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Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About Interplay | MAM Essence Management Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Essence Management Administrator Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Prerequisites for Using Essence Management Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Opening Essence Management Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Understanding the Essence Management Administrator Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Overview View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Essence Server View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Navigation Within the Essence Server View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Quitting Essence Management Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 2 Working with Essence Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Understanding the Essence Server Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Accessing the Essence Server’s ClipHandling Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Running a Selftest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 3 Working with Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Understanding the Pools Pane Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Adding a Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Editing a Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Deleting a Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuring Pool Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adding Access to a Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Editing Pool Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Deleting Pool Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Chapter 4 Working with Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Understanding the Carriers Pane Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adding a Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Deleting a Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 5 How to....? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring Rules for Selecting the Optimal Pool Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Rule Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sample Pool Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Disabling the File Download in MAM Desktop’s Essence View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of Avid® Interplay® | Media Asset Manager, a powerful system for archiving and managing media in a shared storage environment. This guide describes how to use Avid Interplay MAM Essence Management Administrator, the central tool for administrators to maintain the essence management of Interplay MAM.

This guide is intended for all users charged with maintaining Interplay Media Asset Manager, specifically those who need to maintain the distribution of essence files within Interplay MAM.

This guide contains all the task-oriented instructions and conceptual information you need to work with the Interplay MAM Essence Management Administrator.

n All tasks described in this guide can only be performed by users with administrative privileges.

Symbols and Conventions

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This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

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If You Need Help

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1 Getting Started

The following topics provide basic information to help you get started using Avid Interplay | MAM Essence Management Administrator:

• About Interplay | MAM Essence Management Administrator

• Opening Essence Management Administrator

• Understanding the Essence Management Administrator Layout

• Quitting Essence Management Administrator

About Interplay | MAM Essence Management Administrator

All storage systems used with Interplay MAM — disks, video servers, third-party archive management systems, and so on — are interfaced through a dedicated Web Service called an “Essence Server.”

Interplay MAM Administrator provides an administrative GUI — called Essence Management Administrator — that manages the administration and configuration of the storage pools and carriers on each Essence Server in Interplay MAM. Pools and carriers are used to abstract from the respective capabilities of the individual storage device.

Basic Concepts

When working with Essence Management Administrator, consider the following basic Interplay MAM Essence Management concepts:

Essence Manager

The Essence Manager is the core component of Essence Management. It contains information about all essences that are registered in Interplay MAM. Essences are organized in Essence Packages that group several essences semantically — for example, the essences of a movie trailer. The Essence Manager can distinguish multiple resolutions of a media object, such as high-resolution video files and browse proxies. It identifies the primary proxy when multiple proxies are stored in different resolutions, or bit rates. The Essence Manager also manages and provides access to keyframes and thumbnails.


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Essence Servers

Essence Servers facilitate the integration of different devices and third-party storage management systems. They provide inventory information, essence processing, device control, and file transfers, including partial restore, if supported by third-party systems for the stored formats.

Essence Servers manage the devices on which essences are stored, as well as the essences and essence packages. They manage and control access to essences, essence creation and deletion, and communication with Essence Management.

A client or component requesting an essence contacts the device through the Essence Manager. The Essence Manager decides which Content Delivery Server is to play out the essence.

Content Delivery Servers

Content Delivery Servers control the delivery of an essence to a client or component that requested the essence. Essence Manager can distribute delivery tasks to different Content Delivery Servers. A Content Delivery Server can access several essence pools.

Pools

An essence pool is a device or part of a device that holds one or more carriers. They are defined in the access area of an Essence Server. An Essence Server can manage multiple essence pools. Different Content Delivery Servers can access an essence pool at the same time, but an essence pool can only access one carrier at a time. The correlation between essence pools and carriers is 1 to {0|1}. A pool contains only one carrier if there are no removable media, but an essence pool can contain different types of carriers, such as hard disks and tape libraries.

Carriers

A carrier is a physical medium that stores essence files. Carriers can be disks, tapes, or even entire tape archive systems. Carriers can be externalized; that is, they can be removed from and inserted into a pool. This enables Essence Management to support removable media, such as optional disks in a drive. The scope of a carrier depends on the granularity that is required to access an essence. A carrier does not have to be assigned to an essence pool, but it cannot be assigned to more than one essence pool.

The following illustration shows the interaction between Essence Management components.


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Essence Management Administrator Features

Essence Management Administrator provides administrative features on three levels: Essence Server, pool, and carrier.

On the Essence Server level, Essence Management Administrator offers the following features:

On the pool level, Essence Management Administrator offers the following features:

Feature Refer to...

Accessing the Essence Server’s ClipHandling interface

“Accessing the Essence Server’s ClipHandling Interface” on page 22

Running a selftest of the Essence Server “Running a Selftest” on page 23


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On the carrier level, Essence Management Administrator offers the following features:

Prerequisites for Using Essence Management Administrator

To use Essence Management Administrator from within Interplay MAM Administrator, you must be a member of an administrator group that has the following group rights:

• Administration/Platform_Administration

As an administrator you can review and assign these group rights in the User Manager of Interplay MAM Administrator. For additional information, see the Interplay | MAM User Manager User’s Guide.

