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Reinstalling the Software

VOD-W Admin Guide

24. On the

License

tab, click

Load License File

and then navigate to the file, select it and

click

Open

. (The license file is included with the VOD-W server software on a separate

VOD-W Server License CD.)

25. Click

and

again when the license file has been successfully loaded.

26. Launch the configuration utility: Go to

Start > Control Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo

27. Change

Storage Path 1

D:\Content

to store video. The total amount of storage

capacity on the D: drive depends on your VOD-W server:

28. Reboot the server, wait for reboot to complete, and then login.
29. If external storage is configured, click

Add Storage Path

, browse to the

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Summary of Contents for VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.3

Page 1: ...VBrick v4 2 3 VOD W Server Admin Guide August 21 2008 4410 0167 0003 EtherneTV VOD W Video on Demand Server ...

Page 2: ...osted at http www vbrick com opensource About VBrick Systems Founded in 1997 VBrick Systems an ISO 9001 certified vendor is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks Since our founding VBrick has been setting the standard for quality performance and innovation in the de...

Page 3: ...ver 7 Step 2 Connect the Server 8 Step 3 Configure the IP Address 10 Step 4 Configure the ETV Portal Server 10 Step 5 Verify the Installation 11 Configuring Secure Communications 12 Basic Authentication 12 SSL Encryption 13 Post Configuration Steps 15 3 Server Administration Overview 17 Using a Remote Desktop Connection 17 Using a Direct Connection 18 Configuring the Server 18 Launching the Config...

Page 4: ...ion Considerations 39 Content Ingestion 39 Content Backup and Recovery 40 Best Practices 41 6 Troubleshooting VOD W Event Manager 43 Generating Custom Reports 43 Windows Event Viewer 44 VOD W License Diagnostics 45 7 Reinstalling the Software Overview 47 Installation Prerequisites 47 Reinstalling the VOD W Software 47 Reinstalling the Dongle Driver 53 Uninstalling the Software 54 8 Adding Storage ...

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Page 7: ...d in yellow Internet Explorer only The Search box is not case sensitive and does not recognize articles a an or the operators and or quotation marks You can narrow the search by adding words To view all VBrick documentation including the latest updates go to www vbrick com support documentation If you can t find Server Overview provides a brief introduction to the features and functionality of the...

Page 8: ...put in scripts code examples or keyboard commands This bold black font is used to strongly emphasise important words or phrases Folder names and user examples in text are displayed in this sans serif font User input in text is displayed in this bold sans serif font Italics are used in text to emphasize specific words or phrases Related Publications VBrick ETV Portal Server Admin Guide Dell PowerEd...

Page 9: ...to decode streams on the desktop There is no client side software to install The EtherneTV Portal Server automatically downloads components to your desktop PC the first time you access to the system Topics in this chapter Server Description 1 Server Software 2 Technical Support 3 Server Description The VBrick VOD W servers provide interactive on demand playback of standards based high quality vide...

Page 10: ...re and the database in order to restore proper operation Contact VBrick Support Services for more information External Storage Although VBrick currently supports all of the external storage devices shown in shown in Table 3 VBrick has transitioned to PowerVault MD1000 storage devices and all storage shipped with servers after the date of this publication will be MD1000 devices VBrick will Model Ha...

Page 11: ...s are pre installed by VBrick If for some reason you ever need to reinstall the software use the Dell recovery CDs to reinstall the Windows Server 2003 Web Edition operating system and the VOD W Server Software CD to restore the VOD W content server and other components see Reinstalling the VOD W Software on page 47 for details Each VOD W server has the following software pre installed Windows Ser...

Page 12: ...archable HTML format Technical Support If you can t find the information you need from the documentation or your reseller you can contact VBrick Support Services on the web The Support Services website has downloads FAQs documentation support guidelines and an on line form you can use to submit questions VBrick will make every effort to answer your technical questions in 24 business hours or less ...

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Page 15: ...simultaneous video streams For example if you purchase a 125 Mbps license key the maximum video throughput from the server will be limited to 125 Mbps and the maximum number of simultaneous users accessing the server will be limited to 125 Unpack the server and connect the cables as described below As noted all software and licenses are pre installed T To install the server onsite at your location...

