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071837101 NOVEMBER 2005

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsShare

NewsShare Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Open SAN Systems Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Open SAN and NAS Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

K2 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Open SAN System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NAS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

K2 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 2 Installing the Open SAN Hardware

Setting Up a Failover Open SAN System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing the Dual-Port Fibre Channel Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing the Fibre Channel Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuring the SCSI Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuring the IP Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Modifying the Registry for Correct Use of the SCSI Fibre Channel Fabric 23

Chapter 3 Setting Up the File System Manager on the Open SAN System

Creating a CVFS license.dat File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Verifying SQL Server Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing the NewsShare Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 4 Setting Up Workstations on an Open SAN System

Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Installing the CentraVision File System (CVFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuring CVFS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Modifying the Registry for the CVFS Voting Workaround. . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Verifying the Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing the PC Open SAN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing ContentShare Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 5 Testing Your Open SAN System

Testing NewsEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Testing FeedClip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Chapter 6 Setting Up the Database System Manager on a NAS System

Installing Windows 2000 Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Installing SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installing the NewsShare Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 7 Setting Up the NAS System

Setting IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 8 Setting Up NewsShare Workstations

Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing the XP PC Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Mounting a NAS Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 9 Testing Your NAS System

Testing NewsEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Testing FeedClip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 10 Setting Up the Database System Manager on a K2 System

Installing Windows 2003 Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Installing SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuring SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Installing the NewsShare Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chapter 11 Setting Up NewsShare Workstations on a K2 Network

Installing the StorNext File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing the Generic iSCSI Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Chapter 12 Setting up a NewsEdit client on a K2 iSCSI Network

Setting Up the K2 Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Configuring NewsShare Workstations with the K2 Application . . . . . . 80

Calculating NewsShare Workstation Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Chapter 13 Installing NewsroomSuite Software

Uninstalling the NewsroomSuite Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Installing the XP PC Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Installing the NewsroomSuite 5.5 software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chapter 14 Testing Your K2 System

Testing NewsEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Testing FeedClip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Appendix A Database Maintenance Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendix B Transplanting the News Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Grass Valley Product Support

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

Web Technical Support

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Grass Valley Product Support

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gvgtechsupport@thomson.net.

Phone Support

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Preface

Authorized Support Representative

Profile Users Group

A local authorized support representative may be available in your country. To locate the support representative for your country, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site.

You can connect with other Profile XP Media Platform users to ask questions or share advice, tips, and hints. Send e-mail to proﬁle-users@thomson.net to join the community and benefit from the experience of others.

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Chapter

Introducing NewsShare

NewsShare provides the DNP system with the ability to share a common news database and common media volumes. This allows newsroom personnel to use a common media base, making all aspects of the editing process easier to create and maintain.

This document describes each of the computers that comprise a NewsShare system, for the Open SAN system, the NAS system, and the K2 system, and how to install and configure all necessary components. If you are installing a system that comes from the factory, most of these procedures have already been done for you. Use this document for reference or when upgrading existing equipment.

This chapter discusses:

• NewsShare components

• Things you should know before upgrading

• Open SAN system overview

• NAS system overview

• K2 system overview

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NewsShare Components

A DNP NewsShare system includes these components:

• DNP workstations, running NewsEdit XT or SC, FeedClip, and/or NewsQ

• Shared network:

- Open SAN network:

Profile Media Server(s) For encoding and playing out broadcast-quality

RAID arrays Provide storage for all media

File System Manager (FSM) One or two servers control access to the RAID

video

arrays and host asset databases

- NAS network:

NAS Server Manage the network file systems

RAID arrays Provide storage for all media

Database System Manager (DSM) Hosts the News database and optionally the

SmartBin Service

- K2 network:

K2 Media Server Manage the network file systems

RAID arrays Provide storage for all media

Gigabit Ethernet Switch Connects the K2 Media Server and the NewsEdit

Control point PC Hosts the K2 Configuration application used to

client machines

configure the storage system

Database System Manager (DSM) Hosts the News database and optionally the

SmartBin Service

• (Optional) XRE Server, used for these services:

- SmartBin Service

- Domain Controller for Open SAN and K2 security

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Before you Begin

Please read the following notes before beginning the upgrade process.

Open SAN Systems Only

• Before creating a NewsShare environment, you first need to install and configure an Open SAN system (MAN).

• Many Open SAN components, particularly the CentraVision File System (CVFS), require all clients and servers to use fixed IP addresses. If your network uses a DHCP server, you must create address reservations or a fixed address subnet.

Complete IP connectivity must exist between all FSMs, Profile Media Servers, and NewsShare workstations for a particular Open SAN. You may find it convenient to assign all machines on an Open SAN to the same Workgroup. For secure configurations, domain membership is necessary as discussed in the document,

• A Profile Media Server’s Fibre Channel switch cannot handle both SCSI and IP interfaces. For a NewsShare workstation to work with shared storage, you must configure one Fibre Channel fabric for SCSI and one for IP.

Open SAN Security Instruction Guide

Before you Begin

• An Open SAN cluster is comprised of FSMs, Profile Media Servers, NewsEdit workstations, and ContentShare Open SAN Servers that share a common volume. You must use a common-prefix convention (e.g., name each machine within a cluster; NewsEdit uses these prefixes to determine if files can be accessed within the local cluster or whether a stream exchange to another cluster is necessary.

For example, you could identify one Open SAN cluster as OSAN1; you would then use that prefix to name all machines in that cluster — a Profile Media Server could be OSAN1_PRO1 and a NewsEdit workstation could be OSAN1_EDIT1. Machines in a different Open SAN cluster require a different prefix (such as OSAN2).

• Note the naming convention that must apply to common-cluster Profile, DNP, and ContentShare Open SAN Broker machines (the OPENSAN_MACHINE morphology) in order for winking (shallow copy) of shared files to work. Without this, send commands will deep-copy through GXF video networking paths or fail completely if no GXF is available. The naming convention does not apply to FSMs, which we

prefix_machine)

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recommend to retain their factory names. If you do rename an FSM, you must also rename the SQL Server that it hosts. See the description of the changename utility in the Area Network Instruction Manual.

• For DNP machines, whether running on Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, use the Win2K version of the same CVFS build used by the FSM and Profile. Use the same settings on all CVFS clients, with one exception: Configure DNP clients (NewsEdit, NewsQ and FeedClip) to be File Name Case Insensitive with Preserve Case. Do not change the settings on the FSMs or Profiles from the normal case-sensitive values specified in the Media Area Network Instruction Manual. Notwithstanding this exception to the DNP guide, generally, if the CVFS configuration specifications for the Open SAN system conflict with this installation guide, follow the more recent specifications.

Open SAN and NAS Systems

• SDNP requires that all SQL Server instances in its products be updated to Service Pack 3. These include the SQL Server Standard Edition found on FSMs, DSMs, and NewsBrowse servers, as well as the SQL Server MSDE found on NewsEdit, NewsQ, and FeedClip. DNP installer programs will insist before proceeding that any downlevel version of SQL Server be upgraded to SP3 or higher. If necessary, follow the

Installation and Update Procedures

the Standard and MSDE editions are decidely different, and that each must be upgraded only by its indicated service pack. DNP has been increasingly able to embed the MSDE installation and upgrade in DNP’s main installers; thus, explicit upgrades to SP3 starting with version 5.0 products are usually unnecessary.

Reconfigure FSM Settings

document for SP3 upgrades. Note that

section of the Media

Revised SQL Server

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K2 Systems

• Before creating a NewsShare environment, you first need to install and configure a K2 Media Server (see the

Manual

• Many K2 network components, particularly the StorNext File System (SNFS), require all clients and servers to use fixed IP addresses. If your network uses a DHCP server, you must create address reservations or a fixed address subnet.

Complete IP connectivity must exist between all DSMs, K2 Media Servers, and NewsShare workstations for a particular K2 network. You may find it convenient to assign all machines on a K2 network to the same Workgroup.

K2 Systems

K2 Storage System Instruction

prefix_machine)

Installation and Update Procedures

document for SP3 upgrades. Note that

Revised SQL Server

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Open SAN System

What to do... How to do it...

