Nexio AMP Share Install Guide
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3. 0 means no limit In this case throughput can equal the maximum rate allowed by the Ethernet connection DTAThrottle 500 limits the throughput rate to 500 Mbps You must set the DTAThrottle registry setting at HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM Parameters on the Nexio AMP Share host device For Example An AMP Share host using FTP transfers where DTAThrottle was set to 200 would have a maximum FTP transfer rate of 200 Mbps A Velocity editor where DTAThrottle was set to 400 would have its read write activity between the HDI host limited to 400 Mbps A Velocity editor where DTAThrottle was set to O would have its read write activity between the HDI host limited only by the rate allowed by the Ethernet connection 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 14 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Running the Software DTAThrottle Limits for 3 Party Editors If you have a system where three 3 party editors will all be rendering at the same time the AMP Share host is doing a re build the following rules apply Note DTAThrottle can be set on Velocity and MGX clients DTAThrottle cannot be set onVolts and HDX clients You must set the DTAThrottle registry setting at HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM3 Parameters on the Nexio AMP Share host device You should set the DTAThrottle value to 900 With this setting all rendering will be restricted to 900 Mbps divided among the three 3 party editors If you set DTAThrottle higher than 900
4. This section gives information about other important settings that may be helpful in configuring your AMP Share system AMP Share HDI Host These registry keys are set in HKCU Software ACS Audio Video LLM Parameters Registry Key BuffSize DiskLatencyAvg amp Max FileBuffs MaxlOQuota MaxlOs MinDisks MaxParity NetDiskServerlOs NetDiskWindowsSize RAID6Type StartSector SaveDirecotryHold AMP Share HDI host value decimal 7664 3000 30 4 16 16 16 128 2047 600 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Comment Legacy SBOD had this at 10 d Nexio AMP Share uses 16 d which is Ox10 All storage products up to now have used 10 d but Nexio AMP Share uses 16 d which is Ox10 Our testing found that 128 gave best performance in the Nexio AMP Share environment A different value is required for the LLM3 Parameters key see below Introduced in SA291 and 7 0 Release Page 22 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Registry Keys AMIP Share HDI Host Running CIFS These registry keys are set in HKCU Software ACS Audio Video LLM3 Parameters Note These keys are in the LLM3 directory not LLM Registry Key AMP Share HDI host value if Comment running CIFS decimal BuffSize 7664 DiskLatencyAvg amp Max 3000 DTAThrottle 500 Can be set to 700 if there are only two 3 Party Editors FileBuffs 192 MaxlOQuota 4 MaxlOs 16 Legacy SBOD had this at 10 d NEXIO AMP Sh
5. replace and rebuild the drive Use the procedure described in your Nexio LLM User manual D Properties Security General Information Physical Drive List EJ Data O Parity zl zl gj Prepare drive For removal Identification When you have gone through the LLM s Prepare Drive for Removal process and replaced the physical drive it can take a long time sometimes 30 minutes for the operating system to discover the drive and before the drive appears in the LLM Physical Disks pane To avoid the delay right click in the Physical Disks Pane and select Rescan d LLM XA 1 v 607 100 340 e Gl 88 Nodes 104 Local Logical Disks Physical Disks DO D1 ES hnitialize BE OR Identification Errors Rescan Before using Replace with new drive on the AMP Share host even if the new drive is displayed in the LLM on the AMP Share host you must use the Rescan command on the Physical Disks Pane of ALL MACHINEs in the system This includes the AMP Share host and all AMP Share clients D Properties Security General Information Physical Drive List G Data O Parity ge 2 01 2 02 t 2 04 2 05 M Repiace vith new drive 2 n amp 2 07 9 1 All machines must show the new drive in the LLM Physical Disks pane before you can successfully use the Replace with new drive on the AMP Share host 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 16 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Nexio AMP Share Compare
