GRASS VALLEY AURORA EDIT - INSTALLATION V7.1, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Aurora Edit and LD FAST TURN PRODUCTION TOOLS Installation Manual Software Version 7 1 071 8501 05 Oct 2010 ...

Page 2: ...808 29238 Brest Cedex 3 France 40 Rue de Bray 2 Rue des Landelles 35510 Cesson Sevigné France Spinnereistrasse 5 CH 5300 Turgi Switzerland Brunnenweg 9 D 64331 Weiterstadt Germany Carl Benz Strasse 6 8 67105 Schifferstadt Germany Including its implementation meets the requirements of the standard ISO 9001 2008 Scope The design manufacture and support of video and audio hardware and software produc...

Page 3: ...Aurora Edit and LD FAST TURN PRODUCTION TOOLS Installation Manual Software Version 7 1 071 8501 05 Oct 2010 ...

Page 4: ...Manufacturer is Grass Valley Inc P O Box 59900 Nevada City California 95959 7900 U S A Trademarks and Logos Grass Valley K2 Aurora Summit Dyno Solo Infinity Turbo Profile Profile XP NetCentral NewsBrowse NewsEdit NewsQ NewsShare NewsQ Pro and Media Manager are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Grass Valley Inc in the United States and or other countries Grass Valley Inc products are co...

Page 5: ...NewsShare 29 About K2 networks 29 About SiteConfig 30 About developing a system description 30 Adding NAS to system description 31 About the corporate LAN 34 About software deployment on the corporate LAN 35 Configuring the corporate LAN 35 Adding a group 36 Adding a device to the system description 36 About device and host names 38 Modifying a device name 38 About IP configuration of network inte...

Page 6: ...oups 69 Manually install software 70 Check all currently installed software 71 Add software package to deployment group 72 Setting deployment options 73 Install and configure software on a NewsShare System 76 Install storage software on shared storage devices 76 Configuring devices for NAS 78 Configuring devices for K2 SAN storage 78 Install Aurora software on shared storage devices 79 Configuring...

Page 7: ...onfiguration 120 Disabling IE Enhanced Security Configuration 120 Disabling Power Management 120 Configuring IIS 121 Configuring DEP 121 Testing the Conform Server Installation 122 Testing IIS installation 122 Testing Conform Service Installation 122 Web Config 122 Chapter 9 Aurora Edit Security 125 Aurora Edit Security Overview 126 Designing a security schema 126 Sample security schema 126 NewsSh...

Page 8: ...00 Workstation Board Assignment 138 Appendix B Database Maintenance 139 Database Maintenance 140 Database Overview 140 newsBackUpDb 141 newsRestoreDb 141 newsDropDb 142 newsInstallDb 143 newsShrinkDb 143 newsInitAutoBack 144 Glossary 147 8 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 4 October 2010 Contents ...

Page 9: ...pport centers are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week In country Toll free Support Center 33 1 48 25 20 20 800 80 80 20 20 France 1 530 478 4148 1 800 547 8949 United States Authorized Local Support Representative A local support representative may be available in your country To locate a support center during normal local business hours refer to the following list This list is regularly update...

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Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Preparing for installation This section contains the following topics Aurora Edit installation checklists 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 11 ...

Page 12: ... Connect jog shuttle controller Connect motorized fader or effects controller Assign Com Port Windows Assign Com Port Aurora Edit Next Network setup and implementation checklist Network setup and implementation checklist Comment Instructions Task Modify your existing system description If you have not already done so add your storage either K2 SAN or NAS to the system description Refer to the K2 S...

Page 13: ...s on devices if necessary Discover your Edit devices Assign each discovered device to its placeholder device If a device connects to multiple networks set the For each discovered and assigned device edit each control network interface network interface Specify IP address first Also set the hostname network settings and apply them to the device If you have Aurora Edit LD systems on the corporate LA...

Page 14: ...should be installed on each device according to your system design Add Edit devices to the deployment group Place software on control point PC Procure the correct version of software installation files and prerequisite files Create a deployment group Refer to the release notes for your product Check software on devices Add software to deployment group Set deployment options Upgrade install softwar...

Page 15: ...nfigure Smartbins Configure Conform Server Design Aurora Security Schema K2 FCP Connect Installation Manual If K2 FCP Connect is installed and licensed configure Macintosh systems on K2 storage If using K2 FCP Connect configure Aurora Edit for using Final Cut Pro Next 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 15 Preparing for installation ...

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Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Installing Aurora Edit Hardware This section contains the following topics Aurora Edit Components Installing Optional Equipment 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 17 ...

Page 18: ... the editing application needed When you order your system you will choose the components needed for your facility based on your system design NOTE For a list of supported hardware configurations see the latest Aurora Edit Release Notes included on the CD and online for the most up to date information on system specifications and software updates System components can include Keyboard and Mouse A ...

Page 19: ...s RAID arrays to provide media storage Database System Manager DSM to host the News database and optionally the SmartBins Service NAS networks support Gigabit Ethernet networking K2 a shared storage network consisting of these components A K2 Media Server to manage network file systems RAID arrays to provide media storage Gigabit Ethernet Switches to connect the K2 Media Server to Aurora Edit clie...

Page 20: ...llowing the labeled cables 1 Install the video I O board in the correct workstation slot 2 Connect the video board to the rear of the breakout box BOB using the two cables provided One end of the cables attaches to the video board and the other to the back of the BOB The cables included are listed below and labeled clearly for installation a Connect the 60 pin to 60 pin cable to the 60 pin connect...

Page 21: ...XLR male BOB Balanced IN right channel VTR Channel 2 output XLR male to XLR female VTR Channel 1 input BOB Balanced Left Out XLR male to XLR female VTR Channel 2 input BOB Balanced Right Out RCA male to XLR or 1 4 male Left desktop speaker BOB Unbalanced Left Out RCA male to XLR or 1 4 male Right desktop speaker BOB Unbalanced Right Out XLR male to XLR male BOB AES EBU Channels 1 2 Input VTR AES E...

Page 22: ...ation with an RS 422 adapter for tape deck serial control applications Once cabling is complete the workstation port must be configured in the Aurora Edit application to control the external device Also configure the port on the Controller card for DCE controller NOTE The serial interface to the Aurora system is made to a connection on the rear of the workstation Do not use the Breakout Box BOB Ma...

Page 23: ...owing information appears on the controller s display when it powers up Grass Valley Aurora Edit Rev x xx 4 Turn on your Aurora Edit workstation Connecting a Motorized Fader or Effects Controller Your workstation should be powered down for this task 1 Plug the controller s USB connector into one of the two available USB ports on the back of your Aurora Edit workstation usually COM5 for the Motoriz...

Page 24: ...Number 7 Click OK to close the Advanced window and again to close the Properties window Assigning a COM Port Aurora Edit To use any of the controllers you need to assign a specific Aurora Edit COM port for the controller Aurora Edit has pre configured COM ports as follows COM Port Aurora Playout GPIO GPIO 1 2 Video Tape Recorder VTR RS 422 3 Jog Shuttle Controller RS 422 4 Motorized Fader Controll...

Page 25: ...llers select the correct COM port from the USB Controller Comm Port drop down lists The COM port needs to match the number of the USB port where you connected the controller 3 Click OK You can now use the controller to control features on Aurora Edit 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 25 Installing Aurora Edit Hardware ...

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Page 27: ...n devices Modifying unassigned unmanaged network interfaces on Edit devices About SiteConfig support on Aurora Edit devices Installing SiteConfig support Installing and configuring SiteConfig support for Aurora Edit LD Set credentials Discovering devices with SiteConfig Assigning discovered devices Modifying Edit device managed network interfaces Adding Aurora Edit LD workstations for software dep...

Page 28: ...ur Edit devices to the system description Add a placeholder device to the system description for each of your actual Edit devices Configure the names of the placeholder devices Specify IP address ranges and other network details Configure the network interfaces of the placeholder devices Install SiteConfig support on devices if necessary Set credentials on devices if necessary Discover your Edit d...

Page 29: ...s or you can manage hosts files yourself Next Software update checklist About NewsShare NewsShare allows Aurora Edit to share a common news database and media volume making the editing workflow easier to create and maintain NewsShare allows Aurora Edit to share a common news database and media volume making the editing workflow easier to create and maintain You can configure NewsShare for NAS stor...

Page 30: ...oftware package with verified compatible versions for deployment across multi product systems You should use SiteConfig for network configuration and software deployment at installation and throughout the life of the system in your facility This enforces consistent policy and allows SiteConfig to keep a record of changes which makes the system easier to maintain and aids in troubleshooting should ...

Page 31: ... SiteConfig When you already have a system description in place you should use SiteConfig to modify this system description and add your devices You can do this in your planning phase even before you have devices installed or cabled Your goal is to have the SiteConfig system description accurately represent all aspects of your devices and networks before you begin actually implementing any network...

Page 32: ...ork names Sites in the tree view are automatically sorted alphabetically 3 Select the appropriate K2 Nearline model If the K2 RAID chassis has one controller select K2 Nearline NL10 If the K2 RAID chassis has two controllers select K2 Nearline NL10R 4 Click Next The Networks page opens 32 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 4 October 2010 Configuring the network ...

Page 33: ...ed networks then it is not necessary to include that network here The parent site of the NAS is the site that contains your K2 SAN and it already has a control network and a streaming network 6 Click Next The Devices page opens The Devices page shows you the device models that typically comprise a site based on the model you chose in the first page of the New Site Wizard The New Site Wizard create...

Page 34: ...erent sequence of IP addresses you can modify them on each device after the New Site Wizard completes 8 Click Next The Site will be created page opens This is the last page and summarizes what the New Site Wizard adds to the tree view 9 Click Finish to create the site 10 Add additional K2 Media Servers as necessary for the NAS About the corporate LAN Some devices such as the MediaFrame server or A...

Page 35: ...tware deployment tool only as you cannot configure network settings on the device or manage the device s network With this method you create an unmanaged network in SiteConfig add the DNS server s to the control point PC then when you add the PC edit the control interface and set it to the unmanaged network This allows communication with the Aurora Edit LD workstations Then add a placeholder devic...

Page 36: ...Subnet Mask Do not configure DNS Servers Servers providing DNS for name resolution These DNS server can be for both managed and unmanaged networks Default Interface Name Suffix The suffix added to the end of host names to identify interfaces on this network 4 Click OK to save settings and close 5 If you added a network it appears in the Network Configuration Networks tree view at the bottom of the...

Page 37: ... accept the default name or enter a name of your choice Devices in the tree view are sorted alphabetically Amount You can add multiple devices as currently defined by your settings in the Add Device dialog box An enumerator is added to the name to create a unique name for each device added Control network Select the control network Starting Address Select from the list of available addresses on th...

Page 38: ...t is recommended that in the early planned stages you configure the Device name to be the desired name for the device but do not yet configure the Host name Then after you have applied network interface settings you can change the Host name to be the same as the Device name This changes the host name on the actual device so that then all names are in sync SiteConfig does not allow duplicate device...

Page 39: ...lder device IP configuration On a placeholder device you edit network interfaces using the Unmanaged Network Interfaces dialog box The Unmanaged Network Interfaces dialog box allows you only to save changes to the system description Discovered device IP configuration On a discovered device you edit network interfaces using the Managed Network Interfaces dialog box 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Instal...

Page 40: ...re as follows The system description has one or more Aurora Edit devices that are placeholder devices The placeholder device has a one or more unmanaged network interfaces Use this task to modify unmanaged network interfaces on Aurora Edit devices as follows Aurora Edit Conform Server DSM FTP Server SmartBin Server 40 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 4 October 2010 Configuring the network ...

Page 41: ...etwork The IP address for this interface on the network Required IP Address The device host name Required Interface Name Not recommended Sets the interface name to SiteConfig default convention based on the root Site name and device type Set to Default Unselected is required Since not selected the default behavior occurs which is to use the device host name in the hosts file Use Interface Name Ali...

Page 42: ... settings and close About SiteConfig support on Aurora Edit devices Before SiteConfig can be used to discover or manage a device the device must meet the following requirements The device must be a Microsoft Windows operating system device The device must have Microsoft NET version 2 0 installed as reported in the Windows Add Remove Programs control panel The ProductFrame Discovery Agent service m...

Page 43: ...ing required item Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Service Pack 2 3 Proceed as follows On Aurora product devices if the ProductFrame Discovery Agent at a version lower than 1 1 0 185 is installed use the Windows Add Remove Programs Control Panel and uninstall it On these devices you must uninstall and then install version 1 1 0 185 or higher as instructed in next steps NOTE The Discovery Agent can be n...

Page 44: ...eUnit AuroraPlayoutPlatform AuroraIngestPlatform d From the list select the device type of the device on which you are installing the Discovery Agent e Complete the setup wizard f Restart The restart is required after the installation 6 To install NET 2 0 do the following Be sure that NET is installed before installing the Discovery Agent a From the directory at which the SiteConfig application is...

Page 45: ... SiteConfig 3 Open the MS DOS command prompt as follows a From the Windows desktop click Start Run b Type cmd and press Enter The MS DOS command prompt window opens 4 From the MS DOS command prompt cd to the SiteConfig install directory For example type the following sequence of commands pressing Enter after each command a C b cd Program Files c cd Grass Valley d cd SiteConfig 5 Run the batch file...

Page 46: ...ted Links Adding Aurora Edit LD workstations for software deployment on page 53 About software deployment on the corporate LAN on page 35 Set credentials 1 At each local device view the Windows administrator user account and verify that the credentials are the same as those that SiteConfig uses to access the device SiteConfig is pre configured to use the following default credentials to access dev...

Page 47: ...es to be discovered Devices to be discovered are Windows operating system devices with SiteConfig support installed Devices are cabled for control network connections 1 Open SiteConfig on the control point PC 2 In the toolbar click the discover devices button The Discover Devices dialog box opens A list of discovered devices is displayed 3 Click Rescan to re run the discovery mechanism You can do ...

Page 48: ...to the list Viewing both assigned and unassigned devices in this way can be helpful to verify the match between discovered devices and placeholder devices 4 In the row for each discovered device view items on the Device Id drop down list to determine the match with placeholder devices as follows If SiteConfig finds a match between the device type discovered and the device type of one or more place...

Page 49: ...rface defined for the control network in the system description If this is not the case you might have the control network cable connected to the wrong interface port The control connection should always be the first port on the motherboard except when you have a loopback connection Configure the control network interface first before configuring any of the other interfaces After you have successf...

Page 50: ...is is the most accurate way to identify the network adapter on the discovered device that you are configuring 5 Configure naming settings as follows For network interface Network Connection Setting The device host name Required Interface Name Not recommended Set To Default Allowed if applicable to the network The DNS suffix is added to the interface name DNS Suffix Not allowed Aliases 50 Aurora Ed...

Page 51: ...liases Selected is recommended Since this interface s network has its names excluded from the hosts file this setting has no affect The Use Interface Name Aliases in Host Files interface name is excluded from the hosts file regardless of settings here 6 Evaluate settings on the Planned tab and change if necessary Compare settings on the Planned tab with settings on the Current tab If you want to k...

Page 52: ... of type iSCSI Setting iSCSI non Redundant is required Network Static is required Address Allocation The IP address for this interface on the network Required IP Address For redundant SAN A side any network interface of type iSCSI Setting iSCSI Primary Redundant is required Network Static is required Address Allocation The IP address for this interface on the network Required IP Address 52 Aurora ...

Page 53: ...ring control network settings do the following a If a message informs you of a possible loss of communication click OK This message is normal since this is the network over which you are currently communicating b In the Device list view observe the device icon and wait until the icon displays the green star overlay before proceeding The icon might not display the green star overlay for several sec...

Page 54: ...is device s network 6 Configure for the device name as follows a In the tree view select the placeholder device b In the Device list view right click the device and select Edit The Edit Device dialog box opens c Edit the hostname d If using DHCP specify a domain name e Click OK to save settings and close 7 Click OK to save settings and close 8 From the control point PC ping the Aurora Edit LD work...

Page 55: ...s the device name 1 Verify that the current device name as displayed in the SiteConfig tree view is the same as your desired host name 2 In the Network Configuration Devices Device list view right click the device and select Edit The Edit Device dialog box opens 3 If the host name is currently different than the device name click Set to Device Name This changes the host name to be the same as the ...

Page 56: ...ontains host table information for devices that are not in the SiteConfig system description In this case you can have SiteConfig generate a single hosts file that contains the host table information for the devices in the system description You can then copy the desired host table information out of the SiteConfig hosts file and copy it into your facility hosts file You must then distribute your ...

Page 57: ... it into your facility hosts file as desired Then you can use your own process to distribute the facility hosts file to devices Remember to distribute to the control point PC so that SiteConfig and other management applications such as K2Config can resolve network host names If SiteConfig is managing hosts files do the following NOTE Writing hosts files to multiple devices consumes system resource...

