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Avid® Interplay

Software Installation

and Configuration Guide

Version 2.2

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Arizona Images — KNTV Production — Courtesy of Granite Broadcasting, Inc., Editor/Producer Bryan Foote. Canyonlands — Courtesy of the National Park Service/Department of the Interior. Ice Island — Courtesy of Kurtis Productions, Ltd. 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.

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Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide • 0130-07635-04 Rev B • May 2009 • Created 5/26/10 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for purchase in printed form.

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Interplay Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 1 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Interplay Installer DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Upgrading Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installation Check Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Overall Interplay Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Media Indexer Installation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Workspace Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Setup and Configuration Documentation . . . . . . . . . 27

Avid Unity ISIS Setup and Configuration Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Time Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers . . . . . . 30

Creating the Server Execution User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Accounts for Copy Provider and Interplay Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Accounts for Accessing Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Manually Setting a Target Workspace For Voice-Over Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Accounts for Using Deletion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Accounts for Using AirSpeed Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Accounts for Using Interplay Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Service Framework Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Accounts for Avid Editing Applications, Assist, and Instinct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Required Application Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Service Framework Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Software Installed on Interplay Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Software Installed on Interplay Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Software Installed on Interplay Media Services Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Different Types of Media Indexers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Replacing 32-Bit Media Indexers with 64-Bit Media Indexers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Shutting Down a Media Indexer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 2 Installing Software on Interplay Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Starting the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installing Avid Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing Avid Interplay Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers. . 63

Installing the Media Services Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing the Local Workflow Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Installing the WAN Workflow Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Installing Software on an Interplay Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Before Installing Media Indexer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing the Media Indexer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Turning Off Service Framework Services to Conserve System Memory . . . . . 68

Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 3 Installing Software on Interplay Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Running Interplay Assist and Editing Applications on Same System. . . . . . . . . 78

Installing Software on an Interplay Access System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Moving Editors Between Interplay Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Service Framework Workstation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Service Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the

Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using the Processes Tab to Configure Media Indexers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Panasonic DVCPRO P2 and Ikegami NLTEK Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Video Satellite Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Establishing the First Connection Between Pro Tools|HD and Interplay . . . . . 105

Chapter 4 Installing Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Performing a Custom Install of the Service Framework Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Verifying that the Service Framework Services Are Running. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Disabling Framework Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Installing Avid Interplay Access or Avid Interplay Media Services and

Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Installing Interplay Media Services Client Updater for Interplay Access . . . . . . . . . 114

Browsing the Interplay Installer DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Chapter 5 Installing and Configuring an Archive Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Installing the Archive Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Installing the Interplay Access Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Installing the FlashNet Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Setting Up a Failover System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Updating the Archive Engine Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 6 Additional Configuration Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Using Antivirus Software in an Interplay Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Integration of Journal Data into the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Mounting Workspaces as Drives: Lettered versus Letterless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Configuring the Time Sync Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuring Lookup Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuring Lookup Servers on Avid Unity ISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Configuring a Multicast Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Understanding Multicast Repeaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Example of Configuring Multicast Repeaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Determining If You Need to Configure a Multicast Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Checking Whether the System is Recognized by the

Service Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Determining if a System is on a Different Subnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Configuring a Multicast Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Configuring Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Configuring Avid AirSpeed in Avid Interplay Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Configuring Interplay Adapter, CaptureManager, and AirSpeed. . . . . . . . . . . 143

Updating Software on an AirSpeed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Appendix A SR2400 and SR2500 Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

SR2400 and SR2500 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

SR2400 Slot Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

SR2500 Slot Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Chapter B Configuring the Copy Provider Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Copy Provider Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Chelsio Adapter Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Chelsio Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Making the ISIS Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Copy Provider ISIS Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Copy Provider and ISIS Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Installing the ISIS Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Client Manager Preference Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Copy Provider . . . . 166

Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Chapter C Configuring the Move Provider Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Move Provider Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Chelsio Adapter Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Client Manager Preference Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Configure Chelsio as the Default Network Connection on the Move Provider . . . . 172

Creating Move Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Appendix D Installing and Configuring the Interplay Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Stream Server Slot Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Port Usage for the Interplay Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Installing and Configuring the Stream Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Installing the Workflow Engine and Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Uninstalling the Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Delete Workflow and the Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Searching for Streamable Masterclips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Removing a Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Moving and Renaming a Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Changing the Name of the Stream Server Execution User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Installing and Configuring Additional Stream Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Recreating the Network Share on the Stream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Appendix E Avid Interplay Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Chapter Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Using This Guide

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 Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive 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

system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Date Revised Changes Made

05/26/2010 Updated for Interplay v2.2. Updated the following sections:

• “Port Usage for the Interplay Stream Server” on page 177

• Copy Provider: “ISIS Connections and Client Software Installation” on page 162

• “Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine” on page 50

• Mac installers on a separate DVD:“Installing Software on an Interplay Access

System” on page 79 and “Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh)” on page 97

• CaptureManager Vista Client installer: “Installing Software on a CaptureManager

Client” on page 103

Moved the Maintenance chapter to the Interplay Best Practices Guide.

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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

(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

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 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:

mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes, they are shipped 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_Interplay.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 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.

Interplay Documentation

The following documents describe how to use Avid Interplay:

Interplay Documentation

• 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.

• 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 Knowledge Base at

www.avid.com/onlinesupport.

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal

You can quickly access the Interplay Help, PDF versions of the Interplay guides, and useful external links by viewing the Interplay User Information Center on the Interplay Portal. The Interplay Portal is a web site that runs on the Interplay Engine.

You can access the Interplay User Information Center through a browser from any system in the Interplay environment. You can also access it through the Help menu in Interplay Access and the Interplay Administrator.

The Interplay Help combines information from all Interplay guides in one Help system. It includes a combined index and a full-featured search. From the Interplay Portal, you can run the Help in a browser or download a compiled (.chm) version for use on other systems, such as a laptop.

To open the Interplay User Information Center through a browser:

1. Type the following line in a 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 Center web page.

To open the Interplay User Information Center from Interplay Access or the Interplay Administrator:

t Select Help > Documentation Website on Server.

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).

Avid Training Services

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.

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 Interplay

Installer DVD.

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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 75.

• Avid Service Framework Workstation Service. See “Service Framework Workstation

Service” on page 83.

• The installer for Mac Interplay Installer DVD, in the Mac_Installers folder.

For more information, see “Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access” on page 79 and

“Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh)” on page 97.

OS® X applications is located on the root level of the Avid

Upgrading Your System

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.

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

Task Section 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 44.

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 as 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 might require its own server.

Check your network environment.See “Network Considerations” on page 28.

See “Service Framework Components” on

page 37. Also see “Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems” on page 36, “Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server” on page 129, and “Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service” on page 131.

See “Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed” on page

142.

See the Avid Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

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Check List for Installing Interplay Components

Task Section Reference



Set up the Intel servers that will be used in your Interplay environment.

If you will be setting up a cluster (failover) 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

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 Archive Engine Administration Guide.

See the following:

• “SR2400 and SR2500 Slot Locations” on

page 149

• “Configuring the Copy Provider Server” on

page 157

• “Installing and Configuring the Interplay

Stream Server” on page 175

• “Avid Interplay Port Usage” on page 193

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

257.

See “Creating the Server Execution User

Account” on page 30.

See “Installing Software on the Interplay

Engine Server” on page 49.



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

Task Section Reference

Installation Check Lists

• Install the Interplay software components for the

Avid editing applications.

See “Installing Software on Avid Editing

Systems (Windows)” on page 81. See “Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage” on page 86.

• Install the Interplay software components and

application software for Avid Instinct

and Av id

See “Installing Software on an Interplay

Access System” on page 79.

Interplay Assist.

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

Transfer Server” on page 62.

• If your site is using the Media Services Copy

provider, install and configure the Copy Provider

See “Configuring the Copy Provider Server”

on page 157,.

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 175 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

63.

• Install and configure CaptureManager™. Also set up and configure any Avid Low Res

Encode systems.

See “Installing Software on the

CaptureManager Server” on page 74 and the

Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide.

See “Installing and Configuring Avid

Interplay Low Res Encoder Software” on page

75.



• Install and configure Archive Engine. This is similar to installing and configuring an Interplay

See “Installing and Configuring an Archive

Engine” on page 117.

Engine as described earlier in this section.

Review the ISIS and Interplay maintenance procedures.

See “Interplay Maintenance

Recommendations” on page 251.

