Tektronix QCloud User manual

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QCloud
Automated Video Content Verification System

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Quick Start User Manual

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QCloud
Automated Video Content Verification System

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Quick Start User Manual

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Table of Contents

Preface................................................................................................................................. ii

Product desc

System components . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . ii

Clustering requirements . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . vii

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Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1

Before installation................................................................................................................ 1

Software i

Uninstalling software............................................................................................................. 8

Software reinstallation ........................................................................................................... 9

Software u

Network settings ................................................................................................................ 10

Configuring the QCloud installation ............................................................................................ 10

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Getting acquainted . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . 11

Concepts ........................................................................................................................14

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ription............................................................................................................... ii

umentation ........................................................................................................ viii

nstallation.............................................................................................................. 3

pgrade ................................................................................................................ 9

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Preface

Preface

QCloud is an automated system for testing compressed digital media before transmission or use. Through a Web-based
interface, you can create a Job, which will perform a sequence of checks on a set of media files, and view the results. This
manual provides installation instructions and a high-level operational overview of this product.

Product description

This is a med
connected on a network running Microsoft W indows. This automated video content verification system can be used to check
for correct digital encoding and against baseband quality parameters. It provides both broadcast and production operations
with a fast,

QCloud can
systems and provide a completely automated workflow. A Web based user interface allows test results to be viewed from
any network connected workstation.

System co

QCloud accesses digital media from local storage, such as a local hard drive or DVD, as well as network storage, such as a
Windows file server, FTP server, or S3 bucket.

A QCloud system can be set up in three basic ways:

The first consists of a single self-contai ned unit which runs all the management and testing processes of the system.

The second consists of a networked cluster of two or more units, which enables simultaneous processing of a greater
number of files. The networked cluster contains a single Supervisor and one or more Media Test Units.

The third consists of a cluster of three or more units with high availability (HA) support. QCloud Enterprise Cluster
with high availability (also referred to as an HA cluster) is a QCloud cluster enabled with support in the case of a
Supervisor system failure.

ia testing product which runs either on a single computer or on a cluster of two or more dedicated computers

cost effective Q C solution.

be integrated with your existing infrastructure using the CeriTalk API to interface with asset management

mponents

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Networking

EC2s (Elastic Computing Clouds) are systems on AWS Cloud. In a clustered configuration, EC2s should be part of a VPC
(Virtual Private Cloud). In a clustered configuration, network interface on all of the units, including the Supervisor, secondary
Supervisor (HA cluster only) and Media Test Units, should be should be part of the VPC (Virtual Private Cloud). This
connection is used to access media files, to service Web clients, and to carry cluster control traffic.

Figure i: Clustering topology

Software components

Software components include:

A Web-based user interface, which allows users to create and control Jobs, and to view or report the results of these

. This interface is accessed over the network by using a Web browser. All you need to know is the IP address

Jobs
of your computer.

Media test service, which performs media file verification according to the rules you choose.

A database, which provides robust storage of the system entities, including users, Jobs, and Job results.

An XML-based control and reporting API known as CeriTalk. CeriTalk allows interaction with QCloud from within
other applications, making it possible to integrate QC loud with other content management, broadcast automation, and

rkflow systems.

wo

eb application server that provides access to the Web interface and runs the core services for the application.

AW

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A license server, which controls the types of files that can be processed and tracks usage of the various features.

The system tray icon and menu, which provides access to the QCloud Web-based user interface and allows the
application t
service.

o be started and stopped. The system tray icon is not available when QCloud is installed as a Windows

QCloud as a standalone system

A standalone system is a single machine that combines the functions of a Supervisor unit and a Media Test Unit. The process
that carries out the media file testing is known as the Media Test Client (MTC).

QCloud enterprise cluster

The Superv
and view Jobs. It is responsible for locating the media files from the network, but delegates actual transfer and processing of
these files to one or more Media Test Units. The Supervisor unit organizes and stores the resulting outputs.

Each Media Test Unit is responsible for processing the digital media files in a networked cluster. It applies the user-specified
tests, an

On an AWS C

isor unit controls the cluster system. It hosts the database and the Web server, allowing multiple users to set up

d reports back the results. The Supervisor can also be configured to process the files.

loud, the following configurations are required for a QCloud enterprise cluster to function:

Security groups configuration within a VPC for QCloud

A security group is a firewall that regulates the flow of traffic across the EC2s within a VPC network on Cloud. Each EC2 can
be associated with a particular available security group. The security group contains a set of rules that allow or disallow
inbound and outbound traffic to those EC2s. Multiple security groups can be configured within a VPC. The security group
should be configured in such a way that it allows both inbound and outbound traffic across a cluster of EC2s. At the same
time, it secures the systems from external communication.

Example configuration of a security group

In the EC2 management console, open EC2 dashboard. Click on the “Security Groups” option under the “Network and

rity” section. This will list down all the available security groups. Note that this list displays the “Group Id” for each of the

Secu
security groups. Select the security group to be updated with the rules. T he lower panel will display the security group details.

How to set inbound rules. The following procedure shows you how to set inbound rules.

1. Select the “Inbound” tab.

2. Select “Custom TCP rule” from the “Create a new rule” selection box.

3. In the “Port Range” text box, enter 0-65535. This will open up all available ports on TCP.

4. In the “Source” text box, enter the ID of the security gr oup. Each security group will come with an id assigned to

it in the form E.g.-<abcd1234>. This is same as the one displayed under “Group Id” column mentioned above for
this security group.

5. Setting Outbound rules: 1: Select the Outbound tab. 2: Select “All TCP rule” from the “Create a new rule” selection box.
3: In the “Source” text box, enter 0.0.0.0/0 Basically this rule allows all TCP traffic between the EC2s that are associated
with this security group. Also, this allows all traffic from the EC2 to the outside.

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How to set outbound rules. The following procedure shows you how to set outbound rules.

1. Select the Outbound tab.

2. Select “All TCP rule” from the “Create a new rule” selection box.

3. In the “Source” text box, enter 0.0.0.0/0 Basically this rule allows all TCP traffic between the EC2s that are associated

with this secu

rity group. Also, this allows all traffic from the EC2 to the outside.

