Grass Valley Profile InSync User Manual

InSync

PROFILE XP & OPEN SAN MIRRORING SOFTWARE

User Guide

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0

071-8008-05
JULY 2008

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Rev Date Description

March 2000 Initial release of the Profile & Profile XP InSync User Guide,

071-8008-00

February 2001 Updated to include bi-directional mirroring mode, and to support v.

2.0. 071-8008-01.
April 2001 Updated to include PVS2000 in supported systems. 071-8008-02
September 2002 Updated to include Open SAN in supported systems. Part Number

February 2, 2004 Includes version 3 features. Part number 071-8008-04.
July 2, 2008 Updated synchronization rules. Part number 071-8008-05.

071-8008-03.

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Contents

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

................................................................................................................................6

Introducing InSync...................................................................................................7

Profile System requirements ...................................................................................7

Important information about using InSync...............................................................8

Installing InSync......................................................................................................8

Starting and stopping InSync ................................................... ...............................8

Setting master and slave Profile XPs......................................................................9

About synchronization.............................................................................................10

Configuring synchronization rules...........................................................................11

Defining filters.................................... ...... ..... ...... ..... ........................................ ..... ...14

Saving a configuration file.......................................................................................15

Loading a configuration file .....................................................................................16

Running synchronizations .......................................................................................16

Managing individual synchronization tasks.............................................................17

About task blocks ............................... ..... ...... ..... ........................................ ..... ...17

Re-arranging the order of synchronization tasks................................................17

Excluding synchronization tasks.........................................................................17

Including synchronizati on tas ks........................................... ...... .........................18

Manually controlling deletions.................................................................................18

Viewing synchronization history..............................................................................19

Viewing the history log ............................................................................................19

Changing the slave Profile XP to be master............................................................19

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Grass Valley Product Support

T o get technica l assistance, che ck on the status of a ques tion, or to report new issue, contact
Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.

Web Technical Support

To access support infor mation on the Web, v isit the pr oduct support Web page on the
Grass Valley Web site. Yo u ca n do wn loa d s oft war e or f ind sol utions to problems by
searching our Frequent ly Asked Questions (FAQ) database.

World Wide Web: http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/support/
Technical Support E-mail Address: [e-mail].

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hours. Afterhours phone support is available for warranty and contract customers.

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A local authoriz ed support repres entative may be av ailable in you r country. To locat e the
support represent ative for your c ountry, visit the product support Web p age on the Grass
Valley Web site.

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Introducing InSync

Regardless of how reliable any broadcast device is, for mission-critical applications
like broadcast, many facilities require full redundancy in their play-to-air servers.
Disk mirroring, normally the responsibility of the controlling application, can add
significantly to the complexity of the application. With InSync, mirroring is
accomplish ed within the Profile syste m. InSync en sures that the contents of two
systems are maintained as a mirrored pair. In the event of a failure the user routes
control of replay functi on to the slave system, which InSy nc keeps synchronized with
the master.

InSync can also provi de bi-directio nal mirrorin g between two Profi le systems. In this
mode InSync allows each s ystem to opera te as a master system while serving as slav e
to the other.

Profile System requirements

• InSync 3.0 is supported on these Profile systems:

System Profile Software

PVS1000 V5.2 or later
PVS1100 V5.2 or later
PVS2000 V5.2 or later
PVS3000 V5.4 or later

Not supported on PDR.

• Slave system must be configured to have the same number and type of active
channels (channels used for record and play) as the master system.

• Fibre Channel or Ethernet video network installed and configured, suc h that Media
Manager can make transfers between the Profile XPs. For information about
configuring a network, see the Profile XP System Guide.

• InSync must be installed on the master Profile XP. It can also be installed on the
slave Profile XP, but it should not be run simultaneously on both.

• PortServer must be running on the slave Profile XP. If you use bi-directional
mirroring, PortServer must be running on both the master and slave Profile XPs.
For information about starting or checking PortServer, see the Profile XP System
Guide.

