Pinnacle Systems AirSpeed 5000 - 2.5 Administrator’s Guide
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Contents
Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 1 Working with the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Determining Your AirSpeed 5000 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Standalone Mode Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Team Mode Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interplay Production Mode Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for Standalone or Team Mode) . . . . . . . 20
Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for Interplay Production Mode) . . . . . . . 23
The Login Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Logging In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Navigating the Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Server Mode Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring Your Basic Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The Record Templates Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Creating a New Record Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Copying an Existing Record Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Modifying an Existing Record Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deleting a Record Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Destination Templates Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating a New Destination Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Copying an Existing Destination Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Modifying an Existing Destination Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Deleting a Destination Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Record Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Setting Up Channels for Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Playback Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting Up Channels for Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
The Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Creating a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Copying an Existing User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Modifying User Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Deleting a User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
The Inventory Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
The VDCP Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
The GPI Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting Up GPI Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The FTP Folders Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Creating a New FTP Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Copying an Existing FTP Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Modifying an Existing FTP Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Deleting an FTP Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
The Activation Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Activating New Features and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Deactivation Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Deactivating Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
The Restart Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Restarting Applications and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
The Job Status Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cancelling Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The Configurations Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating and Saving a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Renaming Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Deleting Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Activating Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Exporting Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Importing Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
The Backup / Restore Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Backing Up your Current System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Restoring Saved System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Deleting Saved System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Resetting Your Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 2 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your AirSpeed 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Spares List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Hardware Upgrade Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Field Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preventative Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting Up Remote Access to the AirSpeed 5000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Verifying and Changing Media Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
AirSpeed 5000 Security Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Windows 7 Security Update Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Viewing System Health Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Troubleshooting Your AirSpeed 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Proxy Video Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Working with Media Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Handling Foreign Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Identifying and Replacing Failed Media Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Identifying Failed Media Drives (4-Channel Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Removing and Replacing Media Drives (4-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Re-RAIDing Media Drives from Scratch (4-Channel Model Servers) . . . . . . . . 98
Identifying Failed Media Drives (2-Channel Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Removing and Replacing Media Drives (2-Channel Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Re-RAIDing Media Drives from Scratch (2-Channel Model Servers) . . . . . . . 123
Moving an Entire RAID Array to Another Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Replacing System Drives in the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Moving System (OS) and Media Drives to a Different System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Removing and Replacing the Server Main Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Replacing a Power Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Identifying and Replacing Failed Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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Identifying and Replacing Failed Video I/O Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Accessing the Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 3 Upgrading Your AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
AirSpeed 5000 Hardware Upgrade Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
AirSpeed 5000 Server Hardware Upgrade Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Removing and Replacing the Server Main Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Removing the Video I/O Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Attaching the Codec Modules to the Video I/O Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Replacing the Video I/O Boards into the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Performing System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Diagnostic Window Explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Reviewing Hardware Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting the Hardware Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Playing a Video Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Capturing from an External Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Testing Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Capturing from the Play Frame Video (Loopback Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Testing Disk Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Diagnostic Test Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Appendix A Using AirSpeed 5000 with FTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
General Guidelines on Using FTP with AirSpeed 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
AirSpeed 5000 MXF OP1A Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Supported Video and Audio Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
FTP Workflow Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Software Revisions Tested for FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Working with Sony MPEG-2 HD Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Transferring Media Between Two AirSpeed 5000 Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Transferring Media Between AirSpeed 5000 and Omneon Servers . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Transferring Media Using Final Cut Pro and FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Transferring Media Using FCP Filezilla FTP with DNxHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Transferring Media Using FCP and FileZilla FTP (for AVC-Intra only). . . . . . . . . . 199
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Appendix B Up, Down, Cross Convert (UDX) Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Up/Down/Cross (UDX) Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
UDX Terms and Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Pillarbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Letterbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Center-Crop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Anamorphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Active Format Description (AFD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
AutoAFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
ATC and VITC Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Up Convert AFD Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Down Convert AFD Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
HD Cross Convert AFD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
SD Cross Convert AFD Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid ingest and playout server. You can use your
AirSpeed 5000 to capture incoming media directly into Avid shared storage or play out media to
air. Media can be captured directly into Avid ISIS workspaces unattended, freeing the Avid
editing system for editing. Use the Avid editing system to edit the captured media into sequences
and send the sequence back to the AirSpeed 5000 for playout.
This guide contains all the administration and configuration instructions you need to administer
the Avid product.
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows
systems.
The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system
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might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.
Symbols and Conventions
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7 system.
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the
A note provides important related information, reminders,
recommendations, and strong suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to
your computer or cause you to lose data.
