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This guide is intended for all Avid®Interplay® Central administrators who are responsible for
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and configuration procedures related to core components and some third-party hardware or
software, such as load balancers used in high availability set-ups.
For initial administration and maintenance, see the Avid Interplay Central Administration Guide.
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1Getting Started
Interplay Central requires a minimum of two servers, one used as a Web application server, and
the other as the playback server. Avid can supply the server hardware or the customer can supply
their own hardware as long as it meets the minimum specifications outlined by Avid.
The following main topics describe the components and software available for an Interplay
Central system as well as important, initial preparation for setting up your system.
•System Components
•System Setup Tasks
•Checklist: Before You Begin
•Gather Site Information
•Licensing Requirements and Setup
•Setting up the Load Balancer
System Components
Your Avid Interplay Central system may include some or all of the following:
•Interplay Central Middleware Server—the Web application server used for hosting the Web
pages, and handling all communications to and from APIs of other Avid products.
•Interplay Central Playback Server—the server that runs the Interplay Central Playback
service. It concurrently reads multiple media assets and sequences residing on an ISIS, and
compresses that media for playback on internet-connected clients. In an Interplay Central
system, a site can “cluster” multiple ICP servers to scale horizontally.
Load balancers are also recommended for sites with multiple middleware and playback servers.
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For middleware servers, a hardware load balancer is used for fault tolerance only. For playback
servers, a software load balancer distributes user connections, which results in CPU balancing.
•Interplay Central Workstation—the Web-based client that communicates with the Interplay
Central middleware server, the Interplay Central playback server, and other servers for MOS
integration. A workstation can be a Windows-based personal computer or laptop running a
browser such as Google Chrome, or any Apple computer with a Macintosh operating system
and the Safari browser.
System Components
For current specifications regarding minimum requirements and version compatibility, see the
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latest ReadMe provided by Avid with your product.
•Modules—software applications that provide functionality and connectivity to various
systems. An example of a module is the Interplay Central mobile application, installed on
Blackberry smart phones.
•Avid iNEWS newsroom computer system—a back-end system that provides journalists,
producers, directors, and various technical personnel in the newsroom with an array of tools
to make their job easier. It is primarily made up of iNEWS Workstations, linked together via
a local or wide area network, and the iNEWS Server(s), which manages all the day-to-day
activities of the newsroom.
•Avid Interplay Production system—a back-end system that combines an asset database with
workflow management software, both of which are integrated with Avid shared storage and
Avid archive solutions. Interplay Production provides tools that let journalists and producers
add rich media to stories and send the assembled video sequence to a playout server.
•ISIS 7000—An Avid shared storage server.
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System Components
The following diagram illustrates a basic sampling of components within an Interplay Central
system, including an optional Active X server, such as a server running the DekoMOS Gateway
service. Your site might have more components not depicted in this illustration.
For the best performance, Avid recommends the middleware server(s) be located in Zone 3 on the
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network, closest to the workstations and mobile devices. The playback server(s) can be in Zone 1
with a direct connection (10GigE or 1GigE) to ISIS or in Zone 2, connected to the ISIS through a
switch.
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Interplay Central Middleware Server
Avid offers the AS3000 as the Web application server known as the Interplay Central
middleware server. The middleware server could also procured separately from a third-party
vender, such as an HP DL360, running Microsoft Server technology.
For the most current Avid Interplay Central system hardware and software specifications, see the
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system requirements listed online at www.avid.com for the Avid Interplay Central system, or
contact your Avid Sales representative.
The middleware server runs the following services:
•Interplay Central service
•Interplay Central User Manager service
•Interplay Central Distribution service
•Send to Playback service (STP)
•Avid Service Framework (ASF)
If the middleware server has Internet Information Services (IIS) installed, ensure that it is
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disabled so there is no port usage conflict.
System Components
Load Balancing Dual-Server Systems
Avid recommends running Interplay Central Server service on two identically configured
Interplay Central middleware servers to help ensure high availability and failover protection.
High availability is achieved by using a load balancer, such as the LoadMaster 2200 by Kemp
Technologies, which monitors the health of the servers and provides failover functionality in case
one of the servers or its services goes down.
