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Avid® Interplay

Software Installation and Configuration Guide

Interplay v1.0.3

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Footage

Arizona Images — KNTV Production — Courtesy of Granite Broadcasting, Inc., Editor/Producer Bryan Foote. Eco Challenge Morocco — Courtesy of Discovery Communications, Inc. News material provided by WFTV Television Inc. Tornados + Belle Isle footage — Courtesy of KWTV News 9. WCAU Fire Story — Courtesy of NBC-10, Philadelphia, PA. Women in Sports – Paragliding — Courtesy of Legendary Entertainment, Inc.

Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide • 0130-07635-01 Rev B • November 2006 • 11/16/06 10:49

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Avid Interplay Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 1 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Performing an Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installation Check List and Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Setup and Configuration Documentation . . . . . . . . . 17

Avid Unity ISIS Setup and Configuration Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Verify Entries on the DNS Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configure The DNS Server to Support Reverse Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Non-DNS Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Computers with Multiple Network Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configuring an Avid Unity ISIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Know Where your Subnets are on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Time Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using AirSpeed and Low Res Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Diagnosing Workgroup Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers . . . . . . 20

Accessing Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Manually Setting a Target Workspace For Voice Over Assets . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using AirSpeed Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using Interplay Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Avid Editing Applications, Assist, and Instinct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Application Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Details on the Interplay Framework Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Server Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Different Types of Media Indexers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recommended Shutdown and Startup Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Shutting Down a Media Indexer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Interplay Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 2 Installing Software on Interplay Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Starting the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing Avid Interplay Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Server and Interplay Media Services and

Transfer Status Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing Software on the Media Services Server and Media Services

Provider Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Configuring the Interplay Media Services Software and Services. . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Important Installation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing the AvidMI.vmoptions File on the Media Indexers in a

High Availability Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Installing the Media Indexer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turning off Interplay Framework Services to Conserve System Memory . . . . . 47

Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software. . . . . . . . 53

Chapter 3 Installing Software on Interplay Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Installing Software on Avid iNEWS Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist Systems . . . . 56

Installing Software on an Interplay Access System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Interplay Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Configuring the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to Recognize

Shared Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring Media Indexer to Monitor a P2 Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Changing P2 Cards in the Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 4 Installing Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Performing a Custom Install of the Interplay Framework Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Verifying that the Interplay Framework Services are Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Disabling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and

Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Browsing the DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Configuring the Time Sync Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Configuring a Multicast Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Understanding Multicast Repeaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Determining If You Need to Configure a Multicast Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Checking Whether the System is Recognized by the

Interplay Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Determining if a System is on a Different Subnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Configuring a Multicast Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 5 Installing and Configuring an Archive Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Installing the Interplay Access Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Installing the FlashNet Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Setting Up a Failover System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Updating the Archive Engine Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Chapter 6 SR2400 Slot Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid® Interplay™ product.

This guide contains overview installation instructions and configuration information for the Interplay components on the Avid Interplay Installer DVD.

Revision History

Date Revised Changes Made

11/14/06 Updated for Interplay v1.0.3

9/08/06 First Release.

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommittees) in the

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+C or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform 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.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

mouse action. For example, Ctrl+drag.

Using This Guide

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using the Interplay products:

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 for the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published:

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes,

they ship with your application and are also available online.

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is

supplied on your Avid installation CD or DVD as a PDF document and is also available online.

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 these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu. or visit

the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/readme.

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/onlinesupport. 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.

The Avid Interplay Online Library

The Online Library for your Avid Interplay products contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can also obtain the PDF files on the Avid Knowledge Base.

You will need Adobe® Reader® to view the PDF documentation online. You can download the latest version from the Adobe web site.

How to Order Documentation

This document is not printed. The latest version is available on the Avid Knowledge base. To order additional copies of printed documentation from within the United States, call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local Avid representative.

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To learn about Avid's new online learning environment, Avid Learning Excellerator (ALEX), visit http://learn.avid.com.

