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071-8550-12

Aurora Ingest Version 7.1 Release Notes
and Upgrade Instructions

These release notes contain the most recent information and supersede previous
publications, as of October 18, 2010. Check the Grass Valley website at

www.grassvalley.com/docs for an updated version th at contains additional important

information.

Contents

Grass Valley Product Support.....................................................................................................4

Release note revisions for this release.......................................................................................6

Release Summary......................................................................................................................7

What's new in version 7.1.0.....................................................................................................7

Version 7.1.0........................................................................................................................7

Fixed in 7.1.0.......................................................................................................................7

Feature limitation in this release..........................................................................................8

Changes and features in previous releases............................................................................8

Version compatibility.................................................................................................................13

System specifications............................................................................................................13

Compatible Grass Valley products.........................................................................................15

Compatible third party products............................................................................................16

Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems.............................................................................................18

Upgrading Aurora Ingest devices with SiteConfig.................................................................18

About upgrading Aurora Ingest devices with SiteConfig....................................................18

Prepare for upgrade...........................................................................................................19

Prepare SiteConfig for software deployment.....................................................................19

Install prerequisite files on the control point PC.................................................................20

Upgrade K2 systems.........................................................................................................20

Distribute devices into deployment groups........................................................................20

Install High Priority Windows updates (recommended).....................................................21

Manually upgrade systems................................................................................................21

Check all currently installed software on Aurora Ingest devices........................................22

Add software package to deployment group for Aurora Ingest devices.............................23

Setting deployment options................................................................................................24

Upgrade software on Aurora Ingest devices......................................................................28

Upgrade NAS systems......................................................................................................31

Upgrade Browse and MediaFrame systems......................................................................31

Licensing Grass Valley products...............................................................................................33

About software licensing.......................................................................................................33

Requesting a license.............................................................................................................33

Adding a license....................................................................................................................35

Deleting licenses...................................................................................................................35

Archiving licenses..................................................................................................................36

Aurora Ingest licenses...........................................................................................................36

Operation considerations..........................................................................................................37

New topics................................................................................................................................40

Disabling User Account Control on Windows 7 clients..........................................................40

Setting SQL password on a DSM..........................................................................................40

Use configured web proxy settings........................................................................................43

Multi-tiered bin support for K2 Summit..................................................................................44

Set Timecode per channel.....................................................................................................44

Standalone RMI.....................................................................................................................45

RMI import to K2 Summit......................................................................................................46

Adding clips to groups...........................................................................................................47

Previewing clips.....................................................................................................................47

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Option to not create keywords on Merge Import...................................................................48

Support for trimmed clips in groups.......................................................................................48

Scheduling events with ENPS...............................................................................................49

Drag and drop scheduled items............................................................................................53

Additional notes........................................................................................................................55

Installing Ingest software manually........................................................................................55

Configuring ScheduALL properties ......................................................................................57

Configuring ScheduALL application .....................................................................................62

Known Issues............................................................................................................................64

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Grass Valley Product Support

Grass Valley Product Support

To get technical assistance, check on the status of a question, or to report a new issue,
contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.

Web Technical Support

To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page on the
Grass Valley Web site. You can download software or find solutions to problems.

World Wide Web: http://www.grassvalley.com/support/

Technical Support E-mail Address: [e-mail]

Telephone Support

Use the following information to contact Product Support by phone.

International Support Centers

Our international support centers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Authorized Local Support Representative

A local support representative may be available in your country. To locate a support
center during normal local business hours, refer to the following list. This list is
regularly updated on the website for Grass Valley Product Support

(http://www.grassvalley.com/support/contact/phone/)

After–hours local phone support is also available for warranty and contract customers.

In countryToll freeSupport Center

[phone][phone]France

[phone][phone]United States

TelephoneCountryRegion

[phone]ChinaAsia

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[phone]Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea,

Macau

[phone]Japan

[phone]Southeast Asia - Malaysia

South America

Grass Valley Product Support

TelephoneCountryRegion

[phone]Southeast Asia - Singapore

[phone]India

1 300 721 495AustraliaPacific

0800 846 676New Zealand

[phone]For callers outside Australia

or New Zealand

[phone]AllCentral America,

North America

Africa

North America, Mexico,
Caribbean

France

Eastern Europe

Tadzhikistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan

Near East and Africa

[phone];
[phone]