6. SDI channels FTP input and two Velocity editors using XDCAM HD 422 8 SDI HD SDI I O channels 2 Editors Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps NEXIO AMP Share Host 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 300 Mbps FTP Fila Xfarz450 Mbps DTATRhrottiez450 EM LL LL CO Total 750 Mbps Dedicated Direct Connections VOLT Il Video Signals IP Port to House Network for 1 Automation control requires dedicated port 2 Admin NEXIO Remote 3 FTP File Transfer Traffic DTAThratilas600 Total 600 mbps Nexio AMP Share Host e Video Audio throughput 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 75 Mbps X 4 300 Mbps e FTP throughput DTAThrottle 450 450 Mbps 450 Mbps Volt 2 e Video audio throughput 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 75 Mbps X 4 300 Mbps Velocity Editor e DTA throttle 600 600 Mbps 600 Mbps Velocity Editor e DTA throttle 600 600 Mbps 600 Mbps Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 18 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Example Systems HDI Host 3 Volt 2s This system is set up with16 SDI HD SDI channels along with FTP and DV100 16 SDI HD SDI I O channels FTP Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps NEXIO AMP Share Host 4 bi directional DV100s 500 Mbps FTP File Xfer 250 Mbps DTA Throttie 250 Total 750 Mbps Dedicated Diract Connections Video Signals VOLT Il 4 bidirectional DVTOO Total 500 Mbp IP Port to Hous
7. Streaming and DTA Activity on a single client 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 6 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Throughput Specifications Host Client Connection There must be a single direct connection between each AMP Share client and each port on the AMP Share host Devices Not Allowed The following devices cannot be used as an AMP Share client NX3801 HDX Gen 5 NX1401 VOLT NX3601 NX3600 NX1011FCP NX1011MIOH Throughput Specifications Total system maximum throughput 2250 Mbps AMP Share HDI host maximum activity 1300 Mbps Includes video audio plus FTP activity AMIP Share clients total maximum throughput 700 Mbps Includes video audio 3 Party Client maximum activity 1100 Mbps Total client DTAThrottle 700 Mbps Note You cannot mix streaming video audio with DTA activity This activity is not supported on Nexio AMIP Share clients See Setting DTA Throttle 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 7 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Installing the Software Install and Config Installing the Software Basic Nexio Installation To install AMP Share software you must first run the NexioSetupLauncher exe file for the Nexio 7 0 2 release The exe file will launch a software installer Follow the screen prompts to complete the installation When the installer asks you to identify storage select Farad AMP Share Installation In addition to the Nexio Setup software you must a
8. Throughput 2250 Mbps NEXIO AMP Share Host 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 300 Mbps FIP File Xlarz150 Mbps DTAThrattiaz150 Total 450 Mbps Signals Dedicated Direct Connections Proxy Transcoder DTAThrottla 700 Total 700 Mb bai uem P IP Port to House Metwork for 1 Automation control requires dedicated port InstantOnline 2 Admin MEXIO Remote DTAThrattla 400 Total 400 mbps 3 3 FTP File Transfer Traffic 4 Proxy amp EDL File Transter Traffic High Res Editor Total 00 mbps Nexio AMP Share Host e Video Audio throughput 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 75 Mbps X 4 300 Mbps e FTP activity DTAThrottle 150 150 Mbps 150 Mbps Proxy Transcoder e DTA throttle 700 700 Mbps 700 Mbps Instant Online e DTA throttle 400 400 Mbps 400 Mbps High Res Editor e DTA throttle 700 700 Mbps 700 Mbps Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 20 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Example Systems HDI Host 1 Velocity Editor 1 Adobe Premier and 1 FCP Editor This system has 3 party editors mixed with Velocity and 4 channels of playback with FTP input In this case limiting the editors to 550 Mbps leaves 600 Mbps for use by the host for recording playing and FTP activity In this example the total throughput from each of the two 3 party editors is 550Mbps You can do this by setting the HKCU Software ACs Au
9. AID 8 16 Drives 1442 Total Max System Throughput 2250 Mbps Max HDI Host Throughput 1300 Mbps includes Video Audio FTP In Qut NEAIO AMP Share Host T eee signals IP Port to House Network for 1 Automation control requires dedicated port 2 Admin NEXIO Remote 3 FTP File Transfer Traffic Up to 3 attached Clients Max Bit Rate on Streaming Clients 700 Mbps Max Client DTAThrottle 700 Mixing of DTA and Streams not permitted on Clients The Nexio AMP Share host device is connected to one two or three AMP Share clients AMP Share uses direct Ethernet connections between host and clients therefore no Ethernet switches are required Hardware Requirements AMP Share Host The Nexio AMP Share host must be a Nexio AMP HDI device Gen 6 or later Note Serial numbers for all Gen 6 3801 devices begin with 5006 e g 500612200001 AMP Share Client Up to three of the following devices can be used as a Nexio AMP Share client e Nexio AMP NX3801 HDX Gen 6 or later e Nexio Volt NX1801 VOLT II e Velocity Editors Version 2 5 or later e Proxy Transcoder NX1011PTCD Low res proxy encoding is not supported on AMP Share e Instant Online NX10111OL or later e FIP Gateway NX1011MGX e 3 Party Editors with CIPS connectivity e g Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premier Client devices that are not supported for AMP Share include Volt 1 AMP3601 AMP Gen 5 or Nexio 3600 No mixing of Video Audio
