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1. OK OK 0 far R3 R4 Ni K Disk status AAA e A a elaine RE ROME 22 2311724 ent 1 11 i En ena R3 R3 R3 R4 R4 R4 R4 R4 isp sp isp sp jsp sp isp sp jsp sp Disk temperature fe TA RAS ES A ie EBRO eS a SAB AE Se pens eet 225 23 2490 extra EXT2 Disk Details 17 Issu e 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 SCSI Disks Status Storage Hardware Codes Mib Browser General Arrays Remaining Capacity 37 47 31 99 Storage type ParallelScsi PSU Fans Thermal Nominal Capacity 37 51 07 RAID type 4 1 INTI OK 18 RAID 14 12 13 Disk status 04 0 B INGA RI R1 RI R1 R1 Disk temperature 0 4 OB IFAI 38 130 129 132 25 Disk Details General Parameter Remaining Capacity 0C 0 D 1 0 1 4 1 B 1 1 D OC OD 0E 1 4 1 8 1 0 1E 24 28 2 0 2D 2E 1D 1 24 28 20 2D 2E Description Remaining capacity of the storage expressed as a video duration hours minutes and seconds as well as a percentage Nominal Capacity Total capacity of the storage expressed as a video duration hours minutes and seconds Storage Type Type of storage internal or external RAID Type Type of RAID 4 1 or 5 1 Arrays Pa2. EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Issue 1 01 B What s New The changes linked to new features in version 1 01 are listed in the table below Click the section number in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section In the user manual the icon pen has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features STATUS ON CHAPTERS UPDATES FOR XNET MONITOR V 1 01 Section 3 2 1 Additional Application Settings Section 3 3 2 Updated content of the Monitoring Data pane displayed for a host different than a server Section 3 3 3 Reorganization of the Server data within 5 tabs Section 3 3 4 Possibility to extract server information in an html file Section 3 5 Possibility to take the control of a LSM remote device Section 3 6 Possibility to take the control of a server desktop Section 3 8 Possibility to upload keywords on servers XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 Introduction PURPOSE XNet Monitor is a tool aimed at monitoring EVS products XNet Monitor displays real time information and status about the servers as well as past alert and warning messages XNet Monitor uses the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol protocol to request and receive monitoring data from the servers These in
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4. State Control port connection status Gigabit Connections Settings Parameter Description IP Address IP address of the interface port IP Mask IP mask of the interface port Def gateway Default gateway used by the interface port Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Channels Parameter Description Name Name of the Recorder CAM or player PGM channel Status Status of the channel e CAM Recording Recldle e PGM Ready Playing Live Idle Config Configuration of the channel as Recorder or Player Rem Capacity Remaining capacity for each recorder channel LTC LTC timecode of the channel User TC User timecode of the channel 1st Ctrl Primary controller defined for the selected channel Possible values are EVS Remote EVS XTNano Remote AVSP IPDP 2nd Ctrl Secondary controller defined for the channel if any Parallel Ctrl Controller used in Parallel Mode OSD OSD controller XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 STORAGE TAB The Storage tab differs according to the type of disks used SAS or SCSI SAS Disks Status Storage Hardware Codes Mib Browser General Arrays Remaining Capacity 279 43 04 99 Storage type Sas PSU Fans Thermal Nominal Capacity 279 51 43 RAID type 4 1 EXT3 E RAID EXT2 112 13 4 5 6 2 8 8 E ox
5. as shown on the following figure General Audio Video Controller 4 Protocol Type XT 2 Base Config MulticamLSM Port Controller Protocol Connection State Custom Name Video 2in 4out EVSRemote Connected Serial Number 20310 Audio 8 tracks R5422 2 EVSRemote Defined Version 10 03 13 Standard 525i NTSC RS422 3 EVSRemote Defined State Funny Tois SD MJPEG Standard AS422 4 SonyBw 75 Defined PSU OK Comp Bit Rate 30 Mbps RS422 5 SonyBVW75 Defined Genlock Valid blackburst RS422 6 TouchScreen Defined Ethernet 50106 Linx Defined LTC Valid Network Number of Clips 101 SDTI NoRelay1 485 Rem Capacity 279 43 04 99 Net Name SERVOI Clip Capacity Global Net Number 2 Loop Recording On Def Current Type Master Master Gigabit Connections Settings Up Time 0 17 19 47 Clip Edit by network No LAN PC HCTX GBE1 HCTX GBE2 Date Time 2010 04 30 07 16 23 Nb of Network Clip 235 172 16 54 2 172 19 54 2 172 21 54 2 Syne PC to TC Yes DB State Ok IP Mask 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 Period 00 15 00 Connection Connected Def gateway 17216 0 1 1721901 172 21 0 1 PC free disk space 1293 MB Traffic Normal Channels Name Status Config Rem Capacity LTC User TC Ast Ctrl 2nd Ctrl Parallel Ctrl OSD Recording Recorder 50 139 51 32 2010 04 30 13 0 2010 04 29 21 0 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable CAM B Recording Recorder 50 139 51 32 2010 04 30 13 0 2010 04 29 21 0 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable PG