Feature Refer to...

Adding new pools “Adding a Pool” on page 26

Editing the properties of pools “Editing a Pool” on page 28

Deleting pools “Deleting a Pool” on page 30

Creating new pool access “Adding Access to a Pool” on page 31

Editing pool access “Editing Pool Access” on page 33

Deleting pool access “Deleting Pool Access” on page 35

Feature Refer to...

Adding new carriers “Adding a Carrier” on page 38

Editing the properties of carriers “Editing Carriers” on page 40

Deleting carriers “Deleting a Carrier” on page 42

Opening Essence Management Administrator

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Opening Essence Management AdministratorEssence Management Administrator is opened from within Interplay MAM Control Center.

To start Interplay MAM Essence Management Administrator:

1. Do one of the following:

t Open an Internet browser and enter the URL https://<hostname>:9911/ControlCenter/web/

t Double-click the Interplay MAM Control Center icon on your desktop.

The Interplay MAM Control Center login dialog opens.

2. Type your user name and password, and click Login.

Interplay MAM Control Center opens.

3. Click MAM Administrator on the Links pane.

The Interplay MAM Administrator login dialog opens.

4. Type your user name and password, and click Login.

Interplay MAM Administrator opens.

5. Click the Essence Management Administrator link on the Overview page of Interplay MAM Administrator.

Essence Management Administrator opens in a new tab.

Understanding the Essence Management Administrator Layout

The Essence Management Administrator’s User Interface consists of two views that provide information about all Interplay MAM essence entities, and offers controls for the administration and configuration of the storage pools and carriers on each Essence Server in Interplay MAM. The following illustration and table provide information about the views.

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The Overview View

The Overview view provides a tally of the entities that are registered in Essence Management:

• Essence Servers

• Pools

• Carriers (total number)

View Description

1 Overview Provides statistics about the Essence Management entities. For additional information, see “The Overview View” on page 17.

2 Essence Server Lists all Essence Management entities of your Interplay MAM installation. Provides controls to add and edit pools, pool access, and carriers. It also provides access to Essence Servers’ ClipHandling interfaces. For additional information, see “The Essence Server View” on page 18.

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• Carriers that are not assigned to a pool

• Pool Access Types

The Essence Server View

The Essence Server view provides information about the Essence Server, pools, and carriers that are already available, and provides controls to add and edit the Essence Management entities.

Navigation Within the Essence Server ViewTo navigate within the Essence Server view, consider the following options.

Pane Description

1 Essence Server Lists each Essence Server that has a ClipHandling registered in the Interplay MAM Naming Service. Provides controls to access the Essence Server’s ClipHandling interface and to run a selftest. For additional information, see “Working with Essence Servers” on page 21.

2 Pools Lists all pools and provides controls to create, edit, delete, and configure access to pools. For additional information, see “Working with Pools” on page 25.

3 Carriers Lists all carriers and provides controls to create, edit, and delete carriers. For additional information, see “Working with Carriers” on page 37.

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Top-Down Navigation

The following rules apply to top-down navigation in Essence Server view — from left to right: Essence Server > Pools > Carriers.

• When you select an Essence Server, pools are displayed in the Pools pane. Depending on what is selected in the Show list, all pools or only assigned pools are shown No pool is selected.

• When you select a pool, carriers are displayed in the Carriers pane. Depending on what is selected in the Show list, all carriers are shown, only carriers assigned to the selected pool are shown, or only carriers that are not assigned to any pool are shown. No carrier is selected.

In other words: With top-down navigation, assigned entities are not automatically selected.

Bottom-Up Navigation

The following rules apply to bottom-up navigation in Essence Server view — from right to left: Carriers > Pools > Essence Server.

• When you select a carrier, its assigned pool is selected and highlighted in the Pools pane automatically, as is the Essence Server of the pool in the Essence Server pane.

• When you select a pool, its assigned Essence Server is selected and highlighted in the Essence Server pane automatically.

In other words: With bottom-up navigation, assigned entities are automatically selected.

Quitting Essence Management Administrator

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Quitting Essence Management AdministratorWhen you are finished using Essence Management Administrator quit the application.

To quit the application:

t Click the X in the Essence Management Administrator tab.

Essence Management Administrator quits, but both Interplay MAM Control Center and Interplay MAM Administrator remain open. You can resume working in both applications or quit.

2 Working with Essence Servers

The following topics provide information about the basic features that can be applied to Essence Servers:

• Understanding the Essence Server Pane

• Accessing the Essence Server’s ClipHandling Interface

• Running a Selftest

Understanding the Essence Server PaneEssence Servers allow the integration of different devices and third-party storage management systems. They provide inventory information, essence processing, device control, and file transfers, including partial restore, if supported by third-party systems for the stored formats. Essence Servers manage the devices on which essences are stored, as well as the essences and essence packages. They manage and control access to essences, essence creation and deletion, and communication with Essence Management.

Each Essence Server has a ClipHandling interface. If this interface is registered in Interplay MAM Naming Service, the Essence Server is automatically displayed in the Essence Server pane. This can be any appropriate MAM Essence Server or Avid Connector.