Create the Interplay database. See “Creating an Interplay Database” in the

Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide.

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Check List for Installing Interplay Components

Task Section Reference



Create Interplay users and folder structures to match your project workflow and define a delete strategy.

See “Setting up a Folder Structure and a User Database” and “Developing a Delete Strategy” in the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

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

Task Section 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

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.

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 44.



Verify that the Service Framework is running. See “Verifying that the Service Framework

Services Are Running” on page 111.

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

Media Indexer Server” on page 67.

Check List for Installing Interplay Components

Task Section Reference

Installation Check Lists



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.

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.

See “Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor

Shared Storage” on page 68.

If you are configuring Media Indexer delegates or 64-bit Media Indexers, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

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

Task Section Reference



Install the Interplay Engine. See “Installing Software on the Interplay

Engine Server” on page 49.

Install Interplay Access on one or more clients.

You do not need to install Interplay Framework

with Interplay Access.

Install the Avid Unity client software on the Interplay Stream server.

Install Interplay Framework where needed. Use the Service Framework installer from one

Use the Access installer from the editing clients install page or from “Installing

Software on an Interplay Access System” on page 79.

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 (Windows)” on page 81

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Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming

Task Section Reference



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.

Install the Interplay Media Services Engine software and the Transcode service.

Install the Interplay Stream Publish service on the Stream Publish service provider.

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 and Configuring the Interplay

Stream Server” on page 175.

See “Installing Software on the Media Services

and Media Services Provider Servers” on page

63.

See “Installing the WAN Workflow

Components” on page 65. Then see “Working

with the Stream Publish Service” in the Avid

Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

See “Installing the Workflow Engine and

Supported Software” on page 182. Then see

“Automatically Publishing QuickTime Reference Movies” in the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

See “Installing the WAN Workflow

Components” on page 65 and “Working with the Delivery Service” on page 273. Then see

“Working with 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.

Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System

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.

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

additional information, see “Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems” on page 20.

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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 27.

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

Support Knowledge

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.

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

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 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 131.

• Install and configure the Multicast Repeater software on each subnet. See “Configuring

a Multicast Repeater” on page 132.

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.

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.

systems.

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 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 125 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 “Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software” on page 75.

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.

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.

The account must have the following local security policy settings:

- Act as part of the operating system

- Back up files and directories

- Restore files and directories

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

- Adjust memory quotas for a process

- Log on as a service

- Increase scheduling priorities

- Manage auditing and security log

- Impersonate a client after authentication

- Debug programs 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.

For security reasons, do not use the Interplay Engine server operating system Administrator account. Create a unique account that you use only as the Server Execution User. For example, you can create an administrative account called “IPEngine.” Avoiding the word Administrator can help indicate that this account is not used for normal administrative tasks.

• An account with an identical user name and password must have read/write access to the Avid Unity workspaces that contain media (including the workspace used for file asset sources in a split database). Use the Avid Unity ISIS or Avid Unity MediaNetwork Administration tool to create this account.

The Server Execution User account is different from the Interplay Administrator account.

The Server Execution User account is used to run the Interplay Engine processes. The Interplay Administrator account is used to manage users and the database.

You need to create an account with the identical user name and password in two or three places, depending on your configuration:

• If your Interplay system is part of a domain, create a domain user (for example, “IPEngine”). In an Interplay Engine cluster configuration, the Server Execution User must be a domain user. If you want to run the Avid Interplay Engine within your domain and also want to automatically make use of domain user management, such as Windows Domain or LDAP, you must specify a domain user as the Server Execution User.

• On the Avid Unity system, create an account with read/write access to the Avid Unity workspaces that contain media. Use the Avid Unity ISIS or Avid Unity MediaNetwork Administration tool to create the account.

• On the Interplay Engine server, create an account during the installation process. The Interplay Engine installation software automatically creates the account in the Administrator group. Usually this is a domain account that you already created.

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When you install the Interplay Engine or the Interplay Archive Engine, do not select the default Server Execution User. Create a custom user instead. The default user account is AVID_WORKGROUP_USER. Do not use this account.

Recreating the Server Execution User

If you have already installed the Interplay Engine and need to change the user name and password of the Server Execution User account, run the NXNServerUser.exe tool. For information on using the tool, see “Re-creating the Server Execution User” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide. The tool is located in the following directory on the Interplay Installer DVD:

Installers\AssetMgr\Tools\NXNServerUser

For information on upgrading a cluster system on which you changed the Server Execution User, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe.

Accounts for Copy Provider and Interplay Stream Server

See the following sections for details:

• “Creating Copy Provider User Accounts for ISIS and Interplay” on page 167

• “Installing and Configuring the Stream Server Software” on page 177

Accounts for 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 the 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 are not available in Interplay Administrator settings, such as the Media Creation workspace in the Editor Settings tab of the Application Database Settings.

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 set up 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 exactly the same password. Passwords are case sensitive.

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

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

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 exactly the 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 Media Creation workspace option (in the Editor Settings tab of the Application Database Settings of the Interplay Administrator) 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

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.

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Accounts for 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 Server Execution user When installing the Interplay Engine on the Interplay Engine server, select the

Custom User Account option to create 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. For more information, see

“Creating the Server Execution User Account” on page 30.

Accounts for Using AirSpeed Server

When you are adding an Avid AirSpeed server in an Interplay workgroup, the Interplay Engine server needs a Windows user account (with Admin rights) with the user name

airspeed

additional information, see “Configuring Avid AirSpeed in Avid Interplay Adapter” on page

141.

and password

avid.

You must use these exact user and password names. For

Accounts for 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

Service Framework Administrator Password

By default the Service Framework does not have an Administrator password. If you want to set a password, open the Service Framework Service Configuration tool and set the password in the System Configuration Service.

Required Application Keys

To set the Service Framework password:

1. Open the Service Configuration tool and click the Processes tab.

2. Select the System Configuration service and select the system running the System Configuration service.

3. Set the Administrator password and click Apply at the top of the dialog box.

Accounts for Avid Editing Applications, Assist, and Instinct

The following limitations exist for editing clients in an Interplay environment:

• Avid editing applications such as NewsCutter

Nitris

that are part of an Interplay environment can use a regular Windows User login. However, when you install the application, you must first log in as an Administrator, install the application, and initially launch the application as an Administrator. See the Avid editing application ReadMe for details.

• Interplay Assist and Instinct have similar limitations: When you install the application, you must first log in as an Administrator, install the application, and initially launch the application as an Administrator. You can then subsequently run the application as a regular User.

• In Avid Unity MediaNetwork, do not use the same login to log into Windows and to log into the Connection Manager for Avid Unity. For more information, see the Interplay ReadMe.

, Media Composer®, and Symphony™

See “User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers” on page 30. Check the Interplay ReadMe for any changes to the Windows login permissions.

Required Application Keys

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

• Interplay Engine server - also requires a software application key. For more information, see “Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server” on page 49.

• Interplay Media Services

• Interplay Stream Server - the Interplay Workflow Engine installed on the Stream Server requires a software application key. For additional information on the Workflow Engine, see “Installing the Workflow Engine and Supported Software” on page 182 and the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

• Interplay Transfer

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When installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a standalone environment, a hardware

application key is not required. The Avid editing software handles the licensing of the Interplay Transfer Engine.

• 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. Note that Interplay v2.0 supports software licensing for 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.

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

The topics 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 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.

files, Microsoft Office files, and other file assets that are useful in an Interplay

Service Framework Components

There are two important steps when you install the Service Framework software:

• Provide the correct workgroup name when prompted.

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

The Workgroup name is case sensitive. You can use the Avid Workgroup Properties tool to change the workgroup name after the install if necessary.

• 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 “Using Time Synchronization in an Avid Interplay

Environment” on page 125)

The following services are critical to the Interplay environment and must be installed on at least one system (usually on the same system).

• Avid Lookup Service - See “Installing the Lookup Service on a Separate Server” on

page 129.

• System Configuration (one per Lookup Service)

If you have more than 10 clients in your Avid Service Framework environment, Avid

recommends that you put the Service Framework Lookup Service on a separate server such as a General Purpose Server.

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

• Multicast Repeater Optional when Interplay clients are on a different subnet from the shared storage Media

Indexer. See “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 132 and “Connecting Systems

Directly to the Lookup Service” on page 131.