6. the Hosts List pane e A summary of underlying hosts if XNet or a group is selected e An empty table for the host SNMP parameters and their respective values if the selected host is not a server e A specific parameters display table if the selected host is a server SUMMARY OF HOSTS DATA If XNet or a group is selected the Monitored Data pane displays a summary of underlying hosts parameters as shown on the following figure The available columns are selected and organized from the Organize Columns option available in the Tools menu 10 SN Soft Rev Genlock AnalogLTC Disk XNET Status Traffic DB Status Loc Clips Rem Capac 128690 10 03 13 Running Valid bl Connected Normal 44 51 54 32 6 ER 100 02 25 1 20360 10 03 13 Running Valid bl Connected Normal 19220 10 03 13 Running Valid bl Stand alone Normal 30 15670 10 03 13 Running Valid bl Connected Normal 13 79 11 56 9 53 16 40 9 15920 10 01 67 Running Detected Detected OK OK Stand alone Normal Ok 246 20 55 26 9 Host SNMP DATA Presently if a host other than a server is selected the Monitored Data pane will display 2 tabs STATUS TAB In the Status tab the main parameters are organized in several group boxes as shown on the following figure XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Status Mib Browser Evs Products Type Version State Custom Name XTA
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9. Browser Number 102 103 Description AUTHORIZE_HD_CONFIGS AUTHORIZE_CONFIG_CHANGES CODEC_DNXHD CODEC_PRORES CODEC_LOW_RES SERVER_SPOTBOM_BASE_OPEN_CONFIG LSM_ALL_OPTIONS LSM_BASE_OPEN_CONFIG 104 105 LSM_BASE_1_PLAY LSM_BASE_2_PLAY 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 LSM_BASE_3 PLAY LSM_BASE_4 PLAY LSM_BASE_5_PLAY LSM_BASE_6_PLAY SUPER_MOTION MULTICAM_LSM_SERVER_PLST_MGMT_BASIC MULTICAM_LSM_SERVER_PLST_MGMT_ADVANCED 113 114 MULTICAM_LSM_SPLIT_SCREEN MULTICAM_LSM_TELESTRATOR 115 117 MULTICAM_LSM_TARGET_TRACK LSM_SERVER_SPOTBOX_SDTI_LNETWORK_ADVANCED 118 119 120 121 LSM_SERVER_SPOTBOX_SONY_DD35_PROTOCOLS LSM_SERVER_SPOTBOX_ODETICS_VDCP_PROTOCOLS LSM_SERVER_SPOTBOX_AVSP_PROTOCOL_CUT_IPDP S IPDP_PROTOCOL_F 21 Issue 1 01 B 22 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 MiB BROWSER TAB The MIB Browser tab allows to view the MIB Management Information Base and gives a description of the parameters that can be polled This is dedicated to maintenance Status Storage Hardware Codes Mib Browser Module Name EVS GLOBALREG MEVS PRODUCTMIB EVS SERVER MIB EVS XSERVER EXPR MIB EVS XSERVER MIB SNMPV2 CONF SNMPV2SMI SNMPV2 TC E evsPrdtMIB 2 Al B evsPrdtMIBNotifications 0 E evsPrdtStateChange 1 EE evsPrdtieneral 1 evsPrdtT able 1 E gt evsPrdtEntry 1 GS evsPrdtindex 1
10. Click on the Install button to start the installation process on all selected servers 30 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 4 1 2 4 2 SY Note The Multicam installation zip file can be generated from the makezip bat file or from the XNet Install Zip bat file available with all Multicam installation packages REMOVE VERSIONS To remove previously installed Multicam versions proceed as follows 1 In the Tools menu select Server gt Remove Installed Versions The Remove Installed Versions window appears Remove Installed Versions Versionl Version2 Version3 Version4 Version Version Version Version8 Version9 Version10 100173 100221 100175 100307 100160 100221 100175 100307 2 Select the version s you want to remove 3 Click the Remove Selected Versions button SERVER REBOOT To remotely reboot a server right click on it in the Hosts List pane and select Reboot in the contextual menu The Server Reboot message window is displayed You must confirm the reboot process to start it on the remote host Y Note This command will be available only if the corresponding parameter is enabled in the Settings window 31 e Instant Tapeless Technology o TINY EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32 4 361 7000 1 973 575