QCloud high availability enterprise cluster

The QCloud high availability enterprise cluster (also referred to as an HA cluster) is a QCloud cluster enabled with support in
the case of a Supervisor system failure. In an HA cluster, one of the member units of the cluster is configured as a backup to
the Primary Supervisor and is called the Secondary Supervisor.

If QCloud on the Primary Supervisor goes down for any reason (for example, due to a m achine crash), the Secondary
Supervisor automatically takes over and manages the cluster. All other units (MTUs) now form a cluster with the Secondary
Supervisor. Once the Primary Supervisor recovers, it will assume the role of the Secondary Supervisor and will be ready to
take over when the current Supervisor goes down.

The Secondary Supervisor is a part of the HA cluster and can also process files like the Primary Supervisor and the MTUs in
the cluster while performing the job of a Secondary Supervisor.

In an HA cluster, it is mandatory to attach an additional network interface for the EC2 that acts as Primary supervisor prior to
installation. The private IP of this additional attached network interface should be used for communication (Ceritalk/Web
UI). The private IP address of primary network interface (which is pre configured with an EC2) should be used for QCloud
cluster communication.

When starting an HA cluster, the cluster units should be started in the following order:

1. Primary Supervisor

2. Secondary Supervisor

3. Media Test Units: these should be started one by one after both the Primary Supervisor and Secondary Supervisor are

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Cloud level and EC2 level configurations required before installation of the HA cluster units

The following are the configurations that need to be in place before QCloud is installed on EC2 systems.

1. Define IAM role in the Amazon AWS Cloud console as follows:

a. In the console, get the IAM dashboard.

b. Create a new role using the “create new role” option in this page.

c. Select this newly created role and create a new policy for this role. For this, select the new role created above and

click on Attach Role Policy button at the bottom of the dashboard. In the UI that comes up, select “Custom Policy”
option and click on Select next to it. In the Set Permissions window, enter a name for this policy and copy the
below lines in the “Policy D ocument” text box.

These lines set the permission for QCloud to attach and detach network interface w hich is required for the functioning
of HA and access of web UI using the single Ceritalk IP address even after fail over.

{ "Version": "2012-10-17", "S tatement": [ { "Action": [ "ec2:AttachNetworkInterface", "ec2:DetachNetworkInterface" ],
"Effect": " Allow", "Resource": "*" } ] }

d. Click on “Apply Policy” button and this policy will now be displayed under the “Permissions tab”.

2. Create EC2 instances with the IAM role attached as follows:

a. After setting up the IAM role mentioned above, now the user should proceed to create EC2 instances required for the

HA cluster. During the creation of the instance, an option is provided for the user to select the IAM role. This will be a
drop down control that will display all the configured IAM roles. The user should select the IAM role that has the
above policy created in it and proceed creating the EC2 instance. Please note: The IAM role cannot be attached to
an existing instance if it is not attached during the creation of the instance. Hence, the IAM role with the mentioned
policy has to be created before creation of the EC2 instance and attached to the EC2 during the creation of instance.

3. Create an external network interface and select IP addresses during the installation of the Primary Supervisor as follows:

a. The HA cluster requires at least 2 Network Interface Cards to be present on the system where primary supervisor is

installed before the start of the installation of QCloud. This second network interface card should be an externally
added network interface after the creation of the EC2 instance and before starting QCloud installation on Primary
Supervisor. While creating the external network interface, it is possible to assign an IP address of your choice as
private IP address for that network interface.

b. The interface that comes along with the EC2 instance during EC2 creation is called the primary network interface

card. The private IP address associated with this interface should be selected as the network interface for cluster
formation during the installation of the QCloud Primary Supervisor in the Supervisor settings installation screen.

c. The private IP address associated with the externally attached network interface card should be selected for the

Ceritalk\web UI communication during the installation of QCloud primary supervisor in the Supervisor settings
installation screen.

4. Update hosts file with IP Address and hostname combination as follows:

a. The IP address and hostname combination have to be updated into the hosts file for the IP address resolution during

cluster formation. This detail of all the units in the cluster needs to be updated into the hosts file of primary and
secondary supervisor. The details of primary and secondary supervisors need to be updated into the hosts file of
all the MTUs. The hosts file is found in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc folder. Please note: This should be the
cluster formation IP address and not the Ceritalk\web UI communication IP. This will be the IP address selected
for cluster formation during the installation.

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Clustering requirements

A cluster is a network of two or more units, which enables simultaneous processing of a greater number of files. The
networked cluster contains a single Supervisor and one or more Media Test Units.

The Supervisor unit controls the cluster system. It hosts the database and the Web server, allowing multiple users to set up
and view Jobs. It is responsible for locating the media files from the network, but delegates actual transfer and processing of
these files to one or more Media Test Units. T he Supervisor unit organizes and stores the resulting outputs. The Supervisor
canalsobeconfigured to process the media files.

The Media Test Unit is responsible for processing of the digital media files in a cluster. It applies the user-specified tests and
reports results the back to the Supervisor unit.

To set up a cluster, install Media Test Units and Supervisor on the respective nodes.

Clustering requirements

Two or more systems with 64-bit Windows Server 2008 SE OS installed.

Administrator privileges on all the machines on which the QCloud software will be installed.

All of the systems with QCloud installed need to meet the minimum hardware s pecifications.

All of the clustering systems, Media Test Units, and Secondary Supervisor unit should reside on the same network (VPC)
as the Supervisor unit. It is recommended that each cluster unit be configured with Static IP addresses.

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All of the systems in the cluster should be able to route to each other. The Supervisor unit and the Secondary S upervisor

the case of an HA cluster) each need to be given a network name that is recognized and resolved by all of the

unit (in
units in the cluster.

You should know the NetBIOS name of the Supervisor unit and the Secondary Supervisor unit and provide these when
the installer of the other units in the cluster asks for the names of the Supervisor and Secondary Supervisor units.

Time synchronization between all the units in cluster must be maintained. For example, use an NTP server to

onize the units in a cluster.

synchr

e units in the cluster should be configured to be in the same time zone.

All th

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Clustering scenarios that may not work

Clusters may not work in the following scenarios:

If a Media Test Unit or Secondary S upervisor cannot resolve Supervisor host name.

In the case of an HA cluster, if the Supervisor can not resolve the host name of the Secondary Supervisor and vice versa.

