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1. Might be required for Web access through cgi bin Used by dbvisit maintenance program for on line dbvisits Server listens for client connections Avid Interplay Port Usage Component and Location Instinct Interplay Engine Interplay Streaming Server Service Framework Media Indexer Port 1020 1022 1023 5901 6100 6101 6825 6826 49152 8321 80 554 dynamic 0 1024 dynamic Protocol TELNET UDP TCP TCP TCP TCP 185 Purpose Server updates notifications to client specified by client Each client running on a machine must bind to a unique socket If a user intends to run N sessions of INEWS on the same machine then ports 1020 through 1020 N 1 must be opened in the firewall TCP and UDP iNEWS bioserver communication More often used on 2 server systems but might use loopback Used by connect command during startup First remote access port for VNC to Linux UI might have more than one VNC session configured 5902 5903 and so on FTS indexing configurable FTS searching configurable Monitor for ControlAir Monitor for MOS Telnet Instinct uses Access ports for Interplay engine communication It is also a Media Indexer client Instinct E3is also an iNEWS client See appropriate sections for port usage Server Browser Client communication Direct client server communications Ports are dynamic and services register themselves with firewa
2. 173 Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay 5 Disable each of the other listed adapters by clicking the checkbox in the Enable column to clear it This ensures that the Chelsio adapter boards are the only connections used for ISIS traffic 6 Click the Configure button associated with the Chelsio adapter and verify that the Network Card Settings window has all four boxes checked Disabling a network card in the Client Manager Preferences only makes the card unavailable to Unity ISIS It does not affect the card s functionality in the operating system or any other applications Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay Both ISIS systems and both Interplay workgroups must include matching user accounts as follows e Both ISIS systems and both Interplay workgroups must include matching user accounts The user name and password for these accounts must match exactly The ISIS user account must have read write privileges on the workspaces you want to copy from and copy to The Interplay user account must have read write privileges on the folders you want to copy from and copy to The following table summarizes the locations where you must create matching accounts and where they are used Account Where used ISIS user in Workgroup A ISIS Client Manager on Copy Provider ISIS user in Workgroup B Interplay user in Workgroup A Interplay Access on Interplay Engine Interplay user in Work
3. Installing the Local Workflow Components Use this installer screen to install the local workflow providers For additional information see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide To install the Local Workflow Components 1 On the system that you want to install the provider select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services gt Install Local Workflow Support The Install Avid Interplay Media Services Local Workflow window opens 53 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers 2 You can install the following software on the Interplay Media Services system or on another system to improve performance Component Avid Interplay Transcode Avid Interplay STP Encode Avid Interplay Archive Provider Avid Interplay Copy Avid Interplay Move Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Avid Interplay ProEncode Provider Option Interplay Auto Media Services Description The Transcode service provider Allows you to define profiles and launch transcode jobs from Access or the Avid editing application The Interplay Transcode installer includes an option in which you select whether you want to mount workspaces as drive letters or UNC paths Select UNC paths if the number of workspaces required for the client exceeds the available drive letters Change the server s ISIS client preferences match the
4. TCP IP TCP IP TCP IP 187 Purpose Media Connectivity tool defined in system32 drivers etc services com avid mct The TM server listens on this port for requests from other TM servers for example initiating a workgroup transfer Playback protocol defined in system32 drivers etc services com avid pbp This is the default port used by TM Server for connecting to Playback Servers Airspace etc This is configurable for some playback servers Transfer Engine defined in system32 drivers etc services com avid pbp com avid xmgr The TM Server listens on this port for incoming requests from the TM Client ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Index Numerics 64 bit Media Indexer 57 A Adobe Reader 46 AirSpeed Multi Stream 123 AirSpeed server Interplay user account 30 Application Key connecting 31 Archive software installation 109 Auto Publish flow charts installing 65 Avid online support 12 training services 15 Avid editing systems installing software 74 Media Indexer shared storage configuration 77 Service Framework services verify running 75 Avid iNEWS Instinct install check list 19 Avid Interplay environment using Time synchronization 117 Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service 132 Avid ISIS supported version 23 Avid Media Composer installing Interplay components 74 Media Indexer shared storage configuration 77 ServiceFramework services verify running 75 Avid NewsCutter installing Interplay components
5. provides an overview of the major Interplay components shows sample configuration diagrams and describes several of the key features such as setting up a user database and using the Avid Interplay Archive Engine Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to use the Avid Interplay installation programs to install and configure software on the various systems that make up a Interplay environment Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide describes how to set up a cluster configuration for the Avid Interplay Engine and the Avid Interplay Archive engine There are two versions of this guide one for SR2500 systems and one for AS3000 systems Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide describes how to administer your Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive Engine and Avid Interplay database Avid Interplay Access User s Guide describes how to use Interplay Access to browse search and work with assets in the Avid Interplay database Avid Interplay Assist User s Guide describes how to use Interplay Assist for logging archiving and sending to Playback material in an Interplay environment Avid Instinct User s Guide describes how to use the Avid Instinct application to write iNEWS stories and put together simple audio and video sequences Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Avid Interplay Media Services lets you control an
6. R Recovery image AS3000 17 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ S Searches Streamable Masterclips 147 Server Execution User creating 27 Service Framework custom software installation 99 install check list 19 turning off services 104 verify services are running 75 103 SGL Directly connecting to shared storage 110 FlashNet client installation 110 Shared storage adding workspaces 63 configuring Media Indexer 77 multiple ISIS workgroup 149 Slot locations SR2400 server 161 183 Software updating Interplay Archive Engine 112 Specify Default Database Folder dialog box 39 Specify Preview Server Cache dialog box 44 SQL Server 2005 Express configuration 50 SR2400 server slot location 161 183 Stream Server slot locations 181 Streamable Masterclips searching for 147 Streaming Server Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service 132 changing the Streaming Server Execution User 146 checklist for installing and configuring 138 described 132 installing and configuring 141 installing and configuring additional Stream Servers 147 moving and renaming 146 number of supported clients 132 port usage 137 slot locations AS3000 136 slot locations SR2500 135 uninstalling 145 upgrading from v2 3 or earlier 140 191 Index Streaming Server Execution User changing the name 146 configuring 141 System ID LED 162 reset button 162 status LED 162 System Director front control panel 161 system libraries 46 T Time sync master configuration
7. a Select Connect to a High Availability Media Indexer Group b Select your group from the Group Name menu Ask the Interplay system administrator for the name of the High Availability Group c Select Load Balanced from the Mode menu d Click Apply and then click OK The system displays the high availability group in the Configure Storages dialog box 80 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows If you click the triangular opener the system displays the storage locations associated with the Media Indexer on shared storage 9 Click Apply and then click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box Using the Processes Tab to Configure Media Indexers Rather than selecting systems individually on the Hosts tab you can also select the Processes tab on the Interplay Service Configuration window and configure the Media Indexers for all the systems on the Interplay environment from that tab To use the Processes to configure the Media Indexers 1 Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Service Framework gt Avid Service Configuration 2 Click the Processes tab and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service 3 Select the Avid editing system 4 Click Configure and connect the system to the High Availability Group as described in Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 81 Installing Sof
8. 1 and 2 See Copy Provider Slot Locations on page 165 Insert the Chelsio adapter boards in PCIe slots 1 and 2 Close the latch on the PCIe side of the PCI add in card riser assembly Replace the PCI add in card riser assembly Use care to avoid pinching system cables Press down firmly until the three hooks on the rear of the PCI riser assembly engage the chassis panel slots Replace the Processor Air Duct Use care to avoid pinching system cables Replace the top of the SR2500 server Restart the server and continue with Chelsio Driver Installation on page 168 Chelsio Driver Installation After installing the Avid Chelsio 10 Gb adapter boards you need to install the Chelsio drivers The drivers are located on the ISIS Installer DVD After the SR2500 system has restarted the system displays the Found Hardware Wizard To install the Chelsio driver l 3 In the Found Hardware wizard for the Ethernet Controller dialog box click Cancel and close the Hardware wizard A second Found Hardware Wizard will appear for the second adapter board Click Cancel and close that Hardware Wizard also Insert the ISIS Installer DVD into the DVD drive Navigate to the DVD drive Tools_3rdParty Drivers_andFirmware Chelsio folder and double click the following to launch the Chelsio driver installer AvidChelsioDriversx86 exe for 32 bit systems Follow the on screen prompts and restart the SR2500 when fin
9. 96 Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client 3 Before you use the Pro Tools Interplay Option you must start Interplay Access one time to establish a connection to the Interplay database See Establishing the First Connection Between Pro Tools and Interplay on page 98 The next time you launch Pro Tools the following menu options are available e File gt Import gt Sequence from Avid Interplay e File gt Export gt Selected Tracks to Sequence in Avid Interplay For information on using the Pro Tools Interplay Option see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide You can also install this option on another system in order to make it more convenient for the Interplay administrator to configure the Import and Export settings Using the Pro Tools Send to Playback Plugin The Pro Tools Client page also contains an installer for the Pro Tools Send to Playback plugin The Pro Tools Send to Playback plugin allows you to export an AAF file directly to a third party playback server for immediate live playback This feature requires the following supporting software e Avid Service Framework 1 3 or later e Interplay Transfer 2 4 or later e Interplay Web Services 2 2 or later e Pro Tools Send to Playback Plugin available on the Pro Tools Interplay Client page of the Interplay Client installer The Pro Tools Send to Playback Plugin requires a Web Services license and installation See your Avid representative for additiona
10. Account option to create the Avid Interplay Engine Execution User The Server Execution User is the Microsoft Windows user that runs the Avid Interplay Engine the Avid Interplay Engine Execution User This user needs to have administrative access to the file server The installer makes this user a local administrator on the Avid Interplay Engine server For more information see Creating the Server Execution User Account on page 27 Accounts for Using AirSpeed Server When you are adding an Avid AirSpeed server in an Interplay workgroup the Interplay Engine server needs a Windows user account with Admin rights with the user name airspeed and password avid You must use these exact user and password names For additional information see Configuring Avid AirSpeed on page 124 Accounts for Using Interplay Transfer When you are configuring an Interplay Transfer Engine you must specify a user name and password that Interplay Transfer should use to connect to the Avid Interplay engine This user account must already exist on the Interplay Engine Service Framework Administrator Password By default the Service Framework does not have an Administrator password If you want to set a password open the Service Framework Service Configuration tool and set the password in the System Configuration Service 30 Required Application Keys To set the Service Framework password 1 Open the Service Configuration tool and click the Proc
11. Adding Multiple ISIS Systems to a Workgroup e Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups e Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software e Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator e Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems e Mounting ISIS Workspaces as UNC Paths e Working with Media Services and Interplay Transfer in a Multiple ISIS Workgroup Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups Interplay v2 6 introduces support for up to three ISIS shared storage systems managed by a single Interplay Engine and configured in a single workgroup Using multiple ISIS systems allows you to expand available storage for your Interplay Production workgroup Previous versions of Interplay limited a workgroup to one shared storage system Interplay v2 6 allows you to integrate one or two additional ISIS shared storage systems for a total of three Interplay Move v2 6 can be used for high speed transport of media between multiple ISIS systems For more information see Working with Media Services and Interplay Transfer in a Multiple ISIS Workgroup on page 159 A 10 Gb switch and 10 GB connections are recommended as high bandwidth links between the ISIS systems For more information see Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups on page 154 and the following configuration example Local ISIS System and Remote ISIS Systems An Interplay workgroup requires one ISIS shared storage system that shares the same subnet w
12. Corp The Interplay name is used with the permission of Interplay Entertainment Corp which bears no responsibility for Avid products This product includes portions of the Alloy Look amp Feel software from Incors GmbH This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org DevelopMentor This product may include the JCifs library for which the following notice applies JCifs Copyright 2004 The JCIFS Project is licensed under LGPL http jcifs samba org See the LGPL txt file in the Third Party Software directory on the installation CD Avid Interplay contains components licensed from LavanTech These components may only be used as part of and in connection with Avid Interplay Interplay Production Streaming Server includes Live555 which is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License Live555 is Copyright c 1996 2011 Live Networks Inc and is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License which is included with this product This product includes software developed by Indiana University Extreme Lab http www extreme indiana edu Attn Government User s Restricted Rights Legend U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This Software and its documentation are commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation In the event that such Software or documentation is acquired by or on behalf of a unit or agency
13. Express Optional Beginning with Interplay v2 3 you do not need to configure the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Configuration is done by the Media Services installation program Use this procedure if you want to check or change the configuration To configure Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 1 Click Start and select Programs gt Microsoft SQL Server 2005 gt Configuration Tools gt SQL Server Configuration Manager The SQL Server Configuration Manager window opens 50 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers Select this item 4 SOL Server Configuration Manager Local SQL Servek 2005 Services Shared Memory Enabled _ SQL Server Z005 Network Configuration Named Pipes Disabled a SQL Native Client Configuration eva Disabled 2 Select Protocols for MSSQLSERVER in the left pane 3 Right click TCP IP in the right pane and select Properties The TCP IP Properties dialog box opens TCP IP Properties Enabled 4 On the Protocol tab in the General area change Enabled from No to Yes 51 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers TCP IP Properties Change to Yes Enabled Keep Alive Listen All No Delay 5 Click the IP Addresses tab 6 Do the following a Inthe IPI list select Enabled and change from No to Yes b In the IP2 list select Enabled and change from No to Yes
14. Instinct software To install Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct software 1 Select one of the following from the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Clients gt Avid Interplay Assist Clients gt Avid Instinct 2 Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Service The installer automatically installs the components required for the Framework for Client application When the system asks for a workgroup name type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine The name is case sensitive Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications Avid Assist Installs the Assist application software For more information see the Avid Interplay Assist User s Guide Avid Instinct Installs the Avid Instinct application software For more information see the Avid Instinct User s Guide Assist and Instinct are 64 bit applications starting at Interplay v2 5 The installer pages install the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct must have ISIS or MediaNetwork client software installed on the same system To use Assist or Instinct you need to establish shared storage credentials This login happens automatically if your Windows login credentials username and password match those of a shared storage account If the accounts do not match you need to connect through the Avid MediaNetwork Connection Manager or Avid ISIS C
15. Manager DS StorageCalc DV Toolkit DVD Complete D Verb Eleven EM Euphonix EUCON EveryPhase Expander ExpertRender Fader Pack Fairchild FastBreak Fast Track Film Cutter FilmScribe Flexevent FluidMotion Frame Chase FXDeko HD Core HD Process HDPack Home to Hollywood HYBRID HyperControl HyperSPACE HyperSPACE HDCAM iKnowledge Image Independence Impact Improv iNEWS iNEWS Assign iNEWS ControlAir Instantwrite Instinct Intelligent Content Management Intelligent Digital Actor Technology IntelliRender Intelli Sat Intelli sat Broadcasting Recording Manager InterFX Interplay inTONE Intraframe iS Expander ISIS IsoSync iS9 iS18 iS23 iS36 ISIS IsoSync KeyRig KeyStudio LaunchPad LeaderPlus LFX Lightning Link amp Sync ListSync LKT 200 Lo Fi Luna MachineControl Magic Mask Make Anything Hollywood make manage move media Marquee MassivePack Massive Pack Pro M Audio M Audio Micro Maxim Mbox Media Composer MediaFlow MediaLog MediaMatch MediaMix Media Reader Media Recorder MEDIArray MediaServer MediaShare MetaFuze MetaSync MicroTrack MIDI I O Midiman Mix Rack MixLab Moviebox Moviestar MultiShell NaturalMatch NewsCutter NewsView Nitris NL3D NLP Nova NRV 10 interFX NSDOS NSWIN Octane OMF OMF Interchange OMM OnDVD Open Media Framework Open Media Management Ozone Ozonic Painterly Effects Palladium Personal Q PET Pinnacle Pinnacle DistanTV Pinnacle GenieBox Pinnacle H
16. Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 You can also configure the Media Indexer to index your local drives For more information see Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives on page 82 To uninstall Media Indexer see Uninstalling Media Indexer on a MacOS X System on page 94 To install the Interplay Transfer client on a Mac OS X system 1 In the Mac Installers folder open the Transfer Client folder and double click the file InterplayTransferClient pkg zip CJ Mac_Installers SA o vm Q Namal Date Modified v a Access Today 2 54 PM install app oday 2 3 i Il Tod 2 54 PM A InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM Y E Medialndexer Today 2 56 PM Avid Media Indexer pkg May 27 2011 9 34 AM F AvidMedialndexer pkg tar gz Jun 15 2011 12 40 AM Y TransferClient Today 2 47 PM F InterplayTransferClient pkg zip Jun 14 2011 9 30 PM E II Cid 8 items 199 45 GB available a A program named InterplayTransferClient pkg is unzipped and displayed in the TransferClient folder 93 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh C TransferClient a Date Modified O InterplayTransferClient pkg Jun 14 2011 9 29 PM A InterplayTransferClient pkg zip Jun 14 2011 9 30 PM 1 of 2 selected 199 45 GB available h 2 Double click InterplayTransferClient pkg T
17. Software on the Interplay Transfer Server 2200000000 eee 48 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers 49 Installing the Media Services Engine 200020 eee eee eee 49 Installing the Local Workflow Components 000000eeeeeeaee 53 Installing the WAN Workflow Components a a sasaaa aaaea 55 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server on Different Types of Media Indexers 000 00 c eee 57 Before Installing Media Indexer Software 20000020 cece eeeee 58 Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS 220 02202005 58 Installing the Media Indexer Software 20 02000 cece eee eee 58 Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage 0006 59 Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace 2000ee ee eaee 63 Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server 220 200 0000 64 Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software 65 Installing the Stream Publish Service and Auto Publish Support 65 Installing Software on Interplay Clients 67 Starting the Interplay Client Installer 020 0000 e eee eee eee 68 Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems 69 Running Interplay Assist and Editing Applications on Same Syst
18. Storages dialog box shows Storage Not Found in the pathname you type verify that you are using the UNC pathname to a folder containing Avid media files To check the name to use in the UNC path 1 Open My Computer on the Media Indexer system 2 Check the name of the computer and workspace in the display The following illustration shows the name for the computer and workspace names used in this example 63 Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q Back P search Folders i5 X 19 m Address E My Computer Name Type O Totas Hard Disk Drives Local Disk 68 4 GB Devices with Removable Storage DVD CD RW Drive E CD Drive Network Drives Det on avid 6c85183baf F Network Drive 50 0 GB Workspace and S Workspace1 on avid 6c85183baf G Network Drive 400 GB computer name S Workspace2 on avid 6c85183baf H Network Drive 400 GB for workspace Workspace on avid 6c85183baf I Network Drive 300 GB This example requires the following UNC path for the Avid MediaFiles folder on Workspacel avid 6c85 183 baf Workspace1 Avid MediaFiles Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server If this is the first time you are installing the CaptureManager software you need to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard before you install the CaptureManager software For installation procedures see the Avid CaptureManager Installatio
19. User Authentication Providers 3 Docwg Administrator a51 wg1 sd 2 Click Avid ISIS Authentication 3 Click the Add Avid ISIS button 4 Type the System Director hostname for the additional Avid ISIS systems Click the Remove Entry button to delete a hostname 5 Click Apply The first time an Avid ISIS user logs into Interplay the user is added to the Central Configuration Server CCS as part of the UNITY user group under Imported Users with Read rights by default In the Server Hostname Settings view of the Interplay Administrator there is a setting for Fallback Shared Storage Server In most cases the name of the local ISIS system is entered automatically If you need to manually enter the computer name use the name of the System Director for the local ISIS system 158 Mounting ISIS Workspaces as UNC Paths Mounting ISIS Workspaces as UNC Paths A multiple ISIS configuration is likely to have a large number of workspaces Mounting workspaces as UNC paths provides the ability to mount more drives than the number of drive letters available Mounting workspaces as UNC paths is required for the Move and Copy services Starting with version 2 6 the Interplay Transcode service and the STP Encode service require you to choose how ISIS workspaces are mounted by drive letter or by UNC path For multiple ISIS workgroups select UNC path After installation configure the ISIS Client Manager to use UNC paths Working with Me
20. additional ISIS System Director must be in its own Zone 3 subnet see Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups on page 149 Avid recommends that all ISIS systems are connected through a 10 Gb network The network topology should be determined by the site requirements Interplay Software All components in the workgroup must be running Interplay version 2 6 Accounts The Interplay workgroup and both ISIS systems must include matching user accounts as follows e Server Execution User An account with a user name and password identical to the Server Execution User must exist on the ISIS system This account must have read write access to the Avid shared storage workspaces that contain media Use the Avid ISIS Administration tool to create this account e Interplay and ISIS users Accounts with identical user names and passwords must exist on the Interplay system and the ISIS system The ISIS user account must have read write privileges on the workspaces you want to move from and move to The matching Interplay user account must have read write privileges on the folders you want to move from and move to Media Indexer Storage for each additional ISIS system needs to be configured in a Media Indexer running on an AS3000 server All Media Indexers need to be configured in one high availability group HAG For more information see Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems on page 156 154 Adding Remote ISIS
21. allow the editor to locate the Lookup Server on the other subnet See Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service on page 122 Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage An administrator can configure the Media Indexers for the Avid editing applications on any system running the Interplay Service Configuration component of the Service Framework software An administrator can also use the Interplay Administrator to run the Interplay Service Configuration component 77 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows To configure the Media Indexer for an Avid editing application 1 Do one of the following gt Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Service Framework gt Avid Service Configuration gt Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Interplay Access Utilities gt Avid Interplay Administrator Log in to the server that is running the Avid Interplay Engine In the Avid Services section click the Service Configuration icon 2 If more than one workgroup appears in the list click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list 3 Locate the Avid editing system in the list and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service The following illustration shows an Avid editing system named techpub8200n fieocwe Avid Interp
22. and Configuration Guide 0130 07635 04 Rev e Updated 7 15 2014 This document is distributed by Avid in online electronic form only and is not available for purchase in printed form Chapter 1 Contents Using This Guide 0 0000 eee 11 Symbols ad CONVENIONS erres erare rekr eee heree tude EA R 11 Prouenn aaar Ronan 12 laterplay Doc mMmentatiON lt lt cstccadntne cdot Led a er a dnewnas 13 Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal 14 POR Taming OSS acc Sac ak ae le hehe koien kree Rhee ahem Mae a ak kB 15 Installation Overview 0 00 00 cee 16 Using the interplay Astala S aaka chung liarGick ghey kGivex be did cob hbad dewe we 16 Copying the Interplay Installers toa Server 0 020002 0 cee eee eeeeee 17 Creating a Recovery Image for the AS3000 0 0 eee 18 Upgrading Your System ssa cigdat eed ed eindoidianadedaryedeosaeeendoamewe 18 Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems 22200000e ee eeee 19 Installation Check LISIS cache axeae apes agacesa Seas oes sAsSdhee haa ani R 19 Overall Interplay Installation Check List 2200200002 eee 19 Media Indexer Installation Check List 0 200000 cece eee 22 Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System n naana anaana 23 Workspace Name Soi 666656 i i a dade k be eee Eie eE 24 Network Considerations 2 c2cccacednsnaedndesmeedagueeedecaseeseenceae 24 Tite Sye
23. and password Specify the user name and password of the user account that the Avid Interplay Streaming Server will run under The user account must be in the form DOMAIN Username User name ji PDOMAIN IPEngine Password e lt Back net gt f cancet_ The required rights for this account are automatically set during the installation process 5 Click Next 6 Specify the name of the workgroup as specified in the Avid Service Framework A The workgroup name is case sensitive The following illustration shows an example 142 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software fe Avid Interplay Streaming Server InstallShield Wizard Workgroup setup Set the workgroup for this Avid Interplay Streaming Server Workgroup to join Docwe 7 Click Next then click Install to begin the installation When the installation is finished the Avid Interplay Streaming Server is running as a Windows service named Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service This service automatically starts when the computer starts To check the status of the Interplay Streaming Server 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage 2 Do one of the following gt Ona Windows Server 2003 system double click Services and Applications then double click Services gt Ona Windows Server 2008 system double click Configuration then double click Services Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service should be listed as Started w
24. at a time to ensure that you replace the SFP transceiver into the same adapter board that you removed it from To prepare the Chelsio adapter boards for installation 1 Remove the SFP transceiver from the back of the Chelsio adapter board as follows a Remove the rubber insert protector from the transceiver b Flip open the latch on the end of the transceiver c Pull out the transceiver and set it aside The following illustration shows the SFP transceiver with the latch open 166 Chelsio Adapter Board Installation Screw holding bracket to the adapter board Transceiver with open latch A Be sure to replace the transceiver into the same board you removed it from 2 Remove the two screws that hold the long bracket to the adapter board Set the screws aside 3 Remove the bracket 4 Attach the short bracket and reattach the two screws 5 Replace the SFP connector as follows a Slide the transceiver into the slot until it clicks into place b Close the latch and replace the rubber insert 6 Perform the same steps for the second Chelsio adapter board 167 Chelsio Driver Installation To install the Chelsio adapter boards l nA A W N a 9 10 11 Shutdown the server Remove the top from the SR2500 server Remove the plastic Processor Air Duct Remove the PCI add in card riser assembly Open the latch on the PCIe side of the PCI add in card riser assembly and remove the plates for slots
25. charts are installed You need to configure these flow charts For information about configuration and using auto publish see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide 66 Installing Software on Interplay Clients The following topics describe the Interplay software installation on Interplay clients Starting the Interplay Client Installer Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems Installing Software on an Interplay Access System Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client Starting the Interplay Client Installer Starting the Interplay Client Installer To start the Interplay Client Installer 1 In the Interplay Client Installer folder double click autorun exe The Main Menu window opens ts Individual Optional Installers Visit our website Contact us The Main Menu window allows you to select the installers required by a particular Interplay component The list is divided into Interplay clients and individual optional installers Items with three dots open a new window Items without three dots start an installer 68 Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems This section describes how to install Interplay Assist or
