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Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide • 0130-07635-03 Rev A • September 2009 •
Created 9/7/09 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for
purchase in printed form.
Congratulations on your purchase of Avid® Interplay®, a powerful system for managing
media in a shared storage environment. This guide contains overview installation
instructions and configuration information for the Interplay components on the Avid
Interplay Installer DVD.
This guide is intended for all Avid Interplay administrators who are responsible for
installing, configuring and maintaining an Avid
Engine (database, server, and all related client connections and user rights) in an Interplay
workgroup.
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your
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system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the
documentation.
Date RevisedChanges Made
09/07/09Updated for Interplay v2.0.
Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive
Symbols and Conventions
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
(Windows), (Windows
only), (Macintosh), or
(Macintosh only)
Bold fontBold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface
Italic fontItalic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.
Courier Bold font
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.
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list
indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.
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.
Ctrl+key or mouse actionPress 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:
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mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.
Viewing Documentation on the Interplay Portal
-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
(README_product.pdf) 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
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.
www.avid.com/readme.
Viewing Documentation on the Interplay Portal
You can quickly access PDF versions of the Interplay user guides from any system in the
Interplay environment.
To open the Interplay Portal web page:
1. Type the following line in your web browser:
http://Interplay_Engine_name
For Interplay_Engine_name substitute the name of the computer running the Interplay
Engine software. For example, the following line opens the portal web page on a system
named docwg:
http://docwg
2. Click the “Avid Interplay Documentation” link to access the User Information
page.
Center
The Interplay online Help is also available on the portal. You can also open the
Interplay Help from within Interplay Access or the Interplay Administration tool.
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Interplay Documentation
The following documents describe how to use Avid Interplay:
•Avid Interplay Best Practices — provides an overview of the major Interplay
components, shows sample configuration diagrams, and describes several of the key
features, such as setting up a user database and using the Avid Interplay Archive
Engine.
•Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide — describes how to use
the Avid Interplay Installer DVD to install and configure software on the various
systems that make up a Interplay environment.
•Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide — describes how to set up a cluster configuration
for the Avid Interplay Engine and the Avid Interplay Archive engine.
•Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide —
describes how to administer your Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive
Engine and Avid Interplay database.
•Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay Access to
browse, search, and work with assets in the Avid Interplay database.
•Avid Interplay Assist User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay Assist for logging,
archiving, and sending to Playback material in an Interplay environment.
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•Avid Service Framework User’s Guide — describes how to use the logging, monitoring,
and management features of the Avid Service Framework applications.
•Avid CaptureManager User’s Guide — describes how to use CaptureManager™ in a
newsroom environment to coordinate video feeds, schedule feed captures at both high
and low resolutions, and record late breaking events instantly.
•Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide — describes how to set up
and configure CaptureManager.
•Avid Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration — describes how to set up and configure
an Avid Low Res Encode system. Includes information on updating the bootset, root
disk image, and configuring a Low Res Encode system to work with CaptureManager.
•Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay
Transfer to transfer media to and from another workgroup, send finished sequences to a
configured playback device, ingest media from a configured ingest device, and perform
standalone transfers between workstations.
•Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide — Avid Interplay Media
Services lets you control and automate Transcode, Archive, and ProEncode services.
•Avid iNEWS Instinct User’s Guide — describes how to use the Avid iNEWS Instinct
application to write iNEWS stories and put together simple audio and video sequences.
All documents are available in PDF form on the Avid Interplay Online Library DVD and
also on the Avid Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport.
Avid Training Services
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delivery methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.
To learn about Avid's new online learning environment, Avid Learning Excellerator™
(ALEX), visit
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1Installation 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.
See the installation check list for a list of the various steps required to install the Interplay
products.
This chapter describes the following topics:
•Using the Interplay Installer DVD
•Upgrading Your System
•Installation Check Lists
•Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System
•Network Considerations
•User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers
•Required Application Keys
•Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems
Using the Interplay Installer DVD
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.
For Avid editing applications such as Media Composer, use the individual installer DVDs
for the various Avid editing applications and then use the Interplay Installer DVD to install
the software required to make the Avid editing application a client of the Interplay
environment.
The application software for Avid Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct® is on the Avid
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Additional Installers on the Interplay Installer DVD
The following installers are also on the DVD although not accessible through the Installer
user interface. You can also browse the DVD and select individual installers.
•Avid Low Res Encode software: see “Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low
Res Encoder Software” on page 74.
•Avid Service Framework Workstation Service. See “Service Framework Workstation
Service” on page 79.