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Using This Guide

Chapter 1

Installation Overview

This document describes how to use the Avid Interplay Installer DVD to install the various Interplay components. This includes the order in which to install items and any special considerations when you are combining services and applications on the same system.

Refer to the installation check list for a list of the various steps required to install the Interplay products.

This chapter describes the following topics:

• Installation Check List and Installation Steps

• Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System

• Network Considerations

• User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

• Application Keys

• Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

• Recommended Shutdown and Startup Order

• Using the Interplay Installer

Performing an Upgrade

The following items apply to upgrading the components on your Interplay system to Interplay v1.0.3:

• Use the Interplay Installer DVD software to perform the uninstall of the pervious versions of software components. For example, when you start the Media Indexer installer, it will detect whether there is an older version of the software and it will ask you if you want to uninstall the previous version. This is a good way to uninstall the previous version. You do not have to use the Control Panel to perform the uninstall.

• Backup your Interplay database and any other user data before performing the upgrade. For information on backing up your database, see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Access Administration Guide.

Chapter 1 Installation Overview

• Do not uninstall the Avid Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine software unless instructed by Avid support. Uninstalling the software could require additional steps to reactivate your database. When performing an upgrade, the installation software takes care of removing the previous version of the software.

• When you perform an uninstall of the Media Indexer software, the installer stops rather than continuing on to install the new version. You must restart the installer to install the new software.

• If you have more than 10 clients on your Interplay system, the Media Indexers in the High Availability Group require the modification of a file after the install. The modifications allow the Media Indexers to allocate memory for servicing requests from the client applications. See the installation checklist for more information.

Installation Check List and Installation Steps

You use the Interplay Installer DVD to install Interplay software components on the various servers and clients. This document describes how to use the Interplay Installer DVD and also points to appropriate documents for additional configuration information.

Use the individual installer DVDs for the various Avid editing applications and use the Interplay Installer DVD to install the software required to make the Avid editing application a member of the Interplay environment.

The application software for Avid Interplay Assist and Avid iNEWS Instinct is on the Avid Interplay Installer DVD.

Install and configure the software as follows:

1. Determine how you will set up your Interplay environment. There are sample

configurations in the Avid Best Practices guide and you should discuss the setup with your Avid representative. In particular, determine the following:

- Determine your Media Indexer server configuration. See the Avid Interplay Best

Practices guide and “Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers” on page 28.

- Determine where the Avid Lookup Service will run. The Lookup service is part of

the Interplay Framework. See “Details on the Interplay Framework Components”

on page 24.

- If you are using Interplay Transcode or an Interplay Archive Engine, determine

where your Interplay Media Services server will reside and where your Transcode, ProEncode, and Archive providers will reside. One Transcode and one ProEncode provider can reside on the same system as the Interplay Media Services but an Archive Provider may require its own server. See the Avid Interplay Readme for more information.

Installation Check List and Installation Steps

2. Check your Network as described in “Network Considerations” on page 18.

3. Set up the physical hardware that will be used in your Interplay environment. See

“SR2400 Slot Locations” on page 101.

4. If you will be setting up a cluster (failover) configuration of the Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive Engine, see the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide on the Avid Knowledge Base.

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5. Set up and configure Avid U nity

“Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System” on page 17 and “User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers” on page 20.

6. On the Interplay Engine server, use the Interplay Installer to install the following: a. Interplay Engine software.

MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS™ system. See

When you install the Interplay Engine, use the Custom Install option so that you can identify the Engine Execution user required by the Interplay Engine.

The user who installs the Interplay Engine must have an Administrator login and a password on the Interplay Engine system. That same user name and password must exist on the Avid Unity system. For more information about user accounts, see “User Names and

Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers” on page 20.

b. Interplay Access software

c. Interplay Adapter (required for AirSpeed Follow this installation order, installing the Interplay Adapter last. See “Installing

Software on the Interplay Engine Server” on page 36.

Make sure that you obtain and load the Interplay Engine license key promptly. The license key must match the dongle for the Interplay Engine server. For more information, see the

Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Access Administration Guide.