A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.
Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when
handling electrical equipment.
order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the
File menu and then select the Import command.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list
indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.
If You Need Help
(Windows), (Windows
only), (Macintosh), or
(Macintosh only)
Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.
Courier Bold font
Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid product:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is
especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was
published.
New information would be found in the ReadMe file supplied on your Avid installation
DVD as a PDF document and is also available online.
This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified
operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.
items and keyboard sequences.
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.
You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe
because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To
view the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support. Online services are available 24
hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view
error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join
online message-board discussions.
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Accessing the Online Documentation
Accessing the Online Documentation
The Avid AirSpeed 5000 online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF
format. You can access the documentation in the Avid Knowledgebase. You need to download
and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid AirSpeed 5000 before you can access the PDF
documentation.
You need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid AirSpeed 5000 before you can
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access the PDF documentation.
Avid Training Services
Avid makes lifelong learning, career advancement, and personal development easy and
convenient. Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always
changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery methods
that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.
For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books,
please visit www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales at
800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).
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1 Working with the AirSpeed 5000
Management Console
The AirSpeed 5000 Management Console is a web-based interface that you will use to configure
and maintain your AirSpeed 5000 server.
Prior to proceeding with AirSpeed 5000 configuration using the Management Console, please
ensure that your AirSpeed 5000 server is installed and connected using the information in the
AirSpeed 5000 Setup Guide. In addition, there are some configuration requirements based on the
mode you are configured in. For more information, see “Configuration Requirements” on
page 15.
The following main topics describe how to use the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console to setup
and administer your AirSpeed 5000 system:
• Configuration Requirements
• Logging In
• Navigating the Management Console
• The Server Mode Page
• The Record Templates Page
• The Destination Templates Page
• The Record Page
• The Playback Page
• The Users Page
• The Inventory Page
• The VDCP Page
• The GPI Page
• The FTP Folders Page
• The Activation Page
• The Deactivation Page
• The Restart Page
• The Job Status Page
• The Configurations Page
• The Backup / Restore Page
Configuration Requirements
Before you begin using the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console, you must perform some basic
configuration based on the environment for your site.
For more information on the various environments AirSpeed 5000 can be configured in, see
“Determining Your AirSpeed 5000 Environment” on page 15.
Otherwise, if you know the environment for your site, see the following topics:
• “Standalone Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 16
• “Team Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 17
• “Interplay Production Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 18
Determining Your AirSpeed 5000 Environment
Configuration Requirements
The Avid AirSpeed 5000 server can be configured in one of three ways:
•In a Standalone Video Server environment, the AirSpeed 5000 uses only its own internal
storage for storing clips. Clips can be transferred directly between the Avid Editor (Media
Composer or NewsCutter) and the AirSpeed 5000.
•In a Te am environment, AirSpeed 5000 uses shared storage (no Interplay). Clips are
transferred directly between the AirSpeed 5000 and the shared storage.
•In an Interplay Production environment, the AirSpeed 5000 operates as a member of an
integrated Interplay workgroup and ISIS Shared storage environment. Clips are transferred
directly between the AirSpeed 5000 and the shared storage.
Before you can use the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console to configure your record and
playback settings, there are some basic configuration requirements you must perform. For more
information, see the following topics:
• “Standalone Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 16
• “Team Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 17
• “Interplay Production Mode Configuration Requirements” on page 18
Once you have performed the basic configuration for any of these environments, you can use the
AirSpeed 5000 Management Console to perform other administrator tasks.
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Standalone Mode Configuration Requirements
There are some requirements necessary when configuring AirSpeed 5000 in a Standalone mode.
If configuring for Standalone mode, you need to do the following:
• Configure the Avid Service Framework, as described in the topic “Configuring the Avid
Service Framework (for Standalone or Team Mode)” on page 20.
• In the Management Console on the AirSpeed 5000 Server, do the following:
- On the Server Mode page, specify Standalone mode.
- On the Record Template page, create a Record template that is customized for your
needs.
- On the Destination Template Page, create a Destination template. You can set the Clip
name and Tape Name if you want. Other fields are not used.
- On the Record page, set channel configurations.
- On the User’s page, create users with the same credentials as the OS users that they will
be logged in as on the Avid Editor. This enables these users to access the AirSpeed 5000
server inventory via the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console on the Avid Editor.
- On the Users page, create users with the same credentials as the OS users that they will
be logged in as on the Avid Editor. This enables these users to access the AirSpeed 5000
server inventory via the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console on the Avid Editor.