• Email Alerter

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The Email Alerter is an e-mail daemon, which sends e-mail notifications to a configurable list of recipients when any of the health parameters—on systems in the workgroup—are at warning or critical health level. The Avid Lookup service gathers the health level information from systems within the workgroup.

The Avid Email Alerter is configured using the Avid Interplay Service Configuration application.

The Email Alerter is a resource-intensive application. If you plan to use this service, don’t install it on the Media Indexer or Interplay Engine servers. If necessary, use the Workgroup Properties tool to disable the services.

Supported Operating Systems

Interplay Platform and Supported Operating System

Windows XP SP3 32-bit

Avid Interplay Assist X X X

Interplay Engine X

Interplay Access X X X X X

Interplay Admin X X X X

CaptureManager X

CaptureManager Client X X X X

Interplay Transfer standalone X X X

Interplay Media Indexer X X X X X

Windows Vista SP1 64-bit

Windows Vista SP1 32-bit

Windows 2003 Server

Windows 2003 Server R2 64-bit Linux

ProEncode Client X

Interplay Transfer Client X X X X

Interplay Transfer Server X

Interplay Low-Res Encode X

Interplay MS Engine X

Interplay MS Transcode X

Interplay MS ProEncode X

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Interplay Platform and Supported Operating System (Continued)

Windows XP SP3 32-bit

Interplay MS Archive X

Interplay MS Restore X

Interplay Copy X

Interplay Delivery X

Interplay Stream Publish Provider

Interplay Stream Server X

Interplay Framework X X X X X

Windows Vista SP1 64-bit

Windows Vista SP1 32-bit

Windows 2003 Server

Software Installed on Interplay Clients

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

In the following tables, X indicates a required component and O indicates an optional

component.

Windows 2003 Server R2 64-bit Linux

Software Installed on Interplay Clients

Interplay

Software Instinct

Interplay Assist application

Avid Unity client X X O X O

Instinct application X

Editing application X

CaptureManager application

Interplay Access X X X X

Media Indexer X

Assist

Interplay Access

Avid Editor

Graphic Editor

CaptureManager Client

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Software Installed on Interplay Clients (Continued)

Software Instinct

Interplay Transfer client X

Service Framework

Interplay Assist

Interplay Access

O O

Avid Editor

Graphic Editor

CaptureManager Client

Core Components X X O X X

Avid Lookup service

Configuration Utility O

O O X X

Diagnostic Log Viewer O O O X X

Health Viewer O O O X X

Machine Monitor O O O X X

System Configuration

Time Synchronization X X O X X

Interplay Media Services

ProEncode Client X(O)

a. Do not run Assist and an Avid editing application at the same time on the same computer. b. Installed automatically on Avid Assist and Instinct as part of the software application install. c. For additional information, see “Service Framework Components” on page 37. d. On a large system, you might want to disable optional Framework services on Instinct and Assist clients.

Software Installed on Interplay Servers

Software Installed on Interplay Servers (excluding Media Indexers and Media Services)

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

Interplay

Software

Interplay Engine

Archive Engine

Interplay Engine X

Interplay Access X X X

Interplay Adapter X

Interplay Archive

Engine

CaptureManager server

Interplay Transfer X

Interplay Transfer client

Media Indexer O

Service Framework

Core Components O

Avid Lookup

Service

Configuration

Utility

Diagnostic Log

Viewer

Health Viewer O

Machine Monitor O

System

Configuration

Time

Synchronization

Interplay Transfer Engine

Capture Manager Server

General Purpose Server

X X O

XXO

X X O

XXO

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Software

Multicast Repeater O

Interplay Engine

Interplay Archive Engine

Interplay Transfer Engine

Capture Manager Server

Interplay Media Services

ProEncode Provider

Transcode Provider

Archive Provider

a. On a non-cluster system with 10 or fewer Interplay clients. Do not install on a cluster

system. b. See “Interplay Adapter and AirSpeed” on page 142. c. Starting at CaptureManager v4.0.4, The Interplay Transfer client is not required on a

CaptureManager server. d. Do not install Service Framework software on a cluster or on a single engine system

with more than 10 clients. e. Install only one System Configuration service per Lookup server. Additional services

can affect performance.

General Purpose Server

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

Software Installed on Interplay Media Services Servers

Software

Interplay Media

Media Services Engine

Copy Provider

Interplay Stream Server

Services Engine

Interplay Stream

X X

Server

Interplay Copy

Provider

ProEncode Provider O

Transcode Provider O

Archive Provider O

Interplay Access X X

Service Framework X

Core Components X X X X

Avid Lookup

Service

Configuration

XXX X

Utility

Media Services Provider

Diagnostic Log

X X X X

Viewer

Health Viewer X X X X

Machine Monitor X X X X

System

Configuration

Time

X X X X

Synchronization

Multicast Repeater

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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.

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

Service Framework

Framework Core X X X

Lookup service 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

c d

Time Synchronization X X X

Multicast Repeater

Email Alerter

O O

a. This configuration is intended for systems with fewer than 10 clients. For larger systems, do not install the Media

Indexer on the Interplay Engine. b. Only on a system with 10 or fewer clients. Do not install on an Interplay Engine cluster system. c. Only on a system with 10 or fewer clients. Do not install on an Interplay Engine cluster system. d. Install one per Lookup service and install on the same system as the Lookup service. e. An option when you have multiple subnets. You can alternatively use Unicast Discovery. f. Email Alerter is a resource intensive application. Do not install the service on a Media Indexer, Avid Interplay

Engine, or Interplay Archive Engine.

Different Types of Media Indexers

Starting at Interplay v1.4, you can use one or two 64-Bit Media Indexers to monitor shared storage. One 64-bit Media Indexer can monitor 2.4 million files and support up to 250 clients. You can add a second 64-bit Media Indexer for redundancy. For additional information and for a procedure for replacing existing 32-bit Media Indexers with a 64-bit Media Indexer, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

There are four basic ways to configure a Media Indexer:

• 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 might be installed on the Avid Interplay Engine. In this case, configure a High Availability Group with one member configured on the Interplay Engine.

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

one.

• Additional members of a High Availability Group. Members that you add to a High Availability group (HAG) provide redundancy and load balancing for the leader. If you are using 32-bit Media Indexers, adding additional members in the HAG allows you to support additional clients. For example, if you have more than 50 clients in your Interplay environment and you are using 32-bit Media Indexers, then you should have two Media Indexers in the High Availability Group: one configured as the leader and a second added for load balancing.

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

• Delegates.If you have a large number of files and are using 32-bit Media Indexers, you might want to assign different Media Indexers to monitor specific portions of shared storage. In this case the group leader monitors the delegates. For more information on configuring delegates, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

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

Avid Interplay Assist and Avid 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. The workgroup name is case sensitive and must match the workgroup name identified in the Workgroup Properties tool.

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

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Replacing 32-Bit Media Indexers with 64-Bit Media Indexers

For a procedure for replacing existing 32-bit Media Indexers with a 64-bit Media Indexer, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

Shutting Down a Media Indexer System

Do not shut down the Media Indexer while it is scanning files. If you do, the Media Indexer might have to rebuild its cache when it starts up again. This can take a long time on a large system. You can use the Health Monitor to determine whether the Media Indexer is scanning files.

In a small configuration (10 or fewer users), you can have the Media Indexer that monitors shared storage on the same system as the Avid Interplay Engine. If the Media Indexer needs to rebuild its cache on this type of configuration, the Interplay Engine might become unresponsive during the operation. Note that this does not happen when the Media Indexer is scanning drives, only when it needs to completely rebuild its cache.

To determine whether a Media Indexer is scanning files:

1. Launch the Health Monitor and navigate to the system that is running the Media Indexer that you want to shut down.

2. Click Avid Interplay Media Indexer

3. Open the Avid Interplay Media Indexer pane.

4. Check the value of the “Pending Files (scan)” field. If the Media Indexer is not scanning files, then it is safe to shut it down.

5. To shut down the service, use the Avid Workgroup Properties tool.

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The following topics describe the installations of the Interplay software on the servers:

• Starting the Installation

• Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server

• Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server

• Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers

• Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server

• Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server

• Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software

For information on the order of installation and configuration, see “Installation Check Lists”

on page 21.

