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Cisco Digital Media System 3.5 Appliance Administration Guide

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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3.5 Appliance

Step 4

Specify the appropriate Video Portal configuration settings.

Step 5

Click the

Video Portal sub-tab

Step 6

Modify the following Video Portal settings:

Video Portal Server Base

—The base domain of the URL to your server hosting the Video Portal.

The URL to the live video portal

—The URL to the video portal instance.

Default Audio Only Image (400x300 pixels)

—The default image that is displayed globally for any

content offering that does not have its own when a piece of content is an audio file. This

only

applies

to the Flash version of the Digital Media.

Note

Ensure that the file being referenced resides in the path specified in the Upload Path on File
System in the Global Variables, variable #11.

Note

The JPG format must be non-progressive JPG.

Summary of Contents for Digital Media System 3.5

Page 1: ...sco Systems Inc 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA http www cisco com Tel 408 526 4000 800 553 NETS 6387 Fax 408 526 4100 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide Text Part Number OL 11574 02 ...

Page 2: ...OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL EVEN IF CISCO OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES CCVP the Cisco Logo and the Cisco Square Bridge logo are trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc Changing the Way We Work Live Play and Learn is a service mark of Cisco Systems Inc and Access Registrar Aironet BPX Catalyst CCDA CCDP CCIE CCIP CCNA CCNP CCSP Cisco the Cisco Cer...

Page 3: ...ty Problems in Cisco Products vii Product Alerts and Field Notices vii Obtaining Technical Assistance viii Cisco Technical Support Documentation Website viii Submitting a Service Request ix Definitions of Service Request Severity ix Obtaining Additional Publications and Information ix C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 1 1 Glossary 1 1 About the Cisco Digital Media System 1 1 Applications 1 2 Cisco Vide...

Page 4: ... P T E R 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance 3 1 Installing the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance 3 1 Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager DMM 3 5 3 18 C H A P T E R 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI 4 1 C H A P T E R 5 Using the DMM 5 1 ...

Page 5: ...nformation The preface contains the following sections Objective Audience Document Organization Document Conventions Related Documentation Changes to This Document Obtaining Documentation Documentation Feedback Cisco Product Security Overview Product Alerts and Field Notices Obtaining Technical Assistance Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Objective This administration guide describ...

Page 6: ...ndicates the current level of the EXEC command interpreter For example the prompt router indicates that you should be at the user level and the prompt router indicates that you should be at the privileged level Access to the privileged level usually requires a password Refer to the related software configuration and reference documentation listed in Related Documentation for additional information...

Page 7: ...ion Refer to the Cisco Digital Media System Documentation Roadmap for a list of related documentation http www cisco com en US products ps6681 products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080720650 h tml Changes to This Document Table 1 lists the technical changes made to this document since it was first printed Obtaining Documentation Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco c...

Page 8: ...ore If you do not have a user ID or password you can register at this URL http tools cisco com RPF register register do Documentation Feedback You can provide feedback about Cisco technical documentation on the Cisco Technical Support Documentation site area by entering your comments in the feedback form available in every online document Cisco Product Security Overview Cisco provides a free onlin...

Page 9: ...has been encrypted with PGP versions 2 x through 9 x Never use a revoked encryption key or an expired encryption key The correct public key to use in your correspondence with PSIRT is the one linked in the Contact Summary section of the Security Vulnerability Policy page at this URL http www cisco com en US products products_security_vulnerability_policy html The link on this page has the current ...

Page 10: ... Use the Cisco Product Identification Tool to locate your product serial number before submitting a request for service online or by phone You can access this tool from the Cisco Technical Support Documentation website by clicking the Tools Resources link clicking the All Tools A Z tab and then choosing Cisco Product Identification Tool from the alphabetical list This tool offers three search opti...

Page 11: ...ervice Request Severity To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format Cisco has established severity definitions Severity 1 S1 An existing network is down or there is a critical impact to your business operations You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation Severity 2 S2 Operation of an existing network is severely degraded or ...

Page 12: ...is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems for engineering professionals involved in designing developing and operating public and private internets and intranets You can access the Internet Protocol Journal at this URL http www cisco com ipj Networking products offered by Cisco Systems as well as customer support services can be obtained at this URL http www cisco com en US products index ...