Page 58: ... manually A sample hosts file looks like this To set up a hosts file do the following 1 Open the following file using Notepad or some other text editor C WINNT System 32 Drivers etc hosts 2 Enter text in a single line for each Aurora Edit workstation and K2 server on your network as follows Type the IP address then use the TAB key or Space bar to insert a few spaces Then type the device name such ...

Page 59: ...4 Copy the new hosts file onto all other Aurora Edit workstations 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 59 Configuring the network ...

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Page 61: ...prerequisite files on the control point PC Prepare for installation Prepare SiteConfig for software deployment Upgrade K2 systems Set up K2 Aurora FTP Distribute devices into deployment groups Manually install software Check all currently installed software Add software package to deployment group Setting deployment options Install and configure software on a NewsShare System Install software on o...

Page 62: ...are roles to devices in SiteConfig you can refer to your table and make sure you are assigning software roles correctly FTP 1 HDK2 1 FSM 1 ING 1 DSM 1 EDIT 1 CONF 1 HD 1 2 3 SVR 1 Software X MF Server X K2 MDI X News MDI X NTFS X FlashNET MDI X Proxy MDI X FTP MDI X Aurora Browse X Proxy Encoder X News Share X Conform X Aurora Suite X Edit X Edit LD X X FTP X SmartBins RMI core X Aurora Ingest X A...

Page 63: ...tings and close The new role or roles appear under the device in the tree view Removing a software role from a device 1 In the Software Deployment Devices tree view expand a device s node to expose the roles currently assigned to the device 2 Right click the role you want to remove and select Remove The role is removed from the device in the tree view Configuring deployment groups Prerequisites fo...

Page 64: ...as a deployment group 5 In the right hand pane select the devices that you are combining as a deployment group To select multiple devices you can drag through the devices use Ctrl Click or use Shift Click 6 Click OK The devices appear in the Deployment Groups tree view under the deployment group Before you perform a software deployment you must check software on the devices that will be receiving ...

Page 65: ...t place the following devices Aurora Edit workstation of any storage options Shared storage NAS storage and stand alone Aurora Edit LD computer DSM Conform Server SmartBin Server FTP Server Aurora Ingest Platform IEP Aurora Playout Platform In a deployment group named Aurora_Browse_MediaFrame place the following devices MediaFrame server MDI server Aurora Proxy Encoder K2 Basecamp Express If you h...

Page 66: ... CD ROM network drive or external drive Start up the devices on which you are installing software if they are not already started Stop all media access on the devices on which you are installing software Shut down all applications on the devices on which you are installing software Prepare SiteConfig for software deployment 1 Make the following files accessible to the SiteConfig control point PC A...

Page 67: ...d alone K2 Media Client and K2 Summit Production Client systems Refer to K2 Release Notes for procedures Set up K2 Aurora FTP Do the following tasks if you use K2 Aurora FTP Adding K2 Aurora FTP software role to K2 Media Server Use the following SiteConfig procedure to add the K2 Aurora FTP role to the K2 Media Server that you use as your K2 Aurora FTP server if you have not already done so The K2...

Page 68: ...nt group that contains your K2 Media Servers 2 In SiteConfig add the K2AuroraFTP_x x x xxx cab file to the deployment group that contains your K2 Media Servers 3 Proceed with next steps to set deployment options for K2 Aurora FTP software 4 Do one of the following to set deployment options Double click the task Select the task and click the Options button A wizard opens 5 Work through the wizard a...

Page 69: ... K2 Media Server to enable port range limits for passive transfers create the following two DWORDs in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Grass Valley Group Streaming FtpPasvStart starting port number inclusive DWORD FtpPasvEnd ending port number inclusive DWORD 10 Open MediaFrame Configuration and for the News MDI configure the transfer server to the K2 Media Server that is your K2 Aurora...

Page 70: ...m In a deployment group named Aurora_Browse_MediaFrame place the following devices MediaFrame server MDI server Aurora Proxy Encoder K2 Basecamp Express If you have a K2 Nearline SAN NAS in a deployment group named for the SAN system place the following devices The Nearline SAN s K2 Media Servers Manually install software Some tasks that might be required are not supported for SiteConfig managemen...

Page 71: ... 5 Click the Memory tab and verify that Dynamically configure SQL Server memory is selected Set the memory limit to 256 MB less than the server s memory size 6 Click OK to save settings and close the SQL Server Properties dialog box Check all currently installed software Prerequisites for this task are as follow The device is assigned in the SiteConfig system description and network connectivity i...

Page 72: ...ged software package information is displayed in the Managed Package and Deployment Group columns Add software package to deployment group Prerequisites for this task are as follows You can access the software package file from the SiteConfig control point PC The devices to which you are deploying software are in a deployment group Use the following procedure to add one or more software package in...

Page 73: ...ee view select a deployment group 2 Click the Add button The Add Package s dialog box opens 3 Do one of the following to select the software package Select from the list of packages then click OK Click Browse browse to and select the package then click Open 4 If one or more EULAs are displayed accept them to proceed If you do not accept a EULA the associated software is not assigned to the deploym...

Page 74: ... for the following GVG_MLib Conform Server Aurora Edit LD 4 Do one of the following to set deployment options Double click the task Select the task and click the Options button A wizard opens 5 Work through wizards and set deployment options as follows Deployment options Software Enter the name s of the K2 Media Server s with role of file system server FSMs GVG_MLib Database server Shared AV Files...

Page 75: ...have multiple devices of the same type you can enter deployment options for one of them using the wizard Then when you bring up the same wizard on every device you can choose the Use options from radio button and select the first device for which you set options 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 75 Managing Software ...

Page 76: ...ly done the SiteConfig Check Software operation on the devices to which you are deploying software For shared storage Aurora Edit devices you must use a specific sequence of installation and configuration tasks The installation sequence is summarized as follows 1 Install the software necessary for connection to shared storage on Aurora Edit devices 2 Map the storage volume one of the following way...

