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K2 TX/MAM Server  

User Manual 

Document version: 2.4 - 2013/7/1 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for K2 TX/MAM

Page 1: ...K2 TX MAM Server User Manual Document version 2 4 2013 7 1 USO RESTRITO ...

Page 2: ... Configuring the TX MAM main and backup database server and virtual IP address 5 8 Configuring time mode 8 9 Configuring time settings 9 10 TX MAM server network ports 10 11 Manually configuring the TX MAM main and backup server 11 12 Failover manual backup and restore of the TX MAM servers 12 13 Appendix Changing an IP address 14 Copyright Grass Valley USA LLC All rights reserved This product may...

Page 3: ...rass valley website Resources Smart Playout Center 2 About this document This document applies to TX MAM release 2 4 Please refer to the Dell documentation for Safety Instructions Do not use the Dell Quick Installation Guide provided with the Dell CD ROM package This guide includes instructions for using the OpenManage software CD ROM to install an operating system which is not necessary on the Gr...

Page 4: ...k panel Item 1 iDRAC6 Enterprise port n a 2 VFlash media slot n a 3 serial connector 4 PCIe slot 5 video connector 6 USB connectors 7 PCIe slot 8 Ethernet connectors Gb1 4 9 system status indicator 10 system status indicator 11 system identification button 12 power supply 13 power supply USO RESTRITO ...

Page 5: ...al IP address is used Configure the TX MAM servers real IP addresses for example using Yast Configure the TX MAM servers virtual IP address as described in the next paragraph 7 Configuring the TX MAM main and backup database server and virtual IP address The main server automatically writes its backups to the backup server and vice versa To configure the TX MAM server run the script db_configure s...

Page 6: ...f the main database server Both servers need to be configured Enter the TX MAM servers virtual IP address Keep in mind that you need to specify the same virtual IP for the main and backup database server Note that the IP address in the picture above is an example Click Submit to continue Cancel to cancel Click Yes to continue No to cancel Note that the IP address in the picture above is an example...

Page 7: ...abase server s real IP address Note that the IP address in the picture above is an example Click Submit to continue Cancel to cancel Now reboot the server Repeat these steps for the second server Use the same virtual IP address for the main and backup server USO RESTRITO ...

Page 8: ...t the file usr local apache2 application configs txmam ini production VideoPlayer timeMode Absolute On both the TX MAM servers edit the file system objects cobassets bin seq_brX ini X 0 to 3 Example SequencerSettings BladeIniFile system blade ini BroadcastSet BROADCAST0 AppNiceParameter n20 SendFormatCounter 1 NoDuplicateOptOutBlock PreloadTime sec 30 SendScriptCueCommand 0 TimeCodeStartType Absol...

Page 9: ...ide source of synchronized time server xx xx xx xx IP address of server Edit the following line server xx xx xx xx IP address of server Remove the hashes Specify the NTP server s IP address Example Outside source of synchronized time server 192 33 96 102 IP address of server To activate run the following command service ntp restart USO RESTRITO ...

Page 10: ...10 TX MAM server network ports FTP Default ports 20 and 21 SSH SCP Default port 22 Samba Default ports 137 138 and 139 Cobalt database access Default port 5020 Web based interface Default port 80 TX MAM hardware player Default ports 5000 and 5001 USO RESTRITO ...

Page 11: ...STATUS file can be found here TX MAM server IP address delta STATUS When working from command line system STATUS To change a TX MAM server from main to backup On the main server edit and safe the file system STATUS Change active yes to active no and save the file Run the system nexusproc restart all command To change a TX MAM server from backup to main On the backup server edit and safe the file s...

Page 12: ...the backup server Creating a manual backup from the main server usually not needed etc cron backup cob bak enter The database backup is written to the backup server Failover from the main to the backup TX MAM server Deactivate the main server Deactivate the main server first Stop all services system nexusproc stop all Edit the file system STATUS set yes to no active no The backup server is inactiv...

Page 13: ...e backup is written to the main server To manually create a backup on the backup server and write to the main etc cron backup cob bak enter Restore the database on the main etc cron restore cob restore Deactivate the backup server Stop all services system nexusproc stop all Edit the file system STATUS set yes to no active no Activate the main Edit the file system STATUS set no to yes active yes St...

Page 14: ...10 250 51 51 MAIN DB You can also set the IP address of the TX MAM server via the IP Manager 2 On both the TX MAM servers in usr local apache2 application configs txmam ini adjust project_options serverip Specify the virtual IP of the TX MAM servers Example project_options serverip 10 250 51 51 3 On both the TX MAM servers in usr local apache2 application configs txmam ini adjust ingest assetHostI...

Page 15: ...p password to FTP server password videoFtp path to FTP server path Preferably adjust both the FTP and SMB settings Example SMB Global videoFtp protocol Smb Smb videoFtp Smb user delta videoFtp Smb password delta videoFtp Smb host 10 250 51 51 videoFtp Smb path system objects cobassets media browse 2 On the main TX MAM server in system objects cobassets bin transfer_ftp xml adjust the transfer meta...

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