• In a Open SAN environment, you must use InSync on only one of the Profile XP
Media Platforms attached to the shared storage.

requirement

NOTE: Grass Valley recommends that the storage capacity of the master and slave
Profile XPs be the same. If the capacity of th e slave unit is smal ler, you must caref ully
manage the backup of material to avoid exceeding the storage capacity of the slave
Profile XP. Exceeding the capacity of the slave Profile XP can result in the loss of
backup material.

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Important information about using InSync

Installing InSync

These are some constraints that you must be aware of when using InSync.

• Loop recording cannot be used with InSync.

• Clips of pre-defined length, such a s those created by BVW Insert Edit, do not back
up correctly wi th some versions of system softwar e. To obtain syste m software that
supports these operations, please contact Grass Valley Product Support (see page

4).

• When you are using the bi-direct ional mirroring mode you must not create, and you
must not allow an automation program to create, a clip with the same name in the
same directory at the same time on both units. Doing so creat es contention that can
result in the loss of one of the clips created.

• When you are using t he bi-directional mirroring mode you must not edit the same
clip in the same directory at the same time on both units. Doing so results in the
loss of edits to the clip closed first.

The first step to installin g InSync is to run the Setup program on the InSync
CD-ROM. You must install InSync on one of the Profile XPs (the master) that you
will use. You might want to install InSync on the slave Profile XP as well as the
master. Having InSync installed and ready to run can be convenient if you need to
operate the sla ve Profile XP as master and a ssign a new s lave to maintai n redundancy.

To install InSync you must be logged on as Administrator. For information about
logging on as Administrator, see the Profile XP System Guide.

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on the Profile XP you’ve chosen to be master.
Choose

2. Follow on-screen instructions, clicking
installation program.

Start | Run and browse for Setup.exe on the CD-ROM.

Next and Finish, to work through the

Starting and stopping InSync

As InSync runs, it provides continuous , automati c mirrori ng of the mast er Profi le XP
on the slave Profile XP (unless you configure it to only run manually).

Start InSync by opening the following file:

C:\profile\InSync.exe

The Countdown dialog box appears.

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Setting master and slave Profile XPs

This dialog box allows you to manually view and/or load a previously saved
configuration file . If you do not manually vi ew or load a c onfigurat ion fil e before the
countdown time peri od expires, In Sync automatical ly loads t he configurati on file that
you used last. The first time you start InSync, it loads a default configuration file,
which is stored at C:/InSync.cfg.

There is a pause as the confi guration fil e loads and InSync ge ts a list of clip s from the
XP. This pause can last for se veral seconds , dependi ng on the nu mber of cl ips on t he
XP. After the pause, the InSync main interface opens.

InSync opens with the Synchronization List area displayed. The status area, at the
bottom of the InSync application window, displays a summary of the configuration
currently loaded. Depending on the current configuration, synchronization might
begin immediately, in whi ch case a queue of synchronizat ion tasks is displayed in th e
Synchronization List area. The progress of the task currently being processed is
reported in the “%” colum n. When a task completes, it is purged from the queue.

To stop the curren t sync hroniz at ion pr ocesse s but l ea ve the InSync a pplic at ion ope n,
click the Pause button.
To close the InSync application altogether, click
Continue with the following procedures to create, save, and use configurations to

control InSync operation

.

File | Exit.

Setting master and slave Profile XPs

You must define a master Pr ofile XP and a slave Profile XP before any
synchronization takes place. The Profile XPs must meet requirements as in “Profile

System requirements” on page 7. To test the connectivity required for InSync, use

Media Manager and do a transfer between the Profile XPs.
To set master and slave Profile XPs, do the following:

1. Click

Config | View. The Configuration dialog opens.

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2. In the Master box, enter the machine name an d path to the volume or bin that
contains the clips to be backed up or mirrored. Use forward slashes.

3. In the

4. When you are satisfie d with your settings, c lick

Slave box, enter the machine name and path to the volume or bin to which

clips are duplicated or mirrored. Use forward sl ashes.