With a dual-server system, the Interplay Central middleware servers are directly connected to the
load balancer and set up to run in their own subnets. The load balancer acts like a router between
the existing network and each middleware server’s subnet.
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System Components
Each Interplay Central middleware server gets its own IP address in its subnet—shown as
numbers 4 and 5 in the previous diagram. During the hardware installation, the load balancer is
assigned multiple IP addresses:
1. An IP address facing the network
2. An IP address facing the middleware server in subnet A
3. An IP address facing the middleware server in subnet B
Plus, it gets one virtual IP address (not numbered in the diagram) that is used by the clients to
access Interplay Central. The load balancer will route client requests from the virtual IP address
to one of the Interplay Central middleware servers and send responses from the middleware
servers back to the clients. All client traffic is handled and balanced by the load balancer.
Interplay Central clients are not allowed to connect from the servers’ subnets.
Procedures for installing and configuring your load balancer could vary, so Avid recommends
referring to the documentation provided by the hardware manufacture. However, as an example,
steps for setting up the LoadMaster 2200, manufactured by Kemp Technologies, is provided in
this guide. For more information, see “Setting up the Load Balancer” on page 28.
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Interplay Central Playback Server
The Interplay Central Playback Service software is installed on an HP DL380G7 server
(procured separately) running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. Additionally, this
HP server requires specific GigE and/or 10GigE network interface cards to support ISIS storage
connectivity.
It runs the following:
•Interplay Central playback service
For the most current Avid Interplay Central system hardware and software specifications, see the
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system requirements listed online at www.avid.com for the Avid Interplay Central system, or
contact your Avid Sales representative.
Modules
An Interplay Central module contains front-end elements or both front-end and back-end
elements. Front-end elements can include the panes or controls that integrate with existing panes
in the user interface. The back-end elements can include services, connectivity to back-end
systems, or both.
System Components
For instance, the Interplay Central Mobile module is not the same thing as the iNEWS client
software, but like the iNEWS client software, this module provides iNEWS functionality as well
as connectivity to iNEWS systems.
Some modules are installed on servers while others run on clients, and third-party developers can
create Interplay Central modules for increased functionality.
The following is a list of some modules offered by Avid for Interplay Central systems:
•Interplay Central Module
•Avid Service Framework Module
•iNEWS API Module
•iNEWS Module
•Interplay Central Mobile Module
Interplay Central Workstation
The Interplay Central Workstation communicates with the iNEWS server and the Interplay
Workgroup database through the Interplay Central servers.It can be a computer or laptop,
running a Windows-based or Macintosh-based operating system, located within a site’s firewall
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or securely connected to the network through VPN. There is no special software to install, but
the computer must have a supported Web browser, such as Google Chrome for Windows or
Safari for a Macintosh computer.
System Setup Tasks
The following table is provided as a convenient checklist to ensure a complete and successful
installation of an integrated Interplay Central system. You can print this page to use as a guide
during the installation and configuration process.
TasksRefer to...
Complete all pre-installation tasks.“Checklist: Before You Begin” on page 21
Set up the Interplay Central middleware server(s).“Checklist: Set up Interplay Central
System Setup Tasks
Middleware Server” on page 32
Configure the Interplay Central middleware
server(s).
Set up and configure the Interplay Central
playback server(s).
Configure the Interplay Administration settings
used by Interplay Central.
Configure the system for send to playback (STP).The Avid Interplay Central Administration
An Interplay Production Transcode Server is required for STP and Mixdown. The audio
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transitions/effects will be rendered by the transcode service in preparation for STP, and sequences
will be flattened by the transcode service during a mixdown operation.
(Optional) Install and configure devices for mobile
integration.
(Optional) Install and configure active-X plug-ins. The documentation that came with your
“Checklist: Configure Interplay Central
Middleware Server” on page 46
“Checklist: Set up Interplay Central Playback
Server” on page 59
“Configuring the Application Database
Settings” on page 54
Guide
“The Mobile Application” on page 77
plug-in
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Checklist: Before You Begin
Before you start to install software and configure the Avid Interplay Central server(s), ensure the
following tasks are completed.
TasksRefer to...
Checklist: Before You Begin
Gather all site information needed during the setup,
installation, and configuration processes.
