IPWeb 01.00.27 Technical Reference
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1. Configuration 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 5 7 Database The database address should be correctly configured at installation If you need to change the DB address or name please make sure it points to the same DB as before but on a different address for example virtual IP Address If pointing to a different DB with different configuration you need to go through all the tabs and re save the configuration If you need to change the Database address proceed as follows Click the Database button on the left Database configuration Address 172 22 90 32 Database Name IPWebBrowser Username sa Password Enter the new DB address and Name Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved Tis opaco will Ba am Ral saften RES Pratt After changing the DB address you must Restart all the services including DataBaseDataAccess Logout then log back in to ensure you have valid credentials If pointing to a different DB with different configuration you need to go through all the tabs and re save the configuration 42 Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 5 8 Client This is the configuration of the IPWeb client It is very similar to IPBrowse Configuration VE Home Client Filters Database IPDirector XSquare Thumbnail Workflow Streaming Click the Cl2. Configuration saved There is no need to restart services after changing the client configuration This will be applied at each user s next login Filters The IPWeb Workflow Server only transcodes and displays clips that satisfy the filter conditions defined in the configuration This allows an administrator to determine exactly which media are to be made available to IPWeb Also the filter should be set so that only one clip element from each asset to be published will satisfy the filter conditions This ensures the correct clip element is transcoded and prevents duplicate display of clips For example if an asset has elements on a server HiRes HiRes and LoRes on the same Nearline the filter could be StorageName NearLineName Mode Lo This is how to configure filters Click the Filters button on the left Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 Select Filters Home Select Filter Client Database IPDirector XSquare Thumbnail Workflow Streaming Select a filter in the drop down the column will be displayed Select Filters Home Select Filter Client Storagename Filt IPDA NL Database IPDirector Just enter the filter criteria Please note that filter syntax is the same as for advanced filters Add more filter criteria if needed Select Filters Select Filter Storagename IPDA NL Mode Lo This example includes all LoRes elements on IPDA NL
3. Enable Metwork Load Balancing Feature Ed Installer 1 99 lt Back Cancel Installation 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 3 If some prerequisites need to be installed they will show Click Next to install them 1 Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Select Destination Location Where should IPWebBrowser Suite Version be installed h Setup will install IPWebBrowser Suite Version into the following Folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different Folder click Browse Browse At least 1 5 MB of free disk space is required Installer 1 98 lt Back Cancel 4 Choose the path to install the IPWeb suite Click Next a Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing IPWebBrowser Suite Version on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want bo review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files x86NEYS Broadcast Equipment IPWebBrowser i Installer 1 98 lt Back Install Cancel 5 Click Install to proceed with the installation 16 Installation TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V ie Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Milei 5 Completing the IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Setup Wizard Setup has Finished installing IPWebBrowser Suite Version on our computer Click Finish to exit Setup M Open Administ
4. Enter the IPD API Address use the API Proxy if defined IPD Login and password The connection can be tested by clicking the Connect Button Try connect to IPDirector Connection OK Once the connection is OK click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message 34 Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved Tak oder will tea armert aier eeeh sys roedi i Now that IPDirector access is configured logout from the admin web site and log back in with an IPDirector account After Changing IPDirector configuration you must restart the Gateways and Thumbnail services 5 3 XSquare Click the XSquare button on the left Advanced Mode Home XSquare configuration Client XSquare Server address 172 22 90 20 Filters XSquare Username Administrator Database XSquare Password see IPDirector Connect XSquare Selected TranscodeProfile IIS Web H264 3 destinations UseSANPostFix Thumbnail Workflow Streaming Enter XSquare server address username and password then click the Connect button Configuration 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A XSquare configuration XSquare Server address XSquare Username XSquare Password Selected TranscodeProfile 9 4 36 UseSANPostFix 172 22 90 20 Administrator 569 Connect IIS Web H264 3 destinations lo High Kes tile 0 Low Kes tiles To MX
5. Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Redundant Web Server Web Storage A Firewall Port 80 Port 500 gt WebBrowser Before installing IPWeb you must have the following EVS Software installed somewhere e PDirector you will need the address of the IPD WS API e EVS DB hardware you will need the address of the DB Server e XSquare you will need the address of XSquare Server e XTA farm for transcoding to web formats please have XSquare and the linked XTAs configured for web transcoding 1 3 3 IPWeb Building Blocks IPWeb requires the following hardware e Workflow server one or two if redundancy is needed e Web Server one or more if redundancy is needed or depending on the number of input streams and web clients e Web Storage dimensioning depends on redundancy number of feeds clients and quantity of storage needed Introduction TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 1 3 4 Network Connections IPWeb can be used in a studio environment where all clients are on the same LAN In this case no particular network configuration is required If remote access is to be provided then the Web Servers and the Web Storage must be on a DMZ The drawing below details the ports that need to be opened in the firewall between the LAN and the DMZ In addition the use of a reverse proxy is highly advised in front of the web server This reverse proxy could be or not integrated in the firewall In this configurati
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8. IPWeb modules are installed through a simple wizard There are three types of installation e Workflow server installs only the workflow server components e Web Server installs only the web server components e Full Installation this installs all the IPWeb modules on a single machine Use this option if you are installing a small demo setup when there is no need to have the web server ina DMZ 3 2 Workflow Server Installation The installation of IPWeb is based on an installer and a set of prerequisites in sub folders de Prerequisite Softwares 3 IPWebBrowser Setup 1 0 00 00 exe To install a Workflow server proceed as follows 1 Copy the package with the prerequisites sub directory to a temporary directory 2 Run the installer and follow the steps in the wizard Installation 9 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 ma Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version JO rn Welcome to the IPYWebBrowser Suite Version Setup Wizard This will install IPWebBrowser Suite Version version 1 0 12 10 on our computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup IP WebBrowse Installer v1 98 Cancel 3 Click Next 1 Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Select modules to install workflow server v Full Installation Web Server including media streaming workflow server ELIE Ly Administration Install Administrati
9. with a 3 star rating A filter can be removed by clicking the white cross on the right Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message Configuration 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved There is no need to restart services after changing the filters configuration This will be applied on the fly 5 10 Setup Monitoring The setup monitoring shows the state of all your workflow servers and streaming servers Just click the Setup Monitoring button IIS Status Name Server Public 172 22 90 31 Private 172 22 90 31 Streaming gt Server oT EVSWebDatabaseDataAccess 172 22 90 32 EVSWebGateways 172 22 90 32 EVSWebThumbnails 172 22 90 32 IIS Status sesh a as Public Private 172 22 90 32 O p Refresh All The services can be restarted from this interface when configuration is finished If thumbnails are not used the EVSWebThumbnails service does not need to be started 46 Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 5 11 Media Monitoring This page shows all the clips that satisfy the Filters and their transcode status Just click the Media Monitoring button Setup Monitoring Media Monitoring Configurations In Progress Failed Successful Name Search Clip All Clear filters Id Source Type IsMasterAsset Media Creation Date Limit In Date Limit In Limit Out Date Limi
10. F OPAtom file To High Res file To EVS Server clip To XDCAM HD422 50 MXF OP1A file To VC 3 100Mbps MXF OPAtom file Interplay Ref RF To EVSMXF file with transcode for rendering To EVSMXF file To QuickTime Ref file FCP Ref To H264 EVS Proxy 800kbps IIS Web H264 4 destinations To VC 3 100Mbps MXF OPAtom file AAF Ref To EVS Server clip Same Codec as target To MXF OPAtom file Interplay Ref Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Upon successful connection the transcode Profile combo will populate If not selected chose the IIS Web H264 3 destinations profile SAN postfix should be used if reading from an EVS SAN but please confirm with an EVS project manager Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved Tri regens addere will A seryes roedi ia After Changing XSquare configuration you must restart the Gateways service Thumbnails If you want to show thumbnails in IPWeb then you need to configure them here If there are no thumbnails you do not need to set this up Click the Thumbnail button on the left Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 Advanced Mode Home Thumbnail configuration Client i Thumbnail Path Password Add Filters Remove Database IPDirector IPD Thumbnail paths XSquare Workflow Streaming Click Add Thumbnail configuration Thumbnail Path Login Pass
