Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
• Grass Valley Product Support
• System Overview
  • Functional description
  • System diagram - K2 storage
    • Design considerations - Aurora Browse with Aurora Edit
  • Legacy systems
• Installing Aurora Browse
  • Rack-mount hardware components
  • About cabling hardware components
  • Cable hardware: MediaFrame support
    • MediaFrame server instructions
    • MediaFrame server instructions: HAAR platform
    • MDI Server instructions
  • Cable hardware: Proxy support
    • Encoder instructions
    • NAS instructions - Condor
  • About Aurora Browse software
  • Install software for K2 support
    • Installing the StorNext File System
    • Installing the Generic iSCSI Client Software
    • Installing the GVG_MLib Software
  • Other software installation considerations
• Configuring the system
  • Configuration overview - K2 storage
  • Establish conventions
    • Machine naming convention
    • MDI and Encoder logical names convention
    • Ports and services mapping
  • Configure network - K2 Storage
    • Set up IP addresses and name resolution
    • Configure network settings on Client/FTP LAN (Production Network) machines
    • Configure HAAR platform
    • Configure network settings on Client network machines
    • Firewall considerations
  • Prepare for core configuration stages
    • Prepare NLS device
    • Prepare MediaFrame Server for News systems
    • Prepare DSM
    • Prepare encoders
    • Add encoders to the K2 Storage System
      • Configuring encoders with the K2 System Configuration application
      • Calculating encoder bandwidth
    • Prepare NAS - Condor
    • About the administrator account
    • Accessing services
    • Accessing system configuration settings
  • Stop services
  • MediaFrame stage
    • Configure Media Frame ASK: Register components
    • Prepare MDI server
    • Configuring transfer targets
    • Configuring round robin transfers
    • Configure ASK Location: MDI server
    • Configure Generic FTP MDI
    • Configure K2 MDI
    • Configure M-Series MDI
    • Configure News MDIs
    • Configure Profile MDI
    • Configure Proxy MDI
    • Test: MediaFrame stage
    • Checklist: MediaFrame stage
  • Encoder stand-alone stage
    • Configure SmartBin Encoder
    • Configure Aurora Proxy Encoder
    • Checklist: Encoder stand-alone stage
  • Encoder + Server stage
    • Configure Media Frame Core ASK: Encoder
    • Configure Rules Automation: Encoder
      • About configuring rules
      • Tips for configuring rules
    • Configure Assets Tab
    • About expired assets
    • Test: Encoder + Server stage - high-res source
    • Checklist: Encoder + Server stage
    • Configure NTFS MDI
    • Configure NLS MDI
  • Archive stage
    • Add archive MDI
    • Verify archive preparations
      • Avalon archive preparations
      • DIVA preparations
      • FlashNet preparations
      • Network connectivity - all archive types
    • Configure Avalon MDI
    • Configure DIVA MDI
    • Configure FlashNet MDI
    • Checklist: Archive stage
  • Deploy remaining machines for full system
  • Test system level interactions
    • Multiple scavenge test
    • Purge test
  • Add Aurora Browse Clients
    • Connect server and NAS to customer LAN
    • Configure Aurora Browse Licenses
    • Verify license status and user sessions
    • Managing Aurora Browse User sessions
  • Adding custom fields and metadata mapping
    • Setting up metadata mapping
• Recovery Planning
  • Encoder failure considerations
  • MediaFrame server failure considerations
  • Verifying the database maintenance plan status
  • Modifying the database maintenance plan
    • Database maintenance plan description
    • Modifying the maintenance plan backup location
    • Modifying the maintenance plan schedule
  • Restoring the MediaFrame server database
  • Troubleshooting the transaction log
    • Back up the transaction log
    • Shrink the transaction log
• Troubleshooting the system
  • Troubleshooting tools
    • MediaFrame troubleshooting tool
  • Aurora Browse application troubleshooting tips
• Component Interaction Diagrams
  • External Ingest Application to Transfer SmartBin
  • External Ingest Application to Shared SmartBin
  • Transfer SmartBin Ingest
  • Metadata
  • Scavenge
  • Archive operations on Aurora system
  • Purge
• K2 BaseCamp Express
  • Configuring K2 BaseCamp Express
  • Upgrading the K2 BaseCamp Express
  • Using K2 BaseCamp Express
• Legacy systems
  • NAS instructions - Fastora
  • Prepare NAS - Windows Fastora
    • Verify NAS access
  • NAS instructions - Serial ATA network platform
  • Prepare Profile Media Servers
  • NetTime system
  • Prepare NetTime
    • Prepare NetTime servers
    • Prepare NetTime clients
  • Prepare NAS - Serial ATA network platform
  • Prepare NAS - Linux Fastora
  • Host table files
  • Archive operations on Profile XP
• Index