10. ECISELY IK CYS tese vel ivi tob tod M ressotea tto FA esie tenes A a 22 PRUs Si SAID OS Ehestesetututetttrahtatasit usto acces dtu eeu r ctae estare Scotia vat eect e Latus daro ka ence ILU tes 22 AMP Share HDI Host Running CIES oit i eoo e edo Saved Po ne Eu eU be kv ao do vk ro to e ebd p EN e Eun Pe xi ova E cro REP Pe dp eR 23 AMP Slee CNO a N A Eo Mitt EN E E ami zuo d ir needa tad 24 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 4 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Features Overview Nexio AMP Share is a client server architecture that allows you to use a Nexio AMP HDI server as a central storage device for up to three client nodes Nexio AMP Share HDI device serves as a host for Network Server and NetDisk traffic The AMP Share HDI can simultaneously record play out and transfer media via FTP The Nexio AMP Share design offers a cost effective solution that leverages the integrated storage of a Nexio AMP video server and shares the storage capacity and throughput with its attached client devices This efficient and economical architecture does not include redundant data paths or Intrinsic Mirroring technologies The AMP Share design promotes maximum throughput with the connected devices Features Cost Advantage The AMP Share HDI host connects directly to the editing clients No Ethernet switches external drive chassis or Fibre channel switches are needed Integrated FCP Gateway AMP Share supports the attached client editing devices b
11. Imagine COMMUNICATIONS x Installation Guide OO O l i Nexio AMP Share April 2014 175 100502 03 Delivering the Moment imaginecommunications com Nexio AMP Share Install Guide Publication Information 2014 Imagine Communications Corp Proprietary and Confidential Imagine Communications considers this document and its contents to be proprietary and confidential Except for making a reasonable number of copies for your own internal use you may not reproduce this publication or any part thereof in any form by any method for any purpose or in any language other than English without the written consent of Imagine Communications All others uses are illegal This publication is designed to assist in the use of the product as it exists on the date of publication of this manual and may not reflect the product at the current time or an unknown time in the future This publication does not in any way warrant description accuracy or guarantee the use for the product to which it refers Imagine Communications reserves the right without notice to make such changes in equipment design specifications components or documentation as progress may warrant to improve the performance of the product Trademarks 6800 ADC CCS Navigator Channel ONE ChannelView ClipSync Delay D Series D Series DSX Deliver the Moment Delivering the Moment FAME
12. Properties dialog 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 8 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System Tr 2 Local Area Connection 4 Properties Networking Connect using amp Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection 4 QoS Packet Scheduler Ac File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv amp Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper l O Driver wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder dnsal Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Clear the boxes next to Client for Microsoft Network and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Then click OK NOTE You must uninstall these items for all four network adapters Installing CIFS 3 On your Nexio AMP Share device create this folder C VR3 and copy the following files from the C WR folder into the new C VR3 folder you just created e Mapmemdll dil e Network dll e NFsLib dll Copy the following files from the C Install CIFS LLM folder to the C VR3 folder You downloaded the CIFS LLM folder with the Nexio AMP Share Installation e LLM CIFS exe e VRLINK dll e ClFServer exe e Black dat Create a shortcut on the desktop of your Nexio AMP Server to the LLM CIFS exe file Set the properties so the target of the shortcut is C VR3 LLM CIFS exe 3 00 0 Create a shortcut o