If the Supervisor does not have a host name or if the Supervisor has a host name with Japanese or C hinese characters.

If a network has another system with the same host name as the Supervisor (or Secondary Supervisor) system.

If the host name of the Supervisor (or Secondary Supervisor) changes after cluster installation.

If the http port on the Supervisor is configured to a different port number after cluster installation. In this case, the property
cerify.supervisor.httpport in the system.properties on the Media Test Units must be changed to the new port number.

If the http port on the Supervisor is configured differently than that of the Secondary Supervisor.

If the private IP addresses of any units in the cluster change after the installation. In this case, the property
cerify.jboss.bindaddress must to be changed to the current IP address.

In the case of a normal (non-HA) cluster, if the Supervisor has multiple network interfaces connected to the same
network and if DNS/WINS are not configured p roperly, troubleshoot this problem by adding an entry containing the
Supervisor host name and the IP address used by QCloud on Supervisor in "hosts" file, which can be found in

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc in all the Media Test Units.

Related documentation

The following documents are available:

QCloud Online Help

QCloud User Manual (Tektronix part number, 077-0943-xx)

QCloud Release Notes (Tektronix part number, 077-0941-xx)

QCloud Third Party Software License Notice Document (Tektronix part number, 001-1653-xx)

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Installation

Before installation

Network connection

Before installing the QCloud application, your computer must be correctly connected to your local network.

This allows the following:

The QCloud application to test the files that are available on other machines on the network.

Other machines to interact with Q Cloud automatically (for example, using CeriTalk automation clients, copying of report
files to net

work locations, or using email).

Installation

Multiple u

For the las
Network settings on the computer are configured in the usual manner using Windows. If your machine is not properly
configured or you do not know the name or IP address information, contact your system administrator.

Hardwar

QCloud is designed to be run on a variety of hardware. Consequently, the choice of hardware is determined by performance
and throughput requirements for your installation.

This section recommends hardware configuration for some situations in which QCloud is typically used.

QCloud can be installed as either of the following two configurations on a given computer:

QCloud can test one or more media files at a time on a s ingle unit. Due to the high throughput and performance requirements
that are expected from such installations, it is recommended that server class hardware and operating systems be used in
such cases .

In addition to the throughput required, the hardware requirements also depend heavily on the mode of operation that will
be used. QCloud can operate in two modes:

Streaming mode

In this mode, media files are read directly from the media server hosting the file and are not copied to the local hard
disk of the QCloud system.

sers to connect to the QCloud Web user interface from remote computers.

t two cases, you need to know the IP address or the network name of the machine on which QCloud is installed.

e prerequisites

Copying mode

Media files are copied to the local hard disk of the Q Cloud system. Processing begins as soon as sufficient data
are available.

The mode of operation that applies to your QCloud installation depends on the file formats you would like to test and other
work flow and connectivity related constraints that might apply to your situation.

The functional differences between these two modes of operation impact primarily on the disk space availability and disk
configuration requirements. Specifically, the copying mode requires a greater amount of disk space and high levels of
concurrent read/write performance from the hard drives in order for best overall performance while the streaming mode can
derive comparable overall performance with a lesser amount of disk space and lower read/write efficiency.

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The general guidelines that should be followed when selecting hardware are:

Processor: 3 GHz

QCloud is capable of using as many processor cores as available for improved processing performance. While the
minimum requi
4 and 6 processor cores per QCloud channel. It is also recommended that for best performance, you choose as
much on-chip memory cache as possible.

red configuration is 1 core per channel, for optimum performance, it is recommended to allocate between

NOTE. QCloud

server platform.

Memory:

It is recommended to use a minimum of 4 GB of RAM per channel and an additional 4 GB for the operating system
and the QCloud database. For optimum performance for 4 channels, the recommended memory therefore is: 4 x 4 G B
(per chann
more memory per channel may be necessary.

Hard disk drive:

It is recommended to configure 500 GB of EBS storage for QCloud to work optimally. The installation of QCloud should
be done on this EBS storage where the QCloud database also resides.

The amount of additional storage you need depends on the mode of operation that applies to your installation, the
average
to be persistent storage, so you can use EC2's Ephemeral Storage when it is available.

Streaming mode

Due to the minimal hard disk utilization when operating in the streaming mode, it is sufficient to provide a disk space
of 100 GB in size as temporary storage for QCloud.

Copying mode

The minimum disk space provided must be greater than the average file size being processed multiplied by the
numbe

is optimized for Intel processor architectures, and therefore it is recommended to use an Intel based

el) + 4 GB = 20 GB. When the e xpected load in QCloud is likely to be largely composed of huge media files,

size of the files you will be processing and the number of simultaneous files being processed. It does not need

r of channels.

rk interface: 1 Gbit/s

Netwo

Supported platforms

Windows Server 2008 64-bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit

NOTE. QCloud is expected to operate correctly on other variants of Windows as well, but it has been qualified only on

the ones specified above.

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Software prerequisites

The computer on which the application is installed will need the following:

To run one of the supported platforms.

To access the system through its Web user interface from another computer on the network, the client computer

must have a Web browser installed.

NOTE. To access the application, the preferred Web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7.0 and 8.0). T he

application has also been tested with Mozilla Firefox. There may be minor visual differences in the appearance of the user
interface in different Web browsers.

Software installation

Installation

The instal
speed of your computer.

Before installing QCloud, you should be aware of the following information:

lation of the QCloud application takes several minutes; typically between 5 and 15 minutes depending on the

It is recommended that the QCloud application be installed o n a machine where it can be used as the s ole running

application. QCloud makes intensive use of both CPU and memory and will considerably degrade the performance of

nning applications. Similarly, running other applications or services simultaneously will degrade the performance

other ru
of QCloud and increase the time taken to process a media file.

QCloud relies on third-party software applications that are packaged and installed with it: JBoss and MySQL. If these

applications are already used on the computer, you should remove them before attempting to install the QCloud.

QCloud uses a number of network services that are local to the host computer. These services can sometimes be

d by personal firewall software, in which case an error message will be displayed when QCloud starts.

blocke

situations, configure the firewall to allow the service on the appropriate port, or alternatively disable the firew all

In such
entirely.

An installation log is written to the "%userprofile%\QCloud\QCloudInstallationLogs_<Timestamp>" folder. This log gives

details of selections you made during the install and any errors encountered in case of failure to install.