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Starting the Installation

To start the Interplay Installer:

1. Insert the Interplay Installer DVD and double-click Launch.exe. The Main Menu window opens.

The Main Menu window allows you to select the installers required by a particular Interplay component. The list is divided into Interplay clients, servers, and individual optional installers.

Items with three dots open a new window. Items without three dots start an installer.

Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server

These instructions are for a system with a single Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine. If you are installing software on a system with cluster services, see the Avid

Interplay Engine Failover Guide.

If you are upgrading an Interplay Engine, see the Interplay ReadMe before proceeding. The Readme contains any specific instructions for upgrade the Interplay Engine for a particular release.

To install the Interplay Engine Server:

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Servers > Avid Interplay Engine

2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Interplay Engine The full Interplay Engine software. See “Installing the Avid Interplay

Engine Software” on page 50.

Avid Interplay Access Required to communicate with the Interplay Engine database. Installing

Interplay Access also installs the Interplay Administrator. See

“Installing Avid Interplay Access” on page 61.

Avid Interplay Adapter

Avid Interplay Auto Archive, Auto Transcode, Auto Transfer, and Auto Copy.

(Option) Required for capturing with AirSpeed. Only install on an Interplay Engine if there are fewer than 10 clients in your Interplay environment. Do not install on a cluster system. See “Installing Avid

Interplay Adapter” on page 61.

(Option) Used by the Interplay Media Services to create special folders for automating routine operations. Only install on an Interplay Engine if there are fewer than 10 clients in your Interplay environment. Do not install on a cluster system. For more information, see the Avid Interplay

Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

It is important to determine where to install the Interplay Adapter. See “Interplay Adapter

and AirSpeed” on page 142. Do not install the Interplay Adapter on an Interplay Engine

cluster system or on an non-cluster Engine that has more than 10 Interplay clients.

3. Perform the installation in the order shown in the above list. You have to reboot the server after the Interplay Engine installation.

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Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine

Starting at Interplay v2.2, the Interplay Engine requires an updated version of the UnityAecifsLibVC7.DLL that is installed as part of a MediaNetwork client installation. The updated version of that DLL is UnityAecifsLibVC9.DLL.

This has the following implications for MediaNetwork sites:

• If any version of the MediaNetwork client is already installed on the server on which Interplay Engine 2.2 is to be installed, the Interplay Engine installer will automatically install the new .dll. No further action is required.

• If Interplay Engine 2.2 is to be installed on a fresh server in a MediaNetwork environment, you must install the MediaNetwork client before installing the Interplay Engine.

Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software

The first time you install the Avid Interplay Engine software, you must select Custom installation. Selecting Custom installation lets you specify the Server Execution User and other configuration information correctly.

If you are upgrading, you should also use Custom installation to verify that the settings are correct. For example, during a Custom installation you can verify the name of the Server Execution User.

If you are installing or upgrading a cluster system, see the Interplay ReadMe and the Avi d

Interplay Engine Failover Guide.

To install the Avid Interplay Engine software:

1. Before you begin, do the following: t Make sure that the Interplay Engine application key is installed on the server

system. For more information, see “Required Application Keys” on page 35. The Interplay Engine also requires a software license. Install this license after

installing the Interplay Engine software, as described at the end of this procedure.

t Make sure you have created matching accounts on the Interplay Engine system and

the Avid Unity system. You need to type the user name and password during installation to create the Server Execution User. See “Creating the Server Execution

User Account” on page 30.

t Close all Windows programs.

2. Insert the Interplay Installer DVD into the DVD drive on the Interplay Engine system. The Main Menu window opens.

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3. Click Servers. The Install Servers window opens.

4. Click Avid Interplay Engine. The Install Avid Interplay Engine window opens.

5. Double-click Avid Interplay Engine.

6. In the Welcome dialog box, read the information about the installation of the Apache server. Click Next.

7. Read the license agreement information and then accept the license agreement by selecting “I accept the agreement.” Click Next.

The Specify Installation Type dialog box opens.

8. Select one of the following and click Next: t If this is a new installation, select Custom. This ensures that you identify the Server

Execution User required by the Interplay Engine.

t If this is an upgrade, select Typical and proceed to step 18. (Both the Typical and

Custom installation use the existing settings.) The Specify Destination Location dialog box opens.

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9. Specify the destination folder and click Next. The Destination Location is the folder in which the Avid Interplay Engine program files

are installed. In most cases, keep the default, which installs the files in an Avid Interplay Engine subfolder in the Program Files folder.

The Specify Default Database Folder dialog box opens.

10. Accept the default folder and click Next.

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The database folder is the folder in which the database is created and stored. This location must be local, that is, the database folder must be installed on the Interplay Engine server. No other configuration is supported. By default the database folder is created at the root of the D: drive as D:\Workgroup_Databases. All access rights are set automatically.

If you previously installed the Interplay Engine software, this field displays the share name that appears in the next dialog box.

If you do not have adequate local storage for your Interplay database, you can store source

files for file assets on a shared storage workspace rather than a local drive. To do this, you must perform extra steps after the installation. See “Configuring Interplay for a Split Database” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration

Guide.

The Specify Share Name dialog box opens.

11. Accept the default share name and click Next. By default, the share name is “WG_Database$.” The “$” at the end makes the share

invisible if you browse through the network using Windows Explorer. For security reasons, Avid recommends keeping the default setting and using a “$” at the end of the share name. With this default setting, the folder “D:\Workgroup_Databases” on the Avid Interplay Engine computer is shared under the name “WG_Database$.”

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The Specify Configuration Server dialog box opens.

12. Select the Interplay Engine you want to use as the Central Configuration Server and click Next.

The Central Configuration Server (CCS) is an Interplay Engine with a special module that is useful if you are working in an environment that includes more than one Interplay Engine (including an Interplay Archive Engine). However, even if you are working in an environment with one Interplay Engine, you need to specify a CCS.

Select one of the following: t This Avid Interplay Engine: Specifies that the Interplay Engine that you are

installing should be the CCS. Click Next.

t Another Avid Interplay Engine: Specifies that a previously installed Interplay

Engine should be the CCS. An additional dialog box opens. Type the name of the Interplay Engine to be used as the CCS and click Next.

If you want to specify another Interplay Engine, you must specify an Interplay Engine that is already installed. If you have not yet installed the desired Interplay Engine, specify the current Interplay Engine, install the desired Interplay Engine, and then change the CCS through the Interplay Administrator. See “Understanding the Central Configuration Server” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine

Administration Guide.

If you specify an Interplay Engine that is not yet installed, you might not be able to log onto the system. See “Troubleshooting Log-in Problems” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide.

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The Server Execution User dialog box opens.

13. Select Custom user account and click Next. The Server Execution User is a Windows account that has administrative access to the

Avid Interplay Engine. This account also needs to have administrative access to the shared storage workgroup. Avid requires that you create a custom user account. For more information, see “Creating the Server Execution User Account” on page 30.

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The Specify Server User dialog box opens.

a. Type a local user, for example, “IPEngine,” or type a domain user, such as

“MYDOMAIN\IPEngine.” Make sure this user name exactly matches the user name of an Avid Unity account with administrator privileges.

b. Type the password. The installer cannot check the password you type in this dialog

box. Make sure that the password exactly matches the password for the Avid Unity user with administrator privileges. If the user name and password do not match those of the Avid Unity user, the Avid Interplay Engine will not run properly. Confirm the password.

You can change the Server Execution User after installation. See “Troubleshooting the

Server Execution User Account” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide.

c. Click Next.

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The Specify Server Name dialog box opens.

14. Specify the server name as it appears on the network and click Next. By default, the computer’s name is specified as the server name. Interplay clients use

this name to identify the server. If there are clients in your network that are unable to resolve hostnames to IP addresses, you have to specify the server’s IP address here. In this case, the server needs a static IP address; be sure to configure your DHCP server accordingly.

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 Support Knowledge Base.

The server name entered should not be more than 15 characters. Server names longer than 15 characters will be truncated and might cause problems with client connections if there is more than one machine in the network with the same truncated name.

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The Specify Preview Server Cache dialog box opens.

15. Accept the default location and click Next. Interplay Access lets you view a thumbnail image or other representation of a file asset.

This feature requires a special cache folder. The default folder for the preview server cache is named PreviewServer and is installed in the default database folder.