13. are uses 16 d which is Ox10 MaxParity 2 MinDisks 16 MinDisks NetDiskServerlOs 16 All storage products up to now have used 10 d but NEXIO AMP Share uses 16 d which is 0x10 NetDiskWindowsSize 128 RAID6Type 1 A different value is required for the LLM Parameters key see below StartSector 2047 SaveDirectoryHold 600 Introduced in SA291 and 7 0 Release These registry keys are set in HKCU Software ACS Audio Video LLM3 Control TCPPortOffset 100 NetworkServer 172 16 253 81 IP Address will vary depending on IP setup of site 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 23 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Registry Keys AMP Share Clients These registry keys are set in HKCU Software ACS Audio Video LLM Parameters Registry Key BuffSize DiskLatencyAvg amp Max MaxlOQuota MaxlOs MaxParity MinDisks NetDiskServerlOs NetDiskWindowsSize RAID6Type StartSector SaveDirectoryHold NEXIO AMP Share Client value Comment for LLM CIFS EXE decimal 7664 3000 4 16 Legacy SBOD had this at 10 d NEXIO AMP Share uses 16 d 2 16 MinDisks 16 All storage products up to now have used 10 d but NEXIO AMP Share uses 16 d which is Ox10 128 0 2047 600 Introduced in SA291 and 7 0 Release 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 24 of 24
14. aries Altitude Express Connectus Enabling PersonalizedTV ICE Broadcast System ICE Illustrate ICE Q9 algorithms ICEPAC Imagine ICE Inscriber Inscriber Connectus Invenio NEO Nexio Nexio AMPS PersonalizedTV RouterWorks Videotek Videotek ASI STAR Videotek GEN STAR and Videotek HD STAR are registered trademarks of Imagine Communications or its subsidiaries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation HD BNC is a trademark of Amphenol Corporation Some products are manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS Neural audio products are manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks amp the DTS Logos are trademarks of DTS Inc 2008 2010 DTS Inc All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies Contact Information Imagine Communications has office locations around the world For locations and contact information see http www imaginecommunications com contact us aspx Support Contact Information For support contact information see Support Contacts http www imaginecommunications com services technical support aspx eCustomer Portal http support imaginecommunications com 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 2 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Contents
15. d Configuration Preset in use Version Intrinsic Mirror Save Save current configuration meters Performance Tuning NetDisk Server Parameters TEBEA File Buffers 30 NDSerergents Mum of Clients Discard Discard changes being made System Buffers 128 DTA Throttle AL MD ServerB utter Mum of MIDHs Note Be sure to click on each Nexio Config tab to verify your settings System Reset After you have made your settings you will click the Nexio Config Finish button Finish When you see the prompt to Save As Preset select No If you are prompted to allow a system reboot select Yes 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 10 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System Setting the Windows REG Files You must run the REG files on each of your AMP Share devices These are the REG files you decompressed and copied into the C Install folder on your AMP Share host device See AMP Share Installation AMP Share Clients Copy the AMPShareClient REG file into the C Install folder on each of your AMP Share client devices Double click the file to run it AMP Share Host with CIFS Make sure the AMPShareHDIHostCIFS REG file is located in the C Install folder on your AMP Share host device Double click the file to run it NOTE Your AMP Share host must have CIFS if you are using a 3 party editor AMP Share Host Make sure the AMPShareHDlhost REG file is located in the C Install folder on your AMP S
16. d to Farad Nexio AMP Share Compared to Farad This table shows some of the differences between a Nexio Farad system and a Nexio AMP Share system Feature Cost Storage Availability Connectivity Redundancy for Client Connectivity LLM RAID Level Storage Connectivity for 3 Party Editors Expansion Record Playback on Host Nexio Farad Higher cost premium system e Nexio Farad 601 High availability storage no single point of failure e Nexio Farad 60 Highly reliable storage no single point of failure Additional infrastructure required Ethernet switches fibre channel switches drive chassis RAID controllers Redundancy through additional hardware infrastructure Nexio Farad RAID 60 or RAID 601 CIFS Gateway required Nexio Farad 60 601 expansion supported Not supported 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Nexio AMP Share Lower cost entry level system Single points of failure exist including host HDI CPU and single data paths to each client No external hardware required None LLM RAID 6 No FCP Gateway required CIFS LLM runs as second instance on the HDI host None supported All devices and components can be re used if you upgrade to a Nexio Farad system Record and playback are supported Page 17 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Example Systems Example Systems HDI Host 1 Volt 2 and 2 Velocity Editors This system is set up with 8 SDI HD