Page 13: ...ideo over an IP network to any audience Leveraging Cisco s best practices from more than a decade of video and Internet initiatives DMS provides a comprehensive high quality media experience for delivery of critical information to end users with flexibility clarity and impact Table 1 1 Glossary Term Definition AAI Appliance administration interface for configuring each DMS server appliance ACNS Ci...

Page 14: ... including Windows Media Real and Flash The interface allows users to conveniently and quickly browse search and view content interactively The Video Portal provides the following benefits for users Program Guide Listing and Keyword Search Easily locate media by content category title or keyword Customizable Play lists A dynamic list of videos programmed by content publishers or bookmarked by indi...

Page 15: ... DMS 3 5 Requirements Table 1 2 outlines the two possible DMS configurations Class 1 can handle up to 500 concurrent sessions which uses an MCS 7825 as a hardware platform for the Video Portal and Video Portal Reports and Class 2 can handle up to 1 000 concurrent sessions which uses an MCS 7835 for a Video Portal and Video Portal Reports Table 1 3 outlines the client hardware and software requirem...

Page 16: ...8 or greater or Firefox 1 07 or greater Recommended Linux Unix Mozilla 1 0 Minimum or Firefox 1 5 Minimum Mozilla 1 8 or greater or Firefox 1 07 or greater Recommended Mac Safari 2 0 Minimum Safari 2 0 or Firefox 1 5 or greater Recommended Flash 7 Sorenson Flash Windows Media Flash 7 and Windows Media 9 Minimum Flash 8 and Windows Media 10 Recommended Windows Internet Explorer 6 0 or greater Mozil...

Page 17: ... access to the DMS server appliances 2 On that computer acquire the necessary client software according to the client requirements specified for each application above 3 Ensure Port 22 is not blocked between the Video Portal server appliance and the DMM server appliance 4 Ensure the DMM server appliance is not blocked on Port 8080 for authorized users 5 Ensure that the Video Portal server applianc...

Page 18: ...1 6 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 1 Introduction About the Cisco Digital Media System ...

Page 19: ...DHCP or Static IP address subnet mask and gateway Step 1 Plug in the redundant power cables at the back of the server appliance Step 2 Plug in the network cable to Port 1 at the back of the server appliance Step 3 Connect the server appliance to a monitor using the VGA output in the back of the server appliance Step 4 Connect the server appliance to a standard PS2 keyboard using the purple PS2 por...

Page 20: ...2 2 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 6 Press Enter when you see this screen ...

Page 21: ... 3 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 7 Enter the appliance hostname in the HOSTNAME Configuration field and press Enter ...

Page 22: ...P Configuration screen appears If the server appliance gets the IP address automatically from DHCP server select Yes and press Enter otherwise select No and press Enter Caution DHCP is not recommended If the IP address of the Video Portal server appliance expires you must reconfigure the DMM application for successful deployments ...

Page 23: ...4 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 9 If you selected DHCP skip the following section and go to Time Zone configuration in Step 15 If DHCP is not enabled enter the IP address subnetmask default gateway primary DNS and if available a secondary DNS and press Enter ...

Page 24: ...up the Video Portal Step 10 Confirm the network settings The example below reflects the sample configurations specified above Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter Please standby until the network settings are applied ...

Page 25: ... OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 11 Select No and press Enter to disable Auto Negotiation Select Yes and press Enter to enable Auto Negotiation Step 12 If you turned on Auto Negotiation go to Step 15 Set the NIC speed to 10 100 or 1000Megabits ...

Page 26: ... Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 13 Set your NIC to either full or half duplex Step 14 Confirm the NIC speed and duplex ...

Page 27: ...02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 15 At the Time Zone Selection screen select the time zone by using the Up Down arrow keys Use the Tab and press the Spacebar to select deselect System clock uses UTC Press the Tab again to navigate to the OK button and press Enter ...

Page 28: ...Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 16 Confirm the Time Zone Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 29: ...e OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 17 Select the date and use the Tab and Up Down arrow keys to change the month and year Tab and use Up Down and Left Right arrow keys to select the day Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit the changes ...

Page 30: ...ce Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 18 Confirm the date Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 31: ...ce Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 19 Select the time in 24 hour format Tab and use the Up Down arrow keys to set the hour minutes and seconds Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit the changes ...