The Enable E-mail Notification dialog box opens.

16. Enable email notification and click Next.

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The email notification feature sends emails to your administrator when special events, such as “Disk Full” and “Out Of Memory,” occur. See “Configuring the Server Event Manager” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide for details on configuring the email notification.

The E-mail Notification Details dialog box opens.

17. Supply the following information: a. Type the administrator’s email address and the email address of the server that is the

sender. If an event such as “Disk Full” occurs on the server, the administrator receives an email from the sender’s email account explaining the problem, so that the administrator can respond to the problem.

b. Type the static IP address of your SMTP server. The notification feature needs the

SMTP server in order to send emails. If you do not know this IP address, ask your administrator.

c. (Option) If you also want to inform Avid Support automatically through email if

problems arise, select the option “Send critical notifications also to Avid Support.” d. Click Next. The installer modifies the file Config.xml in the

Avid Interplay Engine\Data\Server\Config directory with your settings. The Ready to Install dialog box opens.

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18. If you are ready to complete the installation, click Next.

All necessary components are installed. It might be necessary for the installation program to install additional components, such as Adobe Reader.

If any system libraries on your machine need to be upgraded to complete the installation process, the installation program asks you to reboot your machine. Save all your open documents, close all applications, and then click the OK button to reboot.

The installation finishes and the Installation Completed dialog box displays the success or failure of each installation.

19. Click Finish.

A dialog box requesting a reboot opens. A message with instructions on how to fix any installation problems also appears.

20. Click OK to reboot the machine.

21. Enable a permanent license key. See “Managing Licenses” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide for instructions. Make sure that you obtain and load the Interplay Engine license file promptly. The license key must match the application key (dongle) for the Interplay Engine server.

Installing Avid Interplay Access

You must install Avid Interplay Access on the Interplay Engine. Avid recommends that you accept the defaults. If users at your site will be checking in Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop assets (file assets), you can optionally select these options as part of the install set. For more information, see the Avid Interplay Integration Guide for Adobe Photoshop

and Microsoft Office.

Installing Avid Interplay Access also installs the Avid Interplay Administrator.

To install Interplay Access:

1. In the Install Avid Interplay Engine window, double-click Avid Interplay Access.

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After the installer starts, the Introduction dialog box opens.

2. Close down all other programs, then click Next.

3. Complete the installation by accepting the defaults. If you want to install the Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop plug-ins, accept the default paths.

4. When you finish the installation, the installation program might require you to reboot the system.

Installing Avid Interplay Adapter

When you install Interplay Adapter (also known as the MMAdapter) on the Avid Interplay Engine system, it automatically connects to the Interplay Engine on that system.

If you use CaptureManager, Avid recommends that you install the Interplay Adapter on the CaptureManager server to improve performance on the Avid Interplay Engine system. For additional information on where to install the Interplay Adapter, see “Interplay Adapter and

AirSpeed” on page 142.

Do not install Interplay Adapter on an Avid Interplay Engine cluster system.

If you install Interplay Adapter on a system other than the Interplay Engine, you must manually edit a file to identify the Interplay Engine system.

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To configure Interplay Adapter to recognize Interplay Engine on a different system:

1. Use an application such as Notepad to edit the following file: C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Interplay Adapter\jakarta-tomcat\omm\RAM\mmserver.ini

2. Edit the following line, by replacing the text “localhost” with the computer name of the system running the Avid Interplay Engine:

env.ABServer=localhost For additional information on configuring an Interplay Adapter with AirSpeed and

CaptureManager, see “Configuring Avid AirSpeed in Avid Interplay Adapter” on page

141.

Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server

To install Interplay software on the Interplay Transfer server:

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Servers > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status

Avid Interplay Transfer Cache

The installer automatically installs the components required for an Interplay Transfer application.

For information on configuring the Interplay Transfer server and the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status application, see “Avid

Interplay Transfer Installation” on page 29.

(Option) Lets you monitor Interplay Transfer jobs as well as Interplay Media Services jobs from any computer in the network.

(Option) Lets you install only the Interplay Transfer Cache. The Transfer Cache Engine runs in the background and allows you to monitor transfers in the workgroup.

See the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User’s Guide for details on installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer software.

Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers

This section provides an overview of installing the Media Services and Media Services Provider servers. The following illustration shows the initial installer screen.

Installing the Media Services Engine

The first screen links to the installers for the Interplay Media Services Engine.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is installed automatically when Interplay Media

Services Engine is installed. After the installation of SQL Server 2005 Express, you need to configure it. For configuration procedures, see “Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express” in the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

To install Interplay Media Services Server:

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Servers > Avid Interplay Media Services > Install Avid Interplay Media Services The Install Avid Interplay Media Services window opens.

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2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

Avid Interplay Media Services

If you are performing an upgrade, you do not have to reregister existing services such as the

Transcode service or Archive service.

The installer automatically installs the components required for Interplay Media Services. When the system asks for a workgroup name, type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine.

Required software to configure the Media Services Engine with the Avid Interplay server.

Installs the Interplay Media Services Engine. During the installation, if an Avid Interplay Media Services database

already exist on the server, the “Avid Interplay Database” dialog box opens. Select one of the following:

• Upgrade exiting database (default)—to use the existing database.

• Overwrite current database—if you want to remove all users, providers, and services.

You might have to re-create some profiles after upgrading your software. See the Avid Interplay Media Services ReadMe.

3. Register the Media Services Engine in an Interplay workgroup. See the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

Installing the Local Workflow Components

Use this installer screen to install the local workflow providers. For additional information, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

To install the Local Workflow Components:

1. On the system that you want to install the provider, select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu.

Servers > Avid Interplay Media Services > Install Local Workflow Support The Install Avid Interplay Media Services Local Workflow window opens.

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2. You can install the following software on the Interplay Media Services system or on another system to improve performance:

Component Description

Avid Interplay Transcode

Avid Interplay STP Encode Provider

Avid Interplay Archive Provider

Avid Interplay Copy The Interplay Copy Provider. Typically installed on its own server. See

Avid Interplay Move Allows you to move media for Avid assets (both .mxf and .omf files)

Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status

Avid Interplay ProEncode Provider

(Option) Avid Interplay Auto Archive, Transcode, Transfer, and Copy

The Transcode service provider. Allows you to define profiles and launch transcode jobs from Access or the Avid editing application.

Allows you to off load time-consuming processing involved in exporting and transferring of Long GOP OP1a media, during a send-to-playback request from the Avid editing application or Avid Interplay Assist.

The Archive provider. Typically installed on its own server. See

“Installing the Interplay Archive Provider Software” on page 119.

“Configuring the Copy Provider Server” on page 157.

from one Avid Unity™ ISIS

Lets you monitor Interplay Transfer jobs as well as Interplay Media Services jobs on a standalone system. You don’t need to install this software on the Media Services system as the function is built into the Media Services Engine software.

For information on installing ProEncode, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

Installs the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services. The Avid Interplay Auto Archive installation includes the Auto Archive, Auto Transcode, Auto Transfer, and Auto Copy services.

workspace to another.

For information on configuring Interplay Media Services providers, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

Installing the WAN Workflow Components

Use this installer screen to install the WAN workflow server and providers. These services allow you to browse the Interplay database and play clips on a computer in your local-area network (LAN) or from anywhere in a wide-area network (WAN) through the Interplay Stream Server. For additional information, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

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You also install the Interplay Stream server as part of the WAN workflow. See “Installing

and Configuring the Interplay Stream Server” on page 175.

To install the Media Service WAN Workflow Components:

1. On the system that you want to install the provider, select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu.

Servers > Avid Interplay Media Services > Install WAN Workflow Support The Install Avid Interplay Media Services WAN Workflow window opens.

2. You can install the following software on the Interplay Media Services system or on another system to improve performance:

Component Description

Avid Interplay Stream Publish provider

Avid Interplay Delivery

Avid Interplay Delivery Receiver

QuickTime v7.x must be installed on the Interplay Stream Publish provider system.

For information on the Stream Publish service and the Delivery and Delivery Receiver providers, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide.

The Interplay Stream Publish service provider. The Avid Interplay Stream Publish service provider creates QuickTime reference movies that refer to MPEG-4 video files and MPEG1 Level 2 audio files. After the service creates a QuickTime reference movie for a selected asset, it checks the file into the Interplay database as part of the selected asset’s metadata. You can then play the asset in the Interplay Access v2.0.

