Product specifications

116 • Workstation Setup & Administration Guide
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software
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Processing stations support both the Windows XP Professional operating
system and the Windows 2000 operating system. Other Avid|DS client
workstation only support the Windows 2000 operating system.
Floating License: The license for the remote processing station is on the client
workstation. This license information is appended to the dongle-based (or
“nodelock”) information in the Softimage.lic file. In this context, the client
workstation is a “license server” for the remote processing station.
Avid|Throttle Manager Avid|DS workstations share their storages with Avid|DS RP stations during
remote processing. The Avid|Throttle Manager (installed separately from the
RP software and installed only on one system) manages access to such shared
storages, so that the remote processing doesn't interfere with the Avid|DS
workstation at critical times, such as during playback, capture, and output
to tape.
On startup, Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP indicate to the Avid|Throttle Manager
which shared storages they are using. The Avid|Throttle Manager then
monitors how your Avid|DS workstation and Avid|DS RP station are using
the shared storage, such as for playback, capture, output, or processing.
On an Avid|DS workstation, playback, capture and output to tape are the
critical operations which require a guaranteed bandwidth between the
workstation and its storage. During these operations, the Avid|Throttle
Manager will pause any RP stations using the same storage for processing in
order to maintain that bandwidth. Once the playback, capture, or output to
tape operation is complete, the Avid|Throttle Manager restarts the processing
on the RP stations.
A client workstation can also be set up as a remote processing
station. However, you cannot run Avid|DS when Avid|DS RP is
running. This allows you to do remote processing on any client
workstations that are not currently being used.
If you are not using the Avid|Throttle Manager to manage your
shared storage, do not try to perform intensive tasks like playback,
capture, and output to tape on the client workstation while
processing on the RP station.