Grass Valley NewsroomSuite v.5.5 - Manual (Page 69)

SmartBins on a NAS or K2 System
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SmartBins on a NAS or K2 System
NAS and K2 systems support two types of SmartBins—Video Server
SmartBins, which handle clips from a Profile Media Server , M-Series iVDR,
or K2 Server, and Media Import SmartBins, which handle QuickTime
DV25/DV50 media.
Video Server SmartBins
On a NewsShare NAS or K2 System, SmartBins map folders from a bin in the
NewsEdit tree view to a bin in the video server view. Media is transferred, uni-
directionally, via GXF from the video server to the NewsEdit Bin and
registered in the NewsShare database so it can be seen from NewsEdit.
SmartBins use a static directory mapping so all files in a particular video server
bin are monitored and automatically transferred as they arrive to a selected
NewsEdit Bin, and are then (optionally) deleted from the video server.
SmartBins effectively create a buffered recording so that material is protected
and redundantly saved (both on the video server and on the NAS or K2 storage)
while still making the file available for shared editing or immediate playout.
There is a 30-second delay before the recorded material is available on
NewsEdit.
SmartBins on a NAS or a K2 system require an external XRE Server or DSM
to provide the folder monitoring and transfer services to the NAS system. A
DSM can support up to 4 25-Mbit record streams (2 M-Series chassis). Beyond
four streams, dedicated XRE Servers should be used as necessary, budgeting 6
streams per XRE Server. You also need to mount the NAS or iSCSI volume on
the machine running the SmartBins Service.