Pinnacle Systems Interplay Archive Engine - 2.3 Administrator’s Guide

Avid® Interplay® Engine and

Avid Interplay Archive Engine

Administration Guide

Release 2.3

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Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide • 0130-07640-03 Rev D • December 2010 • 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Interplay Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Avid Interplay Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Starting the Avid Interplay Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Opening an Interplay Administrator View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Opening Interplay Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Exiting the Avid Interplay Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 2 Database Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Creating an Interplay Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Avid Interplay Databases, Folders, and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Limits on the Number of Assets and Objects in the Interplay Database . . . . . . . . . . 36

Creating and Restoring Database Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Types of Interplay Administrator Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recommendations for Backup Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scheduling Automatic Database Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Starting a Backup Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using an Archiving Tool for Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Restoring an Earlier Version of a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Restoring a Complete Backup or a Fast Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the InterplayRestore Tool on the Interplay Engine Server . . . . . . . . 53

Database Restore Session Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the BackupArchive Tool to Restore Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Restoring Archived Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Performing a Consistency Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Viewing Database Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Locking and Unlocking Databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Managing Databases: Deactivating, Activating, and Migrating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Deactivating a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Activating a Deactivated Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Migrating a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Moving a Database to Another Server (Non-Clustered Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Moving a Database and Users to Another Server (Non-Clustered Systems) . . . . . 71

Moving a Database to Another Server (Clustered Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Moving a Database and Users to Another Server (Clustered Systems) . . . . . . . . . 76

Moving a Database Under Low Disk Space Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Renaming a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapter 3 Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Changing the Database and Data Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Viewing Server Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Locking and Unlocking the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Restarting the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Managing Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Installing a Permanent License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

License Types and Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Exporting a License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Troubleshooting Licensing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using the License Key Info Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Chapter 4 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Understanding the Central Configuration Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Moving the CCS to Another Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Viewing and Changing the CCS for a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Adding Users to a Central Configuration Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Setting User Authentication Providers and Importing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Setting Avid Unity Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Setting Windows Domain Authentication and Importing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Setting LDAP Authentication and Importing Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

LDAP Server Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Managing Users, User Groups, and User Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Understanding Default User Groups, Users, and Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Adding User Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Adding Users Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Viewing and Setting Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Understanding Standard Roles and Default Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Viewing and Changing Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Viewing and Setting Authentication Providers for Individual Users . . . . . . . . . 114

Deleting Users and User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Removing Users from User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Managing Database Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Viewing General Role Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Setting or Changing a General Role Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Blocking Access by a Group or User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Managing Special Access Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Guidelines for User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Chapter 5 Site Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Defining Property Layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Setting the Resolutions Available for Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Creating Custom Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Adding a Custom Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Setting Access Control for Custom Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Working with Lists for Custom Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Creating and Editing a File for Custom Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Removing a List for a Custom Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using Custom Properties in an Extended Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Configuring Remote Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Configuring Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Adding Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Removing Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Setting Server Hostnames and the Workgroup Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Configuring the Interplay Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Interplay Media Services View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Interplay Transfer Status View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Interplay Transfer Settings View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Workgroup Transfer Presets View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Specifying Remote Servers for Asset Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Specifying Archive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Archiving Duplicate Versions of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Adding AAF Metadata to an Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Specifying the Archive Server, Segment Size, and Restore Process . . . . . . . 156

Setting the Ownership for New Database Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Setting Options for Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Setting Options for Deleting Only OMF Media, Only MXF Media, or Both . . . 159

Setting Options for Deleting Locked Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Viewing and Setting the Metadata Override Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Chapter 6 Application Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Application Database Settings View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Setting Options in the Editing Settings Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Audio Settings for Two NAT or SOT Tracks in Avid Instinct. . . . . . . . . . . 165

Application Database Settings: Editing Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Setting Audio Mixing Defaults for Access and Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Setting the Shotlist Start Timecode for Interplay Access and Interplay Assist 174

Setting an Automatic Timeout for Interplay Assist and Avid Instinct . . . . . . . . 175