The Interplay Delivery service provider. The Delivery service provider and the Delivery Receiver service allow you to transfer clips, shotlists, and cuts only sequences and the media files to another workgroup. You can also use profiles to only transfer the portion that is used in a subclip.

The Interplay Delivery Receiver service. The Delivery Receiver service lets the workgroup receive transfers from a workgroup with the Delivery service.

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For details on installing and configuring the Interplay Stream Server, see “Installing and

Configuring the Stream Server Software” on page 177.

Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server

For information on the different types of Media Indexer systems, see “Different Types of

Media Indexers” on page 45.

Before Installing Media Indexer Software

The following are important for a successful Media Indexer configuration:

• Before you configure Media Indexer, install the Service Framework software and verify that it’s running. For additional information, see “Verifying that the Service Framework

Services Are Running” on page 111.

• Before you configure Media Indexer to monitor your Avid Unity workspaces, the workspaces must have an Avid MediaFiles folder. To create the folder, you can either use an Avid editing application to capture or import media to the workspace or you can manually create an Avid MediaFiles folder.

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

If you are installing a Media Indexer server in an ISIS v1.5 or ISIS v2.0.x environment, see

the Interplay ReadMe for information about the ISIS client software to load on the Media Indexer server.

Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS

On Avid Unity ISIS, you must select the “Use UNC (Letterless) Drive Mapping” option on the Media Indexers that monitor shared storage.

To set UNC Drive Mapping:

t In the ISIS Client Manager window, select Preferences and select the letterless option.

For more information, see “Mounting Workspaces as Drives: Lettered versus Letterless”

on page 124 and “Installation Check Lists” on page 21.

Installing the Media Indexer Software

To install the Media Indexer Server:

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Servers > Avid Interplay Media Indexer

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2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Server

Avid Interplay Access Allows for easy access to the Interplay Engine. This also installs the

Avid Interplay Media Indexer

If you use the installer to uninstall Media Indexer, the installer exits after the uninstall is

complete. Restart the installer to perform the installation.

Perform the installation on primary and secondary shared storage Media Indexers.

Interplay Administrator.

Installs the Media Indexer software.

Turning Off Service Framework Services to Conserve System Memory

The Service Framework for Server installer installs all components except for the Email Alerter. Those are resource-intensive services that you should not install unless you specifically require them. You can turn off services to conserve system memory depending on the type of Media Indexer you are going to set up on this system. For more information, see “Disabling Framework Services” on page 112.

For information on which services should be installed (and running) on various systems, see

“Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems” on page 36.

Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage

This procedure describes how to configure a Media Indexer be the leader of a High Availability Group and how to monitor shared storage. This is the basic configuration for a small system with only one Media Indexer. The basic procedure is as follows:

1. Identify the Media Indexer as the leader of a High Availability group.

2. Identify the shared storage locations for that Media Indexer to monitor. For more information on using Media Indexer, see the Avid Service Framework User’s

Guide and the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

Before you configure the Media Indexer, verify that the Service Framework services are running on the Media Indexer system. For more information, see “Before Installing Media

Indexer Software” on page 67.

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To configure the Media Indexer to monitor shared storage:

1. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Service Framework > Avid Interplay Service Configuration.

2. If more than one workgroup appears in the list, click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list.

3. On the Hosts tab, select the system that contains the Media Indexer you want to use to monitor shared storage, and select Avid Media Indexer.

4. Click OK when the system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password. By default, there is no password. For additional information, see “Service

Framework Administrator Password” on page 34.

A message box opens asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security.

5. Click Yes.

The system displays the Media Indexer information in the Avid Interplay Service Configuration dialog box.

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6. Click Join High Availability Group and type a name for the group. Perform this step even if there is only one Media Indexer for shared storage. The Media

Indexer that monitors shared storage must be part of a High Availability group even if there is only one Media Indexer in the group.

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7. Click the Apply button.

8. Click the Configure button. The system opens the Configure Storage dialog box. The following illustration shows a

Media Indexer that is already configured to monitor folders on two workspaces.

9. Click the Add button. The Add Storage dialog box opens.

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10. Select the Media Files Location option and click OK. The Media Files Location dialog box opens.

11. Type the UNC path to a folder within the workspace. For example, \\computer_name\workspace_name\folder_name.

The following illustration shows the UNC path for the Avid MediaFiles folder on workspace3. The system name in this example is avid-6c85183baf.

In general, don’t connect directly to the high level workspace name. Connect to the Avid

MediaFiles folder or another folder in the workspace that you know contains valid Avid media files. This way you will avoid attempting to index non-Avid files.

12. Click Apply and click OK. The system displays the UNC path to the folder in the Configure Storages dialog box.

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The message “Normal” indicates that the drive has been scanned and is currently indexed. The message “Normal - Scanning” indicates the Media Indexer is now scanning the storage area.

On shared storage, the Media Indexer does not recognize drive letters mapped by the user

because it runs as a background service.

13. (Option) Click Add and repeat the process to add any additional folders.

14. Click Apply and click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box.

The first time that you configure a storage folder, the Media Indexer automatically indexes the media in the folder. This might take a while depending on the amount of media in the folder.

For information on configuring the Media Indexer on an Avid editing application system to communicate with this shared storage Media Indexer, see “Connecting the Media Indexer on

an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage” on page 86.

For more information, see “Different Types of Media Indexers” on page 45.

Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace

If the Media Indexer Configure Storages dialog box shows Storage Not Found in the pathname you type, verify that you are using the UNC pathname to a folder containing Avid media files.

To check the name to use in the UNC path:

1. Open My Computer on the Media Indexer system.

2. Check the name of the computer and workspace in the display. The following illustration shows the name for the computer and workspace names used

in this example.

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Workspace and computer name for workspace1

This example requires the following UNC path for the Avid MediaFiles folder on Workspace1:

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\\avid-6c85183baf\Workspace1\Avid MediaFiles

If this is the first time you are installing the CaptureManager software, you need to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard before you install the CaptureManager software. For installation procedures, see the Avid CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide and the Avid CaptureManager ReadMe.

To install software on the CaptureManager server:

1. Click Servers on the Main Menu window, and then click CaptureManager Server. The system launches the CaptureManager Server installation software.

2. Install CaptureManager software. For information on installing and configuring CaptureManager, see the Avid

CaptureManager Installation and Configuration Guide.

3. (Option) Install the Interplay Transfer client software.

Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software

The software for updating the Avid Low Res Encoder is on the Interplay Installer DVD. The following are in the Avid_Low_Res_Encoder folder at the top level of the DVD:

• Files for updating the root disk image in the Avid_Low_Res_Encoder\rootdiscupdate folder

• One file for updating the bootset that begins with the characters avid.ipv.mxf.

To access the files:

1. Navigate to the DVD drive in the Windows Explorer.

2. Right-click the DVD name, and select Explore. For information on updating the software on the Avid Low Res Encode system, see the

Avid Interplay Low Res Encode Setup and Configuration Guide.This file is on the Installer DVD in the same folder as the bootset and is also on the Avid Knowledge Base.

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3 Installing Software on Interplay Clients

The following topics describe the Interplay software installation on Interplay clients:

• Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems

• Installing Software on an Interplay Access System

• Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Windows)

• Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh)

• Panasonic DVCPRO P2 and Ikegami NLTEK Media

• Installing Software on a CaptureManager Client

• Installing Software on a Pro Tools Interplay Client

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Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems

This section describes how to install Interplay Assist or Instinct software.

To install Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct software:

1. Select one of the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Install Client Support > Avid Interplay Assist Install Client Support > Avid Instinct

2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

Avid Assist Installs the Assist application software. For more information, see the

Avid Instinct Installs the Avid Instinct application software. For more information,

The installer automatically installs the components required for the application. When the system asks for a workgroup name, type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine. The name is case-sensitive.

Avid Interplay Assist User’s Guide.

see the Avid Instinct User’s Guide.

Running Interplay Assist and Editing Applications on Same System

The following limitations apply to running Assist and an editing application (such as NewsCutter, Media Composer

• Because the two applications share the same libraries, the Assist release and the editor release must be from the same “bundle”. This means that for a given editor release you must install the corresponding R release of Assist (see “Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Interplay Releases” in the Interplay ReadMe.

