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Page 1: ...K2 Dyno PA LIVE PRODUCTION CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Configuration Manual Software Version 1 5 071 8763 01 October 2010 ...

Page 2: ...ounty Line Road Chalfont PA 18914 Ph 215 997 4519 Fax 215 997 3809 CRT 001 073004 Accredited By ANAB Affiliate with the N V KEMA in The Netherlands CERTIFICATE Certificate Number 510040 001 The Quality System of Thomson Inc and its worLdwide Grass Valley division affiliates DBA GRASS VALLEY Headquarters 400 Providence Mine Rd Nevada City CA 95959 United States 15655 SW Greystone Ct Beaverton OR 97...

Page 3: ...K2 Dyno PA LIVE PRODUCTION CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Configuration Manual Software Version 1 5 071 8763 01 October 2010 ...

Page 4: ...ictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 277 7013 or in subparagraph c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 as applicable 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 Infi...

Page 5: ...c iSCSI Client Software 29 Configuring the iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA 29 Calculating K2 Dyno PA machine bandwidth 31 Configuring SNFS for the DLC or iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA 31 Chapter 4 Configuring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA 33 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration 34 About the FsNameServers file 35 Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dy...

Page 6: ... Adding or replacing a K2 Summit system in an existing K2 Dyno PA system 56 Restoring the K2 Summit system to a pre DLC configuration 56 Restoring the network adapter order 57 Undoing the DLC server configuration 57 About K2 Dyno PA administrator and user logins 58 Creating a K2 Dyno PA user 58 6 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 15October 2010 Contents ...

Page 7: ...e 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 updated on the website...

Page 8: ...62 38 421 Benelux Netherlands 32 0 2 334 90 30 Benelux Belgium 800 80 80 20 20 33 1 48 25 20 20 France 49 6150 104 444 Germany Austria Eastern Europe 7 495 258 09 20 Belarus Russia Tadzhikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan 45 404 72 237 Northern Europe 39 06 87 20 35 28 Southern Europe Italy 34 91 512 03 50 Southern Europe Spain 971 4 299 64 40 Middle East Middle East Near East Africa 800 80 80 20 20 33 1 4...

Page 9: ...This section contains the following topics About K2 Dyno Production Assistant Using K2 Dyno PA About K2 Dyno PA User Interface Customizing the K2 Dyno PA user interface 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 9 ...

Page 10: ...hese the term K2 system is used A K2 Summit Production Client with internal storage is referred to as a standalone K2 Summit system A K2 Summit Production Client with external storage an FSM server and a RAID is referred to as a K2 Summit SAN system Where a procedure can be applied to a K2 Summit Production Client in a standalone or SAN system or a K2 Solo Media Server the term K2 Summit system is...

Page 11: ...rches managing repositories setting up scheduled transfers and adding keywords to assets Logger workflow This workflow is more about metadata enrichment of record trains from the K2 Dyno Replay Controller Users load source clips into the Browse pane and then using the keyframe logging mode add keyframes keywords with timecode context to assets Users can also add Dyno PA keywords to Dyno highlights...

Page 12: ...K2 Dyno PA User Interface on page 12 Customizing the K2 Dyno PA user interface on page 14 About K2 Dyno PA User Interface The K2 Dyno PA user interface is composed of several panes that can be hidden or dragged to different areas of the screen Highlighted items such as bins playlists or managed channels are displayed with a blue background 12 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual versi...

Page 13: ...ia such as name creation date rating and so on Rules pane Displays all the rules currently configured In this pane you can add edit activate or delete rules that tell K2 Dyno PA when to transfer an asset and where to transfer it to Clicking the Rules tab displays the Rules pane if it is covered by other panes Managed Channels pane Displays all the currently configured record and play channels on K...

Page 14: ...mpleted transfers Clicking the Completed Transfers tab displays the Completed Transfer pane if it is covered by other panes Quick Logging pane Allows you to associate Dyno PA keywords and keyframes keywords linked to a specific timecode with assets or remove them from assets You can also add edit delete or export Dyno PA keywords from categories and view Dyno keywords and ratings Clicking the Quic...

Page 15: ...r of the pane To open the pane up again right click on the title of another pane and select the closed pane from the options In the following illustration the Quick Logging pane has been closed and right clicking on the title of the Browse pane displays the Quick Logging pane unchecked NOTE This list displays the panes that are visible that is panes that are not hidden beneath other panes For exam...

Page 16: ...e PC when you exit the Dyno PA application To export a layout select Users Preferences from the menu and click the Save Layout button 6 To open a layout that has been stored locally select Users Preferences from the menu and click the Load Layout button 7 To restore the default layout select Users Preferences from the menu highlight the user clickDefault Layout and then click Yes When you next res...