Page 32: ...ce Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 20 Confirm the time Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 33: ...video portal supported formats These are all the media formats your content will be encoded in hence the Video Portal template you will be supporting By default the Windows Media and Flash Video is supported Use the Up Down arrow keys to highlight the media format use the Spacebar to select deselect and press Enter to submit the changes ...

Page 34: ... two or more media formats to support you will be prompted to select the primary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal meets the requirements of all of the media formats you chose to support highlight the media type you prefer them to receive by using the Up Down arrow keys and press Enter ...

Page 35: ...port you will be prompted to select the tertiary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal does not meet the requirements for the primary media type but meets the requirements for the two other types of supported media highlight the media format you would prefer them to receive by using the up and down arrows then press Enter ...

Page 36: ...e prompted with the following screen Select the tertiary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal does not meet the requirements for the primary media type but meets the requirements for the two other types of supported media highlight the media format you would prefer them to receive by using the up and down arrows then press Enter ...

Page 37: ...ing up the Video Portal Step 25 The preferred media format order is now displayed for your information Press Enter to submit the changes Step 26 Enter the Video Portal instance name in the Video Portal Instance Name field Press Enter This is used to generate a direct URL for to the Video Portal ...

Page 38: ...on Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 27 The instance name now appears on the screen Press Enter to confirm the name and continue If you made an error you can go back into the AAI after the first boot process to modify these settings ...

Page 39: ...OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 28 Set the password for admin user and press Enter This user account is the default administrator account for this server appliance Your password cannot be null The password should be at least six 6 characters long ...

Page 40: ...System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 29 Confirm the password for admin user Step 30 Press Enter to confirm the admin user password at the password confirmation screen ...

Page 41: ...L 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 31 Set the password for pwadmin user The password admin account allows you to reset your admin user password if you were to forget it The password cannot be null The password should be at least six 6 characters long ...

Page 42: ...istration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal Step 32 Press Enter to confirm the pwadmin user password at the password confirmation screen Step 33 You will receive confirmation of your pwadmin password change Press Enter to continue ...

Page 43: ...2 25 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal You will see the following screen indicating the end of the first boot ...

Page 44: ...ministration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 2 Setting up the Video Portal The Cisco DMS login screen appears You can now login using the AAI by using the admin username and new password or to the pwadmin AAI by using the pwadmin username and new password ...

Page 45: ...twork configuration information DHCP or Static IP address subnet mask and gateway Step 1 Plug in the redundant power cables at the back of the server appliance Step 2 Plug in the network cable to the port 1 at the back of the server appliance Step 3 Connect the server appliance to a monitor using the VGA output in the back of the server appliance Step 4 Connect the server appliance to a standard P...

Page 46: ...ital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 6 The first boot config tool starts automatically the first time you boot the DMM server appliance taking you into the DMS appliance administration interface AAI Press Enter when you see the screen below Step 7 Enter the appliance hostname in the HOSTNAME Configuration field and press Enter ...

Page 47: ...ital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 8 The DHCP configuration screen follows If the server appliance gets the IP address automatically from the DHCP server select Yes Caution DHCP is not recommended If the IP address of the Video Portal server appliance expires you must reconfigure the DMM application for successful deployments ...

Page 48: ...nstalling and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 9 If DHCP is selected skip the following section and go to the Time Zone configuration in Step 15 If DHCP is not enabled enter the IP address subnetmask default gateway primary dns and if available a secondary dns ...

Page 49: ... Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 10 Confirm the network settings The example below reflects the sample configurations specified above Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter Please standby until the network settings are applied ...

Page 50: ...lling and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 11 If your network infrastructure requires you to manually specify network negotiation settings select No and press Enter Step 12 If you turned on Auto Negotiation go to Step 15 Set the NIC speed to 10 100 or 1000Megabits ...

Page 51: ...ystem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 13 Set your NIC to either full or half duplex Step 14 Confirm the NIC speed and duplex ...

Page 52: ...g and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 15 At the Time Zone Selection screen select the time zone by using the Up Down arrow keys Use the Tab and press the Spacebar to select deselect System clock uses UTC Press the Tab again to navigate to the OK button and press Enter ...

