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Contents VOD-W v4.2.1 Admin Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Font Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monitoring the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Database Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adding Storage to VOD 50/125/300W Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VOD-W v4.2.1 Admin Guide This VOD-W Admin Guide is written for anyone who will be using a VBrick EtherneTV VOD-W Video on Demand Server. This includes system administrators, network technicians, and others. This document explains how to set up and configure the VOD-W server, how to perform initial admin tasks, and how to add storage. For most common tasks like ingesting content, use the ETV Portal Server and refer to the ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide for details.
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Chapter 1 Server Overview VBrick's EtherneTV VOD-W Server has been integrated with the EtherneTV family of products including the EtherneTV Portal Server, MPEG-1/2/4 streaming encoders, and the EtherneTV STB. The EtherneTV VOD-W delivers stored MPEG assets as unicast streams across an Ethernet network. The EtherneTV VOD-W is built on a Dell hardware platform as detailed in the following tables.
Table 1. VOD-W Server Models Model Hardware Max Throughput Max Users VOD-50W Dell PowerEdge 1850 50 Mbps 50 125 Mbps 125 300 Mbps 300 Dell PowerEdge 1950 VOD-125W Dell PowerEdge 2850 Dell PowerEdge 2950 VOD-300W Dell PowerEdge 2850 Dell PowerEdge 2950 Table 2.
Server Overview continue to provide support for all PowerVault 220S models. Contact VBrick Support Services or your authorized reseller for more information about upgrade options. The external storage arrays shown in Table 3 are compatible with VOD-W servers to increase video storage or to backup existing content. If the VOD-W server you purchased from VBrick included external storage, the storage array was installed and configured before delivery to your site.
VOD-W Product CD Use the VOD-W Server Product CD if you ever need to reinstall the content server and other components. It also includes this VOD-W Server Admin Guide in searchable HTML format. Technical Support If you can't find the information you need from the documentation or your reseller, you can contact VBrick Support Services on the web. The Support Services website has downloads, FAQs, documentation, support guidelines, and an on-line form you can use to submit questions.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started Topics in this chapter Installing the VOD-W Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Configuring Secure Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Post Configuration Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 2. Connect the Server Note The following steps explain how to connect Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950 servers. To connect 1850/2850 servers, refer to the previous version of this manual that was shipped with those servers. To view all VBrick product documentation, go to www.vbrick.com/support/documentation T To set up the VOD-W server: 1. Connect the monitor, keyboard, dongle, mouse, and network cables as described below. Figure 1. VOD 50W (Dell 1950 – Rear View) Figure 2.
Getting Started 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Connect the VOD-W server to the network by plugging the 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port 1 on the rear of the unit. Connect the monitor cable to the blue video port (front or rear) on the VOD-W server. Turn the monitor on. Connect a mouse and keyboard to any available USB ports (front or rear) on the VOD-W server. Insert the dongle key (included in the Product CD case) in any available USB ports (front or rear).
Step 3. Configure the IP Address You need to configure the IP address as explained below on both the server machine and in the QVCS application. When done, be sure to reboot the machine before configuring the server in the ETV Portal Server. VBrick strongly recommends that you use a static IP address rather than a dynamically-configured DHCP. The use of a DHCP server creates a number of issues when the IP address changes.
Getting Started 3. Enter the IP or Domain , Server Description (optional), FTP User Name (default = and FTP Password (default = vbrickuser ). Accept the default Publishing Point parameters and click Add when done. vbrickuser ) 4. This completes the Portal Server Configuration. However in order to verify the installation as explained below, you must sync the VOD-W server with the ETV Portal server as follows: T To manually sync the VOD-W server with the ETV Portal Server: 1.
Configuring Secure Communications Use this optional functionality to protect communication between the Portal Server and VOD-W. The Portal Server controls the VOD-W over a web service communications interface. Starting with Portal Server v4.2.1, there are two ways to protect communication between the Portal Server and VOD-W: • • Basic authentication – this method uses the FTP username and password configured on the VOD-W.