Page 17: ...K2 Dyno PA prerequisites This section contains the following topics System requirements Hardware requirements Software requirements 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 17 ...

Page 18: ...re requirements Before installing K2 Dyno PA verify the hardware requirements The Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service have the same hardware requirements with the exception of the video board The hardware specifications are listed in the following table Required hardware Component PC desktop or laptop Core 2 Duo 2 GHz minimum Platform English US Windows XP 32b SP3 Operating s...

Page 19: ...ollowing software requirement Notes Version Software The Browse feature is not supported 3 3 2 1412 For information on configuring the K2 software consult the K2 Media Client documentation K2 software K2 Summit Production Client K2 Solo Media Server The K2 Summit Production Client K2 Solo Media Server has the following software requirements Notes Version Software The Browse feature is supported 7 ...

Page 20: ...age disk labels in the K2 Dyno PA Configuration Manual For more information refer to Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA in the K2 Dyno PA Configuration Manual Dyno PA specific network adapter order K2 Dyno Replay Controller The K2 Dyno Replay Controller has the following software requirement Notes Version Software If using a K2 Dyno Replay Controller 1 6 0 119 or higher For information o...

Page 21: ... K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service Starting the K2 Dyno PA application Adding a server Installing the generic iSCSI Client Software Configuring the iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA Configuring SNFS for the DLC or iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 21 ...

Page 22: ...o PA the FsNameServers file needs to be configured on each K2 Summit and Dyno PA machines in the system The FsNameServers file contains the Control network port IP addresses for each host name server in the system up to a total of three host name servers For example if you have the following IP address for the Control network port on the machine Machine 10 0 0 1 K2 Summit SAN 1 Host name server 10...

Page 23: ...no PA machines in the system Related Links About configuring K2 Summit SAN systems on page 22 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration on page 34 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 23 Configuring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA ...

Page 24: ... network for each host name server Do not include any loopback IP addresses in this file 5 On the Windows desktop right click My Network Places and select Properties The Network Connections window opens 6 On the menu bar at the top of the window select Advanced then Advanced Settings 7 On the Adapters and Bindings tab order adapters as follows a Control network b Media network c Loopback adapter 8...

Page 25: ...ling the Grass Valley platform service Apart from the Browse feature the Grass Valley platform service manages all the interactions between the K2 Dyno PA application and the K2 system or systems The Grass Valley platform service can be obtained from the FTP download site Prerequisites Grass Valley does not recommend the use of a firewall with Dyno PA If using a firewall ensure that the port 49173...

Page 26: ...e of a firewall with Dyno PA If using a firewall ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA The hardware and software requirements as specified in K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites If using the Browse feature follow the procedures described as described in the section on configuring your K2 Summit system and then ...

Page 27: ...ws you to log in to the PC that runs the Grass Valley platform service 2 Enter the following a A username and password If logging in as an administrator supply the administrator username and password as specified in the Managing Users chapter of the Configuration manual If logging in as a normal user enter the username and password supplied by your administrator b The name or IP address of the PC ...

Page 28: ...e dialog box displays 3 To have Dyno PA populate the text fields click the Discovered Devices button and select a K2 system from the drop down list Alternately you can add the information For standalone only Type Server Currently there is no other option For standalone only Sub Type From the drop down list select the server you want to add from the list of available servers A server can be a K2 Su...

Page 29: ...ftware To use the Browse feature on the K2 Dyno PA machine with a K2 Summit SAN you need to install the generic iSCSI Client software on the Dyno PA machine The Generic iSCSI Client software is located on the download site 1 Navigate to the K2 Summit folder and double click on the 727b1319_gi exe program 2 Follow the instructions to install the software 3 Once the generic iSCSI install software is...

Page 30: ...twork Configuration screen click Modify to change the IP address and subnet of any network adapters for this machine and then click Next 7 At the File System Client Configuration screen enter the drive letter you want to configure as the iSCSI drive on the K2 Dyno PA machine click Next 8 At the iSCSI Initiator Configuration screen enter client bandwidth a Click Modify b Enter the total bandwidth r...

Page 31: ...iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites The standalone or K2 Summit SAN system must have been configured as described in the section on configuring your K2 Summit system A K2 Summit system referred to as a server in the K2 Dyno PA application must have been added to the Dyno PA client The K2 Dyno PA machine must have the requirements described in the K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites The K2 Dyno PA ma...