Page 53: ... 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 16 Confirm the Time Zone Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 54: ...apter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 17 Select the date Tab and use the Up Down arrow keys to change the month and year Tab and use the Up Down and Left Right arrow keys to select the day Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 55: ... OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 18 Confirm the date Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 56: ...on Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 19 Select the time in 24 hour format Tab and use Up Down arrow keys to set the hour minutes and seconds Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 57: ... OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 20 Confirm the time Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 58: ...g the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 21 Enter the password for admin user and press Enter This user account is the default administrator account for this server appliance Your password cannot be null and must be at least 6characters long Step 22 Confirm the password for admin user by pressing Enter ...

Page 59: ...dia Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 23 You will receive confirmation of your admin password change Press Enter to continue Step 24 Set the password for pwadmin user and press Enter The password admin account allows you to reset your admin user password if you were to forget it The password cannot be null and must be at least 6characters long ...

Page 60: ...n Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance Step 25 Confirm the password for pwadmin user by pressing Enter Step 26 You will receive confirmation of your pwadmin password change Press Enter to continue ...

Page 61: ...tal Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Digital Media Manager 3 5 Appliance You will see the following screen indicating the end of the first boot ...

Page 62: ...a Manager DMM 3 5 Before you begin to install and configure the Digital Media Manager DMM 3 5 Server Appliance you will need the following information Gather Video Portal information Login to the Video Portal AAI using the username admin Take note of the Video Portal IP Address displayed on the home page Take note of the Video Portal instance name displayed on the home page Gather Digital Media Ma...

Page 63: ... meet the following conditions Be at least 6 characters long Use mixed case upper and lower Contain at least one numerical digit Step 5 Server Base URL for DMM Application Server The DMM will pre populate this field with the path in which it was installed Verify this URL and modify if it is incorrect Step 6 Software License Key Enter your DMM software license key and validate it by clicking on the...

Page 64: ...l itself Step 11 Return to the DMM window and click Logout located in the upper right hand corner Log into DMM using the password you just created for the superuser account to verify Username superuser Password yournewpassword Once you are logged in to the DMM perform the following steps to establish your DMM configuration settings Step 1 Click on the Setup tab in the DMM s navigation bar You will...

Page 65: ...s domain i Application Server Base The base domain of the URL to your application server hosting the Digital Media Manager j Upload URL The absolute URL to the temporary upload directory for binary assets maps to variable 11 where uploaded files can be accessed in the browser k Upload Path on Local File System The local file system path to the temporary upload directory for binary assets maps to v...

Page 66: ...ain of the URL to your server hosting the Video Portal b The URL to the live video portal The URL to the video portal instance c Default Audio Only Image 400x300 pixels The default image that is displayed globally for any content offering that does not have its own when a piece of content is an audio file This only applies to the Flash version of the Digital Media Note Ensure that the file being r...

Page 67: ...defined as follows Flash Video Files All Flash Video files in the form of flv that serve as the Flash Video alternative of a video offering and all files specified as the video preview in the form of swf or non progressive jpg Windows Media Video Files All Windows Media video files in the form of wmv that serve as the Windows Media alternative of a video offering Real Video Files Real Player files...

Page 68: ...ere the files will be hosted and referenced by the Video Portal and select the Deployment Step 9 Click Save Deployment Locations for all File Types Step 10 Test the deployment a Select the DMM s Video Portal tab b Click the Schedule New Deployment link c Under the Video Part Selection section section 1 select the check box for the Program Video Video Part entitled Cisco Digital Media System Powerf...

Page 69: ...o Video Portal AAI This chapter contains information for installing and configuring the Cisco Video Portal appliance administration interface AAI Perform the following steps to install the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 1 At the boot prompt enter the username admin and the password you setup earlier at firstboot ...

Page 70: ...4 2 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI The Main Window appears ...

Page 71: ...dministration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Perform the following steps to configure the system information for the Cisco Video Portal AII Step 1 Highlight the SHOW_INFO menu item from the main screen and press Enter ...

Page 72: ...4 4 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI The Cisco Video Portal information displays on the screen ...

Page 73: ...al Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Perform the following steps to configure Cisco Video Portal Control Step 1 Highlight VP_CONTROL and press Enter ...

Page 74: ...4 6 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 2 Select Supported Media and press Enter ...

Page 75: ...Flash Video is supported Press the Up Down arrow keys to highlight video press Spacebar to select deselect press Enter to submit Step 4 Select the video portal supported formats These are all the media formats your content will be encoded in hence the Video Portal template you will be supporting By default the Windows Media and Flash Video is supported Use the Up Down arrow keys to highlight the m...