Hardware If necessary, replace the single-port

For each Profile

Media Server

Software

For each

File System

Manager

On the

ContentShare

Server

On the XRE Server Install SmartBin Service See the

Emulex Fibre Channel card with a dual-port card and configure each port

Modify Registry entries See “Modifying the Registry for Correct Use

Follow the correct naming convention for the Open SAN system

Configure the FSM as an Open SAN component

Create a CVFS license file See “Creating a CVFS license.dat File” on

Verify SQL licensing See “Verifying SQL Server Licensing” on

Run SetupNewsShareServer installer See “Installing the NewsShare Server” on

Install the ContentShare MAN Broker See the manual,

See “Installing the Dual-Port Fibre Channel Card” on page 21.

of the SCSI Fibre Channel Fabric” on page

23.

See “Setting Up a Failover Open SAN System” on page 20.

See the

Manual

page 26.

page 27.

Installation Instructions and Release Notes

instructions.

Media Area Network Instruction

ContentShare MAN Broker

SmartBins Instruction Guide

for

For each

NewsShare

Workstation

If you are upgrading, uninstall the current version of the NewsRoomSuite software.

Install and configure CVFS See “Installing the CentraVision File System

Implement The CVFS voting accommodation

Install Profile XP software See “Installing the PC Open SAN Software”

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Use Windows Add/Remove Programs and choose

Automatically Uninstall

(CVFS)” on page 30 and “Configuring CVFS” on page 32.

See “Modifying the Registry for the CVFS Voting Workaround” on page 35.

on page 37.

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What to do... How to do it...

Open SAN System

For each

NewsShare

Workstation, cont...

Security See the

Test Test NewsEdit functionality See “Testing NewsEdit” on page 42.

Install ContentShare Explorer See “Installing ContentShare Explorer” on

Install the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software

Create SmartBins See the

Open SAN Security Instruction Guide

Test FeedClip functionality See “Testing FeedClip” on page 43.

page 38.

See “Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software” on page 39.

SmartBins Instruction Guide

instructions.

for details.

for

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NAS System

What to do... How to do it...

Hardware Add a Gigabit Ethernet board and install the drivers

Software

Database System

For each

Manager

On the XRE Server Install and configure SmartBin Service See the

For each

NewsShare

Workstation

Install the Windows 2000 Server See “Installing Windows 2000 Server

Upgrade an existing SQL Server to SP3 See “Installing SQL Server” on page 46.

Install the SQL server See “Installing SQL Server” on page 46.

Configure the SQL server See “Configuring SQL Server” on page 50.

Verify SQL licensing See “Installing the NewsShare Server” on

Run SetupNewsShareServer installer See “Installing the NewsShare Server” on

Set the correct IP addresses for the NAS heads

Set the date and time for your newsstation

Set up SmartBins

Mount the NAS volume See “Mounting a NAS Volume” on page 61.

If you are upgrading, uninstall the current version of the NewsRoomSuite software.

Software” on page 46.

page 51.

See “Setting IP Addresses” on page 54.

See “Setting the Date and Time” on page 56.

Use Windows Add/Remove Programs and choose

SmartBins Instruction Guide

Automatically Uninstall

Install the Profile XP software See “Installing the XP PC Software” on

Mount the NAS volume See “Mounting a NAS Volume” on page 61.

Install the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software See “Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5

Test Test NewsEdit and FeedClip

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page 60.

software” on page 62.

See testing procedures on page 64 and page

65.

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K2 System

What to do... How to do it...

Hardware To each NewsEdit computer, add a dual-Gigabit Ethernet board and install the drivers

Software

K2 System

Database System

For each

Manager

(If you purchased a

new system, this

configuration is

already done for

On the XRE Server Install and configure SmartBin Service See

On each

NewsShare

Workstation

On the Control

Point PC

Install the Windows 2000 Server See “Installing Windows 2000 Server

Upgrade an existing SQL Server to SP3 See“Installing SQL Server” on page 46.

Install the SQL server See “Installing SQL Server” on page 46.

Configure the SQL server See “Configuring SQL Server” on page 50.

you)

Verify SQL licensing See “Installing the NewsShare Server” on

Run SetupNewsShareServer installer See “Installing the NewsShare Server” on

Set up SmartBins

Install StorNext File System See “Installing the StorNext File System” on

Install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator See “Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Install the Generic iSCSI Client Software

Run the K2 Configuration wizard to set up each NewsShare Workstation

Software” on page 46.

page 51.

NewsroomSuite Installation Guide.

page 76.

2.0” on page 77.

See “Installing the Generic iSCSI Client Software” on page 78.

See Chapter 12, “Setting up a NewsEdit client on a K2 iSCSI Network” on page 79.

Chapter 7, “SmartBins,”

in the

On each

NewsShare

Workstation

(The K2

Configuration

Wizard needs to be

run before

installing this

software)

Test Test NewsEdit and FeedClip

If you are upgrading, uninstall the current version of the NewsRoomSuite software.

Install the Profile XP software See “Installing the XP PC Software” on

Install the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software See “Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5

functionality

Use Windows Add/Remove Programs and choose

Automatically Uninstall

page 60.

software” on page 62.

See testing procedures on page 64 and page

65.

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Installing the Open SAN Hardware

If you are creating an Open SAN NewsShare system using some existing equipment, i.e., DNP workstations or a Profile Media Server, you may need to make some changes to your current equipment.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Set up a failover Open SAN system

• Install the dual-port fibre channel card and configure drivers

• Modify the Registry for Correct Use of the SCSI Fibre Channel Fabric

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Chapter 2 Installing the Open SAN Hardware

Setting Up a Failover Open SAN System

In a failover-configured Open SAN system that has redundant Fibre Channel SCSI fabrics, the fabric topology must be configured in a particular way to assure correct failover performance. This topology is often custom-specified for individual Open SAN systems; as appropriate, this specification should be sought and followed. In general, given redundant SCSI fabrics A and B, follow these guidelines:

• Connect the A ports for all Profile and RAID chassis to the A fabric domain.

• Connect the B ports for all Profile and RAID chassis to the B fabric domain.

• The DNP machines do not have redundant Fibre Channel SCSI ports, therefor, split the attachment of the DNP equipment between the A and B domains.

• Assign domain numbers to each Fibre Channel switch such that any Adomain value is less than any B-domain value. Note that the term domain used here in the Fibre Channel-fabric sense to indicate an FC switch. Do not confuse this Fibre Channel domain with the semantically distinct Windows domain.

When used correctly, the NewsShare Open SAN system works as follows:

• Each FC client will discover, in order, the A then B RAID controllers.

• The DNP machines will select a single, stable, predictable path to the redundant RAID controllers.

• In the event of a RAID controller failure, a DNP machine, after rebooting if necessary, will find the alternate path to the RAID chassis.

• In the event of a Fibre Channel switch failure, the DNP machines not primarily connected to the failed switch will continue to function, though they may first require rebooting.

Important changes must be made to each DNP NewsShare client in order for it to function correctly in the Open SAN environment. See Chapter 4, “Setting Up Workstations on an Open SAN System” for details.

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Installing the Dual-Port Fibre Channel Card

You need to install a dual-port Fibre Channel card on each DNP NewsShare system and then configure the two ports.

Installing the Fibre Channel Card

If any exist, you first need to remove old single-port Emulex Fibre Channel cards and install dual-port Fibre Channel cards.

To install the Fibre Channel card:

1. Remove the Emulex card from each NewsShare workstation.

2. Install a dual-port Fibre Channel card in each NewsShare workstation.

3. Connect the cables to both ports.

4. Power on the system and log into Windows 2000 as

5. Configure the ports as described in the following two sections.

Configuring the SCSI Drivers

You need configure both ports of the Fibre Channel card with SCSI drivers.

To configure the SCSI drivers:

1. Right-click on My Computer and choose

2. Click the

3. Click

Two Fibre Channel controllers appear under

4. Right-click on the first Fibre Channel controller and choose

5. Click the

6. Click

The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears.

7. Click

8. Select

9. Insert the media with the Qlogic QLA2342 Dual Fibre Channel SCSI driver.

Hardware

Device Manager

Driver

Update driver

Search for a suitable driver for my device

tab.