For dual-server sites, install and configure the load
balancer for the middleware servers.
Configure iNEWS for licensed integration with Interplay
Central.
Install the Interplay Production license for Interplay
Central
“Gather Site Information” on page 22
The manufacturer’s documentation that
came with your load balancer, such as
the Quick Start Guide for the
LoadMaster 2200 by Kemp
Technologies. See also “Load
Balancing Dual-Server Systems” on
page 17.
•“Verifying Interplay Central
Licenses on iNEWS” on page 24
•“Configure iNEWS for Integration
with Interplay Central” on page 26
“Installing the Interplay Production
License for Interplay Central” on
page 23
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Gather Site Information
Prior to installing Avid Interplay Central, collect the following information and keep it readily
available for use during the process. For convenience, you can print the following table and fill in
the information unique to your site.
IP address(es) of Interplay Central
middleware and playback servers
IP address(es) of load balancer(s) for
dual-server systems
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Licensing Requirements and Setup
An Interplay Central user requires at least one of the following licenses:
•Interplay Central mobile license: This license allows the user to connect to an iNEWS
newsroom computer system through the Interplay Central mobile application.
•iNEWS client license. This license allows the user to connect to an iNEWS newsroom
computer system through the Interplay Central middleware server, but does not allow access
to an Interplay Production database.
•Interplay Central browse client license: This license includes both an iNEWS client license
and an Interplay Production license. The Interplay Production license (J type) allows
browsing of media stored in an Interplay Production database.
•Interplay Central full client license: This license includes both an iNEWS client license and
an Interplay Production license. The Interplay Production license (G type) allows both
browsing of an Interplay Production database and creation of sequences using that media.
Delivery of Licenses on Back-End Systems
An iNEWS client license or an Interplay Central mobile license for a specified number of clients
is sent to the customer through email along with specific installation instructions. However, to
ensure proper licensed integration between Interplay Central and iNEWS, additional
modification to system files in the iNEWS database is also required. For more information on
those modification procedures, see “Verifying Interplay Central Licenses on iNEWS” on
page 24, “Editing SYSTEM.CLIENT.VERSIONS” on page 26, and “Editing
SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS” on page 27.
Licensing Requirements and Setup
An Interplay Production license for a specified number of clients is supplied to the customer on a
USB flash drive as a file with the extension nxn. For more information, see “Installing the
Interplay Production License for Interplay Central” on page 23.
Configuration on the Front-End
You specify the type of license for each Interplay Central user in the Details tab of the Users
layout. For more information, see “Creating a New User or Editing User Details” on page 42.
Installing the Interplay Production License for Interplay Central
The Avid Interplay Administrator is a client application that can be installed on any computer in
your network and then used to manage either the Interplay Engine or the Interplay Archive
Engine. You can use the Licenses view of the Interplay Administrator to install the Interplay
Production license needed for integration with Interplay Central. For more information about this
application, see the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Interplay Archive Engine Administrator’s Guide.
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To install the Interplay Production license for Interplay Central:
1. Start and log in to the Interplay Administrator.
2. Make a folder for the license file on the root directory (C:\) of the Interplay Central
middleware server. For example:
C:\Interplay_Licenses
3. Insert the USB flash drive into any USB port.
If the USB flash drive does not automatically display:
a.Double-click the computer icon on the desktop.
b.Double-click the USB flash drive icon to open it.
4. Copy the license file (*.nxn) into the new folder you created.
5. In the Server section of the Interplay Administrator window, click the Licenses icon.
6. Click the Import License button.
7. Select the file and click Open. The type of licenses (J or G) are displayed in the License
Types area.
Verifying Interplay Central Licenses on iNEWS
Licensing Requirements and Setup
Before you can use Interplay Central to connect to any back-end system, such as an iNEWS
newsroom computer system, you must ensure iNEWS is configured with the proper number of
Interplay Central devices authorized to connect to the system based on the purchased licenses.
You can view iNEWS licensing limits from the iNEWS console.
To display iNEWS licensing limits, at the console, type:
t
NRCS-A$ status license
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Licensing Requirements and Setup
A message similar to the following will appear on your screen:
A is ONLINE and has been CONFIGURED. ID is INWS.
