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- Page 1 K2 Dyno PA LIVE PRODUCTION CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Configuration Manual Software Version 1.5 071-8763-01 October 2010...
- Page 2 Certificate Number: 510040.001 The Quality System of: The Quality System of: Thomson Inc, and it’s wordwide Grass Valley division affiliates DBA Thomson Inc, and its wor dwide Grass Valley division affiliates DBA GRASS VALLEY GRASS VALLEY Headquarters 15655 SW Greystone Ct.
- Page 3 K2 Dyno PA LIVE PRODUCTION CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Configuration Manual Software Version 1.5 071-8763-01 October 2010...
- Page 4 Copyright Copyright © Grass Valley, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Portions of software © 2000 – 2009, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U.S.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
About configuring K2 Summit SAN systems ................22 About the FsNameServers file ..................22 Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA..............24 About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service......25 Installing the Grass Valley platform service...............25 Installing the K2 Dyno PA application................26 Starting the K2 Dyno PA application..................27... - Page 6 Contents Chapter 5: Managing K2 Dyno PA................49 Adding a server........................50 Editing a server ........................51 Deleting a server........................51 Adding a bin..........................52 Adding a repository.......................52 Configuring a rule........................53 Adding a managed channel ....................55 Adding or replacing a K2 Summit system in an existing K2 Dyno PA system.......56 Restoring the K2 Summit system to a pre-DLC configuration..........56 Restoring the network adapter order ................57 Undoing the DLC server configuration................57...
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Page 7: Grass Valley Product Support
Grass Valley Product Support To get technical assistance, check on the status of a question, or to report a new issue, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax. Web Technical Support To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site. - Page 8 Grass Valley Product Support Region Country Telephone India +91 22 676 10324 Paci c Australia 1 300 721 495 New Zealand 0800 846 676 For callers outside Australia +61 3 8540 3650 or New Zealand Central America, +55 11 5509 3440...
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Page 9: Chapter 1: K2 Dyno Production Assistant Overview
Chapter About K2 Dyno Production Assistant This section contains the following topics: • About K2 Dyno Production Assistant • Using K2 Dyno PA • About K2 Dyno PA User Interface • Customizing the K2 Dyno PA user interface 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Con guration Manual version 1.5... -
Page 10: About K2 Dyno Production Assistant
K2 Dyno Production Assistant (Dyno PA) is a software platform composed of the Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service. The platform service allows users on various Dyno PA clients to access assets as well as share saved searches, keywords, and transfer rules. -
Page 11: Using K2 Dyno Pa
About K2 Dyno Production Assistant Related Links About K2 Dyno PA User Interface on page 12 Customizing the K2 Dyno PA user interface on page 14 Using K2 Dyno PA on page 11 Using K2 Dyno PA This section describes three of the common workflows for the K2 Dyno PA application. Content Management/Controller work ow This workflow describes a role that principally deals with assets. -
Page 12: About K2 Dyno Pa User Interface
About K2 Dyno Production Assistant video referee. The Browse, Recording Assets and Keyframe panes are used to quickly nd points within the record trains and then to switch between trains keeping the current timecode context. Related Links About K2 Dyno Production Assistant on page 10 About K2 Dyno PA User Interface on page 12... - Page 13 About K2 Dyno Production Assistant The Dyno PA panes are described below. NOTE: If your Dyno PA system is not licensed to use a particular feature, that pane is not displayed in the Dyno PA application. Navigator pane: Lists all the K2 systems that have been added as a server to the Dyno PA client, the current Dyno session, bins (folders on a K2 system), repositories (folders on a user-de ned location), and any search queries that have been saved.
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Page 14: Customizing The K2 Dyno Pa User Interface
About K2 Dyno Production Assistant Browse pane:Allows you to load assets from a K2 Summit system and view them in Dyno PA. You can create cue points, mark in or mark out points, create subclips, unload the asset or locate it in the Asset List, and toggle between Live mode and Keyframe Logging mode. - Page 15 Any changes made to your layout are automatically saved when you log out of the Dyno PA application. The layout information is saved by the Grass Valley platform service, so your customized layout can be accessed, if you log into Dyno PA with the same username and password, from any Dyno PA client that shares that particular Grass Valley platform service.