Page 76: ...wo or more media formats to support you will be prompted to select the primary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal meets the requirements of all of the media formats you chose to support highlight the media type you would prefer them to receive by using the Up Down arrow keys and press Enter ...

Page 77: ...pport you will be prompted to select the secondary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal does not meet the requirements for the primary media type but meets the requirements for the two other types of supported media highlight the media format you would prefer them to receive by using the Up Down arrow keys and press Enter ...

Page 78: ...are prompted with the following screen Select the tertiary media format supported by the Video Portal If a client machine accessing the Video Portal does not meet the requirements for the primary media type but meets the requirements for the two other types of supported media highlight the media format you would prefer them to receive by using the up and down arrows then press Enter ...

Page 79: ...hapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 8 The preferred media format order is now displayed for your confirmation Press Enter to submit If you made an error you can go back into the appliance administrative interface AAI after the first boot process to modify these settings ...

Page 80: ... Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 9 Select INSTANCE NAME and press Enter Step 10 Enter the Video Portal instance name This is used to generate a direct URL for to the Video Portal ...

Page 81: ...Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 11 The instance name is now displayed for your record keeping Press Enter to continue ...

Page 82: ...p 1 Select APLLIANCE_CONTROL and press Enter Step 2 Configure the Control Appliance Settings as follows g GET_SYSLOG For troubleshooting and to provide a syslog to TAC h RESET_PASSWORD To reset the admin password i UPDATE_APPLIANCE To patch the server appliance using a DMSDMS approved patch or update from a CD j REBOOT To reboot the server appliance k SHUTDOWN To shut down the server appliance ...

Page 83: ...4 15 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 3 Select GET SYSLOG and press Enter ...

Page 84: ... 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 4 You can get the Syslog by plugging in a USB drive to the server appliance and selecting USB or by using SFTP to copy the Syslog to a SFTP server accessible by the server appliance Select the method you want and press Enter ...

Page 85: ...ystem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI This screen shows a sample of a successful USB syslog Step 5 If you prefer to use FTP to copy the syslog select FTP and press Enter ...

Page 86: ... Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 6 If you prefer to use SFTP to copy the syslog select SFTP and press Enter Step 7 When using SFTP to copy the syslog you are prompted to provide the SFTP server IP address or FQDN and press Enter ...

Page 87: ...ystem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 8 Enter your Username in the Login Name field and press Enter Step 9 Enter your password in the Password field and press Enter ...

Page 88: ...liance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 10 If the SFTP is successful you will see a screen similar to the one below The file will be in the default directory for which you logged in Press Enter ...

Page 89: ... System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 11 Use the Control Appliance Settings screen to reset the password of the admin user Select RESET_PASSWORD and press Enter ...

Page 90: ...ing the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 12 Set the password for admin user and press Enter This user account is the default administrator account for this server appliance Your password cannot be null There are no other password rules Step 13 Confirm the password for admin user by pressing Enter ...

Page 91: ...Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 14 This screen prompts you to update the Login password field in the Video Portal Metadata section of the Deploy Locations Press Enter Step 15 At the Video Portal Metadata field update your login password in the Login password field ...

Page 92: ...4 24 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 16 To update the video portal select SOFTWARE_UPDATE and press Enter ...

Page 93: ...ital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 17 Insert the approved DMS CDROM specific to your version of the Video Portal Appliance and press Enter ...

Page 94: ... System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 18 To Reboot the appliance select Reboot and press Enter Step 19 Select Yes to reboot the server appliance and press Enter ...

Page 95: ...ce Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 20 To shut down the appliance select SHUTDOWN and press Enter Step 21 Select Yes to confirm you wish to shutdown the server appliance and press Enter to continue ...

Page 96: ... 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Perform the following steps to configure Section IV Network_Settings Step 1 Select NETWORK_SETTINGS to change network settings and press Enter ...

Page 97: ...deo Portal AAI Step 2 Configure the network settings using the following fields a HOST_NAME To change the Video Portal server appliance s Hostname b TCP_IP To configure DHCP or static IP c DNS To change the DNS settings d AUTO_NEGOTIATION To change the NIC settings e NETWORK_TOOLS To troubleshoot the network ...

Page 98: ...L 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 3 To change the hostname enter the Hostname of the appliance in the HOSTNAME Configuration field and press Enter Step 4 You will be prompted to check that the correct hostname is used in the DMM web application ...