System is AB. Master is A.
Disk status is OK. The database is OPEN.
Site Key............. : 009999
CPUs................. : 3
Workstation addresses : 3000
Workstation resources : 1000
COM resources........ : 5
Web Access resources. : 2
Web Client resources. : 10
Web API resources.... : 5
Wire Server resources : 8
Instinct resources... : 10
Mobile devices allowed: 2000
Community Sessions... : allowed.
The three lines to pay attention to are:
-Workstation addresses—indicates how many IP and/or MAC addresses can be specified
in the SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS story. This story may be deleted from the iNEWS
database if Workstation addresses shows a “site” license and IP-specific restriction is
not wanted.
-Workstation resources—the number of clients that can simultaneously connect to
iNEWS, including both iNEWS workstations and Interplay Central workstations.
-Mobile devices allowed—the number of mobile devices that can simultaneously
connect to iNEWS.
Any time the iNEWS newsroom computer system is configured, your licensing information is
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checked. An error message appears in iNEWS if the configuration file defines more devices than
are licensed.
To change license allowances:
tContact an Avid sales representative.
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Licensing Requirements and Setup
Configure iNEWS for Integration with Interplay Central
Before you can connect to an iNEWS newsroom computer system from an Interplay Central
workstation, you must edit a couple of system files in iNEWS so that iNEWS recognizes
Interplay Central as a properly licensed device.
The files to edit are:
•SYSTEM.CLIENT.VERSIONS
•SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS
Additional files must be edited to ensure proper licensing for iNEWS integration with the
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Interplay Central mobile application. For more information, see “iNEWS Configuration for
Mobile Integration” on page 79.
Editing SYSTEM.CLIENT.VERSIONS
Some steps in the following procedure are conducted at the iNEWS console in superuser mode.
For more information, see “The iNEWS Console” chapter in the iNEWS Installation and Configuration Guide.
To edit the SYSTEM.CLIENT.VERSIONS story in iNEWS:
1. Sign in to an iNEWS workstation as a system administrator, or any user account with write
access to the System directory.
2. Navigate to SYSTEM.CLIENT.VERSIONS and open the first story in that queue.
3. On a new line, add the version of the Interplay Central service that will run on the Interplay
Central middleware server.
4. Save the story.
5. Reconfigure the system. From the iNEWS console:
a.Select the master computer, which is typically server A.
b.Enter superuser mode, using the correct password.
The dollar sign ($) at the end of the console’s server prompt will change to a pound sign
(#).
c.Take the system offline by typing:
d.Reconfigure the system by typing:
e.When the prompt reappears, bring the system back online by typing:
f.Press Ctrl+D to leave superuser mode.
The pound sign (#) at the end of the console’s server prompt will change back to a dollar
sign ($).
NRCS-A# offline
NRCS-A# configure
NRCS-A# online
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Editing SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS
The following procedure only applies to sites that are not using a “site” license as Workstation
addresses in iNEWS. You can review your site license information from the iNEWS console. For
more information, see “Verifying Interplay Central Licenses on iNEWS” on page 24.
Some steps in the following procedure are conducted at the iNEWS console in superuser mode.
For more information, see “The iNEWS Console” chapter in the iNEWS Installation and Configuration Guide.
To edit the SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS story in iNEWS:
1. Sign in to an iNEWS workstation as a system administrator, or any user account with write
access to the System directory.
2. Navigate to SYSTEM.CLIENT.WINDOWS and open the first story in that queue.
3. Add the IP address of the Interplay Central middleware server to a new line. Use a
semicolon to add helpful commentary for future reference to the end of the line.
Licensing Requirements and Setup
For instance, type:
125.1.100.5 ;Interplay Central middleware server
-If there are multiple middleware (Web application) servers, you will need to add the IP
address for each one on individual lines in the story.
-However, if a load balancer is used with the multiple middleware servers, and
communication will always be through the load balancer, then add only the virtual IP
address of the load balancer instead.
-And if the load balancer is used, but some direct client-to-server communication is
probable, then add the IP addresses for the load balancer and all middleware servers.
4. Save the story.
5. Reconfigure the system. From the iNEWS console:
a.Select the master computer, which is typically server A.
b.Enter superuser mode, using the correct password.