[phone]UK, Ireland, IsraelEurope

[phone]Benelux – Netherlands

[phone]Benelux – Belgium

[phone];
[phone]

[phone]Germany, Austria,

[phone]Belarus, Russia,

[phone]Northern Europe

[phone]Southern Europe – Italy

[phone]Southern Europe – Spain

[phone]Middle EastMiddle East, Near East,

[phone];
[phone]

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Release note revisions for this release

Release note revisions for this release

This release of software has multiple versions of release notes, as follows:

DescriptionPart

number

Initial release notes for Aurora Ingest 7.1 software071-8550-11

Topics added/modified, with the following changes:071-8550-12

• SNFS and Generic iSCSI cab files are no longer bundled together.
Check the Compatible Grass Valley products on page 15 to
determine the version compatible with your system.

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Release Summary

What's new in version 7.1.0

This version of software includes several improvements, in addition to correcting
some problems that were present in earlier releases.

Version 7.1.0

• Windows 7 support — Aurora Ingest clients support the Windows 7 operating
system for 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

• Installing or updating SNFS and Generic iSCSI — SNFS and Generic iSCSI
cab files are no longer bundled together. Check the Compatible Grass Valley

products on page 15 to determine the version compatible with your system.

• Documentation for this release — In addition to these release notes, use the
following document for this release of Aurora Ingest software:

• Aurora Ingest System Guide v7.0 — 071-8514-06 — April, 2010

The document is on Aurora Ingest 7.0 Software CD with part number 063-8268-10
or you can also search for the document at http://www.grassvalley.com/docs.

Fixed in 7.1.0

number

PR25036

PR25138

CR112471

CR112610

CR113183

DescriptionReference

Ingest installation run via SiteConfig stalls if SQL Server service is not
running.

After inserting a P2 card and selecting the import destination, the destination
reverts back to the default location.

Modifying recurrence end date does not take effect.PR25199

Support login to database using Windows authentication mode.CR112271

Ingest Server process fails to shutdown when exiting the Ingest Server
application.

Unable to resize event and use Quick Schedule on Scheduler's timeline.CR112472

RMI crashes when there's a SonyEX directory structure within P2 or Infinity
disc.

Scheduler shows 'Failed to update database' error when modifying whole
recurring series.

Unable to record a feed with duration of more than 24 hours.CR113371

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Release Summary

Feature limitation in this release

Changes and features in previous releases

• For Aurora Ingest to work with Windows 7, you need to disable the User Account
Control in your machine. Refer to Disabling User Account Control on Windows 7

clients on page 40 for more information in these release notes.

• When installing the Aurora Ingest Server on the DSM (IEP configuration), different
password requirements cause the database installation of the Aurora Ingest Server
to fail. Refer to Setting SQL password on a DSM on page 40 for more information
in these release notes.

• RMI does not support importing directly into a K2 HD/SD Media Server.

• RMI that imports directly into K2 Summit can only import to either shared K2

Summit storage or a single standalone K2 Summit.

NOTE: RMI cannot be setup to import to a combination of shared and standalone
K2 Summits or a combination of multiple standalone K2 Summits.

The following sections describe changes and features in past releases.

Version 7.0.0

• New Look — The look and feel of the Aurora Ingest has been changed to match
the rest of the Grass Valley product lines.

• New terminology — The MediaFrame server will now be referred to as K2
BaseCamp. (The scaled-down version of the Aurora Browse/MediaFrame system
is still referred to as K2 BaseCamp Express.)

• Use Configured Web Proxy Settings — You can set MediaFrame to use proxy
settings configured in your web browser to communicate with MediaFrame services.
For example, the proxy configured in Internet Explorer under Tools > Options >
Connections > LAN Settings > Proxy Server. Refer to Use configured web proxy

settings on page 43 for more information in these release notes.

• Multi-Tiered Bins in K2 Summit — Aurora Ingest supports the ability to configure
records into K2 Summit's multi-level bin hierarchy feature. The configuration needs
to be set up within the Aurora Ingest Server. Refer to Multi-tiered bin support for

K2 Summit on page 44 for more information in these release notes.

• Set Timecode per Channel — The setup is within the Channel Configuration part
of the Aurora Ingest Server. Refer to Set Timecode per channel on page 44 for
more information in these release notes.