- Page 16 Users & Preferences and select the desired font options. 5. Layouts are automatically saved on the Grass Valley platform service PC when you exit the Dyno PA application. To export a layout, select Users & Preferences from the menu and click the button.
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Page 17: Chapter 2: K2 Dyno Pa Prerequisites
Chapter K2 Dyno PA prerequisites This section contains the following topics: • System requirements • Hardware requirements • Software requirements 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Con guration Manual version 1.5... -
Page 18: System Requirements
Hardware requirements Before installing K2 Dyno PA, verify the hardware requirements. The Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service have the same hardware requirements, with the exception of the video board. The hardware speci cations are listed in the following table. -
Page 19: Software Requirements
K2 Dyno PA prerequisites Software requirements Before installing K2 Dyno PA, verify the software requirements. K2 Dyno PA The K2 Dyno PA application has the following software requirements: Software Version Notes Microsoft .Net 3.5 SP1 Framework Microsoft DirectX August 2009 Quantum SNFS 3.5.2.14727 Only needed if... - Page 20 K2 Dyno PA prerequisites Software Version Notes DLC Tool 1.5.0.1590 Only needed if using the Browse feature on a standalone K2 Summit system. In addition, the K2 Summit Production Client/K2 Solo Media Server must have the following: Component Notes A unique le system If K2 Summit 7.2x software was installed on this system, it name and storage disk already has a unique le system name and storage disk labels.
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Page 21: Chapter 3: Configuring The K2 Summit San And K2 Dyno Pa
Dyno PA This section contains the following topics: • About con guring K2 Summit SAN systems • About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service • Starting the K2 Dyno PA application • Adding a server •... -
Page 22: About Configuring K2 Summit San Systems
Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA About configuring K2 Summit SAN systems To use the Browse feature on a K2 Dyno PA machine, the K2 Summit SAN system needs the following: • The K2 Summit system network adapters con gured for Dyno PA, as described in Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA. - Page 23 Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA The FsNameServers le must be located in the directory in each K2 C:\SNFS\Config Summit and Dyno PA machines in the system. Related Links About con guring K2 Summit SAN systems on page 22 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC con guration on page 34...
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Page 24: Ordering The Network Adapters For K2 Dyno Pa
10. If you are using a standalone K2 Summit system with Dyno PA, proceed to Con guring the DLC Server. If you are using a K2 Summit SAN system with Dyno PA, proceed to About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service. -
Page 25: About The K2 Dyno Pa Application And The Grass Valley Platform Service
Grass Valley platform service can be obtained from the FTP download site. Prerequisites: • Grass Valley does not recommend the use of a rewall with Dyno PA. If using a rewall, ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA. -
Page 26: Installing The K2 Dyno Pa Application
The K2 Dyno PA installation software can be obtained from the FTP download site. Prerequisites: • Grass Valley does not recommend the use of a rewall with Dyno PA. If using a rewall, ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA. -
Page 27: Starting The K2 Dyno Pa Application
Start | Programs | Grass Valley platform service. Prerequisites: • The Grass Valley platform service must be running before you start the K2 Dyno PA application. • The rst time you start the Grass Valley platform service after installation, you need to reboot the PC that the service is running on, or manually start the service. -
Page 28: Adding A Server
Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA Installing the Grass Valley platform service on page 43 Installing the K2 Dyno PA application on page 44 Adding a server Prerequisites: • You must be logged in as an administrator on the Dyno PA application to add a server. -
Page 29: Installing The Generic Iscsi Client Software
3. Once the generic iSCSI install software is installed, reboot the Dyno PA machine. 4. When the machine comes back up, go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | and verify that the service Grass Valley K2 Con g Administrative Tools | Services is running. - Page 30 Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA PA machines on the Media (iSCSI) network. For more information on the K2 Con guration application, see the K2 Summit documentation. 1. On the Control Point PC, open the K2 Con guration application. 2.