11. DOP7A01WSP Issue 1 01 B 20 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Parameter Description ID Disk Identification State Disk Status OK not present spare Cap Gb Disk Capacity in Gbytes Temp Unit defined Disk Internal Temperature in Settings Model Disk Manufacturer and model Rev Level Disk Revision Level SN Disk Serial Number Information can be copied with the Ctrl C command from the window and pasted in a text file HARDWARE TAB The Hardware tab lists the available modules and boards installed in the server along with their respective version or revision number and their configuration when relevant Status Storage Hardware Codes Mib Browser Name Version HCTX CPU Board Id 0 41 Revision 0x43 Jumpers COHX Base Board 0 ID 0xC2 IDE 0xd0 COHX Base Board 1 ID 0xC2 IDE 0xd0 CHH0 COHX Hw 0x0a 0x03 Feat 0x00c3 CH 1 COHX HW 0 0a 0x03 Feat 0x00c3 CH 2 COH HW 004 003 Feat Ox00c3 CH 3 COH H w 0x0a 0x03 Feat 0x00c3 ACODEC Id 0x65 Ide 0x04 Ide2 0x0B GBE Rev HCTX_GBE 44 1 Modules Parameter Description Name Server module type Version Server module revision and additional parameters XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 CODES TAB Issue 1 01 B The Codes tab lists the options codes activated on the server along with their description Status Storage Hardware Codes Mib
12. M 1 Playing Player 2010 04 11 07 2 2010 04 10 21 1 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable PGM 2 Ready Player 2010 04 11 07 2 2010 04 10 21 1 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable PGM 3 Idle Player 1970 01 01 00 0 1970 01 01 00 0 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable PGM 4 ide Player 1970 01 01 00 0 1970 01 01 00 0 EVSRemote Primary Not pplicable The different group boxes and their parameters are detailed hereafter General Parameter Description Type Server type XT XT 2 Custom Name Name given to the product from the MIB Serial Number Server unique serial number Version Server software revision Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Parameter Description State Server state running in maintenance faulty halted unknown PSU State of the power supply unit Genlock Presence or absence of Genlock synchronization signal LTC Status of LTC Longitudinal Time Code analogue signal Number of Clips Number of clips stored on the server Rem Capacity Remaining capacity in hours and percentage Clip Capacity Clip capacity as defined on the server Global or Per Channel Loop Recording Up Time Loop Recording mode as defined on the server Elapsed time since the last boot Date Time MTPC date and time Sync PC to TC This function synchronizes the internal TC to the timecode read on the LTC i
13. Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 SERVER LOGS EXTRACTION To remotely recover the SNMP logs stored on a server right click on it in the Hosts List pane and select Extract logs in the contextual menu The following warning message window is displayed to warn you that the extraction process may interfere with the video diffusion from that server Launch the extraction process again later if you cannot accept any diffusion trouble at this time Logs extraction A The log extraction process may affect the diffusion on server Server 2 Are you sure you want to proceed The next window displays progress bars of the extraction and the current directory and file being downloaded Logs Extraction from Server 2 Directory C LSMCE DATA LOG CE Downloading hardware log o lt gt Cancel Once the logs extraction is done a window briefly appears about the log files compression then the Logs Extraction window displays the zip file name and its storing folder and path Logs Extraction 1 Logs files successfully extracted for Server 2 Available under C Program Files EYS Broadcast Equipment XNet Monitor Downloaded logs 29100 zip The different logged information configuration alerts is stored in different folders and files and packed together in a zip file Next to the zip files is a text file LogExtracion_servername log for each server that logs the extractions dates
14. User s Manual Version 1 01 July 2010 XNEt MONITOR EVS SNMP Monitoring XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2009 2010 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 tv REGIONAL CONTACTS The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are 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 on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv Europe Middle East Africa English Contact us Contact Us Regional contacts new page aspx 2038 Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Table of Contents TABLE OPCONTEN TS iuris tactica aaa I
