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5 Installing and Configuring an Interplay
Archive Engine
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software
Setting Up a Failover System
Updating the Interplay Archive Engine Software
For more details on the Interplay Archive Engine, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup
and User’s Guide.
Installing the Interplay Archive Engine Software
You need to install the following software on the Interplay Archive Engine server:
Interplay Archive Engine
Interplay Access
FlashNet Client software (see Installing the FlashNet Client Software)
Additionally, you must install the Interplay Archive Provider on a separate server. See “Installing
the Interplay Archive Provider Software” on page 95.
The Interplay Archive Engine installation is very similar to the Interplay Engine installation. The
following are the main differences:
It is not necessary to split the database because it is not possible to archive file assets.
The database is called AvidAM.
There is no temporary license key. On the Interplay Engine it is possible to connect one
Access client to the engine when no permanent license is loaded. This is not possible on the
Interplay Archive Engine. It is necessary to load a license before you are able to connect
with Interplay Access. It is also necessary to load the license before you create the database.
See “Managing Licenses” in the Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Archive Engine
Administration Guide for instructions.
The AvidAM database has fewer predefined folders than the AvidWG database.