Administrator

Properties

SCSI and RAID Controllers

and click

Properties

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10. Select the device with the SCSI driver from the list and click Next.

The Digital Signature Not Found window appears.

11. Click

12. Click

Yes.

Finish to complete the device driver upgrade.

13. Repeat Steps 4 through 12 for the second Fibre Channel controller.

14. Close the Properties window.

Configuring the IP Driver

You need configure the upper port of the Fibre Channel card with an IP driver.

To configure the IP driver:

1. Choose

The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard appears.

2. Click

3. Select

4. Select

5. Select

6. Select

7. Click

8. Insert the media with the Qlogic QLA2342 Dual Fibre Channel IP driver.

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Hardware.

Next.

Add/Troubleshoot a device and click Next.

Add a new device and click Next.

No, I want to select the hardware from a list and click Next.

Network Adapters from the Network Types list and click Next.

Have Disk.

9. Select the device with the SCSI driver and browse to the

10. Select the

11. Click

12. Select the

13. Click

14. Click

netql2x.int file and click Open.

OK.

QLogic QLA2x00 PCI Adapter and click Next.

Next and then click Yes.

Finish.

15. Reboot the system.

16. Click

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Cancel when the Found new Hardware window appears.

/W2K/IP folder

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After normal installation of the QLogic HBA cards (whether done in the factory or field), certain Registry values must be tuned for correct use of the SCSI Fibre Channel fabric. (See the topology discussion in this chapter’s section, “Setting Up a Failover Open SAN System” on page 20.) By hand or by script, effect the (sparsely specified) values indicated here in Registry script syntax:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ADIC\CentraVision File System\1]

"NoMultiplePaths"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ql2 300\Parameters\Device]

"DriverParameters"="UseSameNN=0;buschange=0;SNSGET=2" "MaximumSGList"=dword:000000fc "NumberOfRequests"=dword:00000096

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Setting Up the File System Manager on the Open SAN System

To accommodate NewsShare on your Open SAN, for each FSM you need to:

• Add licenses to the master CVFS license.dat file for the DNP machines

• Add SQL server licenses for the DNP machines

• Install the NewsShare database

If you need additional information on configuring an FSM for your Open SAN, refer to Chapters 5 and 6 of the Media Area Network Instruction Manual.

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Creating a CVFS license.dat File

Each File System Manager requires a master CVFS license.dat file that contains the FSM license as well as the licenses from each Profile Media Server and NewsShare workstation on your shared storage network. If you are using two FSMs on your Open SAN, each system needs the same master file. If this master license.dat file was not created at the factory, use a text editor such as NotePad to compile the license strings.

Depending on how your NewsShare system was assembled and shipped from the factory, the license.dat file on each FSM may already contain a license string for each client, or each client may carry its own license string which needs to be copied to the master license.dat file on each FSM. If the DNP machines were not originally shipped for use as an Open SAN system, they may not have CVFS licenses. In this case, contact Thomson Grass Valley to obtain licenses.

Verify that there exists a correct License Authorization String for each Profile and NewsShare system in the master license.dat files. For each client, follow this example to create the license.dat file:

1. On the primary FSM, browse to the and open the license.dat file in a text editor.

2. For each Profile Media Server and NewsShare workstation, do the following:

a. Browse to the

license.dat file in a text editor.

b. Locate the license string text. This is an example of license string text:

# System Identifier: B0D0B0C5B1 (XP1) # Platform: NT # Expiration Date: Expiration Date: Mon Dec 31 23:59:59 2001 # License Authorization String: client 1 NT B0D0B0C5B1 AAAABNEB8ASCDWFS2Y2SCNL2569SSPHVT8QCU6S6AZSFNPTC4 TSXP1 grassvalleygroup

c. If the text does not exist in the master license.dat file on the FSM, copy it

into that file.

3. Repeat Step 2 for each machine.

4. Save the master license.dat file.

5. Copy the master license.dat file to the backup FSM.

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C:\MediaAreaNetwork\config directory

C:\MediaAreaNetwork\config directory and open the

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Verifying SQL Server Licensing

For each File System Manager in your Open SAN, verify the following:

• That the maximum per-seat number in the SQL Server license is adequate to include Profile Media Servers and NewsShare workstations.

Installing the NewsShare Server

The SetupNewsShareServer installer must be run on each FSM in the Open SAN system. This installer is included in the DNP distribution CD-ROM. It must be run for both new installations and upgrades, and it may be run before or after the independent installers for the NewsShare client machines.

The installer will not modify or delete customer data in existing News databases; it simply makes compatibility changes for programming interfaces. Nonetheless, it is strongly recommended that backups be made of existing, server-mounted News databases prior to running the installer. See Appendix , Database Maintenance Utilitiesfor available backup utilities.

To install the NewsShare Server:

1. Log in to the FSM machine as Administrator.

Verifying SQL Server Licensing

2. Stop the Failover Monitor Service and make sure the unit is not in active service to NewsShare clients or SmartBin Services.

3. Navigate to the location of the SetupNewsShareServer installer and doubleclick the installer icon.

The installer can be run directly from a DNP distribution CD-ROM, a networked volume, or a local drive.

The installer completes in about a minute. You don’t need to reboot. After the installer has been run on both FSMs, they can be returned to service.

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Whether used in shared or local mode, all FeedClip, NewsEdit, and NewsQ workstations, and all SmartBin servers, install MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components), an embedded version of SQL Server called MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine), and the DNP database named News. In upgrades, these components are updated as necessary. For a fresh installation, MDAC and MSDE are loaded early in the process and the News Database is created late, possibly after a required reboot.

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Typically, these components are factory installed, or, if done in the field, automatically installed with no user interaction. If errors occur, proceed as directed by Thomson Grass Valley service personnel.

For details on the installation of SQL Server (both Standard and MSDE editions) for DNP, see the document SqlServerSp3ForGvgDnpProducts.htm.

Starting with version 5.0 of the NewsroomSuite software, the management of MSDE is substantially embedded in the various installers. You should need to refer to this document only to maintain or upgrade earlier DNP versions that are still using MSDE SP2.

For installation or upgrade of the News database on a workstation, in the directory C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Install, the DNP installer calls the executable dbInstall.exe with certain parameters. If dbinstall does not encounter any errors, it exits and returns control to the main installer. If it encounters a fatal error, it will block with a message that describes the error.

The normal, error-free DB installation does not block, so the command-line messages are not easily readable. Here is an example of what they would be for a typical upgrade:

C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Install>dbInstall -nox -FSM1

VMAN_VBRFSM1

Skipping MSDE installation. Ver. 8.00.760 already installed.

Installing skeletal news DB on local MSDE server.

This may take a moment...success.

Updating news DB on this machine.

This may take a moment...success.

Inserting root bins in local news DB.

Revising local DB based on vbrDataSource...success.

Communicated successfully with DB news on server VMAN_VBRFSM1.

Database installation complete.

An analogous executable, svrDbInstall.exe installs and configures the News database on DSM and FSM servers, and is called by the SetupNewsShareServer installer.

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Setting Up Workstations on an Open SAN System

For each NewsShare workstation on your Open SAN system, assuming a NewsroomSuite upgrade, you need to:

• Uninstall the current NewsRoomSuite software

• Install and configure CVFS

• Modify the Registry and network adapter order to accommodate CVFS voting

• Install the PC Open SAN version of the Profile XP

• Install ContentShare Explorer

• Install the NewsRoomSuite version 5.5 software

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Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs application and select

Automatically Uninstall.

Installing the CentraVision File System (CVFS)

You need to use the Win2K version of CVFS on the NewsShare workstations, regardless of whether they are running Windows 2000 or XP Professional.

To install CVFS:

1. Insert the CVFS CD-ROM.

The installation program starts automatically.

2. When prompted for a directory name, enter

You cannot use spaces in the directory name.

3. Click

4. When the File System Components screen appears, select

5. When prompted for a Program folder, enter

Yes when prompted to create the directory.

Client Files; do not select Server Files.

C:\MediaAreaNetwork.

Media Area Network.

Help Files and

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6. When prompted to view the Help Folder, click No.