QCloud should be installed on a EBS location.

While choosing the location for storing temporary video files during installation, make sure that there is sufficient free

e in this folder to store large video files. EC2's Ephemeral Storage can be used to store temporary video files.

spac

ud uses the computer name (as stored in the environment variable named "COMPUTERNAME") to uniquely identify

QClo

some of its network services. This will not work if non-ASCII characters are used in the computer name.

QCloud will fail to run if any other Web services using port 80 are running on the system where the QCloud is installed

(for example, the IIS Admin service, Skype or Apache). You can run QCloud once you shut down the other port 80

vices running on the system. Alternatively, you can configure the QCloud Web port to use a port other than 80.

ser

s not possible to install a lower version of QCloud when you have a higher version of QCloud already installed.

It i
For example, if y ou install QCloud version 7.7 and then you want to go back to QCloud version 7.6, you will need to
first uninstall QCloud 7.7 and then install QCloud 7.6.

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Installing QCloud

The installation of the QCloud application takes several minutes; typically between 3 and 5 minutes depending on the
speed of your computer.

To install QCloud, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Run the QCloud Installer.

2. Optional: Install Apple QuickTime Player. If QCloud is running while Quicktime Player is installed, you will need to restart

QCloud for Quicktime player to b e available to QCloud for file processing.

Running the QCloud installer.

Ensure that you are logged in as a user with administrator privileges.

NOTE. If you try to install the QCloud application without administrator privileges, the fo llowing message appears: “The

QCloud app
again”.

lication can be installed or uninstalled only by a system administrator. Please log in as administrator and try

Copy the QCloud installer (QCloudSetup<version>.exe) onto the EC2 where QCloud needs to be installed. You can
downloa
the on-screen instructions to perform the installation.

d the installer from the Tektronix web site from the EC2 itself. Double click on the copied installer file. Follow

NOTE. If you try to install the QCloud application on an unsupported platform

o Supported Platforms(See page 2, Supported platforms.)), then the following message appears: “This is not a

(refer t
supported Windows operating system. QCloud will probably operate correctly but has not been validated on this OS. Do
you wish to continue installation?”

er of third party software applications are installed during the installation process. Most of these are not visible, but

A numb
youwillbenotified as the WinPcap is installed.

NOTE. WinPcap is not used in the normal operation of the QCloud application. It is used when you collect support

nostics to troubleshoot networking issues with QCloud. For more information on support diagnostics, refer to Capturing

diag
QCloud Status Information Using the Support Monitor Script in the QCloud Help.

tallation options

Ins

QCloud can be installed in the following ways:

Standalone

Supervisor (for an Enterprise cluster): The Supervisor unit controls the cluster system. It hosts the database and the
Web server, allowing multiple users to set up and view Jobs. Use this option to install the Supervisor for a normal cluster
(without high availability support).

Media Test Unit (for an Enterprise cluster): Each Media Test Unit is responsible for processing the digital media files in a
networked cluster. Use this option to install Media Test Units for a normal cluster (without high availability support).

Supervisor (for an HA cluster): Use this option to install the Primary Supervisor for an HA (high availability) cluster.

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Secondary Supervisor (for an HA cluster): Use this option to install a Secondary Supervisor for an HA (high availability)
cluster, which

will act as the Primary Supervisor if the Primary Supervisor system goes down.

Media Test Uni

NOTE. During the installation of QCloud, if there are multiple network interfaces in the system, the installer provides the list

of IP addresses and asks the user to select the IP address to be used by QCloud.

While installing the Supervisor and the Secondary Supervisor (in the case of an HA cluster), the installer also provides the
option to sel
either Ceritalk or the Web user interface). Make sure to choose the IP address of the additional attached network interface for
this purpose. Do not select the IP address of the primary network interface that came with EC2 by default for communication.

The installer also provides an option to install QCloud as a service. This option is s elected by default. If you want to install
QCloud in ap

Installin

QCloud installer.) and Installing QCloud(See page 4, Installing QCloud.) to install QCloud as a Supervisor. During the
installation, a dialog box appears with the list of installation options.

To continue with the Supervisor installation for a normal Enterprise cluster, select Supervisor under the option “Enterprise
Cluster”

To i n sta
the installation options dialog box.

During the installation, a dialog box appears where you must:

g QCloud as a Supervisor.

in the installation options dialog box.

ll the Supervisor for an HA cluster, select Supervisor under the option “High Availability Enterprise Cluster” in

Specify the Customer Reference ID.

t (for an HA cluster): Use this option to install Media Test Units for an HA (high availability) cluster.

ect the IP address for communication (such as the IUP address used for communicating with QCloud through

plication mode, this option needs to be deselected.

Follow the steps described in Run QCloud Installer(See page 4, Running the

Choose the IP address to be used by QCloud.

Choose the IP address to be used for all QCloud communication. This option is available only while installing the
Supervisor for an HA cluster.

Enter the host name of the Secondary Supervisor. This option is available only while installing the Supervisor for an

ster.

HA clu

the host names or IP addresses for all the Media Test Units.

Enter

Installing QCloud as a Secondary Supervisor. Follow the steps described in Run Q Cloud Installer(See page 4,

Running the QCloud installer.) and Installing QCloud(See page 4, Installing QCloud.) to install QCloud as a Secondary
Supervisor for an HA cluster. During the installation, a dialog box appears with the list of installation options.

To continue with the Secondary Supervisor installation, select Secondary Supervisor under the option “High Availability
Enterprise Cluster” in the installation options dialog box.

During the installation, a dialog box appears where you must:

Choose the IP address to be used by QCloud.

Choose the IP address to be used for all QCloud communication.

Enter the host name of the Supervisor.

Enter the host names or IP addresses for all of the Media Test Units.

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Installation

Installing QCloud as a Media Test Unit. Follow the steps described in Run QCloud Installer(See page 4, Running the

QCloud install

installation, a dialog box appears with the list of installation options.

To continue with the Media Test Unit installation for a normal Enterprise cluster, select Media Test Unit under the “Enterprise
Cluster” option in the installation options dialog box.

To continue with the Media Test Unit installation for an H A cluster, select Media Test Unit under the “High Availability
Enterprise C

er.) and Installing Q Cloud(See page 4, Installing QCloud.) to install QCloud as a Media Test Unit. During the

luster” option in the installation options dialog box.