Page 77: ...art Deployment button for a message If a message instructs you to upgrade the Discovery Agent on the control point PC go to the directory to which SiteConfig is installed find the DiscoveryAgent_x x x x cab file add it to the deployment group and deploy the Discovery Agent software as well 4 Click the Start Deployment button Deployment tasks run and software is installed Progress is reported and n...

Page 78: ...face to K2 SAN storage Prerequisites for this task are as follows Generic iSCSI GVMLib and SNFS software is installed on SAN connected devices 1 Following the instructions in the K2 SAN Installation and Configuration Manual do the following if not set up already a Set up the Control Point PC b Run the K2 Config application to set up the K2 Server and Gigabit Ethernet switch c Connect all SAN clien...

Page 79: ...f devices to which you are deploying software The corresponding software deployment tasks are displayed in the Tasks list view 2 For the software you are installing select the Deploy check box in the row for the install task Install Aurora software as follows Action Managed Package Deploy Install AuroraSuite x x x xxx Install ConformServer x x x xxx Install NewsShare x x x xxx 3 Click the Start De...

Page 80: ... Aurora Edit system on which the software is installed Prerequisites for this task are as follows Generic iSCSI GVMLib and SNFS software is installed on the Aurora Edit workstations The shared storage is mounted on the Aurora Edit workstations The installation process for Aurora Suite software is underway To configure the disk volume refer to the illustration and table below 1 Select the disk volu...

Page 81: ...re in the row then do one of the following When Details displays a Restart required link click the link and when prompted are you sure click Yes The device restarts Install software on other Aurora Edit devices Do not do this task if You are install software on shared storage NewsShare Aurora Edit workstations Use the previous task instead Do this task if You are installing software on the followi...

Page 82: ...ith a different package name 3 For the software you are installing select the Deploy check box in the row for the install task For installing software on Aurora Edit devices deploy the following tasks Action Managed Package Deploy Install AuroraSuite x x x xxx Install AuroraEditLD x x x xxx Install NewsShare x x x xxx Install GVGMLib xxxx xxxx version must be compatible with K2 SAN Install PCmonit...

Page 83: ...is installed Progress is reported and next steps are indicated in both the Status and Details columns 6 When the Status or Details columns indicate next steps identify the software in the row then do one of the following For K2 software when Details displays a Restart required link click the link and when prompted are you sure click Yes 7 Monitor progress as indicated by both the Status and Detail...

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Page 85: ...Installing Aurora Edit and LD Software This section contains the following topics Manually Installing Aurora Edit Aurora Edit LD Software Third Party Software Installation 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 85 ...

Page 86: ...ct Shared and click Next In the Select Shared Server field enter the name of the database server that you are using for the Shared database and select Next 8 In the Select Shared AV Files Directory select the directory where the Aurora Suite Video and Audio files are to be saved This should be a directory located on a high speed AV disk drive Click Next to accept the default directory V VibrintAVF...

Page 87: ...products that are manufactured by other vendors ENPS for example Many of these products require installing plug in or driver software Refer to the Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit LD Installation Manual for instructions on installing software for any third party products Many of these products may also include installation instructions Be sure to use these instructions for proper installation Please no...

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Page 89: ...on Configuration This section contains the following topics Setting Up Media Files for Sharing About Aurora Edit video sources Option Configurations Understanding the System Self Test 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 89 ...

Page 90: ...ctly into the Timeline or Bin usually a tape deck Video source Allows you to edit a clip as a Timeline source directly in the Bin which is useful for large clips so you don t have to go back and forth from a Clip source tape deck You only need one clip source you don t have to create a new clip source for each clip you want to use Add Source General settings Description Options Setting Enter a nam...

Page 91: ...ource Mic Preamp Video Source Clip Select the Deck Protocol that corresponds to the type of tape deck control you are using No remote deck controls Deck Protocol Source with Aurora Edit If you are adding a clip Sony 422 Microphone source video router or a non video source Protocol Sony 1394 Source select No remote deck controls which is the default setting DNW A100 DV 1394 Video Source Clip Select...

Page 92: ...to trim or add transition In Handles Out Handles effects at the head or tail of a clip When you Mark In and Mark Out Aurora Edit begins recording the specified number of seconds before your Mark In and after your Mark Out Only the material between your marks is edited to the Timeline Add Source Preroll settings Description Setting Check Get Preroll From Deck to use the preroll settings from your t...

Page 93: ...ocations for completed sequences Handles tab Set handle durations for various file functions Timeline tab Set timeline choices for input output channels digital reference level default mix routing and other timeline functions Graphics tab Enable or disable the Orad graphics functionality Controller tab Set COM port for external controllers if used Aurora Playout tab Set Primary Backup and XMOS ser...

Page 94: ... become active when MediaFrame is turned on in the step above When this checkbox is Use Configured Web Proxy selected the application will continue to go through the configured Web Proxy settings in order to communicate with MediaFrame services When unselected web calls through MediaFrame services will bypass the configured settings Enter the default path to your media files You may use the Browse...

Page 95: ...and Aurora GFX SabreTooth license resides License Server Enter the name of the MediaFrame Server MediaFrame Server Select this checkbox to enable MediaFrame you can uncheck it to disable MediaFrame without losing the server name NOTE Aurora Edit LD must be connected in Shared mode and use a MediaFrame server Use Media Frame This checkbox will become active when MediaFrame is turned on in the step ...

Page 96: ... deleting files The setting is on by default Prompt Before Deleting Items Select this checkbox to identify which source tape a particular clip came from used in the Source Tool This setting is off by default Use Tape ID for Capture Select this checkbox to view the low resolution proxy for media when previewing XDCAM files doesn t affect HD Use Proxy Media for XDCAM Preview media which always uses ...

