Product specifications

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Configuring Media Indexer Servers and Clients
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Upgrading to Media Indexer v3.0
To upgrade to Media Indexer v3.0:
1. Uninstall the Media Indexer on servers and clients.
2. Delete the Interplay Media Indexer directory on servers and clients. This will delete the old
MI cache files.
3. Install ASF v1.6 and Media Indexer v3.0 on the servers and Windows clients.
4. Install Access and the Media Indexer on Mac OS X systems. See “Installing Media Indexer
on a MacOS X System” on page 77.
5. Configure the Media Indexer servers and clients.
Installing the Media Indexer Software
To install the Media Indexer Server:
1. Select the following from the Interplay Installer Main Menu:
Servers > Avid Interplay Media Indexer
2. Install components from the following table:
Configuring Media Indexer Servers and Clients
Starting at Interplay v3.0, the Avid Service Framework (ASF) is no longer used to make the
connection between the Media Indexer servers and the Avid editing applications. However, the
following ASF components are still required:
ASF must be installed on the Media Indexer servers and Windows Avid editing clients as in
previous releases.
Use the Workgroup Properties tool to connect the Windows clients and servers to the
Lookup Service.
Component Description
Avid Service
Framework for Server
Perform the installation on primary and secondary shared storage Media
Indexers.
Avid Interplay Access Allows for easy access to the Interplay Engine. This also installs the
Interplay Administrator.
Avid Interplay Media
Indexer
Installs the Media Indexer software.