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EtherneTV VOD-W
Video on Demand Server
VBrick v4.2.3 VOD-W Server
Admin Guide
August 21, 2008
4410-0167-0003

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  • Page 1 EtherneTV VOD-W Video on Demand Server VBrick v4.2.3 VOD-W Server Admin Guide August 21, 2008 4410-0167-0003...
  • Page 2 VBrick products. This freely available source code is posted at http://www.vbrick.com/opensource. About VBrick Systems Founded in 1997, VBrick Systems, an ISO 9001 certified vendor, is a privately held company that has enjoyed rapid growth by helping our customers successfully introduce mission critical video applications across their enterprise networks.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    VOD-W v4.2.3 Admin Guide Organization ............. vii Getting Help .
  • Page 4 Monitoring the Server ............24 Backup and Restore .
  • Page 5 9. Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Overview ..............67 Adding Storage to VOD 50/125/300W Servers .
  • Page 6 Contents...

  • Page 7: Vod-W V4.2.3 Admin Guide

    VOD-W v4.2.3 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.

  • Page 8: Font Conventions

    the information you need from the online help, the VBrick documentation, or your certified VBrick reseller, you can contact VBrick Support Services on the web. Support Services will make every effort to answer your technical questions in 24 business hours or less. VBrick is committed to accurate and reliable documentation.

  • Page 9: Server Overview

    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.

  • Page 10: Server Compatibility

    MD1000 devices. VBrick will Max Throughput Max Users 50 Mbps 125 Mbps 300 Mbps O/S Drives Internal Content Drives 1 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drives RAID1 4 Drive Hardware RAID5 2 Drives RAID1 4 Drive Hardware RAID5 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 11: Server Software

    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.

  • Page 12: Vod-W Product Cd

    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. VBrick will make every effort to answer your technical questions in 24 business hours or less. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 13 Server Overview VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 14 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Getting Started Topics in this chapter Installing the VOD-W Server ..........15 Configuring Secure Communications .

  • Page 16: Step 2. Connect The Server

    Figure 1. VOD 50W (Dell 1950 – Rear View) Figure 2. VOD 125/300W (Dell 2950 – Rear View) 2. If rack mounting the unit, mount the VOD-W server in the rack, using the rack mount kit provided. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 17 3. 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. 4. Connect the monitor cable to the blue video port (front or rear) on the VOD-W server. Turn the monitor on.

  • Page 18: Step 3. Configure The Ip Address

    2. Go to Global Settings > Servers and double-click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and enter the values provided by your system , and Subnet mask Default gateway and select from the dropdown list. VOD W © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 19: Step 5. Verify The Installation

    3. Enter the IP or Domain ) and vbrickuser FTP Password 4. Accept the default Publishing Point 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: To manually sync the VOD-W server with the ETV Portal Server 1.

  • Page 20: Configuring Secure Communications

    2. Expand the server name and select the 3. Right-click the default web site and click 4. Select the Directory Security 5. Click the button under Edit... Default Web Site Properties tab. Authentication and access control © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 21: Ssl Encryption

    6. Make sure Enable anonymous access 7. Under Authenticated access 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.
  • Page 22 Web Server Certificate Wizard , and then click Next . For more secure encryption, also check . (Important: The Next , and State/Province City/ and then click Next . A certificate is now Finish Require © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 23: Post Configuration Steps

    Post Configuration Steps No additional configuration is required after installation and once you have completed the steps up to this point you are good to go. However, if you subsequently need to change the IP address or default storage path for example, use the server configuration utility (see Configuring the Server on page 18).
  • Page 24 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 25: Server Administration

    Server Administration Topics in this chapter Overview ..............17 Configuring the Server .

  • Page 26: Using A Direct Connection

    Start > All Programs > QuickVideo OnDemand Server > Start > Control Panel > InfoValue Quick Video Start > All Programs > QuickVideo OnDemand Server > Product Configuration page on the Configuration Utility (including, for example, Auto utility. Once the server © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 27: Using Http Tunneling

    Management IP Always select 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 The port used for HTTP tunneling. Default = 8000. Must not Tunneling using port conflict with port used for web service communication.

  • Page 28: Changing The Web Service Communication Port

    Apple QuickTime in the task bar and go to QuickTime Preferences and then Transport Setup Custom . The Transport Protocol Web Service Port (HTTP) on player to set focus must match the Port ID © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 29: Advanced Options

    To change the port used for web service communication between the Portal Server and VOD-W 1. 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 Web Sites >...

  • Page 30: Using Secure Url Password Protection

    (The .) This password must match the VOD-W Server. Global Settings > Servers > Add/Modify and enter and confirm the password. (The .) This password must match the Portal Server. field New IP © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 31: Manually Ingesting Content

    Enable RTSP URL Enables secure URL password protection on the VOD-W server. Password Protection 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.

  • Page 32: Monitoring The Server

    Check this box when ingesting MPEG-2 audio-only content. The content will not be pre-processed but ingested as is. Used for pre-processed content i.e. content with trick mode files already generated. button to see all More >> © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 33: Database Restore

    any content. In order to back up content, you need a separate backup strategy and a robust storage capability. To run an on-demand database backup 1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks 2. Right-click on dbbackup 3. When done, right-click on 4.
  • Page 34 VOD-W performance. To work around this issue and optimize performance, you should periodically defragment the disk using the standard Windows defrag utility on Accessories > System Tools my_history_class.mp4 or to Use UDP, RTSP Port ID 554 menu. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc. option is set to...

  • Page 35: Monitoring The Server

    Monitoring the Server Topics in this chapter Starting the QVOD Server Service ..........27 Using the QVOD Server Console .

  • Page 36: Sessions

    Detail of Session No. sign that appears to the left of QVOD section, the section, the Statistics Refresh section. Each field is explained below. window is Sessions section, Session List © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 37 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.

  • Page 38: Contents

    In RTSP streaming, LP represents number of times the scheduler was called. Contents page shows all VOD content on the server. The information includes Contents Time Size Type Duration , and the at which it was encoded. Rate Detail of Session No Ingestion © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 39: Network

    Monitoring the Server Network In the navigation tree on the left side of the QVOD Server Console, click on . The Network right-hand side of the QVOD Server Console will display the network utilization. The following information is displayed and updated every two second: VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 40 The window in the individual NIC view, displays more detailed information of the Performance NIC. or click on the plus sign that appears to the left of sections. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 41: Storage

    • 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.

  • Page 42: Media

    QVOD Server Console. Log Options view. This view lets you specify Log Options for the settings to take effect. Log Level Log Category . The right-hand side . These are the only © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 43: Events

    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 page lets you view the most recent events that were logged by QVOD Server. Events The logged events correspond to the .
  • Page 44 To get server host system information 1. Click on System Info To change the column types that are displayed 1. Click on Columns . The right-hand side of the Events page also lets you manipulate the view by changing Events © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 45 Monitoring the Server To manipulate the way log events are displayed 1. Click Filter For example, if you select as the Field Name, as the operator and type contains as the , then select the operator, clicking on will display only Value Filter 172.30.10.32...
  • Page 46 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 47: Ingesting Content

    Ingesting Content Topics in this chapter Overview ..............39 Content Ingestion .

  • Page 48: Content Backup And Recovery

    Main Asset, although locating and copying the proper file can be time consuming if more than a few files are involved. d:\content G:\content2 H:\content3 I:\content4 Disk Storage Overhead 122% directory on the server. , or . Note J:\content5 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 49: Best Practices

    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.
  • Page 50 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Topics in this chapter VOD-W Event Manager ........... . 43 Windows Event Viewer .

  • Page 52: Windows Event Viewer

    2. For more details, double-click on any event to launch the the arrows buttons on this window to page through the log. folder at: C:\Program is available on Windows Server 2003 Web Edition and other Event Properties and click on window. Use © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 53: Vod-W License Diagnostics

    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. To run VOD-W server license diagnostics 1. Go to Start > Control > Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo 2.
  • Page 54 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 55: Reinstalling The Software

    Reinstalling the Software Topics in this chapter Overview ..............47 Reinstalling the VOD-W Software .
  • Page 56 Select Program Folder 17. Click on the Next Start Copying Files 18. Click to skip the License Registration window select to accept the default. Next page to accept the default. to accept the default. window. screen. page. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 57 Reinstalling the Software 19. Click on the Next Configuration Completed page 20. When the InfoValue Product Configuration page is displayed, select your Server IP address from the drop down list and click VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 58 22. When the second Installation Complete page is displayed saying the EtherneTV VOD-W has finished installing, click 23. Wait for the computer to restart and then login. Then go to InfoValue Quick Video to restart your computer. Finish Start > Control Panel > © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 59 24. On the tab, click License click . (The license file is included with the VOD-W server software on a separate Open VOD-W Server License CD.) 25. Click again when the license file has been successfully loaded. 26. Launch the configuration utility: Go to 27.
  • Page 60 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 Start > © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 61: Reinstalling The Dongle Driver

    34. In the Content Import Location 35. Highlight the first demo file and in the by users in the format: /Demo/< Name of Demo file > 36. Click . When done repeat these steps for the other six files. Start Reinstalling the Dongle Driver The license file corresponding to maximum streams and bandwidth you purchased is pre- installed on the server by VBrick.

  • Page 62: Uninstalling The Software

    Run Diagnostics Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server and un-install EtherneTV-VOD-W . If you are reinstalling the VOD-W C:\Windows\System Maximum Number of Start > Settings > Control © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.