15. allation the only required parameter is the installation path for the application If you want to change the default one enter the desired path Once the application is installed it can be executed immediately UPDATE If an older version of XNet Monitor is already installed on your computer it will be automatically removed and replaced by the new one UNINSTALL The XNet Monitor application must be removed through Windows Control Panel and Add or Remove Programs menu XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 2 Configuration 2 1 USER INTERFACE XNet Monitor MANE 8 7 Genlock AnaogLTC Disk Discovered Hosts 8 r 112011 112021 1123 11240 E INSIOBASSO Hosts List E XT_ADL 2 xT ADI 23100 10 03 07 ai Pr s ero 228 10 03 07 7 4 Monitoring Data Pane 11531111 XF73130 M CEWKSI7 M COMLORES E XEDID SDENCPWE Urk 212850 Urk 1133 0 COMLORES XEDIO SDENC P Start Date Monday May 31 2010 M Fier NotAckromedoed End Date Monday My 3 200 H M SNMP Messages Used Capsciy 001251 dd aies Messan Bone hoenna AE 31 May 10 101253 Raid write access falure court 1 31 May 10 101343 No response to SNMP poling 31May 10 101325 No response to SNMP poling 31May 10 101307 No response to SNMP poling Disk Usage 31 May 10 101249 No response to SNMP poling Pane The window is divided in 4 panes e The Hosts List pane displays the monitored server
16. are displayed until they are acknowledged by the user Start Date Monday April 27 2009 v Filter Not Acknowledged v Ack alert s End Date Monday May 04 2009 v Host Name Date Alert message IP Address 5 4 2009 12 14 12 Disk alert state of disk Disk 0 D is Disconnected Server 2 5 4 2009 12 14 12 Analog LTC NotDetected 1 1 20 22 Server 2 4 29 2009 3 46 50 Analog LTC NotDetected 1 1 20 22 Server 2 4 28 2009 11 32 28 Status not running 1 1 20 22 Server 2 4 27 2009 10 36 57 Analog LTC NotDetected 1 1 20 22 ALERT MESSAGES DISPLAY Use the calendar of the Start Date and End Date drop down fields to restrict the displayed alerts list to the selected Use the Filter drop down menu to select the alerts to be displayed e All All alerts that occurred during the selected period are displayed e Acknowledged Only alerts that have already been acknowledged are displayed e Not Acknowledged Only alerts that do not have been acknowledged yet are displayed ALERT MESSAGES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The alert acknowledgment function helps you to easily remove alert messages from the displayed list once they have been visualized and or taken care of Use the Ack Alert s button to acknowledge the selected alerts These alerts are kept in the log file but are not displayed anymore depending on the display filter configuration 23 Issue 1 01 B 3 4 2 24 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User
17. ays a summary of the total used and remaining disk space This total is computed for all disks available on the server or group of servers selected in the Hosts List pane A color pie chart helps you to immediately visualize the disk usage of your system More precise figures are given over that pie chart expressed as a used and remaining video time in hours minutes and seconds Used Capacity 00 40 42 Rem Capacity 01 34 29 29 Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 4 Server Update and Reboot XNet Monitor is a monitoring tool Nevertheless it is able to remotely perform two actions on any server if configured accordingly e Update the Multicam version on a server e Reboot a server if necessary 4 1 MULTICAM UPDATE 4 1 1 NEW VERSION INSTALLATION To remotely update Multicam on one or several servers proceed as follows 1 In the Tools menu select Server gt Install Versions The Installation window appears Installation DER a C XNet E Control room Version Server 1 1 20 1 version 10 01 28 Server 1 2 3 4 version 77 Server 1 2 3 5 version 77 2 Select the server s to update in the left pane of the Installation window As a reminder the currently installed Multicam version is displayed next to each server 3 In the Version field browse your computer to select the new Multicam installation zip file 4
18. ccess 1 1390 Running Unknown Computer Drives Nares 5773130 Name Total Size Free Space Restore R 195 GB 14 0 GB CPU Usage 0 0 XT F 465 8 GB 28 1 GB Up Time 21 49 17 04 System C 19 5GB 6 7 GB Date Time 2010 06 02 19 49 25 Interfaces Description Status MTU Speed Phys Address IP Address Net Mask NIC OUT A 1500 1000 Mbps Occ0daBef7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intel R PRO 100 Up 1500 1000 Mbps 01517766bd2 128 1 2 2 255 255 255 0 2 801 699 63 825 Intel R PRO 100 Up 1500 1000 Mbps 015176fe98f 1 1 53 12 255 255 0 0 20 783 986 20 697 299 The different group boxes and their parameters are detailed hereafter EVS Products Parameter Description Type EVS application name Version Server software revision State Server state running in maintenance faulty halted unknown Custom Name Name given to the product from the MIB Computer Parameter Description Name Name of the computer CPU Usage Percentage of use of central processing unit CPU Physical Memory Computer data storage used from the total amount Up Time Elapsed time since the last boot Date Time MTPC date and time Issue 1 01 B Drives XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 This area lists the hard disks drives from the computer Parameter Description Name Name of the computer Total Size Total size GB of the drive Free Space Free space GB s