7. Configure the Interplay Engine software to create the Interplay Engine database and create users. See the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Access Administration Guide. For information on setting up a user database, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.

8. Perform the following procedures on the systems that will run the Avid I n terplay Media Indexers that monitor shared storage:

a. Use the Interplay Installer DVD to install the appropriate Interplay Framework

software. Do not install all components on a Media Indexer server. For more information, see “Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers” on page 28.

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When you install the Interplay Framework software, you must name your workgroup. The name is case sensitive and should not contain spaces. You can either choose a useful name or use the default, AvidWorkgroup.

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On Avid Unity ISIS you must set the “Use UNC (Letterless) Drive Mapping” option on the Media Indexers that monitor shared storage. In the Client Manager window, select Preferences, and select the letterless option.

b. Verify that the Interplay Framework is running. See “Verifying that the Interplay

Framework Services are Running” on page 83.

c. Install the Media Indexer software. See “Installing Software on an Avid Interplay

Media Indexer Server” on page 44.

d. For this release, determine whether you should edit a file on the Media Indexers that

are in the High Availability Group. See “Editing the AvidMI.vmoptions File on the

Media Indexers in a High Availability Group” on page 44.

e. Before you configure the Media Indexer software, make sure there is an

Avid MediaFiles directory on each workspace that the Media Indexer will monitor. You can use an Avid editing system to capture or import media to the workspace. You can also create the directory manually but if you do, carefully check the spelling and case of the text in the folder name.

f. Configure the Media Indexer to monitor your shared storage. See “Configuring a

Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage” on page 47. You must use UNC paths to

identify the shared storage folders.

Don’t connect only to the top level workspace. Connect to the Avid MediaFiles folder or another sub folder. Avoid monitoring folders that contain files that are not Avid media files.

9. At this point you can install and configure the following applications in any order:

- Install the Interplay software components for the Avid editing applications. See

“Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems” on page 59. See “Configuring the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to Recognize Shared Storage” on page 63.

- Install the Interplay software components and application software for Av id

iNEWS

iNEWS Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist Systems” on page 56.

- Install the Interplay software components on any systems that will run the

Interplay Access software. See “Installing Software on an Interplay Access

System” on page 58

- Install and configure Interplay Transfer. See “Installing Software on the Interplay

Transfer Server” on page 40.

- Install and configure CaptureManager

CaptureManager Server” on page 53. Also refer to the Avid CaptureManager

Installation and Configuration Guide. This CaptureManager document includes instructions for setting up Avid Low Res En c ode.

Instinct™ and Avid Interplay Assist. See “Installing Software on Avid

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Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System

- Install and configure an Archive Engine. This is similar to installing and

configuring an Interplay Engine as described earlier in this section. For more information, see “Installing and Configuring an Archive Engine” on page 97.

Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System

Before you install Interplay software, install and configure your Avid Unity system for shared storage. Interplay supports the following Avid Unity systems:

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork v4.1.4 and 4.2.2 (supports RoHS compliant hardware)

• Avid Unity ISIS v1.1b

Install the Avid Unity ISIS v1.1c client on Media Indexer servers that will monitor shared storage.

Depending on whether you have Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS, install the Connection Manager (MediaNetwork) or Client Manager (ISIS) on the client systems.

Do not use special characters or spaces in your workspace names.

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Setup and Configuration Documentation

The main setup guide for Avid Unity MediaNetwork is the Avid Unity MediaNetwork File Manager Setup Guide. Depending on your configuration you might also need one of the

following manuals:

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork PortServer Setup Guide

• Avid Unity MediaNetwork LANServer EX Setup Guide

Avid Unity ISIS Setup and Configuration Documentation

The main setup guide for Avid Unity ISIS is the Avid Unity ISIS System Setup Guide.

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Network Considerations

This section contains topics related to setting up your Interplay network environment.