11. S Broadcast Equipment IPWebBrowser ae Installer 1 98 Z Back Install Cancel 10 Click Install to proceed with the installation 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 a Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version ri Completing the IPWebBrowser Suite Version Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing IPWebBrowser Suite Version on our computer Click Finish to exit Setup M Open Administration web site IP WebBrowser Installer 1 985 11 Click Finish A Note A Note that a shortcut to the Admin web site will automatically be created on the desktop 14 Installation TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 3 3 Web Server installation The installation of the web server is very similar to that of a workflow server except 1 At step 3 above choose Web Server then click Next ja Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Setup config Workflow Server Installer 2 15 lt Back Cancel 2 Inthe Workflow Server field enter the address of the workflow server If working with redundant workflow servers this is the virtual IP Address Click Next JE Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Checking installation prerequisites Following softwares need to be install before Click Next button to install them L Enable IIS Web Server Features IIS Media Services 4 1 Microsoft SOL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components Silverlight 5 End User Runtime For Windows
12. TECHNICAL REFERENCE Version 1 0 August 2013 yz Technical Reference IPWeb 1 0 VY i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Copyright 2013 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 address 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 on the EVS website on the following page 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 yz Technical Reference IPWeb 1 0 VY i Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS in Il ls
13. d at the IP Address mentioned in the message e lf the IP Address is 0 0 0 0 it means no IP API is configured In order to change IP API configuration log in with the default user mentioned above If API address is right e Restart all IP Web services Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 E A e Check that IP API is started If Address is the address of the proxy check that at least one server is started 5 1 4 First Page After Login The first page to be displayed is the Setup Monitoring page IP WebBrowser ee IIS Status Name Status Server Public 172 22 90 31 Private 172 22 90 31 Streaming gt Server x gt EVSWebThumbnails 172 22 90 32 IIS Status Public Private 172 22 90 32 Workflow gt gt Server EVSWebDatabaseDataAccess 172 22 90 32 EVSWebGateways 172 22 90 32 Refresh All Click the Configuration button to go to the configuration pages IP VWebBrowser i Client Filters Database IPDirector XSquare Thumbnail Workflow Streaming Each page is described in detail below Follow the order for configuration Configuration 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 5 2 IPDirector Click the IPDirector Button on the left IPDirector configuration Home s fig z Client API Endpoint API Address 172 22 90 11 Filters API Port 31016 Database IPD Login webtranscode IPD Password XSquare Connect Thumbnail Workflow Streaming
14. d configuration change 25 Make sure the node s status changes to Converged 26 Make sure you see a Succeeded message in the log window Configuring NLB for NODE 2 We will configure Node 2 from Node 1 If we wanted to configure this from Node 2 then we would need to connect to the Virtual IP cluster first then add the host to the cluster 1 Network Load Balancing Manager File Cluster Host Options Help Network Load Balancing Clusters IPWEWorkflow evs ty 172 31 251 105 fed vTAALS4620 Local Area Connection Add Host To Cluster Delete Cluster Host configuration nformatior I I 1il r 1 F L E W OF fl COL EY p bay 72 gt i El Cluster Properties Refresh Remove From view Control Hosts b Control Ports Right click the cluster you have just created and select Add Host to Cluster Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V Add Host to Cluster Connect E4 Connect to the host that is to be added to the extsting cluster Host Tan 53800 Connection status Interfaces available for configuring the cluster Interface name Interface IP Back Mest gt Lancel Help 2 Enter IP Address or name of Node 2 and click Connect A list of Network adapters will show up Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Add Host to Cluster Connect E C
15. e 1 0 A August 2013 15 Click Next 16 17 18 19 New Cluster Cluster Parameters E Cluster IP configuration IP address 17231 251 105 vi subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Full Internet name IFW E wWworkflow ews be Network address Dibtac 1Hf6 638 Cluster operation mode Unicast fr Multicast GMP multicast Back Cancel Help Select the IP Address for this cluster Enter the NLB address Select MultiCast in the Cluster Operation Mode group box Click Next New Cluster Port Rules El Defined port rules ES AAA 2 63343 Both Multiple MEG EE Single A Add Edit Remove TCP and UDP traffic directed to any cluster IP address that arrives on ports O through 65535 is balanced across multiple members of the cluster according to the load weight of each member Client IP addresses are used to assign client connections to specific Port rule description cluster host lt Back Cancel Help Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 20 Select the IP Address for this cluster 21 Click Edit Add Edit Port Rule x Cluster IP address ar e All Protocol TOP C UDP Both Filtering mode Multiple host Affinity Hone Single Network 7 Timeoutlin minutes o fe Single host Disable this port range Cancel 22 In the Filtering Mange group bo
