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Frequently Asked Questions
This page consisted of questions and answers collected from the Avid NEXIS Knowledge Base page
There are other shared storage solutions—what makes Avid NEXIS unique?
Avid NEXIS gives you more flexibility, scalability, control, and extensibility for online, nearline, and ultimate performance all-SSD collaborative storage. It’s designed to grow and adapt with you at every stage, so you can start small and scale up easily and cost-effectively as your business evolves and grows. Avid NEXIS goes where other storage systems leave off, providing:
- Incredible configuration flexibility, enabling you to mix and match multiple storage engines to create a single, centralized virtualizable pool of storage that can be partitioned per project and workgroup
- Real-time collaborative workflows—regardless of user location—with optimized and predictable performance that won’t degrade under even the heaviest load conditions
- Highly scalable, highly protected, real-time workflows for HD, 4K/UHD, and beyond
- Real-time media access and availability at all times, delivering more media streams per storage engine and more simultaneous client connections than any other comparable system
- Complete system expandability, automatically scaling performance and capacity linearly, so you can reconfigure workspaces on the fly and have total control of your working environment
- Unprecedented flexibility to reconfigure storage capacity, bandwidth, priority, and high availability
- Support for the widest variety of Avid and third-party MediaCentral Platform applications and services for total end-to-end workflow flexibility 24x7 access to our world-class customer support team who are committed to your success
Why can’t I just use “off the shelf” IT storage for media production?
Broadcasters and post-production facilities face a growing list of storage solutions with very different capabilities and often confusing profiles. Compared to IT storage, Avid NEXIS is a more cost-effective and flexible system that is designed and optimized specifically for media production, enabling enhanced collaboration. Because Avid NEXIS is workflow-connected storage that is purpose-built for the Avid MediaCentral Platform, you can streamline and accelerate media production in any size broadcast, post-production, government, corporate, house of worship, live event, or media education environment. Each hardware and software component is individually tuned for digital media delivery so that they work in integrated harmony, giving you extremely predictable, reliable results.
What is software-defined storage?
Avid NEXIS is the world’s first software-defined storage platform for media. Composed of an intelligent file system and pre-integrated hardware, Avid NEXIS enables true storage virtualization for any media application. Scalable to support the smallest production teams to the largest broadcast enterprises, Avid NEXIS offers new levels of flexibility, scalability, control and extensibility to MediaCentral Platform applications and services.
What does Avid NEXIS | VFS stand for?
Avid NEXIS Virtual File System: We are updating the branding of the Avid NEXIS | VFS File System, as it is a truly differentiated, software defined storage File System.
How do Avid NEXIS F-Series compare to Avid NEXIS E-Series?
Avid NEXIS F-series is the new generation of storage models. All F-series are compatible with E-series in the same shared-storage system, with either an Avid NEXIS | SDA or an Avid NEXIS SDA+, or running the embedded System Director on either an E-series or F-series Engine.
Avid NEXIS | F-series
- You can combine PRO+ and PRO in a shared-storage system. You can combine F-Series and E-Series in a shared-storage system, optionally with either an SDA+ or SDA
| Features | Avid NEXIS PRO+ | Avid NEXIS F2 & F2X | Avid NEXIS F5 | Avid NEXIS F5 NL | Avid NEXIS F2 SSD | Avid NEXIS PRO | Avid NEXIS E2 | Avid NEXIS E2 SSD | Avid NEXIS E4 | Avid NEXIS E5 | Avid NEXIS E5 NL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common, interchangeable building blocks | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Partially populated storage engines | X | X (F2) | ✓ (F2X) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ |
| Media Pack performance, in MB/sec (Bind Option) | 480 (Scale-Out) or 700 (High) | 480 (Scale-Out) or 700 (High) | 480 (Scale-Out only) | - | 4000 (SSD only) | 400 (Scale-Out) or 600 (High) | 400 (Scale-Out) or 600 (High) | 3000 | 400 (Scale-Out) or 600 (High) | 400 (Scale-Out only) | - |
| Ethernet Connectivity in GbE | 10 or 25 | 10 or 25 (F2 only) | 40 or 50 | 10 | Dual 100 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 10 | |
| Redundant Controllers (optional) | X | ✓ (F2 only) ✓ (I/O Modules in F2X) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engine protection with media mirroring (optional) | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
I don’t see an Avid NEXIS | F4. Is there an equivalent to the E4 in the F-series?