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Page 31: Calculating K2 Dyno Pa Machine Bandwidth
Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA Calculating K2 Dyno PA machine bandwidth One feature of the K2 network is its ability to load balance the K2 Dyno PA machine’s iSCSI connection to the K2 storage system. In order to do this, calculate the amount of bandwidth each machine will use, using this formula: (Video Bit Rate in Mbps x Number of Streams) / 8 (to convert to MB) 1. - Page 32 Con guring the K2 Summit SAN and K2 Dyno PA 3. In the Add/Edit Server Device dialog box, check the Enabled box. 4. Click the button. SNFS Configuration 5. Enter the le system name. If using a standalone K2 system, the le system name must be unique to this K2 Summit system, for example gvfs_summit1.
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Page 33: Chapter 4: Configuring The Standalone K2 Summit System And K2 Dyno Pa
• Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA • Con guring the DLC server • About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service • Starting the K2 Dyno PA application • Adding a server •... -
Page 34: About Standalone K2 Summit System And K2 Dyno Pa Dlc Configuration
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC configuration To use the Browse feature in a system with a standalone K2 Summit Production Client, the Quantum StorNext Distributed LAN Client (DLC) on the K2 Summit (the DLC server) and K2 Dyno PA (the DLC client) systems must be con gured. -
Page 35: About The Fsnameservers File
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA About the FsNameServers file To use the Browse feature of K2 Dyno PA, the FsNameServers le needs to be con gured on each K2 Summit and Dyno PA machines in the system. The FsNameServers le contains the Control network port IP addresses for each host name server in the system (up to a total of three host name servers). -
Page 36: Ordering The Network Adapters For K2 Dyno Pa
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA Related Links About con guring K2 Summit SAN systems on page 22 About standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA DLC con guration on page 34 Ordering the network adapters for K2 Dyno PA Prerequisites: •... -
Page 37: Configuring The Dlc Server
10. If you are using a standalone K2 Summit system with Dyno PA, proceed to Con guring the DLC Server. If you are using a K2 Summit SAN system with Dyno PA, proceed to About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service. -
Page 38: About The Dlc Tool
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA About the DLC Tool The DLC tool streamlines the SNFS con guration on a standalone K2 Summit system by adding the IP addresses of the Control network ports of the name servers to the FsNameServers le. - Page 39 Summits and Solos or Dyno PA machines that share the same Grass Valley platform service. If con guring multiple K2 Summit systems or Dyno PA machines, create the FsNameServers le on one machine and then copy it to the others.
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Page 40: Configuring The Dlc Server Manually
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA button text changes to "Enabled" and the button is no longer active. Enable 7. To disable the DLC server support, click the button. Disable button text changes to "Disabled" and the button is no longer active. Disable 8. - Page 41 Summits and Solos or Dyno PA machines that share the same Grass Valley platform service. If con guring multiple K2 Summit systems or Dyno PA machines, create the FsNameServers le on one machine and then copy it to the others.
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Page 42: About The K2 Dyno Pa Application And The Grass Valley Platform Service
About the K2 Dyno PA application and the Grass Valley platform service The K2 Dyno PA application is managed by the Grass Valley platform service. One Grass Valley platform service can coordinate between multiple Dyno PA clients and multiple K2 systems. -
Page 43: Installing The Grass Valley Platform Service
Grass Valley platform service can be obtained from the FTP download site. Prerequisites: • Grass Valley does not recommend the use of a rewall with Dyno PA. If using a rewall, ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA. -
Page 44: Installing The K2 Dyno Pa Application
The K2 Dyno PA installation software can be obtained from the FTP download site. Prerequisites: • Grass Valley does not recommend the use of a rewall with Dyno PA. If using a rewall, ensure that the port 49173 is allowed full access on the PC with the Grass Valley platform service installed and all PCs running Dyno PA. -
Page 45: Starting The K2 Dyno Pa Application
Start | Programs | Grass Valley platform service. Prerequisites: • The Grass Valley platform service must be running before you start the K2 Dyno PA application. • The rst time you start the Grass Valley platform service after installation, you need to reboot the PC that the service is running on, or manually start the service. -
Page 46: Adding A Server
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA Adding a server Prerequisites: • You must be logged in as an administrator on the Dyno PA application to add a server. • You must have an administrator-level username and password on the K2 system that you are going to add as a server. -
Page 47: Configuring Snfs For The Dlc Or Iscsi Client On The K2 Dyno Pa
Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA K2 Summit Production Client that uses the SAN for storage. In the standalone server, the V:\ drive and Dyno sessions are all listed under the standalone server. 5. If you are not planning to use the Browse feature of the Dyno PA, proceed to Adding a bin or Adding a repository, depending on your workflow. - Page 48 Con guring the standalone K2 Summit system and K2 Dyno PA NOTE: The le system name can be found in the Windows Explorer tree view, next to the V: drive. 6. Assign a drive letter. 7. If using a standalone K2 system, specify the maximum number of clients. This is the number of Dyno PA clients that can access assets on a K2 Summit system at the same time.