16. from IPWeb However it can happen that clips get deleted from IPD but stay in the web DB The Purge Media button allows to remove them from the IPWeb DB Configuration Sa V 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 Liege 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
17. ge EVS studio facility This facility usually includes a number of ingest servers and a central storage File ingest stations can also be part of the system It is also required to have XSquare installed in order to work with IPWeb IPWeb provides Remote browsing and searching of the IPDirector DB The first release of IPWeb is based on the use of MS Smooth streaming files These files are specific to IPWeb and not readable by IPDirector The smooth streaming files are stored on a web storage separate from IPDirector NL It is XTAccess that generates the web formats from IPDirector production LoRes IPWeb Backend The basic principle behind a web application is that no software is needed on the client side In order to make this possible a web application needs to be hosted centrally on a web server In our case there are also additional backend software components that are installed on what we have called the workflow server This manual describes the installation and configuration of all the backend software needed to run IPWeb EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 13 IPWeb Infrastructure 1 3 1 Schematics ie mys Port 80 API Port 31016 XS Firewall ms Servers Port 80 Port 8081 Port 5000 IPDs with IP API XSquare XT Access farm gt EP IPD IP Web DB Redundant Workflow manager Gigabit 1 3 2 Prerequisite EVS Software IPWeb is an add on on an existing EVS IPDirector installation
18. he Virtual IP Address can be used Since this virtual IP is already linked to the public IP Address for general web site access the master server streaming address is set to the Public IP Address of the web site Example of Redundant Servers Configuration Configuration in IPWeb Admin web site Master Streaming Server Address 91 238 115 13 Private Public Streaming Servers eee 91 238 115 13 4041 172 22 90 32 91 238 115 13 4042 Let s say the Virtual IP Address for the servers is 172 22 90 30 The mapping on the firewall will be Public Address Private Address 91 238 115 13 port 80 172 22 90 30 port 80 91 238 115 13 port 4041 172 22 90 31 port 80 91 238 115 13 port 4042 172 22 90 32 port 80 Default Scrubbing Mode The scrubbing mode determines how many images per second the player tries to display with scrubbing with the browse bar Depending on the average connection type for the user set it to one of the values in the combo e Disabled image is refreshed when the user releases the mouse e Low one image every xx ms e Normal default value one image every xx ms e Aggressive as many as possible Adding re installing a Streaming Server When you add a new streaming server to your existing pool OR if you re ghost uninstall then re install a streaming server you MUST come to the streaming page update the details if needed and click Save This will re apply all the configurations to the all the servers in the pool
19. ient button on the left Clip Log Select columns for dips 02 combo 02 Date 02 memo 02 number 02 TC 02 text 1545464446454646546545464445464646465454654654454654646544465465 3D Access Access Rights Ad Sensitivity Aired Archive Date Thumbnail Name Level Creation Date TC In TC In Date TC Out Duration lt Keywords Participants Source Name sds test combo Archive Group Archive LTO Arrhive I TO tane Fields for list view Line 1 Name Line 2 Keywords Line 3 Source Name Default search Auto logout time out Show thumbnails into Bins Clip Log 10000 min Show thumbnails into List View Cancel Choose Select columns for clips which columns are to be shown gt for clips and logs Thumbnails will be displayed in grid view if the thumbnail column is chosen Fields for list view gt for clips and logs Default search this is the default node in the tree that will be selected when logging in to IPWeb Auto logout time out If licenses are shared between a large number of potential users the time out ensures the license is released when the user does not use IPWeb Choose whether or not to display thumbnails Show thumbnails into Bins Show thumbnails into List View Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message Configuration 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 9 9 44 IPDirector Configuration
20. ion site for example when adding redundancy to the system you MUST run the installer again on all your web servers and enter the new workflow address 5 6 Streaming Click the Streaming button on the left Advanced Mode Home Streaming Configurations Client Master Streaming Server Address 172 22 90 31 Filters Private IP Address Public IP Address Public IP Por Add Streaming Servers o 172 22 90 31 172 22 90 31 Remove dei Archive Path 172 22 90 20 WebStorage XSquare Archive Username dyb Thumbnsd Archive Password eeeeseseseses Scrubbing mode Medium Workflow Enter the master Streaming server address If using one server this is the public IP Address of the web site If using more than one server please see explanations below Configuration 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Add a line for each Web Server in your setup Each server has its own private AND public IP Address If only one server is used the public IP Address is the same as the Master Streaming Address If more than one server is used please see explanations below Enter the Archive path This is the path to where the medias are going to be stored on the web storage This path must exist and be shared before configuration Enter the Archive credentials username and password Avoid using dvb with a blank password for a best practice in security reasons Note A The credentials used must exist on both the Web Server and Web St