Yes. Combining an Avid NEXIS | F2 with an Avid NEXIS | F2X yields the same capacity as an E4, but with an additional spare drive (optional). The Avid NEXIS | F2 contains one or two Controllers, and manages both its own Media Pack and the Media Pack (and optional spare drives) in an Avid NEXIS | F2X. The F2X contains two I/O modules, and its own power supply units (PSUs), but no Controllers.
Can I use Avid NEXIS | F2 and F2X in a mirrored configuration?
Yes, a Storage Group can comprise any of the following combinations and be mirror capable: Three Avid NEXIS | F2 Engines Three pairs of Avid NEXIS | F2 and F2X One Avid NEXIS | E4, and two pairs of Avid NEXIS | F2 and F2X Two Avid NEXIS | E4s and one pair of Avid NEXIS | F2 and F2X
Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD, F5, and F5 NL can be partially populated. How many Media Packs are supported?
Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD can have 1 or 2 Media Packs, plus up to 2 spare drives. If using 1 MP, the other drive slots must be covered with a blank. Avid NEXIS | F5 and F5 NL must have at least four, and up to eight Media Packs.
Does Avid NEXIS have a Nearline tier?
Yes. Avid NEXIS | F5 NL is specifically designed for nearline parking, proxy library and other nearline workflows.
Avid NEXIS has many media protection schemes; which one is recommended?
The highest level of protection is Media Mirroring (engine protection) with Dual-Disk (Media Pack) protection. This provides two copies of all media; the copy is always on a different engine from the primary media block so that a whole engine can fail, and all client access continues without interruption. Additionally, dual-disk protection ensures that disk failures are recovered and restored locally within the Avid NEXIS Media Pack thereby avoiding a system wide impact.
Mirror with dual disk protects against any 5 drive failures in the Avid NEXIS system, and therefore is the ideal choice for the highest value media and critical ingests. Dual-disk protection provides protection from a second disk failure within a Media Pack and is ideal for media that is required to be accessible at all times. Single disk protection is satisfactory for media that is available on another backup system. Avid NEXIS gives great flexibility of protection schemes to optimize the user experience and provide non-stop workflows.
To clarify and confirm on mirroring protection: you need three Engines, not just three (3) Media Packs?
Correct, for Seamless Engine Protection via Avid NEXIS Mirror the workspace must be across three or more similarly configured engines. (By contrast, three Media Packs, where two are in an E4 and one is in an E2 or half populated E4 are NOT “Mirror capable”.)
Are high availability features available?
Redundant Controllers, Redundant Networking, and Engine Protection (mirroring) are available now. Avid NEXIS installations in broadcast and time-sensitive workflows should deploy mirror capable configurations of three similar engines and the SDA to allow seamless engine protection (media mirroring), which allows workflow to continue uninterrupted through a wide range of failures including the loss of an Avid NEXIS engine. For mirror-capable configurations, the number of Media Packs and the Engine type must be the same, with at least three Engines and an SDA; for example:
SDA+ plus three Avid NEXIS | F2 Engines SDA + plus three Avid NEXIS | F2 Engines, each with a connected Avid NEXIS | F2X SDA+ plus three Avid NEXIS | F5 Engines
What protection do I get against drive failures?
Avid NEXIS supports the following Workspace Protection types:
Mirror plus Two Drive Protection; 2 parity blocks are written for each stripe (block) of media within the Media Pack plus a mirror copy to another Avid NEXIS Engine. This allows for ‘any-5’ drive failures or the loss of a whole engine to be seamlessly protected. Mirror plus One Drive Protection: One parity block is written for each stripe (block) of media within the Media Pack, plus a mirror copy to another Avid NEXIS Engine. This protects against any three drive failures or the loss of a whole Engine. Two Drive Protection - 2 parity blocks are written for each stripe of data – similar to RAID 6 but with faster recovery, Avid NEXIS does not need to reconstruct blank areas of the drive. This allows for two media drives to fail within a Media Pack (10 drives) before media is not recoverable. One Drive Protection - 1 parity block is written for each stripe of data – RAID 5 but with faster recovery, Avid NEXIS does not need to reconstruct blank areas of the drive. This allows for 1 media drive to fail within a Media Pack (10 drives) before media is not recoverable.