26. default share name and click Next By default the share name is WG_Database The at the end makes the share invisible if you browse through the network using Windows Explorer For security reasons Avid recommends keeping the default setting and using a at the end of the share name With this default setting the folder D Workgroup_Databases on the Avid Interplay Engine computer is shared under the name WG_Database The Specify Configuration Server dialog box opens 39 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server ro Specify Configuration Server AVI gt 9 Select the Interplay Engine you want to use as the Central Configuration Server and click Next The Central Configuration Server CCS is an Interplay Engine with a special module that is useful if you are working in an environment that includes more than one Interplay Engine including an Interplay Archive Engine However even if you are working in an environment with one Interplay Engine you need to specify a CCS Select one of the following gt This Avid Interplay Engine Specifies that the Interplay Engine that you are installing should be the CCS Click Next gt Another Avid Interplay Engine Specifies that a previously installed Interplay Engine should be the CCS An additional dialog box opens Type the name of the Interplay Engine to be used as the CCS and click Next If you want to specify another Interplay Engine
27. folder To create the folder you can either use an Avid editing application to capture or import media to the workspace or you can manually create an Avid MediaFiles folder e Do not use spaces or special characters in your workspace names Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS On Avid ISIS you must select the Use UNC Letterless Drive Mapping option on the Media Indexers that monitor shared storage To set UNC Drive Mapping gt Inthe ISIS Client Manager window select Preferences and select the letterless option For more information see Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless on page 116 and Installation Check Lists on page 19 Installing the Media Indexer Software To install the Media Indexer Server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Indexer 2 Select the 32 bit or 64 bit installer 3 Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Service Perform the installation on primary and secondary shared storage Media Framework for Server Indexers Avid Interplay Access Allows for easy access to the Interplay Engine This also installs the Interplay Administrator Avid Interplay Media Installs the Media Indexer software Indexer 58 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server If you use the installer to uninstall Media Indexer the installer exits after the uninstall is compl
28. if needed Install Stield 6 Select the type of Framework installation you wish to make 7 Click Next The Custom Setup dialog box opens This dialog box displays the components that will be installed The following illustration shows the default components for a Framework Client install 102 Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software i Avid Service Framework InstallShield Wizard Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed A 3 i gt Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Avid Service Configuration m Feature Description Avid Diagnostics Installs a remote configuration Avid Email Alerter Service tool which can be used to Avid Health Monitor configure other discoverable services Avid Lookup Service Avid Local Discovery Service Avid Machine Monitor Service Avid Multicast Repeater Service Avid System Configuration Service Avid Time Synchronization Service This Feature requires 16MB on your hard drive Install to C Program Files Avid Service Framework Change Installshield ee ee ee ec If this is not the correct set of components do one of the following gt Click the Back button and select a different group gt Select or deselect components from the list in the Custom Setup dialog box Don t add components that you don t need This can affect system performance 8 Click Nex
29. movies Number of Supported Streaming Clients The Interplay Streaming Server supports up to 100 simultaneously streaming clients This support applies to both SR2500 and AS3000 servers You can add a second server to support an additional 100 clients For more information see Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server on page 147 Streaming Support for Different Interplay Access Releases The following table summarizes streaming support for Interplay Access releases Streaming Server v2 4 and v2 5 Stream Server v2 3 or earlier Plays proxy media directly Plays proxy media published as Quick Time reference movies Interplay Access v2 4 Supported Supported and later Interplay Access v2 3 Not supported Supported or earlier As shown in this table Access v2 4 and later users can play proxy media from Streaming Server v2 4 or later or Stream Server v2 3 Access v2 3 users can only play proxy media from Streaming Server v2 3 If you are sharing streamed proxy media between Interplay v2 4 and later workgroups and Interplay v2 3 or earlier workgroups Avid recommends that you upgrade Interplay v2 3 or earlier workgroups to Interplay Access v2 4 or later The Scheduled Delete feature introduced in Interplay v2 4 requires Interplay Engine v2 4 or later Other Interplay Access features introduced in Interplay v2 4 and later will operate correctly with Interplay Engine v2 3 or earlier Stream Server v2 3 in an Interpl
30. on the Copy Provider When using the 1 GB onboard nic on the Copy Provider connect the 1 Gb ports on the Copy Provider directly into any 1 Gb port on the Avid ISIS Engines Connect the Copy Provider to both Avid ISIS systems Avid does not recommend using the onboard nics because performance is much better using the Chelsio adapter boards 170 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation Copy Provider ISIS Configurations Each ISIS Engine also known as an ISIS chassis supports a maximum of two Copy Providers e One for sending material to a remote workgroup e One for receiving material from a remote workgroup If you have multiple ISIS chassis in your workgroup you can set up multiple sending and receiving providers The following illustration shows Copy Providers configured between two workgroups Workgroup A Workgroup B Copy ISIS Providers ISIS Chassis 1 Chassis 1 p gt Chassis 2 Chassis 2 Example 1 One send and one receive can use a single chassis on each workgroup Workgroup A Workgroup B Copy ISIS Providers ISIS Chassis 1 lt Chassis 1 Chassis 2 L lt Chassis 2 Example 2 Two simultaneous sends requires two chassis Copy Provider and ISIS Versions The ISIS systems must be running compatible versions of ISIS software For compatibility information see the Interplay ReadMe Installing t
31. route configured between the two VLANs Do not dual connect a LUS To achieve redundancy it is better to single connect a separate LUS to each VLAN 121 Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service There is no load balancing between Lookup Services If you have two LUS systems they operate independently of each other All Framework services register with both services To ensure connectivity between subnets use Unicast Discovery to connect all of your clients to both LUS Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service For systems on remote subnets Avid recommends that you connect directly to the Lookup service using a technique known as Unicast Discovery The main drawback to using the Unicast Discovery connection method is that if there are multiple systems running the lookup service you should connect to each one This can take a lot of configuration time in a large installation If you don t connect to all of the Lookup service systems if the one you are connected to goes down you lose your connection to the Service Framework To directly connect a system to a Lookup service 1 Determine the fully qualified domain name of the system running the Lookup service For example the following defines the domain name of the server named Doc WG docwg global avidww com 2 On the system on the remote subnet click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Service Framework gt Avid Workgroup Propert
32. the Interplay Help 5 Follow the instructions in Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 141 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software Before you install the Streaming Server software review Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 138 For information on upgrading a stream server see Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier on page 140 To install the Avid Interplay Streaming Server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Streaming Server gt Avid Interplay Streaming Server 2 At the Welcome screen click Next 3 Read the License Agreement click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 4 Specify the user name and password that the Interplay Streaming Server will run under the Interplay Streaming Server Execution User You must use enter a user name and password that exactly match the user name and password of the Server Execution User that is used to run the Interplay Engine For a local account enter the user name For a domain account use the following format domainname username The following illustration shows an example 141 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software i Avid Interplay Streaming Server 2 4 0 26855 InstallShield Wizard Avid Interplay Streaming Server Execution User Specify a user name
33. use to work with the Avid Interplay Engine Besides installing Avid Interplay Access this installation also installs the Avid Interplay Administrator To play streaming media the computer on which you are installing Interplay Access must have an audio device such as an audio card or other audio hardware To install Interplay Access software Windows 1 Select the following from the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Clients gt Avid Interplay Access Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Service Option The installer automatically installs the components required Framework for Client for the application When the system asks for a workgroup name type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine The name is case sensitive Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications The Service Framework is optional for an Interplay Access system 70 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System For information on using Avid Interplay Access and the Avid Interplay Administrator see the following manuals Avid Interplay Access User s Guide Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access Interplay Access is supported on Macintosh systems running Mac OS X For more information about using Access with Mac OS X see the Avid Interplay Access User s Guide and the A
34. v2 4 and later runs as a Windows service named Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service This service is responsible for starting and monitoring two Interplay Streaming Server processes and a process called InterplayStreamingProxy exe which is responsible for distributing client requests to the Interplay Streaming Server processes These processes are listed in Windows Task Manager as follows InterplayStreamingService exe InterplayStreamingProxy exe e InterplayStreamingServer exe e InterplayStreamingServer exe Activity for each of the two Interplay Streaming Server processes is written in separate log files which are located in the following two folders tewks gs1s Gold_Builds Avid_System_Monitor e Windows Server 2003 drive Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server 8554 drive Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server 8556 e Windows Server 2008 drive ProgramData Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server 8554 drive ProgramData Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server 8556 Configuration and Maintenance Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 and v2 5 are qualified on both SR2500 Windows Server 2003 and AS3000 Windows Server 2008 132 Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media Configuration and maintenance of the Interplay Streaming Server is easier without the need to use a Shared folder to store QuickTime reference
35. way you will avoid attempting to index non Avid files 12 Click Apply and click OK The system displays the UNC path to the folder in the Configure Storages dialog box Media Table _ Wavid 6c85183baf workspacel avid mediafiles avid 6c85193baf workspace2 avid mediafiles L avid 6c85193baf workspace3 avid mediafiles 62 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Starting at Interplay v2 3 scanning status messages for the Media Indexer are no longer displayed on the Configure Storage dialog box They are now on the Health Monitor On shared storage the Media Indexer does not recognize drive letters mapped by the user because it runs as a background service 13 Option Click Add and repeat the process to add any additional folders 14 Click Apply and click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box The first time that you configure a storage folder the Media Indexer automatically indexes the media in the folder This might take a while depending on the amount of media in the folder For information on configuring the Media Indexer on an Avid editing application system to communicate with this shared storage Media Indexer see Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 For more information see Different Types of Media Indexers on page 57 Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace If the Media Indexer Configure
36. you must specify an Interplay Engine that is already installed If you have not yet installed the desired Interplay Engine specify the current Interplay Engine install the desired Interplay Engine and then change the CCS through the Interplay Administrator See Understanding the Central Configuration Server in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide If you specify an Interplay Engine that is not yet installed you might not be able to log onto the system See Troubleshooting Log in Problems in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide The Server Execution User dialog box opens 40 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server E a Server Execution User 10 Select Custom user account and click Next The Server Execution User is a Windows account that has administrative access to the Avid Interplay Engine This account also needs to have administrative access to the shared storage workgroup Avid requires that you create a custom user account For more information see Creating the Server Execution User Account on page 27 The Specify Server User dialog box opens 41 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server Specify Server User a Type a local user for example IPEngine or type a domain user such as MYDOMAIN IPEngine Make sure this user name exactly matches the user name of an Avid shared sto
37. 1 Install the following Service Framework components on the system that will be used as the master Core Components Configuration Utility 118 Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment Diagnostic Log Viewer Health Viewer Machine Monitor Time Synchronization 2 On any system that has the Interplay Configuration Utility installed click the Start button and select All Programs gt Avid gt Service Framework gt Avid Interplay Service Configuration The Interplay Service Configuration window opens 3 Select the system that will be the Time Sync master and click Avid Time Synchronization The Time Synchronization Settings window opens Time Synchronization Settings gt doc2pc gt doctm Master Mode distributes timestamps to the rest of the workgroup gt doctransfer avid Email Alert Servi Avid Machine Monito P avid MediaIndexer Avid Multicast Repea Avid Service Starter B avid SNMP Gateway Avid System Configu Get Time Sync reference from the local PC clock O Get Time Sync reference from an NTP Server O Get Time Sync reference from an internal TimeCode Reader O Slave Mode receives timestamps from other Masters in the workgroup gt g smayerpc gt ssaveall2 gt amp techpubs200 gt techpubs200n O Set the local PC clock to match the Workgroup time 4 Select options as described in the followi
38. 118 Time synchronization service defined 117 using 117 Training services 15 Transcode service installing 53 Troubleshooting 12 firewalls 114 U UHRC Client Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board 172 178 Unicast Discovery 121 USB application key 31 USB connector 162 User accounts required 27 User names Avid Unity 27 Interplay Engine 27 V Versions Avid Unity 23 Video connector 162 Voice Over Target workspace user accounts 29 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Index WwW WG_Database 39 Workflow Engine software installing 65 Workspace names 24 Workspaces accessing 29 local drives 82 shared storage 63 192
39. 74 Media Indexer shared storage configuration 77 Service Framework services verify running 75 Avid shared storage environment supported versions 23 Avid Support 45 Avid Symphony Nitris installing Interplay components 74 Media Indexer shared storage configuration 77 Service Framework services verify running 75 Avid Unity environment install check list 19 SR2400 server slot locations 161 183 Avid Unity ISIS Client Manager adding remote ISIS system 155 Button NMI 162 power 162 system reset 162 C CaptureManager install check list 19 installing client software 96 installing server software 64 Central Configuration Server 40 Check list installation steps 19 Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board Client Manager preference setting 172 178 configuring as default connection 173 179 driver installation 168 installation 166 178 slot configuration 166 178 UHRC client 172 178 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Client Manager installation 23 Configurations Intel PRO 1000 card 182 Connecting server and provider application keys 31 Connection Manager installation 23 Connector USB 162 video 162 Control panel System Director 161 D Default database folder 39 Deleting assets user account setup 30 Disable Service Framework services 104 Documentation ISIS 23 MediaNetwork 23 Dongle connecting 31 Drive activity LED 162 Drivers updating Intel drivers 19 Drives index local drives 82 DVD browsing 108 E Email noti
40. A51 wa1 scl1 watowg Avid MediaFiles BSI Multi lSIS Multi ISIS 1 Avid MediaFiles BSI Multi ISIS Multi ISIS 2 Avid MediaFiles BSI Multi ISIS Multi ISIS 3 Proxy Avid Mediafiles amp tfinchermac2 0 0000o onoono onom Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator If your workgroup is configured for Avid Unity Authentication you need to specify each additional ISIS server name in the User Authentication Providers view of the Interplay Administrator Users can then use their Avid ISIS credentials to log in to the Interplay database and access any additional ISIS servers to which they have access For more information see Setting Avid Unity Authentication in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide or the Interplay Help 157 Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator If you list ISIS server names for Unity authentication the servers that you specify determine which workspaces are available in the Media Creation Workspace setting This occurs whether or not ISIS user authentication is activated See Media Creation Workspaces on page 152 To configure additional shared storage systems for Unity Authentication in the Interplay Administrator 1 In the User Management section of the Interplay Administrator window click the User Authentication Providers icon The User Authentication Providers view opens 3 Interplay Server User Management amp B
41. AV i gt Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide Version 2 7 Legal Notices Product specifications are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Avid Technology Inc This product is subject to the terms and conditions of a software license agreement provided with the software The product may only be used in accordance with the license agreement Avid products or portions thereof are protected by one or more of the following United States Patents 5 309 528 5 355 450 5 396 594 5 440 348 5 467 288 5 513 375 5 528 310 5 557 423 5 577 190 5 584 006 5 640 601 5 644 364 5 654 737 5 724 605 5 726 717 5 745 637 5 752 029 5 754 851 5 799 150 5 812 216 5 828 678 5 842 014 5 852 435 5 986 584 5 999 406 6 038 573 6 141 007 6 211 869 6 532 043 6 546 190 6 596 031 6 747 705 6 763 523 6 766 357 6 847 373 7 081 900 7 403 561 7 433 519 7 555 557 7 562 099 D352 278 D372 478 D373 778 D392 267 D392 268 D392 269 D395 291 D396 853 D398 912 and 8 082 226 Other patents are pending Avid products or portions thereof are protected by one or more of the following European Patents 0506870 0635188 0674414 0752174 1111910 1629675 Other patents are pending This document is protected under copyright law An authorized licensee of Interplay Assist may reproduce this publication for the licensee s own use in learning how to use the software This docum
42. Avid Editing Systems Windows Unity Load Balanced connected to docwag 7 Select the Media Table icon and click Add The Add Storage dialog box opens 2 m Media Files Location Avid Interplay Media Indexer pee 8 Select Media Files Location and click OK The Media Files Location dialog box opens Browse button 84 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows 9 Click the Browse button You can use the Browse button when you configure local storage but you must type a UNC path when you configure shared storage drives The Open dialog box opens 10 Navigate to the location of your Avid MediaFiles folder The following illustration shows the Avid MediaFiles folder on a MediaDock storage device MediaDock E EZI E l Avid MediaFiles E Avid MediaFiles All Files 7 11 Click Open The Media Files Location dialog box opens and displays the new location Avid MediaFiles T 12 Click Apply and then click OK The Configure Storages dialog box opens and displays the new location 85 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Media Table Local J Unity Load Balanced connected to docwg storage L Wtechpubs200n avid mediafiles_6 13 Option Click the Add button to add any additional storages 14 Click Apply and then click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box 15 Click Apply in the Avid Service Configuration window and then close the wi
43. ETE ET ETET 161 Sie lt LOCAIONS a sceercnsea det dda rdesrdesadaseS esos aged Meee See 162 Configuring the Copy Provider Server 0 0000 165 Copy Provider Slot LOCION erir ccon Scien Sden SAGe SSeS A Laan AS MAES AALE EAS 165 Chelsio Adapter Board Installation 065 ciu cae dee eka Kee RD OAH ERE RE EY 166 Ghelsic Driver Installation lt ave 4 24 44244225 4h 24d 04400e0eeebareeeubeeed 168 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation 0 169 Making the ISIS Connections 0 5 04 6 00 50 bb nek eee ed bb ed ae na ee nue 170 Copy Provider ISIS Configurations 0020 cee cece eeee 171 Copy Provider and ISIS VerSiong sii acceded deed hea eS 171 Installing the ISIS Client Software 00200 0c eee eee eee ees 171 Client Manager Preference Setting 0 20 0c eee eee eee eee 172 Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Copy Provider 173 Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay n nonna annann 174 Configuring the Move Provider Server 220005 176 Move Provider Slot Locations cs srisiriririsirinbhini rir inikirinikhikini 177 Chelsio Adapter Board Installati n 0002 00 e dine ee eens 178 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation 2 02 178 Client Manager Preference Setting 00200 cece e eee eee eee 178 Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Conne
44. Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers 2 Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Service Select the 64 bit Framework installer Framework for Client Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications Required software to configure the Media Services Engine with the Avid Interplay server Avid Interplay Media Installs the Interplay Media Services Engine Services 64 Bit During the installation if an Avid Interplay Media Services database already exist on the server the Avid Interplay Database dialog box opens Select one of the following e Upgrade exiting database default to use the existing database e Overwrite current database if you want to remove all users providers and services 3 Option After you install the Media Services Engine check the configuration of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express See Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Optional on page 50 4 Configure the Media Services Engine for the Interplay workgroup See the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide If you are performing an upgrade you do not have to reregister existing services such as the Transcode service or Archive service You might have to re create some profiles after upgrading your software See the Avid Interplay Media Services ReadMe Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2005
45. Interplay Archive Engine maintains a database that can be accessed through Interplay Access and the Interplay Administrator tool For information on configuring the server see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide For information on using Interplay Access on an Archive database or archiving from an Avid editing application see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide To install the Interplay Archive Engine software 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Archive Engine The Install Avid Interplay Archive Engine window opens 2 Click Avid Interplay Archive to install the Interplay Archive Engine on the system See Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software on page 36 and start at step 6 3 Click Avid Interplay Access to install Interplay Access on the system See Installing Avid Interplay Access on page 47 Installing the FlashNet Client Software Typically your Software Generation Limited SGL representative installs and configures the FlashNet client software when he or she configures the rest of the archiving system For information on using the FlashNet client see the documentation provided by your SGL representative SGL Direct Connect to Shared Storage Avid Interplay v2 6 and v2 7 support SGL FlashNet v6 4 x This version of SGL FlashNet allows the FlashNet server to directly connect to an Avid ISIS shared
46. Interplay Stream Publish Service and Auto Publish Support For more information see Installing the Stream Publish Service and Auto Publish Support on page 65 e Interplay Clients Installer Installer for Mac OS X applications For more information see Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access on page 71 and Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh on page 87 Copying the Interplay Installers to a Server This topic provides instructions for copying the Interplay Installers to a server so that you have easy access to installer files if you should ever need them in the future In this topic the folder that contains the software installation files is referred to as the software kit To copy the Interplay Installers to a server 1 Log in as Administrator 2 Make a folder for the software kit on the root directory C For example C Installers Interplay_v2_5_Servers 3 Open the folder containing the installer 4 Copy the software kit into the new folder you created For example use CTRL A to select all the files and folders in the software kit and copy and paste to the new folder you created 5 Navigate to the software kit folder and double click the Autorun exe file The Interplay Installer splash screen opens 6 Install the application as described in this guide 17 Creating a Recovery Image for the AS3000 Creating a Recovery Image for the AS3000 The Interplay Servers Installer includ
47. R221 PCIe 3 Empty Empty Empty 2 Empty PRO 1000 PT PRO 1000 PT Empty Empty Empty a Includes servers for Interplay Archive Engine Interplay Media Indexer Interplay Media Services Transcode Providers and General Purpose Server b Install PRO 1000 MF or XF as optical options for use with Interplay Transfer AirSPACE c Install Emulex 1050 for use with Interplay Transfer Profile d Optional replacement for Intel PRO 1000 MF or XF For slot locations on the Copy Provider server see Copy Provider Slot Locations on page 165 For slot locations on the Interplay Streaming server see Streaming Server Slot Locations SR2500 on page 135 hi For information on configuring an Infortrend RAID Array see the Avid Interplay Failover Guide hi 164 B Configuring the Copy Provider Server This chapter describes how to set up the hardware and ISIS client information on a Copy Provider server on an Intel SR2500 server The following topics are described e Copy Provider Slot Locations e Chelsio Adapter Board Installation e Chelsio Driver Installation e ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation e Client Manager Preference Setting e Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Copy Provider e Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay For information about configuring the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers Copy Provider Slot Locations The Chelsio Et
48. Server Interplay Transcode installing 53 Interplay Transfer in multiple ISIS workgroup 159 installing server software 48 SR2400 slot locations 161 183 user account 30 ISIS documentation guides 23 L LED drive activity 162 network activity 162 power sleep 162 system ID 162 system status 162 License agreement 37 Local drives index with Media Indexer 82 Mac OS X installer for Interplay Access 71 Media Indexer 64 bit 57 configuring for multiple ISIS workgroup 156 install check list 19 local drives 82 shared storage configuration 77 Media Services Engine installing 49 Media Services provider servers installing software 49 Media Services service in multiple ISIS workgroup 159 190 Index MediaNetwork documentation guides 23 supported version 23 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 configuration 50 MMAdapter 107 Monitor shared storage 59 Monitor connector 162 Multiple ISIS workgroup adding remote ISIS system 155 adding remote ISIS systems in Interplay Administrator 157 check list 153 configuring for multiple ISIS workgroup 156 described 149 limitations 149 mounting ISIS workspaces as UNC paths 159 requirements 154 using Media Services and Interplay Transfer 159 N Network activity LED 162 NMI button 162 O Online support 12 P Ports for Interplay Streaming Server 137 Power Sleep button 162 LED 162 Preview Server cache folder 44 Pro Tools Interplay Option installing client software 96
49. Streaming Server see Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 138 Overall Interplay Installation Check List The following check list provides an overall view of an Interplay installation Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task Section Reference n n Review the recommendations in the Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide Determine your Media Indexer server configuration See the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide Determine where the Avid Lookup Service is running See Installing the Lookup Service on a or where it will run The Lookup service is part ofthe Separate Server on page 120 and Avid Service Framework Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service on page 122 If you use AirSpeed Multi Stream or AirSpeed 5000 See the Avid AirSpeed 5000 Setup Guide or systems refer to the associated installation guides the AirSpeed Multi Stream Installation and User s Guide 19 Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task Installation Check Lists Section Reference n If you use AirSpeed or CaptureManager to capture media determine where you will install the Interplay Adapter If you are using Media Services providers such as Interplay Transcode or an Interplay Archive Engine determine where your Interplay Media Services Engine server will reside and where you Media Services providers will reside Check yo
50. Systems to ISIS Client Software Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software After the local ISIS system is installed and configured use the Avid ISIS Client Manager on the Interplay Engine to add a remote ISIS system To add a remote system 1 Start the Avid ISIS Client Manager by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Avid gt ISIS Client 2 Click the Remote Host Settings button as shown in the following illustration Avid ISIS Client Manager 451 WG6 SD1 amp administrator The Remote Hosts dialog box opens Remote Hosts Xx Enter Remote ISIS Server Host Name a51 wg1 sd1 F amp 3 a51 wag6 sd1 3 Enter the hostname for the remote ISIS server and click the Add button The ISIS server appears in the Host list 155 Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems 4 Click the Apply button green check mark and close the dialog box The remote host is listed in the Systems list ON e nS Stems AS U D te te a System User O 451 WG6 SD1 amp administrator 451 WG1 SD1 administrator Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems One Media Indexer MI can index two or more ISIS systems in the same Interplay workgroup The following limitations apply Each MI in the High Availability Group HAG must have access to all available ISIS workspaces For information on setting up and configuring ISIS systems see the Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide a
51. TCP IP Properties Active O S Select Yes for Enabled Enabled Yes IP Address 172 20 12 155 TCP Dynamic Ports TCP Port Select Yes for Enabled Enabled IP Address TCP Dynamic Ports TCP Port TCP Dynamic Ports TCP Port 7 Click Apply and click OK in the message box 8 Click OK to close the TCP IP Properties dialog box 52 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers 9 Do the following a Select SQL Server 2005 Services in the left pane b Select SQL Server MSSQLSERVER in the right pane c Click the Restart Service button b Select item c Restart Service button iad SQL Server Configuration Manager File Action view Help anal e OnE aR OAA SQL Server Configuration Manager Local SOL Server 2005 Services _ SQL Server 2005 Network Configuration PoE He Protocols for MSSQLSERVER E 8 SQL Native Client Configuration a Select item psa Server Browse OL Server MSSOLSERVER 10 Restart the system If desired you can install the Microsoft SOL Server Management Studio Express a graphical management that is part of the SOL Server 2005 Express Toolkit You do not need to remove the installed SOL Server software if you want to install this tool You can download it from the Microsoft web site www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid c243a5ae 4bd1 4e3d 94b8 Sa0fo2bf779 6 amp displaylang en