• Do not run Interplay Assist and an Avid editing application on the same computer at the same time. Performance and functionality are not guaranteed in this combination because the applications are not designed to share the computer resources.

, or Avid Instinct™) on the same computer:

• If you uninstall one of the applications you will uninstall some shared .dlls. In that case you must reinstall the application that you want to use.

Installing Software on an Interplay Access System

You can install Interplay Access on any system that you want to use to work with the Avid Interplay Engine. Besides installing Avid Interplay Access, this installation also installs the Avid Interplay Administrator.

To play streaming media, the computer on which you are installing Interplay Access must have an audio device, such as an audio card or other audio hardware.

To install Interplay Access software:

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Install Client Support > Avid Interplay Access

2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

The Service Framework is optional for an Interplay Access system.

For information on using Avid Interplay Access and the Avid Interplay Administrator, see the following manuals:

• Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide

• Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide

(Option) The installer automatically installs the components required for the application. When the system asks for a workgroup name, type the name of the workgroup you set up on the Interplay Engine. The name is case-sensitive.

Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access

Interplay Access is supported on Macintosh® systems running Mac OS X. For more information about using Access with Mac OS X, see the Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide and the Avid Interplay ReadMe.

The Interplay Access installer also installs the Interplay Administrator. For more information about using the Interplay Administrator, see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine Administration Guide.

The installer for Mac OS X is located on the root level of the Avid Interplay Installer DVD, in the Mac_Installers folder.

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For information about installing Interplay components on a Macintosh system, see

“Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh)” on page 97.

To install Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD into a drive on a Macintosh system. The DVD icon is displayed on the desktop.

Starting at Interplay v2.0, the Mac installers are on a separate DVD titled “Interplay

Installer v2.2, 2 of 2”

2. Double-click the DVD icon. The root-level folders and files of the DVD are displayed.

3. Copy the Mac_Installers folder to your desktop.

4. Open the Mac_Installers folder. Two folders are displayed: Access and MediaIndexer.

5. Open the Access folder and double-click the file “InterplayAccessInstallerMac.zip.”

A program named “install” is unzipped and displayed in the Downloads folder.

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6. Double-click “install.” The first screen of the installer program is displayed.

7. Click Next and continue the installation. By default, Interplay Access is installed in the following folder: Applications\Avid\Avid Interplay Access If necessary, the installation program uninstalls the previous version of Interplay Access

before it installs the current version.

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Windows)

Use the Avid Editor window to install Interplay components on the following systems:

• Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline and Avid NewsCutter XP

• Avid Media Composer

• Avid Symphony Nitris

Each of these Avid editing applications has its own installation DVD for the Avid editing application software. This section describes how to install the components that are required by the Interplay environment.

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To install Interplay components on an Avid editing system (Windows):

1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu: Install Client Support > Avid Editor Support

2. Install components from the following table:

Component Description

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

Avid Interplay Media Indexer

Avid Interplay Transfer Client

Avid Interplay ProEncode Client

You configure this Media Indexer to communicate with the Media Indexer monitoring shared storage. For more information, see

“Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage” on page 86. You can also configure

the Media Indexer to index your local drives. For more information, see

“Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives” on page

91.

(Option) Install this software to take advantage of Interplay Transfer features such as Send to Playback and workgroup to workgroup transfers. For information on configuring the Interplay Transfer client, see the Help for your Avid editing application or the Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User’s Guide.

(Option) Install this software if you are using ProEncode services with your Interplay Media Services server.

If the editing system is on a different subnet from the system running the Service Framework Lookup service, you must use Unicast Discovery to allow the editor to locate the Lookup Server or install a MultiCast Repeater on at least one system on that subnet. For more information, see “Connecting Systems Directly to the Lookup Service” on page 131 and

“Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page 132.

The Avid editing applications must have either an Avid Unity MediaNetwork Connection

Manager or Avid Unity ISIS Client Manager installed and configured to connect to shared storage.

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Moving Editors Between Interplay Systems

Each editor has a matching Interplay release. The release contains the qualified Interplay components for that editor. You can connect an editor to different Interplay environments but you must always install the qualified set of Interplay components on the editor. For additional information, see “Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Interplay Releases” in the Avid Interplay ReadMe.

Service Framework Workstation Service

You have a choice of installing the regular Service Framework services or installing the Workstation Service. The Workstation Service combines the following three services into one service:

• Avid Service Starter

• Avid Time Synchronization

• Avid Machine Monitor

This Service should only be installed on Avid editing application systems. If the three Framework services are already present, the installer replaces them with the Workstation Service. The installer is on the Avid Interplay Installer DVD in the following location:

Installers\wgframework\Avid_Framework_Workstation

For additional information, see the Avid Service Framework User’s Guide.

Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Service Framework

After you complete the installation on each Avid editing system, verify that the Service Framework services are running on that system.

To verify that the Service Framework services are running:

1. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework > Avid Workgroup Properties.

The Avid Workgroup Properties window opens.

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Check mark

2. If your Workgroup name doesn’t appear in the Workgroup field, click the Edit button and type the name of the Workgroup.

The Workgroup name can be different than the name of the computer that the Workgroup

database is running on. This depends on how your Workgroup was originally configured. In this example, the Workgroup name is the same as the machine name.

If there is a green check mark next to the “Status” field, all services are running.

3. If the check mark is not green, click the Advanced button. The Avid Interplay Services dialog box opens.

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This dialog box allows you to view all services that are monitored by the Avid Service Framework.

4. If necessary, select a service and click Start.

To verify that your system is listed in the Service Framework:

1. On any system that has the Avid Interplay Service Configuration tool installed, click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework > Avid Service Configuration.

The Avid Service Configuration window opens.

2. See if the system you want to verify is listed.

3. If the system is in the list, then it is part of the Service Framework. You can optionally click the triangular opener next to the name and check which services are running on the system.

4. If the system you want to verify is not listed, it might be on a different subnet than the system running the Service Framework Lookup service. In that case, you need to use Unicast Discovery to allow the editor to locate the Lookup Server or install a MultiCast Repeater on at least one system on the other subnet. See “Connecting Systems Directly

to the Lookup Service” on page 131 and “Configuring a Multicast Repeater” on page

132.

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Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage

An administrator can configure the Media Indexers for the Avid editing applications on any system running the Interplay Service Configuration component of the Service Framework software.

An administrator can also use the Interplay Administrator to run the Interplay Service Configuration component.

To configure the Media Indexer for an Avid editing application:

1. Do one of the following: t Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service

Framework > Avid Service Configuration.

t Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access

Utilities > Avid Interplay Administrator. Log in to the server that is running the Avid Interplay Engine. In the Avid Services section, click the Service Configuration icon.

2. If more than one workgroup appears in the list, click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list.

3. Locate the Avid editing system in the list and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service.

The following illustration shows an Avid editing system named techpub8200n.

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The system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password. By default, there is no password. For additional information, see “Service Framework

Administrator Password” on page 34.

4. Click Yes, when the system displays a message asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security.

5. Click Configure. The Configure Storages dialog box opens.

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6. Click Add. The Add Storage dialog box opens.

7. Select Avid Interplay Media Indexer and click OK. The Avid Interplay Media Indexer dialog box opens.

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8. Do the following: a. Select Connect to a High Availability Media Indexer Group. b. Select your group from the Group Name menu.

Ask the Interplay system administrator for the name of the High Availability Group.

c. Select Load Balanced from the Mode menu. d. Click Apply, and then click OK. The system displays the high availability group in the Configure Storages dialog box.

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If you click the triangular opener, the system displays the storage locations associated with

the Media Indexer on shared storage.

9. Click Apply, and then click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box.

Using the Processes Tab to Configure Media Indexers

Rather than selecting systems individually on the Hosts tab, you can also select the Processes tab on the Interplay Service Configuration window and configure the Media Indexers for all the systems on the Interplay environment from that tab.

To use the Processes to configure the Media Indexers:

1. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework > Avid Service Configuration.

2. Click the Processes tab and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service.

3. Select the Avid editing system.

4. Click Configure and connect the system to the High Availability Group as described in

“Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage” on page 86.

The following illustration shows the Processes tab with the Media Indexer for shared storage selected.