Page 16: ... 2 VOD 125 300W Dell 2950 Rear View 2 If rack mounting the unit mount the VOD W server in the rack using the rack mount kit provided Note The following steps explain how to connect Dell PowerEdge 1950 2950 servers To connect 1850 2850 servers refer to the previous version of this manual that was shipped with those servers To view all VBrick product documentation go to www vbrick com support docume...

Page 17: ... USB ports front or rear It will illuminate when the unit is powered on 7 Plug the VOD W server into a power source using the power cords provided All VOD servers have redundant power supplies each with its own cord 8 Turn the VOD W server s main power on by pressing the power switch at the front of the unit Figure 3 VOD 50W Dell 1950 Front View Figure 4 VOD 125 300W Dell 2950 Front View 9 The VOD...

Page 18: ...t on the server or by using a remote connection see Using a Remote Desktop Connection on page 17 T To configure the static IP address of the server machine in Windows 1 Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Local Area Connection 2 Then click on Properties and double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 Click on Use the following IP address and enter the values provided by your system admini...

Page 19: ...rver you have tested connectivity and verified the installation For more information about ETV Portal Server see the ETV Portal Server Admin Guide T To verify the installation 1 Ping the IP address of the VOD W server from any PC in the same network 2 Launch an ETV Portal Server client Open a browser and enter the ETV Portal Server hostname or IP address e g http portalserveripaddr in the address ...

Page 20: ...and on the Portal Server The VOD W challenges the Portal Server for login information and the Portal Server responds SSL encryption communication between the VOD W and Portal Server is encrypted using a certificate installed on the VOD W Basic Authentication Basic authentication without SSL encryption passes passwords in an easily discovered format SSL encryption is recommended if you wish to prot...

Page 21: ... 9 Then click Edit under Secure communications 10 Check Require secure channel SSL For more secure encryption also check Require 128 bit encryption Click OK 11 Click Apply and OK and you are done configuring SSL encryption with an existing certificate 2 Getting a New Certificate T To get a new certificate 1 Click Back to choose a different method of obtaining a certificate 2 Select Create a New Ce...

Page 22: ...ocessing After the certificate response is received from the CA the installation process can continue on the VOD W You can also generate your own certificate rather than using a certificate authority 4 Installing a New Certificate from a Certificate Authority T To install the certificate on the VOD W 1 Start the Microsoft Internet Information Service IIS Manager 2 Expand the server name and select...

Page 23: ...eed to change the IP address or default storage path for example use the server configuration utility see Configuring the Server on page 18 The supported configurable parameters include the following and others Server IP address Storage path Log file configuration parameters Maximum number of simultaneous ingestion sessions Ingestion process timeout period Secure RTSP URL enable and password HTTP ...

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Page 25: ...ection 1 From a remote computer go to Start All Programs Accessories Communications Remote Desktop Connection 2 Enter an IP address or select from the dropdown list and click Connect 3 Enter a valid User name and Password and click OK This launches a Remote Desktop window 4 The procedure to launch each utility is explained below in Using a Direct Connection Utility Description Access Method Server...

Page 26: ...ngest Content Configuring the Server This section is provided as an overview of the Product Configuration utility Once the server is up and running you will seldom need to make configuration changes However in the event that you do need to make a change you must reboot the server before the changes are applied Launching the Configuration Utility T To launch the server configuration utility 1 Go to...

Page 27: ... Admin console go to Global Settings Servers Add Modify VoD FTP Servers and select the VOD W server you wish to configure 2 Configure the same HTTP Tunneling Port see screenshot below used on the VOD W Default 8000 This port must match the port configured in Step 2 above 3 Check Supports HTTP Tunneling see following screenshot Management IP Always select Auto Management IP address of the VOD Serve...

Page 28: ...r for the VOD W server default 8000 If necessary get this port number from your system administrator See the Portal Server Admin Guide for more information Changing the Web Service Communication Port The Portal Server and the VOD W communicate using a web service configured to use port 80 by default If you choose to tunnel over port 80 you must use a different port for the web service communicatio...

Page 29: ...D W server no additional configuration is required If you are adding external storage at a later date see Adding Storage to 1850 2850 Servers on page 55 or Adding Storage to 1950 2950 Servers on page 67 for instructions Maximum Sessions Do not change except as directed Session Timeout Do not change except as directed Block Size Do not change except as directed Transfer Rate Do not change except as...