During the in

Enter the ho

Enter the ho
HA cluster.

Choose the IP address to be used by QCloud.

stallation, a dialog box appears where you must:

st name of the Supervisor.

st name of the Secondary Supervisor. This option is available only while installing M edia Test Unit for an

Configuring a non-HA cluster. To co n figure a non-HA cluster, you must:

Install QCloud as a Supervisor on the system which must be configured as supervisor of the cluster.

Install QCloud as a Media Test Unit on one or more systems.

When installing QCloud as a Media Test Unit, the installer prompts you to enter the Supervisor host name.

You can also configure multiple clusters on the same network. To configure multiple clusters on the same network, you need
to install multiple S uperviso rs. During a Media Test Unit installation, in the QCloud System Settings dialog box, you must
enter the respective Supervisor host name.

NOTE. To c o n figure a cluster, the versions of QCloud on the Supervisor and the Media Test Unit should be the same. Once

the installation is complete, QCloud will be started on both the Supervisor and the Media Test Unit. Access Supervisor
using QCloud Web UI and navigate to the Admin page, click the Media Test Units link to the page containing the list
of Media Test Units.

Configuring an HA cluster. To c o n figure an HA (high availability) cluster, you must:

Install QCloud as a Supervisor by choosing Supervisor under the “High Availability Enterprise Cluster” option on the
system that is to be configured as the Primary Supervisor of the cluster.

Install QCloud as a Secondary Supervisor by choosing Secondary Supervisor under the “High Availability Enterprise
Cluster” option on the system that is to be configured as the Secondary Supervisor of the cluster.

Install QCloud as a Media Test Unit by choosing Media Test Unit under the “High Availability Enterprise Cluster”
option on one or more systems.

When installing QCloud as a Media Test Unit for an HA cluster, the installer prompts you to enter the host names of the
Supervisor and Secondary Supervisor systems.

NOTE. To c o n figure an HA cluster, the version of QCloud that is installed on the Supervisor, Secondary Supervisor, and the

Media Test Units should be the same. Once the installation is complete, QCloud will be started on the Supervisor, S econdary
Supervisor, and the Media Test Units. Access the Supervisor using the QCloud Web UI and navigate to the Admin page.
Click the Media Test Units link to the page containing the list of Media Test Units.

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Installation folders. During the installation process, select the following locations:

Installation location: The folder where the application is installed. You will need to choose an EBS location as the

installation
EC2 instance is always on E BS. But the default root drive has only 30 GB of disk space, which may not be enough
for QCloud installation (which also includes the database). Therefore, it is recommended to install QCloud on an
EBS location t

location. It is possible to install QCloud on the root drive on an EC2 because the root drive of a Windows

hat has at least 500 GB of disk space.

Installation

Tem porary st

remote files to the computer on which the QCloud application is installed. This folder is used as the location to store
such temporary copies. Q Cloud copies the file only when operating in copy mode and accesses the file using the ftp://,
smb://, or s3

NOTE. There should be sufficient free space in the temp folder to store large video files. The location for this temp folder

can be on EC2's ephemeral storage.

If you would like multiple users to be able to run the QCloud application on the computer, make sure to select a location
that has re
not suitable in this case.

By defaul

1. This will

2. For supe

3. For any QCloud instance, if computed values become equal to 0, then only one file can be processed at a time.

The installer displays the default number of files that will be processed simultaneously for different modes of installation on
one of the screens.

Sometimes, you may need to change the number of files that can be simultaneously processed by QCloud. You can change
this by

Directory>/JBoss/server/all/conf

t, the number of files that can be simultaneously processed by QCloud is computed as follows:

than the above computed value.

editing the value of the property “cerify.processorsperbox” in the “system.properties” file located at

orage location: Before processing media files from an external server, QCloud may need to copy the

:// protocols.

ad and write permissions for those users. A temporary directory located within a users private directory is

be minimum of (RAM – 4) / 4 and “(number of logical processers-1)/2”.

rvisor and secondary supervisor, the number of files that will be processed sim ultaneously will be 20% less

<Installation

.

NOTE. The v alue for the cerify.processorperbox property can not be greater than the minimum of (RAM-2)/2 and (number

ical processors-1). If you configure a greater value, then QCloud will default the number of files to be processed

of log
simultaneously to the minimum of (RAM-2)/2 and (number of logical processors-1). If you w ant to disable processing on
Supervisor and Secondary Supervisor, then you will need to set the value of property of cerify.processorsperbox to -1.

all Apple QuickTime player.

Inst

rocess Apple ProRes files or to process files using the Generic QuickTime Video template you have to install QuickTime

To p
Player. You can download QuickTime player from the link http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

NOTE. If QuickTime Player is already installed, make sure that it is version 7.5.5 or later.

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Installation

Uninstalling software

Before uninstalling the software, ensure that you have administrator privileges. If you try to uninstall QCloud without
administrator privileges, the process will be aborted.

QCloud can be uninstalled in two w ays:

Through Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

By rerunning the QCloudSetup<version>.exe that you used to install the current version and following the on-screen
instructions.

NOTE. If the QCloud installer version is higher than the currently installed version, the installation will be upgraded to

the newer version.

If the QCloud installer version is lower than the current installed version, the installer will abort without taking any action.

NOTE. The QCloud installation process places the WinPCap utility in the Add or Remove Programs list. The uninstallation

process does not remove WinPCap in case it is being used by other programs or you want to continue to use it for other
purposes. If you want to uninstall WinPCap, this can be done in the usual way from the Add or Remove Pro gram s list.

NOTE. If you select the Backup database option during uninstallation, the current database will be backed up to

uments and Settings\<username>\QCloud\QCloudBackup_<ve rsion>_<timestamp>

the option to change the directory where you want to back up the database. All relevant configuration files will be backed up
to

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\QCloud\QCloudCo nfig_<version>_<timestamp>

The "Backup database" option w ill not be available if you are uninstalling the Media Test Unit, as the Media Test Unit
does not have its own database.

C:\Doc-

. You are given

.

Uninstalling a cluster

To uninstall a cluster, do the following:

Uninstall QCloud on the Supervisor.