21. nect to one host that is to be part of the new cluster and select the cluster interface Host TAA 84620 Connection status Interfaces available for configuring a new cluster Interface name Interface IP Back Mest gt Cancel Help 3 Enter the first node in the cluster then click Connect Mew Cluster Connect ES Connect to one host that is to be part of the new cluster and select the cluster interface Host KTAA 2460 Connect Connection status Connected Interfaces available for configuring new cluster Interface name Interface IP Local rea Connection 2 169 254 79 214 ro Local rea Connection r2 31 251 101 Abe JUMBO Frame Capable Abel JUMBO Frame Capable Onboard Right Onboard Left lt Back Cancel Help 4 You will have the option to choose which network adapter you want to use the NIC should be on the same subnet as the other servers in the NLB cluster 5 Click Next Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Mew Cluster Host Parameters E Priority unique host identifier Dedicated IP addresses IP address 12231 251 101 299 255 255 0 Add Edit Remove Initial host state Default state Started Retain suspended state after computer restarts Back Cancel Help 6 Enter the Priority ID as 1 each node in the NLB cluster should have a UNIQUE ID The
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23. on access to the web server is restricted to the only IP of the reverse proxy protecting the web server for internet attacks Further information about remote proxy can be found on http en wikipedia org wiki Reverse proxy http 5000 configurable http 5000 configurable Workflow server a LEE Web Storage Xsquare Introduction 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 2 2 1 XSecure Management Introduction IPWeb requires XSecure codes to run The IP Engine code must be installed on the IPWeb DB server hardware If a pair of redundant DB servers is used the code must be present on both machines This allows the IPWeb backend to run In order to run the IP Web Clients you need IPWeb client licenses These licenses are IPDirector floating licenses and must be installed on the IPDirector DB hardware beware this might not be the same hardware as the IP Web DB hardware If a pair of IP databases is used the codes must be installed on both servers Please refer to the XSecure user manual to e Start XSecure Manager e Collect information about your device e Request a license key from the EVS support e Import new license keys 2 2 List of Codes In application 30 IPDirector e Module 12 IPWeb Engine e Module 91 IP Web Browse Client License XSecure Management TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 3 Installation 3 1 Types of Installation The
24. on Web pp on ITS vork iov Install workflow Web4pp on IIS z DatabaseData ccess Install DatabaseDataAccess windows service z gateway Install Gateway windows service a Thumbnail Install Thumbnail windows service O Live Install Live Web pp on 115 O archive Install Live Web pp on 115 O Managment Install Managment Web4pp on ITS Installer 1 99 z Back Cancel 4 Choose Workflow Server then click Next 10 Installation TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l ja Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version Setup SOL Server config f Use Existing SQL Server Instance Install Local SOL Server Express SOL Server IP Address SOL Server Login SOL Server Password ess DB IP WebBrowser Name IP WebBrowser DB Workflow Name WorkflowPersistance Installer 1 98 lt Back Cancel 5 Except in the case of managing an all in one installation for demo choose Use Existing SQL Server Instance and type the address of the SQL DB hardware in the SQL Server IP Address field Click Next a Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version Setup SQL Server config Warning e Use Exi Install L A database with same name already exists Sol gt Choose action to perform i Use this Database St Clear Database DE IF me Installer v1 98 Back Cancel 6 Ifan IPWeb DB already exists on the server a popup will appear Choose the relevant option the click OK Installation 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Is
25. onnect to the host that 13 to be added to the existing cluster Host KTAAT 83800 Connect Connection status Connected Interfaces avallable for configuring the cluster Interface name Interface IP 172 31 251 102 Aber JUMBO Frame Capable Gbel JUMBO Frame Capable Onboard Right 169 254 45 1 78 Onboard Lett 169 254 105 198 Back Lancel Help 3 You will have the option to choose which network adapter you want to use the NIC should be on the same subnet as the other servers in the NLB cluster 4 Click Next 26 Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l Add Host to Cluster Host Parameters E4 Priority unique host identifier Bo Dedicated IP addresses IP address 172 351 251 102 255 255 255 0 Add Edit Remove Initial host state Default state Started Retain suspended state after computer restarts lt Back Cancel Help Enter the Priority ID as 2 each node in the NLB cluster should have a UNIQUE ID Make sure the correct adapter was selected under Dedicated IP Address Select Started in the Default State field this tells NLB whether you want this node to participate in the cluster at startup 8 Click Next Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 Add Host to Cluster Port Rules Equal Single TCP and UDF traffic directed to any cluster IP addre