•The installer for Mac® OS® X is located on the Avid Interplay Installer DVD in the
following folder:
Installers\JXDK\Mac_Installer
For more information, see “Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access Client” on page 77.
Upgrading Your System
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Before you begin, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe for specific instructions on
upgrading for a particular release.
The following items apply to upgrading the components on your Interplay system:
•Back up your Interplay database and any other user data before you upgrade. For
information on backing up your database, see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide.
•Use the Interplay Installer DVD software to uninstall the previous versions of software
components. You do not have to use the Control Panel to uninstall unless specifically
instructed to do so in the Interplay Readme.
•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 upgrading, the installation software takes care of
removing the previous version of the software.
Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems
Do not install or update Intel NIC drivers on cluster systems after the cluster setup is
complete. Due to the technical aspects of changing resources and devices on a cluster, this
can lead to problems with the cluster software and possible data loss.
The Intel drivers on cluster systems do not require updating for this release. Doing so could
compromise the integrity of the cluster. In general, do not update the hardware drivers on a
cluster system unless instructed to do so by the Interplay Readme or Customer Support.
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Installation Check Lists
This section contains the following checklists:
•Overall Interplay Installation Checklist
•Media Indexer Installation Checklist
•Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming
Overall Interplay Installation Checklist
The following checklist provides an overall view of an Interplay installation.
Check List for Installing Interplay Components
TaskSection Reference
Installation Check Lists
Determine your Media Indexer server configuration.See the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide
and “Software Installed on Media Indexer
Servers” on page 43.
Determine where the Avid Lookup Service will run.
The Lookup service is part of the Service Framework.
If you use AirSpeed® systems to capture media,
determine where you will install the Interplay Adapter.
If you are using Media Services providers such
asInterplay 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 might require its
own server.
Check that your Network environment.See “Network Considerations” on page 27.
See “Service Framework Components” on
page 36. Also see “Software Installed on Avid
Interplay Systems” on page 36, “Installing the
Lookup Service on a Separate Server” on page
119, and “Connecting Systems Directly to the
Lookup Service” on page 121.
See “Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed” on page
133.
See Avid Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.
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Check List for Installing Interplay Components
TaskSection Reference
Set up the Intel servers that will be used in your
Interplay environment.
If you will be setting up a cluster (fail over)
configuration of the Avid Interplay Engine or Avid
Interplay Archive Engine, set up the cluster system,
Set up and configure your Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS™ system.
Create a Server Execution User account for the
Interplay Engine.
On the Interplay Engine server, use the Interplay
Installer DVD to install the Interplay Engine and
related software.
Make sure that you obtain and load the
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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 Archive
Engine Administration Guide.
See the following:
•“SR2400 and SR2500 Slot Locations” on
page 139
•“Configuring the Copy Provider Server” on
page 147
•“Installing and Configuring the Interplay
Stream Server” on page 159
•“Avid Interplay Port Usage” on page 183
See the Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide.
See “Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity
System” on page 26, “User Names and
Passwords Required For Avid Unity and
Product Servers” on page 30 and “Avid Unity
ISIS Recommended Maintenance” on page
176.
See “Creating the Server Execution User
Account” on page 30.
See “Installing Software on the Interplay
Engine Server” on page 48.
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Install and configure your Media Indexers that will
monitor shared storage.
At this point you can install and configure the
following applications in any order:
Review the software components that should be
installed on each Interplay client.
See “Media Indexer Installation Checklist” on
page 24.
See “Software Installed on Interplay Clients”
on page 39.
Check List for Installing Interplay Components
TaskSection Reference
Installation Check Lists
•Install the Interplay software components for the
Avid editing applications.
See “Installing Software on Avid Editing
Systems” on page 78. See “Connecting the
Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to
the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage”
on page 81.
•Install the Interplay software components and
application software for Avid Instinct
and Av id
See “Installing Software on an Interplay
Access System” on page 77.
Interplay Assist.
•Install and configure Interplay Transfer.See “Installing Software on the Interplay
Transfer Server” on page 61.
•If your site is using the Media Services Copy
provider, install and configure the Copy Provider
See “Configuring the Copy Provider Server”
on page 147,.
server
•If your site is using the Interplay Stream server,
install and configure the Stream Server and
related software.
See “Installing and Configuring the Interplay
Stream Server” on page 159 and “Check List
for Installing Components for Interplay
Streaming” on page 25.
•Install and configure Avid Interplay Media
Services.