The following illustration and table explain the Essence Server pane.

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Accessing the Essence Server’s ClipHandling Interface

You can access the ClipHandling Interface of each service listed in the Essence Server pane with a single click. It is not necessary to open MAM System Administrator to select the interface in the Naming Services view.

To access the ClipHandling interface:

1. Click the View button.

The Properties dialog opens.

2. Click the URL link.

Meaning

1 EssenceServerDisk is the default MAM Essence Server. It manages the physical essence files on hard disk pools and provides inventory information. It registers new essences, moves and deletes existing essences, processes essences, and transfers files (including partial restore), if supported by the third-party system for the stored formats of the managed hard disk pools.

n EssenceServerDiskWS is only an alias and listed for compatibility reasons. It is not intended to have pools assigned.

2 EssenceServerKeyframe is only an alias to a separate instance of the EssenceServerDisk service that manages saving, streaming, and deleting operations of keyframes and thumbnails.

n EssenceServerKeyframe is only listed for compatibility reasons. It is not intended to have pools assigned.

3 Example for Avid Connectors (SGLFlashNetConnector, DIVArchiveConnector) that have a ClipHandling interface and can therefore be used in an Interplay MAM installation. They are installed and configured with separate packages.

4 Provides access to the selftest and interface access features.

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The ClipHandling interface opens in a new window. Online API documentation provides in-depth information about the interface, the methods available for the interface, and the description of how each method is invoked.

For additional information, see the Interplay | MAM System Administrator User’s Guide that is shipped with the software.

Running a SelftestThe Essence Server can run a selftest to check its health and report the results. The actual tests run by Selftest and the results that are returned depend on the implementation. They may vary across different Essence Servers.

To run a selftest:

1. Click the View button.

The Properties dialog opens.

2. Click the Test button.

The Essence Server runs a selftest by triggering the Selftest method of its Admin interface. The results of the selftest are shown in the text box below the Test button.

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3. Check the selftest results.

4. Click Close to close the Properties dialog.

3 Working with Pools

An essence pool is a device or part of a device that holds one or more carriers. Pools are defined in an Essence Server's access area, and are added and configured in the Pools pane. An Essence Server can have “n” connections to the essence pools it manages, and an essence pool can be accessed by different Content Delivery Servers at the same time.

he following topics provide information about the basic actions that can be performed on the pools level:

• Understanding the Pools Pane Layout

• Adding a Pool

• Editing a Pool

• Deleting a Pool

• Adding Access to a Pool

• Editing Pool Access

• Deleting Pool Access

Understanding the Pools Pane LayoutYou create pools, configure pool access, and assign pools to Essence Servers in the Pools pane. The following illustration and table explain the layout and features of the Pools pane.

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Adding a PoolYou can create and configure new pools in the Pools pane, as described in the following procedure.

To add a new pool:

1. Open the Essence Server view.

2. Select the desired Essence Server in the Essence Server pane.

Depending on what is selected in the Show list, the Pools pane shows either all pools or only those that are assigned to the selected Essence Server.

3. Click New in the Pools pane.

The Add Pool dialog opens.

Meaning

1 Determines which pools are shown in the Select Pool box: either all pools or only pools that are assigned to the Essence Server that is selected in the Essence Server pane.

2 Lists the names of pools, depending on what is selected in the Show list — all pools (“all”), or only those that are assigned to the Essence Server selected in the Essence Server pane (“assigned”).

The following pools are preconfigured in an Interplay MAM standard installation:

• COLLATERALS: A “directory” pool that is assigned to EssenceServerDisk_1 and gives access to the collaterals directory (\\<host>\<Archive base path>\Other\COLLATERALS).

• HIRES: A “directory” pool that is assigned to EssenceServerDisk_1 and gives access to the highres directory (\\<host>\<Archive base path>\Hires\HIRES).

• KEYFRAMES: A “directory” pool that is assigned to EssenceServerDisk_1 and gives access to the keyframes directory (\\<host>\<Archive base path>\Other\KEYFRAMES).

• PROXY: A “directory” pool that is assigned to EssenceServerDisk_1 and gives access to the proxy directory (\\<host>\<Archive base path>\Lowres\PROXY).

3 Adds a new pool and assigns it to an Essence Server. For additional information, see “Adding a Pool” on page 26.

4 Deletes the selected pool. For additional information, see “Deleting a Pool” on page 30.

5 Edits the pool’s properties. For additional information, see “Editing a Pool” on page 28.

6 Creates, configures, and edits pool accesses. For additional information, see “Configuring Pool Access” on page 31.

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4. Type a unique pool name in the Pool Name text box. It is displayed as the pool’s name in the Device folder of Interplay MAM Desktop’s Workspace.

5. (Option) Select an Essence Server to which the pool is to be assigned from the Essence Server list. By default, the Essence Server that you selected in the Essence Server pane (step 2) is preselected in the list.

6. (Option) Change the automatically generated GUID in the Pool GUID text box by entering another unique GUID.