Getting Started 6. 7. Make sure Enable anonymous access is not checked. Under Authenticated access, check Basic authentication (password is sent in clear text) and uncheck other boxes. SSL Encryption Since you are managing both the VOD-W and the Portal Server, you know you can trust the VOD-W and you can use any certificate to encrypt communications. You may already have a certificate installed that you can use. 1. Checking for an Installed Certificate T To check for an installed certificate: 1.
7. Enter the appropriate information in the Country/Region , State/Province, and City/ fields, and then select Next . Enter a file name for the certificate request. The file contains information similar to the following: locality 8. ------BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST -----MIIDZjCCAs……… ------END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST --------This is a Base 64 encoded representation of the certificate request.
Getting Started • • • • • • • Server IP address. Storage path. Log file configuration parameters. Maximum number of simultaneous ingestion sessions. Ingestion process timeout period. Secure RTSP URL enable and password. HTTP tunneling enable and port.
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Chapter 3 Server Administration Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Configuring the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Manually Ingesting Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Monitoring the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using a Direct Connection You can access the three utilities described above by connecting a standard monitor to the VGA port on the VOD-W server. T To launch the utilities using a direct connection: 1. 2. Connect a monitor to the VGA port on the VOD-W server. To launch the monitor utility, go to Start > All Programs > QuickVideo OnDemand Server > Monitor QVOD Server. To launch the configuration utility, go to Start > Control Panel > InfoValue Quick Video.
Server Administration Management IP Always select Auto. Management IP address of the VOD Server. For a single host VOD Server, the Management IP is the same as the Streaming IP. Support RTSP The port used for RTSP interleaving. Default = 554. Do not change. Interleaved using port Support HTTP Tunneling using port The port used for HTTP tunneling. Default = 8000. Must not conflict with port used for web service communication. See note below. Storage Path Always set to D:\Content.
Note The Portal Server and the VOD-W communicate using a web service configured to use port 80 by default. If you choose to tunnel over port 80, you must use a different port for the web service communication. To specify a different port for the web service communication (for example 8080), configure the Web Service Port (HTTP) on the Portal Server with the specified port number. Then configure the VOD-W to use this same port for the web service as described below.
Server Administration T 1. To change the port used for web service communication between the Portal Server and VOD-W: Open IIS (go to Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager ). 2. Select the web site for the web service from the tree on the left (go to ComputerName > Web Sites > Default Web Site ). 3. 4. Right-click on Default Web Site and select Properties.
Using Secure URL Password Protection Use the VbPortal tab on the Configuration Utility to configure secure URL password protection. Secure URL protection prevents users from bypassing Portal Server authentication and playing back VOD content directly from VOD-W servers. Requests from player software and devices (for example STBs, IPRs, and PCs) include a key that is generated by the Portal Server and validated by the VOD-W server.
Server Administration Enable RTSP URL Password Protection Enables secure URL password protection on the VOD-W server. Allowed IPs Enables URL protection on devices not directly connected to the Portal Server. New IP Use to populate the list of Allowed IPs. Maximum Number of Sets the maximum number of tunneled streams allowed. Default = Tunneled Streams 50. VBrick recommends a maximum of 50 tunneled streams for all VOD-W servers.
2. Use the QuickVideo Ingest interface to ingest content. Click the More >> button to see all options. Content Import Location Location path of the content to be ingested. • Content File – directly from the content file. • Meta File – not supported. • Batch File – not supported. Content Name Required. This is the title seen by users. All content titles must begin with a forward slash (/). Storage Location Must be blank. Use content from current location Not recommended.
Server Administration any content. In order to back up content, you need a separate backup strategy and a robust storage capability. T To run an on-demand database backup: 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Start > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks. Right-click on dbbackup and select Run . When done, right-click on dbdelete and select Run . (You can also modify the backup schedule as desired. Left-click on dbbackup and click on the Schedule tab to modify the backup schedule.
