page 15 Nvidia GPU video card.) The HP Z800 includes one Display-Port-to-DVI adapter. HP P/N 481409-001 For dual monitor connectivity: 1. Use the DVI port and one Display-Port (Display-Port connection can be native display-port to monitor via display-port connection, or use the display-port-to-DVI-adapter supplied with the system to connect to a native DVI monitor).
  • Page 16 Serial Port Deck Control: The HP Z800 workstation does have an embedded serial port. The embedded serial-port has been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments. Primary or secondary / additional serial port deck control can...
  • Page 17 Configure the UL5D per this screenshot, and do this for both Channel 1 and Channel 2 B. Or during system boot perform the following: Reboot the system Hit “Escape” to clear the HP splash screen Hit Ctrl-Z when the following Atto UL5D BIOS message prompts ********************************************* ** ATTO ExpressPCI ™...
  • Page 18 AVID VideoRAID SR (16-bay) Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) / 5Te (5-bay) chassis The Z800 can support: a. Up to two external AVID VideoRAID SR (16-bay) SAS local storage chassis b. Mix and match of up to two external Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) / 5Te (5-bay) chassis Simultaneous connectivity of AVID VideoRAID and Xtore chassis is not formally qualified or recommended.
  • Page 19 J.) Set Windows “Visual Effects” for “best performance”: 1. Right-Click on My Computer / Computer 2. Select Properties 3. The screen below will be displayed: 4. On the left side of the screen above, locate and select “Advanced system settings” Page 19 of 24 Joe Conforti –...
  • Page 20 5. The System properties window will be displayed. (Picture below). 6. Under the “Advanced” tab depress the “Settings...” button for performance. 7. The “performance Options” window will be displayed. (Picture below). Page 20 of 24 Joe Conforti – Avid Technology – October 27th, 2011 Rev A...
  • Page 21 8. Under the “Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below). 9. Depress the “Apply” button 10. Reboot Windows 11. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete. Page 21 of 24 Joe Conforti –...
  • Page 22 K.) Intel PRO 1000 PT for ISIS connectivity: For proper operation and connectivity of the Intel PRO 1000 PT with ISIS the following are required: For the Intel PRO 1000 PT driver, under the performance settings, change the following parameters: Receive Buffers to 1024 Transmit Buffers to 1024 Disable the windows firewall.
  • Page 23 Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024 Perform this for each instance of the device named “Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter” which will be used for ISIS connectivity. L.) Disable the windows firewall: Navigate to Control Panel / Windows Firewall -- Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off Page 23 of 24 Joe Conforti –...
  • Page 24 Select Turn off windows firewall in both network locations, OK to save Revision Update Revision Date Name Update Initial public release of the Z800 configuration guide for Oct 27 , 2011 Joe Conforti support of Media Composer 6.0, Symphony 6.0 and NewsCutter 10...