See “Installing Software on the Media Services
and Media Services Provider Servers” on page
62.
•Install and configure CaptureManager
Also set up and configure any Avid Low Res
Encode systems.
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See “Installing Software on the
CaptureManager Server” on page 73. See the
Avid CaptureManager Installation and
Configuration Guide. See “Installing and
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Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder
Software” on page 74.
•Install and configure Archive Engine. This is
similar to installing and configuring an Interplay
Engine as described earlier in this section.
Review the ISIS and Interplay maintenance
procedures.
Create Interplay users and folder structures to match
your project workflow and define a delete strategy.
See “Installing and Configuring an Archive
Engine” on page 105.
See “Interplay Maintenance
Recommendations” on page 171.
See “Setting up a Folder Structure and a User
Database” and “Developing a Delete Strategy”
in the Interplay Best Practices Guide.
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Media Indexer Installation Checklist
The following checklist provides the main installation and configurations steps for Media
Indexers in an Interplay Environment.
Check List for Installing Interplay Components
TaskSection Reference
Determine your Media Indexer server configuration.
Then perform the following procedures on the Media
Indexers that will monitor shared storage.
If you are upgrading 32-bit Media Indexers to 64-bit
versions, see the upgrade procedure in the Avid Interplay Best Practices Guide.
Use the Interplay Installer DVD to install the
appropriate Service Framework software. Do not
install all components on a Media Indexer server.
When you install the Service Framework
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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. The only time
you are required to supply a unique name is
when you have more than one Interplay
workgroup on the same network. For example,
this could happen at a large customer site.
Verify that the Service Framework is running.See “Verifying that the Service Framework
Install the Media Indexer software.See “Installing Software on an Avid Interplay
See “Configuring Avid Interplay Media
Indexers” in the Avid Interplay Best Practices
Guide.
See “Replacing 32-bit Media Indexers in the
HAG with 64-bit Media Indexers” in the Avid Interplay Best Practices Guide.
See “Software Installed on Media Indexer
Servers” on page 43.
Services Are Running” on page 100.
Media Indexer Server” on page 66.
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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.
Check List for Installing Interplay Components
TaskSection Reference
Installation Check Lists
Configure the Media Indexer in the High Availability
Group to monitor your shared storage. You must use
UNC paths to identify the shared storage folders.
Set the Automatic Restart feature in the Avid Service
Framework to ensure that Media Indexer will
automatically restart.
See “Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor
Shared Storage” on page 67.
If you are configuring Media Indexer
delegates or 64-bit Media Indexers, see the
Interplay Best Practices Guide.
See “Setting the Automatic Restart Feature in
the Avid Service Framework” on page 117.
Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming
For streaming play in Interplay Access v2.0, the following table provides a check list of
steps for installing and configuring the various Interplay components. The check list
provides references on where to find more information about each step.
Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming
TaskSection Reference
Install the Interplay Engine.See “Installing Software on the Interplay
Engine Server” on page 48.
Install Interplay Access on one or more clients.
You do not need to install Interplay Framework
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with Interplay Access.
Use the Access installer from the editing
clients install page or from “Installing
Software on an Interplay Access System” on
page 77.
Install the Avid Unity client software on the Interplay
Stream servcr.
Install Interplay Framework where needed.Use the Service Framework installer from one
Install the Interplay Stream Server software. You need
to install Interplay Access and Interplay Framework on
the system you use as the stream server. Interplay
Framework is required for the Interplay Auto-Publish
Service and Workflow Engine, which you install on
the same system as the Interplay Stream Server.
See “Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity
System” on page 26.
of the client installer pages. For example, from
this page “Installing Software on Avid Editing
Systems” on page 78
See “Installing and Configuring the Interplay
Stream Server” on page 159.
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Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming
TaskSection Reference
Install the Interplay Media Services Engine software
and the Transcode service.
Install the Interplay Stream Publish service.See “Installing the WAN Workflow
Install the Interplay Workflow Engine and
Auto-Publish service on the system where you
installed the streaming server.
Install the Interplay Delivery service and the Interplay
Delivery Receiver service.
See “Installing Software on the Media Services
and Media Services Provider Servers” on page
62.
Components” on page 64. Then see
“Understanding the Interplay Stream Publish
Service” in the Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.
See “Installing the Workflow Engine and
Supported Software” on page 166. Then see
“Automatically Publishing QuickTime
Reference Movies” in the Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.