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Windows)

For more information on the Media Indexer, see Avid Service Framework User’s Guide and the Avid Interplay Best Practices guide.

Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives

To configure the local Media Indexer to index your local drives:

1. Do one of the following: t Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service

Framework > Avid Service Configuration.

t Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access

Utilities > Avid Interplay Administrator. Log in to the server that is running the Avid Interplay Engine. In the Avid Services section, click the Service Configuration icon.

2. If more than one workgroup appears in the list, click the triangular opener next to your Workgroup name to open the Workgroup list.

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3. Locate the Avid editing system in the list and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer service.

The following illustration shows an Avid editing system named techpub8200n.

4. Click OK when the system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password. By default, there is no password.

5. Click Yes, in the a message box asking if you want to allow the service to run with unrestricted security.

6. Click Configure. The Configure Storages dialog box opens. In the following illustration you can see that

this Media Indexer is already connected to the shared storage Media Indexer.

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Browse button.

7. Select the Media Table icon and click Add. The Add Storage dialog box opens.

8. Select Media Files Location and click OK. The Media Files Location dialog box opens

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9. Click the Browse button.

You can use the Browse button when you configure local storage but you must type a UNC

path when you configure shared storage drives.

The Open dialog box opens.

10. Navigate to the location of your Avid MediaFiles folder. The following illustration shows the Avid MediaFiles folder on a MediaDock storage

device.

11. Click Open. The Media Files Location dialog box opens and displays the new location.

12. Click Apply and then click OK. The Configure Storages dialog box opens and displays the new location.

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Local storage

13. (Option) Click the Add button to add any additional storages.

14. Click Apply and then click OK to close the Configure Storages dialog box.

15. Click Apply in the Avid Service Configuration window, and then close the window.

To instruct Media Indexer to automatically recognize local drives:

1. Start the Avid editing application.

2. Select Tools > Media Creation. The Media Creation window opens.

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3. On the Drive Filtering and Indexing tab, click the “Auto-index local drives as they come online” button.

The local Media Indexer automatically configures Avid media files on your local drives.

If you don’t want the Media indexer to automatically scan your local drives, deselect the

Auto-index option.

4. (Option) Click Manual Storage Scan to start a scan.

5. (Option) Select one of the warning options. The warning occurs if the Media indexer has problems scanning files on the local drive.

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Macintosh)

You can install Interplay components on Macintosh OS X systems running the following Avid editing products:

• Avid Media Composer

• Avid Symphony Nitris

Each of these Avid editing applications has its own installation DVD for the Avid editing application software. This section describes how to install the following components that are required by the Interplay environment.

Starting at Interplay v2.0, the Mac installers are on a separate installer DVD titled

“Interplay Installer v2.2, 2 of 2”

Component Description

Avid Interplay Access Installs the Interplay Access and Interplay Administrator applications.

Avid Interplay Media Indexer

Interplay Transfer Client

The Avid editing applications must have either an Avid Unity MediaNetwork Connection

Manager or Avid Unity ISIS Client Manager installed and configured to connect to shared storage.

You configure this Media Indexer to communicate with the Media Indexer monitoring shared storage. For more information, see “Connecting the

Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage” on page 86. You can also configure the Media Indexer to

index your local drives. For more information, see “Configuring the Local

Media Indexer to Index Local Drives” on page 91

Installs the Interplay Transfer Client application. You configure the Interplay Transfer client within the Settings scroll list of the Avid editing application.

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Note the following:

• You cannot install the Avid Service Framework on the Macintosh client. You can access the Workgroup Properties and Service Configuration applications in two ways:

- Through the Interplay Administrator, using either the application that is installed on

the Macintosh client or one that is installed on another system in the workgroup. Double-click the Workgroup Properties icon or the Service Configuration icon in the main window of the Interplay Administrator.

- Through Interplay Access installed on the Macintosh client. Select View > Avid

Workgroup Properties or View > Avid Service Configuration.

• If you open Workgroup Properties on a Macintosh system, the Services tab does not include options to view the status of the Avid services running on the local computer, or to start, stop, restart, enable, or disable local services. For more information, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe.

• Avid editing applications running on Mac OS X systems require drive mapping for any workspaces that you use for reading or writing. For more information, see “Mounting

Workspaces as Drives: Lettered versus Letterless” on page 124.

• You cannot use Interplay Media Services from an Avid editing application running on a Mac OS X system. Most Interplay Media Services are available from Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system.

To install Interplay Access on a Mac OS X system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD into a drive on a Macintosh system. The DVD icon is displayed on the desktop.

2. Double-click the DVD icon. The root-level folders and files of the DVD are displayed.

3. Copy the Mac_Installers folder to your desktop.

4. Open the Mac_Installers folder. Two folders are displayed: Access and MediaIndexer.

5. Open the Access folder and double-click the file “InterplayAccessInstallerMac.zip.”

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A program named “install” is unzipped and displayed in the Downloads folder.

6. Double-click “install.” The first screen of the installer program is displayed.

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before it installs the current version.

To install Media Indexer on a Mac OS X system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD into a drive on a Macintosh system. The DVD icon is displayed on the desktop.

2. Double-click the DVD icon. The root-level folders and files of the DVD are displayed.

3. Copy the Mac_Installers folder to your desktop.

4. Open the Mac_Installers folder. Two folders are displayed: Access and MediaIndexer.

5. Open the MediaIndexer folder and double-click the file “Avid Media Indexer.pkg.tar.gz.”

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Pinnacle Systems Interplay - 2.2 Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Interplay Documentation

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal

Avid Training Services

1 Installation Overview

Using the Interplay Installer DVD

Upgrading Your System

Updating Intel Drivers on Cluster Systems

Installation Check Lists

Overall Interplay Installation Checklist

Media Indexer Installation Checklist

Check List for Installing Components for Interplay Streaming

Set Up and Configure Your Avid Unity System

Workspace Names

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Setup and Configuration Documentation

Avid Unity ISIS Setup and Configuration Documentation

Network Considerations

Time Synchronization

User Names and Passwords Required For Avid Unity and Product Servers

Creating the Server Execution User Account

Accounts for Copy Provider and Interplay Stream Server

Accounts for Accessing Workspaces

Manually Setting a Target Workspace For Voice-Over Assets

Accounts for Using Deletion

Accounts for Using AirSpeed Server

Accounts for Using Interplay Transfer

Service Framework Administrator Password

Required Application Keys

Accounts for Avid Editing Applications, Assist, and Instinct

Software Installed on Avid Interplay Systems

Service Framework Components

Supported Operating Systems

Software Installed on Interplay Clients

Software Installed on Interplay Servers

Software Installed on Interplay Media Services Servers

Software Installed on Media Indexer Servers

Different Types of Media Indexers

Replacing 32-Bit Media Indexers with 64-Bit Media Indexers

Shutting Down a Media Indexer System

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Starting the Installation

Installing Software on the Interplay Engine Server

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility with the Interplay Engine

Installing the Avid Interplay Engine Software

Installing Avid Interplay Access

Installing Avid Interplay Adapter

Installing Software on the Interplay Transfer Server

Installing Software on the Media Services and Media Services Provider Servers

Installing the Media Services Engine

Installing the Local Workflow Components

Installing the WAN Workflow Components

Installing Software on an Interplay Stream Server

Installing Software on an Avid Interplay Media Indexer Server

Before Installing Media Indexer Software

Using UNC Drive Mapping on Interplay ISIS

Installing the Media Indexer Software

Turning Off Service Framework Services to Conserve System Memory

Configuring a Media Indexer to Monitor Shared Storage

Tips for Adding a Shared Storage Workspace

Installing Software on the CaptureManager Server

Installing and Configuring Avid Interplay Low Res Encoder Software

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Installing Software on Interplay Assist or Avid Instinct Systems

Running Interplay Assist and Editing Applications on Same System

Installing Software on an Interplay Access System

Macintosh Installer for Interplay Access

Installing Software on Avid Editing Systems (Windows)

Moving Editors Between Interplay Systems

Service Framework Workstation Service

Configuring an Avid Editing System in the Service Framework

Connecting the Media Indexer on an Avid Editing System to the Media Indexer Monitoring Shared Storage

Using the Processes Tab to Configure Media Indexers

Configuring the Local Media Indexer to Index Local Drives