Apply to put settings int o effect and

leave the dialog open, or click
When you click OK, the following occurs:

• If the manual synchronization mode is currently selected, no synchronization

processes begin.

• If event, periodic, or timed synchronization mode is currently selected, a

synchronization process might begin, depending on other settings. Refer to

“Running synchronizations” on page 16.

OK to put settings into effect and close the dialog.

About synchronization

There are two phases of synchronization, as follows:

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Configuring synchronization rules

Initial synchronization — This runs only when a configuration is first loaded. This

occurs when the In Sync application is f irst started. It also occurs when a configuration
is modified and you click the

In preparation for initial synchronization, InSync compares the clips on both the
master and slave. The following conditions are detected:

• Clips present on one system but not on the other

• Clips present on both systems
Based on these conditions, InSync runs the initial synchronization. The

synchronization behavior is determined by the currently loaded configuration.

Ongoing synchronization — This is the primary sy nchroni za tion pro cess th at runs on

a regular basis for as long as the InSync application remains open. I t runs only after
the initial s ynchronization is complete and is triggered according to the
synchronization rules in the currently loaded configuration. In preparation for an
ongoing synchronization process, InSync compares the clips on both the master and
slave. The following conditions are detected:

• Clips present on one system but not on the other

• Clips pre sent on both systems that are identical

OK button.

• Clips present on both systems that are not identical. This includes clips that have

been created (recorded or copied), modified (trimmed or renamed), or otherwise
modified on one or both systems since the last ongoing synchronization occurred.

Based on these conditions, InSync runs synchronization processes according to the
currently loaded configuration.

Configuring synchronization rules

Configure the rules for InSync’s synchronization processes as follows:

1. Click

2. To control the behavior of initial synchronization, select one of the

3. Select one of the following Synchroniz ati on Mod es:

Config | View. The Configuration dialog opens.

Synchronization Directions, as explained in the following table:

If you select this
synchronization direction…

One Way Copy to slave Nothing
BiDirectional With Initial Delete Delete from master Delete from slave
BiDirectional With Initial

Duplicate

InSync initia lly does th is to
clips on the master but not on
the slave…

Copy to slave Copy to master

And this to clips on the slave
but not on the master…

•

Event — Synchronize s each ti me InSync d etects a change in the master or slave

file system, such as when a file is created (recorded or copied), modified
(trimmed or renamed), or deleted.

•

Manual — Synchronizes only when you click the Start button.

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• Periodic — When a synchronizatio n completes, InSync waits for a specif ied

time period, then automatically triggers another synchronization. Enter the time
period that you want InSync to wait between synchronizations.

•

Timed — Synchronizes at s peci fied times . To spe ci fy ti mes, cl ick t he Set T imes

button. The Select Time di alog box opens.

Enter a synchronization start time and click

Add. Repeat until all your desired

start times are added, then close the dialog box.

4. To control the behavior of ongoing synchronization, select one of the
Synchronization Directions, as explained in the following tables:

• If Event synchronization mode is selected, settings behave as follows:

If you select this
synchronization
direction…

One Way Nothing Delete from slave Copy to slave Nothing
BiDirectional

With Initial Delete
BiDirectional

With Initial
Duplicate

InSync does this
to clips deleted
from the slave
only…

Delete from
master

Delete from
master

And this to clips
deleted from the
master only…

And does this to
clips modified on
the master only…

And this to clips
modified on the
slave only…

Delete from slave Cop y to slave Copy to master

Delete from slave Cop y to slave Copy to master

• If Manual, Period , or Time sync hronization mode is selec ted, setti ngs behave as

follows:

If you select this
synchronization
direction…

One Way Copy to slave Nothing Copy to slave Nothing

InSync does this
to clips deleted
from the slave
only…

And this to cl ip s
deleted from the
master only…

And does this to
clips modified on
the master only…

And this to cl ip s
modified on the
slave only…

BiDirectional
With Initial Delete

Delete from
master

Delete from slave Copy to slave Copy to master

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If you select this
synchronization
direction…

BiDirectional
With Initial
Duplicate

InSync does this
to clips deleted
from the slave
only…

Copy to slave No thing Copy to slave Copy to master

And this to clips
deleted from the
master only…

And does this to
clips modified on
the master only…

And this to cl ip s
modified on the
slave only…

5. Configure values for Queue Retry as follows:

•

Retry Attempt — When InSync cannot copy o r delete a file , it can try the process

again. Enter the number of times that you want InSync to try again.