Page 32: ...stem specify the maximum number of clients This is the number of Dyno PA clients that can access assets on a K2 Summit system at the same time The maximum number allowed is 2 8 Click the Apply Setting button Depending on your workflow proceed to Adding a bin or Adding a repository Related Links Configuring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA on page 21 Configuring the standalone K2 Summit system and ...

Page 33: ... PA DLC configuration Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA Configuring the DLC server About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service Starting the K2 Dyno PA application Adding a server Configuring SNFS for the DLC or iSCSI client on the K2 Dyno PA 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 33 ...

Page 34: ...at the FsNameServers file on all the standalone K2 Summit Production Clients contains the IP address of the Control ports of the name servers There can be a maximum of three name servers Network adapters configured for the Dyno PA Browse feature For more information see Ordering the Network Adapters for K2 Dyno PA On the K2 Dyno PA machine The requirements described in K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites The...

Page 35: ...ntrol network port on the machine Machine 10 0 0 1 K2 Summit SAN 1 Host name server 10 0 0 2 K2 Summit SAN 2 Host name server 10 0 0 3 K2 Summit SAN 3 10 0 0 4 K2 Summit Standalone 10 0 0 5 K2 Summit Standalone 10 0 0 101 K2 Dyno PA 1 10 0 0 102 K2 Dyno PA 2 In this example the FsNameServers file would look like this The FsNameServers file must be located in the C SNFS Config directory in each K2 ...

Page 36: ...m an earlier version the file system must be re created with the Storage Utility tool as specified in the K2 System Guide To enable the Browse feature on K2 Dyno PA SNFS requires that the first network adapter on the K2 Summit system must be the Control connection the loopback adapter cannot be the first network adapter 1 Disable the write filter 2 Reboot the machine 3 If you are going to use the ...

Page 37: ...m service Related Links About configuring K2 Summit SAN systems on page 22 Configuring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA on page 33 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration on page 34 Configuring the DLC server If configuring the DLC server on a standalone K2 Summit system with the DLC Tool refer to the following tasks About the DLC Tool Installing the DLC To...

Page 38: ...e last page of the installation wizard click Finish and proceed to Configuring the DLC server with the DLC Tool The DLC Configuration Tool opens Once the DLC Configuration Tool has been installed the DLC Tool as well as the K2 AppCenter log on dialog box displays Related Links Configuring the DLC server on page 37 Configuring the DLC server with the DLC Tool The DLC Tool must be installed on a sta...

Page 39: ...f the Write Filter is enabled disable it and reboot the standalone K2 Summit system 2 Launch the DLC Tool from the installation wizard or from the DLC Tool icon on the Windows desktop 3 Click the Configure button The DLC Tool dialog box displays 4 To add a name server host type the IP address in the text field and click the Add button You can add up to three name server hosts NOTE The Add button i...

Page 40: ...mmit system is not connected to the network connect a cable between the Control network to another network port Otherwise when you reboot the machine will not be able to access the file system you will not see the V drive 11 Reboot the machine 12 Proceed to Installing K2 Dyno PA Related Links Configuring the DLC server on page 37 Configuring the DLC server manually Prerequisites The K2 7 2 x softw...

Page 41: ... Tool Tip Identical FsNameServer files same file name same IP addresses in the same order must be located on all the Summits and Solos or Dyno PA machines that share the same Grass Valley platform service If configuring multiple K2 Summit systems or Dyno PA machines create the FsNameServers file on one machine and then copy it to the others 1 From the Start menu select Programs Stornext File Syste...

Page 42: ...ne 9 Proceed to Installing K2 Dyno PA Related Links Configuring the DLC server on page 37 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration on page 34 About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service The K2 Dyno PA application is managed by the Grass Valley platform service One Grass Valley platform service can coordinate between multiple Dyno PA clients and ...

Page 43: ...ewall with Dyno PA If using a firewall ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA The hardware and software requirements as specified in K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites An administrator level username and password for the K2 system that Dyno PA communicates with A PC that the service can be run on Do not run the...

Page 44: ...he procedures described as described in the section on configuring your K2 Summit system and then copy the FsNameServers file from the K2 Summit system to the K2 Dyno PA machine This file must be in the C SNFS Config folder on the Dyno PA as well as the K2 Summit system Reboot the Dyno PA machine before proceeding To install the Dyno PA application follow these steps 1 Double click the Dyno PA fil...

Page 45: ... supply the administrator username and password as specified in the Managing Users chapter of the Configuration manual If logging in as a normal user enter the username and password supplied by your administrator b The name or IP address of the PC running the Grass Valley platform service If the platform service is running on the same machine enter localhost 3 Click the Connect button Dyno PA conn...

