Juniper MEDIA FLOW CONTROLLER 2.0.4 Installation Manual

Media Flow Controller and Media Flow Manager Installation Guide

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Published: 2010-9-17

Media Flow Controller and Media Flow Manager Installation Guide

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Document History

Date Media Flow Controller Version Comments

2010-4-27 Release 2.0 Document Version 2.0

2010-5-14 Release 2.0.1 Document Version 2.0a

2010-5-20 Release 2.0.2 Document Version 2.0b

2010-6-17 Release 2.0.2 Document Version 2.0c

2010-9-17 Release 2.0.4 Document Version 2.0d

Date Media Flow Manager Version Comments

2010-9-17 Release 2.0.0 Document Version 2.0d

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

End User License Agreement ..................................................................... III

Document History ........................................................................................V

Preface ..................................................................................................... 1.9

Guide to This Document ............................................................................................... 1.9

Documentation and Release Notes .............................................................................. 1.9

Typographical Conventions ........................................................................................ 1.10

Terminology ................................................................................................................ 1.10

Documentation Feedback ........................................................................................... 1.11

Requesting Technical Support.................................................................................... 1.11

Self-Help Online Tools and Resources .............................................................................. 1.11

Opening a Case with JTAC ................................................................................................ 1.12

Getting Started ....................................................................................... 2.13

Obtaining Software for Installation.............................................................................. 2.13

Pre-installation Planning ............................................................................................. 2.14

Release Installation Guidelines................................................................................... 2.14

Host Bus Adapter / Hard Drive Controller........................................................................... 2.14

Choosing a Controller for Your Media Flow Controller................................................. 2.15

Configuring the Controller and Arrays for Optimum Performance................................ 2.15

Accessing the Console Port........................................................................................ 2.15

System Requirements................................................................................................. 2.16

Example: Machine Setup............................................................................................ 2.16

Connecting and Logging In......................................................................................... 2.18

Changing Ethernet Name Assignments After Installation ........................................... 2.18

Upgrading and Rebooting ........................................................................................... 2.19

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Saving and Applying a Configuration ................................................................................. 2.19

Upgrading (Web Interface) ................................................................................................. 2.20

Upgrading (CLI).................................................................................................................. 2.20

Rebooting ........................................................................................................................... 2.22

Managing Configuration Files............................................................................................. 2.23

Known Installation Issues ........................................................................................... 2.23

Installation on Dell Equipment............................................................................................ 2.23

Installing Media Flow Controller with a CD or USB ................................ 3.25

Before Installing Media Flow Controller with a CD or USB ......................................... 3.25

Creating CDs .............................................................................................................. 3.25

Ethernet Naming Options............................................................................................ 3.25

Flash Ethernet Port LEDs, Ethernet Naming Option 3 ....................................................... 3.26

Configure Ethernet Names Interactively, Ethernet Naming Option 4................................. 3.27

Specify Devices to Use For eth0 and eth1, Ethernet Naming Option 5.............................. 3.29

Reset Ethernet Device Naming Back to Default, Ethernet Naming Option 6 ..................... 3.31

Installing Media Flow Controller Software—CD or USB ............................................. 3.31

Setting Up Basic System Connectivity........................................................................ 3.33

Installing Media Flow Controller with PXE ............................................. 4.35

PXE Overview............................................................................................................. 4.35

Before Installing Media Flow Controller with PXE....................................................... 4.35

Setting Up PXE Overview........................................................................................... 4.35

Setting Up Your PXE Server .............................................................................................. 4.36

Setting Up the PXE Installation Software ........................................................................... 4.36

PXE Installation Options..................................................................................................... 4.37

Installing Media Flow Controller Software from the Network—PXE ........................... 4.38

Installing Media Flow Manager .............................................................. 5.41

Media Flow Manager Overview .................................................................................. 5.41

Before Installing Media Flow Manager........................................................................ 5.42

Installing Media Flow Manager—CD-ROM/USB ........................................................ 5.42

Installing Media Flow Manager from Network—PXE .................................................. 5.42

CHAPTER 1 Preface Media Flow Controller and Media Flow Manager Installation Guide

CHAPTER 1

Preface

The Juniper Networks Media Fl ow Controller and Media Flow Manager Installation G uide is

written for system and network administrators who plan, implement, and manage media content delivery environments. Its purpose is to guide you through the installation of Media Flow Controller and Media Flow Manager software. In addition to Guide to This Document preface includes these topics:

• Documentation and Release Notes

• Typographical Conventions

• Te rm in ol og y

• Documentation Feedback

• Requesting Technical Support

, this

Guide to This Document

This document provides information on the following topics:

• Getting Started—Describes pre-installation planning and system requirements applicable

to all installations, and upgrade/reboot procedures.

• Installing Media Flow Controller with a CD or USB—Describes how to create CD-ROM

installation drives, how to install Juniper Networks Media Flow Controller using a CD-ROM or USB drive, and how to configure basic network connections.

• Installing Media Flow Controller with PXE—Describes how to set up your PXE server for a

Media Flow Controller installation, how to install Media Flow Controller using PXE, and how to configure basic network connections.

• Installing Media Flow Manager—Describes how to install Media Flow Manager using PXE,

and how to configure basic network connections.

Documentation and Release Notes

To obtain the most current version of all Juniper Networks® technical documentation, see the product documentation page on the Juniper Networks website at

http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/

Juniper Networks supports a technical book program to publish books by Juniper Networks engineers and subject matter experts with book publishers around the world. These books go beyond the technical documentation to explore the nuances of network architecture, deployment, and administration using Junos OS Software and Juniper Networks devices. In addition, the Juniper Networks Technical Library, published in conjunction with O'Reilly Media,

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explores improving network security, reliability, and availability using Junos OS configuration techniques. All the books are for sale at technical bookstores and book outlets around the world. The current list can be viewed at http://www.juniper.net/books

Typographical Conventions

Table 1 describes the typefaces used in this book.

