Dell 5820 Instruction Manual

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
Avid Configuration Guidelines
Dell 5820 Tower workstation
Dual 8 to 28 Core CPU System
Ports & Slots
1. Power button/Power light | 2. Drive activity light | 3. SD card slot | 4. USB 3.0 ports | 5. USB 3.0 Type-C
port with PowerShare | 6. USB 3.0 Type-C port | 7. Headset port | 8. 5.25 inch bay (optional) | 9. Optical
drive | 10. Drive access release latch | 11. Drive carriers | 12. Microphone/Line-in port | 13. PS/2 Mouse port
| 14. USB 3.0 ports | 15. Discrete graphics card slot (optional) | 16. Padlock ring | 17. Security cable slot | 18.
Power cable connector | 19. Line-out port | 20. Serial port | 21. PS/2 Keyboard port | 22. Network port | 23.
USB 3.0 port (supports smart Power-On) | 24. Expansion card slots

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
1.) Dell 5820 AVID Qualified System Specification:
5820HardwareConfiguration
Supported Intel Xeon Scalable family (Skylake) CPU Choices
•Xeon W-2133 3.6 Ghz, turbo up to 3.9Ghz 6-core
•Xeon W-2135 3.7 Ghz, turbo up to 4.5Ghz 6-core
•Xeon W-2145 3.7 Ghz, turbo up to 4.5Ghz 8-core
•Xeon W-2155 3.3 Ghz, turbo up to 4.5Ghz 10-core
Supported Video Cards
1.) NVIDIA P1000 4GB PCI-e video board
2.) NVIDIA P2000 5GB PCI-e video board
3.) NVIDIA P4000 8GB PCI-e video board
4.) AMD Radeon Pro WX5100 8GB PCI-e video board
5.) AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 8GB PCI-e video board
System Disk Drive –500 GB (recommended) SATA SSD. Dell offers higher performing solid-state, NVMe, and SAS
boot drive options which are acceptable. Recommend a Dell qualified drive be selected.
Standard AVID memory configuration:
•Systems using the new Xeon W series Skylake CPU’s will use DDR4-2666MHz memory (up to 8 DIMMs per system)
•Each CPU has 4 memory lanes - optimal bandwidth when all 4 memory lanes filled
o32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz ECC memory –(Requires four 8GB DIMMs)
Memory modules must be installed according to manufacturer’s requirements
Optional AVID memory configuration:
•64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 ECC memory –(Requires eight 8GB DIMMs)
•64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 2666 ECC memory –(Requires four 16GB DIMMs)
•128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4 2666 ECC memory –(Requires eight 16GB DIMMs)
Memory configuration constraints
- No other memory configurations are formally supported in AVID environments.
- Un-balanced memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will
result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.
- NUMA should be disabled in BIOS
2.) Qualified Operating Systems, Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and Shared-
Storage support for the Dell 5820:
Dell Supports:
o Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with SP1 (SP1 required)
o Microsoft® Windows 10 Pro / Enterprise 64-bit Edition Version 1703 or 1709 –(MC 8.5 or above)
o Microsoft® Windows 10 Pro for workstations 64-bit Version 1709 –(MC 8.5 or above)

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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Not Supported –
•Microsoft® Windows 7 –any 32-bit version, or Home or Ultimate
•Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1 –any version
Media Composer Application
Minimum Rev
Media Composer 8.x
8.8
Media Composer 7.x
Not supported
NewsCutter 11.x
Not Supported
*Nvidia P1000, P2000, P4000 require Nvidia driver that ships with the version of MC 8.8 and above
* AMD WX7100, WX5100 require AMD driver released 17.Q4
The required GPU files and installation instructions for AMD graphics can be found at the following Avid KB link:
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/AMD-Supported-GPU-Drivers
Note regarding Service packs:
As of this writing Service Pack 1 is the current Service Pack release for Win7.

