EVS Xsquare User Manual Version 1.0
User Manual
Version 1.0 - July 2012
XTAccess Orchestrator
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... III
1. XSQUARE INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1
2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 2
3. XSECURE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 5
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 List of Codes ............................................................................................................... 5
4. ASSOCIATING XTACCESS TO XSQUARE .................................................................. 6
4.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 How to Associate or Disassociate XTAccess .............................................................. 7
5. USER INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 8
5.2 Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 9
5.2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.2.2 Queuing Management ..........................................................................................................10
5.3 Job Initiators ............................................................................................................. 10
5.3.1 Targets ..................................................................................................................................10
5.3.2 Scanfolders ...........................................................................................................................11
5.3.3 ScanXML Instructions ...........................................................................................................14
5.4 Configuration ............................................................................................................ 16
5.4.1 Orchestration ........................................................................................................................16
5.4.2 Job Templates ......................................................................................................................21
5.4.3 Encoders/Wrappers Profiles .................................................................................................22
5.4.4 Icons Manager ......................................................................................................................22
5.5 Administration ........................................................................................................... 23
5.5.1 Users and Access .................................................................................................................23
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1. Xsquare Introduction
The goal of the Xsquare solution is to act as an orchestrator receiving job requests and
dispatching them to the best engine (loadbalancing, JOB API, etc), which means an
engine available and able to manage the requested job (transcoding, rewrap, etc).
The engines will first be limited to XTAccess. All the jobs for XTAccess will go through
Xsquare, which will be the central point to control XTAccess. XTAccess will not be directly
visible to the users any more.
The main advantages of this architecture are the following:
• One global Orchestrator for all the jobs → improvement of jobs load balancing,
dispatching and management.
• One global configuration tool → simplification of the engines configuration as well as
the targets configuration.
• One global monitoring tool → simplification of the monitoring of all the jobs.
• Additional modules (Scan Folder, Scan XML v1) can be added to Xsquare →
modularity
The clients (IPD, 3
to B) will have only one unique interface (GUI, API, configuration): Xsquare
rd
party, Xedio, etc) who want to create a job (transfer of media from A
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2. Software Installation
The installation package is based on a suite of software with one installer and subinstallers in subfolders.
In the Installers folder you can retrieve all sub-installers (the EVS Software and Microsoft
required software).
The Microsoft required software could be removed from the package in case of Update.
To install XTAccess, proceed as follows:
1. Copy the package in a temp directory (e.g. C:\Install Software\Xsquare\).
2. Run Xsquare Suite install shield and then follow the steps of the Setup wizard.
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3. Press NEXT.
4. Select the destination directory to install the new software and then press NEXT.
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