17. dio Video LLM3 Parameters DTAThrottle value to 1100 on the AMP Share host DTAThrottle must be set to 550 on Velocity to allow it to have throughput of 550 Mbps Total system throughput must be less than or equal to 2250 Mbps 4 SDI HD SDI I O channels Velocity Adobe Premiere amp FCP Editors Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps HEXIO AMP Share Host 4 bi diractional XDCAM HD 422 300 Mbps FTP File Xfer 300 Mbps DTAThrattla 300 Total 600 Mbps Video Signals Dedicated Direct Connections Velocity Editor DTAThrattle 550 Total 550 Mbps es IP Port to House Network for l 1 Automation control requires dedicated port Adobe Premiere 2 Admin NEXIO Remote Total 550 mbps 4 FTP File Transfer Traffic Apple Final Cut Pro Tota 550 mbps Nexio AMP Share Host NXAMP3801HDI e Video Audio throughput 4 bi directional XDCAM HD 422 75 Mbps X 4 300 Mbps e FTP activity with DTAThrottle 300 300 Mbps 300 Mbps Velocity Editor e DTAThrottle 550 550 Mbps 550 Mbps Adobe Premier Editor e Total throughput 550 Mbps 550 Mbps Final Cut Pro Editor e Total throughput 550 Mbps 550 Mbps Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 21 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Registry Keys Registry Keys All of the registry key information needed to configure Nexio AMP Share is covered in the section on Configuring the System
18. e Network for VOLT Il 1 Automation control requires dedicated port 4 bi directional DV100 2 Admin NEXIO Remote Total 500 Mbps No FTP j 3 FTP File Transfer Traffic VOLT Il 4 bi directional OVTO0 Total 500 Mbp Nexio AMP Share Host e Video Audio throughput 4 bi directional DV100 125 Mbps X 4 500 Mbps e FTP activity DTAThrottle 250 250 Mbps 250 Mbps Volt 2 e Video audio throughput 4 bi directional DV100 125 Mbps X 4 500 Mbps Volt 2 e Video audio throughput 4 bi directional DV100 125 Mbps X 4 500 Mbps Volt 2 e Video audio throughput 4 bi directional DV100 125 Mbps X 4 500 Mbps Total System Throughput 2250 Mbps 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 19 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Example Systems HDI Host 1 Proxy Transcoder 1 IOL and 1 High Res Editor This system has low res components with 4 channels of playback and FTP input Note that the maximum allowed client throughput is configured via DTAThrottle registry setting on the client This allows transcoding to move as fast as possible so it can keep up with other activity on the system If you wanted faster FTP file transfer you could decrease the proxy transcoder throughput decrease the DTAThrottle value and increase the DTAThrottle value on the HDI device Total system throughput must be less than or equal to 2250 Mbps 4 SDI HD SDI I O channels Proxy Transcoder IOL High Res Editor Total System
19. ghts Reserved Page 12 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System Example IP Address Configuration These tables show example IP Address configuration for the AMP Share host the IP Address configuration for AMP Share client and the Registry Key settings for NetworkServer and NetworkDiskServer You can use this example as a model for your AMP Share network setup AMP Share Host IP Address Example AMP Share Host IP Address Use Adapter 1 172 16 250 81 Direct connect to 1 AMP Share client Adapter 2 172 16 251 81 Direct connect to 2 AMP Share client Adapter 3 172 16 252 81 Direct connect to 3 AMP Share client Adapter 4 172 16 253 81 Connect to your house network Default Gateway 172 16 253 1 Each AMP Share client requires a direct connection to a NIC on the AMP Share host The client NIC must be set to the same subnet as the NIC it is connected to on the host The extra NICs on the client can be used for network routing AMP Share Client IP Address Example AMP Share Client IP Address Use Client 1 172 16 250 21 Direct connect to 1 port on AMP Share host Client 2 172 16 251 22 Direct connect to 2nd port on AMP Share host Client 3 172 16 252 23 Direct connect to 3rd port on AMP Share host AMP Share Client REG Keys IP Address Example AMP Share Client NetworkServer REG Key NetDiskServer REG Key Client 1 172 16 250 81 172 16 250 81 Client 2 172 16 251 81 172 16 251 81 Client 3 172 16 252 81 172 16 252 81 Set