52. Tools NXNServerUser For information on upgrading a cluster system on which you changed the Server Execution User see the Avid Interplay ReadMe 28 User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers Accounts for Copy Provider and Interplay Streaming Server See the following sections for details e Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay on page 174 e Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 138 Accounts for Accessing Workspaces To allow the Interplay Engine to access the Avid shared storage workspaces you need to set up user accounts on both the Interplay Engine and the Avid shared storage system The user name and password for these user accounts must match exactly on both the Interplay Engine and Avid shared storage system If the user names or passwords are different the workspaces are not available in Interplay Administrator settings such as the Media Creation workspace in the Editor Settings tab of the Application Database Settings The workspaces available from the Interplay Administrator settings depends on the user account used to log in to the Interplay Administrator For example when you log in to the Interplay Administrator server using the Administrator account you can access all the Avid shared storage workspaces provided the users are set up correctly on both the Interplay Engine and Avid shared storage system To access a
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54. a password during the installation The installer will create a local user in the Administrators group with the appropriate permissions You can also create a local Administrator account manually and specify that account during the installation The account must have local administration rights on the operating system for the Interplay Engine server both nodes on a cluster system The account must have the following local security policy settings set to enabled Actas part of the operating system Back up files and directories Restore files and directories Adjust memory quotas for a process Log on as a service 27 User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers Increase scheduling priorities Manage auditing and security log Impersonate a client after authentication Debug programs An account with an identical user name and password must have read write access to the Avid shared storage workspaces that contain media including the workspace used for file asset sources in a split database Use the Avid ISIS or Avid Unity MediaNetwork Administration tool to create this account When you install the Interplay Engine or the Interplay Archive Engine do not select the default Server Execution User Create a custom user instead The default user account is AVID_WORKGROUP_USER Do not use this account Ideally the Server Execution user should be an account that users do not use to log onto
55. adMe Installing the Avid Service Framework Workstation Service You have a choice of installing the regular Avid Service Framework services or installing the Workstation Service The Workstation Service combines the following three services into one service e Avid Service Starter e Avid Time Synchronization e Avid Machine Monitor This Service should only be installed on Avid editing application systems If the three Framework services are already present the installer replaces them with the Workstation Service The installer is on the Avid Interplay Client Installer in the following location Installers wgframework Avid_Framework_Workstation For additional information see the Avid Service Framework User s Guide Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Service Framework After you complete the installation on each Avid editing system verify that the Service Framework services are running on that system To verify that the Service Framework services are running 1 Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Service Framework gt Avid Workgroup Properties The Avid Workgroup Properties window opens 75 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Check mark 2 If your Workgroup name doesn t appear in the Workgroup field click the Edit button and type the name of the Workgroup The Workgroup name can be different than the name of the computer that the Workgroup databa
56. all CaptureManager Client The system begins the installation For information on installing CaptureManager and using the CaptureManager client see the Avid CaptureManager User s Guide and Configuring Avid AirSpeed on page 124 Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client The Pro Tools Interplay Client installer allows you to install Interplay Access and the Pro Tools Interplay Option on a Pro Tools system The Pro Tools Interplay Option allows you to use Interplay to pass audio files back and forth between Avid video editing systems and Pro Tools editing systems The Pro Tools Interplay Option is supported on the Windows and Macintosh OS X systems that are supported by the Avid editing applications See the Interplay Readme the Interplay Best Practices Guide and the Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide for details on using the Pro Tools option The Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide is available on the Avid Knowledge Base To install Pro Tools Interplay Client software 1 Select the following from the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Clients gt Pro Tools Interplay Client 2 Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications Pro Tools Interplay This installs the following components into the Interplay Administrator Option application Editor Export Settings for Pro Tools and Pro Tools Import Settings
57. and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee provided that i the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation and ii the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE The following disclaimer is required by the Independent JPEG Group This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group This Software may contain components licensed under the following conditions Copyright c 1989 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentati
58. aptureManager Server Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software For information on the order of installation and configuration see Installation Check Lists on page 19 Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework The following are 64 bit applications and require the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework Interplay Transcode Provider v2 5 and later e Interplay STP Encode Provider v2 5 and later e Interplay Media Services Engine v2 7 and later e Interplay Copy v2 7 and later e Interplay Move v2 7 and later e Interplay Delivery v2 7 and later e Avid Media Composer v6 0 Symphony v6 0 NewsCutter v10 0 and later e Interplay Assist v2 5 and later e Instinct v4 0 and later The other Interplay applications that require the Framework are 32 bit applications and can run with either the 32 bit version or the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework To run a 32 bit applications with the 64 bit Service Framework 1 If the 32 bit Framework is installed on the system use the Add Remove Programs tool to uninstall it 2 Install the 64 bit Framework Make sure to install the client or server version as appropriate 3 Click the Lookup tab and check whether the system is connected to the Lookup Service If it is already connected you can close the Workgroup Properties tool 4 If the system is not connected to th
59. ase The server name entered should not be more than 15 characters Server names longer than 15 characters will be truncated and might cause problems with client connections if there is more than one machine in the network with the same truncated name The Specify Preview Server Cache dialog box opens 43 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server Specify Preview Server Cache AVI gt C Workgroup_Databases PreviewS erver 12 Accept the default location and click Next Interplay Access lets you view a thumbnail image or other representation ofa file asset This feature requires a special cache folder The default folder for the preview server cache is named PreviewServer and is installed in the default database folder The Enable E mail Notification dialog box opens Enable E mail Notification 13 Enable email notification and click Next 44 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server The email notification feature sends emails to your administrator when special events such as Disk Full and Out Of Memory occur See Configuring the Server Event Manager in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide for details on configuring the email notification The E mail Notification Details dialog box opens E mail Notification Details WorkgroupS erver mydomain com 123 123 123 123 14 Supply the following information a Type the adm
60. ay Adapter in your Interplay environment Now if one CaptureManager server stops working other CaptureManager servers can continue to check files into the Interplay database For additional information see the CaptureManager v4 0 5 ReadMe You can now configure single or multiple Media Browse Unity Video Services to check in assets to the same Interplay Engine via distributed Interplay Adapters For every Interplay Adapter installed a Media Browse Unity Video Service might also be deployed that points at that Interplay Adapter For information on installing the Interplay Adapter and configuring it to recognize the Interplay Engine see Installing Avid Interplay Adapter on page 107 When you install more than one Media Browse Unity Video Service the following configurations must be completed e Ifan Interplay Adapter is installed and running on a computer other than the Interplay Engine computer the mmserver ini located for example in C Program Files Avid Avid Interplay Adapter jakarta tomcat omm RAM must be edited to point to the Interplay Engine by adjusting this value env ABServer For more information see Installing Avid Interplay Adapter on page 107 e Each AirSpeed that will use a particular Interplay Adapter to check in assets must have its Asset Manager value in the Setup view configured to point to the location of the Interplay Adapter The following illustration shows the Setup view In this example th
61. ay v2 4 and later Environment Interplay Stream Server v2 3 is supported in an Interplay v2 4 and later environment This support includes support for the Interplay Publish Service and the Interplay Workflow Engine You can upgrade all other Interplay components to v2 4 or later while maintaining Interplay Stream Server v2 3 An Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later license is required 133 Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media When using Interplay Engine v2 4 or later an Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later license is required for each streaming server in the workgroup regardless of the version of the streaming Server Identifiers for Playable Assets Interplay Access v2 4 and later uses the following identifiers to indicate which assets are playable in the Monitor e A green triangle on the thumbnail and in the Directly Playable in Access column indicates the asset is fully playable e A partial clip icon and an orange triangle on the thumbnail and an orange triangle in the Directly Playable in Access column indicates the asset is playable while it is being captured Ji Selects simple items 8 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes school of fish Note the following e After Interplay Access starts it takes approximately 20 to 30 seconds to check the status of the Interplay Streaming Server e Because the Playable condition is computed only when Interplay Access is populatin
62. ck Services For Windows Server 2008 right click the icon for your computer and select Manage In the list of services double click Avid Interplay Stream Server In the General Tab click Stop then from the Startup Type list select Disabled In the list of services double click Avid Interplay Workflow Engine Service In the General Tab click Stop then from the Startup Type list select Disabled 2 Ifthe Interplay Stream Publish service is running close it and do not start it again 3 Follow the instructions in Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 141 To upgrade an Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or earlier and remove its components 1 Remove the Interplay Stream Server by doing the following a b c Open Add or Remove Programs from the Windows Control Panel Select select Avid Interplay Stream Server Click Remove 2 Remove the Workflow Engine by doing the following a b c Open Add or Remove Programs from the Windows Control Panel Select Avid Interplay Workflow Engine Click Remove 3 Manually delete the following folders 140 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software C Program Files Darwin Streaming Server D Workgroup_Streams 4 Use the Media Services and Transfer Status tool to delete the Interplay Stream Publish provider For more information see Deleting Providers in the Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide or
63. ction on the Move Provider 179 Creating Move Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay 180 Installing Cards on the Interplay Transfer Server 181 Interplay Transfer Server Slot Locations 002200 cece e eee eaee 181 Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server 002000e0 ee eeee 181 Configuring the Intel PRO 1000 Adapter Card 0 0 00 c cece 182 Avid Interplay Port Usage 00 00 eee 183 WINGO EE E E acaia ata kak aon Bs heer ean eee a ede hein Ba 188 10 Using This Guide Congratulations on your purchase of Avid Interplay a powerful system for managing media in a shared storage environment This guide contains overview installation instructions and configuration information for the Interplay components on the Avid Interplay Installer client and server installers This guide is intended for all Avid Interplay administrators who are responsible for installing configuring and maintaining an Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive Engine database server and all related client connections and user rights in an Interplay workgroup The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models Therefore your system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation Symbols and Conventions Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions Symbol or Convention Meanin
64. ctions RPC for Active Directory Windows Domain Authentication Microsoft SQL Server ms sql s Microsoft SQL Server ms sql s Microsoft SQL Monitor ms sql m Microsoft SQL Monitor ms sql m FlashNetBackupClient sdss Assist uses Access ports for Interplay engine communication It is also a Media Indexer client See appropriate sections for port usage Avid Interplay Port Usage Component and Location Cluster Service Delivery Service DNS iNews Port Protocol 135 TCP Random TCP 3343 UDP 33321 TCP 20020 21020 TCP 53 UDP TCP 21 FTP 22 SSH 25 67 80 513 600 698 699 1019 184 Purpose RP also used by Distributed Link Tracking Server Service Name TrkSvr and Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service Name MSDTC Randomly allocated high TCP ports also used by Distributed Link Tracking Server Service Name TrkSvr and Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service Name MSDTC Cluster Services service name ClusSvc Command port Also identified in the Interplay Administration tool under Server Hostname Settings Data ports To change the default port numbers see the Media Services Setup and User s Guide DNS Client FTP into iNEWS database Teleprompters NewsCutter newsroom system tool Data Receiver ssh sendmail Used by PCU s to obtain an IP address via bootp http Web Access for read only database access rlogin FTP into Linux partition
65. cts or the software for any reason including copyright or patent infringement or lost data even if Ray Sauers Associates has been advised knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages The following disclaimer is required by Videomedia Inc Videomedia Inc makes no warranties whatsoever either express or implied regarding this product including warranties with respect to its merchantability or its fitness for any particular purpose This software contains V LAN ver 3 0 Command Protocols which communicate with V LAN ver 3 0 products developed by Videomedia Inc and V LAN ver 3 0 compatible products developed by third parties under license from Videomedia Inc Use of this software will allow frame accurate editing control of applicable videotape recorder decks videodisc recorders players and the like The following disclaimer is required by Altura Software Inc for the use of its Mac2Win software and Sample Source Code 1993 1998 Altura Software Inc The following disclaimer is required by Ultimatte Corporation Certain real time compositing capabilities are provided under a license of such technology from Ultimatte Corporation and are subject to copyright protection The following disclaimer is required by 3Prong com Inc Certain waveform and vector monitoring capabilities are provided under a license from 3Prong com Inc The following disclaimer is required by Interplay Entertainment
66. d NIC and with two NICs There is no performance benefit to dual connecting the Interplay Streaming Server to an ISIS network since there is enough bandwidth to support 100 simultaneous clients see Number of Supported Streaming Clients on page 133 If a second NIC is required to segment your Streaming Server client for security purposes then it should be connected to the outgoing streaming VLAN If you use more than one NIC you must ensure that DNS assigns the appropriate IP address to the Streaming Server clients and Interplay Engine MediaNetwork Connections The following table lists the location for the ATTO card required for connection to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork 135 Streaming Server Configuration R2500 Back Panel Configuration Options for Streaming Server Slot Type Slot Interplay Streaming Server PCle 3 Empty 2 Empty 1 Empty PCI X 3 ATTO for Avid Unity MediaNetwork connection 2 Empty 1 Empty Partitions on the SR2500 Interplay Streaming Server The SR2500 Interplay Streaming Server ships with two 500 GB drives with the following partitions e C is a 60 GB partition that is mirrored across both drives e D takes up the remaining space and is spanned across both drives This provides roughly 880 GB of unmirrored storage If you are using the SR2500 to host an Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or earlier you can add an optional expansion kit that adds 2 TB of unmirrored storage The Expansion
67. d automate Transcode Archive and ProEncode services Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide describes how to use Interplay Transfer to transfer media to and from another workgroup send finished sequences to a configured playback device ingest media from a configured ingest device and perform standalone transfers between workstations Avid Service Framework User s Guide describes how to use the logging monitoring and management features of the Avid Service Framework applications Avid Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration describes how to set up and configure an Avid Low Res Encode system Includes information on updating the bootset root disk image and configuring a Low Res Encode system to work with CaptureManager Avid Interplay Capture User s Guide describes how to use Interplay Capture a newsroom ingest tool that enables automated recordings Avid Interplay Capture Administrator s Guide describes administrative concepts tasks and reference material for Avid Interplay Capture 13 Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal Avid CaptureManager User s Guide describes how to use CaptureManager in a newsroom environment to coordinate video feeds schedule feed captures at both high and low resolutions and record late breaking events instantly Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to set up and configure CaptureManager All d
68. d press Return sudo mi sh install Removing Interplay Components from a MacOS X System To remove all Interplay components from a MacOS X system complete the following procedures To uninstall Interplay Access 1 Delete the entire Interplay Access folder from the following location Applications Avid Avid Interplay Access 2 Delete the Access shortcut from the Dock To uninstall Media Indexer 1 Option Stop Media Indexer see Stopping and Starting Media Indexer on a MacOS X System on page 95 2 Navigate to Applications gt Avid Uninstallers gt Avid Media Indexer and double click AvidMediaIndexerUninstaller A terminal window opens and asks for a password 3 Enter a password for an administrator account and press Return Media Indexer is uninstalled If you close the terminal window without uninstalling the program you can no longer use the terminal window Workaround Restart the Macintosh system To delete the workgroup client file gt Delete the following file Library Preferences avid workgroups avid technology incorporated plist 95 Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client To uninstall Transfer Manager gt Delete the following file Library Application Support Avid xfermgraphi bundle Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client To install CaptureManager client software on a CaptureManager client 1 Select the following from the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Clients gt Inst
69. dexer monitoring shared storage For more information see Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 You can also configure the Media Indexer to index your local drives For more information see Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives on page 82 Avid Transfer Client Option Install this software to take advantage of Interplay Transfer features such as Send to Playback and workgroup to workgroup transfers For information on configuring the Interplay Transfer client see the Help for your Avid editing application or the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide The Avid editing applications must have either an Avid Unity MediaNetwork Connection Manager or Avid ISIS Client Manager installed and configured to connect to shared storage Note the following You cannot install the Avid Service Framework on the Macintosh client You can access the Workgroup Properties and Service Configuration applications in two ways Through the Interplay Administrator using either the application that is installed on the Macintosh client or one that is installed on another system in the workgroup Double click the Workgroup Properties icon or the Service Configuration icon in the main window of the Interplay Administrator Through Interplay Access installed on the Macintosh client Select View gt Avid Workgroup Properties or View gt Avid Ser
70. dia Services and Interplay Transfer in a Multiple ISIS Workgroup Most Media Services and Interplay Transfer profiles include a setting for shared storage workspaces If you are adding remote ISIS systems to an existing workgroup your existing profiles will work correctly with the workspaces as they are currently defined The following sections supply information about creating new profiles Move v2 6 and Other Media Services Interplay Move v2 6 supports high speed transfer of media between multiple ISIS systems A 10 GB network is recommended Existing profiles will work correctly with the workspaces as currently defined For a new or edited profile that specifies a workspace on a remote ISIS system the workspace path must include the hostname of the ISIS System Director and the name of the workspace in the standard UNC format hostname workspace_name The following illustration shows an example in which a51 wg1 sd1 is the System Director for the target ISIS system and Highest_Copy is the target workspace 159 Working with Media Services and Interplay Transfer in a Multiple ISIS Workgroup Parameters for Move_to_Highest_Copy Destination_Workspace a51 wg1 sd1 Highest_Copy Include Audio Priority Targetvideo uality Highest E For more information see Working with the Move Service in the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Use the same format for workspaces in other Media Servic
71. ding Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier 0 0 0 0 00 cece eee 140 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software 141 Uninstalling an Interplay Streaming Server 00000 00 ee ee eeeeeee 145 Changing the Name of the Interplay Streaming Server 05 146 Changing the Name of the Streaming Server Execution User 005 146 Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server 2 147 Searching for Streamable Master Clips 22 2000 eee eee eee eee 147 Workgroups with Multiple ISIS Systems 149 Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups 0220020 cece eee eee 149 Check List for Adding Multiple ISIS Systems to a Workgroup 153 Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups 0022000e eee eee eeee 154 Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software 0000 ee eee 155 Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems 0000 00 ee 156 Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator 157 9 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Mounting ISIS Workspaces as UNC Paths 0 0 00 cee eee eens 159 Working with Media Services and Interplay Transfer in a Multiple ISIS Workgroup 159 SR2500 Slot Locations 0 0 0 0 0 0c ce 161 eo POE VN ica E Gans eaee Sans Saree Sewe ae AT
72. e Failover Guide If you are upgrading an Interplay Engine see the Interplay ReadMe before proceeding The Readme contains any specific instructions for upgrade the Interplay Engine for a particular release 35 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server To install the Interplay Engine Server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Engine Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Interplay Engine The full Interplay Engine software See Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software on page 36 Avid Interplay Access Required to communicate with the Interplay Engine database Installing Interplay Access also installs the Interplay Administrator See Installing Avid Interplay Access on page 47 Perform the installation in the order shown in the above list You have to reboot the server after the Interplay Engine installation Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine Starting at Interplay v2 2 the Interplay Engine requires an updated version of the UnityAecifsLibVC7 DLL that is installed as part of a MediaNetwork client installation The updated version of that DLL is UnityAecifsLibVC9 DLL This has the following implications for MediaNetwork sites If any version of the MediaNetwork client is already installed on the server on which Interplay Engine 2 2 is to be installed the Interplay E
73. e other network interfaces To ensure that the Chelsio connection is the primary connection 1 Start the ISIS Client Manager application 2 Open the Preferences window 3 Click the Network button from the left pane of the Preferences Window A list of all valid ISIS network connections are listed 4 In the Description Column locate the Chelsio Connection and make sure the line item is Enabled 5 Disable each of the other listed adapters by clicking the checkbox in the Enable column to clear it This ensures that the Chelsio adapter board is the only connection used for ISIS traffic 179 Creating Move Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay 6 Click the Configure button associated with the Chelsio adapter and verify that the Network Card Settings window has all four boxes checked Disabling a network card in the Client Manager Preferences only makes the card unavailable to Avid ISIS It does not affect the card s functionality in the operating system or any other applications Creating Move Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay The following accounts are required for the Move operation e The ISIS user account must have read write privileges on the workspaces you want to move from and move to The Interplay user account must have read write privileges on the folders you want to move from and move to For additional information on creating accounts see the Avid ISIS Administration Guide and the A
74. e 48 See Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers on page 49 See Configuring the Copy Provider Server on page 165 and Configuring the Move Provider Server on page 176 See Installing and Configuring the Interplay Streaming Server on page 131 and Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 138 Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task Install and configure Interplay Capture or CaptureManager Install and configure the Archive Engine This is similar to installing and configuring an Interplay Engine as described earlier in this section QO Create the Interplay database E Create Interplay users and folder structures to match your project workflow and define a delete strategy E Review the ISIS and Interplay maintenance procedures Media Indexer Installation Check List Installation Check Lists Section Reference See the following e Avid Interplay Capture Installation and Administration Guide e Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server on page 64 and the Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide See Installing and Configuring an Interplay Archive Engine on page 109 See Creating an Interplay Database in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide See Setting up a Folder Structure and a User Database a
75. e Avid editing systems Avid Assist and Avid Instinct If you find that system performance degrades when you perform a lot of AirSpeed captures then move the Interplay Adapter to a different server If you install the Interplay Adapter on an Interplay Engine install the Interplay Engine software first The Interplay Adapter installer checks for the presence of an Interplay Engine during the install process a Do not install the Interplay Adapter on a Media Indexer server or on an Interplay Engine cluster If you don t have a CaptureManager system and you have a small number of AirSpeed systems you can put the Interplay Adapter on the same General Purpose Server as the Lookup Service If you observe performance issues when you perform many AirSpeed captures move the Interplay Adapter to another server For information on installing the Interplay Adapter and configuring it to recognize the Interplay Engine see Installing Avid Interplay Adapter on page 107 125 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Configuring Interplay Adapter CaptureManager and AirSpeed A CaptureManager service named Media Browse Unity Video Service uses the Interplay Adapter to check assets into the Interplay database Prior to CaptureManager v4 0 4 you could only have one Media Browse Unity Video Service running in a particular Interplay environment Starting at CaptureManager v4 0 4 you can install a Media Browse Unity Video Service for each Interpl
76. e Interplay Adapter is running on the CaptureManager server named warm capman 126 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Server running the Interplay Adapter Avid All CaptureManager channels with an AirSpeed device must have the Media Manager Host Name for the AirSpeed device configured to be the same as the Asset Manager for the AirSpeed The following illustration shows the settings in the CaptureManager Device Information dialog box In this example the Interplay Adapter is running on the same system as the CaptureManager so the MediaManager Host Name is the name of the local computer 127 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Server running the Interplay Adapter AirSpeed device for this channel Device Information Avid AirSpeed AitSpeed Host Name or IP Addre wartm airspeed 2 Chann ts s SsS Jwanm capman Timecode Source INTERNAL Number of Audio Tracks to Record koo x Role C Source Destination Route lt none gt AirS peed Channel Name Media Manager Host Name Cancel When you install CaptureManager the installer asks for an Interplay Server as part of the Media Browse Unity Video Service configuration The following illustration shows the dialog box Media Browse Unity Video Service Config Dialog 1 What is the AVID INTERPLAY SERVER with which this Unity Video Service will interact This name is required to be network resolvable m Type the name of the system run
77. e Lookup Server connect it as follows a Select the Workgroup that you want to connect to and click Add in the Lookup services window If the name of the workgroup that you need does not appear in the Workgroup area click the Add button and add the entry Remember that the name is case sensitive b In the Lookup Service dialog box type in the fully qualified domain name of the system running the Lookup service c Click Expected and click OK Besides identifying the Lookup Server system launching the Workgroup Properties tool defines the settings in the Windows registry that allow 32 bit applications to locate the 64 bit Framework 34 Starting the Interplay Server Installer Starting the Interplay Server Installer To start the Interplay Server Installer 1 In the Interplay Server Installer folder double click autorun exe The Main Menu window opens Individual Optional Installers Visit our website Contact us The Main Menu window allows you to select the installers required by a particular Interplay component The list is divided into Interplay servers and individual optional installers Items with three dots open a new window Items without three dots start an installer Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server These instructions are for a system with a single Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine If you are installing software on a system with cluster services see the Avid Interplay Engin