7. When the Choose Options to Complete the Installation screen appears, leave the checkbox blank and click

8. When the File System Name Services Locations screen appears, enter the name or IP address of the File System Manager.

If your Open SAN system has a redundant FSM, enter the redundant FSM name as well, separated by a comma.

Next.

9. Click

Next and then click Next on the following screen.

10. When you are notified that file system services have started, click

11. When prompted to establish drive mapping and credentials, click

12. Restart Windows when prompted.

13. After the computer restarts, choose

Start | Programs and verify that the

Media Area Network program group was created.

If it is not correct, choose

Start | Settings | Taskbar to change the name of the

program group.

OK.

No.

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Configuring CVFS

Configure the DNP machine’s CVFS parameters to exactly match those specified for the version of Profile that you are using, with this exception: when configuring the CVFS File System Control Parameters Mount Options, check the File Name Case Insensitive and Preserve Case checkboxes.

Except for case sensitivity as discussed above, if a newer Profile release requires parameters set differently from those indicated in this manual, use the newer Profile settings.

To configure CVFS:

1. Choose

Control Parameters.

2. On the Drive Mappings tab, select default from the Map Drive | File System drop-down list.

3. In the Map Drive | Drive drop-down list, select

4. Click

Your selected drive and file system appear in the Select Drive | Drive box.

Start | Programs | CentraVision File System | File System

Map.

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5. Click the Mount Options tab and configure it as described in the table below:

Option Value

Allow Diskless Mount ✔

Fast Failover Detection ✔

Delay Active Updates ✔

File Name Case Insensitive ✔

New File Name Case | Preserve Case ✔

Leave the rest of the settings at their default values.

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6. Click the Cache Parameters tab and configure it as described in the table below:

Option Value

Data Buffer Size 4 KB

Attribute Flush Time, non shared 30 seconds

Attribute Flush Time, shared 5 seconds

Leave the rest of the settings at their default values.

7. Click

OK and Yes to save your settings and close the application.

8. Reboot your system when prompted.

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Modifying the Registry for the CVFS Voting Workaround

A voting protocol matter during FSM control-transfer can disable the CVFS shared file system when multiple DNP machines are attached. This issue affects all Open SAN systems that have shared storage-attached NewsShare versions of DNP equipment (FeedClip, NewsEdit and NewsQ).

With multiple NewsShare machines actively attached to the Open SAN, FSM failover or FSM power-cycle events that should properly cause a particular FSM to take control of the default volume (the V: drive) instead result in a suspended volume with no FSS control. A cardinal symptom in this circumstance is that a proper FSS is elected to service the suspended volume as soon as all NewsShare (but not Profile) equipment is powered down.

Configuration Changes

To avoid this situation, do the following:

1. For each Windows 2000 (NewsShare) machine on the Open SAN, effect the Registry value indicated here in Registry script syntax:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\ Services\Tcpip\Parameters]

"DisableDHCPMediaSense"=dword:00000001

For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 239924 at http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q239/9/24.asp&NoWebC ontent=1.

2. For each DNP machine that has a Fibre Channel adapter for IP (GXF, Profile), make sure that the machine’s Ethernet adapter has top priority:

a. Select

b. Select

c. Click the Adapters and Bindings tab, observe that the Ethernet adapter has

3. On each CVFS client machine, create a file named

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Network and Dial-up

Connections

Advanced | Advanced Settings.

top priority, followed by the Fibre Channel adapter.

If this is not the case, select adapters as appropriate and use the up- and down-arrow dialog buttons to order them correctly.

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C:\MediaAreaNetwork\config\fsroutes and add for each of the FSMs on

the Open SAN system a line of the form:

The file might, for example, have these entries:

DNPMAN_FSM1 10.16.56.201

DNPMAN_FSM2 10.16.56.202

The fsroutes file should exist on every CVFS client machine, including Profiles and FSMs, which latter are usually CVFS clients themselves. You may find it convenient to create the file on one client and then copy the file onto all the others.

Verifying the Changes

After you have made these configuration changes, reboot each client, then test the system as described in the following paragraphs. For either configuration, you do not need to start any DNP or Profile applications. From a CVFS client machine, you can verify correct FSS election by creating and deleting a simple text file on the V: drive.

For a single-FSM system, establish CVFS attachment (a functioning V: drive) for all clients. Reboot the FSM. It should complete its start-up and automatically resume control of the CVFS file system.

For a dual-FSM system, similarly establish CVFS attachment for a nominal primary FSM and cause a failover to an active-backup FSM. The backup FSM should automatically take control of the CVFS file system. Repeat the test to fail back to the previous FSM.

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Installing the PC Open SAN Software

You use the Profile XP installation software to install the PC Open SAN application on each NewsShare workstation.

To install the Profile software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive.

2. Navigate to

3. Double-click on

Software Installs | Profile

Setup.exe.

version

4. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Setup Type Select

Open SAN PC and click Next.

>>> WARNING: The other setup types are for installing

Profile software on a Profile Media Server and should never be used on a NewsroomSuite computer.

| XP.

Next.

Ready to Install Click Install.

Installation Complete Click

Finish. The computer prompts you to reboot so the new

settings take effect.

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Installing ContentShare Explorer

You need to install ContentShare Explorer (version 2.4.0) on each NewsShare workstation you are using on the Open SAN.

To install ContentShare Explorer:

1. Insert the ContentShare Profile End-User CD.

The Setup program starts automatically. If it does not, browse to the CD and double-click on

2. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

\disk1\setup.

Read Release Notes Click

Choose Destination Location Leave set at the default location and click

Select Installation Type Click

Edit Agent Domain Name Enter an Agent Domain Name (use the host name for

Installation Complete Click

Next.

Client PC.

one of the Profile storage systems that you configured during the Profile Setup), then click

NOTE: The Profile system you specify must be online and the Port Server running in order to run ContentShare on this client PC.

Finish to close the installation program. The

computer prompts you to reboot so the new settings take effect.

Next.

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Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software

The next step of the upgrade process is to install the NewsRoomSuite software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive and navigate to

Installs | DNP Application

If you are installing NewsEdit SC, navigate to the

Software Installs

Software

directory.

2. Double-click on

SetupNewsRoomSuite.exe (or SetupNewsEditSC.exe).

3. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

Select Destination Directory Leave set at the default location and click

Select Shared or Local Installation 1. Select

2. If you want to use security on your shared

3. Click

Specify the Servers for the Shared Database Enter the names of the primary and secondary (if

applicable) File System Managers (or Database System Managers for the NAS system) and click

Specify Directory for Shared Video and Audio Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify Directory for AV Cache Files Leave set at the default location and click

Shared.

database, check

Next.

Domain Security.

Next.

Specify Location for Shared Thumbnails Leave set at the default location and click

Specify Directory for Local Video and Audio Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify the shared drives for use with the shared storage

Ready to Install Click

Installation Complete Click

Enter the drive letter(s) of the drives you are using on the shared system. Separate multiple drives with commas, such as V, W, X.

Next to begin the installation.

OK to close the installation program. The

computer prompts you to reboot so the new settings take effect.

Once the computer reboots, a System Self Test runs, testing your software configuration and software versions.

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Testing Your Open SAN System

Once you’ve installed and configured all of the components, you should test the NewsShare Open SAN system to make sure it’s operating properly.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Test NewsEdit functionality

• Test FeedClip functionality

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Testing NewsEdit

To verify that the NewsShare Open SAN system is working properly:

1. Record a short DV, MPEG2, or I-frame-only clip on a Profile Media Server.

2. Start NewsEdit on each NewsShare workstation and verify that the main title bar indicates that it is running in shared mode.

3. Select the appropriate options for the sequences you recorded.

4. Create and open a test bin, and then open ContentShare Explorer and drag the clip you recorded on Profile into the new NewsEdit bin.

5. Create a new sequence and drag the clip from the Bin to the Timeline.

6. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

7. Leave the sequence open on that workstation.

8. On a second NewsEdit workstation, navigate via the Bin Explorer to the sequence you created on the first NewsEdit workstation.