Configuration Requirements
• On the Avid Editor, you must do the following:
- Install Media Composer.
- Locate the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole.zip file and uncompress it to your
desktop.
- Within the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole folder, run Avid AirSpeed Remote
Console.exe.
- Install Interplay Transfer Engine/Client.
- Start the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console application.
- Connect to a server.
- Enable transfers for AirSpeed 5000 servers in a Standalone environment.
- Start the Interplay Transfer Engine
- Configure the Standalone settings
This can be done automatically in the Remote Console application (File > Configure Transfer
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Engine) or manually using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window.
For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console Operator’s Guide.
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Team Mode Configuration Requirements
This topic contains information on the requirements necessary when configuring AirSpeed 5000
in a Team mode.
If configuring for Team mode, you need to do the following:
• Configure the Avid Service Framework, as described in the topic “Configuring the Avid
Service Framework (for Standalone or Team Mode)” on page 20.
• In the Management Console on the AirSpeed 5000 Server, do the following:
- On the Server Mode page, specify Team m o de.
- On the Record Template page, create a Record template that is customized for your
needs.
- On the Destination Template page, create a Destination template that uses a valid
workspace on your shared storage. You can set the Clip name and Tape ID if you want.
Other fields are not used.
- On the Record page, set channel configurations. You can ignore the Destination
template settings in Team mode, since you define this with the ‘transfer destination of
last resort’ located on the Inventory page.
Configuration Requirements
- On the User’s page, create users with the same credentials as the OS users that they will
be logged in as on the Avid Editor. This enables these users to access the AirSpeed 5000
server inventory via the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console on the Avid Editor.
- On the Inventory page, select a Destination template for ‘Transfer destination of last
resort’. This is where the media will reside.
- On the Inventory page, select a workspace for ‘Master Clip Location (team)’. This is
where the .aaf clips reside.
• On the Avid Editor (Windows), you must do the following:
- Install Media Composer.
- Install ISIS Client Manager.
- Locate the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole.zip file and uncompress it to your
desktop.
- Within the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole folder, run Avid AirSpeed Remote
Console.exe.
- Install Interplay Transfer Client.
- Start the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console application.
- Connect to a server.
- Verify Team Mode is configured properly.
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For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console Operator’s Guide.
• On the Avid Editor (Macintosh), you must do the following:
- Install Media Composer.
- Install ISIS Client Manager.
- Install Interplay Transfer Client.
- In Media Composer Transfer settings, set the top server to the name of the machine and
enter a workgroup. Type the name of the destination AirSpeed 5000 server as the next
server below.
For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console Operator’s Guide.
Interplay Production Mode Configuration Requirements
This topic contains information on the requirements necessary when configuring AirSpeed 5000
in an Interplay Production mode.
If configuring for Interplay Production mode, you must do the following:
• Configure your Avid Service Framework to properly join the Interplay Production
environment, as described in the topic “Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for
Interplay Production Mode)” on page 23. For additional information, see “Avid Workgroup
Properties” in the Avid Service Framework User’s Guide.
Configuration Requirements
• In the Management Console on the AirSpeed 5000 Server, do the following:
- On the Server Mode page, specify Interplay Production mode, and complete the
Workgroup information.
- On the Record Template page, create a Record template that is customized for your
needs.
- On the Destination Template page, create a Destination template that uses a valid
workspace on your shared storage. You can set the Clip name and Tape ID if you want.
Other fields are not used.
- On the Record page, set channel configurations.
- On the User’s page, create users with the same credentials as Interplay users so they will
be able to access the AirSpeed 5000 server inventory via the AirSpeed 5000 Remote
Console on the Avid Editor.
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Configuration Requirements
• On the Avid Editor, you must do the following:
- Install Media Composer.
- Install ISIS Management Console
- Configure your Avid Service Framework to properly join the Interplay Production
environment, as described in the topic “Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for
Interplay Production Mode)” on page 23. For additional information, see “Avid
Workgroup Properties” in the Avid Service Framework Use r’s Guide .
- Locate the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole.zip file and uncompress it to your
desktop.
- Within the AvidAirSpeed5000RemoteConsole folder, run Avid AirSpeed Remote
Console.exe.
- Install Interplay Transfer Client.
- Start the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console application.
- Connect to a server.
- Verify Interplay Production Mode is configured properly.
For more information, see the AirSpeed 5000 Remote Console Operator’s Guide.