Verify Entries on the DNS Server

Interplay Framework can become sluggish and unstable if there are incorrect entries in the DNS server for any of the computers in the Interplay environment. Symptoms include excessive CPU usage by the Interplay Framework Lookup service and Interplay Diagnostics. The tree view in the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor may also fail to populate if there are incorrect DNS entries.

Make sure that you correct any errors in DNS entries for name to IP resolution.

Configure The DNS Server to Support Reverse Lookup

If DNS is not configured for Reverse Lookup, Interplay Framework can not resolve IP addresses to host names. Symptoms include; tree views fail to populate in the Interplay Service Configuration, Interplay Diagnostics, and Health Monitor.

Ensure that the DNS server is configured to support Reverse Lookups.

Non-DNS Environments

In an non-DNS environment you must configure a host file on all systems, including the Avid Low Res Encode system. This is necessary so that the Interplay Framework can list the systems in its client applications such as the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor.

Computers with Multiple Network Interfaces

Computers that have multiple network interfaces in use must be entered in DNS so that all IP Addresses have the exact same hostname.

If you have multiple network interfaces on a computer and one is not used, use the Device Manager to disable the interface. If not, the computer may have problems communicating with the Interplay Framework Multicast Repeater. For more information on Multicast Repeaters, see “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 89.

Configuring an Avid Unity ISIS System

Network Considerations

On an Avid Unity ISIS system, if your network extends outside of ISIS Zone 1, you must configure a router to communicate between the two VLAN

Know Where your Subnets are on the Network

Create a system diagram that identifies the subnets on your Avid Interplay environment. You must install and configure the Multicast Repeater software on each subnet as part of the Avid Interplay Framework installation. For information on configuring Multicast Repeaters, see

“Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 89.

Time Synchronization

If you already have a system in place to maintain Time Sync on your network, you can continue to use that system. Or you can use the Interplay Framework Time Synchronization service to perform the same task.

The Avid Time Synchronization Service enables time synchronization between different machines in a workgroup. The Time Synchronization Service can operate in either Master mode or Slave mode. In Master mode, the service retrieves a reference time from a configured time source and redistributes it to the Slave services within the workgroup. The time source can be the local PC clock, an NTP server, or an Adrienne installed in a server, such as the CaptureManager server. In Slave mode, the Time Synchronization Service listens for time notifications from the workgroup and (optionally) sets the local PC clock to match.

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Timecode card

It is important to use only one time synchronism mechanism to set the local PC clocks in the Interplay environment. If a Time Synchronization Slave service is configured to set the local PC clock and it detects that some other mechanism (such as Windows 32 Time Services) changes the local clock, then the Time Sync Slave service will disable itself to avoid the local clock from jumping back and forth. The Time Sync slave will also post a Warning in the Health Monitor.

For more information on Time Sync, see “Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay

Environment” on page 86 and the Interplay Framework Readme at the top level of the

Interplay Installer DVD or on the Knowledge Base.

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Using AirSpeed and Low Res Encode

When using Avid AirSpeed important that you lock your video signal to your timecode source. For example, you can connect a video feed and a Time of Day timecode device into a sync device to lock the incoming video and audio with timecode.

It is also important that the two capture devices are in sync. If the captured high res video and low res video are off by a few frames, you should delay the video signal going to one of the capture devices in order to ensure that the two video signals match.

and Avid Low Res Encode to perform a dual ingest, it is

Diagnosing Workgroup Problems

Use the System Check tab of the Avid Interplay Workgroup Properties tool to detect and diagnose problems in your Interplay environment.

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

Some Avid products require user accounts on the Avid Unity system. The user names and passwords on the Avid Unity system must match the user names and passwords on the product server. If you are using a PortServer for Avid Unity MediaNetwork, these user accounts must also have the same accounts and passwords on the PortServer system.

Passwords are case sensitive so the passwords must match exactly.

For more details on setting up user accounts on the Interplay Engine server, see the Avid Interplay Installation Guide: Avid Interplay Engine, Avid Interplay Archive Engine, and Avid Interplay Access.

