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Cisco Digital Media System 3.5 Appliance Administration Guide
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Chapter 1 Introduction
About the Cisco Digital Media System
Cisco Digital Media Manager
The Cisco Digital Media Manager (DMM) is a Web-based, easy-to-use content management application
for organizing and publishing digital media. This tool is designed to help content authors upload,
catalogue, edit, package, and publish all video content to the Cisco Video Portal or other end device.
The Cisco DMM features allow content publishers to perform the following tasks:
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Easily customize the Cisco Video Portal look-and-feel.
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Add and archive content and assign metadata and keywords.
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Create and manage play lists, ticker alerts, messages, and promotional interstitials.
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Preview content and manage approval workflow.
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Schedule instant and future deployments.
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Take advantage of compatibility with Cisco ACNS and Cisco Wide Area Engines.
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Manage administrator accounts and permissions.
DMS 3.5 Requirements
Table 1-2
outlines the two possible DMS configurations: Class 1 can handle up to 500 concurrent
sessions, which uses an MCS-7825 as a hardware platform for the Video Portal and Video Portal Reports,
and Class 2 can handle up to 1,000 concurrent sessions, which uses an MCS-7835 for a Video Portal and
Video Portal Reports.
Table 1-3
outlines the client hardware and software requirements for operating components of the Cisco
DMS 3.5. It illustrates the different OS/browser/plugin/codec combinations supported by each Video
Portal template. The DMM client requirements are identical to the Video Portal client requirements. You
will need to know this information in order to properly configure the connected Cisco Video Portal.
Please refer to the DMS 3.5 Release Notes for any caveats and the Cisco Video Portal User Guide for
more information.
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DMS 3.5 Server Appliance Configuration Options
Configuration
DMM 3.5
Cisco Video Portal 3.5 + Video
Portal Reports 3.5
Class 1
MCS-7835-H1
MCS-7825-H2
Maximum Threshold:
500 concurrent sessions
Class 2
MCS-7835-H1
MCS-7835-H1
Maximum Threshold:
1,000 concurrent sessions