78. e Site Settings section click the Server Hostname Settings icon The Server Hostname Settings view opens 3 In the Streaming Server Settings area click the Rename button The Rename Streaming Server and Share dialog box opens 4 Type the computer name of the system that is now running the Interplay Streaming Server You do not have to type before the name of the server 5 Click OK The computer name is displayed in the Server Hostname Settings view The share name listed does not apply to the Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 and later it was used in the Interplay Stream Server v2 3 and earlier The installer for the Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later does not create this share However the share name is still listed and you cannot remove it Changing the Name of the Streaming Server Execution User You might need to change the name of the Streaming Server Execution User There are two methods depending on the exact problem If you added the incorrect user password combination during installation you need to uninstall and reinstall the Interplay Streaming Server with the correct user because in this case the Interplay Streaming Server service is not added to the Windows Services list For information about uninstalling and reinstalling the Interplay Streaming Server see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide If the Streaming Server was correctly installed but the Streaming Server Execution Use
79. e Updating the Interplay Archive Engine Software For more details on the Interplay Archive Engine see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software You need to install the following software on the Interplay Archive Engine server e Interplay Archive Engine e Interplay Access e FlashNet Client software see Installing the FlashNet Client Software Additionally you must install the Interplay Archive Provider on a separate server See Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software on page 111 The Interplay Archive Engine installation is very similar to the Interplay Engine installation The following are the main differences It is not necessary to split the database because it is not possible to archive file assets e The database is called AvidAM e There is no temporary license key On the Interplay Engine it is possible to connect one Access client to the engine when no permanent license is loaded This is not possible on the Interplay Archive Engine It is necessary to load a license before you are able to connect with Interplay Access It is also necessary to load the license before you create the database See Managing Licenses in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide for instructions e The AvidAM database has fewer predefined folders than the AvidWG database Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software The
80. e control panel shown in the previous figure SR2500 Slot Locations System Director Control Panel Letter A m o a lgs Description Letter Description Power Sleep button G System ID LED blue a second system ID LED is on the rear NIC 2 activity LED H System ID button System ID LED blinks when pressed NIC 1 activity LED I System reset button Power Sleep LED J USB 2 0 connector System status LED K Recessed NMI button need tool Internal drive activity LED L Video connector SR2500 Slot Locations The SR2500 is supported as a server for the Interplay applications This section describes the slot locations that are specific to the Interplay components Use the following figure and tables as guides to how your SR2500 is configured in an Interplay environment Notice that Interplay Engine cluster systems support two Infortrend RAID arrays The Infortrend A16F R2431 is the newer model SR2500 Back Panel PCle slots PCI X slots Power supplies 000000000000 000000000000 Slot3 000000000000 EEEREREEEEEI ponponoooano ot2 Mouse oooo00000000 8855 omo Slot 1 ka 0 oog O ESES pooo Video 1 2 Keyboard RJ45to 1 Gig USB Primary power serialB Enet Serial A to F C switch if needed supply on bottom It s important to match the slot locations in the following tables because they match the order that the drivers are
81. e first screen of the installer program is displayed T2 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of Avid Interplay Access It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before continuing with this installation Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something on a previous screen click the Previous button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button 7 Click Next and continue the installation By default Interplay Access is installed in the following folder Applications Avid Avid Interplay Access If necessary the installation program uninstalls the previous version of Interplay Access before it installs the current version To uninstall Interplay Access 1 Delete the entire Interplay Access folder from the following location Applications Avid Avid Interplay Access 2 Delete the Access shortcut from the Dock For information about installing all Interplay components on a Macintosh system or removing these components see the following e Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh on page 87 e Removing Interplay Components from a MacOS X System on page 95 73 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Use the Avid Editor window to install Interplay components on the following sys
82. e the Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide and the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide 98 EJ installing Optional Software You can run individual optional installers as described in the following sections e Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Installing Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Interplay Access e Installing Avid Interplay Adapter e Configuring an Interplay Adapter Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software The Service Framework is used to monitor and configure the Media Indexer and the optional Interplay Auto Archive service It also lets you monitor the health of other components that have the Service Framework installed and to view logs on the systems For more information see the Avid Service Framework User s Guide You install different components of the Service Framework software on different systems in the Avid Interplay environment The individual installation windows automatically install all the components needed for the clients and servers This installer lets you select and install specific components To install the 64 bit version of Service Framework software 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu or the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Individual Optional Installers The Optional Installers window opens Performing a Custom Ins
83. em 70 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System 200020 0c eee eee 70 Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access 0 000 cece eee eee eee 71 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows 2 2055 74 Moving Editors Between Interplay Systems 220 200 ee eee 75 7 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Installing the Avid Service Framework Workstation Service 75 Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Service Framework 75 Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage 00000e eee eee 77 Using the Processes Tab to Configure Media Indexers 0000 00 81 Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives 05 82 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh 20 87 Uninstalling Media Indexer on a MacOS X System 20 22200000 94 Stopping and Starting Media Indexer on a MacOS X System 95 Removing Interplay Components from a MacOS X System 055 95 Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client 0200 eee eeee 96 Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client 2 2 000 96 Using the Pro Tools Send to Playback Plugin 222 0 000055 97 Vide Satellite SUPP ops cca geon Pasa Sa SAsaSahs SAsSAAPCAASARASMHA Se 97 Establis
84. ent may not be reproduced or distributed in whole or in part for commercial purposes such as selling copies of this document or providing support or educational services to others This document is supplied as a guide for Interplay products Reasonable care has been taken in preparing the information it contains However this document may contain omissions technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Avid Technology Inc does not accept responsibility of any kind for customers losses due to the use of this document Product specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright 2012 Avid Technology Inc and its licensors All rights reserved The following disclaimer is required by Apple Computer Inc APPLE COMPUTER INC MAKES NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE The following disclaimer is required by Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics Inc for the use of their TIFF library Copyright 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Inc Permission to use copy modify distribute and sell this software i e the TIFF library
85. er Clips The Advanced Search attribute Streamable Masterclips was designed to find master clips that were published for streaming select the value are published or qualified for streaming but not yet published select the value are not published The Streamable Masterclips attribute is most useful when searching Interplay v2 3 and earlier databases Note that you cannot use this attribute to search for streamable subclips or sequences 147 Searching for Streamable Master Clips You can use the Streamable Masterclips attribute when searching an Interplay 2 4 or later database to find clips that are associated with qualified proxy resolutions MPEG 4 H 263 video H 264 video and MPEGI Layer 2 audio Create a search that uses the following criteria Streamable Masterclips are published AND Media Status is online OR Streamable Masterclips are not published AND Media Status is online Assets OY Extended Projects Em O OlRemote Databases 1 fveanabeveserips erme G p D To search for streamable master clips in Interplay v2 4 or later you can also use the Extended Search feature to search for clips that are associated with one or more qualified proxy resolutions and save the search criteria for reuse 148 EJ Workgroups with Multiple ISIS Systems The following topics describe support for multiple ISIS systems in a single workgroup e Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups e Check List for
86. er recommended because it relies on a single point of communication across the subnets When working with multiple subnets use Unicast Discovery on the remote subnets Unicast Discovery allows for fast registration and discovery operations for systems on remote subnets If you use more than one Lookup Services use Unicast Discovery to connect to both Lookup Services on each machine Interplay System Configuration Service Use the Interplay Service Configuration tool to check for occurrences of the System Configuration Service on any of your Interplay servers This service should only run on the systems that contain the Lookup Service Use the Workgroup Properties tool to disable the service on any other servers The System Configuration service is different from the Service Configuration tool The Service Configuration service runs the Interplay Service Configuration tool and can be installed on any system running the Service Framework Configuring Lookup Servers on Avid ISIS Avid recommends that you single connect the LUS using the following guidelines Single connect a LUS to each VLAN In this case use Unicast Discovery as follows Oneach LUS system open the Workgroup Properties tool click the Lookup tab and enter the fully qualified domain name of the other LUS system Oneach client open the Workgroup Properties tool and specify the fully qualified domain name of both LUS systems e The Interplay router needs to have a
87. erplay Media Services jobs from any computer in the network Option Lets you install only the Interplay Transfer Cache The Transfer Cache Engine runs in the background and allows you to monitor transfers in the workgroup See the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide for details on installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer software 48 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers This section provides an overview of installing the Media Services and Media Services Provider servers The following illustration shows the initial installer screen vid Interplay Media Services Install Avid Interplay Media Services Install Local Workflow Support Install WAN Workflow Support Main Menu Installing the Media Services Engine The first screen links to the installers for Interplay Media Services Microsoft SOL Server 2005 Express is installed automatically when Interplay Media Services Engine is installed After the installation of the Media Services Engine you need to check the SOL Server 2005 Express configuration See To install the Interplay Media Services engine 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services gt Install Avid Interplay Media Services The Install Avid Interplay Media Services window opens 49
88. erplay Access System on page 70 Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software Task Section Reference O Select an account that the Interplay See Creating the Server Execution User Streaming Server will run under Account on page 27 You must use the Server Execution Account that is used for the Interplay Engine This user needs to be a member of the local administrators group and must have the rights to start services If necessary the required rights for this user are automatically set during the installation process An account with an identical user name and password must have read write access to the Avid shared storage workspaces that contain media You use the Avid ISIS or Avid Unity MediaNetwork Administration tool to create this account QO If you are upgrading from the Interplay See Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 Stream Server v2 3 or earlier remove the or Earlier on page 140 Stream Server software O Install the Interplay Streaming Server See Installing and Configuring the Streaming software Server Software on page 141 QO Specify the name of the computer running See Installing and Configuring the Streaming the Interplay Streaming Server in the Server Software on page 141 Interplay Administrator After installation exclude the folder C Program Files x86 Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server from scanning by any virus protection software Scanning for vi
89. erplay Adapter For more information see the Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream Installation and User s Guide 123 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Configuring Avid AirSpeed This section describes the settings that are specific to configuring an AirSpeed in an Interplay environment For details on setting up and using AirSpeed systems see the following documents on the Knowledge Base e Avid AirSpeed ReadMe Avid AirSpeed Installation and User s Guide Avid AirSpeed I O Applications User s Guide e Avid AirSpeed Version 2 x Supported Configurations For information on user names and passwords required for AirSpeed see User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers on page 27 The following illustration shows important settings in an Interplay environment a CAPTURE SETUP DIAGNOSTICS SHUTDOWN Avid SEND Name of the system running Standalone Mode the Interplay Adapter For Avid Unity MediaNetwork name of the Portserver For Avid Unity ISIS name of the System Director Must be MXF in an Interplay environment If the Current MetaData Fmt setting is not MXF the AirSpeed is not communicating with the Interplay Engine Usually the problem is a network issue Check the spelling of the Asset Manager server name and verify the IP address on the Network tab If you need to change the values restart the AirSpeed after you make the changes 124 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Inter
90. es a tool for creating a recovery image for the AS3000 server The location of your AS3000 recovery image depends on the Windows OS and the Avid application e On Windows 7 systems the recovery image is on the 16 GB flash drive that ships with the AS3000 server Store the flash drive in a safe place For all other systems the recovery image ships on the D partition of the system drive On these systems a tool for copying the image to a USB flash drive is located in the following locations C Avid_Recovery_Tool AvidRecoveryImageTool exe lt Interplay Server Installer gt Utilities AvidRecoveryImageTool ex For instructions on how to use the tool see the Readme in the corresponding folder or see the AS3000 Setup Guide For systems that ship with the recovery image on the D partition Avid highly recommends you copy the image to the 16 GB USB flash drive provided with your AS3000 When you perform a full product recovery of the Avid AS3000 system drive you lose the product recovery image and data on the D partition of the system drive Upgrading Your System Before you begin see the Avid Interplay ReadMe for specific instructions on upgrading for a particular release The following items apply to upgrading the components on your Interplay system e Back up your Interplay database and any other user data before you upgrade For information on backing up your database see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Eng
91. es profiles such as Delivery and Transcode when the target workgroup includes multiple ISIS systems Existing profiles will work correctly with the workspaces as currently defined but new or edited profiles that specify a workspace on a remote ISIS system must include the hostname of the ISIS System Director Interplay Transfer v2 6 Interplay Transfer uses an ISIS workspace for incoming transfers For easier workspace management you should include the System Director hostname in a UNC path in the No login workspace for incoming transfers setting in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box 160 SR2500 Slot Locations The Intel SR2500 is a supported servers for the Interplay applications This section shows the front and back view and describes the slot locations that are specific to the Interplay components e R2500 Front View e R2500 Slot Locations For information about slot locations for the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers SR2500 Front View The front view of the two servers is identical The following illustration shows the front view and control panel SR2500 Front View DVD CD ROM RAID disk ID 1 __ B ese EESE TAE GE e System disk ID 0 b i Ji Control panel p p TE The following table describes th
92. esses tab 2 Select the System Configuration service and select the system running the System Configuration service 3 Set the Administrator password and click Apply at the top of the dialog box Accounts for Avid Editing Applications Assist and Instinct The following limitations exist for editing clients in an Interplay environment Avid editing applications such as NewsCutter Media Composer and Symphony Nitris that are part of an Interplay environment can use a regular Windows User login However when you install the application you must first log in as an Administrator install the application and initially launch the application as an Administrator See the Avid editing application ReadMe for details Interplay Assist and Instinct have similar limitations When you install the application you must first log in as an Administrator install the application and initially launch the application as an Administrator You can then subsequently run the application as a regular User In Avid Unity MediaNetwork do not use the same login to log into Windows and to log into the Connection Manager for Avid Unity MediaNetwork For more information see the Interplay ReadMe See User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers on page 27 Check the Interplay ReadMe for any changes to the Windows login permissions Required Application Keys The following systems require a hardware applicati
93. ete Restart the installer to perform the installation Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage This procedure describes how to configure a Media Indexer be the leader of a High Availability Group and how to monitor shared storage This is the basic configuration for a small system with only one Media Indexer The basic procedure is as follows 1 Identify the Media Indexer as the leader of a High Availability group 2 Identify the shared storage locations for that Media Indexer to monitor For more information on using Media Indexer see the Avid Service Framework User s Guide and the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide Before you configure the Media Indexer verify that the Service Framework services are running on the Media Indexer system For more information see Before Installing Media Indexer Software on page 58 To configure the Media Indexer to monitor shared storage 1 Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Service Framework gt Avid Interplay Service Configuration 2 If more than one workgroup appears in the list click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list 3 On the Hosts tab select the system that contains the Media Indexer you want to use to monitor shared storage and select Avid Media Indexer 4 Click OK when the system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password By default there is no password For additi
94. fication 44 Events email notification 45 F Failover system automatic protection setup 111 Firewalls troubleshooting 114 FlashNet client 189 Index installing software 110 Full Installer DVD browsing 108 Intel PRO 1000 server adapter card configuration 182 install driver 182 Interplay Access install check list 19 installing software 70 105 Interplay Adapter 107 install check list 19 installing on Interplay Engine 107 Interplay Archive Engine cluster configuration 111 install check list 19 installation overview 109 software installation 109 SR2400 slot locations 161 183 updating software 112 Interplay Archive provider software 111 Interplay Assist install check list 19 Interplay clients installing software 67 Interplay Engine install check list 19 installing software 35 SR2400 slot locations 161 183 Interplay environment using Time synchronization 117 Interplay Installer DVD installing software 16 overview 19 starting 35 68 Interplay Low Res Encoder installing and configuring 65 Interplay Media Indexer configuration 58 installing software 58 monitor shared storage 59 SR2400 slot locations 161 183 Interplay Media Services installing Media Services Engine 49 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ installing server software 49 SR2400 slot locations 161 183 Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status installing software 105 Interplay Portal viewing 14 Interplay Stream Server See Stream Server See Streaming
95. folder open the Medialndexer folder and double click the file Avid Media Indexer pkg tar gz Date Modified v Access Today 2 54 PM amp install app Today 2 54 PM l InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM v Medialndexer Today 2 47 PM A AvidMedialndexer pkg tar gz Jun 15 2011 12 40 AM gt Dp TransferClient Today 2 47 PM Date Modified Avid Media Indexer pkg May 27 2011 9 34 AM Jun 15 2011 12 40 AM P AvidMedialndexer pkg tar gz 2 Double click Avid Media Indexer pkg A message asks if you want to continue the installation 3 Click Continue The first screen of the installer program is displayed 91 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software 4 Click Continue 5 When prompted enter the workgroup name and the computer name of the system running the Interplay Lookup service Please enter the configuration information Workgroup name DocWG Lookup server A The workgroup name is case sensitive 92 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh 6 Continue with the installation When prompted enter a user name and password for an account that is allowed to install software 7 When prompted restart the system 8 After Media Indexer is installed configure it to communicate with the Media Indexer running monitoring shared storage See Connecting the
96. g Server This chapter describes how to configure the hardware on an Interplay Streaming Server and how to install and configure the Interplay Streaming Server software These procedures are described in the following topics e Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media e Streaming Server Configuration e Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software e Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software Uninstalling an Interplay Streaming Server Changing the Name of the Interplay Streaming Server e Changing the Name of the Streaming Server Execution User e Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server e Searching for Streamable Master Clips Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media In Interplay v2 4 the Interplay Streaming Server was re engineered to directly play MPEG 4 H 263 and H 264 video media and MPEGI Layer 2 audio media There is no longer any need to use the Publishing service or Workflow Engine to create QuickTime reference movies for streaming play Double click a clip that is associated with supported proxy media and the clip plays in the Interplay Access Monitor Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service Interplay Stream Server v2 3 and earlier ran as a Windows service named Avid Interplay Stream Server Interplay Streaming Server
97. g or Action A A Windows Windows only Macintosh or Macintosh only A note provides important related information reminders recommendations and strong suggestions A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment This symbol indicates menu commands and subcommands in the order you select them For example File gt Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command This symbol indicates a single step procedure Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system either Windows or Macintosh OS X If You Need Help Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and keyboard sequences Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables Courier Bold font Courier Bold font identifies text that you type Ctrl key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse action For example Command Option C or Ctrl drag If You Need Help If you are having trouble using your Avid product 1 Retry the ac
98. g the Assets window it may take approximately 10 seconds until the Playable information is updated e Ifa clip is not playing but displays a playable icon update the clip from Media Indexer and try playing it again e The property Playable in Access applies only to Interplay Stream Server v2 3 and earlier For more information about playable assets see the Avid Interplay Access User s Guide or the Interplay Help 134 Streaming Server Configuration Streaming Server Configuration Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 and v2 5 are qualified on both the Intel SR2500 and the AS3000 systems The following topics provide more information about configuring these systems e Streaming Server Slot Locations SR2500 on page 135 e Streaming Server Slot Locations AS3000 on page 136 e Port and Firewall Usage for the Interplay Streaming Server on page 137 Streaming Server Slot Locations SR2500 The following illustration shows the slot locations and the network connections on an SR2500 server SR2500 Back Panel PCle slots PCI X slots Slot 3 Slot 2 m m a Et o o a O om000000 oOoooo0o00 om000000 o0o00000000 Slot 1 Q 6 29 O Lo s2009 O ES ES goooooo o000 popo000 ISIS NIC Optional Streaming NIC ISIS Connections The Interplay Streaming Server has been qualified with one network interface car
99. group B Avid recommends that you use the same Central Configuration Server CCS for both workgroups to make user management easier For more information on the CCS see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide e You must connect the Copy Provider to both ISIS systems through the same account The workspaces must be mounted using letterless drive mappings 174 Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay The following illustration shows the ISIS Client Manager with Composer1 connected to two different workgroups gt ISIS Client Manager 2 Connections Logging Sort by System Director Name x BPLNISIS amp User Login Username Composeri Password pee OS Login O Disconnect PF Auto Connect DOCISIS amp UserLogin Username Composer il Password pee Z OS Login Disconnect T Auto Connect 175 Configuring the Move Provider Server This chapter describes how to set up the hardware and ISIS client information on a Move Provider server on an Intel SR2500 server The Move provider is used to move files from one ISIS workspace to another The Move feature works only within a single workgroup with a single ISIS System Director To copy assets and media to a different workgroup use the Copy Provider The following topics are described Move Provider Slot Locations Chelsio Adapter Board Installation ISIS Connections and Client Software Ins
100. h co ese enero keane erased etn awn dae lnk eam aie 3 an 26 User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Prodiit SEES ash kes eee G hed kwh REER RENE ORK aan 27 Creating the Server Execution User Account 00 cece ee eee ees 27 Accounts for Copy Provider and Interplay Streaming Server 29 Accounts for Accessing Workspaces 20220002 eee eee eeeeeee 29 Accounts for Using DEON oo cis lt dans cige segues Oedeeddue EErEE rE E DREA 30 Accounts for Using AirSpeed Server 202200 eee ee eee eee 30 Accounts for Using Interplay Transfer 2002000 0c eee eee eee 30 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Service Framework Administrator Password 0 0 0 0 cece ee eee ee 30 Accounts for Avid Editing Applications Assist and Instinct 2 Regured Applicaton KEYES uscheur hw keen wae k wwe we E e hanbark eral Be 31 Installing Software on Interplay Servers 200 0055 33 Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework 06 34 Starting the Interplay Server Installer 2 2002000 cece eee eee eee 35 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server 220000000000 35 Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine 36 Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software 2002000 0 ee aee 36 Installing Avid Interplay Access 0 0 cece eee 47 Installing
101. he ISIS Client Software This section describes how to install the ISIS client software 171 To gt Client Manager Preference Setting install the ISIS Client software Use the Avid ISIS installer DVD to install the ISIS client software The Avid ISIS System Quick Start Card located in the top level Avid ISIS Documentation folder on the Avid ISIS installer DVD contains instructions for installing Avid ISIS client software See the ISIS ReadMe for additional information about installing the client software on your system Client Manager Preference Setting The Copy Provider server with Chelsio boards installed does not require the Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences Setting the Ultra High Resolution setting can affect performance on the Copy provider Use the default Medium setting If you need to change the setting to Medium use the following procedure To 1 j 8 9 select the Medium Resolution Start Client Manager software and open the Preferences window The preferences window opens and the General section is displayed by default In the client type drop down select Medium Click Apply Click the Network icon from the left pane Verify that the Chelsio boards appear in the network interfaces list and that Enabled is selected Click the Configure button The Chelsio Network Card Settings window opens Network Card Settings ajri x jaa Local Area Connection 1 Che
102. he Interplay Streaming server as part of the WAN workflow See Installing and Configuring the Interplay Streaming Server on page 131 To install the Media Services WAN Workflow Components 1 On the system that you want to install the provider select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services gt Install WAN Workflow Support The Install Avid Interplay Media Services WAN Workflow window opens 55 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers 2 You can install the following software on the Interplay Media Services system or on another system to improve performance Component Description Avid Interplay The Interplay Delivery service provider The Delivery service provider Delivery and the Delivery Receiver service allow you to transfer clips shotlists and cuts only sequences and the media files to another workgroup You can also use profiles to only transfer the portion that is used in a subclip Avid Interplay The Interplay Delivery Receiver service The Delivery Receiver service Delivery Receiver lets the workgroup receive transfers from a workgroup with the Delivery service Installing Avid Service Framework for WAN Workflow Components Avid Interplay Delivery requires the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework for Client Avid Interplay Delivery Receiver can run with either the 32 bit version or the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framewo
103. he Send to Playback feature A workspace to which you have write access specified in the Editor Database Settings view of the Interplay Administrator in the option Media Creation Workspace When you send to playback the application searches the workspaces to which you have write access and writes a temporary file to a Temp folder at the top level of the workspace with the most free storage space On Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct if your workflow includes sending Long GOP XDCAM HD or XDCAM EX media to playback you need to mount at least one of the workspaces to which you have write access as a lettered drive If you do not have at least one workspace mounted as lettered drive you get an error message Unable to find a shared storage volume for media transfer For more information on mounting workspaces as drives see the Avid Unity MediaNetwork Connection Manager Help or the Avid ISIS Client Manager Help Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment The Avid Time Synchronization Service enables time synchronization between different machines in a workgroup The Time Synchronization Service can operate in either Master mode or Slave mode In Master mode the service retrieves a reference time from a configured time source and redistributes it to the Slave services within the workgroup The time source can be the local PC clock an NTP server or an Adrienne timecode card installed in the server If multi