9. Open the sequence.

10. Acknowledge the message that the sequence is edit-locked on the first machine.

11. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

12. Close the read-only sequence.

13. On the first NewsEdit workstation, save the sequence and close it.

14. Create a send destination for the Open SAN-based Profile Media Server.

15. Send the sequence to that destination.

16. On the Profile Media Server, open the sequence and play it.

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Testing FeedClip

To ensure that the NewsShare Open SAN system is working properly:

1. Start FeedClip and start a recording with the same compression format you used in the NewsEdit tests.

2. Mark a few subclips.

3. Leave the recording running and switch context to a NewsEdit instance, changing to a different machine if necessary.

4. Use NewsEdit’s Bin Explorer to navigate to FeedClip’s recording bin.

5. Using the Bin Trimmer, play part of the still-recording master clip and then the subclips you marked.

Observe in the Bin Trimmer that the duration continues to update periodically as the recording continues.

Testing FeedClip

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Setting Up the Database System Manager on a NAS System

To accommodate NewsShare on your NAS system, for each DSM you need to:

• Install Windows 2000 Server software

• Install or upgrade the SQL Server

• Configure the SQL Server

• Install the NewsShare Server

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Installing Windows 2000 Server Software

Install the Windows 2000 Server software following the network configuration for your news station.

See the Microsoft Windows 2000 Security Configuration Guide or the Windows 2000 Server Online Help for more information.

Installing SQL Server

To install the SQL Server on the DSM:

1. Insert the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition into the machine’s CD-ROM drive.

2. The installation program starts automatically and guides you through the installation process as follows:

On this screen... Do this...

Opening screen Select SQL Server 2000 Components.

Install Components Select

Welcome Click

Computer Name Select

Installation Selection Select

User Information Enter name and company.

License Read and accept, then click

CD Key Enter key.

Install Definition Select

Instance Name Select

Setup Type Select

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Install Database Server.

Next.

Local Computer. Verify computer name.

Create a new instance of SQL Server, or install Client

Tools.

Yes.

Server and Client Tools.

Default.

Typical.

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On this screen... Do this...

Services Accounts

Use the same account for each service.

Select

In Service Settings, select

Authorization Mode

Installing SQL Server

Use the Local System Account.

Select

Mixed Mode, enter and confirm the password triton.

Copy Files View files being copied.

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On this screen... Do this...

Licensing

Per Seat.

Select

Select the maximum number of SQL clients for which your network is designed.

3. Restart the machine.

4. After restart, open the SQL system tray icon to verify that the database is running.

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Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3

To upgrade a SQL Server to SP3:

1. Make sure you are logged in to the computer as Administrator and stop any foreground applications.

2. Locate the service pack file

sql2ksp3.exe and double-click its icon. This

unpacks the software into a temporary directory. Use the default location of C:\sql2ksp3.

3. Bring up

Enter to start the installation.

Start | Run, type c:\sql2ksp3\setup.bat, and then press

4. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Instance Name Click

Connect to Server Select

sa Password Warning Enter and confirm the sa password triton in lower case and click

Backward Compatibility Checklist

Error Reporting Leave unchecked

Start Copying Files Click

Next.

Windows account information and click Next.

Next.

Leave unchecked the Upgrade Microsoft Search box. Click Continue.

click OK.

Next.

The service pack takes several minutes to install. When the “backup your master and msdb databases” message appears, click

OK.

Enable cross-database ownership, but check

Automatically send fatal error reports and

Next.

Setup Complete Click

Finish.

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Configuring SQL Server

To set up SQL server properties:

1. Select

2. Expand the Tree view to reveal the DSM machine by clicking the “+” next

3. Right click on the DSM’s icon and select

4. Click

Start | Programs | Microsoft SQL Server | Enterprise Manager.

to “Microsoft SQL Servers” and also next to “SQL Server Group.”

Properties. (Except as noted in the

following steps, do not change default values.)

a. Click the Security tab. Under Authentication, make sure that

and Windows is selected.

b. Click the Memory tab. The

memory radio button should be selected. Use the Maximum slide bar to

set the memory limit to 256 MB less than the server’s memory size. For example, for a server with 512 MB of memory, the setting is 256 MB.

OK to save settings and close the SQL Server Properties dialog box.

Dynamically configure SQL Server

SQL Server

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Installing the NewsShare Server

The SetupNewsShareServer installer must be run on each DSM in the NAS system. This installer is included in the DNP distribution CD-ROM. It must be run for both new installations and upgrades, and it may be run before or after the independent installers for the NewsShare client machines.

To install the NewsShare Server:

1. Log in to the DSM machine as Administrator.

2. Stop the Failover Monitor Service and make sure the unit is not in active service to NewsShare clients or SmartBin Services.

3. Navigate to the location of the SetupNewsShareServer installer and doubleclick the installer icon.

The installer can be run directly from a DNP distribution CD, a networked volume, or a local drive.

Installing the NewsShare Server

The installer completes in about a minute. You don’t need to reboot. After the installer has been run on both DSMs, they can be returned to service.

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Whether used in shared or local mode, all FeedClip, NewsEdit, and NewsQ workstations, and all SmartBin servers, install MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components), an embedded version of SQL Server called MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine), and the DNP database named News. In upgrades, these components are updated as necessary. For a fresh installation, MDAC and MSDE are loaded early in the process and the News DB is created late, possibly after a required reboot.

For details on the installation of SQL Server (both Standard and MSDE editions) for DNP, see the document SqlServerSp3ForGvgDnpProducts.htm.

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The normal, error-free DB installation does not block, so the command-line messages are not easily readable. Here is an example of what they would be for a typical upgrade:

C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Install>dbInstall -nox -FSM1

VMAN_VBRFSM1

Skipping MSDE installation. Ver. 8.00.760 already installed.

Installing skeletal news DB on local MSDE server.

This may take a moment...success.

Updating news DB on this machine.

This may take a moment...success.

Inserting root bins in local news DB.

Revising local DB based on vbrDataSource...success.

Communicated successfully with DB news on server VMAN_VBRFSM1.

Database installation complete.

An analogous executable, svrDbInstall.exe installs and configures the News database on DSM and FSM servers, and is called by the SetupNewsShareServer installer.

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Setting Up the NAS System

Before using the NAS system, you need to set the appropriate IP addresses for the NAS servers and set the date and time. Use any PC that is part of the same network as the NAS system and that has Internet Explorer software.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Set IP addresses for the NewsShare NAS

• Set the date and time for your newsroom

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Setting IP Addresses

To set the IP address for the NAS Servers:

1. On any PC on your network with Internet access, right-click on Network Places and select

2. In the Network & Dial-up Connections window, select the Local Area Connection for your primary public ethernet port, right-click and select

Properties.

3. In that Properties window, select

Properties button.

The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window opens:

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the

4. Click

5. Click

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Use the following IP address: and set the IP address and Subnet

mask to the Thomson Grass Valley settings, using an unassigned address on the same subnet.

OK twice.

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Setting IP Addresses

6. Using Internet Explorer, logon to the NewsShare NAS application.

The default address is 192.168.50.20:9890.

7. Configure your network ports according to the type of NewsShare NAS system you have:

- For the NewsShare NAS Fibre Channel Network system, select

Network | Network Port Configuration.

- For the NewsShare NAS Serial ATA Network system, select

Network | Network Ports.

8. Change the IP addresses for both Nodes, if applicable—Public IP, Private IP, and Netmask, for your network.

NOTE: Private IP is only available with the NewsShare NAS Fibre Channel Network system.

An example of an appropriate scheme is:

Name Node1 Node2

Public IP 192.168.50.20 192.168.50.21

Private IP 192.168.50.22 192.168.50.23

Netmask 255.255.0.0

9. Click

Save.

10. Reboot your computer.

11. Follow steps 1-5 and reset the IP address for your computer back to its original settings.

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Setting the Date and Time

You should set the date and time that NewsShare NAS uses, in order to have all file times synchronized. After you have set the date and time, NewsShare NAS maintains the correct date and time even when special events, such as Daylight Savings and Leap Year, occur.

To set the date and time for your newsroom:

1. Open the NewsShare NAS application in a browser window.

The default address is: http://192.168.50.20:9890.

2. Select

3. If your newsroom uses Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize time,

4. Select your time zone from the drop-down list.

System | System Administration | Date/Time.

see “Using Network Time Protocol” on page 57.