Page 97: ...a frame rate of 29 97 frames second and is used NTSC 59 94 Hz Reference Standard primarily in the Americas and Japan PAL has a frame rate of or PAL 50 00 Hz 25 frames second and is used in Europe most of Asia and Australia Select the Has Setup check box if the analog composite signal carries setup information Has Setup Select 480i Video Format for an interlaced i standard definition SD television ...

Page 98: ...is optional 4 50 MBits Sec Bit Rate MBits Sec The 4 1 1 Chroma Format is selected if you use DV25 compression 4 1 1 Chroma Format Select the 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Chroma Format if you use MPEG2 compression 4 2 0 Select the 4 2 2 Chroma Format if you use DV50 or MPEG2 compression 4 2 2 offers more color resolution than 4 2 0 with MPEG2 this is the default setting 4 2 2 Select 4 3 Video Aspect for a standa...

Page 99: ...ture Cropping This setting is on by default Leave this option selected for SD video setting is optional for HD video When using the 720p video format select this checkbox to display all timecode inAurora Edit as 60 50 frames per second Show All 720p Frames in Timecode Displays When unselected timecode displays in the standard 30 25 frames per second format This setting is off by default Select thi...

Page 100: ... SD Output Video Aspect Ratio Options Send After completing a sequence you can send it to a playout machine or to a network video server To send completed sequences or individual clips you first need to configure Aurora Edit with each of your send locations A send location can be another Aurora Edit workstation a Media Server or a Bin you specify If you want to store completed sequences on your co...

Page 101: ... Server or an M Series iVDR K2 Select when you want to transfer sequences Publish Select GXF ftp to send the completed sequence as a GXF stream which can be used for a generic FTP site GXF ftp Select GXF file to send the completed sequence as a GXF file GXF file Select DV Video ES to send the completed sequence as a DV video elementary stream used for Publison NewsMix DV Video ES 4 Configure the s...

Page 102: ...ills in as movie leave as is User Name Leave this field blank Password CheckAurora Playout Destination if this send location is an Aurora Playout server Aurora Playout Destination Check Send as LGOP to send theAurora Edit sequence as a GXF stream with MPEG2 LGOP compression To adjust the MPEG options click the Settings button Send as LGOP Check Use Video ID if you will be linking to stories on a N...

Page 103: ... Include Graphics if you want all graphics to remain with the sequence Include Graphics Click Browse and select the file destination path Send to Check Send as LGOP to send theAurora Edit sequence as a GXF stream with MPEG2 LGOP compression To adjust the MPEG options click the Settings button Send as LGOP Check Use Video ID if you will be linking to stories on a Newsroom Computer System NRCS that ...

Page 104: ...d Video Server Characters clip creating a new sequence renaming a Bin object sending a sequence with a video ID importing a removable media clip and editing the name of the sequence when sending to another destination Invalid characters are 7 Click OK Options Handles Use this tab to set the handle type and in and out handle duration To change the handle durations select the handle type from the dr...

Page 105: ...ol and trim the set duration from either side of your clip 10 seconds is the default duration Trimmer Sets handle duration that will be used when you are consolidating a clip or sequence which reduces the file size by removing unused footage 10 seconds is the default duration Consolidation Sets handle duration that will be used when you are using media with effects and transitions provides handles...

Page 106: ...put for playout 3 Set the pan control by dragging the pan slider for an audio channel to the right or left position alt click on a pan slider to set the pan direction to center By default odd numbered channels pan to the left and even numbers channels pan to the right Changing the pan direction affects the entire track in a sequence 4 Route audio channels by selecting specific channels 1 2 3 4 etc...

Page 107: ...s for individual timelines based on their needs which can be controlled in either the New Sequence or Sequence Properties windows When disabled all clips that don t match the Timeline settings are transcoded when they are added to the Timeline When enabled all clips that do not match the Timeline format will have a blue bar at the top of the clip to indicate that transcoding will take place when t...

Page 108: ...ll in with the MOS ID from the graphics system when connecting to the application Graphic MOS ID Enter the duration of the graphic if there is not Mark in or out specified on the Timeline Initial Duration What does this do Play In The command within the graphics system that tells the typical duration for an animation to playout Play out Options Controller This tab is used to configure the external...

Page 109: ...herwise select None None 422 Controller Comm Port Set the ports for USB devices you are using COM1 through COM10 USB Controller Comm Port USB Controller Comm Port Options Aurora Playout Set the configuration for the Aurora Playout servers in this tab 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 109 Aurora Edit Application Configuration ...

Page 110: ...System Self Test looks at three areas as described in this section Software Installation Checks for the correct version of K2 software Direct X driver operating system video drivers and export and cache service System Configuration Checks for the correct version of the video board Breakout Box firmware audio renderer and the VMR AV Disk Performance Tests the media drive s input and output performa...

Page 111: ...orted 1 Insert the Aurora Edit CD and navigate to the Drivers directory CVFS client file system ___ is not supported 2 Install the latest driver DirectX driver version ___ is not supported 3 Contact your Customer Service Representative for further details AJA driver ___ is not approved Emulex LAN driver ___ is not approved Emulex SCSI driver ___ is not approved QLogic LAN driver ___ is not approve...

Page 112: ... desktop Terminal Services and Remote Desktop are not supported Install the correct video driver Recommended video driver is ___ Install Windows XP SP3 This version of Aurora Edit requires Windows XP SP3 RunAuroraStreamSetup exe to configure the stream count Stream Count not set Convert the drive to NTFS using the convert command The system drive is not an NTFS volume The cache drive is not an NTF...

Page 113: ...Chapter 7 SmartBins This section contains the following topics Understanding SmartBins Running the SmartBins Setup Tool Verifying the DCOM Configuration 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 113 ...