  • Page 63: Adding Storage To 1850/2850 Servers

    Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers Topics in this chapter Overview ..............55 Adding Storage to 1850 Servers (VOD 50W) .

  • Page 64: Adding Storage To 1850 Servers (Vod 50W)

    5. Power up Dell 1850. 6. After the system reboots, logon as 7. Click Start > Administrator Tools > Computer Management 8. Select Disk Management Windows select Administrator under Storage. In the Initial and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome Next © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 65 9. In the Select Disks to Initialize 10. In the Select Disks to Convert 11. In the Completing the Initialize and Convert window, click 12. In the Computer Management . (The 1850 uses Dynamic Disks.) Do this for all 14 drives if they are not Dynamic Disk Dynamic and click 13.
  • Page 66 14. In the Select Volume Type page, select and click Striped Next 15. In the page, select . Then click Select Disks Disk0 Remove Next 16. In page, highlight disks 0–6. Then click then Select Disks Next © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 67 17. In the Assign Drive Letter or Path 18. In the Format Volume VOD-W Admin Guide page, click Next page, click Next...

  • Page 68: Adding Storage To 2850 Servers (Vod 125/300W)

    Do not type Ctrl-A b. Watch for message controller configuration. It takes several minutes to enter the config utility. Finish to enter the Adaptec SCSI BIOS. then press PowerEdge RAID controller BIOS to go to RAID Ctrl-M © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 69 7. In PERC RAID BIOS screens: Perform Configure > View/Add Configuration 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 You should see the remaining four internal drives configured as a RAID 5 array.
  • Page 70 Welcome to the New Volume Wizard 15. In the Select Volume Type window, select all disk(s) displayed and window, select all disk(s) displayed and Finish page click Next page, select and click Simple Next Next Next © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 71 Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers 16. In the window click Select Disks Next 17. In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window click Next VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 72 Disk Management following window. window, select Perform a quick format Finish in the left pane to expand the tree. and you can monitor the progress of the format from the to speed up the format, then © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 73 Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 74 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 75 Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Topics in this chapter Overview ..............67 Adding Storage to VOD 50/125/300W Servers .
  • Page 76 3. The next photo shows the Dell 1950 with the top cover off. 4. The next photo shows the Dell 2950 with the top cover off. As shown in the next photo, make sure the split backplane switch is in the upward position for "single disk." © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 77 Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers Insert the Perc 5/E External RAID Controller shown below into the Dell 1950/2950. VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 78 6. The next photo shows Dell 1950 top cover off with PERC 5/E external RAID inserted. 7. The next photo shows the Dell 2950 top cover off with PERC 5/E external RAID inserted. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 79 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).
  • Page 80 Enter. Function 0x00 b. Hit F2 use Tab or Up/Down arrow key to select PowerEdge RAID controller BIOS Controller 1: Perc 5/E adapter Bus 0x0F Device 0x0E then Enter. Create New VD © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc. then press...
  • Page 81 Use Tab or Arrow Up/Down key to highlight on RAID-5 then Enter d. To select the drives use the Tab to 01:00–01:04 for 5 drives (300 GBs each). The approximate size is about 1142272 MB. (First 1.5 TB) Use the Tab or Up/Down key to select Hit OK Hit F2 on Virtual Disk 0...
  • Page 82 ES5 1.5 TB devices. The window you see will vary depending on the capacity of the devices you are actually configuring. . In the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard welcome . As an example, the following window Next © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 83 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.
  • Page 84 24. When the Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window is displayed, click . As noted the data in the window will vary depending on the amount of storage Finish you are adding. For ES5 1.5 TB devices, only Disk 2 will be displayed. © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 85 Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 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 VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 86 Likewise, Disk 4, Disk 5, etc. may be present for larger external configurations. 26. In the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard window select Next 27. In the Select Partition Type window select Next © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 87 Adding Storage to 1950/2950 Servers 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 VOD-W Admin Guide...
  • Page 88 J through O as necessary. 35. Go to Control Panel > InfoValue QuickVideo Finish by right-clicking and selecting Content2 on the I: drive if necessary. If there is more Content4 . Then New > Folder © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 89 36. Click on Add Storage Path 37. Click on and select Browse on drives H and I if necessary. If second or third enclosure is present, repeat Content4 for drives I through O as necessary. Your results should appear as follows. Then click 38.
  • Page 90 Table 8. Disk Number and Capacity Disks Capacity (TB) Drive Letter for 10.5 13.5 Content Folder for Last Logical Disk Last Logical Disk /Content2 /Content3 /Content4 /Content5 /Content6 /Content7 /Content8 /Content9 /Content10 © 2008 VBrick Systems, Inc.
  • Page 92 VBrick Systems, Inc. 12 Beaumont Road Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, USA...

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