Page 30: ...s vbrickkey This password must match the VOD W Server 4 Click OK to save and exit the control panel application 5 Reboot the server when done to apply changes Portal Server Configuration T To enable URL password protection on the Portal Server 1 Open the Portal Server Admin console go to Global Settings Servers Add Modify VoD FTP Servers and select the VOD W server you wish to configure 2 Check En...

Page 31: ...nt on page 39 Content can also be added by using the Add Video function in ETV Portal Server or by recording a live stream In some exceptional cases you may need to ingest content from the QuickVideo Ingest application Use this application as explained below only when directed For best results always use the ETV Portal Server to ingest content T To ingest content from the QVCS application 1 Go to ...

Page 32: ...abase authentication data passwords metadata etc only It does not back up Content Import Location Location path of the content to be ingested Content File directly from the content file Meta File not supported Batch File not supported Content Name Required This is the title seen by users All content titles must begin with a forward slash Storage Location Must be blank Use content from current loca...

Page 33: ...VIDBUser bat After this file runs the database restore is complete Server Restore VBrick and Dell installation CDs are shipped with the server in case the software ever needs to be restored see Reinstalling the Software on page 47 for complete details Note that this Server Restore refers to the server and operating system software only not to the database or to any content on the server Table 5 In...

Page 34: ...ssary files and defragment as appropriate Do not use spaces in filenames Use underscores for example my_history_class mp4 Apple QuickTime 6 5 or higher with native MPEG 4 support is the recommended MAC desktop player for accessing MPEG 4 files from the EtherneTV VOD W QuickTime supports the Seek feature accessed through a slider bar for MPEG 4 streams Make sure Edit Preferences QuickTime Settings ...

Page 35: ...d if the dongle key is attached to a USB port Use the lower right USB port on the 1850 2850 or any USB port on the 1950 2950 If you have to re attach the dongle key always reboot the system after doing so QVOD Server Service depends heavily on the system clock for scheduling time critical tasks Adjusting the local clock while QVOD is running could disrupt the QVOD Server Service or totally stop it...

Page 36: ...r s USB port If the QVOD Server subtree is collapsed double click on the QVOD Server or click on the sign that appears to the left of QVOD Server to expand the subtree To display a different view in the right pane simply select and click on the desired tree node from the tree view in the left pane or choose among the six management radio button options provided Each of the views listed below is ex...

Page 37: ...ent bandwidth and number of streams are less than the licensed maximums the next stream requested will be allowed regardless of bitrate Refresh This section lets you set the Refresh to manual or auto Manual the session list must be refreshed manually Refresh use to refresh the page if Manual refresh is selected The session will not be manually refreshed unless you click this button Auto the sessio...

Page 38: ...ns an RTSP session Detail of Session No Shows additional information for a particular session To display the detail of a session go to a row in the Session List group and double click on any cell in the row The details will be displayed in the Detail of Session No group The session number of session being displayed is listed in the small box right after the text Detail of Session No Client IP Addr...

Page 39: ... Network In the navigation tree on the left side of the QVOD Server Console click on Network The right hand side of the QVOD Server Console will display the network utilization The following information is displayed and updated every two second ...

Page 40: ...C section and the Performance sections The NIC speed setting function allows an administrator to limit the amount of video data that is streamed over a network segment by a QVOD Server If for example the IT group in a company only allows a portion of its network to be used for video streaming an administrator can use this feature to define a limit that complies with this restriction The Performanc...

Page 41: ...rive the following information will be shown and updated every two seconds Current Data Rate Mbytes sec Utilization current data rate drive speed shown as a status bar Individual Drive From the left side of the QVOD Server Console if the Disk Manager subtree branch is collapsed double click on Disk Manager or click on the plus sign to expand the tree branch After the branch is expanded you will se...

Page 42: ...rk Protocol and System based Select the desired settings and click the Apply for the settings to take effect Set Pct Allowed Always set to 100 per cent Performance This window in the individual drive view displays more detailed information for the drive A running graph plotting the most recent utilization history updated every second Current Data Rate MBytes sec Utilization of the drive as a perce...

Page 43: ...and Log Category you selected in Log Options You can select different logs from the drop down list box To create custom reports from log data see Generating Custom Reports on page 43 Log Level Select a Log Level from 1 5 The Log Level determines the verbosity of messages in the Event Log Log Category Select some or all categories These are the items that will be written to the log ...

