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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

MMG Installation, Setup, and Operations Guide

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Standard Transfer from MSS to Liquid blue Fails

1.

Check the log file named joblogs/info_

<jobid>.

log to see if either FTP server returned a 

reason for failure. Common reasons for failure and their resolutions are shown in the 
following table.

If both sides report that the transfer succeeded, check that the amount transferred matches the 
size of the transfer as reported on the SAN. If it does not, verify that the file had been 
completely recorded before the transfer was started, and then search the ConnectPlus 1000 
gateway’s log (C:\FSC\logs\fsc.log.0X) for instances of the word 

Fail.

Note:

 For this step, ignore log entries that say 

error

. Because of the need to debug application-

specific problems from a common Dynamic Link Library (DLL), many listed errors are expected 
and acceptable. The exception to this is any kind of socket error (indicated by 

sockerr

).

2.

Verify that there is enough free disk space on the Liquid blue hard disk for the transfer to 
complete.

3.

Search the ConnectPlus 1000 gateway’s log (C:\FSC\logs\fsc.log.0X) for instances of 

Fail

 

near the time of the transfer. 

4.

Check that both FTP servers are up, and perform a small transfers, such as transferring a 
frame table from each server, to verify that both are working.

Reason

Resolution

SAN reports a problem with the Fibre 
Channel connection.

Check Fibre Channel cable connections. Unplug and replug them if 
they are already connected. If transfers still fail, reboot the 
ConnectPlus 1000 gateway. If transfers continue to fail, telnet to the 
MSS and check

 

sand_state –s

 to verify if one of the arrays or 

switches is malfunctioning. Consult with Pinnacle Technical Support 
before proceeding.

Liquid blue reports insufficient disk 
space or access denied.

Delete any unneeded files from your data drive. Check that the FTP 
server and the Windows OS are both configured so that the directory 
is writable

Summary of Contents for 37T100105

Page 1: ...MediaStreamMediaGateway Version2 50 Installation Setup andOperationsGuide Pinnacle Systems Inc 280 N Bernardo Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 June 2005 P N 37T100105 REV D...

Page 2: ...of their respective companies Copyright 2005 Pinnacle Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation of this document without prior written permission is prohibited except as...

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Page 4: ...ECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL LOSS OF ANY KIND FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS WHETHER ARISING IN TORT CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL TH...

Page 5: ...22 To configure users 22 Configure Speed Limits 23 Configure the MMG 24 Installing the MMG Server on the Gateway 27 Liquid Blue Setup 29 Setting Up a Timeline in Blue 29 Editing While Transfer 30 Audi...

Page 6: ...g Audio 60 CHAPTER 5 WORKFLOW SCENARIOS 61 Workflow 1 XReceive From SAN to Blue 62 Workflow 2 XSend from Blue to SAN 66 Workflow 3 XReceive from San to PS100 69 Workflow 4 XSend from PS100 to SAN 70 W...

Page 7: ...nd newcopy operations between and within MediaStream Server Clusters Additional hardware components include one or more MSS 8000 NS servers and the MediaStream Networked Storage System Figure 1 1 Syst...

Page 8: ...formats resulting in format independence and eliminating transcoding and degradation by recompression Any combination of DV DVCAM DVCPRO25 50 MPEG 2 MPEG IMX Digital Betacam and uncompressed D1 D5 ca...

Page 9: ...d configuring your MediaStream network and the ConnectPlus 1000 gateway connecting your Liquid blue workstation components and installing and working with Palladium Exchange see the specific documenta...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 10 MMG Installation Setup and Operations Guide...

Page 11: ...S 8000 NS Installation and Site Guide Figure 2 1 System Connection Overview Liquid blue Connections First complete the steps for connecting the components of a stand alone system See your Liquid Insta...

Page 12: ...k of the computer The dongle is wrapped in plastic and packaged with your Liquid computer You may have a parallel port dongle or a USB port dongle Figure 2 3 Liquid blue Dongles Attach the USB type of...

Page 13: ...d blue client com puter as shown in Figure 2 4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the parallel port dongle to ensure that it is attached securely Figure 2 4 Liquid Dongle Parallel Port Placement Liquid Client...

Page 14: ...The Gigabit Ethernet port is typically a standard RJ 45 Ethernet connection cable that you either connect to any port on the Gigabit Ethernet Switch or directly to the LAN WAN See your ConnectPlus 10...