Accessing Workspaces

To allow the Interplay Engine to access the Avid Unity workspaces, you need to set up user accounts on both the Interplay Engine and Avid Unity system. The user name and password for these user accounts must match exactly on both the Interplay Engine and Avid Unity system. If the user names or passwords are different, the workspaces will not be available in Interplay Administrator settings, such as the Editor Database settings - Voice Over Target workspace.

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

If your Interplay environment includes Avid Unity v1.1B, the Voice Over Target workspace setting might display “No Items to Show” even though the user and password are correctly set. This error can occur when a large number of workspaces (approximately 100) are included in the workgroup environment. You can manually set a target workspace for voice over assets, see “Manually Setting a Target Workspace For Voice Over Assets” on page 21.

The workspaces available from the Interplay Administrator settings depends on the user account used to log in to the Interplay Administrator. For example, when you log in to the Interplay Administrator server using the Administrator account you can access all the Avid Unity workspaces; provided the users are setup correctly on both the Interplay Engine and Avid Unity system.

To access all workspaces:

1. Make sure the Administrator account on both the Interplay Engine and Avid Unity system have the exact same password. Passwords are case sensitive.

2. Log in to the Interplay Administrator server using the Administrator account.

To access a limited list of workspaces:

1. Make sure a user account with administrator privileges is created on the Interplay Engine and the same user name and password are used to create a user account on the Avid Unity system. These user accounts must have the exact same user name and password.

2. Log in to the Interplay Administrator server using this user account. The Avid Unity user’s workspace access privileges setting determine which workspaces

are available.

Manually Setting a Target Workspace For Voice Over Assets

If the Interplay Administrator - Editor Database settings - Voice Over Target Workspace menu displays “No Items to Show,” and the user and password are correctly set, you can manually set the voice over target workspace.

To manually set an audio voice over target workspace:

1. Log into Interplay Access as an Administrator.

2. In the Assets browser, right-click the database node (for example, AvidWG) and select Advanced > Get/Set Property.

The Get/Set Property dialog box opens.

3. On the Get/Set Property tab, in the Name text box, type:

com.avid.worgroup.settings.VoiceOver.TargetWorkspace

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Make sure you type the Property name exactly, because Property names are case sensitive.

4. In the Value text box, type the name of the workspace you want to use as the target workspace for audio voice over assets.

5. Click Apply.

6. Click OK.

Using Deletion

To allow deletion in an Interplay environment, you must set up the following user accounts. You can use any user name and password for these accounts, but the user name and passwords must match exactly on all servers.

• Avid Unity system

- Avid Unity user with administrator privileges for Interplay Engine. This user must

not be the Administrator account.

• Interplay Engine server

- Microsoft Windows user with administrator privileges

- Interplay Engine Execution user

When installing the Interplay Engine on the Interplay Engine server, select the Custom User Account option for the Avid Interplay Engine Execution User. The Server Execution User is the Microsoft Windows user that runs the Avid Interplay Engine (the Avid Interplay Engine Execution User). This user needs to have administrative access to the file server. The installer makes this user a local administrator on the Avid Interplay Engine server.

Using AirSpeed Server

When you are adding an Avid AirSpeed server in an Interplay workgroup, the Interplay Engine server needs a user account with the user name must use these exact user and password names.

Using Interplay Transfer

When you are adding Interplay Transfer into an Interplay workgroup, the Interplay Engine server requires a user for the Interplay Transfer. Create the following user on the Interplay Engine server:

• User name: transfermanager

• Password: avid

airspeed

and password

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Avid Editing Applications, Assist, and Instinct

The following limitations exist for Interplay v1.0.3:

• Avid editing applications require a Power User login when used in an Interplay environment.

• Avid Assist and Avid Instinct users can be Regular Windows users but require a Power User login to perform a Send to Playback operation.

Assist and Instinct users must also have permission to Send to Playback defined by the Interplay administrator. The Interplay administrator sets up these and other permissions in the Instinct/Assist User Settings view of the Avid Interplay Administrator tool. For more information, see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Access Administration Guide.

