GRASS VALLEY M-122A, User Manual

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20 April 2005 M-Series User Manual
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100BaseT Configuration: iVDR and Profile XP streaming
100BaseT Configuration: iVDR and Profile XP streaming
The iVDR supports streaming transfers with other devices such as the Profile XP
Media Platform, or any device that supports the General Exchange Format (GXF) as
described in SMPTE 360M. The Profile XP system must have the optional 100BaseT
adapter installed and configured for streaming transfers.
The iVDR user interface does not support browsing a non-M-Series device, such as a
Profile XP Media Platform. In the Send To or Import user interface, you must select
the non-M-Series device, then specify the target manually by entering the disk volume
and bin name, e.g. EXT:\default. (Note that the target path is case sensitive.) In
addition, Media Manager does not support the iVDR which means you cannot browse
media on the iVDR or initiate transfers from Media Manager running on the Profile
XP Media Platform. All transfers are initiated in the iVDR user interface.
Setting up the iVDR for streaming transfer with Profile XP Media Platforms has the
following network requirements:
• No DHCP and WINS, DNS, etc. Do not use automatic mechanisms for network
settings. Static IP addresses must be used on the iVDRs and Profile XP systems.
All name resolution must be through hosts files located on each networked
device.
• The host name of all peer iVDRs and Profile XP systems must be added to a host
registry using the iVDR Configuration tool.
Summary of network setup tasks:
• “Make 100BaseT network connections”
• “Configure the iVDR static IP address”
• “Set up iVDR hosts files”
• “Add network hosts names for streaming”
• “Configure the Profile XP static IP address”
• “Test the network”