Table 1 Typefaces Used in This Book

Typeface Use Example

Arial Ordinary text. The origin server organizes media

content hierarchically.

Arial Bold Commands in running text, and

Arial Italic

Courier New Text displayed online at a

Courier New Bold

Terminology

This section provides definitions for Juniper Networks and industry-standard terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader.

Edge cache: An appliance placed between the Internet and the Web server that caches

content (like Java Script, CSS, images, and so forth) and delivers them for the server, freeing up the Web server for other processes. Media Flow Controller as an edge cache is effectively a “reverse proxy” that provides these benefits: reduces the load (network and CPU) on an origin server by servicing previously retrieved content and enhances the user experience due to a decrease in latency.

NIC Network Interface Controller/Card. Origin Library The source of media content.

Use the interface command to

screen elements such as page titles, and option labels.

Book titles, and emphasis. See the Juniper Networks Media

command line.

Text that you type exactly as shown; variables are shown in chevrons (< > ), parameters (which may include variables) are shown in box brackets ([ ]), options are shown in curly brackets ({ }). Runon lines are indicated by an indent (as shown at right).

configure IP addresses. In the Management Console, use

the Setup > Date and time page.

Flow Controller Administrator’s Guide and CLI Command Reference

Please enter your IP address

interface eth0 ip address <IP address>

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Origin Server The media content server. Juniper Networks Media Flow Controller can be

configured as an Origin Server as well as an Edge Cache.

SAS Serial attached SCSI. A data transfer technology designed to move data to and from

computer storage devices such as hard drives and tape drives.

SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A computer bus technology primarily

designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk.

SSD Solid-state drive, a storage device using solid-state memory to store persistent data.

Documentation Feedback

We encourage you to provide feedback, comments, and suggestions so that we can improve the documentation. You can send your comments to

techpubs-comments@juniper.net, or fill out the documentation feedback form at

https://www.juniper.net/cgi-bin/docbugreport/

following information with your comments:

■ Document or topic name

■ URL or page number

■ Software release version (if applicable)

. If you are using e-mail, be sure to include the

Requesting Technical Support

Technical product support is available through the Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center (JTAC). If you are a customer with an active J-Care or JNASC support contract, or are covered under warranty, and need post-sales technical support, you can access our tools and resources online or open a case with JTAC.

• JTAC Policies—For a complete understanding of our JTAC procedures and policies,

review the JTAC User Guide located at

http://www.juniper.net/customers/support/downloads/710059.pdf

• Product Warranties—For product warranty information, visit

http://www.juniper.net/support/warranty/

• JTAC Hours of Operation—The JTAC centers have resources available 24 hours a day,

7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Self-Help Online Tools and Resources

For quick and easy problem resolution, Juniper Networks has designed an online self-service portal called the Customer Support Center (CSC) that provides you with the following features:

• Find CSC offerings:

http://www.juniper.net/customers/support/

• Search for known bugs:

http://www2.juniper.net/kb/

• Find product documentation:

http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/

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• Find solutions and answer questions using our Knowledge Base:

http://kb.juniper.net/

• Download the latest versions of software and review release notes:

http://www.juniper.net/customers/csc/software/

• Search technical bulletins for relevant hardware and software notifications:

https://www.juniper.net/alerts/

• Join and participate in the Juniper Networks Community Forum:

http://www.juniper.net/company/communities/

• Open a case online in the CSC Case Manager:

http://www.juniper.net/cm/

To verify service entitlement by product serial number, use our Serial Number Entitlement (SNE) Tool located at

https://tools.juniper.net/SerialNumberEntitlementSearch/

Opening a Case with JTAC

You can open a case with JTAC on the Web or by telephone. Please have the serial number of the system.

• Use the Case Manager tool in the CSC at

http://www.juniper.net/cm/

• Call 1-888-314-JTAC

(1-888-314-5822 – toll free in the USA, Canada, and Mexico)

For international or direct-dial options in countries without toll-free numbers, visit

http://www.juniper.net/support/requesting-support.html

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CHAPTER 2

Getting Started

This chapter describes pre-installation planning and requirements that applies to all types of installations; as well as upgrading, rebooting, and basic configuration file management.

• “Obtaining Software for Installation” on page 13

• “Pre-installation Planning” on page 14

• “Accessing the Console Port” on page 15

• “System Requirements” on page 16

• “Example: Machine Setup” on page 16

• “Connecting and Logging In” on page 18

• “Changing Ethernet Name Assignments After Installation” on page 18

• “Upgrading and Rebooting” on page 19

• “Known Installation Issues” on page 23

Obtaining Software for Installation

There are two ways you can obtain the Media Flow Controller or Media Flow Manager software for installation on generic x86 64-bit hardware from Juniper Networks Support:

• Juniper Networks ships you a CD or USB drive with the software; you can also download

an ISO image and burn a CD. This guide describes how to install from CD or USB drive.

• You use PXE (preboot execution environment) to obtain the software image. You must

have a PXE server configured in order to use the PXE installation option and a Web server to serve the image. How to configure your PXE server for Media Flow Controller or Media Flow Manager installation and how to install with PXE is described in this guide.

Important! This guide describes Media Flow Controller and Media Flow Manager installation

on generic x86 64-bit hardware. This guide is not intended for use with Juniper Networks Media Flow Engine appliances on which the software is pre-installed.

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