The dollar sign ($) at the end of the console’s server prompt will change to a pound sign
(#).
c.Take the system offline by typing:
d.Reconfigure the system by typing:
e.When the prompt reappears, bring the system back online by typing:
NRCS-A# offline
NRCS-A# configure
NRCS-A# online
f.Press Ctrl+D to leave superuser mode.
The pound sign (#) at the end of the console’s server prompt will change back to a dollar
sign ($).
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Setting up the Load Balancer
In dual-server systems, a load balancer can be used to ensure high availability and provide
failover functionality.
This section covers setup and configuration of a load balancer for the Interplay Central
middleware servers.
The LoadMaster 2200, by Kemp Technologies, is used as an example. If your site uses a different
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load balancer, refer to the documentation provided by the hardware manufacturer.
The load balancer can be set up initially either by connecting a monitor and keyboard directly to
the hardware or by using the Web interface. When connecting via the Web interface, you access
the load balancer by a predefined IP address, which can be found in the Quick Start Guide that
came with the hardware.
To configure the load balancer, using a keyboard and monitor:
1. The first time you connect, a Quick Setup wizard will appear to walk you through the steps,
and the first question might be to provide a license key. If prompted, enter the license key, or
you can continue without it temporarily; There is a 30-day trial period.
2. The wizard will then prompt you to set up the network interfaces by entering the IP address
of the network side of the load balancer. Type in the IP address including the netmask. The
syntax is:
<IP address>/<netmask>
Setting up the Load Balancer
3. Click OK.
4. When prompted, enter the hostname of the load balancer and click OK.
5. Enter the nameserver IP address(es) and click OK. If there is more than one, separate each
by a single space.
6. Enter the search domain(s) and click OK. If there is more than one, separate each by a single
space.
7. Enter the IP address of the default gateway of the existing network.
8. Click OK.
After the setup wizard finishes, restart the load balancer.
9. Physically connect the load balancer to the network and to the Interplay Central middleware
servers. Connect server 1 to the eth1 interface of the load balancer. Connect server 2 to the
eth2 interface.
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Setting up the Load Balancer
To configure the virtual service, using the Web interface:
1. Connect to your load balancer using the Web interface by typing in the hardware’s
predefined IP address.
For a LoadMaster, the Main Menu screen will appear, showing vital statistics, such as IP
address, serial number, version, license activation data, and CPU load.
Ensure you are using the recommended version of the load balancer. For the latest
specifications, please refer to the Avid Web site or the latest ReadMe for Interplay Central.
2. Select System Configuration and then Interfaces.
a.Configure the network interface settings for eth1 and eth2. For instance, set the interface
address for eth1 to 10.129.106.5/25 and for eth2 to 10.129.106.130/25.
b.Also set Link Status to Automatic.
3. Select Virtual Services.
4. Click Add New.
5. Specify the parameters for the virtual service.
a.In the Virtual Address field, enter the virtual IP address for the load balancer.
b.Set the port to 443.
c.Set the protocol to TCP.
6. Click Add this Virtual Service to confirm the settings.
This will send you to the Basic Properties screen for the virtual service.
7. Set Service Type to HTTP/HTTPS.
8. Set Extra Port to 80.
The virtual service by default is configured on port 443 (the default https port); therefore you will
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only be able to connect to the real servers via port 443 if you do not specify this extra port in the
settings.
15. Scroll down to SSL Properties and ensure that SSL Acceleration is not checked.
16. In the last section of the Real Servers for this Virtual Service, select Add New and specify
the following parameters:
a.In the Real Server Address field, enter the IP address for the first Interplay Central
middleware server.
b.Set the port to 443.
c.Set Forwarding Method to “nat”.
d.Set Weight to 1000.
17. Click Add This Real Server, then repeat the previous step for the second Interplay Central
middleware server, with two exceptions; enter the IP address of the second server instead of
the first one, and set the Weight to 500.
18. Physically connect the load balancer to the Interplay Central middleware servers. Connect
server 1 to the eth1 interface of the load balancer. Connect server 2 to the eth2 interface.
19. Check the Virtual Services screen, using the load balancer’s Web interface; the status should
be green.
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