Uninstall QCloud on the Secondary Supervisor (in the case of an HA cluster).

Uninstall QCloud on all of the Media Test Units.

Refer to the Unstallling software section for instructions on uninstallation.

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Software reinstallation

To reinstall QCloud, you must uninstall QCloud, and then rerun the installer. Rerunning the installer that was used to install
the current version of QCloud will cause QCloud to be uninstalled. It does not repair the existing installation.

Software upgrade

Installation

To upgrade yo
follow the on-screen instructions.

It is possible to upgrade any type of QCloud installation to any other QCloud installation type (for example, upgrading a
Media Test Unit to a Supervisor).

If you would like to back up the current database while you are upgrading from Supervisor, Secondary
Superviso
The current database is backed up to the location

name>\QCloud\QCloudConfig_<version>_<timestamp>

a differen

The upgra

C:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\QCloud\QCloudBackUp_<version>_< timestamp>.

When you are upgrading to a Supervisor or standalone QCloud, the database is upgraded automatically after the installation.
If the database upgrade fails, the installer will install QCloud with a clean database and inform you about the failure. The

Backup d

ur existing version of QCloud to the latest version, run the setup file for the latest version of QCloud and

r, or Standalone QCloud, choose the Backup database option during the upgrade process.

C:\Documents and Settings\<User

by default. You may change this location by choosing

t folder for backing up the files.

de process also backs up relevant configuration files from the current installation. These filesarebackedupto

atabase option will not be available while upgrading from Media Test Units, as they do not have their own database.

Upgrading a cluster

The following list provides information about upgrading a cluster.

Upgrade QCloud on the Supervisor by running the latest version of installer and choosing Supervisor as installer type.
You can upgrade to either Supervisor for a normal Enterprise cluster or to Supervisor for an HA cluster by choosing
the appropriate options.

Upgrade QCloud on the Secondary Supervisor by running the latest version of installer and choosing Secondary
Supervisor as the installer type.

Upgrade QCloud on all of the Media Test Units by running the latest version of installer and choosing Media Test Unit
as the installer type. You can upgrade to either Media Test Unit for a normal Enterprise cluster or to Media Test Unit
for an HA cluster by choosing the appropriate options.

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Installation

Reverting to a previous version

In some circumstances, such as a failed software upgrade, you might want to revert to an older version of QCloud. To
do this, follow these steps:

NOTE. You should have a database backup and a copy of configuration files from the version you would like to revert to

as a pre-condition.

1. Uninstall the current version of QCloud. While uninstalling, back up the database by selecting the Backup database
option.

2. Install the older version of QCloud.

3. Restore the database of older version using Database Backup/Restore Utility.

Network settings

NOTE. The QCloud software does no particular configuration of any network interfaces - IP address, netmask, DNS, Net

BIOS, etc. These s hould be set using the usual Windows methods.

Two network interfaces

In most circumstances, the system on which QCloud is installed requires only one network interface. There are three
scenarios where it is necessary to have two network interfaces:

When the network on which the Web clients will access the Web user interface needs to be physically separate from the
network that stores the media file assets.

When the QCloud system is to access media filesfromaGrassValleyProfile or K2 server. In this case, the additional
network interface should be connected to the control network that runs the Grass Valley AMP service. This enables
QCloud to list the contents available on the Grass Valley servers. The first network interface on the computer should
continue to be connected to the video server network as follows:

On a standalone Profile XP, to either the Media Ethernet card, if present, or the Ethernet interface of a Universal
Interface Module (UIM), if present

On a SAN-based Profile XP network, to the Gigabit M edia network provided by a Universal Interface Module, if
present

On a SAN-based K2 network or a standalone K2 Media Client, to the Media/FTP network

For a K2 network, it is possible to use direct FTP connectivity, in the same fashion as other video servers. In this case,
the AMP control network does not need to be accessed and no additional network interface is needed.

When installing a Supervisor or Secondary Supervisor for an HA (high availability) cluster. In this case, the second
network is used for communication to Q

Cloud via Ceritalk or Web user interface.

Configuring the QCloud installation

See Appendix E: C onfiguring your QCloud installation in the QCloud User Manual for information about how to configure your
QCloud installation for the best performance.

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Operation

Getting acquainted

User interface

The user interface consists of a structured collection of pages accessed using a Web browser. The following figure shows the
elements that are common to most of the pages in the QCloud Web user interface. The Jobs Monitor page will not contain
any jobs whe
the tutorial. The elements of the Jobs Monitor page are shown and described in the following figures and table.

n you login to QCloud for the first time after the installation, but will look similar to the following a fter you perform

Operation

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Figure 1: Navigation bar

Figure 2: The Jobs monitor page

Item Description

1. Navigat

2. Auto-Refresh and

3. Tables

4. Footer

5. Arch

6. Active/Archive

7. Trail widget

8. Icon

ion bar

login details link

ive/Restore

Control

View Control

The navigation bar provides a quick route to the top level of any of the pages.

Click Auto-Refresh to On to view update progress and job status. The login details, located below
the navigation bar at the top-right section of the screen, show who you are logged in as and

e a link enabling you to log out. The license status of QCloud is also reported in this section.

provid

stem displays a collection of entities in the form of tables. Several types of entities can be

The sy
created, edited, and displayed, such as Jobs, Profiles, Templates, MediaSets, MediaLocations,
and Users. The role of these entities and the relationship between them is explained later in this

l. (See page 16, Overview.)

manua

ooter displays a copyright notice and version information.

The f

rchive/Restore control allows you to archive and restore entities.

The A

The Active/Archive view control allows you to choose which entities of a particular type to view.

NOTE. When an entity is archived, it is not removed from the database, but it becomes inactive.

u cannot construct new entities from inactive entities.

Yo

e trail widget allows you to see your position in the hierarchy and navigate from this position.

Th

he following table lists the icons used in the interface. (See Table 1.)

T

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Table 1: U ser interface icons

Icon Description

Collapse this section

Expand this section

Operation

Copy this ite

Remove this item

Edit this item

Directory

Fileinadirectory

Open a context-sensitive help topic

Status unknown

Failed wi

Failed with an error status

Failed with a warning status

Succeed

Item created through the QCloud Web user interface

m

th a fatal error status

ed with no errors or warnings

ated through CeriTalk API

Item cre

Sort items in this column in descending order

Sort items in this column in ascending order

Click this button to trigger the selected action

Adds another set of values to the rules

Removes any set of values from the rule

Accessing the online help

You can access help topics by clicking Help on the N avigation bar or clicking the icon.

