Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation & Configuration Guide Media Central 2.3 And MCS V2 3 ICG EN
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- Important Information
- Revision History
- Part I: Installation Prerequisites
- Chapter Overview
- Before You Begin
- Network Interface Cards and Network Connections
- Accessing the MCS Server(s)
- Obtaining the Software
- Updating MediaCentral UX Licenses
- Creating User Accounts
- Adjusting Interplay Production Settings
- Adding the MediaCentral UX Version to Avid iNEWS
- Installing the MediaCentral Distribution Service
- Creating the MCS Installation USB Drive
- Part II: BIOS & RAID Configuration
- Chapter Overview
- Changing BIOS Settings
- Configuring the Onboard RAID
- Part III: Software Installation and Preparation
- Chapter Overview
- Installing RHEL and the MCS Software
- Special Instructions for Dell Servers
- MCS Software Deployment
- Booting RHEL for the First Time
- Network Configuration
- Verify DNS
- Identifying NIC Interfaces and Connecting the Network Cable
- (HP Only) Verifying the NIC Interface Name
- (HP Only) Swapping NIC Interface Names
- (HP Only) Removing the MAC Address Hardware References
- Configuring the Hostname and Static Network Route
- Verifying the hosts File Contents
- Verifying the Contents of resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf
- Ensuring the NIC Interface Comes Up at System Startup
- Verifying Hostname, Network and DNS Connectivity
- Configure Date and Time Settings
- Creating the File Cache on the RAID
- Enable / Disable 3G and Edge Streams
- Copying Software to the MCS Server
- Security Updates
- Install Software Patches
- Part IV: Configuring MCS
- Chapter Overview
- Configuring MCS for MediaCentral UX and Media Composer Cloud
- Updating the MediaCentral UX Configuration
- Logging into MediaCentral UX
- Changing the Administrator Password
- Creating a Second Administrator User
- Configuring System Settings
- Verifying the System Settings
- Configuring Send To Playback Settings
- Importing Domain Users
- Creating Local Users and Assigning Roles
- Continuing the Installation
- Configuring MCS for Interplay MAM
- Continuing the Installation
- Part V: Clustering
- Chapter Overview
- Cluster Overview
- Configuring the Player System Setting
- Configuring DRBD
- Starting the Cluster Services on the Master Node
- Adding Nodes to the Cluster
- Replicating the File Caches using GlusterFS
- Part VI: Verifying the Installation
- Chapter Overview
- Testing the Basics
- Testing the Cluster Email Service
- Testing Cluster Failover
- Verifying ACS Bus Functionality
- Verifying the Status of RabbitMQ
- Validating the FQDN for External Access
- Backing up the MCS System Settings and the MCS Database
- Part VII: Installing the Closed Captioning Service
- Chapter Overview
- Preparing the Software Package
- Installing the Closed Captioning Service on a Single Server
- Installing the Closed Captioning Service in a Cluster
- Uninstalling the Closed Captioning Service
- Part VIII: Installing the MAM Connector
- Chapter Overview
- Preparing the Software Package
- Installing the MAM Connector on a Single Server
- Installing the MAM Connector in a Cluster
- Uninstalling the MAM Connector
- Configuring the MAM Connector
- Part IX: Multi-Zone Configuration
- Chapter Overview
- Multi-Zone Overview
- Creating and Installing the RSA Keys
- Creating the Master Zone and Initiating Multi-Zone
- Adding Slave Zone(s) to the Multi-Zone Environment
- Validating Multi-Zone Functionality
- Troubleshooting the Multi-Zone Setup
- Dismantling a Multi-Zone Environment
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Overview
- Enabling the Player Demonstration Web Page
- Copying Software to the MCS Server
- Installing MCS on Non-HP / Dell Hardware for Interplay MAM
- Working with the Dell RAID Controller
- HP DL360p Gen8 Card Placement
- Contents of the MCS Installation Package
- Enabling Trusted Certificates
- Determining the Installed MCS Version
- Using SNMP Monitoring on the MCPS Server
- Log Cycling
- Retrieving MCS Logs
- Verifying Cache Directory Permissions
- Monitoring the AAF Generator Service
- Monitoring Services and Resources
- Backing up and Restoring the MCS Database
- Verifying the ISIS Mount
- Reconfiguring the ISIS Connection(s)
- Unicast Support in Clustering
- Reconfiguring MediaCentral Settings in a Cluster
- Shutting Down or Rebooting a MediaCentral Cluster
- Identifying the Master, Slave and Load-Balancing Nodes
- Monitoring MCS High-Availability
- Monitoring Load Balancing
- Changing the Cluster Administrator Email Address
- Taking a Cluster Node Off-Line Temporarily
- Permanently Removing a Node from a Cluster
- Adding a New Node to a Cluster
- Port Requirements
- Appendix B: Configuring Port Bonding for Interplay MAM
- Appendix C: Enabling MOS Active-X Plug-Ins
- Appendix D: Configuring iNEWS for Integration with MediaCentral
- Appendix E: The Avid MediaCentral UX Mobile Application
- iNEWS Configuration for Mobile Integration
- Installing Avid Central on an iOS Device
- Installing Avid Central on an Android Device
- Copyright and Disclaimer