Configuring the Frame Locators Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Setting Instinct/Assist User Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Instinct/Assist User Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Pro Tools Plug-Ins Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Installing the Pro Tools Plug-Ins for Interplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Configuring the Pro Tools Import Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Configuring the Pro Tools Export Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Configuring the Pro Tools User Settings Plug-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Chapter 7 Avid Interplay Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Troubleshooting Login Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Troubleshooting Client Connection Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Optimizing Avid Interplay Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Troubleshooting Firewalls and Avid Interplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Troubleshooting the Server Execution User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Creating the Server Execution User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Determining the Server Execution User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Re-creating the Server Execution User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Shutting Down or Locking the Server Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Chapter 9 Configuring Interplay for a Split Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Understanding a Split Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Supported Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Preparing for a Split Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Splitting a Database for New Interplay Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Splitting a Database for Existing Interplay Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Configuring the workgroup.xml File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Identifying the Root Folder of the Interplay Server Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Reuniting a Split Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Reuniting a Split Database (AvidWG Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Reuniting a Split Database (AvidWG and _InternalData). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Appendix A Installed Components and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Avid Interplay Engine Directory: Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Apache Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Activating Creation of the access.log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Data Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

AvDeletes.log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

AvMetaDataDelete.log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

AvMoveEx.log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Preview Server Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Server Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Required TCP/IP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Avid Interplay Engine Servers and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Avid Interplay Engine Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Avid Workgroup HTTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Avid Workgroup Server Browser Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Avid Workgroup Preview Server Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Avid Workgroup TCP/COM Bridge Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Avid Workgroup VSS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Avid Workgroup Engine Monitor Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Appendix B Interplay Engine Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Configuring the Server Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Config.xml File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Supported Actions in Config.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Supported Events in Config.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Server Event Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

LogWatch.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Sending E-mail Notifications from LogWatch.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Configuring Client Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Setting the Filetransfer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Appendix C Valid and Invalid Characters in Avid Interplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Appendix D System Metadata Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Appendix E Server Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Appendix F Consistency Check Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Consistency Check Critical Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Consistency Check Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Consistency Check Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of Avid®Interplay®, a powerful system for managing media in a shared storage environment. This guide describes how to use Avid Interplay Administrator, an Interplay client application that provides tools to configure the Avid Interplay Engine and to manage the database on the server.

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. This guide includes a detailed description of each of the Avid Interplay Administrator task groups and how you can use them to administer your server and databases. Some of the settings that you are able to change affect the server itself, while others only affect the database stored on the server.

The Interplay Administrator is supported on both the Microsoft Mac OS

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.

X platforms. When necessary, the guide describes platform-specific differences.

Windows® and the

Limited number of client applications per user per machine: A user can run only one

Interplay Access session and one Interplay Administrator session on one machine. This software does not support terminal/server sessions.

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

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

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:

- 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_product.pdf) and is also available online.

You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu, or visit

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

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

If You Need Help

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.

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.

Interplay Documentation

The following documents describe how to use Avid Interplay:

• Avid Interplay Best Practices — provides an overview of the major Interplay components, shows sample configuration diagrams, and describes several of the key features, such as setting up a user database and using the Avid Interplay Archive Engine.

• Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide — describes how to use the Avid Interplay Installer DVD to install and configure software on the various systems that make up a Interplay environment.

• Avid Interplay Engine Failover Guide — describes how to set up a cluster configuration for the Avid Interplay Engine and the Avid Interplay Archive engine.

• Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administration Guide — describes how to administer your Avid Interplay Engine or Avid Interplay Archive Engine and Avid Interplay database.

• Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay Access to browse, search, and work with assets in the Avid Interplay database.

• Avid Interplay Assist User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay Assist for logging, archiving, and sending to Playback material in an Interplay environment.

• Avid Instinct User’s Guide — describes how to use the Avid Instinct application to write iNEWS stories and put together simple audio and video sequences.

• Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide — Avid Interplay Media Services lets you control and automate Transcode, Archive, and ProEncode services.

Avid Training Services

• 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 Service Framework User’s Guide — describes how to use the logging, monitoring, and management features of the Avid Service Framework applications.

• 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 Capture User’s Guide — describes how to use Interplay Capture, a newsroom ingest tool that enables automated recordings.

• Avid Interplay Capture Administrator’s Guide — describes administrative concepts, tasks, and reference material for Avid Interplay Capture.

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• Avid CaptureManager User’s Guide — describes how to use CaptureManager 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.

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All documents are available in PDF form on the Interplay Portal and also on the Avid Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport.

Avid Training Services

Avid makes lifelong learning, career advancement, and personal development easy and convenient. Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.

For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please visit www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).

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Administrator

The Avid Interplay Administrator provides database administrators and maintenance engineers with the tools required to configure the Avid Interplay Engine and to manage the database on the server.

The following topics provide basic information for using the Interplay Administrator:

• Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups

• Using the Avid Interplay Administrator

• Starting the Avid Interplay Administrator

• Using the Avid Interplay Administrator Window

• Opening an Interplay Administrator View

• Opening Interplay Help

• Exiting the Avid Interplay Administrator

For an overview of all Avid Interplay components, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices Guide.

Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups

The Avid Interplay Engine forms the backbone of the Interplay environment. The Interplay Engine is a server that combines an asset database with workflow management software, both of which are integrated with Avid shared storage and Avid archive solutions. This topic provides basic information about the functions and components of the Interplay Engine.

One Interplay Engine, One Interplay Database, One Shared Storage Network

The Interplay Engine is one component of an Interplay workgroup. At a minimum, an Interplay workgroup is composed of one Interplay Engine, one Interplay database, one Avid shared-storage network (Avid ISIS LANshare), and associated software and services.

, Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork, or Avid Unity

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Metadata Database

Avid Shared Storage

File Assets

Media for Avid Assets

Avid Interplay Engine

An Interplay database consists of two parts:

• A metadata database, which holds information about the assets, or metadata.

• Source files for the assets, for example, graphics files and Avid media files. The source files for file assets can be stored on the Interplay Engine or on an Avid shared-storage system. The source files for Avid assets are always stored on shared storage.

The following illustration shows the metadata database and the source files for file assets stored on the internal drive of the Interplay Engine server and the source files for Avid assets stored on an Avid shared storage workspace.

For information about all Interplay components and detailed sample configurations, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.

Avid Assets, File Assets, and Splitting the Database

Interplay manages two different kids of assets. Avid assets are assets that are created by Avid applications through capture, ingest, import, or transfer. Avid assets include:

• Master clips

• Subclips

•Sequences

• Effects

• Motion effects

• Rendered effects

• Group clips

File assets are any assets that are not created by an Avid application. Any file you can create on your workstation, through applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Word, can be added to the Interplay database and managed by Interplay as a file asset.

Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups

Metadata Database

Avid Shared Storage

File Assets

Media for Avid Assets

Avid Interplay Engine

Streamed Properties

Media files for Avid assets are always stored on an Avid shared-storage system. Source files for file assets can be stored on the Interplay Engine or on an Avid shared-storage workspace. The location that holds file assets is called the file repository.

When you first install Interplay Engine software, the installation program requires you to set one root folder for the database on a local drive. By default, this root folder holds both the metadata database and files for file assets. If the Interplay Engine server does not have adequate local storage for your Interplay database (for example, if your facility stores a large number of file assets in the Interplay database), you can configure the Interplay Engine to store only the metadata database on the Interplay Engine. All other database files and folders can be stored on an Avid shared-storage workspace. This configuration is called a split database. The following illustration shows a split database.

In a split database, source files for file assets and streamed properties for Avid assets (head frames and AAF information) are stored on a shared storage workspace. Media files for Avid assets, such as .mxf files, are always stored on a shared storage workspace.