• Standalone RMI — This is the latest addition of RMI operating mode, which
doesn't require Aurora Ingest Server to import clips from removable media devices.
Standalone RMI requires a local database only to recognize previously imported
clips and disks. The option to run Standalone RMI is during RMI installation. Refer
to Standalone RMI on page 45 for more information in these release notes.

• RMI import into K2 Summit — RMI allows importing clips directly into K2
Summit. Imports either can be saved into shared K2 Summit storage or into a single

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Release Summary

standalone K2 Summit. RMI cannot be setup to import to a combination of shared
and standalone K2 Summits or a combination of multiple standalone K2 Summits.
Refer to RMI import to K2 Summit on page 46 for more information in these release
notes.

• Merge groups in RMI — This feature gives the ability to create multiple merge
import groups that can be imported at the same time. This allows operators to create
a number of groups of clips, name them, and then import them into the system
without having to stand by and repeat multiple merge imports separately. Refer to

Adding clips to groups on page 47 for more information in these release notes.

• View as Tape in RMI — RMI offers the option to preview clips when multiple
clips are selected within the RMI import list. This loads the preview tool with a
'View as Tape'-like preview within the regular bin trimmer view. This allows
operators to load clips into the viewer, play them and easily decide what to import.
Refer to Previewing clips on page 47 for more information in these release notes.

• Option to not create keywords on Merge Import — RMI offers the flexibility
to create keywords automatically or not create keywords on Merge Import. Refer
to Option to not create keywords on Merge Import on page 48 for more information
in these release notes.

• Support for Trimmed Clips in Groups — RMI supports the ability to trim clips
and import them within merged import groups while still preserving the edited
marks. Previously, trimmed clips could only be imported individually in order to
recognize the mark in and out attributes. Refer to Support for trimmed clips in

groups on page 48 for more information in these release notes.

• Multi-Select Rename in RMI — Multiple clips can now be selected and renamed
at the same time. This can be found in the right-click menu of RMI. When a group
of clips are renamed, they will each increment from the base clip name (e.g. <clip
name>(n+1).

• XDCAM EX Support — XDCAM EX is now part of the supported XDCAM
series from Sony. JVC also has the ability to encode in the XDCAM EX format.
These files are supported in both RMI and Aurora Edit.

NOTE: 'View as Tape' will not mix and match XDCAM and XDCAM EX media.
They are treated as separate formats, even if the characteristics of the file format
are similar.

• XDCAM 720p Support— 720p is now part of the supported file formats for
XDCAM.

• Enhanced MOS Workflow — With this workflow, ingested assets will be
embedded with MOS Object IDs and seen as MOS objects throughout ENPS. Feeds
that are scheduled either through Aurora Ingest Scheduler or the ENPS Assignment
Grid will automatically create MOS Object IDs within the system. The workflow
is enabled by selecting the Generate MOS Objects for Feeds option within Aurora
Ingest Server and XMOS Server. Refer to Scheduling events with ENPS on page
49 for more information in these release notes.

• Link to Placeholders in RMI — Prior to import, operators may link individual
clips, as well as groups of clips to placeholders in RMI. When imported into
appropriate folders, these assets may then be searched within ENPS and dragged
below the black line with scripts for use in Aurora Edit.

• Drag and Drop Scheduled Items — As an additional method of modifying feeds
within Aurora Ingest Scheduler, selected items can be dragged around the channel

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Release Summary

and dropped in new locations or timeframes. Refer to Drag and drop scheduled

items on page 53 for more information in these release notes.

• Assign ETA Events from ENPS — ETA event is a channel reservation via ENPS.
Operators can assign ETA event on the ENPS assignment grid and block other
events from taking the slot on Scheduler. ETA event then allows operators to crash
record over it if the ETA start time has passed.

• Multi-Select Items in Scheduler for Deletion — Scheduler supports standard
selection techniques such as CTL + Select and Shift + Select in order to
highlight a number of feeds for deletion. This also includes recurring events.

• Goto Date Calendar Picker — The Goto Today, Goto Yesterday, and Goto

Tomorrow buttons have been consolidated into a single calendar picker, which

allows users to easily do all of the above while also selecting an exact date that is
more than one day away. This button is accessible within the timeline toolbar.

• Keyboard Scroll within combo boxes — Drop-downs for router sources, feed
channels, folder locations, etc. have been modified to accept typed characters for
quick auto-pick capabilities. When a combo box is selected, type a character and
the list will jump to the first item with that letter or number. If you continue typing
within 1 second of the first character, the search will become more granular.