104. he first screen of the installer program is displayed 3 Click Next and continue the installation When prompted enter a user name and password for an account that is allowed to install software The following file is installed Library Application Support Avid xfermgraphi bundle There is no uninstaller for the Transfer Client so if you need to uninstall the Transfer Client delete the installed file Uninstalling Media Indexer on a MacOS X System To uninstall Media Indexer 1 Option Stop Media Indexer see Stopping and Starting Media Indexer on a MacOS X System on page 95 2 Navigate to Applications gt Avid Uninstallers gt Avid Media Indexer and double click AvidMediaIndexerUninstaller A terminal window opens and asks for a password 3 Enter a password for an administrator account and press Return Media Indexer is uninstalled If you close the terminal window without uninstalling the program you can no longer use the terminal window Workaround Restart the Macintosh system 94 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh Stopping and Starting Media Indexer on a MacOS X System To stop Media Indexer 1 Open a Terminal window select Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal 2 At the prompt type the following and press Return cd Applications Avid Media Indexer bin 3 Type the following and press Return sudo mi sh remove Media Indexer is stopped To restart it type the following an
105. hernet adapter cards are PCIe cards This section shows the slot locations for the Chelsio cards in an SR2500 server For information about slot locations in the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers SR2500 Back Panel F PCle slots PCI X slots Power supplies OoOoOoo0ooo0o0o0o OoOooo0o0oo0o0o00 ooooo0oo0o0o0 OoOooo0ooo0o0o0o OoOooo0o0oo0o0o0o OoOooooo0o0o0o Mouse ooo000000 noon Oo a be bd Jogo SS 0000000 Video 1 2 Keyboard i RJ45to 1 Gig USB Primary power serialB Enet Serial A to F C switch if needed supply on bottom Chelsio Adapter Board Installation R2500 Back Panel Configuration Options for Copy Provider Slot Type Slot Interplay Copy Provider PCI X 3 Empty 2 Empty 1 Empty PCIe 3 Empty 2 Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board 1 Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board You can use the onboard nics instead of Chelsio adapter boards but performance is much better when using the Chelsio adapter boards See ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation on page 169 Chelsio Adapter Board Installation The following information summarizes the Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board installation Before you install the Chelsio adapter boards you must replace the long brackets that are attached to the board with the shorter brackets that come in the kit Avid recommends that you prepare the adapter boards one
106. hing the First Connection Between Pro Tools and Interplay 98 Installing Optional Software 2 0 0000 c eee eee 99 Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software 99 Verifying that the Service Framework Services Are Running 103 Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and Manser RUDE aa ace Sep ete Boh rra Rar eae ae alae eed 105 Installing Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Interplay Access 106 Installing Avid Interplay Adapter 0 0 eee eee 107 Configuring an Interplay Adapter c ccccecaceacaeeaatetanasanacee nas 107 Browsing the Interplay Installer Folders 00000000 00 eee eeeee 108 Installing and Configuring an Interplay Archive Engine 109 Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software 2 0 02000005 109 Installing the FlashNet Client Software 002200000 eee eeeee 110 Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software 00 0c eae eee 111 Setting Up a Failover System oc cadvcedaded ea ee ki eked eeeitadagenceadenan ae 111 Updating the Interplay Archive Engine Software 2 200220005 112 Additional Configuration Topics 0 22000 cee eae 113 Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment 114 Troubleshooting Firewalls and Avid Interplay 00 eee eee ee eee 114 Cha
107. icense key promptly The license key must match the dongle for the Interplay Engine server For more information see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide Install and configure the Media Indexers that will monitor shared storage At this point you can install and configure the following applications in any order Install the Interplay software components for the Avid editing applications Install the Interplay software components and application software for Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist Install and configure Interplay Transfer Engine Install and configure the Media Services Engine If your site is using the Media Services Copy provider install and configure the Copy Provider server and Move Provider server If your site is using the Interplay Streaming Server install and configure the Streaming Server and related software 21 Installation Check Lists Section Reference See Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server on page 35 See Media Indexer Installation Check List on page 22 See Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows on page 74 See Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 See Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems on page 69 See Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server on pag
108. ies 3 Click the Lookup tab 4 Select the Workgroup that you want to connect to and click Add in the Lookup services window If the name of the workgroup that you need does not appear in the Workgroup area click the Add button and add the entry Remember that the name is case sensitive 5 In the Lookup services area type in the fully qualified domain name of the system running the Lookup service 6 Leave the port value at the default 4160 7 Click Expected and click OK 8 The domain name appears in the Lookup services area as shown in the following example 122 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream Lacey JC ox J _cancet_ _ Hen _ g In this example the name of the workgroup is the same as the name of the machine running the Lookup service 9 Click Apply and click OK Configuring Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream The AirSpeed Multi Stream is a digital recorder and playback device designed to work in an Avid shared storage environment AirSpeed Multi Stream allows you to capture incoming media directly into Avid shared storage or play out media to air Media can be captured directly into Avid shared storage workspaces unattended freeing the Avid editing application for editing You use the Avid Service Framework Service Configuration tool to configure an AirSpeed Multi Stream The device does not require an Interplay Adapter However if you use the device with a CaptureManager the CaptureManager still needs the Int
109. ine Administration Guide e Use the Interplay Installer software to uninstall the previous versions of software components You do not have to use the Control Panel to uninstall unless specifically instructed to do so in the Interplay Readme e Do not uninstall the Avid Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine software unless instructed by Avid support Uninstalling the software could require additional steps to reactivate your database When upgrading the installation software takes care of removing the previous version of the software 18 Installation Check Lists Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems Do not install or update Intel NIC drivers on cluster systems after the cluster setup is complete Due to the technical aspects of changing resources and devices on a cluster this can lead to problems with the cluster software and possible data loss Deleting the Intel drivers on an establised cluster system could compromise the integrity of the cluster In general do not update the hardware drivers on a cluster system unless instructed to do so by the Interplay Readme or Customer Support If you are reimaging the system as part of an upgrade then you can take the opportunity to update the Intel NIC drivers at that time Installation Check Lists This section contains the following check lists e Overall Interplay Installation Check List e Media Indexer Installation Check List For information about installing the Interplay
110. ing to Medium use the following procedure To select the Medium Resolution 1 nA A W N Start Client Manager software and open the Preferences window The preferences window opens and the General section is displayed by default In the client type drop down select Medium Click Apply Click the Network icon from the left pane Verify that the Chelsio board appears in the network interfaces list and that Enabled is selected Click the Configure button 178 Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Move Provider The Chelsio Network Card Settings window opens Network Card Settings DEE m Local Area Connection 1 Chelsio T3 Ndis amp Offload Function driver s MV Support Messages V Support TCP Data MV Support UDP Data V Support DDP Data Cancel 7 Verify that all of the options are selected 8 Click OK to close the Network Card Settings window 9 Click the Close button to close the Preferences window To set ISIS login preferences gt Set up the login preferences as OS Log in with Auto Connect Keep the ISIS Management Console Device bandwidth setting for the Move and Copy providers at the default 0 setting Leaving it at 0 will allow the Move provider to use the maximum bandwidth available Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Move Provider This section describes how to use the ISIS Client Manager network preferences to disable th
111. inistrator s email address and the email address of the server that is the sender If an event such as Disk Full occurs on the server the administrator receives an email from the sender s email account explaining the problem so that the administrator can respond to the problem b Type the static IP address of your SMTP server The notification feature needs the SMTP server in order to send emails If you do not know this IP address ask your administrator c Option If you also want to inform Avid Support automatically through email if problems arise select the option Send critical notifications also to Avid Support d Click Next The installer modifies the file Config xml in the Avid Interplay Engine Data Server Config directory with your settings The Ready to Install dialog box opens 15 If you are ready to complete the installation click Next 45 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server Ready to Install All necessary components are installed It might be necessary for the installation program to install additional components such as Adobe Reader If any system libraries on your machine need to be upgraded to complete the installation process the installation program asks you to reboot your machine Save all your open documents close all applications and then click the OK button to reboot The installation finishes and the Installation Completed dialog box displays the success or failure
112. isables itself to avoid the local clock from jumping back and forth The Time Sync slave also posts a Warning in the Health Monitor For more information on Time Sync see Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment on page 117 and the Service Framework ReadMe at the top level of the Interplay Installer or on the Knowledge Base Using AirSpeed and Low Res Encode When using Avid AirSpeed and Avid Low Res Encode to perform a dual ingest it is important that you lock your video signal to your timecode source For example you can connect a video feed and a Time of Day timecode device into a sync device to lock the incoming video and audio with timecode It is also important that the two capture devices are in sync If the captured high res video and low res video are off by a few frames you should delay the video signal going to one of the capture devices in order to ensure that the two video signals match For more information see Avid Interplay Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration This document is on the Avid Interplay installer See Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software on page 65 26 User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers Some Avid products require user accounts on the Avid shared storage system The user names and passwords on the Avid shared storage system m
113. ished You will receive several messages stating that you are installing an unsigned driver Each time the dialog box appears click Continue Anyways 168 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation Do not configure Ultra High Resolution settings in the Client Manager preferences For more information see Client Manager Preference Setting on page 172 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation The following illustration shows the basic workflow for copying metadata and media files The Copy Provider copies metadata from one Interplay Engine to another and copies media files from one ISIS shared storage system to another This example shows a configuration that is used for copying media in either direction from Workgroup 1 to Workgroup 2 or from Workgroup 2 to Workgroup 1 so a Media Services Engine and Copy Provider are required in each workgroup The Copy Provider copies gt metadata to the Interplay Engine FromWorkgroupiiioorkgroupi2 and media files to ISIS storage 4 onnon From Workgroup 2 to Workgroup 1 Interplay Workgroup 1 Interplay Workgroup 2 Media Avid Avid Media Services Editing Editing Services Engine System System Engine Interplay Interplay Access Access Metadata Interplay Copy Engine Copy Provider Interplay Provider Engine ISIS Storage Storage Each Copy Provider must be directly connected to both ISIS systems 169 ISIS Connections and Clien
114. ism for deleting software If you delete the software the system deletes the folder structure in place at the time of the update To update the software start the Archive Engine installer on the Interplay Servers Installer and follow the installation instructions The system updates the software without performing a remove operation This preserves the folder structure 112 KJ Additional Configuration Topics This chapter covers the following topics Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment Troubleshooting Firewalls and Avid Interplay Integration of Journal Data into the Database Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service Configuring Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream Configuring Avid AirSpeed Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment Interplay v2 x supports the Antivirus and Spyware components of Symantec Endpoint v12 1 on servers and clients Interplay does not support the following components e Proactive Threat Protection e Network Threat Protection The following Knowledge Base article describes how to install and configure Symantec Endpoint v12 1 in an Interplay environment Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment Support for Symantec Endpoint v12 1 Troublesho
115. ith a startup type as Automatic and with the user specified during installation in the Log On As column To add the Interplay Streaming Server to your Interplay workgroup 1 Open the Interplay Administrator and log in to the Interplay Engine server for the workgroup that includes the Interplay Streaming Server 2 In the Site Settings section click the Server Hostname Settings icon The Server Hostname Settings view opens 143 Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software 3 If you are performing a new installation of the Interplay Streaming Server do the following a Inthe Streaming Server Settings area click the Add button The Add Streaming Server and Share dialog box opens b Type the computer name of the system that is running the Interplay Streaming Server You do not have to type before the name of the server c Click OK The computer name is displayed in the Stream Server column Stream Server Settings StreamServer Share o ooo l Add a51wg we01 na5iwg wel1iwg_streams The share name listed does not apply to the Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later it was used in the Interplay Stream Server v2 3 and earlier The installer for the Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later does not create this share However the share name is still listed and you cannot remove it 4 Ifyou are upgrading from Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or earlier existing stream servers are listed in the Stream Ser
116. ith the Interplay workgroup This ISIS system is considered the local system You can use the ISIS client software on the Interplay Engine to add an ISIS system that exists on a different subnet This ISIS system is considered a remote system Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups The following illustration shows an example of a multiple ISIS configuration The local ISIS system is an ISIS 7000 dual connected to an Avid network switch through subnets VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 Zones 1 and 2 The remote ISIS system is an ISIS 5000 single connected through VLAN 30 a different subnet on the same switch Zone 3 A Media Indexer is dual connected to the same subnets as the Interplay Engine and local ISIS system This Media Indexer is configured to scan both the local ISIS system and the remote ISIS system Multiple ISIS Configuration Interplay Engine ISIS Client Software Carer LEGEND Media Indexer 1 GB Ethernet Connection ISIS Client Software 10 Gb Ethernet Connection Ss ea S_ViAN10 Ri VLAN20 B VLAN 30 ISIS 5000 System Director and Drive Arrays Local System Remote System This illustration shows one example of an Interplay network configuration Other configurations are also supported if each ISIS System Director is in its own Zone 3 subnet Limitations e Each workspace name in the workgroup must be unique There can be no duplicate workspace names across the multiple ISIS systems This
117. ke sure you have created matching accounts on the Interplay Engine system and the Avid shared storage system You need to type the user name and password during installation to create the Server Execution User See Creating the Server Execution User Account on page 27 gt Close all Windows programs 2 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Engine gt Avid Interplay Engine 3 In the Welcome dialog box read the information about the installation of the Apache server Click Next 4 Read the license agreement information and then accept the license agreement by selecting T accept the agreement Click Next The Specify Installation Type dialog box opens a Specify Installation Type 5 Select one of the following and click Next 37 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server gt Ifthis is a new installation select Custom This ensures that you identify the Server Execution User required by the Interplay Engine Avid recommends that you always use the Custom installation option so that you can view the Server Execution user name and review other settings as you proceed with the installation gt Ifthis is an upgrade select Typical and proceed to step 18 Both the Typical and Custom installation use the existing settings The Specify Destination Location dialog box opens BS Specify Destination Location AVI gt C Program Files A
118. kgroup Avid Editing Systems Support Users of Avid editing applications NewsCutter Media Composer Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct can edit using media from any ISIS system to which they have access On each system the ISIS client software must be configured for additional ISIS systems See Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software on page 155 Playback of a sequence with clips from different ISIS systems is not officially qualified Avid has not tested performance characteristics for mixing media of any resolution from more than one storage configuration in a sequence 151 Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups Media Creation Workspaces The Media Creation Workspace setting in the Interplay Administrator sets the workspace used for media clips created by Instinct and Assist users such as voice over recordings and clips created during send to playback operations Beginning with Interplay v2 6 the displayed workspaces include the hostname of the shared storage server in a UNC path All existing settings are retained as part of an upgrade to v2 6 and you do not need to change them For a multiple ISIS workgroup the Media Creation Workspace setting is affected in the following ways e Ifyou do not list shared storage servers for Avid ISIS Authentication in the User Authentication view of the Interplay Administrator the Media Creation setting shows accessible workspaces for all ISIS systems that are configured thr
119. kit is not needed for Streaming Server v2 4 or later For additional information see the Avid Interplay Stream Server Expansion Kit Upgrade Readme which is available on the Avid Customer Support Knowledge Base Streaming Server Slot Locations AS3000 The following illustration shows the Interplay Streaming Server slot locations and the network connections on an AS3000 server AS3000 Back Panel PEPEES Zrno easacsoecgeseocs 1 2 BOOoooo0090000 0 O O O BESEESE ESE OUOUSOUSoUeooeooeooS 3 Ro OPPPOP DCP 3 4 PRO 1000 PT Ports PCle Slots 136 Streaming Server Configuration For more information about the AS3000 see the Avid AS3000 Setup Guide ISIS Connections The Interplay Streaming Server has been qualified with one network connection and with two network connections Connections to the ISIS network should be through PRO 1000 PT port 2 port 4 or both There is no performance benefit to dual connecting the Interplay Streaming Server to an ISIS network since there is enough bandwidth to support 100 simultaneous clients see Number of Supported Streaming Clients on page 133 If a second network connection is required to segment your Streaming Server client for security purposes then it should be connected to the outgoing streaming VLAN If you use more than one network connection yo
120. l information For additional information about Web Services see the following Avid web page http www avid com us partners AvidInterplayA PIs Video Satellite Support Interplay supports the Pro Tools Video Satellite option Video Satellite allows you to synchronize playback and capture between Pro Tools and either Avid Media Composer or Symphony For additional information see the Video Satellite Guide and the Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide 97 Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client Establishing the First Connection Between Pro Tools and Interplay After you use the Interplay Clients Installer to install the Pro Tools Interplay Option and Interplay Access on your Pro Tools system you must use Interplay Access to establish a connection to the Interplay database that you will be using This is a one time requirement that establishes the connection between your Pro Tools system and Interplay Simply logging on to the Interplay Engine database from Access will establish the connection Then you can exit Access and start using Pro Tools with Interplay In order to create this initial connection between Access and Interplay there must be an available license on the Interplay Engine For example if you have 10 Access licenses and all 10 are being used one person must log out of Access while you establish this initial connection For information on licenses and for information on using Pro Tools in an Interplay environment se
121. lay Media Indexer gt doctransfer High Availability YB docwg avid Email Alert Service O Join High Availability Group Avid Interplay Media Indexer Group Name E g Avid Multicast Repeater Avid Service Starter Service Periodic Save g Avid SNMP Gateway Service Period min woo oS SE P avid System Configuration Se amp Avid Time Synchronization Se Mexdmitan iees 0000 gt amp smayerpe Storages gt smayerxp gt amp techpubs200 Y amp techpubs200n PM Avid Interplay Media Indexer Avid Machine Monitor Service Avid Service Starter Service g Avid Time Synchronization Set techpubs_je The system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password By default there is no password For additional information see Service Framework Administrator Password on page 30 4 Click Yes when the system displays a message asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security 78 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows 5 Click Configure The Configure Storages dialog box opens Media Table 6 Click Add The Add Storage dialog box opens Media Files Location Avid Interplay Media Indexer 7 Select Avid Interplay Media Indexer and click OK 79 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows The Avid Interplay Media Indexer dialog box opens Unity j Load Balanced E 8 Do the following
122. lient Manager You do not need to mount workspaces unless you are sending Long GOP sequences to playback For more information see the Interplay Assist ReadMe or the Interplay ReadMe 69 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System Running Interplay Assist and Editing Applications on Same System The following limitations apply to running Assist and an editing application such as NewsCutter Media Composer or Avid Instinct on the same computer If Assist is installed on the same system as Media Composer v6 0 Symphony 6 0 NewsCutter v10 0 or Instinct v4 0 you must install the 64 bit version of Assist Because the two applications share the same libraries the Assist release and the editor release must be from the same bundle This means that for a given editor release you must install the corresponding R release of Assist see Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Interplay Releases in the Interplay ReadMe Do not run Interplay Assist and an Avid editing application on the same computer at the same time Performance and functionality are not guaranteed in this combination because the applications are not designed to share the computer resources If you uninstall one of the applications you will uninstall some shared dlls In that case you must reinstall the application that you want to use Installing Software on an Interplay Access System You can install Interplay Access on any system that you want to
123. ll to use any port Codebase http server Jini ERI ServerConnectionManager Avid Interplay Port Usage Component and Location LDAP Media Services Engine Media Services Providers Status Tool NewsCutter ProEncode Client Transfer Cache Port dynamic above 1024 dynamic 4160 4160 389 636 8080 1099 42000 42060 1099 42000 42060 21 8080 8080 1099 42000 42060 6539 Protocol TCP TCP UDP TCP UDP TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP IP TCP TCP TCP 186 Purpose Jini ERI ConnectionManager TCP UDP notifications Jini Discovery Jini Discovery If SSL is enabled Listen for editor clients SOAP Listen RMI protocol for providers and Status Admin tool If 1099 not available Outbound RMI protocol for providers and Status Admin tool If 1099 not available Required for NRCS tool Outbound Media Services connection to Media Services Engine SOAP NewsCutter uses Access ports for Engine communication It also runs the Service Framework and a local Media E3Indexer see appropriate sections for port usage SOAP Connection to Media Services TCP outbound run on editing systems NewsCutter Listen RMI protocol for providers and Status Admin tool If 1099 not available Outbound for Transfer Engine status Avid Interplay Port Usage Component and Location Transfer Engine Port 6532 6535 6539 Protocol
124. ll workspaces 1 Make sure the Administrator account on both the Interplay Engine and Avid shared storage system have exactly the same password Passwords are case sensitive 2 Log in to the Interplay Administrator server using the Administrator account To access a limited list of workspaces 1 Make sure a user account with administrator privileges is created on the Interplay Engine and the same user name and password are used to create a user account on the Avid shared storage system These user accounts must have exactly the same user name and password 2 Log in to the Interplay Administrator server using this user account The Avid shared storage user s workspace access privileges setting determine which workspaces are available 29 User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers Accounts for Using Deletion To allow deletion in an Interplay environment you must set up the following user accounts You can use any user name and password for these accounts but the user name and passwords must match exactly on all servers e Avid shared storage system Avid shared storage user with administrator privileges for Interplay Engine This user must not be the Administrator account Interplay Engine server Microsoft Windows user with administrator privileges Interplay Engine Server Execution user When installing the Interplay Engine on the Interplay Engine server select the Custom User
125. loaded on the SR2500 Recovery DVDs 162 SR2500 Slot Locations R2500 Back Panel Configuration Options for Avid Unity MediaNetwork Interplay Engine Interplay Transfer Slot and other Interplay Engine Cluster and Archive Providers and Type Slot Interplay servers Archive Engine Cluster ProEncode PCI X 3 ATTO Empty Infortrend A16F R2431 ATTO e ATTO Infortrend A16F R221 2 Empty Empty Emulex 1050 1 Empty e ATTO FC 41XS to Infortrend PRO 1000 MF XF A16F R2431 e QLogic Card to Infortrend A16F R221 PCle 3 Empty Empty Empty 2 Empty PRO 1000 PT PRO 1000 PT 1 Empty e ATTO FC 41EL to MediaNetwork Empty G Infortrend A16F R2431 Empty Infortrend A16F R221 Includes servers for Interplay Archive Engine Interplay Media Indexer Interplay Media Services Transcode Providers and General Purpose Server b Install Emulex 1050 for use with Interplay Transfer Profile Install PRO 1000 MF or XF as optical options for use with Interplay Transfer AirSPACE Optional replacement for Intel PRO 1000 MF or XF 163 SR2500 Slot Locations R2500 Back Panel Configuration Options for Avid ISIS Interplay Engine and Interplay Transfer other Interplay Interplay Engine Cluster and Archive Providers Slot Type Slot servers Archive Engine Cluster and ProEncode PCI X 3 Empty Empty PRO 1000 XF MF 2 Empty Empty Emulex 1050 1 Empty e ATTO FC 41XS to Infortrend Empty A16F R2431 QLogic Card to Infortrend A16F
126. lowing information applies to mounting workspaces in an Interplay environment e Media Indexers that monitor shared storage must use UNC letterless drive mapping See Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS on page 58 e Avid editing applications require login to the Client Manager Avid ISIS or Connection Manager Avid Unity MediaNetwork to read from a workspace Login through the Connection Manager requires that you mount at least one drive If your Windows username and password exactly match the Avid shared storage username and password login is automatic If your Windows username and password do not match you need to log in through the Client Manager or the Connection Manager Drive mappings for read operations are not required except on Mac OS X systems Avid editing applications running on Mac OS X systems require drive mapping for any workspaces that you use for reading or writing e In addition to a valid login Avid editing applications must use drive mapping for any workspaces that you write to 116 Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment For Windows systems you must use lettered drive mapping If you do not use lettered drive mapping you cannot select a workspace in the Volume menu in the Capture tool in the Media Creation tool or in the Import dialog box e In addition to a valid login Avid editing applications Avid Instinct and Interplay Assist require the following to use t
127. lowing table shows the location on non cluster and cluster systems Non cluster system C Program Files Avid Interplay Engine data Apache root The path to the Avid Interplay Engine folder might be different depending on your installation Cluster system S Workgroup_Data Apache root You must be on the active node to see the S drive 4 Create an iso folder in the Apache root folder This is a convenience you can use any name for the folder 5 Copy the ISO image to the Apache root iso folder 6 Start AirSpeed 129 Configuring Avid AirSpeed 7 Click the Setup button and click the Software tab CAPTURE SETUP DIAGNOSTICS SHUTDONN Avid HETHORE SYSTEM channers DESTINATION CONFIG TEMPLATE Server text box 8 Type the following in the Server text box Interplay_Engine iso where Interplay_Engine is the name of the system running the Interplay Engine for example DocWG iso Note the forward slash 9 Press Return The system displays the ISO image in the Available Versions window The system automatically locates the iso folder because it is located at the root directory of the Apache web server running on the Interplay Engine 10 Select the ISO image and click Update Version 11 Follow the onscreen instructions See the Avid AirSpeed Installation and User s Guide and the AirSpeed ReadMe for any additional information 130 Installing and Configuring the Interplay Streamin
128. lsio T3 Ndis amp Offload Function driver n V Support Messages V Support TCP Data MV Suppot UDP Data V Support DDP Data o Cancel Verify that all of the options are selected Click OK to close the Network Card Settings window Click the Close button to close the Preferences window 172 Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Copy Provider To set ISIS login preferences gt Set up the login preferences as OS Log in with Auto Connect Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Copy Provider This section describes how to use the ISIS Client Manager network preferences to disable the other network interfaces To ensure that the Chelsio connections are the primary connection 1 Start the ISIS Client Manager application 2 Open the Preferences window 3 Click the Network button from the left pane of the Preferences Window A list of all valid ISIS network connections are listed 4 In the Description Column find the two Chelsio Connections and make sure these line items are Enabled The following illustration shows the two Chelsio adapter boards enabled Configure button 2 Preferences Network 1 Description Enable Name General eh Local Area Connection 3 Chelsio T3 Ndis amp Offload Function driver 3 fa Local Area Connection 4 Chelsio T3 Ndis amp Offload Function driver 4 Remote Hosts oe Advanced J ot a Network