Page 15: ...click Liquid blue Setup exe 2 Click Yes to accept the license agreement 3 After the Welcome screen is displayed click Next 4 Complete the registration information your name and company and press Next...

Page 16: ...ocate your serial number call Pinnacle technical support Figure 3 3 Serial Number Dialog 11 After Liquid blue is installed files are extracted for the TitleDeko setup When prompted select the language...

Page 17: ...tion Completed Screen 17 Before using Liquid blue you need to install the service packs Insert the MMG program CD and find the directory Liquid V6 10SP2 18 Run the application liquid XML Setup exe in...

Page 18: ...ange To install the MMG client 1 Insert the MMG installation disk into the workstation s CD drive Locate the MMG Client exe and double click it to start the installation Figure 3 6 MMG Client Install...

Page 19: ...9 Installation Status Window 8 After the installation is complete the InstallShield Wizard Complete window is displayed Click Finish Note The FileZilla server automatically initiates a console connec...

Page 20: ...the default values given for the local host IP address 127 0 0 1 and the port 14147 for administrative connections No password is required 2 The FileZilla server window is displayed Figure 3 10 Figure...

Page 21: ...pe a new password Click OK To change the home directory 1 From the FileZilla window click edit users and the users configuration window appears Figure 3 12 User Edit Dialog 2 Click on Shared Folders F...

Page 22: ...to ensure the PS100 has ample bandwidth for real time operations Create a folder on the PS100 V drive for each Blue client i e V Blue1 V Blue2 etc Perform the following steps on the PS100 To configure...

Page 23: ...Check all 8 checkboxes in the Shared Folders group box and click the Set as home dir button 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for each Blue client connected to the PS100 Configure Speed Limits 1 From the FileZilla...

Page 24: ...he MMG Config icon on the desktop This launches the MMG configuration tool as shown in Figure 3 17 Figure 3 17 Configuration Tool There are two sections in the configuration tool the TCS servers and t...

Page 25: ...ort 2119 3 Enter a label for the host This can be the hostname or any unique label to identify the machine The label appears in the Source Media List dropdown list and the Destination Host dropdown li...

Page 26: ...pdown menu To delete TCS servers or hosts 1 Choose the TCS or host from the dropdown menu 2 Click the delete button A confirmation dialog appears click Yes to delete To edit TCS servers or hosts 1 Cho...

Page 27: ...tion click the Back button until you return to the appropriate window Make your changes and return to your previous location by clicking Next Click Cancel at any time to quit the installation 4 The Ac...

Page 28: ...Install window is displayed Click Install 10 A progress bar shows the installation status 11 The Completing the Setup window is displayed Click Finish 12 After the MMG server has been installed the I...

Page 29: ...ting on Blue is non dropframe To setup a dropframe timeline click the create new timeline icon Click on the advanced button and check the use drop frame timecode box shown in Figure 3 23 Click the che...

Page 30: ...access the file through the Import Media dialog box in Liquid blue Figure 3 25 Liquid blue Import Media If you check the box labeled Trust Media Metadata your Liquid blue station uses the clip length...

Page 31: ...busses To configure Blue to XSend with 8 tracks of audio use the Audio icon to open the audio tool On the Settings tab Figure 3 26 check the box next to Logical Output Bus under Visible Mixer Elements...

Page 32: ...hoose Stereo Figure 3 28 Figure 3 28 Stereo Setting The column now shows Stereo 2 Repeat these steps until you have the number of audio pairs desired Figure 3 29 shows an audio setup with four logical...

Page 33: ...lation and Setup MMG Installation Setup and Operations Guide 33 Figure 3 30 shows the output mapping for four pairs of audio Figure 3 30 Output Mapping When you are finished click the exit icon to exi...

Page 34: ...e 58 1 To setup a codec go to Edit menu Control Panel and select Site Tab 2 Double click Codec Presets Figure 3 31 Select Codec Presets At this point the configuration differs for the possible codec s...

Page 35: ...e preset you want to create in the textfield For this example enter SD PS 422 IBBP 3 To edit the Codec Properties click the top Edit button In Codec Properties select a maximum Bitrate of 25 MBit s Ke...