26. orage Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved After Changing Streaming configuration you must restart the Gateways and Thumbnail services Warning Please note that when the streaming configuration is changed the web server IIS is restarted so that e Any client would be disconnected e Any ongoing streams would also be disconnected and would fail in XTA X2 Web Site access and Streaming Server Addresses Configuration The Remote client accesses the web site through a public IP Address and a port This address is translated by the firewall to the private IP Address of the Web server on port 80 If more than one server this is translated to the Virtual IP Address for the web servers The medias are also accessed through the web server Each time a media is loaded on the client it is loaded through its address on the web servers 40 Configuration TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l When a media is being ingested only the server that does the ingest can stream the media This means the individual IP Address of each server must be reached Usually only one Public IP Address is allocated to the web application but different ports can be used For example port 4041 can be routed to the first web server and port 4042 to the second When a media has finished being ingested it can be reached through any server so t
27. pending operation 4 0008 3 Jan 2013 3 06 26PM 172 31 251 XTAA183800 Update 4 succeeded double click for details 0009 3 Jan 2013 3 06 26 PM 172 31 251 XTAA183800 End configuration change 4 b Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy G TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l 4 3 Web servers load balancing The web servers will work in load balancing rather than in main backup This means that all the servers in the cluster will be active This will achieve N 1 redundancy when a server is lost service is retained but a lesser quality of service is achieved The NLB is configured in exactly the same way as for workflow servers EXCEPT at the Edit port rules stage Add Edit Port Rule Xx Cluster IP address jo Mal Port range From o To 65535 Protocols TCP C UDF fr Both Filtering mode fe Multiple host Affinity None Single Network TT Timeoutlin minutes lo Single host Disable this port range Cancel e Inthe Filtering Mode group box select Multiple Host This makes sure the servers will work in load balancing e Click OK Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 4 4 30 172 22 90 30 Properties Cluster IP Addresses Cluster Parameters Port Rules Defined port rules Cluster IP address Start End Prot Mode Priority Load Affinity All 0 65535 Both Mul
28. ping the address of the site in a browser http WorkflowServerlP 8000 where WorkflowServerlP is the address of your workflow server 5 1 2 Login C fi O 172 22 90 32 3000 Login US ARBH am BBC NEWS 3 Google Maps Lalibre Google Calendar B Le Soir Lalibre be Sports 4 dimatsports 0 HOCKEYWEBTV q Group4 Trello 7 Other bookmarks IP WebBrowser Setup Monitoring Media Monitoring Configurations For a first configuration type the hardcoded login and password e Login EVSAdministrator e Password 3V P4 WORD Once IPDirector Web Service is configured log in with an IPDirector Administrator account Please note that the web password must be minimum 3 characters long and contain a number If these criteria are not met you will be asked to change your password Configuration 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 5 1 3 Possible Errors at Login 32 No XSecure Username EVSadministrator Login Password AAA If not valid XSecure License Application30 Module 12 IPWeb Engine exists on the IPWeb DB the login attempt will fail No Endpoint Listening Login Username EVSadministrator Password SOLEIL When IPD API is not defined yet you will get this error when trying to connect with another login than the default login When IPD API is defined you will get this error message when the API cannot be reached Possible Causes e The IPD API is not started or cannot be reache
29. ration web site IW Add 115 Manager shortcut in your desktop M Add Network Load Balancing shortcut in your desktop IP WebBrowser Installer 1 99 6 Click Finish Installation 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 4 installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 4 1 General Principles The load balancing redundancy of web servers and workflow servers are achieved through MS Network Load Balancing MS NLB works with a virtual IP Address that is shared between the servers This can be installed together with teaming BUT e Teaming must be configured first follow normal teaming installation procedure e NLB must be configured with multicast see below 4 2 Workflow Server Redundancy 4 2 1 Configuring NLB on NODE 1 Network Load Balanced clusters are built using the Network Load Balancing Manager 1 Start MS NLB by double clicking on the NLB icon on the desktop or through the Start menu Start gt All Programs gt Administrative Tools gt Network Load Balancing Manager Network Load Balancing Manager E 5 Jal x Pl Pad Cluster Cluster configuration for all known NLB clusters Cluster name Guster IP address L g Entry Date Time Cluster Hos Description 0001 94 30 2009 9 33 26 PM NLS Manager session started 2 Select New from the Cluster menu 18 Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l New Cluster Connect E4 Con