7. Specify the URL that can be used to contact the pool directly in the Pool URL text box. This is the base URL that Essence Servers use to access this pool. For Essence Server Disk_1, the Pool URL is structured as follows: \\<host>\<Archive base path>\<sub directory>

n If you do not provide a pool URL, or enter an invalid pool URL, the new pool is not shown in the Device folder of Interplay MAM Desktop’s Workspace.

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8. (Option, not applicable to Essence Server Disk) In the Device URL text box, specify the URL that can be used to contact the device that manages or hosts the pool. This may be needed if the essences contained in this pool and the device managing the pool require access through different interfaces. A Device URL can be structured as follows: \\<device name>://<device network identification>:<port>

9. Select the pool type from the Pool Type list. This is DIRECTORY in an Interplay MAM standard installation.

10. (Option) Define priorities for accessing the pool in the text boxes of the Priorities area if you want to regulate simultaneous access to the pool for load-balancing purposes. For additional information, see “Configuring Rules for Selecting the Optimal Pool Access” on page 44.

a. Select the type of priority rule from the Type list.

b. Type the IP address or the domain name of the client that requires access to the pool in the IP / Name text box.

c. (Option) Specify the subnet mask in the Mask text box.

d. Enter an integer value to specify the access priority in the Priority text box.

11. Click OK to close the Add Pool dialog.

The new pool is shown and highlighted in the Pools pane.

n Essence Server Disk WS only reads its configuration settings when it starts, so to make the pool visible in the Device folder of MAM Desktop's Workspace, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

Editing a PoolYou can edit the properties of a pool in the Pools pane, as described in the following procedure.

To edit the properties of a pool:


2. Select “(all)” in the Show list of the Pools pane to display all pools.

3. Select the desired pool in the Pools pane.

4. Click Edit in the Pools pane.

The Edit Pool dialog opens. Once created, “Pool GUID” — the pool’s ID used throughout the MAM system — becomes a read-only field and cannot be changed.

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5. Change the properties of the pool as needed.

t Change the pool name.

t (Option, not applicable in an Interplay MAM standard installation) Change the assignment of the pool to an Essence Server.

t Change the pool URL.

n Providing an invalid pool URL compromises functionality. Depending on the pool, you may not be able to display keyframes or play back videos in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval, and the pool will no longer be shown in the Device folder of MAM Desktop’s Workspace.

t (Option, not applicable in an Interplay MAM standard installation) Change the device URL.

t (Option, not applicable in an Interplay MAM standard installation) Change the pool type.

t Change or delete the Priorities settings.

6. Click OK to close the Edit Pool dialog.

The changes are applied to the pool.

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n Some changes to pool properties take immediate effect in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval, but to make all changes fully functional in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval and Workspace, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

Deleting a PoolYou can delete pools at any time. Prerequisite: There is no carrier assigned to the pool.

To delete a pool:




4. Click Delete in the Pools pane.

The Delete pool security prompt opens.

5. Click OK.

One of the following happens:

- If the pool is not referenced by a carrier, the security prompt is closed and the pool is deleted.

- If a carrier is still assigned to the pool, a “Deletion not possible” message opens. Click OK to close the message.

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Go to the Carriers pane, unassign the carrier from the pool, and repeat steps 4 through 6. For additional information, see “Editing Carriers” on page 40.

n Essence Server Disk WS only reads its configuration settings when it starts, so for the changes to take effect, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

Configuring Pool AccessContent Delivery Servers control the delivery of an essence to a client or component that requested the essence. Essence Manager can distribute the delivery tasks to different Content Delivery Servers. A Content Delivery Server can access several essence pools. You can invoke the pool access features by clicking the Access button in the Pools pane.

• “Adding Access to a Pool” on page 31

• “Editing Pool Access” on page 33

• “Deleting Pool Access” on page 35

Adding Access to a Pool

Use the control elements of the Pools pane to add an access to a pool. This defines a server directory for essence delivery, and sets the delivery protocol (how the essences are to be delivered).

To create a new pool access:




4. Click Access in the Pools pane.

The Pool Access dialog opens. It shows all created pool access types and provides controls to create and edit pool access.


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5. To add a new pool access click New.

The Add Pool Access dialog opens.

6. Type a unique name in the Name text box. In an Interplay MAM installation, the name and protocol type are used as the pool access name for convenience.

7. Select the delivery protocol from the Protocol list. The protocol determines how the essences are delivered. Available protocols are read from the configuration profile of Essence Management WS Admin > section Config > key Protocols. In a default installation, these are FTP, HTTP, UNC, and MORPHEUS. MBA, MMS, and RTSP are legacy entries — do not use these. The protocol types affect the following functions:


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8. Specify the server's base path used for essence transfer in the Base Path text box. In an Interplay MAM default installation, base paths are structured as follows:

9. Select a value to determine whether access to the file is allowed with read or write permission from the Role Read/Write list. Possible values are read, write, both, or none. (None is a legacy value — do not use this.)