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Page 49: Chapter 5: Managing K2 Dyno Pa
Chapter Managing K2 Dyno PA This section contains the following topics: • Adding a server • Editing a server • Deleting a server • Adding a bin • Adding a repository • Con guring a rule • Adding a managed channel •... -
Page 50: Adding A Server
Managing K2 Dyno PA Adding a server Prerequisites: • You must be logged in as an administrator on the Dyno PA application to add a server. • You must have an administrator-level username and password on the K2 system that you are going to add as a server. •... -
Page 51: Editing A Server
Managing K2 Dyno PA K2 Summit Production Client that uses the SAN for storage. In the standalone server, the V:\ drive and Dyno sessions are all listed under the standalone server. 5. If you are not planning to use the Browse feature of the Dyno PA, proceed to Adding a bin or Adding a repository, depending on your workflow. -
Page 52: Adding A Bin
This network share must be accessible from the PC that runs the Grass Valley platform service. • If the lesystem repository is a USB drive, the drive must be UNC mountable from the machine running the Dyno PA platform service. -
Page 53: Configuring A Rule
Managing K2 Dyno PA The new repository appears in the Navigator pane. • File System a) Enter the name or IP address of the repository host machine. b) Enter the main UNC share mount point (the network share name). c) Enter the username and password needed to access this network share. d) To determine the naming convention for the exported le name, check the box next to the desired Naming Conventions: •... - Page 54 Managing K2 Dyno PA • You must have a Dyno PA license that allows con guring rules. • In addition, you need to have determined the following: transfer type, rule criteria, and scope (the locations that you want Dyno PA to monitor for assets) To con gure a rule, follow these steps: Rules are created to automate the export or transfer of assets based on speci ed criteria.
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Page 55: Adding A Managed Channel
Managing K2 Dyno PA • Use Dyno Marks for Transfer/Export: If you check this box, Dyno PA uses Mark In and Mark Out points that were automatically added to the asset by a K2 Dyno Replay Controller. • Single Transfer Queue: If you check this box, transfers are initiated (pulled) from the K2 Summit system that is the destination server. -
Page 56: Adding Or Replacing A K2 Summit System In An Existing K2 Dyno Pa System
Managing K2 Dyno PA Adding or replacing a K2 Summit system in an existing K2 Dyno PA system If using the Browse feature in Dyno PA, and a K2 Summit system needs to be added or replaced, follow these steps. 1. -
Page 57: Restoring The Network Adapter Order
Managing K2 Dyno PA Restoring the network adapter order To restore the network adapter order to its pre-DLC con guration, the Loopback adapter needs to be the rst adapter on the K2 Summit system. 1. On the Windows desktop right-click and select My Network Places Properties... -
Page 58: About K2 Dyno Pa Administrator And User Logins
Managing K2 Dyno PA Restoring the K2 Summit system to a pre-DLC con guration on page 56 About K2 Dyno PA administrator and user logins There are two types of K2 Dyno PA users: administrators and normal users. Apart from restricting the user from administrator-level tasks, the main purpose of the user login is to allow for the Dyno PA user interface to be customized to the user's preferences and then saved for future access. - Page 59 Managing K2 Dyno PA The Dyno PA user interface can be customized to the user's preferences, and the layout will be saved, so that the next time that user logs in, their customized layout is displayed. Related Links Managing K2 Dyno PA on page 49 15October 2010 K2 Dyno Production Assistant Con guration Manual version 1.5...