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Operation

Concepts

Users

Before using the system, you must log in with your username and password credentials. These credentials are assigned by a
user who has a

dministrator access.

By default, t
should change the password after you log in for the first time. Administrator access rights allow you to modify system
properties, and in particular to create and modify MediaLocations and Users.

MediaLocat

A MediaLocation is a local or network file storage location from which the system can access media files. Typically, this
would be a directory on the hard drive or a video server that provides FTP or Windows fileshareaccess. Tocreatea
MediaLocation, a user must supply its URL and the username and password required to access this URL. In addition, you
must supply a unique name to be used within the system to identify the MediaLocation.

Only users with administrator access are able to create or modify MediaLocations.

he system is installed with a single predefined user whose name and password are both set to admin.You

ions

MediaSets

A MediaS

A MediaS
not a DropBox is simply a static collection of media files manually selected from one or more of the MediaLocations.

If a Job is associated with a DropBox, every file that appears in the DropBox over time will be processed.

et is a collection of media files that you want to check.

et can be a DropBox. A DropBox is a directory that is continually monitored for new media files. A MediaSet that is

Templates

To check a media file, you must define which checks should be applied when the file is tested. A Template is a collection of
such checks chosen to perform specific tests that you require. The four types of Templates are:

Container Templates, which apply to the transport/container layer of a media file

Video Templates, which apply to the digital video content of a media file

Audio Templates, which apply to the digital audio content of a media file

Action Templates, which specify actions to be performed as a result of processing a media file

You can create multiple Templates of the sam e type for different purposes. For example, you might create a "Movies"
Template, w hich contains a set of rules appropriate for HD MPEG-2 content, and an "on-line content" Template, which
contains a set of rules appropriate for lower resolution H.264/AVC content.

NOTE. Some example templates are preloaded onto QCloud. These templates can be used, copied, edited, and archived in

the same way as those created by users. The XML files containing these templates can be found in

directory>/Example Templates

.

<Installation

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Operation

Profiles

AProfile gathers together a container, video, audio, and action Template, providing a complete set of checks that can be
applied when you want to test one or more media files. Any of the component Templates can be omitted, depending on
your requirements. For example, it makes no sense to apply any container or audio checks to a media file that consists
solely of a video elementary stream.

Jobs

A Job is the term given to an individual testing process that ca n be run by the system. Each Job can process multiple media
files or a sin
its MediaSet.

By creating a Job, you request the checks defined by a particular Profile be applied to the files in a particular MediaSet. In
addition, you must specify the name and priority of the Job. The system can queue multiple Jobs to be run, whereby each
Job is sche

gle media file, depending on the requirements of the user. The set of filesprocessedbyaJobisdefined by

duled to be processed according to its priority.

The system

How long i

The resol

The video

The numb

analysis of every pixel in each frame of video)

The bit rate (in general, the higher the bit rate, the slower the processing)

Hardware performance of the computer on which QCloud is installed

processes one media file at a time.

t takes to process a Job depends upon a number of factors:

ution of the video being processed (the larger the picture, the slower the processing)

standard concerned (some standards, such as H.264/AVC, take more time to process)

er of tests selected (performing all the video quality checks can be processor intensive, because it requires the

Alerts

Alerts announce any checks that fail as a Job executes. Each alert indicates the severity of the failure, as well as w here and
why the check failed. The system gathers alerts associated with a particular Job, so that you can access the results from the
top level and easily navigate to the details, such as which individual frames have Alerts.

The system organizes and summarizes any alerts raised against a particular Job, so that, at the top level, a single
processing result status can be assigned to the Job. To view more detailed information, you can drill down through the
interface, revealing (for example) which individual frames have raised alerts.

Reports

orts provide you with a way to query the system database and obtain information in a predefined format. A Job report

Rep
presents the results of a particular Job in tabular form.

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Operation

Procedures

Overview

The following figure shows the dependencies between the entities that make up a Job. For example, a MediaLocation must
exist to create a MediaSet and a MediaSet must exist to create a Job.

NOTE. AProfil

e requires at least one type of Template, not necessarily all four types.

How to sta rt the QCloud application

Perform the following procedure to start the QCloud application.

1. Click the L aunch QCloud icon on
the desktop to launch the QCloud
application.

2. Enter your Username and the Password
in the login page. The default Username
and Password are admin.

3. Once you are logged in, you can see the
Jobs Monitor page.

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How to s tart a cluster

Perform the following steps to start a cluster.

Operation

1. Start QCloud o

2. Start QCloud o

3. Enter the URL

<QCloudhost name>

Web browser where QCloud host name
is Superviso

NOTE. By selecting the Media Test Units

link on the Admin page, it is possible to view
the status o
in a cluster. Since a standalone system does
not connect to any Media Test Units, this link
is unavail
system. After clicking the link, you will be
taken to the Media Test Units page which
lists all
cluster.

able in the Web UI of a standalone

the Media Test U nits that are in the

How to cr

1. Click the Admin button on the Navigation Bar to access the Admin page, as shown in the following figure.

n Supervisor unit first.

n Media Test Units.

http://

into your

r's host name.

f the Media Test Units connected

eate a MediaLocation

Figure 3: Creating a MediaLocation

2. Start creating a new MediaLocation by clicking the Go button next to the text that reads Create new MediaLocation.

u should see a form.

Yo

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Operation

3. Fill in the fields in the form as shown in the following table, and then click Create to create the MediaLocation.

Field Value

MediaLocation Name

URL

Username

Password

Figure 4: New MediaLocation

QCloud example content

D:\streams\DemoStreams

-

-

NOTE. The system validates the MediaLocation details when you click the Create button, checking that the MediaLocation

name is unique
MediaLocation will not be created; instead, the form will be posted back to the screen with an error message indicating
what the problem is.

How to creat

Once you have created a MediaLocation, you can create a MediaSet that collects the files at this location.

1. Click the MediaSets button on the Navigation Bar to visit the MediaSets page.

2. Start creating a new MediaSet by clicking the New MediaSet button. You will see a page like the one shown in the

following figure.