10. Click OK.

The Add Pool Access dialog is closed. The new pool access is displayed in the Access dialog. Each entry is shown with <Name>< (Protocol)> — for example, “PROXYHTTP (HTTP).”

11. Click Cancel to close the Access dialog.

Editing Pool Access

You can edit a pool access at any time, but you cannot shift access from one pool to another, as you can with pool-Essence Server and pool-carrier assignments. To change access from one pool to another, delete the existing access and create a new access for another pool, as described in “Adding Access to a Pool” on page 31.

Protocol Function

HTTP Essence download, thumbnail display, image display

UNC Direct file access

MORPHEUS Video and audio playback

FTP Not used in a standard installation — example for use case (requires additional configuration): download of Standard File Import process attachments

Protocol Path structure

HTTP ma://EssenceDownloadServer/Essences

UNC \\<host>\<pool directory base path>\<sub directory>

MORPHEUS MORPHEUS://<host>/<base path on ICS server>

FTP ftp://<user name:user password@host name>/<path>


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To edit a pool access:






5. Select the desired pool access and click Edit.

The Edit Pool Access dialog opens.

6. Change the properties of the pool access as needed.


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n Providing an invalid base path or protocol compromises functionality. Depending on the pool access, you may not be able to display thumbnails in hit lists, or play back videos or download essences in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval.

t Change the protocol type.

t Change the base path.

t Change the read/write role of the access.

7. Click OK.

The Edit Pool Access dialog is closed. The pool access is changed.

8. Click Cancel to close the Access dialog.

Deleting Pool Access

You can delete a pool access from a pool at any time, as described in the following procedure.

n Deleting a pool access may compromise functionality. Depending on the pool access, you may not be able to display thumbnails in hit lists, or play back videos or download essences in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval.

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5. Select the desired pool access and click Delete.

A security prompt opens.

6. Click OK.

The security prompt is closed. The pool access is deleted.

7. Click Cancel to close the Pool Access dialog.

4 Working with Carriers

Add and configure essence carriers in the Essence Server view's Carriers pane. A carrier is a physical medium that stores essence files. Carriers can be disks, tapes, or even entire tape archive systems. Carriers can be externalized; that is, they can be removed from and inserted into a pool. This enables Essence Management to support removable media, such as optional disks in a drive. A carrier does not have to be assigned to an essence pool, but it cannot be assigned to more than one essence pool.

The following topics provide information about the basic actions you can perform on the carrier level:

• Understanding the Carriers Pane Layout

• Adding a Carrier

• Editing Carriers

• Deleting a Carrier

Understanding the Carriers Pane LayoutIn the Carriers pane you create and configure carriers, and assign them to pools. The following illustration and table explain the layout and features of the Carriers pane.

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Adding a CarrierYou can create and configure new carriers in the Carriers pane, as described in the following procedure.

To add a new carrier:




4. Click New in the Carriers pane.

The Add Carrier dialog opens.

Meaning

1 Determines which carriers are shown in the Select Carrier box — all carriers, only carriers that are assigned to the pool that is selected in the Pools pane, or carriers that are not assigned to any pool.

2 Lists the names of carriers, depending on the selection in the Show list — all carriers (“all”), only carriers that are assigned to the pool selected in the Pools pane (“assigned”), or only unassigned carriers (“unassigned”).

In an Interplay MAM standard installation the following carriers are preconfigured:

• COLLATERALS: A “directory” carrier with Write & Delete access that is assigned to pool COLLATERALS; its HSM Status is “Online.”

• HIRES: A “directory” carrier with Write & Delete access that is assigned to pool HIRES; its HSM Status is “Online.”

• KEYFRAMES: A “directory” carrier with Write & Delete access that is assigned to pool KEYFRAMES; its HSM Status is “Online.”

• PROXY: A “directory” carrier with Write & Delete access that is assigned to pool PROXY; its HSM Status is “Online.”

3 Adds a new carrier and assigns it to a pool. For additional information, see “Adding a Carrier” on page 38.

4 Deletes the selected carrier. For additional information, see “Deleting a Carrier” on page 42.

5 Edits the carrier’s properties. For additional information, see “Editing Carriers” on page 40.

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5. Type a unique carrier name in the Carrier Name text box. It is displayed as the carrier’s name in the Device folder of Interplay MAM Desktop’s Workspace and Essence view.

6. (Option) Change the automatically generated GUID in the Carrier GUID text box by entering another unique GUID.

7. (Option) Select an Essence Server from the Essence Server list to determine which pools can be selected in the Pool list. Only pools that are assigned to the selected Essence Server are shown in the Pool list. If you select “(all)” in the Essence Server list, the Pool list offers all pools for selection — not just those that are assigned to the Essence Server.

8. Select the pool to which the carrier is to be assigned from the Pool list. If you do not want to assign the carrier to a pool, select “(none)” in the Pool list (not recommended for a standard Interplay MAM installation).

By default, the pool that is selected in the Pool pane is preselected in the Pool list. The selection in the Essence Server list determines the pools that can be selected.

The Pool list is grayed out if you selected an Essence Server in the Essence Server list that has no pool or only one pool assigned.