A failed media drive should be replaced as soon as possible and can be done without shutting down the system. Avid NEXIS is “Media Aware” - Only the actual media on the drives will be rebuild, reducing rebuild times. Hot Spare drives are available for Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD, Avid NEXIS | F2X, and Avid NEXIS | F5 (and NL). Hot spares reduce the time to repair and therefore minimizes the time to restore the system to a fully protected state.
How is it possible that Avid NEXIS can work through any 5 drive failures?
When using Mirroring with Dual-Disk protection, Avid NEXIS can survive multiple drive failures (up to 2 drives failed in each Media Pack) and the worst case of any 5 drives. Consider a minimal Mirror configuration of three Avid NEXIS | F2 engines running dual-disk plus mirror protection:
- If two drives fail in Engine A and two drives fail in Engine B; all media is accessible due to the dual disk protection.
- The worst case is a third disk failure in Engine A or B (with the already failed drives). If a third disk fails in Engine A, media in Engine A is not accessible, however all media is still accessible, online and available because all of the media on Engine A is mirrored across Engines B and C. In larger configurations with more Engines and more Media Packs, additional drives could fail and media remains online. While Avid’s recommendation is to replace failed drives as soon as possible and to use hot spares in Avid NEXIS | F2X, F2 SSD, and F5 (including NL) Engines, this level of protection from multiple simultaneous failures shows the strength of Avid NEXIS.
When a disk in Avid NEXIS has poor performance, does it affect the performance of the whole Media Pack and the whole system?
No, Avid NEXIS is resilient to a disk being slow. Avid NEXIS | VFS is intelligent and able to reconstruct read requests using the parity bit(s). This means the performance is not affected at the Media Pack, Storage Group or System level. This is one of many advantages of Avid NEXIS | VFS File System being aware of the workflow demands and directly in control of the disk drives.
How much of the total raw capacity is usable with Single or Dual Disk protection?
Dual Disk protection provides 80% usable and Single Disk protection delivers 89% usable. The advantage of Avid NEXIS is the ability to define the protection level per workspace, other storage products require a single protection scheme for the whole system. Avid NEXIS allows customers to optimize the usable storage, performance, and protection.
If I configure a storage group with 20TB and 60TB Media Packs (MPs) do I get to use all the capacity?
No. Avid NEXIS File System needs to evenly lay out media across all MPs the same to assure consistent performance. This means if you mix 20TB & 60TB MPs in a Storage Group, the usable capacity is the same as using all 20TB MPs. To use all available storage, create two Storage Groups, one for 20TB MPs and another for 60TB MPs. Mixed MP sizes is supported and typically used as a transition from the smaller drives.
How long does it take to rebuild a drive in Avid NEXIS?
The time to repair depends upon the Avid NEXIS model, the capacity of the drives, how full the drives are, and the client load. See the current Avid NEXIS ReadMe for details.
What happens if during troubleshooting the incorrect drive is pulled from the system?
If a drive is physically removed from an Avid NEXIS Engine, it can be put back in again within 5 minutes and will be recognized by the Storage Manager and readmitted to the Media Pack. If a disk is missing for more than 5 minutes or replaced with a new disk a rebuild will begin automatically. This grace period is designed to avoid a rebuild in cases where an incorrect drive is removed and quickly replaced.
Can a spare HDD in Engine A repair a failed drive in Engine B?
No. Hot spares belong to the Engine they are inserted into and cannot be moved between chassis. Cold (shelf) spares can be inserted into any Engine and then belong to that Engine only. Do not store spare drives for longer than 6 months before using them.
Please clarify the claim in marketing and training materials that Avid NEXIS allows mixing engine sizes. Does this mean Media Packs of different sizes can be connected?