• Recurring Date Extension Modifier — In order to account for anomalies with
various equipment or workflows that don't accept certain characters in file names,
we've added the option to alter the base extension modifier for recurring events.
Within the Tools|Options|Feed tab of the Aurora Ingest Server tool, there is a new
Recurring Date Format combo box with several options. The date format (e.g.
MM_DD_YYYY) will be determined through the regional settings of the Windows
OS. So, if the system is configured to see DD_MM_YYYY, then the combo box
options will reflect this setting.

• Maximize Channel View of VTR Ingest — As VTR Ingest allows for 8
simultaneous channels to be recording batch sessions at one time, the user interface
is challenged to present a single channel view that may be large enough to provide
enough list detail to the end user. Therefore, a new button has been added to each
channel of VTR Ingest which then allows for maximizing a window. Once selected,
the window expands to cover each of the other channels. Their functions, however,
will remain untouched, so recording in other channels will not be affected.

• Timecode Break and Keyword Scan from Middle of Tape — VTR Ingest offers
the option of starting record sessions from places other than the start of the tape.
When the buttons for timecode break scan and keyword scan are selected, the user
will be asked if they'd like to start the session from the current position of the tape.
A yes response will do so while a no response will rewind to the beginning of the
tape prior to starting the process.

Version 6.5.2

• Scheduling integration with VizuAll, Inc.'s ScheduALL — Enabling events
scheduled on Aurora Ingest Scheduler to appear on ScheduALL and vice versa.

• SiteConfig support — Network configuration and software deployment across
all Aurora products is supported by SiteConfig, Grass Valley's system management
tool.

• Administrator password – The default administrator account on Aurora devices
has credentials as follows:

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Username: administrator•

• Password: adminGV!

SiteConfig expects these credentials by default.

• Records survive on Ingest Server close — Users are now able to close the Aurora

Ingest Server while recording is taking place. Records will continue for the
predetermined duration, regardless of whether the server application is launched
again.

• Documentation for this release — The following manuals have been revised or
are new:

• Aurora Ingest System Guide 071-8514-05

• SiteConfig Migration Instructions 071-8705-00

The manuals are on Aurora Ingest Software CD part number 063-8268-09.

Version 6.5.1.132

• K2 Summit compatible – The Aurora suite of software, including Aurora Ingest,
is compatible with the K2 Summit software.

Release Summary

Version 6.5

Aurora Ingest 6.5 is a major release for Aurora Ingest. Although each application has
new features and functionality, the overarching change is the inclusion of MediaFrame.
A complete, in-depth guide to what’s new is included in a document called What’s
New – Aurora Ingest 6.5.

Aurora Ingest Server

• MediaFrame Integration – New search and metadata tools have been embedded

• Time of Day Timecode – Users can now select Time of Day timecode for feeds.

• MediaFrame Expiration Date Setting – Users can set expiration date for metadata

Aurora Ingest Scheduler

• MediaFrame Integration – Users can search, preview and mark highlights directly

• Improved Crash Record Control – Users can name crash records, select router

in numerous areas within the application. MediaFrame server can be configured
within Tools | Options of Aurora Ingest - Server.

NOTE: For MediaFrame connectivity to function between the Scheduler, RMI,
and the VTR Ingest applications that are on a different domain than the
MediaFrame server, there must be a defined one-way trust relationship between
Aurora Ingest and the MediaFrame Server.

that ties into MediaFrame.

from the scheduling application.

source, select aspect ratio setting and direct a crash record to a folder location, prior
to hitting record. These actions lead to a faster scheduling operation.

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Release Summary

• Quick Schedule – Users can use Quick Schedule mode to the Scheduler grid for
efficient additions of feeds.

• Enhanced Trim and Extend – Users can trim and extend feeds via keyboard.

• X-Keys controller Support – X-Keys controller is supported with Scheduler and

MediaFrame to enhance the ability to log live and previously captured events.

• System Information Utility – The Help->About box now includes a System
Information Utility.

• Link to Placeholder – A currently recording event can be linked to a placeholder.

• Default Colors – A new set of default colors have been configured for Scheduler.

If needed, users can still change those default colors within Tools | Options.

Aurora Ingest RMI

• MediaFrame Integration – When MediaFrame is enabled, metadata can be mapped
from the removable media device to MediaFrame.