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9. Select the carrier type from the Carrier Type list. This is DIRECTORY in an Interplay MAM standard installation.

10. Select how Essence Management accesses the carrier from the Carrier Access list. Possible values are Read only, Write, and Write & Delete.

11. Select the online status of the carrier from the Carrier HSM State list. Possible values are Online, Near Online, and Offline. Offline is only recommended for customized installations that support the use of removable carriers — not for a standard Interplay MAM installation.

12. Click OK to close the Add Carrier dialog.

The new carrier is shown and highlighted in the Carriers pane.

n Essence Server Disk WS only reads its configuration settings when it starts, so to make the new carrier usable, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

Editing CarriersYou can edit the properties of a carrier in the Carriers pane, as described in the following procedure.

To edit the properties of a carrier:


2. Select “(all)” in the Show list of the Carriers pane to display all carriers.

3. Select the desired carrier in the Carriers pane.

4. Click Edit in the Carriers pane.

The Edit Carrier dialog opens. Once created, “Carrier GUID” — the carrier’s ID used throughout the MAM system — becomes a read-only field and cannot be changed.

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5. Change the properties of the carrier as needed.

t Change the carrier name.

t Change the assignment of the carrier to a pool or release the assignment by selecting the “(none)” value.

n Creating an invalid pool assignment compromises functionality. Depending on the pool, you may not be able to play back or transfer essences, or display keyframes in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval.

t (Option, not applicable in an Interplay MAM standard installation) Change the carrier type.

t Change the carrier access mode.

t Change the carrier’s HSM status.

6. Click OK to close the Edit Carrier dialog.

The changes are applied to the carrier.

n Some changes to carrier properties take immediate effect in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval, but to make all changes fully functional in MAM Desktop’s Retrieval and Workspace, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

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Deleting a CarrierYou can delete carriers as described in the following procedure. Prerequisite: The carrier is not referenced by files or objects.

To delete a carrier:


2. Select “(all)” in the Show list of the Carriers pane to display all carriers.

3. Select the desired carrier in the Carriers pane.

4. Click Delete in the Carriers pane.

The Delete carrier security prompt opens.

5. Click OK.

One of the following happens:

- If the files on the carrier are not referenced by essences, the security prompt is closed and the carrier is deleted.

- If a file on the carrier is still referenced by an essence, a “Deletion not successful” message opens. Click OK to close the message.

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Currently you cannot retrieve the carrier references within Interplay MAM; you have to use a database query to retrieve the referenced objects.

n Essence Server Disk WS only reads its configuration settings when it starts, so to make changes visible in the Device folder of Interplay MAM Desktop's Workspace, restart the application pool in which Essence Server Disk is running (MAM_2000_Backend2) in Interplay MAM Service Manager.

5 How to....?

The following topics provide information about tasks that require specific configuration steps in Essence Management Administrator or other MAM administration tools:

• Configuring Rules for Selecting the Optimal Pool Access

• Disabling the File Download in MAM Desktop’s Essence View

Configuring Rules for Selecting the Optimal Pool Access

Interplay |MAM allows to replicate essence files on multiple essence pools. This feature can be used to support the selection of the optimal essence pool with regard to the requesting client. When configured properly, clients can be directed to the 'nearest' essence pool to optimize network latency, network throughput and overall performance. The property of being near to an essence pool can be expressed in terms of the belonging to a specific subnet or domain. To this end Interplay MAM allows to define pool priority rules for each essence pool. A pool priority rule consists of a condition and an associated priority value. All matching rules contribute to the cumulative priority of the essence pool. A higher priority value means that the pool has a higher precedence.

Interplay MAM supports three types of pool priority rules.


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n The pool priority feature must be enabled by setting the value of the setting LoadBalancingEnabled in the profile EssenceManagerWS to “true”.

Rule Evaluation

The selection of the effective pool is based on sets of pool priority rules. These rules are evaluated dynamically every time a client requests access to an essence file. The rule evaluation is defined as follows:

1. The Essence Manager determines the list of all pools which hold a copy of the requested essence file.

2. The Essence Manager assigns a priority to every pool in the list.

- Online pools are assigned a predefined priority boost as defined in the setting LoadBalancing/OnlinePriorityBoost of the EssenceManagerWS profile. The default priority boost value for online pools is set to 1000.

- Nearline pools are assigned a predefined priority boost as defined in the setting LoadBalancing/NearOnlinePriorityBoost in the EssenceManagerWS profile. The default priority boost value for near-online pools is set to 0.

- All other pools are assigned a pool priority of 0.

3. The Essence Manager evaluates the pool priority rules associated with each pool.

- If the requesting client's IP address is an IP V4 address, the Essence Manager evaluates all rules of type IP V4. Each rule that matches contributes with its configured priority to the dynamic, accumulated priority of the pool.

- If the requesting client's IP address is an IP V6 address, the Essence Manager evaluates all rules of type IP V6. Each rule that matches contributes with its configured priority to the dynamic, accumulated priority of the pool.