NOTE: To automatically update scheduled time changes such as daylight savings time, use a city time zone rather than a regional time zone.

5. Specify the current

6. Specify the current time in

7. Click

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year, month, and day.

hours, minutes, and seconds.

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Using Network Time Protocol

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that synchronizes the real-time clock in a computer to the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) via radio, satellite, or modem.

To use NTP to set the time for NewsShare NAS:

Using Network Time Protocol

1. In the Date/Time window, check the

The Date/Time window updates:

2. In the NTP Server field, enter the service to which you subscribe.

The date and time fields are set at the current date and time based on the NTP time server and cannot be modified.

3. Click

Save.

Enable NTP Service checkbox.

IP address or the host name of the NTP

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Setting Up NewsShare Workstations

For each NewsShare workstation on your NAS system, assuming a NewsroomSuite upgrade, you need to:

• Uninstall the current NewsRoomSuite software

• Install the XP PC version of the Profile XP

• Mount the NAS volume

• Install the NewsRoomSuite version 5.5 software

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Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs application and select

Automatically Uninstall.

Installing the XP PC Software

You use the Profile XP installation software to install the XP PC application on each NewsShare workstation.

To install the Profile software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive.

2. Navigate to

3. Double-click on

Software Installs | Profile

Setup.exe.

version

4. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Setup Type Select

Ready to Install Click

XP PC and click Next.

Install.

| XP.

Next.

Installation Complete Click

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Finish. The computer prompts you to reboot so the new

settings take effect.

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Mounting a NAS Volume

For each client machine and the XRE Server running the SmartBin Service, if applicable, you need to mount the NAS volume before installing the NewsroomSuite software. In addition, if the client machines are used by more than one user login, you need to log in under each user account and mount the NAS volume.

To mount a NAS volume:

Mounting a NAS Volume

1. On the machine you want to map the drive to, open

Tools | Map Network Drive.

2. Select the NAS drive letter from the drop-down list.

3. Type in the name of the NAS folder where the shared database resides.

4. Check the

Reconnect at login checkbox.

My Computer and select

5. Click

Finish.

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Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software

The next step of the upgrade process is to install the NewsRoomSuite software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive and navigate to

Installs | DNP Application

If you are installing NewsEdit SC, navigate to the

2. Double-click on

SetupNewsRoomSuite.exe (or SetupNewsEditSC.exe).

Software Installs folder.

Software

3. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

Select Destination Directory Leave set at the default location and click

Select Shared or Local Installation 1. Select

2. If you want to use security on your shared

3. Click

Specify the Servers for the Shared Database Enter the names of the primary and secondary (if

Specify Directory for Shared Video and Audio Files

Specify Directory for AV Cache Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify Location for Shared Thumbnails Leave set at the default location and click

applicable)Database System Managers and click

Leave set at the default location and click

Shared.

datbase, check

Next.

Domain Security.

Next.

Specify Directory for Local Video and Audio Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify the shared drives for use with the shared storage

Ready to Install Click

Installation Complete Click

Enter the drive letter(s) of the drives you are using on the shared system. Separate multiple drives with commas, such as V,W,X.

Next to begin the installation.

OK to close the installation program. The

computer prompts you to reboot so the new settings take effect.

Once the computer reboots, a System Self Test runs, testing your software configuration and software versions.

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Testing Your NAS System

Once you’ve installed and configured all of the components, you should test the NewsShare NAS system to make sure it’s operating properly.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Test NewsEdit functionality

• Test FeedClip functionality

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Testing NewsEdit

To verify that the NewsShare NAS system is working properly:

1. Record a short DV, MPEG2, or I-frame-only clip on a Media Server such as a Profile or M-Series.

2. Start NewsEdit on each NewsShare workstation and verify that the main title bar indicates that it is running in shared mode.

3. Select the appropriate options for the sequences you recorded.

4. Create and open a test bin, and then open ContentShare Explorer and drag the clip you recorded on the Media Server into the new NewsEdit bin.

5. Create a new sequence and drag the clip from the Bin to the Timeline.

6. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

7. Leave the sequence open on that workstation.

8. On a second NewsEdit workstation, navigate via the Bin Explorer to the sequence you created on the first NewsEdit workstation.

9. Open the sequence.

10. Acknowledge the message that the sequence is edit-locked on the first machine.

11. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

12. Close the read-only sequence.

13. On the first NewsEdit workstation, save the sequence and close it.

14. Create a send destination for the Media Server.

15. Send the sequence to that destination.

16. On the NAS Server, open the sequence and play it.

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Testing FeedClip

To ensure that the NewsShare NAS system is working properly:

1. Start FeedClip and start a recording with the same compression format you used in the NewsEdit tests.

2. Mark a few subclips.

3. Leave the recording running and switch context to a NewsEdit instance, changing to a different machine if necessary.

4. Use NewsEdit’s Bin Explorer to navigate to FeedClip’s recording bin.

5. Using the Bin Trimmer, play part of the still-recording master clip and then the subclips you marked.

Observe in the Bin Trimmer that the duration continues to update periodically as the recording continues.

Testing FeedClip

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Chapter

Setting Up the Database System Manager on a K2 System

To accommodate NewsShare on your K2 system, for each DSM you need to:

• Install Windows 2003 Server software

• Install or upgrade the SQL Server

• Configure the SQL Server

• Install the NewsShare Server

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Installing Windows 2003 Server Software

Install the Windows 2003 Server software following the network configuration for your news station.

See the Microsoft Windows 2003 Security Configuration Guide or the Windows 2003 Server Online Help for more information.

Installing SQL Server

To install the SQL Server on the DSM:

1. Insert the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition into the machine’s CD-ROM drive.

2. The installation program starts automatically and guides you through the installation process as follows:

On this screen... Do this...

Opening screen Select SQL Server 2000 Components.

Install Components Select

Welcome Click

Computer Name Select

Installation Selection Select

User Information Enter name and company.

License Read and accept, then click

CD Key Enter key.

Install Definition Select

Instance Name Select

Setup Type Select

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Install Database Server.

Next.

Local Computer. Verify computer name.

Create a new instance of SQL Server, or install Client

Tools.

Yes.

Server and Client Tools.

Default.

Typical.

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On this screen... Do this...

Services Accounts

Use the same account for each service.

Select

In Service Settings, select

Authorization Mode

Installing SQL Server

Use the Local System Account.

Select

Mixed Mode, enter and confirm the password triton.

Copy Files View files being copied.

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On this screen... Do this...

Licensing

Per Seat.

Select

Select the maximum number of SQL clients for which your network is designed.

3. Restart the machine.

4. After restart, open the SQL system tray icon to verify that the database is running.

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Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3

To upgrade a SQL Server to SP3:

1. Make sure you are logged in to the computer as Administrator and stop any foreground applications.

2. Locate the service pack file

sql2ksp3.exe and double-click its icon. This

unpacks the software into a temporary directory. Use the default location of C:\sql2ksp3.

3. Bring up

Enter to start the installation.

Start | Run, type c:\sql2ksp3\setup.bat, and then press

4. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Instance Name Click

Connect to Server Select

sa Password Warning Enter and confirm the sa password triton in lower case and click

Backward Compatibility Checklist

Error Reporting Leave unchecked

Start Copying Files Click

Next.

Windows account information and click Next.

Next.

Leave unchecked the Upgrade Microsoft Search box. Click Continue.

click OK.

Next.

The service pack takes several minutes to install. When the “backup your master and msdb databases” message appears, click

OK.

Enable cross-database ownership, but check

Automatically send fatal error reports and

Next.

Setup Complete Click

Finish.

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Configuring SQL Server

To set up SQL server properties:

1. Select

2. Expand the Tree view to reveal the DSM machine by clicking the “+” next

3. Right click on the DSM’s icon and select

4. Click

Start | Programs | Microsoft SQL Server | Enterprise Manager.

to “Microsoft SQL Servers” and also next to “SQL Server Group.”

Properties. (Except as noted in the

following steps, do not change default values.)

a. Click the Security tab. Under Authentication, make sure that

and Windows is selected.

b. Click the Memory tab. The

memory radio button should be selected. Use the Maximum slide bar to

set the memory limit to 256 MB less than the server’s memory size. For example, for a server with 512 MB of memory, the setting is 256 MB.