129. n Menu Individual Optional Installers 2 Double click Avid Service Framework Custom 3 Follow the onscreen instructions and watch for the following items a Enter your Workgroup name in the Workgroup Name window b In the Options window select Typical Avid Interplay Server Install Configuring Lookup Servers After you complete the installation use the Avid Interplay Service Configuration tool to check that the Lookup Service is not running on other Interplay Servers particularly on Media Indexer servers You can use the Avid Service Framework Workgroup Properties tool to disable the service on other servers 120 Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server For best results connect each system running the Service Framework to the Lookup Service manually via the Workgroup Properties tool This technique is called Unicast Discovery and is described in Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service on page 122 Unicast Discovery ensures a direct connection to the Lookup Service Technically there is no need for Unicast Discovery on a local subnet that contains a Lookup Service Unicast Discovery ensures connection to the Lookup Service but takes extra time to configure on a large workgroup since you have to make the connection manually on each system The Avid Service Framework installer has an optional service named Multicast Repeater that can be used to communicate across subnets Multicast Repeater is no long
130. n Menu or the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Individual Optional Installers 2 Install components from the following table Component Description Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications For more information see Installing Software on an Interplay Access System on page 70 105 Installing Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Interplay Access Component Description Interplay Media This lets you view the status of Interplay Transfer and Interplay Media Services and Transfer Services jobs For information on configuring the Interplay Media Status service Services and Transfer Status application see the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide Installing Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Interplay Access The Media Services Client Updater installer is useful if you want to use older versions of Interplay Access in an Interplay v2 x environment The Client Updater updates the Media Services related files used by Access and allows the older version of Access to use the Media Services features However on the systems with Access v1 5 x or v1 6 x you won t be able to use some of the new Interplay Media Services v2 x features or the Interplay Access v2 0 features such as playing clips from anywhere in a wide area network WAN through the Interplay Streaming server The Client Updater only supports Interplay Access v1 5 x and v1 6 x If you install
131. n and Configuration Guide and the Avid CaptureManager ReadMe To install software on the CaptureManager server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt CaptureManager Server 2 Install CaptureManager software For information on installing and configuring CaptureManager see the Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide 3 Option Install the Interplay Transfer client software 64 Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software The software for updating the Avid Low Res Encoder is on the Interplay Server Installer See the Interplay ReadMe for the supported version for a release To access the files 1 Open the folder where you installed the Interplay Servers Installer software kit 2 Double click the Avid_Low_Res_Encoder folder For information on updating the software on the Avid Low Res Encode system see the Avid Interplay Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration Guide and the ReadMe file for the bootset These files are on the Interplay Server Installer in the same folder as the bootset Installing the Stream Publish Service and Auto Publish Support In Interplay v2 4 the Interplay Streaming Server was re engineered to directly play MPEG 4 H 263 and H 264 video media and MPEGI Layer 2 audio media There is no longer any need to use the Publishing service or Workflow Engine to crea
132. nd Developing a Delete Strategy in the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide See the Interplay Best Practices Guide The following check list provides the main installation and configurations steps for Media Indexers in an Interplay Environment Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task E Determine your Media Indexer server configuration O If you are upgrading 32 bit Media Indexers to 64 bit versions see the upgrade procedure in the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide 22 Section Reference See Configuring Avid Interplay Media Indexers in the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide See Replacing 32 bit Media Indexers in the HAG with 64 bit Media Indexers in the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task Section Reference n Use the Interplay Installer to install the client Service Framework software When you install the Service Framework software you must name your workgroup The name is case sensitive and should not contain spaces You can either choose a useful name or use the default AvidWorkgroup The only time you are required to supply a unique name is when you have more than one Interplay workgroup on the same network O Install the Media Indexer software See Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server on page 57 n Verify that the Service Framework is runni
133. nd the Setup Guide for your ISIS product Configure the ISIS client on the MI to recognize all available ISIS systems Use the ISIS Client Manager to connect to additional ISIS systems as described in Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software on page 155 Configure the leader of the HAG to see all of the storage locations that you want to access on both ISIS systems as described in the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide For example the following illustration shows connections to the workspaces on two ISIS systems The two System Directors are named A51 wg1 sd1 and BSI Multi ISIS 156 Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator Configuration Statistics Storage Browser Storage Search Performance Report amp Media Indexers Storage Locations Cache and HAG Information os AS1 WG1 EDIT1 amp A51 WG1 Edit3 Z AS1 WG1 Hughes amp A51 WG1 LOG1 os AS1 WG1 MI1 os SHARRISON MC fe a51 wg1 edit2 amp a51 wat lion2 a aS1 wg1 sn1 Se a51 win32 02 SF ifriendzswin7 amp Storage Locations WAS1 wg1 sd1 AMS1 Avid MediaFiles A51 wa1 sd1 ams2 AS1 wa1 sd1 ams3 Avid MediaFiles AS1 wg1 sd1 aspdl Avid MediaFiles AS1 wa1 sd1 ams4 Avid MediaFiles A51 wa1 sdl1 broadcastiAvid MediaFiles A51 wa1 scl1 copy Avid MediaFiles A51 wa1 sd1 dms Avid MeciaFiles AS1 wa1 sd1IPV Avid MediaFiles AS1 wa1 sd1 Proxy Avid MediaFiles A51 wa1 sd1 restore Avid MediaFiles
134. ndow To instruct Media Indexer to automatically recognize local drives 1 Start the Avid editing application 2 Select Tools gt Media Creation The Media Creation window opens 86 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh 3 On the Drive Filtering and Indexing tab click the Auto index local drives as they come online button The local Media Indexer automatically configures Avid media files on your local drives If you don t want the Media indexer to automatically scan your local drives deselect the Auto index option 4 Option Click Manual Storage Scan to start a scan 5 Option Select one of the warning options The warning occurs if the Media indexer has problems scanning files on the local drive Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh You can install Interplay components on Macintosh OS X systems running the following Avid editing products e Avid Media Composer e Avid Symphony Nitris Each of these Avid editing applications has its own installer for the Avid editing application software This section describes how to install the following components that are required by the Interplay environment 87 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh Component Description Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications Avid Interplay Media You configure this Media Indexer to communicate with the Media Indexer In
135. ng See Verifying that the Service Framework Services Are Running on page 103 O Before you configure the Media Indexer software make sure there is an Avid MediaFiles directory on each workspace that the Media Indexer will monitor You can use an Avid editing system to capture or import media to the workspace You can also create the directory manually but if you do carefully check the spelling and case of the text in the folder name n Configure the Media Indexers in the High Availability See Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Group to monitor your shared storage You must use Shared Storage on page 59 UNC paths to identify the shared storage folders If you are configuring 64 bit Media Indexers see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System Before you install Interplay software install and configure your Avid shared storage system for shared storage See the Interplay ReadMe for the supported versions of Avid ISIS and Avid Unity MediaNetwork Depending on whether you have Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid ISIS install the Connection Manager MediaNetwork or Client Manager ISIS on the client systems 23 Network Considerations Workspace Names Use the following guidelines when creating workspace names in an Interplay environment e Do not use special characters or spaces in your workspace names Workspace names should only contain ASCII characters Kee
136. ng table Time Synchronization Settings Options Description Time Stamp Interval in Determines how often the master sends out time stamp information The seconds default is 10 seconds 119 Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server Time Synchronization Settings Options Description Get Time Sync reference Select if you are simply using the local PC clock of one system on your from the local PC clock network for time sync reference Get Time Sync Reference Select when you are pointing to an NTP server on your network for time from an NTP server sync reference The NTP server does not need Service Framework software installed on it Get Time Sync reference Select when the Time Sync master system has an Adrienne timecode from an internal Time card Code Reader CaptureManager systems have an Adrienne card Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server If you have more than 10 clients in your Avid Service Framework environment including Avid editing applications Avid Instinct and Avid Assist Avid strongly recommends that you put the Service Framework Lookup Service on a separate server such as a General Purpose Server For redundancy you may decide to set up two separate servers running the Lookup Service The following section describes how to install the Lookup Service on a separate server To install the Lookup Service on a separate server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Mai
137. ngine installer will automatically install the new dll No further action is required If Interplay Engine 2 2 is to be installed on a fresh server in a MediaNetwork environment you must install the MediaNetwork client before installing the Interplay Engine Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software The first time you install the Avid Interplay Engine software you must select Custom installation Selecting Custom installation lets you specify the Server Execution User and other configuration information correctly If you are upgrading you should also use Custom installation to verify that the settings are correct For example during a Custom installation you can verify the name of the Server Execution User If you are installing or upgrading a cluster system see the Interplay ReadMe and the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide 36 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server If you are installing an Interplay Archive Engine see Installing and Configuring an Interplay Archive Engine on page 109 To install the Avid Interplay Engine software 1 Before you begin do the following gt Make sure that the Interplay Engine application key is installed on the server system For more information see Required Application Keys on page 31 The Interplay Engine also requires a software license Install this license after installing the Interplay Engine software as described at the end of this procedure gt Ma
138. ning the Interplay Adapter You can also adjust the value in the registry at the following location 128 Configuring Avid AirSpeed HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE iNEWS Media Browse Media Browse Unity Video Service Media Manager Host Name If the Interplay Adapter is installed on the same computer as the Media Browse Unity Video Service all of the following settings use the same computer name e Asset Manager value in the AirSpeed Setup view e Media Manager Host Name setting in the AirSpeed device configuration in CaptureManager channel e Interplay Server Media Manager Host Name for the Media Browse Unity Video Service This is the case with the illustrations in this section The Interplay Adapter is running on the CaptureManager server named warm capman Updating Software on an AirSpeed You can use the Software tab on AirSpeed to update software from an SO image on a web server on the network This section describes a method that uses the Apache web server running on the Avid Interplay Engine Read the latest AirSpeed ReadMe before installing the AirSpeed software To update AirSpeed software in an Interplay environment 1 Before you begin obtain the SO image for the AirSpeed software update as described in the Avid AirSpeed Installation and User s Guide Make sure that the name follows the naming conventions in the AirSpeed guide 2 Navigate to the Apache root folder on the Avid Interplay Engine 3 The fol
139. nterplay Media Services Client Updater for Access The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Avid Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Access dialog box opens c Follow the steps in the Wizard to complete the installation 2 After you complete the install start Interplay Access and open the Media Services Status window You can now use Media Services functions and define profiles from Interplay Access Installing Avid Interplay Adapter The Interplay Adapter also referred to as the MMAdapter is used by AirSpeed capture systems to connect to the Interplay Engine In general one Interplay Adapter can service up to 10 AirSpeeds Interplay Adapter is also used by CaptureManager to checkin clips to the Interplay database and by some third party applications for checkin and search functions Where you install the Interplay Adapter depends on how heavily you use your AirSpeed systems If you perform many AirSpeed captures you might want to install the Interplay Adapter on a CaptureManager server or on a dedicated server For information on where to install the Interplay Adapter see Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed on page 125 A Do not install Interplay Adapter on an Avid Interplay Engine cluster system To install the Interplay Adapter 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Individual Optional Installers 2 Click Avid Interplay Adapter and follow the system prompts Configuring an Interpla
140. o Archive Auto Transcode Auto Transfer and Auto Copy services 54 Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers For information on configuring Interplay Media Services providers see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Installing Avid Service Framework for Local Workflow Components The following components require the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework for Client e Interplay Transcode Provider e Interplay STP Encode Provider e Interplay Copy e Interplay Move The other providers can run with either the 32 bit version or the 64 bit version of Avid Service Framework See Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework on page 34 Do not install both the 32 bit Framework and the 64 bit Framework on the same system To install the Framework for the Local Workflow Components 1 Navigate to the following installer page Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services 2 Choose the appropriate installer as follows For Transcode STP Encode Copy and Move select the 64 bit Framework For the other providers select either the 32 bit or 64 bit Framework Installing the WAN Workflow Components Use this installer screen to install the WAN workflow providers The Delivery service provider and the Delivery Receiver service allow you to transfer clips shotlists and cuts only sequences and the media files to another workgroup You also install t
141. ocuments are available in PDF form on the Interplay Portal and also on the Avid Knowledge Base at www avid com onlinesupport Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal You can quickly access the Interplay Help PDF versions of the Interplay guides and useful external links by viewing the Interplay User Information Center on the Interplay Portal The Interplay Portal is a web site that runs on the Interplay Engine You can access the Interplay User Information Center through a browser from any system in the Interplay environment You can also access it through the Help menu in Interplay Access and the Interplay Administrator The Interplay Help combines information from all Interplay guides in one Help system It includes a combined index and a full featured search From the Interplay Portal you can run the Help in a browser or download a compiled chm version for use on other systems such as a laptop To open the Interplay User Information Center through a browser 1 Type the following line in a web browser http Interplay Engine name For Interplay_Engine_name substitute the name of the computer running the Interplay Engine software For example the following line opens the portal web page on a system named docwg http docwg 2 Click the Avid Interplay Documentation link to access the User Information Center web page To open the Interplay User Information Center from Interplay Access or the Interplay Admini
142. of each installation Server Installation Details OK The server has been successfully installed into C PROGRA 1 Avid AVIBIN 3 Ser OK The user IPEngine will be used as Server Execution User OK The shared directory DOCWG WG_Database will be used as default database d OK The preview server cache dir is located at orkgroup_Databases PreviewS erver OK The service Avid Workgroup Server Browser has been installed successfully OK The service Avid Workgroup TCP COM Bridge has been installed successfully OK The service Avid_Workgroup_Preview_Server has been installed successfully 16 Click Finish 46 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server A dialog box requesting a reboot opens A message with instructions on how to fix any installation problems also appears 17 Click OK to reboot the machine 18 Enable a permanent license key See Managing Licenses in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide for instructions Make sure that you obtain and load the Interplay Engine license file promptly The permanent license key must match the application key dongle for the Interplay Engine server Installing Avid Interplay Access You must install Avid Interplay Access on the Interplay Engine Avid recommends that you accept the defaults Installing Avid Interplay Access also installs the Avid Interplay Administrator To install Interplay Access 1 Select the follo
143. of the U S Government all rights with respect to this Software and documentation are subject to the terms of the License Agreement pursuant to FAR 12 212 a and or DFARS 227 7202 1 a as applicable Trademarks 003 192 Digital I O 192 I O 96 I O 96i I O Adrenaline AirSpeed ALEX Alienbrain AME AniMatte Archive Archive II Assistant Station AudioPages AudioStation AutoLoop AutoSync Avid Avid Active Avid Advanced Response Avid DNA Avid DNxcel Avid DNxHD Avid DS Assist Station Avid Liquid Avid Media Engine Avid Media Processor Avid MEDIArray Avid Mojo Avid Remote Response Avid Unity Avid Unity ISIS Avid VideoRAID AvidRAID AvidShare AVIDstripe AVX Axiom Beat Detective Beauty Without The Bandwidth Beyond Reality BF Essentials Bomb Factory Boom Bruno C 24 CaptureManager ChromaCurve ChromaWheel Cineractive Engine Cineractive Player Cineractive Viewer Color Conductor Command 24 Command 8 Conectiv Control 24 Cosmonaut Voice CountDown d2 d3 DAE Dazzle Dazzle Digital Video Creator D Command D Control Deko DekoCast D Fi D fx Digi 003 DigiBase DigiDelivery Digidesign Digidesign Audio Engine Digidesign Development Partners Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction Digidesign TDM Bus DigiLink DigiMeter DigiPanner DigiProNet DigiRack DigiSerial DigiSnake DigiSystem Digital Choreography Digital Nonlinear Accelerator DigiTest DigiTranslator DigiWear DINR DNxchange DPP 1 D Show DSP
144. ol to detect and diagnose problems in your Interplay environment Install Antivirus Software and Check Firewalls See Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment on page 114 and Troubleshooting Firewalls and Avid Interplay 25 Network Considerations Time Synchronization If you already have a system in place to maintain Time Sync on your network you can continue to use that system or you can use the Service Framework Time Synchronization service to perform the same task The Avid Time Synchronization Service enables time synchronization between different machines in a workgroup The Time Synchronization Service can operate in either Master mode or Slave mode In Master mode the service retrieves a reference time from a configured time source and redistributes it to the Slave services within the workgroup The time source can be the local PC clock an NTP server or an Adrienne timecode card installed in a server such as the CaptureManager server In Slave mode the Time Synchronization Service listens for time notifications from the workgroup and optionally sets the local PC clock to match It is important to use only one time synchronism mechanism to set the local PC clocks in the Interplay environment If a Time Synchronization Slave service is configured to set the local PC clock and it detects that some other mechanism such as Windows 32 Time Services changes the local clock then the Time Sync Slave service d
145. omeMusic Pinnacle MediaSuite Pinnacle Mobile Media Pinnacle Scorefitter Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio MovieBoard Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle VideoSpin Podcast Factory PowerSwap PRE ProControl ProEncode Profiler Pro Tools LE Pro Tools M Powered Pro Transfer Pro Tools QuickPunch QuietDrive Realtime Motion Synthesis Recti Fi Reel Tape Delay Reel Tape Flanger Reel Tape Saturation Reprise Res Rocket Surfer Reso RetroLoop Reverb One ReVibe Revolution rS9 rS18 RTAS Salesview Sci Fi Scorch Scorefitter ScriptSync SecureProductionEnvironment Serv LT Serv GT Session Shape to Shape ShuttleCase Sibelius SIDON SimulPlay SimulRecord Slightly Rude Compressor Smack Soft SampleCell Soft Clip Limiter Solaris SoundReplacer SPACE SPACEShift SpectraGraph SpectraMatte SteadyGlide Streamfactory Streamgenie StreamRAID Strike Structure Studiophile SubCap 4 Sundance Digital Sundance SurroundScope Symphony SYNC HD Synchronic SynchroScope SYNC I O Syntax TDM FlexCable TechFlix Tel Ray Thunder Titansync Titan TL Aggro TL AutoPan TL Drum Rehab TL Everyphase TL Fauxlder TL In Tune TL MasterMeter TL Metro TL Space TL Utilities tools for storytellers Torq Torq Xponent Transfuser Transit TransJammer Trigger Finger Trillium Lane Labs TruTouch UnityRAID Vari Fi Velvet Video the Web Way VideoRAID VideoSPACE VideoSpin VTEM Work N Play Xdeck X Form Xmon XPAND Xponent X Session and
146. on advertising materials and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed by the University of California Berkeley The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Copyright C 1989 1991 by Jef Poskanzer Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation This software is provided as is without express or implied warranty Copyright 1995 Trinity College Computing Center Written by David Chappell Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation This software is provided as is without express or implied warranty Copyright 1996 Daniel Dardailler Permission to use copy modify distribute and sell this software for any p
147. on key also known as a dongle Interplay Engine server also requires a software application key For more information see Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server on page 35 Interplay Media Services Interplay Transfer When installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a standalone environment a hardware application key is not required The Avid editing software handles the licensing of the Interplay Transfer Engine Interplay Transcode provider system for any Transcode provider that is not run on the Interplay Media Services system 31 Required Application Keys e Interplay Archive provider for any Archive provider that is not run on the Interplay Media Services system e Avid editing applications Do not lose the USB application key Your software does not function without it If you lose your application key you must purchase another key from Avid at the full market cost of your software 32 2 Installing Software on Interplay Servers The following topics describe the installations of the Interplay software on the servers Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework Starting the Interplay Server Installer Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Installing Software on the C
148. onal information see Service Framework Administrator Password on page 30 A message box opens asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security 5 Click Yes Allow Unrestricted Security _ The service that you have selected needs additional security privileges beyond those granted by default Would you like to allow this service to run with Unrestricted Security The system displays the Media Indexer information in the Avid Interplay Service Configuration dialog box 59 gt doctransfer YB docwg amp avid Lookup Service amp avid Machine Monitor amp Avid Multicast Repeal amp avid Service Starter gt amp jkasperxp gt smayerdell gt B smayerxp gt B techpubs200 techpubs je gt techpubs8400 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Avid Interplay Media Indexer High Availability E Join High Availability Group Weohtin aroun Period min Maximum files 6 Click Join High Availability Group and type a name for the group Perform this step even if there is only one Media Indexer for shared storage The Media Indexer that monitors shared storage must be part of a High Availability group even if there is only one Media Indexer in the group 60 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Avid Interplay Media Indexer gt B doctm High Availability gt amp doctransfer ba chew
149. or upgrade Interplay Media Services clients with Interplay Access v2 x you must upgrade the Media Services Engine to v2 x The most common example of using an older version of Access occurs when you need to run older versions of the Avid editing applications in your Interplay environment Each editor version is qualified with a particular version of Interplay Access For example you can run Media Composer v4 0 and Media Composer v3 5 on different systems in an Interplay v2 0 environment However Media Composer v3 5 requires a particular version of Access in this case Interplay Access v1 6 In this example you would run the Client Updater on the Interplay Access v1 6 system Note that the Interplay Readme has a table that matches qualified releases of the editing applications and Interplay The original files are saved during the update If you uninstall the Avid Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Access the original files are restored For information about preservation and batch updating of existing profiles see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide 106 Installing Avid Interplay Adapter To install the Client Updater on an Interplay Access system 1 Install the Client Updater on all systems that are running Interplay Access v1 5 x or v1 6 x a Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu or the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Individual Optional Installers b Click Avid I
150. ork Places icon and select Properties Right click the file for the Intel Pro interface used by Interplay Transfer and select Properties Click Configure Click the Advanced tab In the Property area select Jumbo Frames In the Value area select 9014Bytes Click OK 183 4 Avid Interplay Port Usage The following table lists networks ports used by Interplay It does not include ports used by shared storage Avid ISIS MediaNetwork or Lanshare This information is useful to network administrators when configuring the network and firewalls setting up ISIS Zone 3 clients and resolving network conflicts If you are transferring material between different sites you must open port 80 on the Firewall of the receiving site in order to allow communication with the Interplay Engine This is required for Avid Interplay Port Usage Component and Location Port Access 8321 80 Active Directory 135 Archive Provider 1433 These values are for SGL 1433 connections For other third party archive solutions see the third 1434 party documentation 1434 8192 Assist Protocol UDP TCP TCP TCP UDP TCP UDP TCP Purpose Server Browser Server communication Access can also be a Media Indexer client update media status Resync Media Services client status tool plugin and submit jobs to archive and Transcode and Transfer Engine client status tool plugin initiate WG2WG transfers see appropriate se
151. ort Reverse Lookups Non DNS Environments In an non DNS environment you must configure a host file on all systems including Avid Low Res Encode systems This is necessary so the Service Framework can list the systems in its client applications such as the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor 24 Network Considerations Computers with Multiple Network Interfaces Computers that have multiple network interfaces in use must be entered in DNS so that all IP addresses have the exact same hostname If you have multiple network interfaces on a computer and one is not used use the Device Manager to disable the interface If not the computer might have problems communicating with the rest of the Interplay workgroup Configuring an Avid ISIS System On an Avid ISIS system if your network extends outside of ISIS Zone 1 you must configure a router to communicate between the two VLAN systems Know Where Your Subnets Are on the Network Create a system diagram that identifies the subnets on your Avid Interplay environment Use Unicast Discovery to allow Interplay clients to communicate across subnets See Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service on page 122 The Multicast Repeater service is available on the Avid Service Framework installer but the service is no longer recommended Use Unicast Discovery instead Diagnosing Service Framework Problems Use the System Check tab of the Avid Workgroup Properties to
152. oting Firewalls and Avid Interplay Firewalls on client machines interfere with Avid Interplay s TCP IP communications Symptoms e The list of servers does not appear for example when you are connecting to a new database e Connection establishment to the server fails Cause These problems can be caused by personal firewalls installed on the client machine A typical example for such a firewall is ZoneAlarm from ZoneLabs or the Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 firewall These applications intercept all outgoing and incoming network traffic and decide whether to let the traffic go through or block it The effect is that applications like Avid Interplay fail to connect to their servers Typically when the client looks for available Avid Interplay Engines in the network no servers can be retrieved When the client is looking for servers a UDP broadcast is sent out on port 8321 114 Integration of Journal Data into the Database Solution Usually these personal firewalls can be configured to allow all network traffic for specific applications This should be done for Avid Interplay locally or for Internet access depending on which servers Avid Interplay should connect to For information about ports used by Avid Interplay see Avid Interplay Port Usage in the Interplay Help and the Jnterplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide Integration of Journal Data into the Database The Interplay Engine databa
153. ough the ISIS client on the Interplay Engine e Ifyou list shared storage servers for Avid ISIS Authentication in the User Authentication view of the Interplay Administrator the servers that you specify determine which workspaces are displayed This occurs whether or not ISIS user authentication is activated For example if you specify SysDirector_A only workspaces on SysDirector_A are listed If you specify SysDirector_A and SysDirector_B workspaces on both systems are listed See Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator on page 157 The UNC paths are not displayed until the first time you set or change the Media Creation Workspace setting AirSpeed Server Support AirSpeed Multi Stream and AirSpeed 5000 server support e Simultaneous send to playback operations from multiple ISIS systems are supported v1 8 x and later e Recording to a remote ISIS system is not supported AirSpeed Classic is not supported 152 Check List for Adding Multiple ISIS Systems to a Workgroup Check List for Adding Multiple ISIS Systems to a Workgroup Use this checklist to add one or two remote ISIS systems to a workgroup that already includes a local ISIS system Task O Review the requirements for adding a remote ISIS system E Integrate the additional ISIS system or systems into the network O Upgrade to Interplay v2 6 O When upgrading Interplay Transcode and STP Encode select the option to mount shared sto