20. hare host device Double click the file to run it Assign IP Addresses AMP Share Host Your AMP Share host has four NICs You must set up the IP Addresses so that three of the NICs provide a dedicated direct connection to a single AMP Share client device The fourth NIC is connected to your house network Each AMP Share client requires at least one NIC with a direct connection to the AMP Share host NOTE You can use Windows to make these settings 7 From the desktop of your AMP Share host right click on the Network icon and select Properties then click on Change adapter settings Windows will display the AMP Share s network connections QU dis a Met b Network Co Organize g wedd weds T J se Unidentified network Ss S Network S Intel R PRO 1000 GT Quad Port S GL Intel R PRO 1000 GT Quad Port 5 Ethernet 4 Ethernet 3 Network cable unplugged AE Network cable unplugged a Intel R PRO 1000 GT Quad Port 5 GL Intel R PRO 1000 GT Quad Port 5 8 Right click on an Ethernet port icon and select Properties Windows will display the Ethernet Properties dialog Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 11 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System Internet Protocol Version 4 TCPy IPV4 Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically iF your ne
21. lso install AMP Share software onto all Nexio devices in your AMP Share system You can download the 7 0 2 NEXIO AMP Share zip file from the eCustomer portal The compressed file contains three folders You must decompress the file and copy these three folders into the C Install folder on your AMP Share host device InstallPostGreSQLForCIFS CIFS LLM REG Files Installation for 3 Party Editors If your installation includes 3 party editors you must install PostGreSQL and the CIFS LLM on the AMP Share host device In addition you must adjust the Network Adapter Bindings to support CIFS NOTE PostGreSQL is not required unless your system uses B party editors Installing PostGreSQL 1 Decompress the InstallPostGreSQLForCIFS folder and copy it into the C Install folder on your Nexio AMP Share host device 2 Double click on the InstallPostGreSQLForCIFS cmd file This will automatically install and set up PostGreSQL This installation will only take a few minutes Once complete the AMP Share device will reboot automatically The files in the InstallPostGreSQLForCIFS folder are automatically deleted when the installation is complete If you need the files again you can decompress them again from the original 7 0 2 Nexio AMP Share 7x compressed file Modifying Network Adapter Settings 1 On your Nexio AMP Share device navigate to Control Panel Network and Internet Network Connections to display the Local Area Connection 4
22. n the desktop of your Nexio AMP Server to ClFServer exe in the C VR3 directory There are no special properties for the CIFS server shortcut 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 9 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System Configuring the System Here is asummary list of the configuration tasks you must perform Apply the Software License Key to all Nexio devices Configure your video and audio channels using Nexio Config Set the Windows REG files on your AMP Share client and host devices Assign IP addresses for your network adapters Configuring Video and Audio Channels You will use the Nexio Config software tool to configure your AMP Share device To start Nexio Config look for a short cut icon on the AMP Share desktop or navigate to Start gt Programs gt Harris gt Nexio Config You must configure the AMP Share device to operate properly within your network environment For general configuration information refer to the Nexio Config User Guide Special AMP Share configuration information is listed here RAID 6 Make sure the Raid Configuration control on the Server Setting tab is set to RAID6 NOTE You will select RAID 6 here even though you selected Farad when you ran the NexioSetupLauncher exe file Welcome to NEXIO Config Setup RAID configuration Config settings mode Information Network Settings Server Settings FTP Settings Automation Settings SNMF Settings Initial Setup v Rai
23. only two 3 party editors can be rendering at the same time while the AMP Share host is doing a re build Although it may seem reasonable to leave the DTAThrottle value set to O for the fastest throughput limitations will occur In this case if three 3 party editors are trying to render at the same time activity would stop and start such that only two editors could write simultaneously You can restrict throughput on your 3 party editors to make more throughput available elsewhere See HDI Host 1 Velocity Editor 1 Adobe Premier and 1 FCP Editor This example shows each of two 3 party editors with DTAThrottle set to 550 Mbps This is done by setting the DTAThrottle value on the AMP Share host to 1100 Mbps Running the Software Launch the LLM on the Nexio AMP Share host using the Nexio Startup icon before launching the LLM on each of the client machines Systems with CIFS and 3 Party Editors 1 Launch the standard Nexio LLM on the host machine using the Nexio Startup icon 2 Launch the CIFS LLM on the host machine using the LLM CIFS shortcut 3 Launch the CIFS application using the CIFS shortcut 4 Launch the Nexio LLM on each of the client machines using the Nexio Startup icon 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 15 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Rebuilding a Failed Drive System Support Rebuilding a Failed Drive If your AMP Share host experiences a failed drive you will use your LLM software to remove