•

Retry Interval — Enter the num ber of minutes that you want InSync to wait

between retries.

6. Select one of the foll owing Delete Processing Modes:

•

Normal — When a clip has a delete task listed in the synchronization queue,

InSync processes the delete task and deletes the clip during the normal
synchronization process. Each clip deletion is recorded in the History List.

•

No-Delete — When a clip has a delete task listed in the synchronization queue,

InSync does not process the delete task and the clip remains untouched. These
unprocessed delete tasks remain in the synchronization list until a new
synchronization runs. InSync does not retain any history or log entries of these
unprocessed delete tasks.

Delete Confirm — When a clip h as a delete task listed in th e synchronization

•
queue, InSync does not process the delete task during the synchronization
process. Instead, I nSync places th e clip’s delete task i n the Confirm Delete List,
so that you can later view the list and manually accept or reject each clip
deletion. Refer to “Managing individual synchronization tasks” on page 17.

7. When you are satisfie d with your settings, c lick
leave the dialog open, or click

OK to put settings into effect and close the dialog.

Apply to put settings int o effect and

When you click OK, the following occurs:

• If the manual synchronization mode is currently selected, no synchronization

processes begin.

• If event, periodic, or timed Synchronization Mode is currently selected, a

synchronization process might begin, depending on other settings. Refer to

“Running synchronizations” on page 16.

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Defining filters

You can define a filter by which InSync only processes certain files during
synchronization, as follows :

1. Click

Config | View. The Configuration dialog opens.

2. Click the

Filter tab.

3. Click

Add. A filter name appears in the Filters list. Change the filter name to a name

or your choosing.

4. With your new filter st ill selected in the

Filters list, select the filter settings to

include in that f ilter. As you s elect the check box for a filte r set ting, its parameter s
become enabled for modification.

5. For your selected filter settings, modify parameters as follows:

•

Path — Clips in the path are synchronized. Clips outside the path are not

synchronized. Make su re that the path defin ed here is in “Maste r”, as defined on
the General tab. Define the path by entering, in order, one of more of the

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following:

- Volume (such as EXT:

- Bin (su ch as default)

-Clip Name
View the path in Media Manager to verify that you have entered the correct

information.

•

Duration — Select Is Less Than, Is More Than, or Is B etween two given times.

Enter Hours:Minutes:Seconds.Frames to define the length of the clips to
synchronize.

•

Created Date Time — Select Is Earlier Than, Is Later Than, or In Between two

given times. Enter dates and times to define the age of the clips to synchronize
or select from the drop-down list.

•

Last Modified Date Time — Sele ct Is Earlier Th an, Is Later Than, or In Between two

given times. Enter dates and times to define the time last modified of the clips
to synchronize or select from the drop-down list.

•

Encoding Format — Select the format-type of the clips to synchronize: MPEG or
DV. If you want to synchronize both format-type s, do not select this f ilter setting.

6. Select filters in the

Filters list and use the Add, Duplicate, Delete, and Rename

buttons as necessary t o create your required list of filters. For exampl e, yo u coul d
duplicate and rename a fi lter severa l times and for ea ch duplicati on de-select some
of the filter settin gs or otherwise modify certain parameter s so as to create a seri es
of “windows” for tight control of the clips to be synchronized. You can have a
maximum of ten filters in the list. All filters in the list are processed when
synchronization occurs.

7. When you are satisfie d with your settings, c lick
leave the dialog open, or click

OK to put settings into effect and close the dialog.