OK to save settings and close the SQL Server Properties dialog box.

Dynamically configure SQL Server

SQL Server

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Installing the NewsShare Server

To install the NewsShare Server:

1. Log in to the DSM machine as Administrator.

2. Stop the Failover Monitor Service and make sure the unit is not in active service to NewsShare clients or SmartBin Services.

3. Navigate to the location of the SetupNewsShareServer installer and doubleclick the installer icon.

The installer can be run directly from a DNP distribution CD, a networked volume, or a local drive.

Installing the NewsShare Server

The installer completes in about a minute. You don’t need to reboot. After the installer has been run it can be returned to service.

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Whether used in shared or local mode, all FeedClip, NewsEdit, and NewsQ workstations, and all SmartBin servers, install MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components), an embedded version of SQL Server called MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine), and the DNP database named News. In upgrades, these components are updated as necessary. For a fresh installation, MDAC and MSDE are loaded early in the process and the News DB is created late, possibly after a required reboot.

For details on the installation of SQL Server (both Standard and MSDE editions) for DNP, see the document SqlServerSp3ForGvgDnpProducts.htm.

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The normal, error-free DB installation does not block, so the command-line messages are not easily readable. Here is an example of what they would be for a typical upgrade:

C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Install>dbInstall -nox -FSM1

VMAN_VBRFSM1

Skipping MSDE installation. Ver. 8.00.760 already installed.

Installing skeletal news DB on local MSDE server.

This may take a moment...success.

Updating news DB on this machine.

This may take a moment...success.

Inserting root bins in local news DB.

Revising local DB based on vbrDataSource...success.

Communicated successfully with DB news on server VMAN_VBRFSM1.

Database installation complete.

An analogous executable, svrDbInstall.exe installs and configures the News database on DSM and FSM servers, and is called by the SetupNewsShareServer installer.

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Setting Up NewsShare Workstations on a K2 Network

For each NewsShare workstation on your K2 system you need to install the following software, in this order:

• StorNext File System

• Microsoft iSCSI Inititator 2.0

• Grass Valley Generic iSCSI Client Installation

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Installing the StorNext File System

The StorNext File System software is located on the NewsroomSuite CD-ROM.

To install the StorNext software:

1. Navigate to the

2. Double-click on

SNFS/win2K directory.

setup.exe.

3. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome (2 screens) Click Next.

License Agreement Click

Choose Destination Location

StorNext File System Components

Yes.

Accept the default location and click

Select

Help Files and Client Files; do not select Server Files.

Next.

Select Program Folder Accept the default location and click

Start Copying Files Click

Choose Options to Complete the Installation

File System Name Service Locations

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Next.

Leave the checkbox blank and click

Enter the name or IP address of the K2 Media Server and click

Next.

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On this screen... Do this...

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0

Confirm File System Name Services Host List

Establish StorNext File System Drive Mapping and Credentials?

StorNext File System Setup Click

Click Next.

Click

No; this will be configured automatically when you run

the K2 Configuration application later.

Finish.

4. Reboot the computer when prompted.

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0

The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0 software is located on the NewsroomSuite CD-ROM.

To install the iSCSI Initiator:

1. Navigate to the

2. Double-click on

3. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

iSCSI Initiator directory.

Setup.exe.

Installation Options Select

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Installation Complete Click

Initiator Service and Software Initiator; click Next.

Finish.

Next.

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Installing the Generic iSCSI Client Software

The Generic iSCSI Client software is located on the NewsroomSuite CD-ROM.

To install the software:

1. Navigate to the GenericISCSI folder and double-click on the program.

2. Follow the instructions to install the software.

3. Once the Generic iSCSI install software is installed reboot the NewsEdit machine.

4. When the machine comes back up make sure that the service

K2 Config is running, as follows:

- Go to

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools |

Services.

setup.exe

Grass Valley

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Setting up a NewsEdit client on a K2 iSCSI Network

Once you’ve installed the required software (see Chapter 11, “Setting Up NewsShare Workstations on a K2 Network”) on each NewsShare workstation, you need to:

• Make sure the K2 network is configured to work with NewsShare workstations

• Run the K2 Configuration application to set up each NewsEdit client

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Setting Up the K2 Network

Following the instructions in the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual, do the following, if not set up already:

• Set up the Control Point PC

NOTE: The Control Point PC cannot be a NewsShare Workstation, nor can it be part of a computer that is running any Profile XP software.

• Run the K2 Configuration application to set up the K2 Server and the GigE switch

• Connect the NewsShare workstations to the K2 Server via the GigE switch

Configuring NewsShare Workstations with the K2 Configuration Application

You use the K2 Configuration application wizard to configure each of the NewsShare workstations on the iSCSI network.

To set up a NewsShare client workstation:

1. On the Control Point PC, open the K2 Configuration application.

2. At the login dialog box, log in with the correct administrator account. By default this is as follows:

- User name: administrator

- Password: adminK2

The K2 System Configuration application appears, displaying a hierarchy of machines with the K2 Media Server at the top, followed by the GigE switch, and then each of the NewsShare workstation clients:

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3. If you need to add another NewsShare client to the hierarchy:

a. Select the media server and click

b. In the Add Device window, click

Add Device.

iSCSI Client and click OK.

A new iSCSI client device gets added to the heirarchy.

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4. Select the iSCSI Client to be configured in the hierarchy view and click

Configure.

5. At the Client Configuration - Page 1 screen, enter the machine name of the NewsEdit client you are configuring (such as Client1) and click

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6. At the Network Configuration screen, click Modify to change the IP address and subnet of any network adapters for this machine, and then click

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7. At the File System Client Configuration screen, enter the drive letter you wish to configure as the iSCSI drive on the NewsShare workstation; click

Next.

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Configuring NewsShare Workstations with the K2 Configuration Application

8. At the iSCSI Initiator Configuration screen, enter client bandwidth:

a. Click

Modify.

b. Enter the total bandwidth requirement for this NewsShare client machine.

(For instructions see the next section, “Calculating NewsShare Workstation Bandwidth” on page 86).

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c. Click Assign TOE.

9. Click

10. At the Completing the Configuration Wizard screen, click

11. Repeat this procedure for each NewsShare workstation on the K2 network.

Next.

The wizard closes and the NewsShare workstation reboots.

Calculating NewsShare Workstation Bandwidth

One feature of the K2 network is its ability to load balance the NewsShare client workstation’s iSCSI connection to the K2 storage system. In order to do this, calculate the amount of bandwidth each client machine will use, using this formula:

(Video Bit Rate in Mbps x Number of Streams) / 8 (to convert to MB)

1. Determine the highest bit rate you use on the NewsEdit machine.

The bit rates for the DV formats are: DV25 = 28.8 Mbps; DV50 = 57.6 Mbps; and DV100 = 115.2 Mbps for the NTSC and PAL video formats.

MPEG bit rates are variable; enter the bit rate set in NewsEdit.

2. Multiply the highest bit rate by the number of streams that are licensed on this machine.

3. Divide that number by 8 to convert Mbps to MB.

4. Round the MB number to the nearest integer.

Finish.

5. Enter this number in the iSCSI Client Bandwidth Input screen in the K2 Configuration application wizard.

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Installing NewsroomSuite Software

For each NewsShare workstation on your K2 system, assuming a NewsroomSuite upgrade, you need to:

• Uninstall the current NewsroomSuite software

• Install the XP PC version of the Profile XP

• Install the NewsroomSuite version 5.5 software

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Uninstalling the NewsroomSuite Software

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs application and remove the NewsroomSuite software.

Installing the XP PC Software

You use the Profile XP installation software to install the XP PC application on each NewsShare workstation.

To install the Profile software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive.

2. Navigate to

3. Double-click on

Software Installs | Profile

Setup.exe.

version

4. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

License Agreement Read and accept, then click

Setup Type Select

Ready to Install Click

XP PC and click Next.

Install.

| XP.

Next.

Installation Complete Click

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Finish. The computer prompts you to reboot so the new

settings take effect.