For more information, see “Configuring Interplay for a Split Database” on page 199.

Multiple Workgroups

A large production facility can have more than one Interplay workgroup. Each workgroup must have its own Interplay Engine, database, and shared storage network. Users on Interplay Access can view and access assets from more than one workgroup and can transfer them from one to another using a file copy procedure for file assets and Avid Interplay Transfer for Avid assets. You can also use the Interplay Delivery service to transfer Avid assets.

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Interplay online database

Interplay Archive Engine database

Interplay Archive Engine

A facility might also include an Interplay Archive Engine. An Interplay Archive Engine is configured similarly to an Interplay Engine. An Archive Engine is integrated with a third-party archive system. An Interplay Archive database is always named AvidAM. An Interplay database is always named AvidWG.

An Interplay Archive database and an Interplay database use different icons, as shown in the following illustration from Interplay Access. The archive database is represented by a safe, and archive folders are represented by boxes.

For more information about the Interplay Archive Engine, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.

Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups

In this guide, references to the Interplay Engine also refer to the Archive Engine, unless

otherwise noted.

Central Configuration Server

If a production facility includes more than one Interplay workgroup, you can specify one Interplay Engine as the Central Configuration Server (CCS). The CCS is an Interplay Engine module that stores information that is common to all other Interplay Engines. The CCS provides a means to manage user accounts across multiple workgroups. For more information, see “Understanding the Central Configuration Server” on page 91.

Server Execution User

The Server Execution User is a Windows operating system user that runs the Interplay Engine processes. You specify the user name and password for the Server Execution User when you install the Interplay Engine on the server. The Server Execution User needs local administrator rights on the operating system for the Interplay Engine server and read/write access to the Avid shared-storage file system.

For more information, see “Troubleshooting the Server Execution User Account” on

page 194.

Avid Interplay as a Client-Server Application

Avid Interplay is designed as a client-server application. The Interplay Engine is configured to run on a central machine that is accessible to all users through a network. An Avid Interplay application that runs on a client machine is a client of the Avid Interplay Engine server. Avid Interplay client applications, such as Interplay Access, Interplay Assist, Avid Instinct browse multiple databases. The Interplay Administrator is also a client application.

Avid Interplay uses TCP/IP and related protocols for its network communication. Therefore, TCP/IP must be installed on all machines. Since TCP/IP is used to access the Internet, most users already have this component installed. See “Required TCP/IP Ports” on page 231 for more information.

, and Avid editing applications that use the Interplay Window can access and

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Using the Avid Interplay Administrator

The Avid Interplay Administrator is a client application that you use to manage either the Interplay Engine or the Interplay Archive Engine. The Interplay Administrator is installed at the same time that you install Interplay Access. You can install the Interplay Administrator as a client on any computer in your network and then use it to manage any Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine that is available on the network. For information on installing Interplay Access and the Interplay Administrator, see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

The Interplay Administrator provides you with the tools you need for the following major tasks:

• Setting up a new database. See “Creating an Interplay Database” on page 31.

• Backing up the database. Backing up the database regularly protects your data, allowing you to restore the database to a saved state in the event of failure. See “Creating and

Restoring Database Backups” on page 36.

• Maintenance tasks, such as locking, unlocking, and restarting the server. See “Server

Settings” on page 81.

• Creating, editing, and deleting user accounts and managing user authorization. See

“User Management” on page 91.

• Configuring client applications and the workgroup. See “Site Settings” on page 127.

• Configuring the Interplay Archive Engine. See “Specifying Archive Settings” on

page 154. For more information on archiving, see Avid Interplay Best Practices and the

Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide..

• Configuring Application Settings and Avid Interplay Services. See “Application

Settings” on page 163 and “Avid Interplay Services” on page 189.