For releases after v1.0.3, check the Interplay Readme for any changes to the Windows login permissions.

Application Keys

The following systems require a hardware application key (also known as a dongle):

Application Keys

• Interplay Engine server - requires a software application key called a registry key. For more information, see “Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server” on page 36.

• Interplay Media Services

• Interplay Transfer

• Interplay Transcode provider system (for any Transcode provider that is not run on the Interplay Media Services system)

• Interplay Archive provider (for any Archive provider that is not run on the Interplay Media Services system)

• Avid editing applications

Do not lose the USB application key. Your software does not function without it. If you lose your application key, you must purchase another key from Avid at the full market cost of your software.

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Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

The tables in this section list the software components installed on the Avid Interplay clients and servers. The Avid Interplay Installer combines components together to make the installation straightforward for an individual system. Depending on the size of your configuration, you need to make decisions regarding the software you will install on the Interplay Engine and the Media Indexer server.

Graphic Editor

In the client software table, the term Graphic Editor refers to a system used for graphics or other work that does not involve Avid assets. Examples of these file assets are Adobe Photoshop files, Microsoft Office files, and other file assets that are useful in an Interplay environment. They can be checked into the Avid Interplay database and made available to other users. Graphic Editor systems use Avid Interplay Access. For more information, see the Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide.

Details on the Interplay Framework Components

There are two important steps to perform when you install the Interplay Framework software:

1. Provide the correct workgroup name when prompted.

The Workgroup name is case sensitive.

2. Select the correct services to install on the system.

When you install software on the client systems, the installation program automatically selects the components that you need for a client system. The following are the basic services:

• Core Components

• Configuration Utility

• Diagnostic Log Viewer

• Health Viewer

• Machine Monitor

• Time Synchronization (see “Configuring the Time Sync Master” on page 87)

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

The following services are critical to the Interplay environment and must be installed on at least one system. They are often installed on the Media Indexers in a High Availability Group but in a large installation you can choose to install the services on a separate system to improve performance on the Media Indexer.

• Avid Lookup Service

• System Configuration

The following services are optional depending on whether you use them in your Interplay environment:

• Multicast Repeater - Required when Interplay clients are on a different subnet from the shared storage Media Indexer. See “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 89.)

•SNMP Gateway

• Email Alerter

The SNMP Gateway and Email Alerter are resource intensive applications. If you plan to use those services, don’t install them on the Media Indexer or Interplay Engine servers. You can also use the Interplay Workgroup Properties tool to disable the services. The problem will be fixed in the next Interplay release.

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Client Software

The following table shows the software that is installed on the Interplay client systems.

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Clients

iNEWS

Software

Assist Application X X (O)

iNEWS Instinct application X

Editing application X

CaptureManager application X

Interplay Access X X X X

Media Indexer X

Interplay Transfer client X

Interplay Framework

Core Components X X X X X

Avid Lookup service

Configuration Utility X (O)

Diagnostic Log Viewer X (O) X (O) X X X

Health Viewer X (O) X (O) X X X

Machine Monitor X (O) X (O) X X X

System Configuration

Instinct Assist Access

X (O) X X X

Avid Editor

X (O) X

Graphic Editor

CaptureManager Client

Time Synchronization X X X X X

Multicast Repeater

SNMP Gateway

Email Alerter

Interplay Media Services

ProEncode Client X

a. Installed automatically on Avid Assist and iNEWS Instinct as part of the software application install. b. On a large system, you may want to disable optional Framework services on Instinct and Assist clients. c. A Multicast Repeater must be installed on each subnet. See “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 93.