• • • • • 26 StreamPlayerPlus allows the recording of live streams to MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 files. Once saved the files can then be installed on the EtherneTV VOD-W server for playback. Make sure the "hinting" option is checked when recording MPEG-4 files. When recording MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 files using StreamPlayer Plus software, it is advisable to keep the length of the record to under 50 minutes to facilitate creating playlists and keep viewing time manageable.
Chapter 4 Monitoring the Server Topics in this chapter Starting the QVOD Server Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using the QVOD Server Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Starting the QVOD Server Service The QVOD Server Service is automatically started when the server machine is started and it may take several seconds.
T To launch the QVOD Server Console: 1. Go to Start > Programs > QuickVideo OnDemand Server > Monitor QVOD Server. The QVOD Server Console will not be started if the QVOD Server Service is not running. When the QVOD Server Service is running, there will be a small icon in the system tray, and the tool tip will show QVOD Server is running.
Monitoring the Server Statistics This section displays the statistical information about the QVOD Server. The statistics displayed in this section include Total Sessions and Total Data Rate. Total Sessions The total number of sessions or independent video streams currently being played from the QVOD Server. If the current bandwidth and number of streams are less than the licensed maximums, the next stream requested will be allowed regardless of bitrate.
Host Name The host machine name (or IP Address) of the client machine which is playing the video stream. User Name The user name of the person logged on to the client machine playing the video file (blank for RTSP clients). File Name The full path name of the video file that is being played back. Data Rate The average data rate, computed over four-second intervals. The number displayed is the dynamic data rate which may be different from the encoded data rate. Type The type of the session.
Monitoring the Server Network In the navigation tree on the left side of the QVOD Server Console, click on Network . The right-hand side of the QVOD Server Console will display the network utilization.
• • • IP Address. Current Data Rate (Mbps). Utilization (current data rate/network speed) shown as a status bar. Individual Network Interface Card Network Manager View is a good place to see an overview of all network activity. From the left side of the QVOD Server Console, if the Network Manager sub-tree branch is collapsed, double-click on Network Manager or click on the plus sign + that appears to the left of Network Manager, to expand the subtree.
Monitoring the Server • • • • A running graph plotting the most recent utilization history. Current Data Rate (Mbps). Utilization of the interface card as a percentage of the total NIC speed. List of the individual video streams going through the network card. An administrator can terminate a session by right-clicking on a session. Storage From the left side of the QVOD Server Console, click on the tree item that says Disk Manager.
Set Pct. Allowed Always set to 100 per cent. Performance This window in the individual drive view displays more detailed information for the drive. • A running graph plotting the most recent utilization history (updated every second). • Current Data Rate (MBytes/sec). • Utilization of the drive as a percentage of the total drive speed. • List of the individual video streams going through this drive. An administrator can also terminate a session by right-clicking on it.
Monitoring the Server Log Level Select a Log Level from 1–5. The Log Level determines the verbosity of messages in the Event Log. Log Category Select some or all categories. These are the items that will be written to the log. Events The Events page lets you view the most recent events that were logged by QVOD Server. The logged events correspond to the Log Level and Log Category you selected in Log Options. You can select different logs from the drop down list box.
From the left side of the QVOD Server Console, click on Events. The right-hand side of the QVOD Server Console will display events in the most recent log file. Use the drop down menu to select other log files. The Events page also lets you manipulate the view by changing the type of columns displayed, filtering log events, bookmarking, etc. For example, 36 T To get server host system information: 1. Click on System Info. T To change the column types that are displayed: 1. Click on Columns.
Monitoring the Server T To manipulate the way log events are displayed: 1. Click Filter. For example, if you select IP as the Field Name, contains as the operator and type 172.30.10.32 as the Value , then select the And operator, clicking on Filter will display only the log lines with the IP address 172.30.10.32. Export Use to export log files in text format. Remove BookMarks Bookmarks can be added by double-clicking of individual rows in the log.