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
3.) Qualified O.S., Hardware and shared storage supported:
Qualified / Supported
Nitris DX / Mojo DX
NOT SUPPORTED
(requires PCIe gen 1 or 2 slot which is not
available on this system)
Artist DNxIO/ DNxIQ (PCIe or
thunderbolt connection)
Artist DNxIV (thunderbolt only
connection)
Yes –Supported
PCIe Guidance
PCIe preferred as it requires less system over-head due
to direct PCIe to PCIe connection between the host
CPU and Artist DNxIO.
Thunderbolt Guidance
Thunderbolt 2 & 3 - higher system over-head, not
recommended to share Thunderbolt devices on the
same Thunderbolt bus with DNxIO, DNxIQ, DNxIV
DELL 5820 supports only one Thunderbolt 3 HBA with
dual Thunderbolt 3 ports.
DNxIO would require TB3 to TB2 converter
Thunderbolt 3 offers support of cable lengths up to
60-meters (via qualified Corning Thunderbolt cables)
for users needing to physically place the Artist DNxIO
at longer distances from the host CPU Workstation.
3
rd
Party Qualified Hardware
See release notes and Avid website for
information regarding supported 3
rd
party
hardware(vendorqualified)
NEXIS / ISIS Single 1Gb Ethernet Client
NEXIS Dual 1Gb Ethernet Client
Intel i350, i219, i210
ISIS 5500 / 5000 , 7500 / 7000
NEXIS Pro, E2, E4, E5 V7.9
NEXIS / ISIS Hi-res (single 10Gbit) client
Myricom Single-Port 10Gbit
Atto FFRM-NS1, Intel X710
ISIS 5500 / 5000 , 7500 / 7000
NEXIS Pro, E2, E4, E5 V7.9
NEXIS / ISIS Ultra Hi-res (dual 10Gbit)
Myricom Dual-Port 10Gbit
Atto FFRM-NS2, Intel X710
ISIS 5500 / 5000
NEXIS Pro, E2, E4, E5 V7.9

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
4.) AVID qualified HBA info
AVID qualified HBA
AVID Part Number
Slot
Location
Function
Avid Artist DNxIO HBA
Avid Artist DNxIQ HBA
Avid part # 7030-30048-02
BMD PCie cable kit
#5
Avid Artist DnxIO interface HBA
Avid Artist DNxIQ interface HBA
Dell Thunderbolt 3
adapter card
X4 PCIe gen 3
Not stocked by AVID
#5 preferred
#4 or 1 optional
TB3 for DNxIV or TB storage
Atto R680, H680
Not stocked by AVID
#4
Local SAS Storage
Support –Avid
VideoRAID ST (5-bay)
Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti
(5-bay)
LSI 9200-8e SAS controller
7030-30036-01
#4
SAS Local Storage:
XtoreStudioRAID 16Re (16-bay)
chassis Xtore StudioRAID 5Te (5-bay)
chassis
Vendor qualified 3
rd
party hardware
X4 PCI-E
Not stocked by AVID
#5
Vendor qualified 3
rd
party hardware interface.
See release notes and Avid website for
information regarding supported 3
rd
party
hardware
Atto FFRM-NS11/NS12
10 Gb single or dual port
Not stocked by AVID
#1
Shared Storage: NEXIS Optical Gb-Ethernet
Intel i350-T2 –Dual Gb NIC
Not stocked by AVID
#1
Shared Storage: NEXIS Copper Gb-Ethernet
Dual Gb NEXIS Connectivity
Intel X710 dual port 10Gb
Not stocked by AVID
#1
Shared Storage: NEXIS Optical Gb-Ethernet
Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B-S
Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B2-2S
7030-30041-01
#1
Shared Storage: NEXIS 10Gb-Ethernet
Notes:
•Avid HIB part # 7030-30048-01 is no longer supported with DNxIO (use # 7030-30048-02 only)
•Avid artist DnxIQ requires BMD cable kit and PCIe card –Avid HIB card is NOT supported with DNxIQ
•Dell thunderbolt 3 PCIe card is only supported in T5820, T5820 and T3820. For older Dell workstations, use
Thunderbolt 2 PCIe card from Dell.

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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5.) Slot Configuration:
Slot Configuration Information
Slot #
Electrical
Mechanical
1
X8 PCI-E Gen 3
x16
Shared Storage Controllers Nexis/ISIS
Intel X710, i350-T2
Atto FFRM-NS11/NS12
Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B-S
2
x16 PCI-E Gen 3
(75Watts)
x16
GraphicsCard:
Nvidia P1000, P2000,P4000
AMD WX-7100, WX-5100
3
X1 PCI-E Gen 3
x16
Not recommended (x1 slot)
4
x16 PCI-E Gen 3
(75Watts)
x16
Local SAS Storage Controllers:
5
X4 PCI-E Gen 3
x16
Avid/BMD HIB card for DNxIO/DNxIQ
Or Dell Thunderbolt 3 adapter card
6
PCI 32/33
PCI
Not
recommend
ed for use
(PCI slot)
EmbeddedIntel
I219-LM Gb NIC
PCI-E x1
Gen 3
Qualified for Avid Nexis/ISIS
6.) Use of embedded NIC ports for Nexis/ISIS connectivity Important Information
The 5820 has one embedded NIC port which is qualified for Nexis
For proper operation and connectivity of the Intel network interface with NEXIS the following settings are required:
1. For the Intel NIC driver, under the performance settings, change the following parameters:
- Receive Buffers to 1024
- Transmit Buffers to 1024
2. Disable the windows firewall.
7.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:
Use latest version from Vendor website
Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations. It is currently enabled by
default by Dell for shipping 5820 systems