Yes, Any Avid NEXIS E-series or F-series Engines can be combined in a Storage Group, with the following exceptions:
- Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD can be combined only with other E2 SSD Engines in a Storage Group
- Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD Engines can be combined only with other F2 SSD Engines
- Avid NEXIS Nearline models (E5 NL and F5 NL) can be combined only with other Nearline Engines
This gives significant flexibility; for you can add Avid NEXIS | F2 Engines to a configuration that started with an Avid NEXIS | F5.
However, for optimal capacity and performance, each Storage Group should contain Media Packs of the same capacity (for example, two 100TB Media Packs in Storage Group 1, or four 140TB Media Packs in Storage Group 2. Media Packs of different sizes can be combined in a Storage Group; but this is not optimal in that the resulting Storage Group capacity is a multiple of the smallest Media Pack in the set.
Can I choose which workspaces have mirroring?
Yes, as long as the Storage Group is mirror capable, you can choose Engine Protection (mirroring) on an individual Workspace basis.
Can you change the protection scheme on a workspace after it’s created?
Not at this time.
How do I calculate the bandwidth of an Avid NEXIS system?
On Avid NEXIS | F-series, each Media Pack of 10 drives contributes 480 MBytes/sec of read performance in default Scale-Out mode. Small configurations of PRO+, F2 or F2+F2X can use High Performance Storage Groups (HPSG) to boost read performance to 700MB/sec. Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD Storage Groups deliver an outstanding 4,000MB/sec (4GB/sec) per Media Pack. Write performance varies slightly with media protection type, due to the need to write additional parity or mirrored blocks.
See the Avid NEXIS ReadMe for more details on aggregate Media Pack performance.
Where can I find a list of the qualified and supported Ethernet Networking switches for use with Avid NEXIS?
The “Avid NEXIS Networking and Switch Guide" is available on the Avid NEXIS Documentation page and the Avid NEXIS Switch Infrastructure page.
Are dual bonded Ethernet connections supported?
Yes, client connections with dual 1GbE or 10GbE links are supported with Avid NEXIS. Avid NEXIS Engines can be connected with single or dual 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbEor 50GbE as appropriate.
Are Twinax (direct attach copper) cables supported for 10G or 40G Ethernet from the Avid NEXIS Engine to the network switch?
Yes. Twinax cables are supported for all Avid NEXIS devices. These cables are an economical alternative to SFP+/QSFP optical transceivers for short interconnects from the Avid NEXIS Engine to the switch.
Can we use the same 10G twinax (direct attach cable) as Avid NEXIS PRO/PRO+ with Avid NEXIS E-series/F-series?
Yes, the 10G Twinax (direct attach cable) is a cost-effective alternative to SFP+ optics and fiber optic cable for short distance connections from the Avid NEXIS Engine to the Network Switch. See the Network and Switch Guide for the current 10GbE Twinax cables for use with Avid NEXIS | F-series (including SDA+ and PRO+) and E-series (including SDA and PRO).
Can I use “Active Optical” cables?
Yes, see the Avid NEXIS Network and Switch Guide for details.
What applications work with Avid NEXIS?
MediaCentral Platform applications including Media Composer, Pro Tools, Interplay plus a wide breadth of third-party applications including Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut X, EDIUS and more have been qualified with Avid NEXIS. Avid NEXIS supports a wide range of client operating systems including Mac, Windows, and Linux.
I heard that Pro Tools | HD is qualified for direct streaming from Avid NEXIS shared storage. How many tracks and users are supported?
Full system requirements and compatibility information are available here: Avid NEXIS Compatibility with Pro Tools
What operating systems does the Avid NEXIS client support?
Microsoft Windows, MacOS, and CentOS Linux. For newer MediaCentral | Cloud UX systems, Avid includes a Ubuntu TLS 22.04 Client kit. See the Avid NEXIS and MediaCentral documentation pages for details:
Avid NEXIS Documentation MediaCentral | Cloud UX Documentation
My customer has Avid MediaCentral or Interplay Production services like Transcode and Copy. Do these infrastructure clients consume an Avid NEXIS client?
Yes. All editor and infrastructure clients connect to Avid NEXIS and consume bandwidth and resources and thus count toward the limit of 40 clients on the embedded Avid NEXIS Foundation license and the System Director Appliance Extended and Advanced licenses.