Figure 5: New mediaset

, the URL exists, and that the specified user can access files at that URL. If any of these checks fail, the

eaMediaSet

3. Select no for the DropBox mode.

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4. Enter a suitable name for the MediaSet and click Create to create the MediaSet and continue to the Edit MediaSet,

as shown in the f

ollowing figure.

Operation

6: Edit MediaSet

Figure

The Edit MediaSet page provides details of the files already in the MediaSet (there should be none yet). It shows
directories with a

icon, and files with a icon. The page also provides the controls for you to add new files.

5. Add files to the MediaSet using the directory and file browser.

To reveal the contents of a directory, double-click the directory.

To close the directory and go up a level, open the drop-down menu control at the top right of the file browser to

provide a selection of recent directories.

To s e lect a file, double-click the file icon (it will appear in the Files table).

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The following figure shows a MediaSet to which three files have been added.

Figure 7: MediaS et containing files

6. You can also add a file to the MediaSet by entering the full path to the file in the File name text field at the bottom

of the page.

This path must include the full URL of the file. F or example,

view.ts

.

D:\streams\DemoStreams\airport_inter-

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Operation

How to create a Template

To test the files in your new MediaSet, you need to decide which checks to apply. Checks can be applied to the container or
wrapper layer, the video stream, and the audio stream, using container, video, and audio Templates, respectively.

In addition, using an Action Template, you can define actions to take when files have been checked.

1. Click the Templates button on the Navigation bar to start creating a Template. You will see a page listing the Templates

that are present in your current Templates view.

Select video template type. Select the video template type as follows.

1. Click the New Video Template button to create a new Video Template. You will be prompted to select a Template type,

as shown in t

he following figure.

Figure 8

2. Use the drop-down m enu to select MPEG-2, and then click the Select button to take you to the New Video Template

CAUTION. The new Template will not be saved until you click the Create button at the bottom of the page. When you click

Create, the system will check that the fields you have filled contain valid data, and prompt you to fix any problems. If there

are no problems, the new Template will be created and stored in the database.

3. Enter a name for the Template, “News Video”, and optionally a description.

4. Configure the checks to be applied by selecting the check boxes and entering v alues into the text fields. ( See the

5. Click the Create button at the bottom of the page to create the new Video Template.

: Select Template type

The Template type you choose depends on the type of video content you want to check. This type will be the Video
Standard used when the video was encoded: for example, M PEG -2 or H.263.

page. This is where you define which checks to include in your Video Template.

following figure for a typical Video Template configuration.) Use the Add / Remove buttons to configure the Resolution
rule with multiple sets of valid values. For a full explanation of the checks performed by each rule, click on the

next to each rule name.

icon

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Operation

The following figure shows a typical MPEG-2 Video Template configuration. When this Template is used to check a
video stream, i

t will check:

The video is MP

The video is en

The video bit s
alert number 22209 will be suppressed.

A maximum of 500 alerts will be displayed.

Each alert type will be displayed a maximum of 20 times.

The video resolution is 720 by 480 pixels or 1280 by 1080 pixels.

EG-2 encoded.

coded using M PEG-2 Main Profile, Main Level.

tream syntax conforms with the MPEG-2 Standard, but any alerts relating to Buffer analysis and

Figure 9: Video template configuration

When this MPEG-2 Video Template is used to check a video stream, it will check the following:

The video is MPEG -2 encoded.

The video is encoded using MPEG-2 Main Profile, Main Level.

The video bit stream syntax conforms with the MPE G-2 Standard, but any alerts relating to Buffer analysis and alert
number 22209 are suppressed.

A maximum of 500 alerts are displayed.

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Operation

Each alert type is displayed a maximum of 20 times.

The video resolution is 720 by 480 pixels or 1280 by 1080 pixels.

You can also create an Audio Template and a C ontainer Template similarly.

To create an Audio Template, select New Audio Template and select MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Audio as the template type. For
the Container

NOTE. In this example, you will not create an Action Template. If you want to check a different video format, you should

select a different codec type.

Template, select MPEG-2 Transport Stream as the Template type.

How to create a Profile

To use your new Video Template in a Job, you must include it in a Profile.

1. Click the Profiles button on the Navigation bar to go to the top-level Profiles page.

2. Click the New Profile button.

3. Enter a name and optionally a description for the Profile, as shown in the following figure.

4. Select the Container Template, Audio Template, and Video Template you just created. If you created more than one

audio template, click the Plus icon to display another audio template selection field.

5. Click the Create button to create a Profile.

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How to create a J ob

Once you create a MediaSet and a Profile, you can create a Job.

1. Click the Jobs button on the Navigation Bar to go to the top-level Jobs page.

2. Click the New Job button.

3. Enter a name for the Job. Set the Job priority to "Low", and select the Profile and MediaSet that you previously created.

4. Click Create to create the Job.

Figure 10: Creating a job

How to insp ect Job results

1. Access the Jobs Monitor page by clicking the Jobs button on the Navigation Bar. This page gives feedback on the status

of all running Jobs (unless the Job view has been set to Archived). This feedback includes:

A processing result summary for each Job

Status and progress information for each Job

Summary information about the entities associated with each Job

Timing information for each Job

2. Click the AutoRefresh button in the page header to arrange for the page to refresh periodically with no further
intervention. This is useful when you are monitoring the p rogress of a large Job that might take several minutes
to complete.

3. Wait for the Job Status to show complete before continuing with this tutorial. This may take several minutes.

4. From the Jobs Monitor, you can drill down for more details about a Job result.

How to generate a Report

1. Access the Reports page by clicking the Rep orts button on the Navigation Bar. This page allows you to generate Job

processing reports.

2. In the Enter Jobname field, enter the name of the job that you created.

3. Select the report format. You can select either HTML or PDF (Summary or Complete) report format.

4. Click the Generate button to generate a report on your Job.

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How to archive the Job

Operation

1. Click Jobs on t

2. In the Job Monitor page, select the Job

you want to arc
check box in the left column of the Jobs
Monitor table.

3. Ensure that the action drop-down menu

under the tab

4. Click Go to a

5. To view archived Jobs, set Show Jobs

to Archived.

he Navigator bar.

hive by selecting the

le shows Archive.

rchive the Job.

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