When you click OK, the following occurs:

• If the manual synchronization mode is currently selected, no synchronization

processes begin.

• If event, periodic, or timed synchronization mode is currently selected, a

synchronization process might begin, depending on other settings. Refer to

“Running synchronizations” on page 16.

Saving a configuration file

The default configuration file is stored at C:\InSync.cfg. This default configuration
file is updated whenever you modify InSync configuration, unless you intentionally
save a configuration file with a specific name or location, as explained in this
procedure.

Apply to put settings int o effect and

You can create and save multiple configuration files, as follows:

1. Configure settings as in “Setting master and slave Profile XPs” on page 9,

“Configuring sync hronization rules” on pag e 11, and “Defining filters” on pag e 14

to create a configuration that you want to save.

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2. Click OK to retain current settings.

3. Click

4. Name the configuration file, navigate to a location, and save the file as type *.cfg.

5. Repeat this procedure to save other configuration files.

Config | Save. The Save Configuration File As dialog box opens.

Loading a configuration file

You can load one of your previously saved configuration files as means of
re-configuring all settings in a batch, as follows:

1. If InSync is not already running, start it as in “Starting and stopping InSync” on

page 8. When the Countdown dialog box appears, click

Configuration File dialog box appears. Continue with step 3 of this procedure.

2. If InSync is alread y running, click
dialog box appears.

3. Navigate to the location of your saved configuration file, select it, and load it.
InSync settings are re-configured accordingly.

4. Click

Config | View to confirm that you have the correct settings.

Config | Load. The Load Configuration File

Running synchronizations

InSync is intended t o be used primar ily as an automat ic synchroniz ation tool that runs
continuously in the bac kground a nd triggers sy nchroniza tion proce sses as def ined by
the rules that you configure. The mechanisms that run th e synchronization processes
are designed for this use, as follows:

Load Config. The Load

• In the manual synchronization mode, click the Start button to start a
synchronization. Only in the manual synchronization mode can you directly
control the star t of a synchronization in this way. This is the onl y sy nchronization
mode in which the Start button is enabled.

• In any synchronizat ion mode you can pa use a currently running synchronizat ion by
clicking the Pause but ton . When you do so, the currentl y dupl i cat ing task, if

any, is cancelled. Th e Pause but ton then becomes th e Resume but ton. Click ing the
button again resumes processing at the same task.

• InSync refreshes its synchronization rules at the following times: when InSync
starts up; when a configuration is changed and you click OK; or when you
manually load a configu ration file. If a synchronization is underway at any of t hese
times, the synchroniza tion i s cance lled a nd a new s ynchroni zati on runs as fol lows:

• If the configuratio n is set to manual synchronization mode, no synchron iza ti on

starts.

• If the configuration is set to periodic synchronization mode, synchronization

starts immediately.

• If the configurati on is set to event synchronizat ion mode, synchr onization st arts

immediately.

• If the configurati on is set to timed synchroniz ation mode, InSync reads the start

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time in the configuration, and automatically starts synchronization when the
time arrives.

Managing individual synchronization tasks

Individual synchro nization tasks are li sted as a queue in the synch ronizati on list. The
following procedures explain how you can manage the task s as they appear i n the li st.

About task blocks

Individual tasks in the list can be re lated such that the y form task blocks. Fo r example,
when a task uses a clip which is a result of an earlier copy or rename task, these two
tasks are re lated. Multiple tasks can be inter-related in this way to form a task block.

As you manage individual t asks, you can do so only t o the extent that you do n ot break
task block relationships. For example, if you are moving a task up or down the list,
you might find that it will not move past a related task if it creates an illogical
sequence, such as renaming a clip after it has been deleted. In this case you need to
move the related tasks as well and keep the task block intact.

Re-arranging the order of synchronization tasks

You can move tasks up or down the queue as follows:

1. Right-click a task in the synchronization list.

2. On the pop-up menu, select Up or Down. This moves the task one row in the

direction selected. Repeat this step until the task is in the required position.

