User’s Manual Version 1.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 1.01.A C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2010-2011. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for inform ational use only and subject to change without notice.
Issue 1.01.A II XTract – Version 1.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 1.01.A Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III 1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 1 2. INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 2 3. NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ..
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 1.01.A 1. Overview XTract is an interface software dedicated to the backup and restore of clips from or to one or several EVS video server s (XT[2], XT[2]+, XS, XTnano). XTract manages the backup and transfer of all clips that have been marked as “to archive” by the operator. This manual describes the configuration interface, which is easy to use and straightforward.
Issue 1.01.A XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Installation The XTract user interface application must be installed on the same computer as the XTAccess file transfer application. The XTAccess application is dedicated to XTract and cannot be used by any other application. The XTract setup launches the XTAccess installation only if no XTAccess is installed or if the already installed XTAccess version is lower than the new one.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual Issue 1.01.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Network Architecture XTract is installed on the same computer as an XTAccess application. XTract is the interface application used to manage the backup and restore functions. The files to be archived and restored are located on one or several XT[2]/XT[2]+, XS and/or XTnano servers and storage units connected to the same network.
Issue 1.01.A XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Software Interface The XTract software interface is made of a simple window as illustrated with the following items. Each item opens a specific window that is described in this chapter. 1. The BACKUP tab. 2. The RESTORE tab. 3. The About button.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.1 Issue 1.01.A THE BACKUP WINDOW The BACKUP window is open by default when you launch the application. The window is divided in four panes: Server Visibility This pane displays the three families of EVS video servers which can be seen by XTract: XT[2]/XT[2]+, XS and XTnano. Select one or several server types you want to appear in the backup servers list.
Issue 1.01.A XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 At any time, you can refresh this list and start a new discovery process, by clicking on the Refresh List button. Once the list is displayed, select all servers on which you want to perform a backup. Thus, all files tagged as “to be archived” by the server operator will be copied to the storage unit.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.2 Issue 1.01.A THE RESTORE WINDOW The window displays only a Server Visibility pane and a Select restore servers pane, which is similar to the one in the BACKUP window. Server Visibility This pane displays the three families of EVS video servers which can be seen by XTract: XT[2]/XT[2]+, XS and XTnano. Select one or several server types you want to appear in the restore servers list.
Issue 1.01.A XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Once the list is displayed, select all servers to which you want to restore backup files. By default, the restored files are sent to page 6 on the destination server. 4.3 THE ABOUT WINDOW This window displays the following items: 8 o The XTract application version. o A link to this User Manual in digital format.
XTract – Version 1.01 – User’s Manual Issue 1.01.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.4 ALERTS AND MESSAGES The following alert and messages may be displayed in the BACKUP and the RESTORE panes: Alert Description A server name is displayed in red The server had been detected but is not available anymore (for example due to a connexion lost). Message Description “XML Unit not accessible” The XTAccess application is not started and running.
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