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Configuration Requirements
Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for Standalone or Team Mode)
If the AirSpeed 5000 server is going to operate in a Standalone or Team environment, the next
step is to configure the Avid Service Framework on the AirSpeed 5000 server.
This procedure is mostly for diagnostic purposes.
To configure the Avid Service Framework for Standalone or Team mode:
1. On the AirSpeed 5000 server, select Start > All Programs > Avid > Avid Framework >
Avid Workgroup Properties.
The Avid Workgroup Properties dialog box opens to the Services tab.
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2. Click Edit, and type Local Machine [AirSpeed 5000 servername] in the Preferred
Workgroup field.
This is so you are prompted to select a Workgroup in the Avid Service Configuration.
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Configuration Requirements
3. Click the Login tab, and make sure that the “Automatically join the preferred workgroup”
option is not selected.
4. Click the Lookup tab.
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Configuration Requirements
5. Do the following to add the workgroup to the list:
a. Click Add in the left pane.
b. Type Local Machine [AirSpeed 5000 servername], and click OK.
6. Do the following to add the Lookup service that will be associated with the Workgroup:
a. In the Workgroup area (left pane), highlight the local machine (server name).
b. In the Lookup Services area (right pane), click Add in the right pane to add a Lookup
service.
The Add Lookup Service dialog box opens.
7. In the Host name field, type localhost.
8. Click to select the Expected check box, and click OK to save the changes, and close the
Add Lookup Service dialog box.
9. In the Avid Workgroup Properties dialog box, click Apply to restart the services.
The Restart Avid Services message box opens asking if you want to restart services.
10. Click Yes to restart the service.
The service will be restarted.
11. Click OK to close the Avid Workgroup Properties dialog box.
12. Next, if your site uses Avid iNEWS Command, Interplay Capture, or CaptureManager to
control AirSpeed 5000 channels for capture or playout, you need to install the AirSpeed
Multi Stream Device Service on the AirSpeed 5000 server.
For more information on installing the AirSpeed Multi Stream Device, see the AirSpeed
5000 Setup Guide.
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Configuration Requirements
Configuring the Avid Service Framework (for Interplay Production Mode)
When configuring the AirSpeed 5000 server for Interplay Production mode, you need to
configure your Avid Service Framework to properly join your existing Interplay Production
environment using the Avid Workgroup Properties dialog box.
To configure the Avid Service Framework for Interplay Production mode:
1. On the AirSpeed 5000 server, select Start > All Programs > Avid > Avid Framework >
Avid Workgroup Properties.
The Avid Workgroup Properties dialog box opens to the Services tab.
2. On the Services tab, define the pre-existing Workgroup that the AirSpeed 5000 is going to
join.
3. On the Login tab, deselect the “Automatically join the preferred workgroup” checkbox.
4. On the Lookup tab, type the pre-existing Workgroup and Lookup services for the Interplay
workgroup that you are joining.
For more information, see the topic “Avid Workgroup Properties” in the Avid Service
Framework User’s Guide.
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The Login Page
The Login page provides you with the controls you need to navigate to and log in to the
AirSpeed 5000 Management Console.
For more information, see “Logging In” on page 24.
Logging In
This topic contains information on how to log into the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console.
To log into the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console
1. Navigate to the AirSpeed 5000 Management Console for your site.
The Login Page
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2. Click Log In.
The Log In Page opens.
The Login Page
3. Type your password in the Password field.
The default password is “Avid”.
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4. (Option) If you want to remain logged in, click the Keep me logged in check box. Selecting
this check box will keep you logged in for 48 hours. After 48 hours, you will need to log in
again. If you do not select this check box, you will get logged out after 20 minutes of
inactivity.
5. Click the Log In button.
The AirSpeed 5000 Server Information Welcome page opens and displays the following
fields:
- AirSpeed Software Revision - This field displays the AirSpeed 5000 software revision
that is currently installed on this server.
- AirSpeed Hardware Status - This field displays the hardware status of this system.
If your system’s hardware is working properly, the message “Status is OK” appears in
this field.
Otherwise, if you see any other message, such as “Status: Not OK”, Board1 Not OK”, or
“Board2 Unavailable”, you should do the following:
- Power cycle (full shutdown and restart) your system.
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The Login Page
- If available, review the detailed explanation in the AirSpeed Hardware Details field.
- If you still get the message, contact your Customer Support Representative for
additional instructions.