Page 99: ...4 31 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 5 Confirm the change by pressing Enter ...

Page 100: ...4 32 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 6 To change network settings select TCP_IP and hit enter ...

Page 101: ...appliance gets the IP address automatically from the DHCP server select DHCP by hitting the space bar If the server appliance has a static IP address select STATIC by pressing the Down Arrow and Space Bar and press Enter Caution DHCP is not recommended If the IP address of the Video Portal server appliance expires you must reconfigure the DMM application for successful deployments ...

Page 102: ...o Video Portal AAI Step 8 To enable DHCP select Yes and press Enter Step 9 If your IP address changes you must update the following fields in the DMM s Configuration manager The root url Path and the host address of the Video Portal Metadata in the Deploy Locations subsection of the Configuration Manager ...

Page 103: ...istration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI The Video Portal Web Server Base and the URL to the live video portal under the Video Portal subsection of the Configuration Manager Step 10 To accept the Network Change press Enter ...

Page 104: ...liance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 11 To change the DNS Nameserver select DNS and press Enter Step 12 Enter the primary DNS and optionally the secondary DNS you want to use Then hit enter ...

Page 105: ... Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Perform the following steps to configure the Date and Time settings Step 1 To set the time or configure NTP select DATE_TIME_SETTINGS and press Enter ...

Page 106: ...4 38 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 2 To change TIME_ZONE settings select TIME_ZONE and press Enter ...

Page 107: ...2 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 3 At the Time Zone Selection screen select the time zone by using the Up Down Arrow keys Use the Tab and press the Spacebar to select deselect System clock uses UTC Press the Tab again to navigate to the OK button and press Enter ...

Page 108: ... 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 4 Confirm the Time Zone Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings Step 5 To change the date select DATE and press Enter ...

Page 109: ...inistration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 6 Select the date Tab and use the Up Down Arrow keys to change the month and year Tab and use the arrow keys to select the day Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 110: ...574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 7 Confirm the date Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings Step 8 To change the time select TIME and press Enter ...

Page 111: ...ppliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 9 Select the time in 24 hour format Tab and use Up Down arrow keys to set the hour minutes and seconds Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 112: ...Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 4 Using the Cisco Video Portal AAI Step 10 Confirm the time Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 113: ...ation Guide OL 11574 02 5 Using the DMM This chapter provides information on using the Cisco Digital Media Manager Appliance Administration Interface AAI Step 1 At the boot prompt enter the username admin the password setup earlier at firstboot and login to AAI as admin ...

Page 114: ...5 2 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM The Main Window appears ...

Page 115: ... 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Perform the following steps to view your system information for the DMM 3 4 Appliance Step 1 Select the SHOW_INFO menu item from the main screen and press Enter ...

Page 116: ...5 4 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM The Cisco DMM information displays on the screen ...

Page 117: ...5 5 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Perform the following steps to configure the DMM_Control Step 1 Select DMM_Control and press Enter ...

Page 118: ... Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 2 Select BACKUP_DMM and press Enter to backup or restore the DMM Step 3 To backup to a USB drive or to the video portal appliance select USB from the DMM Backup screen and press Enter ...

Page 119: ...gital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 4 To restore from a USB drive or from the video portal appliance select USB from the SMM Restore screen and press Enter ...

Page 120: ...l Step 1 Select APPLIANCE_CONTROL and press Enter Step 2 Configure the following Appliance Control Settings a GET_SYSLOG For troubleshooting and to provide a syslog to TAC b RESET_PASSWORD To reset the admin password c UPDATE_APPLIANCE To patch the server appliance using a DMS approved CD d REBOOT To reboot the appliance e SHUTDOWN To shut down the appliance ...

Page 121: ...5 9 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 3 Select GET_SYSLOG and press Enter ...

Page 122: ...ration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 4 You can get the Syslog by plugging in a USB drive to the server appliance and selecting USB or by SFTPing the Syslog to an SFTP server accessible by the appliance To use USB Select USB and press Enter ...

Page 123: ...tem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM The following screen shows a successful USB syslog screen Press Enter to continue Step 5 To use SFTP from the GET_SYSLOG screen select SFTP and press Enter ...