19. esponding An alert message will be displayed in the event log if such an event happens for a monitored host The automatic discovery process total duration depends on this parameter Issue 1 01 B Parameter Enable Gigabit ICMP Polling XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Description Enables the pinging of the Servers GBE ports ICMP Time Out Time Out for the pinging of the Servers GBE ports Enable Server Reboot If this option is enabled XNet Monitor will be able to initiate a reboot of any monitored server through the Reboot command in the contextual menu opened by right clicking on a host in the Hosts List pane Enable SNMP Log If this option is enabled XNet Monitor will keep a log file with all SNMP messages Enable Server Explorer Enables the Explore option from the Server Name contextual menu in the Hosts List pane The Explore option opens a ftp session on the server Enable LSM Remote Enables the LSM Remote option from the Server Name contextual menu in the Hosts List pane Server Log Target Directory Path to the directory used to store the SNMP log files Temp Unit Unit in which the temperature is expressed Click on the OK button once the parameters are properly configured for your application XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 3 2 2 DATA DISPLAY When you se
20. ill be reset Y Note At XNet Monitor start up the monitoring is always stopped and must be started manually using the Start command XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 3 2 CONFIGURATION A few parameters can be set to configure display and monitoring according to your needs 3 2 1 APPLICATION SETTINGS a In the Settings command in the Tools menu you can set following parameters Settings Er Local Clip Threshold Rem Cap Threshold SNMP Polling Period SNMP Time Out Enable Gigabit ICMP Polling ICMP Time Out Enable Server Reboot Enable SNMP Log Enable Server Explorer Enable LSM Remote Server Log Target Directory C Program Files EVS Broadcast E quipment Net Monitor D ownloaded logs if Temp Unit Celsius v Parameter Description Local Clip When this number of clips is reached on a machine a Threshold message will be displayed to warn the user that a cleaning and purge will soon be necessary on that server Rem Cap Threshold Same warning as the previous one but based on the server remaining storage capacity SNMP Polling Period Wait time between polling A small period will guarantee fast refreshing of data but will request high data flow on the network while a long period will display less up to date data but will reduce the load on the network SNMP Time Out Delay after which a host will be considered as not r
21. lect XNet or a group in the Hosts List pane the Monitoring Data pane displays a table with a number of columns In this table you will find summary data about the servers available under XNet or under the selected group CUSTOMIZING THE DATA DISPLAY You can specify which information should be displayed in the Monitoring Data pane and how it should be displayed in the Select Columns window To access this window select the Organize Columns command from the Tools menu Select Columns Available columns SelectedColumns Clip Edit By Network Name Codec SN Comp Bit Rate Multicam Version Controller State Default Gateway Genlock Dae PSU XNET Status ic DB Status Loc Clips Rem Capacity Disk 2 A The following actions are possible To add a column to the display list select it in the left Available columns list and click on the Insert button To remove a column from the table select it in the right SelectedColumns list and click on the Remove button To change the columns order select a column name in the right SelectedColumns list and move it up or down in the list using the Up and Down buttons respectively Click on OK once the columns are organized as desired Issue 1 01 B 3 3 3 3 1 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 INFORMATION DISPLAY The Monitoring Data pane displays the following information according to the selected item in