Page 44: ...ents in the most recent log file Use the drop down menu to select other log files The Events page also lets you manipulate the view by changing the type of columns displayed filtering log events bookmarking etc For example T To get server host system information 1 Click on System Info T To change the column types that are displayed 1 Click on Columns ...

Page 45: ... way log events are displayed 1 Click Filter For example if you select IP as the Field Name contains as the operator and type 172 30 10 32 as the Value then select the And operator clicking on Filter will display only the log lines with the IP address 172 30 10 32 ...

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Page 47: ... internal SQL database on the VOD W which is used to keep track of all the trick files associated with a single piece of video content This chapter describes the process of ingestion and its impact on data storage content backup and recovery Ingestion Considerations Extra space in the server file system is required during ingestion The space required is approximately three times the size of the fi...

Page 48: ...lowing table shows the total number of stored files and added overhead for each type of MPEG video asset Content Backup and Recovery The ingestion process has implications related to content backup and recovery that system administrators need to keep in mind VBrick strongly recommends that all stored VOD W video content be backed up to an external storage system a Storage Area Network SAN or a tap...

Page 49: ...e examined for hints as to why the file ingestion failed See the Log Options on page 34 for more about log files After adding a new video to the EtherneTV system using the Portal Server it may take up to 120 minutes after ingestion before new video appears in the Portal Server content directory Use the Sync Now function to make the content available immediately see Step 4 Configure the ETV Portal ...

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Page 51: ...ected in the Logging Manager See the Events on page 35 for more details about this utility T To launch the VOD W Event Manager 1 Go to Start Programs QuickVideo OnDemand Server Monitor QVOD Server 2 Click on Event Manager to display the event log Select a log file from the drop down list and click Refresh to update the page Generating Custom Reports The VOD W server automatically generates the fol...

Page 52: ...CS xxx xxx log system level command executions and errors Windows Event Viewer The Windows Event Viewer is available on Windows Server 2003 Web Edition and other operating systems Use this tool to review any system level messages written to the Windows system event log T To launch the Windows event viewer 1 Go to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Event Viewer and click on Application to pop...

Page 53: ...licensed throughput in megabytes per second T To run VOD W server license diagnostics 1 Go to Start Control Panel InfoValue QuickVideo 2 On the Product Configuration window click the License tab and then click Run Diagnostics The diagnostic results are saved to a log file in C Program Files Common Files infovalue LicenseDiagnostic log 3 Click OK to exit ...

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Page 55: ... is included with the Dell recovery CDs that are shipped with the server see Server Restore on page 25 for more information Also make sure there are no previous versions of the QuickVideo Content Server installed T To manually check for previous versions 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Services 2 The services QuickVideo Content Server QuickVideo OnDemand Server and QuickV...

Page 56: ...Windows 2003 Web Edition CD in the drive 10 When prompted insert the EtherneTV VOD W Server Software CD in the drive 11 Click Next on the Welcome to the QuickVideo OnDemand Server page 12 Click Yes on the License Agreement 13 Click Next on the Readme File 14 Click Next on Choose Destination Location page to accept the default 15 Click Next on Setup Type 16 Click Next on Select Program Folder to ac...

Page 57: ... the Software VOD W Admin Guide 49 19 Click Next on the Configuration Completed page 20 When the InfoValue Product Configuration page is displayed select your Server IP address from the drop down list and click OK ...

Page 58: ...te page is displayed click Finish 22 When the second Installation Complete page is displayed saying the EtherneTV VOD W has finished installing click Finish to restart your computer 23 Wait for the computer to restart and then login Then go to Start Control Panel InfoValue Quick Video ...

Page 59: ...ation utility Go to Start Control Panel InfoValue QuickVideo 27 Change Storage Path 1 to D Content to store video The total amount of storage capacity on the D drive depends on your VOD W server 28 Reboot the server wait for reboot to complete and then login 29 If external storage is configured click Add Storage Path browse to the Content directory on the external storage volume Then click Add and...

Page 60: ...done click OK to exit the configuration utility and reboot the server Go to Start Shutdown Restart 32 After the reboot ingest the demo content as follows There are seven demo files to ingest and they must be ingested one at a time 33 Go to Start All Programs Video OnDemand Server Ingest Content ...