Page 114: ... server bin are monitored and automatically transferred via GXF to an Aurora Edit bin or MediaFrame database as they arrive and are then optionally deleted from the media server Transfer SmartBins effectively create a buffered recording so that material is protected and redundantly saved both on the media server and on the NAS or K2 storage while still making the file available for shared editing ...

Page 115: ...ay only media server to Aurora Edit Database Monitoring and Updating A SmartBins Service constantly monitors the Aurora Edit MediaFrame and media server databases Examples of updates to the database are listed below Aurora Edit Database Media Server Database System Action SmartBins service renames the clip if it cannot be renamed Clip is renamed media server Rename clip the databases become out of...

Page 116: ...sing SmartBins on a NAS or K2 system you also need to configure your M Series iVDR or K2 Media Server to use SmartBins To configure the SmartBins Service 1 Go to Start Programs Grass Valley Aurora SmartBins Setup Tool The SmartBins Setup Tool opens 2 Select the types of SmartBins you are using with Aurora Edit For Shared SmartBins no other configuration is needed Click OK to close the tool 116 Aur...

Page 117: ...elect 4 if the SmartBins Service is installed on a DSM or select 6 if the SmartBins Service is installed on a standalone PC NOTE Increasing the number of Total Maximum Transfers affects the bandwidth on the NAS system 6 Enter the name of the License Server this is the same as the License Server in Aurora Edit 7 Enter the name of the MediaFrame Server 8 If desired check Use Configured Web Proxy Whe...

Page 118: ...4 Right click on My Computer and choose Properties 5 Click the COM Security tab 6 In the Access Permissions section click Edit Limits 7 Select ANONYMOUS LOGON and verify that the Remote Access box is allowed checked 8 Select Everyone and verify that the Remote Access box is allowed checked 9 Click OK and then OK again to close the Properties window If you made any changes you must reboot your syst...

Page 119: ... This section contains the following topics The Conform Server Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Conform Server Configuration Testing the Conform Server Installation 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 119 ...

Page 120: ...ing the Conform Server software there are additional tasks you must perform on the server itself The tasks required are listed below are described in this chapter Disabling IE Enhanced Security Configuration Disabling Power Management Configuring IIS Configuring DEP Disabling IE Enhanced Security Configuration You must remove Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration software from the conf...

Page 121: ...perties b Click the Service tab and verify that Run WWW service in IIS 5 0 isolation mode is unchecked c Click OK d Stop and restart IIS 3 On the Recycling tab uncheck Recycle worker processes 4 On the Identity tab specify Predefined as the security account and then select Local System 5 Click OK 6 Expand the tree view and select the Default Web Site Right click and then Properties Go to the ASP N...

Page 122: ...b Services page appears 2 Click QueryBoxInfo 3 In the Test section click Invoke An XML page displays information such as the software version job queue information and service uptime 4 From an Aurora Edit client open the Conform Manager tool The Conform Server and job queue should be visible 5 Submit a conform Job via the Send command and verify that it completes If errors occur use the Thomson Ev...

Page 123: ...e MyDomain add key xBoxAVFiles value V XreAVFiles appSettings The appSettings section contains the following items resolverURL The URL of the Resolver service used by the Conform Server to locate the High Resolution media described in the EDL resolverUserId The user account under which the Conform Server service runs resolverPwd The password for the ResolverUserId account resolverDomain The domain...

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Page 125: ...n contains the following topics Aurora Edit Security Overview Designing a security schema Configuring the Domain Controller Configuring SNFS for SAN Security Setting Security Permissions Testing 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 125 ...

Page 126: ...ermissions The schema determines which groups you create and which permissions you give each group Grass Valley has created a typical schema for use in illustrating security principles in this document You may use this schema if it is appropriate for your newsroom or create your own For the examples in this manual we ll assume that the newsroom has five groups Editors Producers Archivists Ingestor...

Page 127: ...Monday Sunday Ingestors Full control Feeds None permission denied HFR Hold For Release Read Write Archive Read only Monday Sunday Viewers Read only Feeds Read only HFR Hold For Release Read only Archive NewsShare system users and groups At a minimum you need to create two user group sets for use by certain components of the NewsShare system Password User Members Group profile profile Profile Servi...

Page 128: ... operation if the domain controller is a member of a forest or tree the Domain Controller can be subordinate trusting but not trusted Each news organization has different infrastructure and policies regarding the configuration of domains What NewsShare SAN security requires is an Active Directory zone with at least one dedicated Windows 2003 Server domain controller there are several ways to achie...

Page 129: ...e available Security Producers Consult the Windows Active Security Viewers Directory documentation on group scopes Other groups as necessary for your newsroom Creating Users You need to create the users who will become members of the groups you just created Users represent each person who logs on to an Aurora Edit workstation If you are creating a new domain tree you need to create each user using...

Page 130: ...ot use the SNFS Configuration Tool to add Windows Security to SNFS Using the Configuration Tool changes other settings you don t want to modify To add windows security to SNFS 1 On the primary FSM go to C SNFS config 2 Using Notepad open the file volumename cfg 3 Change the Windows Security line s value to YES If the line item doesn t exist add it to the file 4 Save the file and exit Notepad 5 Rep...

Page 131: ...elect Properties 3 Click the Security tab 4 If necessary add the user Everyone and allow Full Control 5 Click Advanced and check the box Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects 6 Click OK and click Yes in response to the dialog This will remove explicitly defined permissions Do you wish to continue 7 Click the Owner tab 8 Change the owner...

Page 132: ...Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object b Add these groups Profile Services Editors and Ingestors c Set Full Control permissions for these groups d Remove the Full Control for Everyone group Setting Aurora Edit Level Root Permissions You must log in as Domain Administrator to set root permissions in the Permissions screen The V VolumeConfig xml file needs the followin...