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23. nput of the server and clears the TC discontinuities detected on the LTC input of the system Period Period at which the Sync PC to TC is applied PC Free Disk Space Available space on the MTPC disk Audio Video Parameter Description Base Config Base Configuration used to start the server Video Video channels configuration number of in and out channels Audio Number of audio channels Standard Video standard used on the server ports Codec Codec used for video digitalization and storage Comp Bit Rate Bit rate of compressed video data XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Issue 1 01 B Network Parameter Description SDTI SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface network type Net Name Server name on the SDTI network Net Number Server identification number on the SDTI network Def Current Type Server type on the SDTI network master client server Clip Edit by Network A clip is being transferred and edited or not Nb of Network Clip Number of clips stored on the server Network Clip Total number of clips stored on the whole network DB State Status of the database Connection Status of the network connection Traffic Network traffic status Controller Protocol Parameter Port Description Server control port identification Controller Protocol Controller or protocol used on that port Connection
24. onnected to a server When you right click on a server name the LSM Remote command first opens the following window allowing you to select the port number linked to the physical remote device XT_ADL LSM Remote Port Selection BAR Another instance of LSM remote is already using Remote 1 Available Ports Remote 1 M Pressing OK opens an interactive window representing the LSM remote panel and from which you can use the different commands such as on the physical remote itself HR You can close this window by pressing Escape XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 a 3 6 REMOTE DESKTOP CONTROL It is possible to remotely access a server desktop When you right click on a server name the Remote Desktop command first opens the following window warning you that you are going to take control of the server 1 1 20 23 This operation will allow you to take control of the server and potentially affect the recording playout Are you sure Pressing OK opens the server screen cx LinxConsole Press ALT C for CTRL C and CTRL TAB for ALT TAB CLIP 2 XT2_PGE Loc REC 2 XT2_PGE Loc TOT M663 CLP 15 121A _ 121B 1210 122B C BANK gt 1 lt From this screen you are able to navigate through Multicam and EVS screens exactly as you accessed them from a keyboard 27 Issue 1 01 B 3 7 28 XNet Monitor V 1 01 Use
25. operations results and resulting zip file At log extraction the log file on the remote server is closed and transferred After this operation a new log file is created on the remote server to log the events that happen from now on XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 3 4 3 SERVERS SNMP CONFIGURATION In the Tools menu the Trap Configuration command opens the Trap Configuration window as shown below In this window a table is displayed with all servers and for each of these a list of all IP addresses to which they send their SNMP trap messages So it is easy to see which monitoring computer will receive any trap message Trap Configuration DAR Trap Configuration Host Name LocallP IP ddress 1 IPAddress2 PAddress3 PAddress4 IPAddress5 IPAddress6 IPAddress 7 IPAddress8 IP ddress 9 IPAddress10 Ok 10 11 11 1 1036018 1011 11 80 1721615 1036014 10 36 0 2 OK 10 36 0 18 10 11 11 80 1721615 1036014 10 33 01 1036021 1031027 1031028 1011 11 198 10 11 11 1 1036018 10 11 11 80 1721615 1036014 10 33 01 1036021 1031027 10 31 0 28 10 11 11 198 10 36 0 14 10 11 11 1 1721615 1036018 10 11 11 1 10 36 0 21 10 11 11 1 10 33 01 10 11 11 80 10 31 0 28 10 11 11 41 1036018 10 11 11 1 1721615 1036014 10 33 01 1036021 1031027 10 31 0 28 10 11 11 149 10 11 11 41 1036018 10 11 11 1 1721615 1036014 10 33 01 1036021 1031027 10 31 0 28 10 11 11 14
26. r Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 HOSTS LISTS MANAGEMENT From the File menu commands make it possible to manage the hosts and servers list available in the Hosts List pane This list is saved as an xml file for future use and or for transfer to another monitoring computer This allows easy sharing and management synchronization of servers and hosts tree organization The following commands are available in the File menu Parameter Description New To create a new virtual architecture from scratch Open To open an existing architecture saved as an xml file Save To save the currently open architecture xml file Save As To save the currently open architecture xml file as a new file Exit To close and exit XNet Monitor program KEYWORDS DISTRIBUTION To upload a keyword file on one or several servers proceed as follows 1 In the Tools menu select Server gt Keyword Files The Keywords window appears Keywords DER E JXNet S C Discovered Hosts Keyword file CJXT_ADL XT2_PGE 2 Select the server s to receive the keyword file in the left pane of the Keywords window 3 In the Keyword File field browse your computer to select the keyword file to upload XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 4 Click on the Upload button to start the keyword file copy on all selected servers 3 9 DISK USAGE The Disk Usage pane displ