Page 36: ...opdown list box select the Codec Preset value you just created For this example we select the Preset 1 SD PS 420 IBBP Figure 3 35 Timeline Properties XSend a sequence with 420 1 To XSend a sequence ri...

Page 37: ...default settings and click OK Figure 3 37 XSend to XSend to MSS dialog 3 The IBP Settings dialog appears Select the MPEG 2 MP ML Reference Set Change the Bitrate mode to Constant CBR Drag Maximum Bit...

Page 38: ...l and select Site Tab 2 Double click Codec Presets 3 Select the MPEG 2 MP HL M2V codec as starting point Click the two plus symbols on the right to duplicate this preset see Figure 3 32 on page 35 4 T...

Page 39: ...Reference Set Change the Bitrate mode to Constant CBR Drag Maximum Bit Rate slider to 50 00 Its ok to leave the other settings as default Click the checkbox to accept settings Check the 4 2 2 box and...

Page 40: ...n the Fileformat pull down list box select MXF 4 Type a descriptive name for the preset you want to create in the textfield For this example enter SD MXF s422 5 To edit the Codec Properties click the...

Page 41: ...he Codec Preset value you just created For this example we select the Preset 3 SD MXF s422 Figure 3 43 Timeline properties settings for MXF XSend a sequence with MXF Standard 422 s422 1 To XSend a seq...

Page 42: ...ame for the preset you want to create in the textfield For this example enter HD420 80MBit s Figure 3 45 HD 420 settings 5 To edit the Codec Properties click the top Edit button In Codec Properties se...

Page 43: ...ith HD420 1 To XSend a sequence right click the sequence you want to send select the submenu XSendTo and here the menu point XSendToMSS 2 When the XSend to XSend To MSS dialog appears leave settings a...

Page 44: ...on the right to duplicate this preset Figure 3 47 Codec Presets for HD 422 4 Type a descriptive name for the preset you want to create in the textfield For this example enter HD422 80MBit s Figure 3 4...

Page 45: ...80MBit s Figure 3 49 Timeline Properties HD 422 XSend a sequence with HD422 1 To XSend a sequence right click the sequence you want to send select the submenu XSendTo and here the menu point XSendToM...

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Page 47: ...le into the Liquid blue editing application using the Liquid blue watch folder Transfers from a Liquid blue workstation to the SAN where it is played by a Media Stream Server A finished sequence is se...

Page 48: ...nectPlus 1000 gateway Source media list Depending on your workflow the source can be the Storage Area Network SAN PS100 or the Liquid blue workstation Destination host Either the Storage Area Network...

Page 49: ...ou select the Transfer Control Server and add files to the queue the drop down menu to choose the TCS is grayed out You cannot change your selection in this window To change the TCS close this window...

Page 50: ...nd click the Add Files button The file or files you select are added to the job queue for transfer Use standard Windows Shift Click or Ctrl Click to select multiple files Note Multiple files can be qu...

Page 51: ...ansfer To view files you added for transfer to your Liquid blue workstation click the Pending Transfer tab Note The Pending Transfer tab and Jobs Controlled tab show transfers for the local machine on...

Page 52: ...fy the beginning and ending points of the portion of the clip you want to transfer You can indicate these by Timecode Frame Count or Mark In and Out Figure 4 5 Partial Transfer Click Save Changes when...

Page 53: ...nd Operations Guide 53 Monitoring Jobs After the file is accepted for transfer you can monitor it via the Job Controlled tab Figure 4 6 The job transfer is shown as transfer in progress which after co...

Page 54: ...allation Setup and Operations Guide The Jobs on Server tab lists all of the jobs from the Transfer Control Server that are in progress or have been completed and error messages for jobs that have not...

Page 55: ...onfiguration This configuration only needs to be done once 1 From the File menu choose XReceive 2 This launches the XReceive dialog box Choose XReceive from MMG in the drop down menu Figure 4 8 XRecei...

Page 56: ...lly Navigate to your import folder This is the same folder that you configured FileZilla to use as it s home directory If you are using a PS100 system the watched folder should be on the mapped V driv...

Page 57: ...ide 57 5 As soon as the transfer status shows transfer in progress Figure 4 11 close the MMG Client Figure 4 11 MMG Client Transfer in Progress 6 The Auto import dialog appears Figure 4 12 Click the c...

Page 58: ...out Important Make sure the timeline is configured to the format you wish to use Timeline Codec Setup is described in detail in Setting up Blue Codecs on page 34 Determine the name of the sequence you...

