Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.2.0 - Manual (Page 25)

25 May 2004 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide 25
MDI Server instructions
MDI Server instructions
The MDI server is host for the Managed Device Interface (MDI) services, through
which the NewsBrowse system gets its visibility of the assets on the various machines
in the system.
The MDI server is an optional component. On systems without a MDI server, the MDI
services can run on the NewsBrowse server or other NewsBrowse machine.
Platform Specifications are as follows:
Cable as illustrated and as follows:
• Connect LAN ports to a network router or switch. Connect port 1 to the Production
Network (or Private Network for three tier) and port 2 to the Client Network.
• P 3, 1Ghz or better (1 or 2 CPU) • .NET Framework (SP2)
• 512 MB RAM- CD-ROM Drive • Internet Explorer 6 (SP1)
• Minimum 20GB Program Drive • 100Tx LAN (x2)
• Windows 2000 Server (SP3)
Power
LAN port 1
LAN port 2
VGA cable
to KVM
Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM