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1. 8 4 CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION 9 4 1 Settings Window uu u u uu llu cece cece 9 4 2 System Settings 11 4 2 1 Overview System Settings Subcategories 11 4 2 2 MAD Options Tab 12 4 2 3 Oracle Connection Tab 15 4 2 4 E Mail Options Tab 17 4 2 5 Timers Tab 19 4 2 6 Tasks Tab 19 4 2 05 IHSMS Tab u ul uu testen tro ths Betas aka 20 4 2 89 DIVA TDi ee 21 4 2 9 ADA Tab nro 25 4 2 10 FlashNet Tab 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 What s New In the Configuration Manual of the Tape Storage Controller the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The changes linked to new features in version 5 1 are listed below The version of the application and the validity of the license are checked at startup See section Version and License Check on page 3 The version of2. Jogin Login used for some sources pass Password in conjunction with the Aogin option for some sources 4 Configuring the Application VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 Configuring the Restore Process The Restore group box contains settings used to configure the restore process performed by the DIVArchive system Configuring the Transfer of the Restored File The Destination field contains the name of the system that requires content to be transferred to it from DIVArchive This name is pre defined in the DIVArchive destination configuration The Quality of Service QOS parameter defines how a file is to be transferred from a DIVArchive tape to a destination The options for QOS are defined as follows Direct Only The material is transferred immediately to the source as it is being read If no direct transfer service is available the request will be aborted Cache Only The material is first transferred entirely to cache storage from tape and then transferred to the destination If no cache service is available the request will be aborted Direct and Cache If a direct transfer is not available e g no Actor with direct transfer enabled is available then cache transfer will be used instead Cache and Direct If cache transfer is not available e g no Actor with cache storage is available a direct transfer will be performed instead Default The
3. VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 System Settings 4 2 1 Overview System Settings Subcategories The System settings are divided into the following subcategories MAD Options Oracle Connection E Mail Options Timers Tasks HSMs DIVA ADA FlashNet For each subcategory a tab is provided 4 Configuring the Application 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 4 2 2 MAD Options Tab The MAD Options tab contains the settings that configure the log file management and the archive and restore process ort requests by group Mark file as archived only after it has been written to tape v Check if source file exist Restore rt sort requests by group number of lines 256 Configuring the Archive Process The settings that configure the archive process are read only and can only be configured from within the Configurator See the Configurator user manual for more information Sorting Archive Requests If the setting Smart Sort Requests by Group is enabled Tape Storage Controller will sort all archive requests by tape group and request them in order to the HSM DIVA ADA XenData FlashNet When requests of the same tape group are processed sequentially the tape robot will not have to change tapes that often By default this setting is selected For this setting to be effective the max Archive setting has to be bigger than 2 so sorting by tape g
4. QOS specified in the destinations configuration will be used The following additional services are available Default Operate as per default setting in the Manager configuration Do Not Overwrite Do not overwrite existing files on the destination server Do Not Check Existence Do not check the existence of the clip on the server Delete and Write Force delete and rewrite if object exists on server The Options field contains additional options that must be used for performing the transfer of data from DIVA to the destination These options supersede any options specified in the DIVA configuration database Currently the possible values are anullstring to specify no options Jogin Login used for some sources pass Password in conjunction with the Aogin option for some sources Checking and Notifying When Requested Tape is Not Available If the setting Report Error If Required Tape Is Not Inserted is selected and a request is made to restore a file that is stored on a LTO tape that is not inserted in the tape library the corresponding clip will go into error in the Restore Queue tab of the Deep Archive Manager and the following error message is displayed 4 Configuring the Application 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 The tape for FILENAME is not inserted in the tape robot Please insert tape TAPE ID and retry The user can retry restoring the file after the required tape
5. CONFIGURATION MANUAL TAPE STORAGE CONTROLLER Clips Playlists Timelines Edits Bins 4 77 Deep Archive Pro archiving quest Archive hive tr n Pro 3 Arch Rejected hive F dri 210 elements aded Clip w WR WIR 170412 170412 wri WRIS WVR_ 180212 WVR_180212 WVR_180212 1 Next dip None IPBArchive 100 100 100 100 100 100 Archive Progr Completed Completed Completed Version 5 1 June 2014 Archive LTO T 0002 100002 100002 100002 0002 0002 No Play remote Group zs No Channel TES Status V5 HERE VS CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright O 2003 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The addres
6. Empty Tape If There Is an Ejected Tape With Space Left is enabled Tape Storage Controller will check the database if there is a tape available in the LTO tape library with enough space left If this is not the case Tape Storage Controller will then check in the database if there is an ejected tape with enough space left If this is the case Tape Storage Controller will send the following e mail message to the recipients as configured in the External Mail tab of the E Mail Options tab Application Tape Storage Controller There is an ejected tape with enough space left for lt VARID gt Please insert tape lt TAPEID gt and retry This message will also appear in the Archive Queue tab of the Deep Archive Manager The corresponding clip will go into error The user will have to wait until the tape has been inserted in the LTO tape robot and then retry to archive the file If there are no ejected tapes with space left or if this setting is not selected DIVA will send an error message Tape Storage Controller will enter this message in the database Tape Storage Controller will send an e mail with an error message to the recipients as configured in the External Mail tab of the E Mail Options tab The clip will go into error in the Archive Queue tab of the Deep Archive Manager and an error message will be displayed See Checking for Available Tapes above Note A This setting is only selected when Tape Storage Controller is used in a MAD
7. d check box is selected extra logs related to FlashNet will be added to the application log files By default this option is selected If the Trace Enabled check box is selected the XML communication between Tape Storage Controller and FlashNet is added to the log files By default this option is not selected The Test button can be used to test the connection with the FlashNet server 4 Configuring the Application 27 Sa m V E To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
8. der to the HSM DIVA ADA XenData FlashNet When requests of the same group are processed sequentially the tape robot will not have to change tapes that often However the priority level of the files won t be considered then By default this setting is selected Configuring the Log File Management To be able to configure the log file management you have to select the Log Files check box In the Directory field you can enter the path of the log storage directory or you can browse for it by clicking El By default the logs will be saved in the directory CAEVSLogs MAD Application name If the A New Log Every Day check box is selected a new log file is started every day By default this option is not selected You can also specify a time interval in days after which the logs should be removed from the log storage directory If you enter 1 the logs are never removed from the storage directory By default the logs are cleaned up after 90 days Configuring the LogMemo Size In the LogMemo group box you can specify the maximum number of lines retained by the Log pane By default the Log pane displays 256 lines 14 4 Configuring the Application E CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 3 Oracle Connection Tab The Oracle Connection tab allows you to configure the connection with the Oracle database Dracle login Jatabase name Use this login name ion history ep co
9. e General TemporaryFiles Text edtTemporaryFilesDir Emai lwanted checked 0 Port Text 25 HOStID Text Timeout Text 5000 SMTPLogin Checked 1 Mai lUser Text MailPasswd Text ylcwaD8bsihdk17uHg8knw Mai lPasswduni code Text 79CJGgDro FCD6AsFhtZkw ailFrom Text cbsavescreenDumpUnHand lederrors Checked 1 cbsaveunforcederrors Checked 1 cbsavescreenpumphandledErrors checked 1 cbAutomaticLogin checked 0 cbUseknownDatabase Checked 0 cbUseThisLogin Checked 0 chkKeepconnectionAlive Checked 0 chkTryToReconnect Checked 0 4 Configuring the Application CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 5 4 2 6 Timers Tab The Timers tab allows you to set time intervals for some automated tasks o start Time before auto start sec Perform tasks Time between tasks sec Configuring Auto Start In the Auto Start group box you can specify the time interval after which the application automatically starts performing its tasks By default this is set to 10 seconds Setting a Time Interval Between Tasks In the Perform Tasks group box you can specify the length of the time interval in seconds between two subsequent tasks By default this is set to 30 seconds Tasks Tab The Tasks tab gives an overview of the active tasks In the Active by Default column you can activate the tasks that must be performed by default at start up by selecting the corresponding check bo
10. e 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 E IPEArchive Tape Storage Controller Version X X X X Datal RXXXXX Lic dd mm yyyy OK Logged on to DatabaseName as Login 3 Starting the Application 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 3 5 Overview Tasks The table below gives a brief description of the tasks performed by Tape Storage Controller Number Task Description 2 Request Checks the IP2Archive database for archive requests and Backup commands the HSM to start the archiving process 3 Request Checks the IP2Archive database for restore requests and Restore commands the HSM to start the restore process 4 Request Checks the IP2Archive database for purge requests and Purge commands the HSM to start the purge process 6 Update Checks the status and progress of the archive jobs and Backup synchronizes this information with the IP2Archive database Progress 7 Update Checks the status and progress of the restore jobs and Restore synchronizes this information with the IP2Archive database Progress 8 Update Checks the status and progress of the purge jobs and Purge synchronizes this information with the IP2Archive database Progress 9 Retrieve Retrieves the LTO tape ID from the HSM after the files have Tape IDs been archived to LTO Note For performance reasons two or more instances of the Tape Storage Controller can be installed Each instance can be configured to perform only a specific set of the tasks men
11. e Storage Controller interfaces with the following HSM systems Atempo s Digital Archive SGL s FlashNet Front Porch Digital s DIVArchive Workflow The diagram below shows the interactions between IPDirector and the various IP2Archive software components and between the various IP2Archive software components and the HSM system When IP2Archive interfaces with XenData s Digital Archive Tape Storage Controller is replaced by File Transfer Daemon IP Director IPDirector Database Check if Source File Exists Metadata Sync Request Archive Restore Nearline Remove I 1 Online Copy x l Archive 9 8 y a Bg 0 Deep Archive Sync IP2Archive Database Deep Archive Controller Tape Storage Controller HSM Database Archive Restore Remove Online Copy Purge Archive Deep Archive Manager Multiple Timecode Support The application supports the following SMPTE timecodes PAL NTSC non drop frame NTSC drop frame 1 About the Application 1 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 3 3 1 3 2 Starting the Application After Installation Double click the Tape Storage Controller icon to start the application You can also start the application by double clicking the executable file exe in the installation folder The splash screen appears IPE Archive Tape Storage Controller V
12. e Test button to test this option By default this option is selected Enable Retrieval of LTO Tape ID If the option Retrieve Tape ID After Archiving Has Finished Tape Storage Controller will retrieve from the ADA database the ID of the LTO tape which contain the archived files By default this option is selected 4 Configuring the Application CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 10 FlashNet Tab The FlashNet tab contains the settings that configure the communication with the FlashNet system This tab only becomes available if FlashNet is selected as HSM type in the HSMs tab See section HSMs Tab on page 20 Most of the settings in this tab are read only They can only be configured in the Configurator application Connection Host al host Reply timeout 50 Y Logging enabled Trace enabled The following connection data is entered Host The IP address or machine name of the FlashNet server Port The listening port number of the FlashNet server The default port number is 8199 Local Host The IP address or machine name of the server that hosts Tape Storage Controller This field can still be configured locally The Reply Timeout field displays how long expressed in seconds Tape Storage Controller will wait for the FlashNet server to respond after making connection before giving an error By default this is set to 60 seconds If the Logging Enable
13. ed By default the The application version that should be application starts installed is displayed automatically after 10 seconds Obsolete newer version of the application red Click OK to continue exists and must be used This version may not be used anymore The application shuts down The application version that should be installed is displayed Undefined The version of the application is not black Click OK to continue defined in the MAD database The application shuts down 3 Starting the Application 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Status Beta License About to Expire License Expired No Valid License Maximum Licenses Reached Description A test version The license period is about to expire It is shown in how many days the license will expire Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual The license period has expired The date when the license expired is displayed Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual There was no valid license found in the database Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual The maximum number of instances NUMBER OF LICENSES for the license has been reached Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual Color blue orange red red red Issue 5 1 D June 2014 Action Required Click OK to start the applicatio
14. ersion 01 04 Logging on to as The application logs into the database Then the Settings window appears allowing you to configure the application See section Configuring the Application on page 9 After Configuration Double click the Tape Storage Controller icon to start the application You can also start the application by double clicking the executable file exe in the installation folder The splash screen appears The application logs into the database Then the main window opens After a time interval defined in the settings the application automatically starts performing its active tasks 3 Starting the Application VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 3 3 Version and License Check Introduction TT The version of the application and the validity of the application license will be checked when the application logs into the IP2Archive database at startup The status of the version or the license that is returned is displayed on the application splash screen Logging on to as Version and License Statuses The following version and license statuses can be returned Status Description Color Action Required Current The actual version of the application no No action required color The application starts automatically Outdated newer version of the application red Click OK to start the exists but this version can still be application at once us
15. f the port the Atempo Digital Archive Server will listen for requests It is port number 80 by default Database Database instance used for Atempo Digital Archive It is called ADA by default Specification of the ADA Archive In the ADA Archive group box the following data is automatically entered Archive Name of the project archive created in Atempo Digital Archive A project archive is shared and can be accessed by several users defined by the Administrator Path Folder of the project archive which mirrors the location of the data on the source platform This folder has a path of the structure source machine source _ machine OS Woot path on source 4 Configuring the Application 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 26 Specification of the Host Platform A host platform is an archiving platform where the source data to be archived is located Depending on the setup the settings in the Host Platform group box will be enabled or not The host platform name i e the network name of the machine hosting the data can either be derived from the UNC path of the storage or this can be a fixed name The first option is used when there are multiple storages the second option is used when there is only one storage Enable Logging If the option Enable Loggingis selected an extensive log will be kept of the communication between Tape Storage Controller and the Atempo Digital Archive Server Click th
16. has been inserted If the setting is not selected no error will be reported if an LTO tape is not inserted By default this setting is not selected Tape Storage Controller will send an e mail message with the same error message to the recipients as defined in the External Mail tab of the E Mail Options tab This error message will also be displayed in the Archive Progress Message field in IPDirector 24 4 Configuring the Application CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 9 ADA Tab The ADA tab contains the settings that configure the communication with the Atempo Digital Archive ADA system This tab only becomes available if ADA is selected as HSM type in the HSMs tab See section HSMs Tab on page 20 These settings are read only They can only be modified in the Configurator application Connection User Domain Password Server name Database Host platform Archive path Enable logging W Retrieve tape ID after archiving has finished Configuration Connection With ADA In the Connection group box the following data is automatically entered User Name of the user as defined in Atempo Digital Archive Domain Windows domain name Password Password necessary to log into Atempo Digital Archive Server Name Name of the Atempo Digital Archive Server to which Tape Storage Controller will connect You have to use the machine name Port Number o
17. heck box in the Active column and then click the Start button This button only becomes available after you have clicked the Stop button 3 Start Stop buttons These buttons are used to manually start and stop the application 4 Log pane The Log pane lists application events logs and can be useful The date and time of each event is displayed These logs are also saved in the log files Menu Bar The menu bar contains three menus File Settings and Help File Menu The File menu contains only one command Exit It is used to exit the application Click the File menu or use the keyboard shortcut keys ALT F or F10 F to open it Click Exit or use the keyboard shortcut key X to exit the application Settings Menu The Settings menu does not contain any commands It immediately gives access to the application settings Click the Settings menu or use the keyboard shortcut keys ALT S or F10 S to access the settings Help Menu DEI With the About command the application about box can be opened The about box displays the application software version the date until which the application license is valid the name and version of the database the application is logged on to and the login name used Click About or use the keyboard shortcut key A to open the about box Note A These menus only become available after you have clicked the Stop button 6 3 Starting the Application CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archiv
18. is to be transferred to a DIVArchive tape The options for QOS are defined as follows Direct Only The material is written to tape immediately as it is being transferred from a destination If no direct transfer service is available the request will be aborted Cache Only The material is first transferred entirely from the source to cache storage and then written to tape If no cache service is available the request will be aborted Direct and Cache If a direct transfer is not available e g no Actor with direct transfer enabled is available then cache transfer will be used instead Cache and Direct If cache transfer is not available e g no Actor with cache storage is available a direct transfer will be performed instead Default The QOS specified in the source configuration will be used By default the option Cache and Direct is selected The Options field contains additional options that must be used for performing the transfer of data from the source to DIVA These options supersede any options specified in the DIVA configuration database Currently the possible values are anullstring to specify no options Specifies that every name in filenamesList that refers to a directory must be scanned recursively This also applies when a file path root is specified and is used to designate the file s to be archived This option may be used when archiving from a local source or from a standard FTP server
19. mes to reconnect with the database If the option Report Status in Database Everytime Keep Alive Timer Triggers is selected the status of the connection is reported in the database each time the Keep Alive Timer sends a trigger to send a Keep Connection Alive message If the option Report Status of Tasks is selected the status of the tasks ok or not ok is reported to the database Testing the Oracle Connection The Test Oracle button allows you to check the validity of the database name login and usemame you entered If these data are valid then the following message appears next to the Test Oracle button OK If the login name or password is invalid then a message box appears with the following message ORA 01017 invalid username password logon denied If the database name is invalid then a message box appears with the following message ORA 12154 TNS could not resolve the connect identifier specified If you omit the password then a message box appears with the following message ORA 01005 null password given logon denied If you do not enter a database name login and username then a message box appears with the following message ORA 12560 TNS protocol adapter error You can also check the software version of the application by clicking the Test Oracle button If the software version is up to date then the following message appears Current The Current Version If the software ver
20. n By default the application starts automatically after 10 seconds Click OK to start the application at once By default the application starts automatically after 10 seconds Click OK to continue The application shuts down Click OK to continue The application shuts down Click OK to continue The application shuts down 3 Starting the Application V L CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 3 4 Main Window Overview General Description The main window displays the active and non active tasks of the application It allows you to monitor the tasks that are being performed It also allows you to manually start and stop the application or a particular task Illustration The main window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the main window Part Name Description 1 Menu bar The menu bar contains three menus File Settings and Help 3 Starting the Application 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 Part Name Description 2 Tasks pane The Tasks pane contains the name and a brief description of the tasks performed by the application Only the tasks that were activated by you in the System settings will be performed at start up If you want to manually run certain tasks for test purposes you have to stop the application select the corresponding c
21. nal services Default Options Report error if required tape is not inserte Configuration Connection With DIVA The Connection group box contains the following connection data Manager Name of the DIVArchive Manager The DIVArchive Manager is the main component in a DIVArchive system All archive operations are controlled and handled by the DIVArchive Manager Address IP Address of the management station running the DIVArchive Manager software component Port Listening port number of the DIVArchive Manager management station Default Set ID The tapes in the library are initially divided into sets and are assigned a number called a Set ID Set ID s allow to partition pools of tapes in a library and assign them for use with specific DIVArchive groups A Test button allows you to test the connection with the DIVArchive If the connection is ok the message Success will appear 4 Configuring the Application 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 22 Otherwise an error message will appear Configuring the Archive Process The Archive group box contains settings used to configure the archive process performed by the DIVArchive system The Source field contains the name of the system that has content intended to be transferred to DIVArchive i e the nearline storage This name is pre defined in the DIVArchive source configuration The Quality of Service QOS parameter defines how a file
22. nnection alive interva Entering the Database Name In this field you have to enter the name of the database the application has to connect to If the Use This Database Name check box is selected the name of the database will automatically appear in the Oracle login dialog box at start up Entering the Login Name In this field you have to enter a login name If the Use This Login Name check box is selected the login name will automatically appear in the Oracle login dialog box at start up Entering a Password In this field you have to enter a password If the Use Auto Login check box is selected the application automatically logs into the selected database at start up The Oracle login dialog box does not appear 4 Configuring the Application 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 Checking Application History By clicking the Application History button you can open a chronological list of all software versions of the application To get more details about each version creation date name of programmer status additional remarks you have to click next to the version number Activating Keep Alive If the option Keep Connection Alive is selected a message is sent to the database at regular time intervals to avoid idle connections from being closed by the firewall These intervals can be set by you If the option Try to Reconnect if Keep Alive Fails is selected the application will try a number of ti
23. roup matters Checking for Available Tapes If a usertries to archive a clip and all tapes belonging to a particular tape group are full and no empty tape is available in the LTO tape library the clip will go into error in the Archive Queue tab of the Deep Archive Manager and the following error message will be displayed When interfacing with DIVA No migrate archive service No online tape fits the requirements Please insert an empty tape and retry e When interfacing with ADA No Media available in scratch media group Please insert empty tapes and retry 4 Configuring the Application VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 e When interfacing with Flashnet There is no empty tape available for lt VARID gt Please insert an empty tape and retry Tape Storage Controller will also send an e mail message with the following error message to the recipients as configured in the External Mail tab of the E Mail Options tab Wheninterfacing with DIVA There is no empty tape available for lt VARID gt Please insert an empty tape and retry When interfacing with ADA No Media available in scratch media group Please insert empty tapes and retry e When interfacing with SGL There is no empty tape available for lt VARID gt in group GROUP ID Please insert an empty tape and retry Checking for Ejected Tapes with Space Left If the setting Do Not Archive to
24. s and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Ill WHAT S NEW IV 1 ABOUT THE APPLICATION 1 2 MULTIPLE TIMECODE SUPPORT 1 3 STARTING THE APPLICATION 2 3 1 After Installation _ 2 3 2 After Configuration 2 3 3 Version and License Check 3 3 4 Main Window Overview 5 3 5 Overview Tasks
25. setup and when interfacing with DIVA Marking Files as Archived If the setting Mark File as Archived Only After It Has Been Written to Tape is enabled Tape Storage Controller will wait to mark a file as being archived in the IP2Archive database until the file has been written to LTO tape In the Deep Archive Manager GUI the file will then be moved to the Archived tab only after the file has been written to LTO tape By default this setting is selected 4 Configuring the Application 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 If the setting Check if Source File Exists is enabled Tape Storage Controller will first check if the file to be archived really exists If the file does not exist it will not start the archive process The clip will go into error in the Archive Queue tab of the Deep Archive Manager and the following error message will be displayed File not found lt FILENAME gt Clear this setting if Tape Storage Controller has no access to the storage location of the source file By default this setting is selected Configuring the Restore Process The settings that configure the restore process are read only and can only be configured from within the Configurator See the Configurator user manual for more information Sorting the Restore Requests If the setting Smart Sort Requests by Group is enabled Tape Storage Controller will Sort all restore requests by tape group and request them in or
26. sion is outdated then the following message appears Unknown Version Application Please contact the EDP department If you close the Settings window without testing the validity of the database name login and username you just entered then a message box appears Information 4 Configuring the Application HERES VE CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 4 If you click Yes then the Settings window is closed and the original values are restored If you click Cancel then the Settings window does not close and you can test the values by clicking the Test Oracle button If you change the current database settings test the connection and then close the Settings window a message box will appear If you click Yes the application is stopped and closed A manual restart will be required Click Cancel to continue E Mail Options Tab In case the application is capable of sending e mail messages the E Mail Options tab will allow you to configure an e mail account enter the e mail address of the default sender and recipients and enter a default e mail subject If the application is not capable of sending e mail messages the settings in this tab cannot be used Send e mail Send e mail Mail system settings Host identifier SMTP login Port User Time out Password Mail message settings Intemal mail settings External mail settings To be able to configure the e mail account you ha
27. the ADAwrapper dll and DivaApiwrapper dll is checked The splash screen now also displays the database name and version and the date until which the license is valid See section Main Window Overview on page 5 The Retrieve Tape ID task has been implemented for ADA and FlashNet See section Overview Tasks on page 8 Partial restore for ADA has been implemented The settings have been rearranged An e mail notification is sent when no empty tapes are available in the tape library See section MAD Options Tab on page 12 An e mail notification is sent when an empty tape is available in the tape library The ID of the tape to be inserted is mentioned See section MAD Options Tab page 12 An e mail notification is sent when the LTO tape containing the file that needs to be restored is offline This has been implemented for FlashNet and DIVA See section MAD Options Tab on page 12 Support for multiple tape groups has been implemented for ADA FlashNet and DIVA Support for loresless workflow has been implemented IV What s New CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 i 1 About the Application General Description Tape Storage Controller is an automated application or robot that interacts with the hierarchical storage management system to drive all the archive partial restore and purge requests originating from the Deep Archive Controller Tap
28. tioned above For example there could be an instance that only performs the archive and purge tasks and an instance that only performs the restore tasks 8 3 Starting the Application E CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 Configuring the Application 4 1 Settings Window Opening the Settings Window The Settings window allows you to configure your application The first time the application is launched after it has been installed the Settings window opens automatically dose System settings HSM Dracle Connection use this Login Name 4 Application History The Settings window can also be accessed through the Settings menu in the main window To make this menu available click the Stop button The application will stop performing its tasks 4 Configuring the Application EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 Edit Mode To be able to edit the settings you first have to enter a password To put the Settings window into Edit Mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Enter Into Edit Mode button A dialog box appears Password Dialog 2 Enterthe administrator password and then click OK The Settings window enters into Edit Mode Note Certain settings are read only and cannot be configured These can only be modified in the Configurator application Other settings have to be configured locally 10 4 Configuring the Application
29. ve to select the Send E Mail check box The fields in the Mail System Settings and Mail Message Settings group box become available Configuring an E Mail Account In the Mail System Settings group box you have to enter the IP address and port number of the SMTP server and specify a timeout In the SMTP Login group box you can enter a user name and password 4 Configuring the Application 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 18 Configuring a Default E Mail Message The Mail Message Settings group box contains two tabs Internal Mail Settings and External Mail Settings The Internal Mail Settings tab can be used to configure a default e mail message that will be sent to the EVS developers and the customer when an error occurs The External Mail Settings tab can be used to configure a default e mail message that will be sent to the customer to notify him about an error In each tab you have to enter the sender s email address the email address of the various recipients and a subject It should be noted that this tab is not always used When you insert multiple e mail addresses in any of the header fields make sure you separate them by a comma To test the settings and manually send an e mail message click the Send Mail button For the new settings to take effect close and restart the application Check the TOM ini file in the installation folder of the application for the e mail addresses and subject entered her
30. x The Active column displays the tasks that are currently selected in the main window 4 Configuring the Application 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 5 1 D June 2014 4 2 7 HSMs Tab The HSMs tab contains the settings that configure the communication between Tape Storage Controller and the hierarchical storage management system HSM The data entered here will automatically appear in the tab in the System settings that corresponds to the selected hierarchical storage management system The data is read only and can only be modified in the Configurator application If a particular HSM is selected the corresponding tab with settings specific to that HSM will become available 20 4 Configuring the Application CONFIGURATION MANUAL IP2Archive 1 4 Tape Storage Controller 5 1 4 2 8 DIVA Tab The DIVA tab contains the settings that configure the connection between Tape Storage Controller and the DIVArchive system and also those that configure the archive and restore process performed by the DIVArchive This tab only becomes available if DIVA has been selected as HSM type in the HSMs tab See section HSMs Tab on page 20 These settings are read only and can only be configured in the Configurator application Connection Manager Addre Port Default Set ld 2 Archive Source ACTOR1 Quality of service Cache and direct Options Hestore Destination ACTOR1 Quality of service Cache and direct Additio
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