Page 124: ... Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 6 When using SFTP to copy the syslog you must provide the SFTP server IP address or FQDN in the SFTP SERVER IP ADDRESS field and press Enter Step 7 Enter your Username and press Enter ...

Page 125: ...e OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 8 Enter the SFTP server password and press Enter Step 9 If the SFTP is successful you will see a screen like the one below The file will be in the default directory of the user for which you logged in Press Enter to continue ...

Page 126: ...5 14 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 10 To reset the password for the admin user select RESET_PASSWORD and press Enter ...

Page 127: ...Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 11 Set the password for admin user in the USER ID field and press Enter This user account is the default administrator account for this server appliance Your password cannot be null There are no other password rules ...

Page 128: ... Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 12 Confirm the password for admin user by pressing Enter Step 13 This screen confirms the password change Press Enter to continue ...

Page 129: ... Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 14 To update the appliance settings select SOFTWARE_UPDATE and press Enter Step 15 Insert the approved DMS CDROM specific to your version of the Video Portal Appliance and press Enter ...

Page 130: ...m 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 16 To Reboot the appliance select REBOOT and press Enter Step 17 Select Yes to confirm you want to reboot the server appliance and press Enter to continue ...

Page 131: ... System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 18 To shut down the appliance select SHUTDOWN and press Enter Step 19 Select Yes to shutdown the server appliance and press Enter to continue ...

Page 132: ...Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Perform the following steps to configure the Network Settings Step 1 Select NETWORK_SETTINGS and press Enter ...

Page 133: ...sing the DMM Step 2 Use the following fields to change network settings a HOST_NAME To change the DMM server appliance s hostname b TCP_IP To configure DHCP or static IP c DNS To change the DNS settings d AUTO_NEGOTIATION To change the NIC settings e NETWORK_TOOLS To troubleshoot the network ...

Page 134: ...fied above Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings Step 4 If the server appliance gets the IP address automatically from the DHCP server select DHCP by hitting the space bar If the server appliance has a static IP address select STATIC by hitting the down arrow and space bar and press Enter ...

Page 135: ...3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Caution DHCP is not recommended If the IP address of the Video Portal server appliance expires you must reconfigure the DMM application for successful deployments ...

Page 136: ...5 24 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 5 Configure the Network Settings by pressing Enter ...

Page 137: ...5 25 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 6 To change the subnet mask select SUBNET_MASK and press Enter ...

Page 138: ...5 26 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 7 Enter the new Subnet Mask in the SUBNET MASK Configuration field and press Enter ...

Page 139: ...02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 8 Confirm the network settings The example below reflects the sample configurations specified above Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 140: ...5 28 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 9 Select GATEWAY and press Enter to change the Gateway ...

Page 141: ...5 29 Cisco Digital Media System 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 10 Enter the new Default Gateway in the DEFAULT GATEWAY field and press Enter ...

Page 142: ...stem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 11 The Network Configuration Confirmation screen appears Press Enter to accept the configuration or select No and press Enter to cancel the changes ...

Page 143: ...m 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 12 Select DNS and press Enter to change the DNS Nameserver Step 13 Enter the primary DNS and optionally the secondary DNS you want to use Then press Enter ...

Page 144: ... Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Perform the following steps to configure the Date and Time Settings Step 1 To set the time or configure NTP select DATE_TIME_SETTINGS and press Enter Step 2 To change TIME_ZONE settings select TIME_ZONE and press Enter ...

Page 145: ...L 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 3 At the Time Zone Selection screen select the time zone by using the Up Down arrow keys Use the Tab and press the Spacebar to select deselect System clock uses UTC Press the Tab again to navigate to the OK button and press Enter ...

Page 146: ...pliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 4 Confirm the Time Zone Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

Page 147: ...istration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 5 Select the date Tab and use the Up Down arrow keys to change the month and year Tab and use the Up Down and Left Right arrow keys to select the day Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 148: ...ide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 6 Confirm the date Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings Step 7 To change the time select TIME and press Enter ...

Page 149: ...tem 3 5 Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 8 Select the time in 24 hour format Tab and use Up Down arrow keys to set the hour minutes and seconds Tab to the OK button and press Enter to submit ...

Page 150: ...Appliance Administration Guide OL 11574 02 Chapter 5 Using the DMM Step 9 Confirm the time Press Enter if all the information is correct If it is incorrect use the arrow keys to navigate to No and press Enter to reconfigure your settings ...

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