Page 46: ...erver Currently there is no other option For standalone only Sub Type From the drop down list select the server you want to add from the list of available servers A server can be a K2 Summit Production Client K2 Solo Media Server or K2 Media Client Name Enter the name of the server Description If desired you can enter a description of the server For standalone only Host Enter the host name of the ...

Page 47: ... Prerequisites The K2 Dyno PA machine must have the identical FsNameServers file as the K2 Summit system This file must be in the C SNFS Config folder on the Dyno PA machine For more information see About configuring K2 Summit systems and K2 Dyno PA To enable the Browse feature on the K2 Dyno PA application to work with a K2 Summit system the K2 Summit system needs to be configured for K2 Dyno PA ...

Page 48: ...e maximum number allowed is 2 8 Click the Apply Setting button Depending on your workflow proceed to Adding a bin or Adding a repository Related Links Configuring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA on page 21 Configuring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA on page 33 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration on page 34 48 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration...

Page 49: ...ng a repository Configuring a rule Adding a managed channel Adding or replacing a K2 Summit system in an existing K2 Dyno PA system Restoring the K2 Summit system to a pre DLC configuration About K2 Dyno PA administrator and user logins Creating a K2 Dyno PA user 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 49 ...

Page 50: ...ndalone only Type Server Currently there is no other option For standalone only Sub Type From the drop down list select the server you want to add from the list of available servers A server can be a K2 Summit Production Client K2 Solo Media Server or K2 Media Client Name Enter the name of the server Description If desired you can enter a description of the server For standalone only Host Enter th...

Page 51: ...on page 49 Editing a server 1 To modify a K2 system in the K2 Dyno PA application right click on the K2 system and select Edit Server 2 Make any desired changes and click OK NOTE Any changes made to a server do not take effect until the Dyno PA application is re started Related Links Managing K2 Dyno PA on page 49 Deleting a server 1 To delete a K2 system as a K2 Dyno PA server right click on the ...

Page 52: ...drive This network share must be accessible from the PC that runs the Grass Valley platform service If the filesystem repository is a USB drive the drive must be UNC mountable from the machine running the Dyno PA platform service To add a repository follow these steps A K2 Dyno PA repository can be used to transfer import or export assets Repositories can be used as a shortcut to a location on the...

Page 53: ...e shown in the repository if this box is checked If desired use the Editor Type drop down list to select Final Cut Pro Specify the volume reference The volume reference is used to specify in the XML file the filepath where the repository host machine accesses the exported media For example if a volume is mapped on a Mac as the volume PA then enter PA as the volume reference CAUTION If this referen...

Page 54: ...n list If you select Dyno or PA keyword the Keywords button is activated Operator Select an operator from the drop down list The operator options vary depending on the type selected Value Depending on the type selected you can type in a value or select one from a drop down list If you selected the Rating type click on each star you want to select or deselect Keywords If a keyword type has been sel...

Page 55: ...dding a managed channel A managed channel is anAppCenter channel on a K2 system which can be controlled remotely through the K2 Dyno PA application Prerequisites At least one K2 system must have been added as a server to the Dyno PA application You must have a license that allows managing channels To add a managed channel follow these steps 1 Select the Managed Channels tab 2 Right click in the Ma...

Page 56: ...the identical FsNameServers file already exists on the other K2 Summit systems or Dyno PA machines copy the existing FsNameServers file from one of these to the replacement machine If adding a new host name server to an existing K2 Dyno PA system the IP address of the Control network for the new machine needs to be added to the FsNameServers file of all the K2 Summit systems and Dyno PA machines i...

Page 57: ...the Network Properties window 6 Proceed to Undoing the DLC server configuration Related Links Restoring the K2 Summit system to a pre DLC configuration on page 56 Undoing the DLC server configuration Prerequisites The network adapters need to be ordered as described in Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA To undo the the DLC server configuration follow these steps 1 From the Start menu sel...

Page 58: ...e Dyno PA application under Users Preferences Normal users are restricted from the following tasks Adding a server Adding a managed channel Creating a user Related Links Managing K2 Dyno PA on page 49 Creating a K2 Dyno PA user K2 Dyno PA users are created in the Dyno PA application by a Dyno PA administrator Dyno PA users are not linked to the standard Microsoft Windows user accounts 1 From the M...

Page 59: ...references and the layout will be saved so that the next time that user logs in their customized layout is displayed Related Links Managing K2 Dyno PA on page 49 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Configuration Manual version 1 5 59 Managing K2 Dyno PA ...

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