154. p workspace name length as short as is reasonable to allow recognition of the workspace Longer workspace names add to the path length and can affect performance in a large Interplay environment Network Considerations This section contains topics related to setting up your Interplay network environment Computer Names A hostname must comply with RFC 952 standards For example you cannot use an underscore in a hostname For more information see Naming Conventions in Active Directory for Computers Domains Sites and OUs on the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base See also Workspace Names on page 24 Verify Entries on the DNS Server Service Framework can become sluggish and unstable if there are incorrect entries in the DNS server for any of the computers in the Interplay environment Symptoms include excessive CPU usage by the Service Framework Lookup service and Interplay Diagnostics The tree view in the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor might also fail to populate if there are incorrect DNS entries Make sure that you correct any errors in DNS entries for name to IP resolution Configure the DNS Server to Support Reverse Lookup If DNS is not configured for Reverse Lookup Service Framework can not resolve IP addresses to host names Symptoms include tree views failing to populate in the Interplay Service Configuration Interplay Diagnostics and Health Monitor Make sure the DNS server is configured to supp
155. play Adapter and AirSpeed The Interplay Adapter also referred to as the MMAdapter is used by AirSpeed capture systems to connect to the Interplay Engine In general one Interplay Adapter can service up to 10 AirSpeeds Interplay Adapter is also used by CaptureManager to checkin clips to the Interplay database and by some third party applications for checkin and search functions Where you install the Interplay Adapter depends on how heavily you use your AirSpeed systems If you perform many AirSpeed captures you might want to install the Interplay Adapter on a CaptureManager server or on a dedicated server The following table lists the recommended systems for an Interplay Adapter installation Installation Locations for an Interplay Adapter Server Description CaptureManager If you use CaptureManager to control your AirSpeed systems this is the preferred location for an Interplay Adapter General Purpose Server or A dedicated server is the best location if you perform a lot of AirSpeed captures another available server The Interplay Adapter can also run on a server that is not carrying a heavy load For example if you have server dedicated to monitoring Interplay Transfers Interplay Transfer Cache Engine you can install the Interplay Adapter on that server Interplay Engine Only install Interplay Adapter on an Interplay Engine if you have up to a maximum non cluster only of 10 clients in your Interplay environment clients includ
156. ple Time Synchronization Services are configured as Master they coordinate among themselves and identify one Primary service to distribute the time notifications the others are in Backup mode and silent until a Primary fails at which time one of the Backups takes over In Slave mode the Time Synchronization Service listens for time notifications from the workgroup and optionally sets the local PC clock to match Slave Time Sync services are only useful to set the local PC clock If you aren t using your slave Time Sync to set the local PC clock you can disable the Time Sync service on that computer 117 Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment The following are the three typical ways of implementing Time Synchronization in an Interplay environment e In Interplay environments that use CaptureManager to capture material a CaptureManager system is usually designated as the Time Sync master The CaptureManager system has an Adrienne card Install the Service Framework Time Synchronization service on the CaptureManager system and configure it as a Time Sync master Ifyou don t use a CaptureManager system do one of the following Designate another system with an Adrienne card as the Time Sync master Install the Service Framework Time Synchronization service on this system and configure it as a Time Sync master Use an NTP server for Time Sync reference Install the Service Framework Time Synchronization se
157. pter 7 Chapter 8 Integration of Journal Data into the Database 2200020 ee eee 115 Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless 116 Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment 117 Configuring the Time Sync Master 0 0000 cee eee ee eee ens 118 Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server 0 000 cece eee eee 120 Configuring Lookup Servers cc tesa ei eugene ge geek ecdeeenieadewetan 120 Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service 2 00055 122 Configuring Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream 1 6 0 es 123 Coniguing Avid AirSpeed sci ak etre aka EEE KER ERLE DR OR 124 Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed 2 00200 e eee eee eee 125 Configuring Interplay Adapter CaptureManager and AirSpeed 126 Updating Software on an AirSpeed 0 0 cee eee 129 Installing and Configuring the Interplay Streaming Server 131 Interplay Streaming Server and Direct Play of Proxy Media 00 5 132 Streaming Server Configuration 5 s05eseee6ee08nhnb een bndeaneeane 135 Streaming Server Slot Locations SR2500 000 eee eee 135 Streaming Server Slot Locations AS3000 0 0 0 0 ces 136 Port and Firewall Usage for the Interplay Streaming Server 137 Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software 138 Upgra
158. r is no longer available or needs to be changed for any reason you can change the name and password in the Log On tab of the Streaming Server service 146 Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server To change the name of the Streaming Server Execution User l 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage Do one of the following gt Ona Windows Server 2003 system double click Services and Applications then double click Services gt Ona Windows Server 2008 system double click Configuration then double click Services From the list of services double click Avid Interplay Streaming Server Service Click the Log On tab Enter the correct user name and password For local users use the format lt user gt For domain users use the format lt domain gt lt user gt Click OK In the Services pane click Restart the service Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server You can add one additional Interplay Streaming Server to a workgroup Adding a second Interplay Streaming Server can increase the number of simultaneous streaming clients to 200 See Number of Supported Streaming Clients on page 133 To install an additional Streaming Server gt Follow the instructions in Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 141 Both computer names will be displayed in the Server Hostname Settings view Searching for Streamable Mast
159. rage account with administrator privileges b Type the password The installer cannot check the password you type in this dialog box Make sure that the password exactly matches the password for the Avid shared storage user with administrator privileges If the user name and password do not match those of the Avid shared storage user the Avid Interplay Engine will not run properly Confirm the password You can change the Server Execution User after installation See Troubleshooting the Server Execution User Account in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide c Click Next The Specify Server Name dialog box opens 42 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server EG 24600 Engin Specify Server Name 11 Specify the server name as it appears on the network and click Next By default the computer s name is specified as the server name Interplay clients use this name to identify the server If there are clients in your network that are unable to resolve hostnames to IP addresses you have to specify the server s IP address here In this case the server needs a static IP address be sure to configure your DHCP server accordingly A hostname must comply with RFC 952 standards For example you cannot use an underscore in a hostname For more information see Naming Conventions in Active Directory for Computers Domains Sites and OUs on the Microsoft Support Knowledge B
160. rage drives as UNC paths QO Create accounts for the Server Execution User and Interplay users on each additional ISIS system n Add each additional ISIS system to the ISIS Client Manager on the Interplay Engine O For Unity authentication specify the server name of each additional ISIS system in the Interplay Administrator O Configure Media Indexer for each additional ISIS system Section Reference Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups on page 154 Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups on page 149 Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide and the Setup Guide for the ISIS system Avid Interplay Version 2 6 ReadMe Mounting ISIS Workspaces as UNC Paths on page 159 Avid ISIS documentation Adding Remote ISIS Systems to ISIS Client Software on page 155 Adding Remote ISIS Systems in the Interplay Administrator on page 157 Configuring Media Indexer for Additional ISIS Systems on page 156 and Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide 153 Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups Requirements for Multiple ISIS Workgroups Avid ISIS Hardware and Software Configurations Currently up to three ISIS shared storage systems are supported for a single workgroup The following models are supported in any combination e ISIS 2000 systems ISIS 5000 systems e ISIS 7000 systems Avid ISIS v4 0 or later server and client software is required Each
161. restriction is especially important when using Interplay Access for tasks that require reference to a workspace such as delete and search In those parts of Interplay Access that require a workspace name you cannot specify a shared storage server name only a workspace name You can view complete path for files including the shared storage server and workspace in the File Locations tab of the Object Inspector 150 Understanding Multiple ISIS Workgroups The Interplay Media Indexer application must run on an AS3000 server in order to monitor multiple ISIS systems Media Indexer v2 6 on an AS3000 server can index up to 5 million files on ISIS shared storage which sets the limit for the number of files supported in a multiple ISIS workgroup You can use the Media Indexer web based user interface to view the file count The value Files is displayed in the Statistics window as shown in the following illustration Storage Statistics Workspaces 16 Folders 119 File Mob Ids 19307 Duplicates 3 Channel Ids 9346 Quality Descriptors 163 244 Channel Id Interests Refresh For more information see Avid Interplay What s New in V2 6 e There can be only one copy of a media file in the entire workgroup The Copy service is not supported for copying assets from one ISIS system to another within the same workgroup e Adding additional ISIS systems does not increase the number of ISIS clients that are supported in the wor
162. rk See Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework on page 34 A Do not install both the 32 bit Framework and the 64 bit Framework on the same system To install the Framework for the WAN Workflow Components 1 Navigate to the following installer page Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services 2 Choose the appropriate installer as follows For Interplay Delivery select the 64 bit Framework For Interplay Delivery Receiver select either the 32 bit or 64 bit Framework 56 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Different Types of Media Indexers Avid recommends that you use one or two 64 Bit Media Indexers to monitor shared storage You can add a second 64 bit Media Indexer for redundancy For additional information and for a procedure for replacing existing 32 bit Media Indexers with a 64 bit Media Indexer see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide There are three basic ways to configure a Media Indexer e The leader of a High Availability Group The leader can index shared storage and it can also monitor other Media Indexers On a small configuration the Media Indexer software might be installed on the Avid Interplay Engine In this case configure a High Availability Group with one member configured on the Interplay Engine You always need a High Availability Group to monitor shared storage even if it is a gro
163. rofessional and is set up similarly to the Interplay Transcode provider 177 Chelsio Adapter Board Installation Chelsio Adapter Board Installation For information on installing the Chelsio card and drivers see Chelsio Adapter Board Installation on page 166 and Chelsio Driver Installation on page 168 ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation The Move Provider must be directly connected to the ISIS system using a 10 Gb Ethernet connection For more information on cabling for Avid ISIS see the Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide To make the ISIS connections gt Connect the Chelsio adapter board directly into the ISS 10 Gb port on the Avid ISIS Engine To install the ISIS Client software gt Use the Avid ISIS installer DVD to install the ISIS client software The Avid ISIS System Quick Start Card located in the top level Avid ISIS Documentation folder on the Avid ISIS installer DVD contains instructions for installing Avid ISIS client software See the ISIS ReadMe for additional information about installing the client software on your system For best performance the ISIS system must be running Avid ISIS v2 0 3 or later Client Manager Preference Setting Do not use the Ultra High Resolution setting in the Client Manager Preferences Setting the Ultra High Resolution setting can affect performance on the Move provider Use the default Medium setting If you need to change the sett
164. roup appears in the list click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list 3 Locate the Avid editing system in the list and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service The following illustration shows an Avid editing system named techpub8200n Be Hosts owa Avid Interplay Media Indexer gt nsfer amp doctra High Availability YB docwg amp Avid Email Alert Service Join High Availability Group amp Avid Interplay Media Indexer Group Name aaa Bsa one en noore noom E avid Multicast Repeater Avid Service Starter Service amp Avid SNMP Gateway Service Period min amp Avid System Configuration Se amp avid Time Synchronization Se Maximum files gt amp smayerpc gt smayerxp gt techpubs200 Y B techpubs200n Avid Interplay Media Indexer amp avid Machine Monitor Service amp Avid Service Starter Service amp avid Time Synchronization Se gt amp techpubs_je 4 Click OK when the system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password By default there is no password 5 Click Yes in the a message box asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security 6 Click Configure The Configure Storages dialog box opens In the following illustration you can see that this Media Indexer is already connected to the shared storage Media Indexer 83 Installing Software on
165. rt and firewall usage applies to both SR2500 and AS3000 servers 137 Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software If UDP packets are lost on the way from the server to the client there is no direct feedback The Streaming Server does not get any feedback that the packets were lost and the Access client must wait until a timeout occurs Check List for Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software To install and configure the Interplay Streaming Server complete the steps in the following check list Task u Install an Interplay license file that includes a license for each Interplay Streaming Server in the workgroup Install the Avid shared storage client software on the system on which you are going to install the Interplay Streaming Server Install Interplay Access on the system on which you are going to install the Interplay Streaming Server Interplay Access is needed for the Media Indexer lookup Optional Install the Avid Service Framework on the system on which you are going to install the Interplay Streaming Server 138 Section Reference See Installing a Permanent License in the Interplay Engine and Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide or the Interplay Help See Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System on page 23 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System on page 70 Installing Software on an Int
166. rus protection could cause severe disruptions to the Interplay Streaming Server and could cause it to shut down For additional information see Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment on page 114 You can add one additional Streaming Server to a workgroup For more information see Installing and Configuring an Additional Streaming Server on page 147 139 Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier To upgrade an Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or earlier do one of the following e Disable Interplay Stream Server v2 3 components and install Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later This procedure preserves the v2 3 components while using the new streaming server The procedure is described in this topic e Remove Interplay Stream Server v2 3 and its components and install Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later The procedure is described in this topic e Re image the server and install Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later For installation instructions see Installing and Configuring the Streaming Server Software on page 141 To upgrade an Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or earlier and preserve its components 1 Disable the Interplay Stream Server and Avid Workflow Engine Service by doing the following a b c d e For Windows Server 2003 right click My Computer select Manage double click Services and Applications and double cli
167. rvice on a system on the network that does not need to be shut down frequently and configure the service as a master When you configure the master point to the NTP service for time sync Designate any system that rarely has to be shut down as the Time Sync master and set the Time sync reference to the internal PC clock on that system It is important to use only one time synchronism mechanism to set the local PC clocks in the Interplay environment If a Time Synchronization Slave service is configured to set the local PC clock and it detects that some other mechanism such as Windows 32 Time Services changes the local clock the Time Sync Slave service disables itself to avoid the local clock from jumping back and forth The Time Sync slave also posts a Warning in the Health Monitor When you install the Time Synchronization service on a system it runs as a Time Sync slave by default For information on how to configure a Time Sync master see Configuring the Time Sync Master on page 118 Time Sync and Log Files All Framework enabled services that produce log files listen to the timestamps sent out by a Time Sync Master They do this to produce a Sync Time field in the log files So even if the local PC clocks on all the computers do not match the Sync Time field in the log files is always in sync across all the log files on all the machines Configuring the Time Sync Master To configure the Time Sync Master
168. s E Join High Availability Group Avid Lookup Service Weight in Group amp avid Machine Monito amp avid Multicast Repea E ar serca state pin BB amp Avid system Config gA Maximum fles gt amp jkasperxp gt smayerdell gt smayerxp gt techpubs200 gt techpubs je gt techpubss4o0 7 Click the Apply button 8 Click the Configure button The system opens the Configure Storage dialog box The following illustration shows a Media Indexer that is already configured to monitor folders on two workspaces Media Table _ avid 6c85183baf workspacel avid mediafiles L Vavid 6c85192baf workspace2 avid mediafiles 9 Click the Add button The Add Storage dialog box opens 61 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server e s Media Files Location Avid Interplay Media Indexer 10 Select the Media Files Location option and click OK The Media Files Location dialog box opens 11 Type the UNC path to a folder within the workspace For example computer_name workspace_name folder_name The following illustration shows the UNC path for the Avid MediaFiles folder on workspace3 The system name in this example is avid 6c85183baf h avid 6c85183baf workspaced avid mediafiles In general don t connect directly to the high level workspace name Connect to the Avid MediaFiles folder or another folder in the workspace that you know contains valid Avid media files This
169. s the 64 bit Interplay Transfer Client Install this Transfer Client software to take advantage of Interplay Transfer features such as Send to Playback and workgroup to workgroup transfers For information on configuring the Interplay Transfer client see the Help for your Avid editing application or the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide Avid Interplay Option Install this software if you are using ProEncode services with ProEncode Client your Interplay Media Services server 74 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows If the editing system is on a different subnet from the system running the Service Framework Lookup service you must use Unicast Discovery to allow the editor to locate the Lookup Server on that subnet For more information see Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service on page 122 The Avid editing applications must have either an Avid Unity MediaNetwork Connection Manager or Avid ISIS Client Manager installed and configured to connect to shared storage Moving Editors Between Interplay Systems Each editor has a matching Interplay release The release contains the qualified Interplay components for that editor You can connect an editor to different Interplay environments but you must always install the qualified set of Interplay components on the editor For additional information see Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Interplay Releases in the Avid Interplay Re
170. se consists of a core database store and a single permanent journal file The journal file holds the current binary data changes that are not yet written through to the core database The core database and the journal file are both contained in the _Database folder Prior to Interplay version 2 1 the Interplay Engine created multiple journal files and it was important for administrators to monitor the number of journal files created This monitoring is not needed for Interplay version 2 1 and higher Both core database and journal file are used for engine operations like ingest searching or deletion The integration of data in the journal file into the core database is happening constantly in a background thread The journal file can grow in size when the Interplay Engine is extremely busy for example during a database schema upgrade but will eventually shrink back to its default size 8 MB for the CCS database _InternalData 32 MB for AvidWG and AvidAM Journal integration is no longer suspended when a backup is performed Therefore journal data does not accumulate when a backup is running If a Severe Error Occurs If a severe error occurs during integration of journal data into the core database the Interplay Engine suspends the integration Such severe error cases include e Failure of integration of journal data into the core database e Failure to read write from the journal file e Failure to do deletes in the streamed property s
171. se is running on This depends on how your Workgroup was originally configured In this example the Workgroup name is the same as the machine name If there is a green check mark next to the Status field all services are running 3 If the check mark is not green click the Advanced button The Avid Interplay Services dialog box opens 76 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows Avid Interplay Media Indexer Q Avid Machine Monitoring Service Avid Service Starter Service Q Avid Time Synchronization Service This dialog box allows you to view all services that are monitored by the Avid Service Framework 4 If necessary select a service and click Start To verify that your system is listed in the Service Framework 1 On any system that has the Avid Interplay Service Configuration tool installed click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Service Framework gt Avid Service Configuration The Avid Service Configuration window opens 2 See if the system you want to verify is listed 3 If the system is in the list then it is part of the Service Framework You can optionally click the triangular opener next to the name and check which services are running on the system 4 If the system you want to verify is not listed it might be on a different subnet than the system running the Service Framework Lookup service In that case you need to use Unicast Discovery to
172. setting you choose Allows you to off load time consuming processing involved in exporting and transferring of Long GOP OP 1a media during a send to playback request from the Avid editing application or Avid Interplay Assist Do not install STP Encode and Interplay Transcode providers on the same system The Interplay STP Encode installer includes an option in which you select whether you want to mount workspaces as drive letters or UNC paths Select UNC paths if the number of workspaces required for the client exceeds the available drive letters Change the server s ISIS client preferences match the setting you choose The Archive provider Typically installed on its own server See Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software on page 111 The Interplay Copy provider Typically installed on its own server See Configuring the Copy Provider Server on page 165 Allows you to move media for Avid assets both mxf and omf files from one Avid ISIS workspace to another Lets you monitor Interplay Transfer jobs as well as Interplay Media Services jobs on a standalone system You don t need to install this software on the Media Services system as the function is built into the Media Services Engine software For information on installing ProEncode see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Installs the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services The Avid Interplay Auto Archive installation includes the Aut
173. ssInstallerMac zip CJ Mac_Installers es E im Q v a Access Today 2 47 PM A InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM gt 5 Mediaindexer Today 2 47 PM gt 0 TransferClient Today 2 47 PM 4 items 199 62 GB available Ade A program named install app is expanded and displayed in the Access folder 89 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh 2 Date Modified amp install app Today 2 54 PM 165 8 MB P InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM 164 4 MB 6 Double click install app The first screen of the installer program is displayed InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of Avid Interplay Access It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before continuing with this installation Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something on a previous screen click the Previous button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button 7 Click Next and continue the installation By default Interplay Access is installed in the following folder Applications Avid Avid Interplay Access If necessary the installation program uninstalls the previous version of Interplay Access before it installs the current version 90 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh To install Media Indexer on a Mac OS X system 1 In the Mac Installers
174. stalling Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers on page 49 The Interplay Archive Provider requires an Avid Interplay Media Services application key also referred to as a dongle with the Archive and Restore option To install the Interplay Archive Provider and Auto Archive software 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services gt Install Local Workflow Support gt Avid Interplay Archive Provider 2 Option Also install Avid Interplay Auto Archive 3 Install the Service Framework client software Use the installer on the following page Servers gt Avid Interplay Media Services See Selecting the 32 Bit or 64 Bit Version of Avid Service Framework on page 34 For information on setting up the Interplay Archive provider and Interplay Auto Archive see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide Setting Up a Failover System You can configure the Interplay Archive Engine in a cluster configuration for automatic failover protection For details on setting up the system see the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide or Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide for AS3000 Servers on the Knowledge Base 111 Updating the Interplay Archive Engine Software Updating the Interplay Archive Engine Software When you update the Interplay Archive Engine do not delete the software using the Add Remove Programs or any other mechan
175. storage system through a 1 GB connection dual connected on the same subnet to the ISIS System Director in Zone 1 SGL FlashNet v6 4 x is qualified with Avid ISIS 7000 systems ISIS v4 0 or later client software must be installed on the FlashNet server This configuration results in a significant performance increase for Interplay archive and restore operations Your SGL representative installs and configures the FlashNet client software on the Archive Provider After installing the FlashNet client on the provider the representative needs to create a registry key as follows 1 Ina Command Prompt window type regedit to open the Registry Editor 2 Locate and select the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Software Generation Wow6432Node FlashNet6 110 Setting Up a Failover System 3 Select Edit gt New gt String Value name the new registry key DETDropClient and enter 1 as the value 0 specifies disabled 4 Restart the FlashNet socket listener service 5 Restart the provider services SGL FlashNet v6 4 x includes support for Simplified Chinese which is qualified for use with Interplay Archive and Interplay Restore services Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software You typically install the Interplay Archive Provider software on a separate server for performance reasons Install the Interplay Archive Provider from the Avid Interplay Media Services page of the Interplay Installer See In
176. strator gt Select Help gt Documentation Website on Server 14 Avid Training Services Avid Training Services Avid makes lifelong learning career advancement and personal development easy and convenient Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always changing and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment For information on courses schedules training centers certifications courseware and books please visit www avid com support and follow the Training links or call Avid Sales at 800 949 AVID 800 949 2843 15 ER installation Overview This document describes how to use the Avid Interplay Server Installer and the Avid Interplay Client Installer to install the various Interplay components Instructions include the order in which to install items and any special considerations when you are combining services and applications on the same system See the installation check lists for the steps required to install the Interplay products This chapter includes the following topics e Using the Interplay Installers e Copying the Interplay Installers to a Server e Creating a Recovery Image for the AS3000 e Upgrading Your System e Installation Check Lists e Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System e Network Considerations e User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared S
177. t Software Installation When directly connecting the 10 Gb Ethernet fibre adapter board into the ISS 10 Gb port on the Avid ISIS Engine each link between the two workgroups must be within the maximum distance shown in the following table Maximum Cable Length 10 Gb Cable MMF 50 micron cable Copy Provider to ISIS 500 MHz km Overfilled Launch Bandwidth typical of OM2 cable 82m 2000 MHz km Effective Modal Bandwidth typical of OM3 cable 300m 4700 MHz km Effective Modal Bandwidth typical of OM4 cable 550m As a result the distance between two workgroups can be twice the maximum cable length Copy ISIS 1 ISIS 2 Max 300m Max 300m OM3 OM3 Max 600m OM3 For more information on cabling for Avid ISIS see the Avid Products and Network Site Preparation Guide If you want to copy media to another workgroup when the workgroups are located beyond the maximum cable length you must use Interplay Transfer Making the ISIS Connections A This section describes how to make the ISIS connections For best performance do not connect two Copy Providers to the same ISIS chassis If you have more than one Copy Provider connect each to a different ISIS chassis Using the Chelsio Adapter Boards When using the Chelsio adapter boards connect the Chelsio adapter boards directly into the ISS 10 Gb ports on the Avid ISIS Engines Connect the Copy Provider to both Avid ISIS systems Using the Default 1GB Onboad Nics