• Multiple Clips Merge – Users can merge multiple clips into a single clip on import.

• Preview and Trim – Users can preview and trim clips prior to import.

• Speed Improvement – Speed improvement after the need to transcode on import

had been eliminated.

• Edit During Import – Currently importing feeds are editable by Aurora Edit before
they are complete.

• DV100 Support – Support for DV100 media, via removable media import from
P2.

NOTE: Transfers of DV100 media to the Summit are supported, while transfers
to K2 server are not.

• AVC-Intra Support – Support for AVC-Intra media import.

• XDCAM HD 1080i Support – Support for XDCAM 4:2:2, 1080i, Long GOP

50mbit media import.

NOTE: XDCAM HD 720p import format is not yet supported.

• System Information Utility – The Help->About box now includes a System
Information Utility.

• Default Colors – Default colors have been changed for RMI.

Aurora Ingest VTR Ingest

• MediaFrame Integration – When MediaFrame is enabled, metadata can be added
either on a tape basis or clip by clip basis.

• Keyword Scan – Keyword scan feature automatically records an entire tape and
marks keywords for every timecode break that is found.

• Primary and backup records – Users can now make primary and backup records.

• System Information Utility – The Help->About box now includes a System

Information Utility.

Older versions

For information about older software versions not listed in these release notes, refer
to the release notes for those versions.

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Version compatibility

Versions qualified for compatibility with this release of software are summarized in
the following sections.

System specifications

This section describes the hardware requirements that customers should use when
purchasing equipment for this release. The minimum spec describes the bare minimum
requirement for running Aurora, which may reduce the quality of user experience,
depending on the task. The expected lifespan of minimum spec equipment is also less
than that of recommended spec equipment, since it lacks head room for future growth.

NOTE: Minimum specs for SD configurations are provided only for existing SD
customers upgrading to this release. New customers should use HD configurations.

Aurora Edit HD desktop, Aurora Ingest RMI (HD)

RECOMMENDED SpecMINIMUM Spec

Processor(s)

Graphics

Media Drives

OS

Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2.33
GHz

OR

Two Intel Xeon 5160
Dual Core 3.0 GHz

Discrete graphics with 256
MB of dedicated memory
and support for Direct3D 9
and Shader Model 3.0

2 x 250 GB 7200 RPM
SATA striped

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3 or
Windows 7

Two Intel Xeon 5410 Quad
Core 2.33 GHz

4 GB4 GBMemory

Discrete graphics with 384
MB of dedicated memory
and support for Direct3D 9
+ 10 and Shader Model 4.0

80 GB 7200 RPM SATA80 GB 7200 RPM SATASystem Drive

2 x 250 GB 7200 RPM
SATA striped

CD/DVDCD/DVDOptical Drive

Gigabit Ethernet (2)Gigabit Ethernet (2)Network

As neededAs neededFirewire/1394

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3 or
Windows 7

Notes

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A Gigabit Ethernet card and a Firewire/1394 card shall NOT
be installed on the same PCI bus segment (eg. adjacent PCI
slots), since this can cause very poor performance. It is the
customer’s responsibility to ensure that the system has
sufficient number and type of expansion slots to meet the

Version compatibility

RECOMMENDED SpecMINIMUM Spec

intended use. (For example, to accommodate network and/or
FireWire cards.)

Aurora Ingest RMI (SD)

MINIMUM Spec

Processor(s)

Graphics

Media Drives

Intel Core 2 Dual Core 2.33
GHz

OR

Intel Xeon 5140 Dual
Core 2.33 GHz

OR

AMD Opteron 270 Dual
Core 2.0 GHz

2 GBMemory

Discrete graphics with 128
MB of dedicated memory
and support for Direct3D 9
and Shader Model 3.0

80 GB 7200 RPM SATASystem Drive

2 x 250 GB 7200 RPM
SATA striped

CD/DVDOptical Drive

Gigabit Ethernet (2)Network

OS

Notes

Aurora Ingest Server

Processor

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As neededFirewire/1394

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3 or
Windows 7

A Gigabit Ethernet card and a Firewire/1394 card shall NOT
be installed on the same PCI bus segment (eg. adjacent PCI
slots), since this can cause very poor performance.

