Fabric QuickStart Guide

Fabric is a preconfigured network switch that has been built to connect your output and render servers together.

Fabric is used alongside RenderStream remote mode, which requires a high-bandwidth network to connect the dedicated render node(s) to the VX/GX range media server(s) being used to composite and output the content.

Note

The default configuration has changed to 15x 100G ports from July 2024. The previous 25G quad-split configuration on ports 9/1-16/4 can be applied on request from Support.

Port Configuration

Port 1

Port 1 is configured as 1G for a PTP grandmaster, the reference clock that ST 2110 video synchronises to. By default, Fabric acts as a PTP boundary clock: it locks to the grandmaster on Port 1 and passes that timing on to the devices on its other ports.

Port 1 is a QSFP port, like the others, so a 1G copper connection to a grandmaster needs an adapter. The recommended hardware is:

• QSFP to SFP adapter (QSA): Goes into Port 1 and takes a standard SFP module.
• 1000BASE-T RJ45 SFP module (1G): Goes into the adapter and gives Port 1 an RJ45 socket.
• RJ45 (copper) Ethernet cable: Runs directly from the SFP module to the PTP grandmaster.

To connect a PTP grandmaster:

1. Insert the QSA adapter into Port 1.
2. Insert the 1000BASE-T RJ45 SFP module into the adapter.
3. Connect the RJ45 cable from the SFP module to the PTP grandmaster.

To check that an IP-VFC can see the grandmaster, see PTP mode.

Ports 2/1-16/4

Ports 2-16 are configured as 100G to connect to your 100G vx series server. Please use QSFP28 cables or optics for connection.

Password Protection

The Fabric switch has been designed specifically to be preconfigured in the correct way to seamlessly support RenderStream. The switch has several configuration settings that can be easily mis-configured to break Renderstream workflows. For this reason we do not provide the password to amend the configuration of the switch. If you believe access to the configuration is required please contact support@disguise.one and they can help with advising on how best to proceed.

DHCP

The Fabric switch comes preconfigured with a DHCP and DNS server to ease setup over the fabric network. Any device plugged into the network is accessible on the Fabric domain. Example: \\rx-559999.fabric.

The DHCP server is configured to allocate IP addresses in the range of 10.250.222.5-10.250.222.250/24.

To access DHCP configuration and logs, please point your browser to switch.fabric:8080/.

Power

Follow these steps to properly power up your fabric.

1. Plug in both power cables.
2. Wait for the system to boot automatically.
3. Wait for the system status LED to turn GREEN. If the system LED turns RED, please contact Disguise support.

Power Rating: 100-127 VAC 50/60Hz 4.5A or 200-240VAC 50/60Hz 2.9A

NMOS

The switch comes preconfigured with AMWA NMOS registry that can be accessed on the following address: switch.fabric:8010/.