Page 59: ...rmat dialog review the detailed section Setting up Blue Codecs on page 34 Figure 4 16 Fuse Dialog 7 When the fuse is complete the XSend dialog appears Choose the TCS server destination and audio forma...

Page 60: ...ce clips if the destination uses separate audio files Audio extraction is necessary for the Edit while Transferring feature Figure 4 18 Extract Audio A check mark next to the source file name indicate...

Page 61: ...narios This chapter describes three common workflows Workflow 1 XReceive from SAN to Blue Workflow 2 XSend to SAN from Blue Workflow 3 XReceive from SAN to PS100 Workflow 4 XSend from PS100 to SAN Wor...

Page 62: ...rkflow 1 but it utilizes the XReceive capability of Blue Figure 5 1 Workflow 1 Follow these steps 1 From the File menu choose XReceive 2 The XReceive dialog box appears Choose XReceive from MMG and cl...

Page 63: ...lus gateway and in most installations there is only one 4 Select the source host from the Source Media drop down list For this workflow the source host is the same as the TCS 5 Select the destination...

Page 64: ...s transferred The Frames option allows you to choose the first frame and number of frames to transfer The Mark In Out option allows you to transfer the part of the clip between the mark in timecode an...

Page 65: ...t editing utilizing the edit while transfer feature Note Any transfer jobs that show a status of Accepted are not yet on disk and are not auto imported if the MMG application is closed while in this s...

Page 66: ...re 5 6 Workflow 2 Follow these steps 1 Determine the name of the sequence you want to send The name of the sequence currently on the timeline can be found above the inlay Figure 5 7 Name Sequence 2 Lo...

Page 67: ...ide 67 3 Right click the sequence and choose XSend To XSend to MSS Figure 5 9 XSend to MSS menu 4 The fuse dialog appears click OK Figure 5 10 Fuse dialog 5 Depending on the format the timeline is con...

Page 68: ...ears Choose the TCS server destination and audio format You may also rename the clip When you are finished click send Figure 5 11 XSend dialog 7 The Progress Viewer appears and gives the status of the...

Page 69: ...s Guide 69 Workflow 3 XReceive from San to PS100 Figure 5 12 Workflow 3 Workflow 3 is identical to workflow 6 on page 73 except for step 5 For this workflow choose the PS100 as the destination SAN Con...

Page 70: ...llation Setup and Operations Guide Workflow 4 XSend from PS100 to SAN Figure 5 13 Workflow 4 This workflow is identical to Workflow 2 XSend from Blue to SAN on page 66 SAN Connect Plus 1000 NS Liquid...

Page 71: ...n the MSI decoder window and click the Trim button in the toolbar The Trimming Window appears Figure 5 14 Trimming Window 2 Use the Mark In and Mark Out controls to set the beginning and end of the su...

Page 72: ...r the TSC Transfer Control Server Source Gateway and Destination Gateway 5 Select Blue for Destination Type 6 Indicate the type of transfer you want Full or Subclip and whether the audio should be sen...

Page 73: ...nsfer MMG Copy Status from the menu bar The Transfer Status window appears Figure 5 17 Transfer Status 10 Enter the IP address for the TCS if it is not present You should see the last 30 attempted tra...

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Page 75: ...nds sent to each FTP server involved in the transfer for a normal transfer For transfers using audio demux or newcopy functionality this file contains the output of the process handling the transfer F...

Page 76: ...and or destination host WARNING couldn t verify if copied file is ok After a transfer is done the TCS couldn t establish an FTP connection to the destination host to verify that the files are actually...

Page 77: ...script to retry the transfer Note If this is the first time the transfer has been attempted consult your automation vender regarding why the automatic attempted to transfer this file without first de...

Page 78: ...SC to register the size as zero If there is no failure message associated with the truncating message and the number of bytes transferred matches the actual size of the file attempt to retrieve the fi...

Page 79: ...ption to this is any kind of socket error indicated by sockerr 2 Verify that there is enough free disk space on the Liquid blue hard disk for the transfer to complete 3 Search the ConnectPlus 1000 gat...

Page 80: ...leaks and a subsequent lack of resources and that filezilla is running and correctly configured on the destination Read of source file failed Check C fsc logs for IFS and fibre channel errors logged...

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