RECOMMENDED SpecMINIMUM Spec

Dell PowerEdge 610HP xw4600Model

Intel Xeon 1.0 GHzIntel Core 2 Dual Core 2.3

GHz

4 GB4 GBMemory

Version compatibility

RECOMMENDED SpecMINIMUM Spec

Graphics

graphics with 128 MB of
memory and support for
Direct3D 9 and Shader
Model 3.0

80 GB 7200 RPM SATASystem Drive

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3OS

Aurora Ingest (VTR Ingest, VTR Controller, Scheduler)

Processor

Graphics

Intel Core 2 Dual Core 2.3
GHz

Integrated or discrete
graphics with 128 MB of

Direct3D 9 and Shader
Model 3.0

Integrated graphicsIntegrated or discrete

36 GB 7200 RPM SATA or
SAS

CD/DVDCD/DVDOptical Drive

Gigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetNetwork

Windows Server 2003 R2 32
SP2

RECOMMENDED SpecMINIMUM Spec

Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2.3
GHz

2 GB1 GBMemory

Integrated or discrete
graphics with 128 MB of
memory and support formemory and support for
Direct3D 9 and Shader
Model 3.0

OS

Notes

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3 or
Windows 7

It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that the system
has sufficient number and type of expansion slots to meet
the intended use. AURORA_IN_BASE and
AURORA_IN_LOGGER requires one free PCI slot for video
capture board and one free PCI slot for Comtrol 422 board.

Compatible Grass Valley products

Grass Valley products are compatible with this release of software as follows:

80 GB 7200 RPM SATA80 GB 7200 RPM SATASystem Drive

CD/DVDCD/DVDOptical Drive

Gigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetNetwork

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3 or
Windows 7

CommentsVersionProduct

—7.1.0.8Aurora Browse client

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Version compatibility

CommentsVersionProduct

Server

K2 system software

(SNFS)

7.1.0.18Aurora Browse MediaFrame

7.1.0.273Aurora Edit

7.1.0.39Aurora Playout

3.3.2.1401 or 7.2.7.1397Generic iSCSI Installer

3.3.2.1401 or 7.2.7.1397GVG_MLib Installer

3.3.2.1401 for K2 Media
Client

7.2.7.1397 for K2 Summit
Production Client

3.5.2.1b15620StorNext File System

With Windows Server 2003

SQL Server 2005 SP3

—7.1.0.15Aurora Proxy Encoder

With compatible version of
SQL

With compatible version of
SQL

Required for RMI when
importing to a K2 SAN

Required for Ingest Server
and RMI Installation

With compatible version of
SNFS

Required for RMI when
importing to a K2 SAN

Compatible with K2
version 3.3.2.1401 and K2
Summit version

7.2.7.1397

7.1.0.273RMI Core

1.0.0Grass Valley prerequisite

files

Compatible third party products

Products by manufacturers other than Grass Valley are compatible with this release
of software as follows:

6.4DeckLink

6.00.0042ENPS

—2.0.13.567M-Series system software

Required for RMI
Installation

—1.4.0.451SiteConfig application

The prerequisite file must be
installed on the SiteConfig
control point PC.

CommentsVersionProduct

For use with Scheduled
Events

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Version compatibility

CommentsVersionProduct

5.9FHauppauge

Microsoft Windows

XP with Service Pack 3,
Windows 7

Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Server

Windows 7 supported on
Ingest clients

For Ingest Server
Component only

Contact Panasonic for driver2.03.0002Panasonic P2 Driver

Contact Sony for driver2.04Sony XDCAM FAM Driver

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Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems

Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems

This section contains the tasks necessary for the upgrade to this release of software.

Upgrading Aurora Ingest devices with SiteConfig

This section contains the tasks for using SiteConfig to upgrade to this release of
software. Work through the tasks sequentially to complete the upgrade.

NOTE: These upgrade instructions assume that current software is at version 6.5.0
or higher. If you have a lower version of software, contact Grass Valley Support
before upgrading.

About upgrading Aurora Ingest devices with SiteConfig

With the upgrade instructions in this document, you use SiteConfig from a network
connected control point PC and remotely upgrade software simultaneously on your
Aurora product devices. This is the recommended process for software upgrades.

NOTE: Do not use the upgrade instructions in this document if upgrading with
SiteConfig for the first time.

If SiteConfig was not used for your previous software upgrade, do not use the upgrade
instructions in these release notes. Instead, use the SiteConfig Migration Instructions.
Before you upgrade software using SiteConfig, each of your Aurora product devices
must be migrated to become a SiteConfig managed device. This includes installing
SiteConfig support on the device, manually uninstalling any and all Aurora components,
and qualifying the device for communication with SiteConfig. These instructions are
in the SiteConfig Migration Instructions. Also refer to the SiteConfig User Manual or
SiteConfig Help Topics.