How many Avid NEXIS systems can an Avid NEXIS client connect to?
There is not a hard limit, allowing clients and infrastructure to attach to multiple systems. See the ReadMe for the limit on active connected clients.
Does Avid NEXIS support the EDIUS editor?
Yes. EDIUS is a supported editor along with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere CC and more.
Does Avid NEXIS support AirSpeed and FastServe video servers?
AirSpeed 5000, 5500 and FastServe are supported by Avid NEXIS. The AirSpeed MultiStream is not supported.
What kind of testing is done with 3rd party editors?
Performance and workflow testing.
How do I size Avid NEXIS to accommodate multi-cam?
To accommodate multi-cam add one more stream of the desired format. For example, for 4-way multi-cam XDCAM-50 (8 MB/s per stream) calculate using 5 streams giving 40 MB/s. Similarly, for 9-way multi-cam, add a stream.
I need access to Avid NEXIS from a device on which I cannot install the Avid NEXIS client. How can I access media on Avid NEXIS?
Use the Avid NEXIS | VFS File Gateway to provide access to media on Avid NEXIS.
I need maximum redundancy. Do I buy two System Director Appliances (SDAs)?
A single SDA or SDA+ can provide a fully redundant system. The architecture used in Avid NEXIS is a “Shared Disk” configuration with no single point of failure. Avid NEXIS SDA+ and F2, F2 SSD, F5 and F5 NL Engines use dual-port SAS drives (SSD & HDD) to the dual controllers in the system. The drives use different connections in the backplane and all system components including drives, controllers, network interfaces, power and cooling are redundant. Therefore, there is no single point of failure in an Avid NEXIS Enterprise system. To deliver the highest level of availability, configure Avid NEXIS F2, F2X, and F5 Engines with the SDA+ and seamless engine protection (media mirroring) to enable editors to work without interruption through device failures.
What licenses do I need?
It depends on the Avid NEXIS model:
Any configuration with an Avid NEXIS F-series component (Engine or PRO+) requires either a perpetual modular engine license or subscription capacity license. Avid NEXIS | SDA+ requires a license for Standard or Advanced functionality and subscription capacity. A configuration exclusively of Avid NEXIS E-series uses either an embedded System Director with the Avid NEXIS | FS Extended (Standard) license, or with a System Director Appliance (SDA) and the Avid NEXIS | FS Advanced license. See the Avid NEXIS ReadMe for current system configuration limits (number of Media Packs and clients with embedded vs external System Director), Additionally, any Avid NEXIS E-series (or PRO) configuration can purchase and apply a Crossgrade license to allow access to the latest Avid NEXIS | VFS software version and for system support. Crossgraded systems require activation of the new license.
Should a customer buy two F2s or an F2 with F2X?
Capacity and Bandwidth of two F2s is identical to an F2 with F2X when using the same size Media Pack. The decision is between additional flexibility and cost effectiveness. The differences are:
Avid NEXIS | F2 with F2X requires fewer networking interfaces and fewer redundant controllers and thus is more cost effective; the F2X also allows for two spare drives Two Avid NEXIS F2s provide flexibility in that they could be redeployed to two different sites in the future
My customer has 80 clients and their bandwidth needs can be accommodated by a single Avid NEXIS 20TB Engine. Can they use the Avid NEXIS | System Director Appliance (SDA or SDA+) with a single engine?
Yes. There is no minimum number of engines or Media Packs for use with the Avid NEXIS | SDA or SDA+. The SDA/SDA+ is required if there are more than 40 clients regardless of the number of Media Packs.
My customer will be using the external System Director Appliance (SDA or SDA+) and not the embedded System Director, so do the Engines require the SSDs?
Yes. All Avid NEXIS E-series or F-series Engines require and ship with the dual mirrored SSD (Solid State Drive) system drives. The system drives are used for:
File System Acceleration Configuration & Profile Management (enables zero configuration when replacing a controller) Storage Manager metadata System Director metadata when using the embedded Avid NEXIS | VFS Standard license
What size system drives should be installed in Avid NEXIS Engines?