30. ss that amives on ports 0 through 65535 is balanced equally across all members of the cluster Client IP addresses are used to assign client connections to a specific cluster host E E 9 You should see a couple of things in the NLB Manager this will let us know that both nodes successfully converged on our new NLB Cluster Click Finish Make sure that both node s status changes to Converged 10 11 12 13 14 Make sure each node has a unique host priority ID Make sure each node is started under Initial Host State Make sure you see a Succeeded message in the log window for the second node t s Network Load Balancing Manager File Cluster Host Options Help ill ES Network Load Balancing Clusters El Eg IPWBWorkflow evs tv 172 31 251 105 AE xTAA184620 Local Area Connection Host configuration information for hosts in cluster IPWBWorkflow evs tv 172 31 251 105 Host Interface Status Dedicated IP address Dedicated IP subnet mask Host priorit xT44184620 Local Area Con Converged 172 31 251 101 255 255 255 0 1 AE XTAA183800 Local Area Connection T TE Extras 83800 Local Area Con Converged 172 31 251 102 255 255 255 0 2 Date Time Cluster Host Description e 0005 3 Jan 2013 2 57 17 PM 172 31 251 XTA4184620 End configuration change 0006 3 Jan 2013 3 06 00PM 172 31 251 XTAA183800 Begin configuration change 0007 3fMan 2013 3 06 00PM 172 31 251 XTAA183800 Waiting for
31. sue 1 0 A August 2013 ja Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version Setup config Workflow Server Installer v2 15 Back Cancel 7 Inthe Workflow Server field enter the address of the local workflow server then click Next a Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Version Checking installation prerequisites Following softwares need to be install before Click Next button to install them L IIS Media Services 4 1 Enable Network Load Balancing Feature El Installer v1 98 lt Back Cancel 8 If some prerequisites need to be installed they will show Click Next to install them 12 Installation TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V l Installation 1 Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Select Destination Location Where should IPWebBrowser Suite Version be installed A Setup will install IPWebBrowser Suite Version into the Following Folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different Folder click Browse Browse At least 1 5 MB of free disk space is required Installer 1 98 lt Back Cancel 9 Choose the path to install the IPWeb suite Click Next JE Setup IPWebBrowser Suite Yersion Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing IPWebBrowser Suite Version on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files 86 NEYV
32. t Out Media status Completion PP Type Video URL 0965a50b b59b 4e6a bbeb 6fb71076af85 test IPDirector False 10 1 2012 3 32 5 17 2012 02 12 04 00 5 17 2012 02 13 52 20 Transcoded A Unknow Oceb5ea6 0492 491d 92e9 dc24819b559b new clip xt IPDirector 12 11 2012 12 30 12 11 2012 12 29 44 04 12 11 2012 12 29 55 10 Transcoded 100 Archive OcebSea6 0492 491d 92e9 dc24 De8f7e1d 6b8a3 4094 b1e1 b87ff1e59bfb testi IPDirector 10 1 2012 3 32 5 22 2012 03 47 00 00 5 22 2012 03 47 10 12 Transcoded Me Unknow 10430dad aa2e 4c8d ab74 917d33706ec6 WVR 001 IPDirector 10 1 2012 5 58 7 14 2012 04 58 25 17 7 14 2012 05 00 47 13 Transcoded Unknow 1ec30d2a af39 4b3f a2c4 9f6f532744e3 stream 3 stars IPDirector 9 27 2012 4 42 7 14 2012 04 57 00 00 7 14 2012 05 02 40 00 Transcoded 100 Archive 1ec30d2a af39 4b3f a2c4 Sf6f5a 1f9f4093 25ea 4437 b846 871923d9a21f sdsweb 1 IPDirector 10 1 2012 3 32 7 14 2012 04 59 17 12 7 14 2012 05 00 38 18 Transcoded k Unknow 2470d623 23d7 456e a67d abf59e933ff0 sdsweb 2 IPDirector 5 10 1 2012 3 32 5 22 2012 03 47 01 07 5 22 2012 03 47 10 12 Transcoded Unknow 3e8ee79a c2b5 49bc b2cb 864eecf527ed 123654 IPDirector 9 27 2012 4 42 5 22 2012 03 47 00 00 5 22 2012 03 49 20 00 Transcoded 00 Archive 3e8ee79a c2b5 49be b2cb 864er 3fb2a397 5016 4b83 8d56 Baedeal6aa98 test IPDirector 10 1 2012 3 32 5 17 2012 02 12 04 00 5 17 2012 02 13 52 20 Transcoded Yo Unknow 57686f16 9931 43dd be63 2c578f51e18c 1 min to web 4 IPDirector 9 27 2012 4 18 3 20 2012 21 29 55 00 3 20
33. tiple E qual Single gt Add Remove TCP and UDP traffic directed to any cluster IP address that arves on ports 0 through 65535 is balanced equally across all members of the cluster Client IF addresses are used to assign client connections to a specific cluster host Port rule description OF Lancel Help e Continue configuring NLB in the same way as for workflow servers DB Redundancy Maintenance There are two databases used by IPWeb e PWebBrowser this is the main IPWeb DB It holds all the IPWeb data e WorkflowPersistence this is an internal worker DB for the workflow engine Both databases need to be accessed through the same IP Address Maintenance jobs can be setup for both DBs using the standard EVS tools Redundancy is also setup for both DBs using the mirroring tool with witness Since both DBs need to be accessed with the same IP Address only one virtual IP is setup for IPWebBrowser DB WorkflowPersistence must be master on the same server as IP WebBrowser Make sure when doing a manual fail over to fail over both DBs so that they are both reachable through the virtual IP address linked to IPWebBrowser DB Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 V 5 Configuration 5 1 Starting IPWeb Admin web site 5 1 1 Admin Web Site Address The Admin Web site can be launched by double clicking on the icon on the desktop of the workflow server or by ty