6. Do one of the following:
t If you are configuring your AirSpeed 5000 server for the first time, you should click the
Server Mode tab, complete the fields, and then move down the tabs, completing each
one sequentially. So, to begin configuring your AirSpeed 5000 server, select the Server
Mode tab and select your Server mode and settings.
For more information on the pages that you need to complete when configuring the
AirSpeed 5000 server for the first time, see “Navigating the Management Console” on
page 27.
t If you are performing a maintenance task, such as updating a setting, activating or
deactivating a feature, or performing any sort of maintenance or configuration update,
you click on the tab that is specific to the task you want to perform.
For information on determining which page to navigate to in order to perform a task, see
“Navigating the Management Console” on page 27.
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Navigating the Management Console
Navigating the Management Console
This topic contains information on how to navigate to the Management Console page(s) in order
to perform a specific administrator task or to troubleshoot a problem.
If you want to... Then, go to the following...
Configure your AirSpeed 5000 server
for the first time
Navigate through the following tabs, and complete the
information as necessary for your site:
• Server Mode tab. The “mode” that you select here dictates
some of your configuration requirements. For more
information, see “The Server Mode Page” on page 30.
• Record Template tab. For more information, see “The Record
Templates Page” on page 35.
• Destination Template tab. For more information, see “The
Destination Templates Page” on page 41.
• Record tab. For more information, see “The Record Page” on
page 45.
• Playback tab. For more information, see “The Playback Page”
on page 47.
• Users tab. For more information, see “The Users Page” on
page 53.
• Inventory tab. For more information, see “The Inventory
Page” on page 58.
• (Optional) VDCP tab. For more information, see “The VDCP
Page” on page 62.
• (Optional) GPI tab. For more information, see “The GPI Page”
on page 63.
• (Optional) FTP Folders tab. For more information, see “The
FTP Folders Page” on page 64.
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Navigating the Management Console
If you want to... Then, go to the following...
Configure your system for Record
(ingest)
Use the following tabs:
• Record Template tab. For more information, see “The Server
Mode Page” on page 30
• Destination template tab. For more information, see “The
Server Mode Page” on page 30
• Record tab. For more information, see “The Record Page” on
page 45.
• (Optional) VDCP tab. For more information, see “The VDCP
Page” on page 62.
• (Optional) GPI tab. For more information, see “The GPI
Page” on page 63.
Configure your system for Playout Use the following tabs:
• Playback Template tab. For more information, see “The
Playback Page” on page 47
• (Optional) VDCP tab. For more information, see “The VDCP
Page” on page 62.
• (Optional) GPI tab. For more information, see “The GPI
Page” on page 63.
Manage Record templates Record Template tab.
For more information, see “The Record Templates Page” on
page 35
Manage Destination templates Destination Template tab.
For more information, see “The Destination Templates Page” on
page 41
Obtain the System ID Server Mode tab.
For more information, see “The Server Mode Page” on page 30
Manage AirSpeed 5000 Remote
Console users
Users tab.
For more information, see “The Users Page” on page 53
Manage licenses (activate) Activation tab.
For more information, see “The Activation Page” on page 68
Deactivate licenses Deactivation tab.
For more information, see “The Deactivation Page” on page 72
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Navigating the Management Console
If you want to... Then, go to the following...
Manage FTP access Users tab.
For more information, see “The Users Page” on page 53.
Work with configurations (Backup
new/Restore previously saved)
Backup / Restore tab.
For more information, see “The Backup / Restore Page” on
page 81.
Configure VDCP settings VDCP tab
For more information, see “The VDCP Page” on page 62.
Configure GPI or GPO settings GPI tab.
For more information, see “The GPI Page” on page 63.
Setup FTP folders to transfer
imported or exported MXF OP1A
files via FTP
FTP Folders tab.
For more information, see “The FTP Folders Page” on page 64.
Configure system options Inventory tab.
For more information, see “The Inventory Page” on page 58.
Re-transfer media from the AirSpeed
5000 server to Shared storage
Inventory tab (in the “Transfer destination of last resort” field.
For more information, see “The Inventory Page” on page 58.
Manage Auto-deletes Inventory tab.
For more information, see “The Inventory Page” on page 58.
View the status of all currently
scheduled (running) or completed
transfer operations
Job Status tab.
For more information, see “The Job Status Page” on page 75.
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The Server Mode Page
The Server Mode page provides you with the basic controls you need to set up the AirSpeed
5000 server.
The Server Mode Page
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