27. rameter Description PSU Power supply unit s status Fans Fans status Thermal Temperature status of the system XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Raid This area gives indication on the number of RAIDs defined in the server and their respective identification R1 Parameter Description Raid ID RAID storage system identification Disk Status This area gives indication on the localization of each RAID and on the spare disks in the arrays It also mentions when an error occurred on a disk Disk status 0 A 0B OC OD OF 14 18 10 1D 1E 24 2B 2C 2D 2 INTA A1 R1 R1 je R1 Disk Temperature This area provides the internal temperature of each disk Disk Details The Disk Details button gives access to the Disk Information window Disk Information Cap Gb Temp C Model Rev Level SN 279 35 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADTWN7 1279 137 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7AD1WSJ 279 39 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7A01WS6 279 37 FUJITSU MAw3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADIWRA 1279 32 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADTWS7 1279 37 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADTWDH 279 40 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADIWSA 1273 41 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADIWPA 279 139 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADIWP5 1279 33 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7AOTWTA 279 37 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7ADTWSC 1279 140 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DADOP7AOTWT2 279 142 FUJITSU MAW3300NC 0104 DA
28. right click on it and select the Remove command SUMMARY INFORMATION In the Hosts List pane the bullet color has the following meaning e A red bullet means that there is a warning and or an error on a host e A green bullet means that everything is ok for that item The number between brackets next to an item indicates the number of pending SNMP alert messages Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 3 Monitoring 3 1 START MONITORING Once servers and hosts have been added in the groups the monitoring is started by clicking on the Start command in the Monitoring menu To stop the monitoring once it is running simply click on the Stop command in the same Monitoring menu The monitoring status is available in the status bar at the bottom of the XNet Monitor window we iii us Polling 1 1 20 1 host 1 3 e Polling not started means that the monitoring has not been started yet since the application launch e Polling followed by IP address means status data are presently read from the selected host MIB e Waiting x y sec indicates that the monitor is waiting for next polling process It has already been waiting for x seconds out of a total of y seconds according to related parameter setting e Polling ended means that the monitoring has been stopped by the user At monitoring restart hosts will be immediately polled and the waiting period w
29. s in a user defined tree architecture e The Monitoring Data pane displays the selected server information e The Disk Usage pane displays a pie chart with the totalized used and left disk space for the selected server s e The SNMP Messages pane displays the SNMP alert and warning messages for the selected period and enables the user to acknowledge them 2 2 HOSTS LIST The Hosts List pane displays the monitored servers on the network They are listed in a tree architecture independent of the network architecture as shown on the following figure Issue 1 01 B XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 M xNet 23 f Control room 15 E Server 1 5 Server 2 10 Remote room 5 M Server 7 5 s Discovered Hosts 3 1 1 20 1 3 2 2 1 XNET The higher node is called XNet as it represents the EVS XNet proprietary network Under this first level node you must add one or more groups These groups are only virtual groups used for easy organization and management of multiple servers 2 2 2 GROUPS To add a new group right click on the XNet node and select Add group the only available command Enter a representative group name As this is only a virtual layout we recommend that you organize the groups based on physical localization of servers for easier management To remove a group right click on it and select the Remove command 2 2 3 HOSTS Once the groups are ready