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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5820 Required system BIOS changes:
1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading
Set 5820 Required system BIOS changes:
- During boot up press F2 at the Dell splash screen to invoke Set Up.
- Select the Performance tab
- Select Hyper-Threading
- Verify setting is Enabled (or enable if currently set to disable)
8.) Graphics Qualified
Drivers:
AVIDSoftware
Version(s)
GPU
Driver Required
Media Composer
8.8.x
Nvidia P1000, P2000,
P4000
Nvidia 385.08
Media Composer
8.8.x
AMD WX7100, WX5100
AMD 17Q4
After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory:
Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia.
** The AMD graphics driver is NOT included with MC release builds. You can find this driver on the AMD web page
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
Set optimized Nvidia driver settings for Avid editing environments:
1. See picture below
2. Right-Click on the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel
3. Select the “Desktop”menu selection in the control panel menu bar.
4. Enable “Desktop -> Video Editing Mode
5. Select Manage 3D Settings
6. Select “Global Settings”Tab
7. Under the “Global Settings”tab select “3D App –Default Global Settings”
8. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode”feature. The default setting is “Adaptive”

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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9. For the “Power management mode”feature, select “Prefer maximum performance”as shown in
the picturebelow.
10. Depress the “Apply”button.
11. Nvidia driver optimization settings for Avid environments are complete.

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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E.) GPU monitor connectivity:
The Nvidia Quadro P4000, P2000 graphics cards have four Display-Port ports. The P1000 has 4 mini-display
ports. All 4 ports can be used simultaneously.
The AMD WX7100 and WX5100 graphics cards have four full size display ports.
(Important: Display-ports are not HDMI ports; at first glance they do look very similar to HDMI ports)
F.) Serial Port Deck Control
The Dell 5820 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 be established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame
accuracy in Avid environments)
1. Addenda model RS-USB / 4 direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly
from a USB port to the RS422 port of a deck.
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php
2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda
Rosetta Stone model RS –2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter
- Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVIDP/N 7080-20013-01)
http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914
- Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS –2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID
P/N 7070-00507-01)
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php
To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:
- Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into USB port.
- Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a USB port.
- The Keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.
- Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of
the Addenda marked RS232 from PC
- Using a 2
nd
serial port cable connect the port of the Addenda marked “RS422 to VTR”to the deck control
serial port of the deck.
G.) O.S. setting recommendations for optimum performance with Avid Editing applications:
The following links provide O.S. setting suggestions for ensuring optimum performance when working
with your Avid editing application with a Windows operating system.
- Optimizations for Video Editors - Windows 7, windows 10
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/troubleshooting/en349411
H.) Set Windows “Visual Effects”for “best performance”:

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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1.
Right-Click on My Computer
2. SelectProperties
3. On the left side of the menu, locate and select “Advanced system settings”
4. Underthe “Advanced” tab depress the “Settings...” button for performance.
5. The “performance Options” window will be displayed.
6. Under the “Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below).
7. Depress the “Apply”button
8. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete.

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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I.) Intel NIC Port(s) for NEXIS connectivity:
For proper operation and connectivity of any Intel NIC port used with NEXIS the settings below are required. Example below
is for the Intel PRO 1000 PT.
1. For the performance settings, change the following parameters:
- Receive Buffers to 1024
- Transmit Buffers to 1024
2. Disable the windows firewall.
To set the Intel NIC Receive / Transmit buffers:
Go to device manager and select each instance of the network adapter device which will be used for NEXIS connectivity.
Select performance options and then select Properties.
Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
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Perform this for each instance of and Intel NIC port which will be used for NEXIS connectivity.
J.) Disable the windows firewall:
Navigate to Control Panel / Windows Firewall -- Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off

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Dave Pimm –Avid Technology –Dec 22, 2017
Rev A
Select Turn off windows firewall in both network locations, OK to save
RevisionUpdate
Revision
Date
Name
Update
Rev A
Nov 10,2017
Dave Pimm
Initial release of the Dell 5820 configuration guide
Rev A.1
Dec 22, 2017
Dave Pimm
Clean up