See “Installing the WAN Workflow
Components” on page 64. Then see “Using the
Avid Interplay Delivery Service” in the Avid
interplay Media Services Setup and User’s
Guide
Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System
Before you install Interplay software, install and configure your Avid Unity system for
shared storage. See the Interplay ReadMe for the supported versions of Avid Unity ISIS and
Avid Unity MediaNetwork.
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.
Workspace Names
Use the following guidelines when creating workspace names in an Interplay environment:
•Do not use special characters or spaces in your workspace names. Workspace names
should only contain ASCII characters.
•Keep workspace name length as short as is reasonable to allow recognition of the
workspace. Longer workspace names add to the path length and can affect performance
in a large Interplay environment.
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Network Considerations
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.
For Avid Unity MediaNetwork v4.x:
•Avid Unity MediaNetwork PortServer Setup Guide
•Avid Unity MediaNetwork LANServer EX Setup Guide
For Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.x:
•Avid Unity Media Engine and Avid MEDIArray XT v5.0 ReadMe
•Avid Unity MediaNetwork Administration Guide
•Avid Unity MediaNetwork Client Guide
•Avid Unity Media Engine and Avid MEDIArray XT Setup Guide
•Avid Unity Media Engine and Avid MEDIArray XT Site Preparation Guide
•Avid Unity MediaNetwork Performance Guide
Avid Unity ISIS Setup and Configuration Documentation
See the following ISIS documentation:
•Avid Unity ISIS System Setup Guide
•Avid Unity ISIS Administration Guide
•Avid Unity ISIS ReadMe
The Avid Unity ISIS System Setup Guide contains a section on upgrading ISIS software. For
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additional information, see
“Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems” on page 20.
Network Considerations
This section contains topics related to setting up your Interplay network environment.
Computer Names
A hostname must comply with RFC 952 standards. For example, you cannot use an
underscore in a hostname. For more information, see “Naming Conventions in Active
Directory for Computers, Domains, Sites, and OUs” on the Microsoft
Base See also,
“Workspace Names” on page 26.
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Support Knowledge
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Verify Entries on the DNS Server
Service 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 Service Framework Lookup service and Interplay Diagnostics.
The tree view in the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor might 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, Service Framework can not resolve IP
addresses to host names. Symptoms include tree views failing to populate in the Interplay
Service Configuration, Interplay Diagnostics, and Health Monitor.
Make sure 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 Avid
Low Res Encode systems. This is necessary so the Service Framework can list the systems
in its client applications, such as the Interplay Service Configuration or Health Monitor.
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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 might have problems communicating
with the rest of the Interplay workgroup.
Configuring an Avid Unity ISIS System
On an Avid Unity ISIS system, if your network extends outside of ISIS Zone 1, you must
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configure a router to communicate between the two VLAN
systems.
Know Where Your Subnets Are on the Network
Create a system diagram that identifies the subnets on your Avid Interplay environment.
You have the following choices for allowing Interplay clients to communicate across
subnets:
•Use Unicast Discovery. See “Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service” on
page 121.
•Install and configure the Multicast Repeater software on each subnet. See “Configuring
a Multicast Repeater” on page 123.
Diagnosing Service Framework Problems
Use the System Check tab of the Avid Workgroup Properties tool to detect and diagnose
problems in your Interplay environment.
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 Service Framework Time Synchronization
service to perform the same task.
Network Considerations
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™ timecode card
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.
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
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PC clock and it detects that some other mechanism (such as Windows
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changes the local clock, then the Time Sync Slave service disables itself to avoid the local
clock from jumping back and forth. The Time Sync slave also posts a Warning in the Health
Monitor.
For more information on Time Sync, see “Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay
Environment” on page 114 and the Service 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 and Avid Low Res Encode to perform a dual ingest, it is
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. For more
information, see Avid Interplay Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration.This document is
on the Avid Interplay installer DVD. See
Res Encoder Software” on page 74.
“Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low
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; the passwords must match exactly.
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Creating the Server Execution User Account
The Server Execution User is a Windows operating system user account that is used only to
run the Interplay Engine processes. You need to specify the user name and password of the
Server Execution User account the first time that you install the Interplay Engine software.
This account must fill the following requirements:
•The account must have local administration rights on the operating system for the
Interplay Engine Server (both nodes on a cluster system). The Interplay Engine
installation software asks you for a user name and password and automatically creates
the account in the Administrator group. In a domain environment, you can use an
existing domain account.
Ideally this should be an account that users do not use to log onto the system. This
prevents accidental changes to the Server User Account during normal administration
duties. For example, if someone changes the password by mistake, users might not be
able to access the Interplay database.
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