Page 61: ...s dongle key must be connected to any available USB port front or rear on the unit to enable video streaming through the server The license dongle regulates the maximum video streaming throughput and the maximum number of simultaneous video streams The license file is pre installed on the VOD W server in the system32 folder However you will still need to reinstall the dongle driver if you ever nee...

Page 62: ...ents go to Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs and un install Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine 3 Go to the file system and delete the folder C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server 4 To un install the remaining VBrick VOD W components go to Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs and un install EtherneTV VOD W 5 Reboot the host after un installing these items If you are...

Page 63: ...nsole see Monitoring the Server on page 27 and open the Disk Manager Click on any drive to view detailed performance characteristics You can also check the status LEDs on the each the drive They should all be illuminated steady green If not refer to the appropriate Dell documentation The Dell PowerVault documentation is online and the manuals are in Related Publications on page viii If any of the ...

Page 64: ... setup a Connect the SCSI cable from the ES3 4 to SCSI 1 A port connector on the EtherneTV VOD 50W this is on the back of the 1850 on the right and the connector on the two ports SCSI card as shown below If you are connecting two external ES3 4 arrays then connect the SCSI cable from the second storage array to the SCSI 2 B port connector on the EtherneTV VOD 50W 4 Power up ES3 4 5 Power up Dell 1...

Page 65: ... s displayed and Next 11 In the Completing the Initialize and Convert window click Finish 12 In the Computer Management window right click on the Basic disk and select Convert to Dynamic Disk The 1850 uses Dynamic Disks Do this for all 14 drives if they are not Dynamic and click OK when done 13 Right click on Disk0 and select Create New Volume In the New Volume Wizard Welcome page click Next ...

Page 66: ...k Systems Inc 14 In the Select Volume Type page select Striped and click Next 15 In the Select Disks page select Disk0 Then click Remove and Next 16 In Select Disks page highlight disks 0 6 Then click Add then Next ...

Page 67: ...Adding Storage to 1850 2850 Servers VOD W Admin Guide 59 17 In the Assign Drive Letter or Path page click Next 18 In the Format Volume page click Next ...

Page 68: ...tor is necessary 3 EtherneTV VOD 125W VBrick VOD125 Dell 2850 setup a Connect the SCSI cable from the ES3 4 to SCSI 0 port connector on the EtherneTV VOD 125W this is bottom left connector on the two port SCSI card as shown below If you are connecting two external ES3 4 arrays then connect the SCSI cable from the second storage array to the SCSI 1 port connector on the EtherneTV VOD 125W 4 Power u...

Page 69: ...move to the Channel 0 ID 0 drive and use the space bar to select this drive Repeat this procedure for the first seven drives IDs 0 through 5 and 8 on Channel 0 When you have completed this process press F10 Space F10 to enter the RAID 5 configuration and then arrow down to the Advanced menu section Set the RAID 5 configuration as follows Stripe 128k Write policy wrback Read policy Adaptive Cache p...

Page 70: ...s displayed and Next 12 In the Select Disks to Convert window select all disk s displayed and Next 13 In the Completing the Initialize and Convert window click Finish 14 In the Welcome to the New Volume Wizard page click Next 15 In the Select Volume Type page select Simple and click Next ...

Page 71: ...Adding Storage to 1850 2850 Servers VOD W Admin Guide 63 16 In the Select Disks window click Next 17 In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window click Next ...

Page 72: ...s 14 19 for the second Terabyte The external storage will not be available until the format is complete You can monitor the progress of the format from the Computer Management page T To monitor the progress of the format 1 Go to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click Storage in the left pane to expand the tree 3 Then click Disk Management and you can monitor th...

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Page 75: ... are available to Dell 1950 2950 VOD W customers Table 7 1950 2950 VOD W External Storage Devices Adding Storage to VOD 50 125 300W Servers Use the following procedure to add storage to an existing VOD W 50 125 300 server This procedure includes the installation of a Perc 5 E External RAID Controller card T To add external storage 1 Power everything down 2 Remove bracket shown here Model Hardware ...

Page 76: ...c 3 The next photo shows the Dell 1950 with the top cover off 4 The next photo shows the Dell 2950 with the top cover off As shown in the next photo make sure the split backplane switch is in the upward position for single disk ...

