XMS Configuration Guide
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Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1-1
About the Xmedia Server .................................................................................................................. 1-2
Xmedia Server’s standard and option features.................................................................................. 1-3
Work Order Management Option.................................................................................................. 1-3
Xplorer - Media Asset Management application ........................................................................... 1-4
XMS Hardware Overview..................................................................................................... 2-1
Front panel components, LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................... 2-2
Back panel components and connectors........................................................................................... 2-4
Mounting the Xmedia Server chassis in a rack.................................................................................. 2-5
XMS Network Integration and Service Applications......................................................... 3-1
Xmedia Server virus protection guidelines ........................................................................................ 3-2
Network Setup and Configuration ................................................................................................. 3-2
Standard Anti-Virus Protection ..................................................................................................... 3-3
Institution of Policies ..................................................................................................................... 3-3
Xmedia Server network ports ............................................................................................................ 3-4
VertigoXmedia Data Server service................................................................................................... 3-5
Setting the Data Server’s connection parameters ........................................................................ 3-7
Logging Data Server events ......................................................................................................... 3-9
Controlling the Data Server service ............................................................................................ 3-11
File Ingest Server and Transcode Server ........................................................................................ 3-13
Xmedia Server Control Panel - XmediaServer Properties Window ................................................. 3-14
Xmedia Server Control Panel’s settings pages........................................................................... 3-16
The XMS’s General Configuration Settings....................................................................... 4-1
Viewing the Xmedia Server’s product information ............................................................................. 4-2
Configuring the XMS’s network connection and directories .............................................................. 4-3
Configuring the Authorization Manager ............................................................................................. 4-4
Verifying the XMS’s Database Settings.............................................................................. 5-1
Verifying the SQL Server database settings...................................................................................... 5-2
Making a backup of the SQL Server database .................................................................................. 5-4
Replication of the XMS Server’s Database ........................................................................ 6-1
Conditions that trigger a failover ........................................................................................................ 6-2
MOS Enabled Replication ................................................................................................................. 6-3
Replication settings on the Xmedia Server Control Panel ................................................................. 6-4
Setting up and enabling Xmedia Server replication........................................................................... 6-6
Server replication requirements .................................................................................................... 6-7
Specifying the Replication settings on the primary server .......................................................... 6-13
Specifying the Replication settings on the secondary server...................................................... 6-19
Make a backup of the primary server’s database ....................................................................... 6-20
Setting the Control Data Server option ....................................................................................... 6-20
Specifying the server settings on client applications................................................................... 6-21
Verifying proper functioning of the servers and replication ......................................................... 6-23