Priority rule Description

IP V4 The pool priority rule defines an IP V4 address range using Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation. An IP V4 rule matches if the IP V4 address of the requesting client is inside the subnet as defined in the rule

IP V6 The pool priority rule defines an IP V6 address range using CIDR notation. An IP V6 rule matches if the IP V6 address of the requesting client is inside the subnet as defined in the rule.

FQDN The pool priority rule defines a left- or right-truncated domain name. A FQDN rule matches if the host name of the requesting client matches the domain name pattern of the rule.


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- If there is at least one rule of type FQDN defined, the Essence Manager performs a reverse lookup of the client's IP address.

4. The pool with the highest priority is considered to be the optimal pool. The EssenceManager selects the pool with the highest priority and returns an appropriate access path to the client.

If there are multiple pools with the same priority, one of them is selected in a random manner.

Constraints

When configuring pool priority rules the following constrains should be considered:

• Access to essence pools is also affected by available access protocols and access permissions

• The reverse lookup of IP addresses may require an appropriate configuration of the DNS

• The reverse lookup of IP addresses is only performed if at least one pool priority rule of type FQDN is present. This way penalties from the DNS lookups are minimized.

• The type of the IP address that is received in the request might depend on the network and other settings. There is no automatic translation between IP V4 and IP V6 addresses and vice versa.

• If a network supports both IP V4 and IP V6 addresses, the same rules must be configured for IP V4 and IP V6, otherwise the result may be unexpected.

Sample Pool Priorities

Example: An essence file is located on three different essence pools, Pool 1, Pool 2, and Pool 3.

Pool Priority rules

Pool 1 (Online) • IP V4 Rule 1: Subnet 192.168.0.0/16 is assigned a priority of 500

• IP V4 Rule 2: Subnet 192.169.0.0/16 is assigned a priority 50

Pool 2 (Online) • IP V4 Rule 1: Subnet 192.169.0.0/16 is assigned a priority of 500

• IP V4 Rule 2: Subnet 192.168.0.0/16 is assigned a priority 50

Pool 3 (Near Online) • No rule defined

Disabling the File Download in MAM Desktop’s Essence View

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Case 1

A client with the IP address 192.168.10.219 requests access to the essence file. The Essence Manager calculates the following priorities for the pools:

• Pool 1: 1000 (Default priority boost for an online pool) + 500 (Rule 1 matches) = 1500

• Pool 2: 1000 (Default priority boost for an online pool) = 1000

• Pool 3: 0 (Default priority boost for a near-online pool) = 0

Effectively the Essence Manager now selects Pool 1 because it possesses the highest priority value and directs the client to this pool by returning the appropriate access path.

Case 2



• Pool 2: 1000 (Default priority boost for an online pool) + 500 (Rule 1 matches) = 1500


Effectively the Essence Manager now selects Pool 2 because it possesses the highest priority value and directs the client to this pool by returning the appropriate access path.

Case 3





The two pools Pool 1 and Pool 2 possess the same highest priority. In this case both pools are equal candidates for access. The Essence Manager selects one of them randomly and directs the client to this pool by returning the appropriate access path.


The right to download essences is controlled by a separate User Management right (category Import/Export > Allow_Download). If a user is member of a group that has this right granted, they can download essence packages and essences from MAM Desktop’s Essence view. If you


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remove the right from the user group, the entire column that contains the download buttons in MAM Desktop’s Essence view is hidden. Since this is a global MAM right, you can only enable or disable the entire download feature.

If you want to configure a specific restriction on the download feature, you can remove HTTP Access for the respective pool, hiding that essence's download button in the Essence view.

Example: You want to prevent MXF files from being downloaded but allow the download of browse proxies and keyframes.

To disable the file download:







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5. Select the desired pool access (in this example: PROXYHTTP) and click Delete.

A security prompt opens.

6. Click OK.

The security prompt is closed. The pool access is deleted.

7. Click Cancel to close the Pool Access dialog.

To check if the download is disabled:

1. Open MAM Desktop.

2. Search for a video that contains an MXF essence.

3. Open the Essence view for the video.

4. Check if the Open / Save button is hidden for the MXF essence.


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AAccess button 25, 31, 33, 35, 47Access mode for carriers 38, 40Access priorities for pools 26, 28Accessing ClipHandling interface 22Add carrier dialog 38Add Pool Access dialog 31Add pool dialog 26Adding

access to pool 31carriers 38pools 26

Admin interface 23All

carriers 37, 38pools 25, 26, 28, 30

Assignedcarriers 37, 38pools 25, 26, 28, 30

Assigningaccess to pool 31carrier to pool 38pool to Essence Server 26, 28

Automatic selection of assigned entities 18Avid

online support 11training services 11

BBase path 31, 33Basic concepts

carriers 13Content Delivery Server 13Essence Manager 12Essence Server 13

pools 13Button

Access 25, 31, 33, 35, 47Close 23Delete 25, 30, 35, 37, 42, 47Edit 25, 28, 33, 37, 40New 25, 26, 31, 37, 38Test 23View 21, 22, 23