Starting the Avid Interplay Administrator

To start the Avid Interplay Administrator:

1. Do one of the following:

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

Avid Interplay Access Utilities > Avid Interplay Administrator.

t From Interplay Access, select Tools > Open Interplay Administrator.

The Avid Interplay Administrator Server Login screen appears.

Starting the Avid Interplay Administrator

The first time you open the Interplay Administrator, the Server text box is empty. If you have already logged into a server, the text box shows the last server you logged in to.

2. Select the server you want to work with by doing one of the following:

t Accept the server that is displayed.

t Type the name of the server that you want to log in to. You can also use an IP

address.

t Click the arrow for the Server list and select the server name from the list.

The first part of the list shows recent servers, the second part of the list shows servers that were added manually (not on a local area network), and the third part shows servers available on your local area network.

t Click the arrow for the server list and select Add Server. Type a new server name.

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3. Type a user name and password for an account with administration rights.

On the first start after installing the Avid Interplay Engine, only the user Administrator exists. Type “Administrator” in the dialog box. The password is empty by default. Change the password of the Administrator as soon as possible (see “Viewing and

Setting Attributes” on page 110).

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

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

4. Click Connect.

The Interplay Administrator window opens.

If you have any problems logging in, see “Troubleshooting Login Problems” on

page 191.

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator Window

The Avid Interplay Administrator window is divided into six groups: Database, Server, User Management, Site Settings, Application Settings, and Avid Interplay Services. The name of the Interplay Engine server you are connected to is displayed in the upper right of the window.

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator Window

Each group contains views for managing components of the Avid Interplay Engine. Each group is described in a separate section of this guide:

• “Database Settings” on page 31

• “Server Settings” on page 81

• “User Management” on page 91

• “Site Settings” on page 127

• “Application Settings” on page 163

• “Avid Interplay Services” on page 189

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Opening an Interplay Administrator View

To open an Interplay Administrator view:

t In the Interplay Administrator window, click an icon.

The view you select replaces the Interplay Administrator window. Each view includes a path that shows the relative location of that view. The following illustration shows part of the Create Database view. In this example, the path shows that the Create Database view is included in the Database section of the Interplay Administrator window (In the path, the Interplay Administrator window is represented as the Interplay Server).

To return to the Interplay Administrator window:

t Click the Menu button in the upper left of the view.

Opening Interplay Help

The Interplay Help system is installed when you install the Interplay Engine. The Interplay Help system provides all user and administrator information that is contained in the Interplay manuals. The Interplay Administrator Help menu provides four entry points, corresponding to four Interplay applications:

• Interplay Administration Help

• Interplay Media Services Help

• Interplay Transfer Help

• Interplay Installation Help

You can access the entire Help system, including the Search and Index tabs, from any of those entry points by clicking the Show Navigation button.

Exiting the Avid Interplay Administrator

To access Interplay Help:

t Select Help, and then select the desired application.

t Select Documentation Website on Server.

The Avid Interplay User Information Center page opens. You can open the Help, PDF versions of the Interplay user guides, and other useful links. See “Viewing Help and

Documentation on the Interplay Portal” on page 15

Exiting the Avid Interplay Administrator

When you are finished using the Avid Interplay Administrator, you should log out or close the application. Logging out can be convenient if you want to log in to a different database.

To log out:

t Click the Log out button in the upper right of the Interplay Administrator window.

The application remains open, with the login screen displayed.

To close the Interplay Administrator, do one of the following:

t Select File > Exit.

t Click the close button in the upper right of the window.

The Interplay Administrator window closes.

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Pinnacle Systems Interplay Archive Engine - 2.3 Administrator’s Guide

Contents

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal

Interplay Documentation

Avid Training Services

Understanding the Interplay Engine and Interplay Workgroups

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator

Starting the Avid Interplay Administrator

Using the Avid Interplay Administrator Window

Opening an Interplay Administrator View

Opening Interplay Help

Exiting the Avid Interplay Administrator