24. ting Registry Keys for AMP Share Host Running CIFS If your system includes 3 party editors your host will be running CIFS See Installing CIFS In this case you must use REGEDIT to set the following registry keys HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM3 Control NetworkServer HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM3 Control LLMDomainLetters HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM3 Control LLMNodeNumber Example Registry Settings for Using 3 Party Editors CIFS If using CIFS you must set the NetworkServer registry key to point to the 4 NIC on the AMP Share host Use Windows REGEDIT to set the registry for the following key 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 13 of 24 Nexio AMP Share Configuring the System HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM3 Control NetworkServer AMP Share Host REG Setting Example Registry Key HKCU Software ASC Audio Use Video LLM3 Control Network Server 127 0 0 1 Connects to AMP Share host LLMDomainLetters As needed Must match LLMDomain letters setting for the rest of the system LLMNodeNumber 10 Any number can be used except the number used for the LLMNode on the AMP Share host or any of its clients Setting DTA Throttle Total system throughput for Nexio AMP Share must be less than or equal to 2250 Mbps You must use the DTAThrottle registry setting on the AMP Share host to make sure your maximum system throughput for all non video audio streaming stays at or under the 2250 limit DTAThrottle
25. twork supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator For the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the Following IP address Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the Following DNS server addresses Validate settings upon exit cancel 9 Set the IP address to the AMP Share client connected to this port 10 Repeat this process to set the IP addresses for each AMP Share client Up to three clients are allowed AMP Share Client Each AMP Share client must be attached to your AMP Share host via Ethernet Just as you set the IP addresses for the AMP Share host you must also set the IP Addresses for the AMP Share client NOTE You can use Windows to make these settings Start from the desktop of your AMP Share client and follow the instructions for setting up IP addresses from the AMP Share Host section of this manual as a guide to setting up IP addresses for each client Setting Registry Keys for AMP Share Client Here you will set the registry keys on the client so that they point to the host Set the NetworkServer and NetDisk Server registry keys to the corresponding IP addresses that you assigned for each AMP Share client Use Windows REGEDIT to set the registries for the following keys HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM Control NetworkServer HKCU Software ASC Audio Video LLM Parameters NetworkDiskServer 2014 Imagine Communications All Ri
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27. y running a second instance of the LLM and the CIFS application The AMP Share HID host can support up to three attached devices without using any additional FCP gateway hardware Record and Playback AMP Share allows you to record and play back media on the host device RAID 6 Data Protection Nexio AMP Share HDI host system uses RAID 6 for data protection RAID 6 is a very secure RAID scheme that protects data from one or two drive failures RAID 6 is more efficient than the ECC parity used in legacy storage systems because RAID 6 requires only two parity drives No Redundancy The AMP Share design has no data path redundancy If the connection between a client and the HDI host fails there is no redundant connection to take over No Low Res Proxy Encoding Nexio AMP Share does not permit low res proxy encoding on the client servers or on the HDI host No Expansion AMP Share requires an AMP HDI device with a full complement of 16 internal media drives Therefore you cannot expand storage capacity throughput on an AMP Share device Terminology Nexio AMP Share host Nexio AMP HDI device Gen 6 or higher with 16 drives configured as 14 2 RAID 6 Nexio AMP Share client A node attached to an AMP Share host device 3 Party Editors Non Nexio editors such as Adobe Premier or Apple Final Cut Pro 2014 Imagine Communications All Rights Reserved Page 5 of 24 Nexio AMP Share AMP Share System AMP Share System NEXIO AMP Share R
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