178. t and follow the installation instructions to complete the installation The installer might require that you restart your system to complete the installation Verifying that the Service Framework Services Are Running You must perform these steps on each system running the Service Framework Services To verify that the Service Framework Services are running 1 Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Service Framework gt Avid Workgroup Properties The Avid Workgroup Properties window opens 103 Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software Status If there is a green check mark next to the Status field all services are running 2 To view the services click the Advanced button The Avid Interplay Services dialog box opens Avid Interplay Auto Archive and Aut Support Auto Archive and Auto Transcode Q avid Machine Monitoring Service The Machine Monitoring Service monitors t Avid Service Starter Service Starts other Avid Interplay Framework Ser Avid Time Synchronization Service Makes sure that all Interplay Framework Se This dialog box lets you view all services that are monitored by the Service Framework 3 If necessary select a service and click Start Disabling Framework Services Depending on the system you install the Service Framework Services on you might need to disable some services To disable a service 1 Click the Start bu
179. tall of the Service Framework Software nterp lay Production Optional Installers Browse all installers Avid Service Framework Custom Avid Service Framework Custom 64 Bit Avid Interplay Access Avid Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Access Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Main Menu Avid Interplay Adapter 2 Click Avid Service Framework Custom 64 Bit The Introduction window opens 3 Click Next The Choose Install Folder window opens 4 Accept the default values and click Next The Join a Workgroup window opens 100 gt amp Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software Avid Service Framework InstallShield Wizard Workgroup Name Join Workgroup Install Stield 5 Type the name of your Workgroup and click Next Use the same Workgroup name on all Interplay clients You can either use the default value or type a name for your Workgroup The name is case sensitive If you are updating the Service Framework software the installer remembers the last installed value If the workgroup name was changed after the install the installer will not be aware of the change The Options window opens 101 Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software Gs Avid Service Framework 1 4 2 4 InstallShield Wizard Options Select from one of the following typical install options You will be able AV i gt to refine your selection later
180. tallation Client Manager Preference Setting Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Move Provider Creating Move Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay For details on setting up and using the Move Provider see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide and the Avid Interplay Access User s Guide For information about configuring the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers Move Provider Slot Locations Move Provider Slot Locations The Chelsio Ethernet adapter card is a PCIe card This section shows the slot location for the Chelsio card in an SR2500 server For information about slot locations in the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers SR2500 Back Panel PCle slots PCI X slots Power supplies Oooo0ooo0oo0o0o0o0on o00000000000 Slot3 Obooooooooo000 OOOOO0Q00000070 jaa ppponoooongo ot Slot 2 Mouse 000000000000 9555 og Slot 1 Slot 1 ka ka Ano 9 O ES EE ooooo00foocn Video 1 2 Keyboard V RJ45to 1 Gig USB Primary power serialB Enet Serial A to F C switch if needed supply on bottom SR2500 Back Panel Configuration Options for Move Provider Slot Type Slot Interplay Move Provider PCI X 3 Empty 2 Empty 1 Empty PCIe 3 Empty 2 Empty 1 Chelsio 10 Gb adapter board The Move Provider runs Windows XP P
181. te QuickTime reference movies for streaming play This information is provided for reference Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is installed automatically when the Interplay Workflow Engine is installed Therefore do not install the Interplay Workflow Engine on a system that is currently using the SOL database such as the Interplay Media Services Engine system To install the Stream Publish service 1 Open the folder where you installed the Interplay Servers Installer software kit 2 Double click the Installers folder 3 Double click the StreamPublish folder 4 Double click setup exe and follow the instructions For more information see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User s Guide To install the Workflow Engine and Auto Publish software 1 Make sure the application key dongle is attached to the streaming server 2 Make sure the Microsoft Automatic Update is turned off on the server that will have the Workflow Engine installed You can manually install Window updates on this server 65 Installing the Stream Publish Service and Auto Publish Support Microsoft Automatic Update interferes with the reconnection of the SQL database if the Workflow Engine becomes disconnected 3 OPen the folder containing the Interplay Servers Installer 4 Double click the Installers folder 5 Double click the AutoPublish folder 6 Double click setup exe and follow the instructions The Workflow Engine and Auto Publish flow
182. tems e Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline and Avid NewsCutter XP e Avid Media Composer e Avid Symphony Nitris Each of these Avid editing applications has its own installer for the Avid editing application software This section describes how to install the components that are required by the Interplay environment To install Interplay components on an Avid editing system Windows 1 Select the following from the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Clients gt Avid Editor Support 64 Bit 2 Install components from the following table Component Description Avid Service Installs the 64 bit Service Framework The installer automatically Framework for Client installs the components required for the application When the system asks for a workgroup name type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine The name is case sensitive Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications Avid Interplay Media Installs the 64 bit Media Indexer You configure this Media Indexer to Indexer communicate with the Media Indexer monitoring shared storage For more information see Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage on page 77 You can also configure the Media Indexer to index your local drives For more information see Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives on page 82 Avid Interplay Option Install
183. the system This prevents accidental changes to the Server User Account during normal administration duties For example if someone changes the password by mistake users might not be able to access the Interplay database For security reasons do not use the Interplay Engine server operating system Administrator account Create a unique account that you use only as the Server Execution User For example you can create an administrative account called IPEngine Avoiding the word Administrator can help indicate that this account is not used for normal administrative tasks The Server Execution User account is different from the Interplay Administrator account The Server Execution User account is used to run the Interplay Engine processes The Interplay Administrator account is used to manage users and the database For more information see Troubleshooting the Server Execution User Account in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide Recreating the Server Execution User If you have already installed the Interplay Engine and need to change the user name and password of the Server Execution User account run the NXNServerUser exe tool For information on using the tool see Re creating the Server Execution User in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide The tool is located in the following directory on the Interplay Installer Installers AssetMgr
184. tion carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide It is especially important to check each step of your workflow 2 Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published Ifthe latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes they are shipped with your application and are also available online Ifthe latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file it is supplied on your Avid installation media as a PDF document README_product pdf and is also available online You should always check online for the most up to date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available To view these online versions select ReadMe from the Help menu or visit the Knowledge Base at www avid com readme 3 Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware related issues 4 Visit the online Knowledge Base at www avid com onlinesupport Online services are available 24 hours per day 7 days per week Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers to view error messages to access troubleshooting tips to download updates and to read or join online message board discussions 12 Interplay Documentation Interplay Documentation The following documents describe how to use Avid Interplay Avid Interplay Best Practices
185. torage and Product Servers e Required Application Keys Using the Interplay Installers Starting with Interplay v2 7 Interplay installers are delivered on the Avid download center See the Interplay ReadMe for additional information There are two separate Interplay Installers one for Interplay Servers and one for Interplay Clients You use the Interplay Installers to install Interplay software components on the various servers and clients For Avid editing applications such as Media Composer use the individual installers for the various Avid editing applications and then use the Interplay Client Installer to install the software required to make the Avid editing application a client in the Interplay environment The application software for Avid Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct is on the Avid Interplay Client Installer Copying the Interplay Installers to a Server Additional Installers on the Interplay Installers The following installers are included on the Interplay Installers although they are not accessible through the Installer user interface You can browse the appropriate installer folders and select individual installers e Interplay Servers Installer Avid Low Res Encode software For more information see Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software on page 65 Avid Service Framework Workstation Service See Installing the Avid Service Framework Workstation Service on page 75
186. tore this is a central step in the journal integration Usually in such cases the Interplay Engine rejects all further write operations and reports an error code in the server log and to the clients trying to perform write operations There are cases where the Interplay Engine can continue operating and adding data to the journal file but this data is not integrated into the core database 115 Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless Journal integration relies on disk access to the _Database folder at all times There is one point in time when the engine relies on the journal integration to be finished at all other times it is done in a parallel thread This one point is when a database is loaded for example when a database is brought up a failover was triggered or a cluster was taken offline and back online At this point when the database is loaded the journal integration is enforced Integration needs to go through and finish so that the database can be cleared and go online be accessible by clients Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless Avid editing applications Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct require Avid shared storage client software to function as clients in an Avid Interplay workgroup Explicit mounting of workspaces as drives might or might not be necessary depending on your particular workflow In general there is no harm in mounting the workspaces that you need The fol
187. tton and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Service Framework gt Avid Workgroup Properties The Avid Workgroup Properties window opens 2 Click the Advanced button The Avid Interplay Services dialog box opens 104 Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Avid Interplay Auto Archive and Aut Support Auto Archive and Auto Transcode avid Machine Monitoring Service The Machine Monitoring Service monitors t avid Service Starter Service Starts other Avid Interplay Framework Ser Enable Q Avid Time Synchronization Service Makes sure that all Interplay Framework Se Refresh Stop 3 Select the service you want to disable and click Stop 4 After the service stops click the Disable button to disable the service 5 Click Exit to close the Avid Interplay Services dialog box 6 Click OK to close the Avid Workgroup Properties window Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status You can install Interplay Access or Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status applications on any qualified Windows XP system running in your Interplay environment This lets you run the applications without affecting the work on other systems such as a server or an Avid editing system To install the Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status software 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Mai
188. tware on Avid Editing Systems Windows The following illustration shows the Processes tab with the Media Indexer for shared storage selected Avid Interplay Media Indexer b i F Avid Email Alert Serv High Availability Y B Avid Interplay Media Indexer techpub8200 Ej Join High Availability Group techpubs200n Group Name Micco Weightin Go fDi smayerxp gt amp Avid Machine Monitor Service Periodic Save je aomena Period min gt avid Service Starter Ser gt amp avid SNMP Gateway Ser Maximum files 10000 gt amp Avid System Configuration Ser gt amp Avid Time Synchronization Ser Storages For more information on the Media Indexer see Avid Service Framework User s Guide and the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives To configure the local Media Indexer to index your local drives 1 Do one of the following gt Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Service Framework gt Avid Service Configuration gt Click the Start button and then select All Programs gt Avid gt Avid Interplay Access Utilities gt Avid Interplay Administrator Log in to the server that is running the Avid Interplay Engine In the Avid Services section click the Service Configuration icon 82 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Windows 2 If more than one workg
189. u must ensure that DNS assigns the appropriate IP address to the Streaming Server clients and Interplay Engine MediaNetwork Connection For connection to a Avid Unity MediaNetwork insert the qualified ATTO Fibre Channel card in either the top or bottom PCIe slot Partitions on the AS3000 Interplay Streaming Server The AS3000 Interplay Streaming Server ships with two 1 TB 930 GB drives that are mirrored by the embedded Intel RAID controller The RAID 1 array contains the following partitions e An unmapped 10GB recovery partition e C with 80 GB of storage e D with the remaining 840 GB of storage If you are using the AS3000 to host an Interplay v2 3 Stream Server you can add an optional expansion kit that adds 4 TB of unmirrored storage For additional information see the Avid Interplay Streaming Server AS3000 Expansion Kit Upgrade Readme on the Knowledge Base Port and Firewall Usage for the Interplay Streaming Server To enable streaming from the Interplay Streaming Server to Interplay Access clients the network has to allow the following TCP and UDP traffic For TCP the network must allow direct client server communications through server port 554 TCP e For UDP packets any firewall between Access clients and the streaming server must be configured either to allow RTSP RTP traffic or to allow UDP packets between clients and server The UDP streaming traffic uses dynamic random ports and not a fixed port range This po
190. up of one e Additional members of a High Availability Group Members that you add to a High Availability group HAG provide redundancy and load balancing for the leader e The Media Indexer on each Avid editing application system These local Media Indexers connect to the High Availability Group Avid Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct do not require a local Media Indexer They automatically connect to the High Availability Group in the Interplay environment You use the Server Hostname Settings view in the Interplay Administrator tool to identify the Workgroup name The system automatically connects to the High Availability Group for the workgroup The workgroup name is case sensitive and must match the workgroup name identified in the Workgroup Properties tool For information on the maximum number of files that a Media Indexer can monitor see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide and the Avid Interplay ReadMe 57 Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server Before Installing Media Indexer Software The following are important for a successful Media Indexer configuration e Before you configure Media Indexer install the Service Framework software and verify that it s running For additional information see Verifying that the Service Framework Services Are Running on page 103 e Before you configure Media Indexer to monitor your Avid shared storage workspaces the workspaces must have an Avid MediaFiles
191. ur network environment Set up the servers that will be used in your Interplay environment If you will be setting up a cluster failover configuration of the Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive Engine set up the cluster system Set up and configure your Avid ISIS or Avid Unity system Create a Server Execution User account for the Interplay Engine 20 See Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed on page 125 See the Avid Media Services Setup and User s Guide See Network Considerations on page 24 See the following e Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers e SR2500 Slot Locations on page 161 Configuring the Copy Provider Server on page 165 Installing and Configuring the Interplay Streaming Server on page 131 e Avid Interplay Port Usage on page 183 See the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide or the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide for AS3000 Servers See Set Up and Configure an Avid Shared Storage System on page 23 and User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Shared Storage and Product Servers on page 27 See Creating the Server Execution User Account on page 27 Check List for Installing Interplay Components Task n On the Interplay Engine server use the Interplay Servers Installer to install the Interplay Engine and related software Make sure that you obtain and load the Interplay Engine l
192. ur system s configuration These cards must be installed in the appropriate slots Install the Intel PRO 1000 Server Adapter card in slot 1 bottom slot of SR2500 of the Interplay Transfer server Follow the directions supplied with the card For information on installing the Intel PRO 1000 driver see Configuring the Intel PRO 1000 Adapter Card on page 182 Install the ATTO Fibre Channel card in slot 3 the top slot of the Interplay Transfer server Follow the directions supplied with the card Configuring the Intel PRO 1000 Adapter Card For information about configuring the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers The Intel PRO Adapter card might require the installation of the Intel Pro 1000 driver After you install the driver you need to configure the card to work correctly with the Interplay Transfer server This section provides procedures for installing the driver and configuring the card for Jumbo Frames To install the Intel PRO 1000 driver 1 Install the Intel PRO 1000 server adapter card and restart your system A message might appear looking for the Intel PRO 1000 driver 2 Open the C IntelPro folder 3 Click the Autorun exe file The Intel Pro Network Connections window opens 4 Click Install Drivers 5 Click Finish 182 Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server To configure the Intel PRO 1000 card for Jumbo Frames l NIDA Ua A W Right click the My Netw
193. urpose is hereby granted without fee provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation and that the name of Daniel Dardailler not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission Daniel Dardailler makes no representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose It is provided as is without express or implied warranty Modifications Copyright 1999 Matt Koss under the same license as above Copyright c 1991 by AT amp T Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software for any purpose without fee is hereby granted provided that this entire notice is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting documentation for such software THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY IN PARTICULAR NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR AT amp T MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors The following disclaimer is required by Nexidia Inc 2010 Nexidia Inc All rights reserved worldwide Nexidia and the Nexidia logo are trademarks of Ne
194. ust match the user names and passwords on the product server If you are using a PortServer for Avid Unity MediaNetwork these user accounts must also have the same accounts and passwords on the PortServer system Passwords are case sensitive the passwords must match exactly Creating the Server Execution User Account When you install the Interplay Engine software you must specify the user name and password of the Server Execution User account The Server Execution User is a Windows operating system user account that is used only to run the Interplay Engine processes You should always use the Custom install option when installing the Interplay Engine software so that you can specify the Server Execution User You have the following options for creating the Server Execution User If your Interplay system is joined to a Windows domain you can create a domain user for example IPEngine The Interplay Engine installer will associate the appropriate permissions with the account If you want to run the Avid Interplay Engine within your domain and also want to automatically make use of domain user management such as Windows Domain or LDAP you must specify a domain user as the Server Execution User For Interplay Engine failover cluster systems you must specify a Windows domain user You have the option of allowing the Interplay Engine installer to create the account Select a name before the installation and specify the name and
195. ver Settings area Do one of the following gt Ifyou are using the same computer for Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later you do not need to replace the hostname of the server in the Server Hostname Settings view gt Ifyou want to install the v2 4 or later Streaming Server on a new host and keep the existing Stream Server as a backup you must rename the hostname of the existing Stream Server Click the Rename button enter the name of the new host and click OK Renaming the old Stream Server avoids the need for an additional license and preserves indexing of reference movies if you reactivate the old Stream Server 144 Uninstalling an Interplay Streaming Server If you want to install the v2 4 or later Streaming Server on a new host and you do not want to keep the existing Stream Server as a backup click Add Enter the name of the new host and press OK Then select the old hostname and click Remove A message warns you that removing a stream server will make the reference movies stored on the server unplayable Click OK Uninstalling an Interplay Streaming Server Use the following procedure to uninstall Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later To uninstall Interplay Stream Server v2 3 see Upgrading Interplay Stream Server v2 3 or Earlier on page 140 To uninstall an Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 or later 1 Do one of the following gt Start the Avid Interplay Installation program and select Servers gt A
196. vice Configuration If you open Workgroup Properties on a Macintosh system the Services tab does not include options to view the status of the Avid services running on the local computer or to start stop restart enable or disable local services For more information see the Avid Interplay ReadMe Avid editing applications running on Mac OS X systems require drive mapping for any workspaces that you use for reading or writing For more information see Mounting Workspaces as Drives Lettered versus Letterless on page 116 You cannot use Interplay Media Services from an Avid editing application running on a Mac OS X system Most Interplay Media Services are available from Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system 88 Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh To install Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system 1 Open the Avid Interplay Clients Installer folder as follows Ifthe Interplay Clients Installer folder is located on a shared server or on a USB flash drive open it from that location Or copy the Interplay Clients Installers zip file to your Mac OS system and expand the zip file to create the Interplay Clients Installers folder Then open the folder Open the Installers folder Copy the Mac_Installers folder to your desktop Open the Mac_Installers folder Three folders are displayed Access MediaIndexer and TransferClient Open the Access folder and double click the file InterplayAcce
197. vid Interplay ReadMe The Interplay Access installer also installs the Interplay Administrator For more information about using the Interplay Administrator see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide For information about installing Interplay components on a Macintosh system see Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems Macintosh on page 87 To install Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system l Open the Avid Interplay Clients Installer folder as follows Ifthe Interplay Clients Installer folder is located on a shared server or on a USB flash drive open it from that location Or copy the Interplay Clients Installers zip file to your Mac OS system and expand the zip file to create the Interplay Clients Installers folder Then open the folder Open the Installers folder Copy the Mac_Installers folder to your desktop Open the Mac_Installers folder Three folders are displayed Access MediaIndexer and TransferClient Open the Access folder and double click the file InterplayAccessInstallerMac zip 71 Installing Software on an Interplay Access System Name i Date Modified v Access Today 2 47 PM P InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM gt 0 Mediaindexer Today 2 47 PM gt TransferClient Today 2 47 PM My Date Modified 54 PM A InterplayAccessinstallerMac zip Jun 15 2011 5 38 AM 164 4 MB 6 Double click install app Th
198. vid Avid Interplay Engine 6 Specify the destination folder and click Next The Destination Location is the folder in which the Avid Interplay Engine program files are installed In most cases keep the default which installs the files in an Avid Interplay Engine subfolder in the Program Files folder The Specify Default Database Folder dialog box opens 38 Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server Specify Default Database Folder AVI gt DOCWG WG_Databases 7 Accept the default folder and click Next The database folder is the folder in which the database is created and stored This location must be local that is the database folder must be installed on the Interplay Engine server No other configuration is supported By default the database folder is created at the root of the D drive as D Workgroup_Databases All access rights are set automatically If you previously installed the Interplay Engine software this field displays the share name that appears in the next dialog box If you do not have adequate local storage for your Interplay database you can store source files for file assets on a shared storage workspace rather than a local drive To do this you must perform extra steps after the installation See Configuring Interplay for a Split Database in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide The Specify Share Name dialog box opens 8 Accept the
199. vid Interplay Streaming Server gt Avid Interplay Streaming Server Then follow the instructions to remove the software Open Add or Remove Programs from the Windows Control Panel select Avid Interplay Streaming Server and click Remove 2 Manually delete the following folders C Program Files x86 Avid Avid Interplay Streaming Server 3 Remove the Stream Server from the workgroup by doing the following a Open the Interplay Administrator and log in to the Interplay Engine server for the workgroup that includes the Interplay Streaming Server In the Site Settings section click the Server Hostname Settings icon The Server Hostname Settings view opens In the Streaming Server Settings area select the Streaming Server you want to remove Click the Remove button A message warns you that removing a stream server will make the reference movies stored on the server unplayable This message does not apply to Interplay Streaming Server v2 4 and later Click OK 145 Changing the Name of the Interplay Streaming Server Changing the Name of the Interplay Streaming Server If you change the computer name of the Interplay Streaming Server you need to change the name in the Server Hostname Settings view in the Interplay Administrator To rename an Interplay Streaming Server 1 Open the Interplay Administrator and log in to the Interplay Engine server for the workgroup that includes the Interplay Streaming Server 2 In th
200. vid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide 180 D Installing Cards on the Interplay Transfer Server This chapter covers the following topics e Interplay Transfer Server Slot Locations e Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server Interplay Transfer Server Slot Locations For information on Interplay Transfer slot locations see SR2500 Slot Locations on page 161 For information about slot locations in the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server For information about configuring the AS3000 see Migrating Interplay Applications to AS3000 Servers Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server The cards included with the Interplay Transfer server depend on the Avid shared storage environment where the Interplay Transfer server is being installed e nan Avid ISIS environment the Interplay Transfer server might ship with an Intel PRO 1000 Server Adapter gigabit card depending on your system s configuration This card must be installed in slot 3 top slot Follow the directions supplied with the card For information on configuring the Intel PRO 1000 card see Configuring the Intel PRO 1000 Adapter Card on page 182 e nan Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment the Interplay Transfer server might ship with an Intel PRO 1000 Server Adapter gigabit card and an ATTO Fibre Channel card depending on yo
201. wing from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Engine gt Avid Interplay Access After the installer starts the Introduction dialog box opens 2 Close down all other programs then click Next 3 Complete the installation by accepting the defaults If you want to install the Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop plug ins accept the default paths 4 When you finish the installation the installation program might require you to reboot the system 47 Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server To install Interplay software on the Interplay Transfer server 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu Servers gt Avid Interplay Transfer Engine 2 Install components from the following table Component Avid Service Framework for Client Avid Interplay Access Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Avid Interplay Transfer Cache Description The installer automatically installs the components required for an Interplay Transfer application Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications For information on configuring the Interplay Transfer server and the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status application see the Interplay Transfer Setup and User s Guide Option Lets you monitor Interplay Transfer jobs as well as Int
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203. y Adapter When you install Interplay Adapter on the Avid Interplay Engine system it automatically connects to the Interplay Engine on that system If you install Interplay Adapter on a system other than the Interplay Engine you must manually edit a file to identify the Interplay Engine system 107 Browsing the Interplay Installer Folders To configure Interplay Adapter to recognize Interplay Engine on a different system 1 Use an application such as Notepad to edit the following file C Program Files Avid Avid Interplay Adapter jakarta tomcat omm RAM mmserver ini 2 Edit the following line by replacing the text localhost with the computer name of the system running the Avid Interplay Engine env ABServer localhost For additional information on configuring an Interplay Adapter with AirSpeed and CaptureManager see Configuring Avid AirSpeed on page 124 Browsing the Interplay Installer Folders To browse the installer folders 1 Select the following from the Interplay Server Installer Main Menu or the Interplay Client Installer Main Menu Individual Optional Installers 2 Click Browse all installers 3 Option Select any of the installers from the Installers folder and perform a custom installation 108 5 Installing and Configuring an Interplay Archive Engine The following topics are covered in this chapter e Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software e Setting Up a Failover System

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