Avid NEXIS Engines require the following minimum capacity system drive SSDs:
| Avid NEXIS F-Series and PRO+ | Avid NEXIS E-series and PRO (Legacy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Avid NEXIS PRO+ | 400GB | Avid NEXIS PRO 40TB | 480GB |
| Avid NEXIS F2 | 800GB | Avid NEXIS E2 | 200GB |
| Avid NEXIS F2 SSD | 800GB | Avid NEXIS E2 SSD | 400GB |
| Avid NEXIS F2X | N/A | Avid NEXIS E4 | 200GB |
| Avid NEXIS F5 | 1600GB | Avid NEXIS E5 | 800GB |
| Avid NEXIS F5 NL | 800GB | Avid NEXIS E5 NL | 800GB |
| Avid NEXIS SDA+ | 800GB | Avid NEXIS SDA | 400GB |
The above devices may ship with these sizes or larger capacity SSDs. Avid has been forced to include alternative SSD capacities due to a worldwide shortage of flash memory and solid state drives (SSD). In all cases the system drives drives are partitioned to the above capacities, therefore systems with alternative drive sizes operate the same regardless of the physical drive capacity.
The Avid NEXIS pricebook states the Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD supports two (2) optional spares. Can I buy one (1) spare drive?
Yes. Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD supports up to 2 spare drives. It is important that all drive slots either have a drive or a slot cover to maintain airflow. Customers can choose 1, 2 or no spare drives per Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD.
The Avid NEXIS pricebook states the Avid NEXIS | F2X supports two (2) optional spares. Can I buy one (1) spare drive?
Yes. Avid NEXIS | F2X supports up to 2 spare drives. It is important that all drive slots either have a drive or a slot cover to maintain airflow. Customers can choose 1, 2 or no spare drives per Avid NEXIS | F2X. Note: all F2X expansion chassis ship with 2 drive slot covers.
What else should I add to my Avid NEXIS order?
Add any necessary cables/optics, spare drives, or slot covers:
- 10G interfaces: Always select SFP+ optics or twinax direct attach cables. Include one or two SFP+ optics or twinax cables per controller for all F2, F5, F5 NL, SDA+, E2, E4, E5 NL and SDA.
- 40G interfaces: Always select QSFP optics or 40G twinax direct-attach cables. Include one or two per Controller for all E2 SSD, F5, or E5.
- 100G interfaces: Avid sells NVIDIA transceivers for the Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD (QSFP28 or QSFP), and supports an NVIDIA optical transceiver (QSFP28). See the Avid Network and Switch Guide for details.
- Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD: Spare SSDs are optional. Order slot covers for any unpopulated drive slots.
- Avid NEXIS | F2X: Spare HDDs are optional. Order slot covers for any unpopulated drive slots.
- Avid NEXIS | E4: Spare HDDs are optional. Half-populated Avid NEXIS | E4 Engines require a 10-pack of drive slot covers.
I have an Avid NEXIS that is not currently covered by a support contract, do I receive software updates?
No, only Avid E-series systems (Avid NEXIS | PRO and Enterprise) with current support contracts, or with an active Crossgrade subscription, receive new software releases. Avid NEXIS | F-series systems require an Avid NEXIS | Flex subscription, which includes support. You will have access via your MyAvid account to the Avid NEXIS version that was current when your support contract expired. For more information about Avid NEXIS | Flex licenses and subscriptions, see Avid NEXIS | FLEX Subscription Expiration Policy
I want to move to Avid NEXIS, how do I get trained?
Each Avid NEXIS | Enterprise purchase includes “Introduction to Avid NEXIS System Administration”. This 2-hour eLearning course is a great starting point. Additionally, “Avid NEXIS System Administration” and “ACSR Avid NEXIS System Support” courses are available. Check out Avid Learning for details.
How do I find Avid NEXIS documentation and manuals?
There is a ‘landing’ page with links to all Avid NEXIS Documentation on the Avid Knowledge Base. Use the following link: Avid NEXIS Documentation or simply search ‘Avid NEXIS Documentation’ in your favorite browser.
What maintenance procedures should I follow for my Avid NEXIS system(s)?
For maintenance information, see Avid NEXIS Maintenance.