CCarrier Access list 38, 40Carrier GUID 38, 40Carrier HSM State list 38, 40Carrier Name 38, 40Carrier Type list 38, 40Carriers 13

assigning to pools 38automatic selection of assigned pool 18changing access mode 40changing assignment to pool 40changing HSM status 40changing name 40changing type 40defining access mode 38defining HSM status 38defining type 38GUID 38, 40name 38, 40pane 18, 37, 38, 40, 42removing assignment to pool 30selecting 18showing 37, 38, 40unique name 38working with 37

Index

Index

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Changingaccess mode for carriers 40assignment of carrier to pool 40base path 33carrier name 40carrier type 40HSM status of carriers 40pool access 33

ClipHandling interface 21, 22Close button 23Configuring

pool access 31Content Delivery Server 13

adding access to pool 31configuring access 31deleting access 35, 47editing access for pool 33

DDefault

carriers 37pools 25

Definingaccess mode for carriers 38access priorities for pools 26pool access 31

Delete button 25, 30, 35, 37, 42, 47Deleting

carriers 42pool access 35, 47pools 30

Desktop Essence view 38Device folder 26, 38Device URL 26, 38Dialog

Add carrier 38Add pool 26Add Pool Access 31Edit carrier 40Edit pool 28Edit Pool Access 33Pool Access 31, 33, 35, 47Properties 22, 23

Disabling file download 47

EEdit button 25, 28, 33, 37, 40Edit carrier dialog 40Edit Pool Access dialog 33Edit pool dialog 28Editing

access priorities for pools 28carriers 40pool access 33pools 28

Essence Management Administratorbasic concepts 12Essence Server view 18exiting 20features 14layout 16navigating in the Essence Server view 18opening 16overview 12Overview view 17prerequisites for usage 15

Essence Manager 12Essence Server 13

accessing ClipHandling interface 22ClipHandling interface 22list 26, 28, 38, 40pane 18running selftest 23selecting 18view 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 38, 40, 42, 47working with 21

Essence Server Disk 21, 26Essence Server Keyframe 21Essence Server pane 22, 23

layout 21understanding 21

Essence Server viewnavigating in 18panes 18

Exiting Essence Management Administrator 20

FFeatures, Essence Management Administrator 14

Index

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GGroup rights 15GUID

carrier 38, 40pool 26, 28

HHighlighting of assigned entities 18HSM status of carrier 38, 40

IInterface

Admin 23ClipHandling 21, 22

Interplay MAMDesktop 26, 38, 47System Administrator 22User Manager 15, 47

IP address 26

LLayout

Carriers pane 37Essence Management Administrator 16Essence Server pane 21Essence Server view 18Overview view 17Pools pane 25

ListCarrier Access 38, 40Carrier HSM State 38, 40Carrier Type 38, 40EssenceServer 26, 38, 40Pool 38, 40Pool Type 26, 28Protocol 31, 33Role Read/Write 31, 33Show (carriers) 37, 38, 40, 42Show (pools) 25, 26, 28, 30

Load balancing 26

NName


Naming Service 21, 22Navigating in Essence Server view 18New button 25, 26, 31, 37, 38

OOnline support 11Opening Essence Management Administrator 16Overview

Essence Management Administrator 12Overview view 17

information 17

PPane

Carriers 18, 37, 38, 40, 42Essence Server 18, 21, 22, 23Pools 18, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 47

Pool Access dialog 31, 33, 35, 47Pool Access Name 31Pool GUID 26, 28Pool Name 26, 28Pool URL 26, 28Pools 13

adding access 31assigning to Essence Server 26automatic selection of assigned Essence Server 18changing access 33configuring access 31defining access 31defining access priorities 26deleting access 35, 47editing access 33editing access priorities 28GUID 26, 28pane 18, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 47removing carrier assignment 30selecting 18showing 25, 26, 28, 30, 42type 26, 28unique name 26, 28

Index

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URL 26, 28working with 25

Prefix 26Prerequisites

for pool deletion 30for using Essence Management Administrator 15

Priority 26Properties dialog 22, 23Protocol list 31, 33

RRemoving

access from pool 47carrier assignment 30pool access 35, 47

Role Read/Write list 31, 33Running selftest 23

SSelecting

Carrier 18Essence Server 18Pool 18pool access 33, 35, 47pool access protocol 31, 33

Selftest for Essence Server 23Show (carriers) list 37, 38, 40, 42Show (pools) list 25, 26, 28, 30Showing

carriers 37, 38, 40pools 25, 26, 28, 30, 42

Specifyingbase path 31pool URL 28

Starting Essence Management Administrator 16

TTest button 23Training services 11Troubleshooting 11Type


UUnassigned carriers 37, 38Understanding

Carriers pane layout 37Essence Management Administrator layout 16Essence Server pane 21Pools pane layout 25

Uniquecarrier GUID 38, 40carrier name 38, 40pool access name 31pool GUID 26, 28pool name 26, 28

URLdevice 26pool 26, 28

Url link 22

VView

Essence Server 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 38, 40, 42, 47

Overview 17View button 21, 22, 23

WWorking with

carriers 37Essence Server 21pools 25

Workspace Device folder 26, 38

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