Server Software

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Servers (excluding Media Indexer server)

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

Interplay

Software

Interplay Engine X

Interplay Access X X X X X

Interplay Adapter X

Interplay Archive Engine X

CaptureManager server X

Interplay Transfer X

Interplay Transfer client X

Media Indexer X (O)

Interplay Framework

Core Components X (O) X X X X

Avid Lookup Service X (O)

Configuration Utility X (O) X X X X

Diagnostic Log Viewer X (O) X X X X

Health Viewer X (O) X X X X

Engine

Archive Engine

Media Services

Interplay Transfer Engine

Media Services Provider

CaptureManager Server

Machine Monitor X (O) X X X X

System Configuration X (O)

Time Synchronization X (O) X X X X

Multicast Repeater

Interplay Media Services X

ProEncode Provider X

Transcode Provider X

Archive Provider X

X (O)

a. Only install Media Indexer or Interplay Framework software on an Interplay Engine for a small configuration. See

“Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers” on page 28.

b. SNMP Gateway and Email Alerter services are not listed here. They are resource intensive applications. If you plan to

use them, do not install the services on a Media Indexer, Interplay Engine, or Interplay Archive Engine.

c. A Multicast Repeater must be installed on each subnet. See “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 93.

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Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers

The following table lists the software installed on different servers depending on the Media Indexer’s use in the Interplay environment. For information on Delegate Media Indexers, see the illustration following the table.

Software Installed on Avid Media Indexer Servers

Software

On Same System as Interplay Engine

Member of a High

Availability Group

Delegate Media Indexer

Interplay Engine X

Interplay Access X

Interplay Adapter X

Media Indexer X X X

Interplay Framework

Framework Core X X X

Lookup service X X

Configuration Utility X X X

Diagnostic Log Viewer X X X

Health Viewer X X X

Machine Monitor X X X

System Configuration X X

Time Synchronization X X X

Multicast Repeater

SNMP Gateway

Email Alerter

a. This configuration is intended for systems with less than 10 clients. b. A Multicast Repeater must be installed on each subnet. See “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 93. c. SNMP Gateway and Email Alerter are resource intensive applications. Do not install the services on a Media

Indexer, Avid Interplay Engine, or Interplay Archive Engine.

Different Types of Media Indexers

There are four basic ways to configure a Media Indexer:

1. The leader of a High Availability Group. The leader (also known as the President) can index shared storage and it can also monitor other Media Indexers.

On a small configuration the Media Indexer software may be installed on the Avid Interplay Engine. In this case, configure a High Availability Group with one member configured on the Interplay Engine.

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

You always need a High Availability Group to monitor shared storage, even if it is a group of one.

2. Additional members of a High Availability Group. Members that you add to a High Availability group provide load balancing for the leader. For example, if you have more than 50 clients in your Interplay environment, then you should have two Media Indexers in the High Availability Group; one configured as the leader, and a second added for load balancing.

3. Delegates - If you have a large number of files you may want to assign different Media Indexers to monitor specific portions of shared storage. In this case the group leader monitors the delegates.

4. The Media Indexer on each Avid editing application system. These local Media Indexers connect to the High Availability Group.

Avid Interplay Assist and Avid iNEWS Instinct do not require a local Media Indexer. They automatically connect to the High Availability Group in the Interplay environment. You use the Server Hostname Settings view in the Interplay Administrator tool to identify the Workgroup name. The system automatically connects to the High Availability Group for the workgroup. Note that the workgroup name is case sensitive and must match the workgroup name identified in the Interplay Workgroup Properties tool.

For information on the maximum number of files that a Media Indexer can monitor, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices and the Avid Interplay Readme.

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The following illustration shows two Media Indexers in a High Availability Group and three Media Indexers configured as delegates to the High Availability Group. For more information, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

Local Media Indexer connects to High Availability Group

HIgh Availability Group

Avid editing application

Media Indexer 2 is a member of the group and provides load balancing and redundancy for the leader.

Monitor three Media Indexer Delegates

Media Indexer 1 (leader)

Delegate Media Indexers monitor shared storage

Media Indexer 3 (delegate)

Media Indexer 4 (delegate)

Media Indexer 5 (delegate)

Media Indexer 2

Maximum number of files

Storage A

Maximum number of files

Storage B

Maximum number of files

Storage C

Non-indexed files such as files created by Graphic artists.

Storage D

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