The upgrade instructions in this document apply to the following devices:

• Aurora Ingest Platform

• IEP

To upgrade software using SiteConfig, you must first have SiteConfig set up for system
management and software deployment in your facility. These upgrade instructions
assume that you have already done that for your K2 SAN. Then you add your Aurora
product devices to the SiteConfig system description that you are using for your K2
SAN.

NOTE: Do not attempt to upgrade software incrementally across the devices of a
K2 SAN while media access is underway. Online software upgrading is not supported.

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The following installation tasks provide information specifically for the upgrade to
this version of software. Read the information in these sections carefully before
attempting any upgrade to software.

Prepare for upgrade

Before upgrading, do the following:

• Procure the software installation files for this release via the appropriate distibution
method, such as download, CD-ROM, network drive, or external drive.

• Start up the devices you are upgrading, if they are not already started.

• Stop all media access on the devices you are upgrading.

• Shut down all applications on the devices you are upgrading.

Prepare SiteConfig for software deployment

Do the following to prepare SiteConfig for the software upgrade.

1. Make the following files accessible to the SiteConfig control point PC:

Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems

• File for all Aurora Ingest devices:

• Aurora Ingest software installation (*.cab) file

• GVGMLib software installation (*.cab) file

• Additional files for Aurora Ingest RMI devices:

• AuroraSuite software installation (*.cab) file

• GenericISCI software installation (*.cab) files

(GenericiSCSI_x86<versionnumber>.cab for the 32-bit and
GenericiSCSI_x64<versionnumber>.cab for the 64-bit.)

• SNFS software installation *.cab file
(SNFS_nonK2_x86<versionnumber>.cab for the 32-bit and
SNFS_nonK2_x64<versionnumber>.cab for the 64-bit.)

• PCmonitoring software installation (*.cab) file

2. If a newer version of SiteConfig is available for upgrade and you have not yet
upgraded SiteConfig, do the following:

a) From Windows Add/Remove programs, uninstall the current version of

SiteConfig from the control point PC.

b) Install the new version of SiteConfig on the control point PC.

3. If adding a new 64-bit Windows 7 device in SiteConfig, make sure to select x64
as the platform type. This will enable the 64 bit versions of iSCSI and SNFS to be
installed instead of the default 32-bit.

4. If not already present in the SiteConfig system description, configure deployment
groups as follows:

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Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems

A deployment group that contains your Aurora Ingest devices•

Install prerequisite files on the control point PC

Some software components, such as those for Aurora products, share common
prerequisite software. You must install a prerequisite software package on the control
point PC to make the prerequisite software available for software deployment to
devices.

1. Check release notes for the required version of prerequisite files, if any.

2. On the SiteConfig control point PC, open Windows Add/Remove programs and
look for Grass Valley Prerequisite Files, then proceed as follows:

• If the required version of prerequisite files is installed, do not proceed with this

task.

• If prerequisite files are not installed or are not at the required version, proceed

with this task.

3. Procure the required prerequisite software installation file. The file name is

Prerequisite Files.msi.

4. On the SiteConfig control point PC, run the installation file. The installation program
copies prerequisite files to C:\Program Files\Grass Valley\Prerequisite

Files.

Upgrade K2 systems

Prerequisites for this task are as follows:

• If upgrading a K2 SAN, all SAN clients must be offline (all media access stopped)
or shut down. Depending on your system design, this could include devices such
as K2 clients, K2 appliances, Aurora Proxy (Advanced) Encoders, MDI server,
Aurora Edit clients, Aurora Ingest clients, Aurora Playout clients, and generic
clients.

Upgrade your K2 systems to the compatible version of K2 system software. This
includes K2 SAN systems and stand-alone K2 Media Client and K2 Summit
Production Client systems. Refer to K2 Release Notes for procedures.

Distribute devices into deployment groups

You can gather devices of different types into a SiteConfig deployment group. This
allows you to deploy software to all the devices in the deployment group at the same
time, as part of the same deployment session. Based on the roles you have assigned
to the devices, SiteConfig deploys the proper software to each device. This increases
the efficiency of your software deployment with SiteConfig.

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