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Chapter 5 Ingesting Content Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Content Ingestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W server and may take place even while the VOD-W is serving up a large number of simultaneous video streams. Depending on the size of the video asset and overall VOD-W server load, the ingestion process may only take a few minutes or more than an hour. Once the Portal Server driven ingestion is complete, the original source video file held in the VODW disk staging area is deleted.
Ingesting Content Best Practices • • • If you encounter problems during file ingestion, the likely cause is a faulty or corrupted source file. All MPEG-2 source files must be recorded and saved as transport streams— not program streams. Suspected problem files can be checked with a standalone player like StreamPlayer. The VOD-W server maintains a log file of all successful or attempted file ingestions. If a file ingestion fails, the log file can be examined for hints as to why the file ingestion failed.
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Topics in this chapter VOD-W Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Windows Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 VOD-W License Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
reports. The QVSR log, for example, can be used to generate access reports by individual user. The log files are saved by default in the Log folder at: C:\Program Files\InfoValue\QuickVideo OnDemand Server\Log. • • • – usage data including user name, video type, and duration. QVOD-xxx-xxx.log – usage data including video duration, and video type. QVCS-xxx-xxx.log – system-level command executions and errors. QVSR-xxx-xxx.
Troubleshooting VOD-W License Diagnostics License diagnostics will show the dongle key ID, the number of licensed seats, and the total licensed throughput in megabytes per second. T To run VOD-W server license diagnostics: 1. 2. Go to Start > Control > Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo. On the Product Configuration window, click the License tab and then click Run Diagnostics. The diagnostic results are saved to a log file in C:\Program Files\Common Files\infovalue\LicenseDiagnostic.log. 3.
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Chapter 7 Reinstalling the Software Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Reinstalling the VOD-W Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Reinstalling the Dongle Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Uninstalling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Install the InfoValue QuickVideo OnDemand Server by double-clicking on SetupVOD-W_x_x_x_x.exe. 7. Click Next on Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for EtherneTV-VOD-W. 8. 9. In the Choose Destination Location window select Next to accept the default. If prompted, you may need to insert the Windows 2003 Web Edition CD in the drive. 10. When prompted, insert the EtherneTV VOD-W Server Software CD in the drive. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Reinstalling the Software 19. Click Next on the Configuration Completed page. 20. When the InfoValue Product Configuration page is displayed, select your Server IP address from the drop down list and click OK .
21. When the first Installation QuickVideo OnDemand Complete page is displayed, click Finish . 22. When the second Installation Complete page is displayed saying the EtherneTV VOD-W has finished installing, click Finish to restart your computer. 23. Wait for the computer to restart and then login. Then go to Start > Control Panel > InfoValue Quick Video. 50 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Reinstalling the Software 24. On the License tab, click Load License File and then navigate to the file, select it and click Open . (The license file is included with the VOD-W server software on a separate VOD-W Server License CD.) 25. Click OK and OK again when the license file has been successfully loaded. 26. Launch the configuration utility: Go to Start > Control Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo. 27. Change Storage Path 1 to D:\Content to store video.
30. Repeat the step above for each external storage volume. 31. When done click OK to exit the configuration utility and reboot the server: Go to Start > Shutdown > Restart . 32. After the reboot, ingest the demo content as follows. There are seven demo files to ingest and they must be ingested one at a time. 33. Go to Start > All Programs > Video OnDemand Server > Ingest Content. 52 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Reinstalling the Software 34. In the Content Import Location field click Browse and navigate to E:\StagingArea . 35. Highlight the first demo file and in the Content Title field enter the title that will be seen by users in the format: /Demo/< Name of Demo file > 36. Click Start . When done repeat these steps for the other six files. Reinstalling the Dongle Driver The license file corresponding to maximum streams and bandwidth you purchased is preinstalled on the server by VBrick.