Page 133: ...Select a volume and click OK The Security tab for V VibrintAVFiles opens Add and remove permissions and click OK 3 For special permissions or for advanced settings select the Advanced tab This will bring up the Permissionstab 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 133 Aurora Edit Security ...

Page 134: ...a Edit bin permissions are set in the Properties tab for each Bin Follow the instructions below to set permissions for each bin in your top level Aurora Edit bin To set permissions for Aurora Edit bins 1 In the Aurora Edit bin right click on the first bin and select Properties 2 Click the Security tab 3 Change permissions for each group listed based on the chart 4 Click OK when you are done settin...

Page 135: ...ly where they should be denied A Viewer user should not be able to write or delete Significantly where a user is denied all permissions as might be the case for an investigative report that should be editable by only a small group make sure that users outside the group have no access and no availability in the private group Check that delete permissions are truly denied Check that read only users ...

Page 136: ...clip recorded on a Profile SmartBin appears in the associated Aurora Edit SmartBin and vice versa 4 Conform Server The Conform Server has overlapping permissions needs Publish a story out of Aurora Edit or Aurora Edit LD to make sure that it works 136 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Security ...

Page 137: ...Appendix A Workstation Slot Map This section contains the following topics HP z800 Workstation Board Assignment 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 137 ...

Page 138: ...graphics PCI e Gen2 x16 2 Empty can be used as needed PCI e x8 x4 3 HDR I O board optional PCI e Gen 2 x16 x8 4 Empty can be used as needed PCI e Gen 2 x16 5 Comtrol 422 optional OR 2 nd 1394 optional PCI 6 Empty can be used as needed PCI e Gen2 x16 x8 7 138 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 4 October 2010 Workstation Slot Map ...

Page 139: ...Appendix B Database Maintenance This section contains the following topics Database Maintenance Database Overview 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 139 ...

Page 140: ... that current data will be lost Database Overview This section gives an overview of using database utilities When used the utilities must be run from the C Program Files GrassValley Aurora DB Maintenance directory of the machine whose database is being operated upon The user must be a member of the system s Administrators group For a local stand alone machine run the utilities at that workstation ...

Page 141: ...cation c backups news dat Contents of log file vNewsBackUpDb log Tue 11 26 2002 4 38p Administrator Backing up news DB from VMAN_VBRFSM3 to file c backups news dat 27 percent backed up 55 percent backed up 83 percent backed up 99 percent backed up Processed 432 pages for database news file news_dat on file 1 100 percent backed up Processed 1 pages for database news file news_log on file 1 BACKUP D...

Page 142: ...opDb WARNING this will overwrite the current News database If the Microsoft SQL Server is ever to be removed this drop should be done first Otherwise remnant files will interfere with future installations of the News database Template newsDropDb Example C Program Files Grass Valley Aurora DB Maintenance newsDropDb Ensure that the Failover Service is stopped before dropping the news DB Drop will de...

Page 143: ...as just been converted from 4 0 The noxform switch should be used except for upgrades Example C Program Files Grass Valley Aurora DB Maintenance newsInstallDb local noxform Skipping MSDE installation Ver 8 00 194 already installed Installing skeletal news DB on local MSDE server This may take a moment success Database installation complete Press any key to exit C Program Files Grass Valley Aurora ...

Page 144: ...ectly schedule an event to dispatch vbrAutoBack Before you use this utility consider these cautions The DNP and DSM systems are highly tuned for load The backups must occur only at times when the systems are quiescent Disregarding this caveat may cause erratic performance or system wide failure The backup files particularly on a DSM can become quite large and thus deleteriously affect system perfo...

Page 145: ...DB Maintenance vbrAutoBack bat C Program Files Grass Valley Aurora DB Maintenance 4 October 2010 Aurora Edit Installation Guide 145 Database Maintenance ...

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Page 147: ...urora Browse or GV Browse a term used to designate a component that contains physical asset Devices have MDIs that represent the device s assets in a way that is understandable by the other components of the system This allows the MediaFrame server to coordinate the activity of the system Different devices perform different functions in the MediaFrame system For example the K2 MDI device is used f...

Page 148: ...f Aurora Browse Metadata Data about data For example metadata can include keywords descriptions and other terms that you would use to search for an asset in a database Foreign metadata is imported XML metadata that is associated with a MediaFrame logical asset Offline In Aurora Browse or GV Browse offline refers to an asset that has been archived An asset can be both offline and online simultaneou...

Page 149: ...of a clip By default the thumbnail is generated in the K2 server from the 16th frame of video You can select a new thumbnail using the Storyboard Thumbnail view The MediaFrame view that shows the Asset List information with thumbnails instead of strictly textual information Transfer Monitor A tool in Aurora Browse that monitors asset transfers Up Conversion Conversion of an SD standard definition ...

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Page 151: ...se utilities newsbacUpDb 141 newsDropDb 142 newsInitAutoBack 144 newsInstallDb 143 database utilities continued newsRestoreDb 141 newsShrinkDb 143 device adding with SiteConfig wizard 33 Discovery Agent 43 DiscoveryAgentServiceSetup msi 43 disk volume configuration 80 domain controller configuring 128 Domain Controller adding users to new groups 130 E EULA 73 G General options tab 93 General optio...

Page 152: ...permissions Aurora Edit folder and bins 130 Send Options tab 100 setting permissions Aurora root edit 132 sharing files setup 90 site creating in SiteConfig 31 site wizard SiteConfig 31 SiteConfig Network Configuration Connect Kit 43 Smartbins overview 114 SmartBins 115 monitoring and updating 115 setup tool 116 shared 115 transferring 114 winking 115 SNFS configure for SAN security 130 software i...