30. ternal status data are defined in the MIB Management Information Base on each server One XNet Monitor application can monitor several servers while one server may also be monitored by several XNet Monitors or similar applications XNet Monitor is mainly a monitoring application that cannot act on the monitored servers The only possible remote actions are Multicam update server reboot and remote control INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT e PC compatible computer e Supported OS Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 2003 Server e Net framework 3 0 or higher installed RECOMMENDATION The SNMP information is available through the PC LAN connector of the server The XNet Monitor running computer should be connected to the same network and not on any of the Gigabit Ethernet ports of the servers These ports are dedicated to high flow video data and cannot be used for any other purpose INSTALLATION XNet Monitor is delivered as a single executable file To install the program run this installation file During the installation a warning will be displayed if Net framework is not installed on your computer In this case you should manually install this If you need to install the Net framework double click the DotNet 3 5 SP1 Instal13 bat file which is delivered with the XNet Monitor executable file Issue 1 01 B 1 2 4 1 3 XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 During XNet Monitor inst
31. till available on the drive Interfaces Parameter Description Description Generic description of the communication interface Status Up or Down MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size in bytes of the largest protocol data unit that the layer can pass onwards Speed Data transfer rate in Megabits per second Phys Address Memory address that is electronically in the form of binary number presented on the computer address bus circuitry in order to enable the data bus to access a particular storage cell of main memory IP Address Internet Protocol address of the communication interface Net Mask Prefix bit mask expressed in quad dotted decimal representation For example 255 255 255 0 is the subnet mask for the 192 168 1 0 24 prefix NIC IN Number of octets getting through the network input NIC OUT Number of octets getting through the network output MiB BROWSER TAB Refer to section Mib Browser Tab on page 22 for an overview of the MIB Browser tab XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 B 333 SERVER MIB DATA If a server is selected the Monitored Data pane displays its MIB parameters in 5 tabs each displaying a specific table Note If Multicam is not active and running on the selected server most of the parameter fields will be left blank STATUS TAB In the Status tab the main parameters are organized in several group boxes
32. you can add servers or hosts to them You can add hosts to XNet Monitor in two ways HOw TO ADD HOSTS MANUALLY To add individual hosts manually proceed as follows 1 Right click on a group and select the Add host command 2 Enter the host IP address in the Host Definition window Host Definition IP Address Once the hosts are entered in the list manually you can organize them in the different groups by drag and drop operation XNet Monitor V 1 01 User Manual Issue 1 01 B EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 2 2 4 How TO ADD HOSTS AUTOMATICALLY 1 Open the Tools menu and select Discover The Discover SNMP Agents window opens Discover SNMP Agents IP Start 172 16 0 1 IP Stop 172 16 255 255 Ping 172 16 0 4 Discovery Results No IP Address 2 In this window set the start and stop IP addresses between which the program will look for available servers and hosts 3 Click on the Start button to start the discovery process At the end of this process the discovered hosts will be listed in a new group called Discovered Hosts Once the hosts are entered through the discovery process you can organize them in the different groups by drag and drop operation Y Note As this process is based on timeout for not used addresses it may take some time to parse a long list HOW TO REMOVE A HOST You can only remove a host when the monitoring is not started To remove a host
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