Note If errors occur, click Run Diagnostics (on the license tab) and send the log file, the infovalue.lic file, and your dongle ID to VBrick Support Services. See VOD-W Event Manager on page 43 for more information. Viewing License Status T Viewing the current license status: 1. 2. Launch the QVOD Server Console. Review the information of the splash page for current status: Maximum Number of Streams and Maximum Throughput .
Chapter 8 Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adding Storage to 1850 Servers (VOD 50W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Adding Storage to 2850 Servers (VOD 125/300W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Storage to 1850 Servers (VOD 50W) Use the following procedure to add external storage to VOD 50W servers. The procedure is the same for ES3 (1 TB) and ES4 (2 TB) devices. 1. Power everything down. 2. ES3/ES4 setup. a. Connect both power cords on ES3/4. b. Connect SCSI cable to the VOD 50W. c. SCSI termination is internal; no terminator is necessary. 56 3. EtherneTV VOD-50W (VBrick VOD 50W Dell 1850) setup. a.
Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers 9. 10. 11. 12. In the Select Disks to Initialize window, select all disk(s) displayed and Next . In the Select Disks to Convert window, select all disk(s) displayed and Next . In the Completing the Initialize and Convert window, click Finish . In the Computer Management window, right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to Dynamic Disk . (The 1850 uses Dynamic Disks.) Do this for all 14 drives if they are not Dynamic and click OK when done. 13.
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Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers 17. In the Assign Drive Letter or Path page, click Next . 18. In the Format Volume page, click Next .
19. When the New Volume Wizard is complete, click Finish . 20. Repeat Steps 13– 19 for the second TeraByte: Disks 7–-13. Adding Storage to 2850 Servers (VOD 125/300W) Use the following procedure to add storage to both VOD 125W and VOD 300W servers. The procedure is the same for ES3 (1 TB) and ES4 (2 TB) devices. Note that the 2850 uses Basic Disks.) 60 1. 2. Power everything down. ES3/ES4 setup. a. Connect both power cords on ES3/4. b. SCSI termination is internal; no terminator is necessary. 3.
Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers 7. In PERC RAID BIOS screens: a. Perform Configure > View/Add Configuration scans all channels. b. You should see one logical drive on RAID Ch-0, IDs=0 and 1; this is the first drive in the system and is used to store the operating system, the VOD server software, and database c. You should see the remaining four internal drives configured as a RAID 5 array. These drives are used to store the video content on the system.
11. 12. 13. 14. In the Select Disks to Initialize window, select all disk(s) displayed and Next . In the Select Disks to Convert window, select all disk(s) displayed and Next . In the Completing the Initialize and Convert window, click Finish . In the Welcome to the New Volume Wizard page click Next . 15. In the Select Volume Type page, select Simple and click Next . 62 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers 16. In the Select Disks window click Next . 17. In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window click Next .
18. In the Format Volume window, select Perform a quick format to speed up the format, then click Next . This option will complete the format in 5–10 minutes. 19. When the New Volume Wizard is complete, click Finish . 20. Repeat steps 14–19 for the second Terabyte. The external storage will not be available until the format is complete. You can monitor the progress of the format from the Computer Management page. 64 T To monitor the progress of the format: 1. 2. 3.
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Chapter 9 Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adding Storage to VOD 50/125/300W Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Overview If you purchased a system with external storage, the storage is configured and shipped with the VOD-W server—no additional configuration is required.
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Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 5. Insert the Perc 5/E External RAID Controller shown below into the Dell 1950/2950.
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Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 8. The next photo shows Dell 1950 back view with PERC 5/E external RAID connected. 9. The next photo shows MD1000 back view with PERC 5/E external RAID connected. 10. VOD-W setup for both Dell 1950 and 2950 Servers. Connect the SCSI cable from the DM1000 to SCSI 0 port connector on the 1950/2950; this is bottom left connector on the two-port SCSI card (shown below).