Page 77: ...Adding Storage to 1950 2950 Servers VOD W Admin Guide 69 5 Insert the Perc 5 E External RAID Controller shown below into the Dell 1950 2950 ...

Page 78: ...70 2008 VBrick Systems Inc 6 The next photo shows Dell 1950 top cover off with PERC 5 E external RAID inserted 7 The next photo shows the Dell 2950 top cover off with PERC 5 E external RAID inserted ...

Page 79: ...to SCSI 0 port connector on the 1950 2950 this is bottom left connector on the two port SCSI card shown below If you are connecting a second external DM1000 array then connect the SCSI cable from the Out port of the first external to the In port of the second external on the right from the back storage array If you are connecting a third external DM1000 array then connect the SCSI cable from the O...

Page 80: ...tor is needed 14 Power up the MD1000 15 Power up the 1950 2950 Dell Server 16 During Dell boot up watch for the message PowerEdge RAID controller BIOS then press Ctrl R to go to RAID controller config this takes several minutes to enter the config utility 17 In the PERC RAID BIOS screens a Use Arrow Up Down to select Controller 1 Perc 5 E adapter Bus 0x0F Device 0x0E Function 0x00 then Enter b Hit...

Page 81: ...to select OK then hit Enter l Hit OK m Use Tab or Arrow Up Down key to highlight Virtual Disk 1 n Hit F2 on Virtual Disk 1 and select Initialization Fast Init then enter on OK o If there are 10 disks in the enclosure then skip to step v p Use Tab or Arrow Up Down key to highlight Raid Level and Enter to select RAID 5 then Enter q To select the drives use the Tab to Physical Disks then Space to sel...

Page 82: ...ize and Convert Disk Wizard welcome window select Next 22 In the Select Disks to Initialize window click Next As an example the following window is shown for ES5 1 5 TB devices The window you see will vary depending on the capacity of the devices you are actually configuring ...

Page 83: ...evices Note The windows you see from this point on will vary depending on the capacity of the devices you are actually configuring As shown in Table 8 on page 82 you may be configuring arrays with 1 5 13 5 TB of storage The windows for arrays other than 1 5 and 3 TB are similar to the screens shown here but are not identical Note Two or more disk arrays may appear if you have 10 or more physical d...

Page 84: ...k Wizard window is displayed click Finish As noted the data in the window will vary depending on the amount of storage you are adding For ES5 1 5 TB devices only Disk 2 will be displayed Note Two or more logical disks may appear if you have 10 or more physical disks since each group of 5 disks were configured as a single RAID 5 array in step 22 ...

Page 85: ...Adding Storage to 1950 2950 Servers VOD W Admin Guide 77 For ES10 3 TB devices Disk 2 and Disk 3 will displayed 25 In the Computer Management window right click on Disk 2 and select New Partition ...

Page 86: ...rnal disks Disk 3 would not be present if only 5 disks are deployed Likewise Disk 4 Disk 5 etc may be present for larger external configurations 26 In the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard window select Next 27 In the Select Partition Type window select Next ...

Page 87: ...g Storage to 1950 2950 Servers VOD W Admin Guide 79 28 In the Specify Partition Size window select Next 29 In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window select Next 30 In the Format Partition window select Next ...

Page 88: ...isk enclosure repeat for drives J through O as many as present 33 Open Windows Explorer 34 Select G drive and create Content2 by right clicking and selecting New Folder Then create Content3 on the H drive and Content4 on the I drive if necessary If there is more than one disk enclosure repeat for drives J through O as necessary 35 Go to Control Panel InfoValue QuickVideo ...

Page 89: ...tent3 and Content4 on drives H and I if necessary If second or third enclosure is present repeat for drives I through O as necessary Your results should appear as follows Then click OK 38 Then click OK to close InfoValue QuickVideo 39 When complete the drive letters and folder names should correspond to the number of drives according to the following table ...

Page 90: ...apacity Disks Capacity TB Drive Letter for Last Logical Disk Content Folder for Last Logical Disk 5 1 5 G Content2 10 3 H Content3 15 4 5 I Content4 20 6 J Content5 25 7 5 K Content6 30 9 L Content7 35 10 5 M Content8 40 12 N Content9 45 13 5 O Content10 ...

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