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Installing the NewsroomSuite 5.5 software

The next step of the upgrade process is to install the NewsroomSuite software:

1. Insert the NewsroomSuite CD into your CD drive and navigate to

Installs | DNP Application

If you are installing NewsEdit SC, navigate to the

2. Double-click on

SetupNewsroomSuite.exe (or SetupNewsEditSC.exe).

Software Installs folder.

Software

3. Install the software following these instructions:

On this screen... Do this...

Welcome Click Next.

Select Destination Directory Leave set at the default location and click

Select Shared or Local Installation 1. Select

2. If you want to use security on your shared

3. Click

Specify the Servers for the Shared Database Enter the names of the primary and secondary (if

Specify Directory for Shared Video and Audio Files

Specify Directory for AV Cache Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify Location for Shared Thumbnails Leave set at the default location and click

applicable)Database System Managers and click

Leave set at the default location and click

Shared.

database, check

Next.

Domain Security.

Next.

Specify Directory for Local Video and Audio Files Leave set at the default location and click

Specify the shared drives for use with the shared storage

Ready to Install Click

Installation Complete Click

Enter the drive letter(s) of the drives you are using on the shared system. Separate multiple drives with commas, such as V,W,X.

Next to begin the installation.

OK to close the installation program. The

computer prompts you to reboot so the new settings take effect.

Once the computer reboots, a System Self Test runs, testing your software configuration and software versions.

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Testing Your K2 System

Once you’ve installed and configured all of the components, you should test the NewsShare K2 system to make sure it’s operating properly.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Test NewsEdit functionality

• Test FeedClip functionality

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Testing NewsEdit

To verify that the NewsShare K2 system is working properly:

1. Record a short DV, MPEG2, or I-frame-only clip on a Media Server such as a ProfileM-Series, or K2 Media Client.

2. Start NewsEdit on each NewsShare workstation and verify that the main title bar indicates that it is running in shared mode.

3. Select the appropriate options for the sequences you recorded.

4. Create and open a test bin, and then open the Transfer utility and drag the clip you recorded on the Media Server into the new NewsEdit bin.

5. Create a new sequence and drag the clip from the Bin to the Timeline.

6. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

7. Save the sequence and leave it open on that workstation.

8. On a second NewsEdit workstation, navigate via the Bin Explorer to the sequence you created on the first NewsEdit workstation.

9. Open the sequence.

10. Acknowledge the message that the sequence is edit-locked on the first machine.

11. Cue to the head of the sequence and play it.

12. Close the read-only sequence.

13. On the first NewsEdit workstation, save the sequence and close it.

14. Create a send destination for the Media Server.

15. Send the sequence to that destination.

16. On the K2 Server, open the sequence and play it.

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Testing FeedClip

To ensure that the NewsShare K2system is working properly:

1. Start FeedClip and start a recording with the same compression format you used in the NewsEdit tests.

2. Mark a few subclips.

3. Leave the recording running and switch context to a NewsEdit instance, changing to a different machine if necessary.

4. Use NewsEdit’s Bin Explorer to navigate to FeedClip’s recording bin.

5. Using the Bin Trimmer, play part of the still-recording master clip and then the subclips you marked.

Observe in the Bin Trimmer that the duration continues to update periodically as the recording continues.

Testing FeedClip

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Appendix

Database Maintenance Utilities

Six command-line utilities are available for maintenance of the 4.1x, 4.5x and

5.x News database that is used by NewsEdit, FeedClip, NewsShare, and

NewsQ. These utilities automatically install on DNP client machines and most versions of NewsShare servers. If they are not found in the C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Maintenance directory of a DNP client or server, they can be installed by running the SetupNewsShareUtilities installer from the DNP distribution.

This chapter discusses how to:

• Back up the database

• Restore the database from a back up

• Completely uninstall the database

• Recreate an empty news database

• Shrink the database

• Schedule automatic backups of the database

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Overview

>>> CAUTION: Use these utilities with great care. The restore and drop

commands, respectively, overwrite and delete existing databases such that current data will be lost.

When used, the utilities must be run from the C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Maintenance directory of the machine whose database is being operated upon. The user must be a member of the system’s Administrators group. For a local, stand-alone machine, run the utilities at that workstation. For the central News database of a shared storage system (NewsShare), run the utilities at the FSM or DSM.

The six database utilities are:

Name Description

newsBackUpDb Backs up the News database

newsRestoreDb Restores the database from a backup

newsDropDb Removes the database (for complete uninstall)

newsInstallDb Recreates an empty News database

newsShrinkDb Shrinks the database

newsInitAutoBack Schedules automatic backups of the News database

To run any of the utilities, open a command window and type the command. The following sections describe each utility and its usage. Note that filenames used in the commands must be fully qualified.

Before running any of the utilities, follow these preparatory steps:

• For restore and drop operations, the News database must be servicing no clients. Close all DNP applications that would use it.

• For FSM- and DSM-based News databases, observe these constraints:

- Back up the database from the primary FSM or DSM.

- If automatic database backups are scheduled, they must be set to occur

during periods of extremely low system utilization, preferably when zero NewsShare or Profile systems are recording or playing clips.

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- Stop all access before restoring or dropping the database.

- Take FSMs and DSMs out of service before restoring or dropping the database. For an FSM-mounted News database, this is especially true of the Grass Valley FSM Failover Monitor service; be sure that it is stopped.

- Close all SQL applications before restoring or dropping the database.

- Restore the database to the primary FSM or DSM.

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Backing Up the Database

Template

newsBackUpDb <backup file name>

Example

C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Maintenance>

newsBackUpDb c:\backups\news.dat

Backing up this machine's News 4.1+ database to location c:\backups\news.dat

. . . Contents of log file vNewsBackUpDb.log:

--------------------------------------------------------Tue 11/26/2002

4:38p

Administrator

Backing up news DB from VMAN_VBRFSM3 to file c:\backups\news.dat.

27 percent backed up. 55 percent backed up. 83 percent backed up. 99 percent backed up. Processed 432 pages for database 'news', file 'news_dat'

on file 1. 100 percent backed up. Processed 1 pages for database 'news', file 'news_log' on

file 1. BACKUP DATABASE successfully processed 433 pages in 0.326

seconds (10.863 MB/sec).

--------------------------------------------------------Press any key to exit . . .

C:\Program Files\Vibrint 3.0\DB Maintenance>

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Grass Valley NewsShare User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

NewsShare Components

Before you Begin

Open SAN Systems Only

Open SAN and NAS Systems

K2 Systems

Open SAN System

NAS System

K2 System

Setting Up a Failover Open SAN System

Installing the Dual-Port Fibre Channel Card

Installing the Fibre Channel Card

Configuring the SCSI Drivers

Configuring the IP Driver

Modifying the Registry for Correct Use of the SCSI Fibre Channel Fabric

Creating a CVFS license.dat File

Verifying SQL Server Licensing

Installing the NewsShare Server

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software

Installing the CentraVision File System (CVFS)

Configuring CVFS

Modifying the Registry for the CVFS Voting Workaround

Configuration Changes

Verifying the Changes

Installing the PC Open SAN Software

Installing ContentShare Explorer

Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software

Testing NewsEdit

Testing FeedClip

Installing Windows 2000 Server Software

Installing SQL Server

Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3

Configuring SQL Server

Installing the NewsShare Server

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Setting IP Addresses

Setting the Date and Time

Using Network Time Protocol

Uninstalling the NewsRoomSuite Software

Installing the XP PC Software

Mounting a NAS Volume

Installing the NewsRoomSuite 5.5 software

Testing NewsEdit

Testing FeedClip

Installing Windows 2003 Server Software

Installing SQL Server

Upgrading an Existing SQL Server to SP3

Configuring SQL Server

Installing the NewsShare Server

Explanation of the Database Installation Elements

Installing the StorNext File System

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0

Installing the Generic iSCSI Client Software

Setting Up the K2 Network

Configuring NewsShare Workstations with the K2 Configuration Application

Calculating NewsShare Workstation Bandwidth

Uninstalling the NewsroomSuite Software

Installing the XP PC Software

Installing the NewsroomSuite 5.5 software

Testing NewsEdit

Testing FeedClip