11. The next photo shows the back view of 2950/MD1000 with PERC 5/E external RAID connected. 12. Dell 2950 back view PERC 5/E external RAID ports. 13. MD1000 setup. a. Connect both power cords on DM1000. b. CSI termination is internal; so no terminator is needed. 14. Power up the MD1000. 15. Power up the 1950/2950 Dell Server. 16.
Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers c. Use Tab or Arrow Up/Down key to highlight on Raid Level and Enter to select RAID-5 then Enter. d. To select the drives use the Tab to Physical Disks then Space to select drive ID 01:00–01:04 for 5 drives (300 GBs each). The approximate size is about 1142272 MB. (First 1.5 TB) e. Use the Tab or Up/Down key to select OK then hit Enter. f. Hit OK g. Hit F2 on Virtual Disk 0 and select Initialization > Fast Init then enter and OK . h.
21. Go to Storage > Disk Management . In the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard welcome window select Next . 22. In the Select Disks to Initialize window, click Next . As an example, the following window is shown for ES5 1.5 TB devices. The window you see will vary depending on the capacity of the devices you are actually configuring. 74 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Note The windows you see from this point on will vary depending on the capacity of the devices you are actually configuring. As shown in Table 8 on page 82, you may be configuring arrays with 1.5–13.5 TB of storage. The windows for arrays other than 1.5 and 3 TB are similar to the screens shown here but are not identical. As another example, the following window is shown for ES10 3 TB devices. 23.
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Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers As an example, the following window is shown for ES5 3 TB devices. Note Two or more logical disks may appear if you have 10 or more physical disks since each group of 5 disks were configured as a single RAID 5 array in step 22. 24. When the Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window is displayed, click Finish . As noted the data in the window will vary depending on the amount of storage you are adding. For ES5 1.5 TB devices, only Disk 2 will be displayed.
For ES10 3 TB devices, Disk 2 and Disk 3 will displayed. 25. In the Computer Management window, right-click on Disk 2 and select New Partition . The example above is for 10 external disks. Disk 3 would not be present if only 5 disks are deployed. Likewise, Disk 4, Disk 5, etc. may be present for larger external configurations. 78 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 26. In the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard window select Next . 27. In the Select Partition Type window select Next . 28. In the Specify Partition Size window select Next .
29. In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window select Next . 30. In the Format Partition window select Next . 31. In the Completing the New Volume Wizard window select Finish . 32. Repeat steps 26–31 for drives H and I if necessary. If there is more than one disk enclosure, repeat for drives J through O (as many as present). 33. Open Windows Explorer. 80 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 34. Select G drive and create Content2 by right-clicking and selecting New > Folder. Then create Content3 on the H: drive and Content4 on the I: drive if necessary. If there is more than one disk enclosure, repeat for drives J through O as necessary. 35. Go to Control Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo. 36. Click on Add Storage Path . 37. Click on Browse and select G:\Content2 . Then click Add . Repeat for Content3 and Content4 on drives H and I if necessary.
39. When complete, the drive letters and folder names should correspond to the number of drives according to the following table. Table 8. Disk Number and Capacity 82 Disks Capacity (TB) Drive Letter for Last Logical Disk Content Folder for Last Logical Disk 5 1.5 G /Content2 10 3 H /Content3 15 4.5 I /Content4 20 6 J /Content5 25 7.5 K /Content6 30 9 L /Content7 35 10.5 M /Content8 40 12 N /Content9 45 13.5 O /Content10 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
Index Numerics G 1. Unpacking the Server 7 2. Connecting the Server 8 2. Submit a Certificate Request 14 3. Configuring the IP Address 10 3. Install the Certificate 14 4.
Step 1. Unpack the Server 7 Step 2. Connect the Server 8 Step 3. Configure the IP Address 10 Step 4. Configure the ETV Portal Server 10 Step 5.
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