34. ually need transcoding since the A V material is already available They reference the material from their master asset Their status will be transcode PP type unknown and video URL empty It is useful to sort on clip only Master Clips in order to have a view of transcode status 5 11 2 Re transcode Clips If one or more clips have not been transcoded properly select the clip s and click the Retranscode Media button This will re send a transcode request to Xsquare Configuration 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 9 11 3 9 11 4 48 Note A e A transcode request will be sent even if the clip was marked as transcoded This is a force re transcode option e When retranscoding sub clips the system will look to see if a parent is transcoded properly or in the process of being transcoded If yes a reference to the parent is made If not a transcode request is sent to Xsquare Delete Publishing Points Once a clip is fully ingested its publishing point goes from live to archive However the live publishing point is not deleted straight away since this would disconnect any client browsing the media Instead there is a script that runs every hour to delete stopped live publishing points on the server The Delete Publishing Points option forces a purge of the stopped publishing points Purge Medias In normal mode a clip that gets deleted from IPDirector automatically gets deleted
35. word V172 22 90 11 YThumbnail dvb MT Prada IPD Thumbnail paths Enter the path to the thumbnails as defined inside the IPDirector configuration If thumbnails for clips and logs are on different servers enter two lines in the configuration Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message Configuration 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved After Changing Thumbnails configuration you must restart the Thumbnail service 9 5 Workflow Click the Workflow button on the left PO Advanced Mode j Home Workflow Configurations Client Filters Master Workflow Server Address 172 22 90 32 Database Server Address Master Add Workflow Servers n IPDirector 172 22 90 32 Remove XSquare Thumbnail Streaming Master Workflow Address this is the virtual IP Address if using redundant servers It is just the IP Address of your workflow server if using just one server Click Add to enter a line for each workflow server Click the Save button at the bottom right of the screen You will receive a confirmation message 38 Configuration i ll TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 IPDirector Configuration Configuration saved After Changing IPDirector configuration you must restart the Gateways and Thumbnail services Warning If the master Workflow address is changed in the Admin configurat
36. workflow server with the lowest priority will be the main server Make sure the correct adapter was selected under Dedicated IP Address Select Started in the Default State field this tells NLB whether you want this node to participate in the cluster at startup 9 Click Next 20 Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy TECHNICAL REFERENCE IPWeb 1 0 Mew Cluster Cluster IP Addresses Add IP Address The cluster The first Pa 6 Add IPy4 address heartbeats jp address 172 31 251 105 Cluster IP ac Subnet mask 255 255 255 0l IP address add IPv6 address IPy address Generate IPv6 addresses f Linkdocal P Site local 7 Global one Add Edit Remove Back Mest gt Cancel Help 10 You can add multiple IP Addresses for the cluster enter as many as you want 11 Click Add to enter the Virtual IP Address of the cluster 12 Enter the Cluster IP and Subnet mask 13 Click OK Mew Cluster Cluster IP Addresses E4 The cluster IP addresses are shared by every member of the cluster for load balancing The first IP address listed le considered the primary cluster IP address and used for cluster heartbeats Cluster IP addresses IP address aa ls 255 255 255 0 1 P poe Add Edit Remove lt Back Cancel Help 14 Make sure the Cluster IP addresses are correct Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 22 Issu
37. x select Single Host This makes sure the servers will work as main backup rather than in load balancing 23 Click OK New Cluster Port Rules Defined port rules EEE EEE EEE Port rule description TCP and UDP traffic directed to any cluster IP address that armes on ports O through 65535 is handled by the active cluster host with the smallest handling priority for this port rule Back Cancel Help Installing Load Balancing and Redundancy 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 0 A August 2013 4 2 2 24 24 Click Finish ts Network Load Balancing Manager Al E File Cluster Host Options Help 8 Network Load Balancing Clusters Fey IPWBWorkflow evs tv 172 31 251 105 E xtaA184620 Local Area Connection Host configuration information for hosts in cluster IPWBMWorkflow evs tv 172 31 251 105 Host Interface Status Dedicated IP Dedicated l Host priority Initial host state 7T44184620 Local Area Connection Converged 172 31 251 101 255 255 255 0 1 started Cluster Description 0001 3 Janf2013 2 47 13 PM NLB Manager session started 0002 8 3fJanf2013 2 57 00PM 172 31 251 XTA4A184620 Begin configuration change 0003 3 1an 2013 2 57 00 PM 172 31 251 XT44184620 Waiting for pending operation 4 0004 3fManf 2013 2 57 17 PM 172 31 251 XTAA184620 Update 4 succeeded double click for details 3 Jan 2013 2 57 17 PM 172 31 251 XTAA184620 En
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