Excluding synchronization tasks

You can individually exc lud e a tas k so tha t it i s not p rocess ed. Th is cau ses InS ync to
skip the excluded task as it works down through the synchronization queue.

To exclude a task, do the following:

1. Right-click a task in the synchronization list for which the value in the Exclude

column is N. N is the value for a normally included task.

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Including synchronization tasks

2. On the pop-up menu, s elect Exclude. This changes th e value in the Exclude column
from N to Y. InSync will now skip the task (and other task-block related tasks)
when the task reaches the currently processing position at the head of the queue.
Excluded tasks move past t he cur ren tl y processing position and a ccumulate at the
top of the synchronization list area while other tasks continue their processing
beneath.

You can individually include an excluded task, as follows:

1. Right-click a task in the synchronization list for which the value in the Exclude
column is Y. Y is the value for an excluded task.

2. On the pop-up menu, select
from Y to N. InSync will now process the task. Excluded tasks that InSync
previously skippe d and that remain at the top of the sync hronization list area drop
to the bottom of the list upon their inclusion.

Include. This changes the value in the Exclude column

Manually controlli ng deletion s

These features appl y only when the Synchr onizatio n Directi on is se t to BiDirec tional
With Initial Delete.

InSync provides a pr ocess whereby no clip is delete d unless you individu ally confi rm
its deletion. To set up and use this process, do the following:

1. As explained in “Configuring sync hronization rules” on page 11, set your current
configuration to

2. Allow one or more synchro niz ation s to run i n which t he conf igurat ion ru le s direc t
one or more clips to be deleted.

3. Click

View | Confirm Delete List. The Confirm Delete List opens.

Delete Confirm.

Delete tasks, i ncluding task- block related tasks, are listed for clips that s hould have
been deleted, but were no t. This is the result of setti ng the configuration to Conf irm
Delete.

4. For each clip that you want to confirm for deletion, select the row and cl ick the
Delete button. You can use Ctrl + Click or Shift + Cli ck to select multiple

rows. InSync immediately moves these delete tas ks, with their task-block related
tasks, to the bottom of the synchronization queue and then closes the Confirm
Delete List window. InSync processes the delete tasks when the tasks reach the
currently processing position at the head of the queue.

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Viewing synchronization history

To view a list of the synchronization tasks processed since InSync was last started,

View | History List. The History List opens.

click

Viewing the history log

InSync saves history logs for the last 30 days of activity, which includes startup,
shutdown, and the tasks co mpleted by InSync . Log files are stored in C:\GVG\InSync
History. A history log f ile is named Insynclog.xxyyy, where xx is the day of the month
and yy is the running number of total log files present. You can view a log file with
WinTail or a text editor such as Notepad.

Viewing synchronization history

Changing the slave Profile XP to be master

If you must remove the master Profile XP (call it Unit A) from service and place the
slave Profile XP (call it Unit B) on line, and you want to maintain redundancy, you
must reassign Profile XP B to be master and assign a different Profile XP (call it Unit
C) as slave. You can do this by prepari ng a config uration fi le in adva nce, so that you
can quickly load it should the need arise, or you can simply change the current
configuration. In either case, use the following procedure to create the required
configuration.

To change the designation of Profile XP B from slave to master, do the following:

1. Install InSync on Profile XP B (if it is not already installed). Follow the installation

instructio ns given earlier.

2. On Profile XP B, set Profile XP B as master and Profile XP C as slave.

3. Select

4. Make other configurations, according to your synchronization requirements.

5. Click

6. Is you do not want to use the configuration file immediately, save it with an

7. If you do want to use the conf iguration immediately, fir st make sure that PortServer

Manual synchronization mode so that you can control the start of the

synchronization.

OK.

appropriate name, then re-load your previous configuration.

is running on Profile XP C, then click the Start button.

8. After the initial synchronization completes, you can change the synchronization

mode according to your ongoing synchronization requirements.

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