Delivery Network Link Aggregation; Installation Requirements; Console Port; Management Interfaces Overview - Juniper MEDIA FLOW CONTROLLER 2.0.4 - ADMINISTRATOR S GUIDE AND CLI Administrator's Manual

Media Flow Controller Administrator's Guide
Table 2 Media Flow Controller System Requirements (Continued)
Hardware
Direct Attached Storage
(DAS)
Network Attached Storage
Network Interfaces
Management Interface

Delivery Network Link Aggregation

Media Flow Controller supports LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) to provide
redundancy and conserve IP addresses. A part of IEEE specification 802.3ad, LACP controls
the bundling of several physical ports together to form a single logical channel. LACP allows a
network device to negotiate an automatic bundling of links by sending LACP packets to the
peer (directly connected device that also implements LACP).

Installation Requirements

Media Flow Controller supports local boot from CD-ROM or USB flash drive, or Net Boot (PXE
Boot) for installation. Media Flow Controller runs from the local HDD (hard disk drive).

Console Port

Media Flow Controller provides a serial console port, USB, DB-9 serial, or VGA (video
graphics array), for configuration.

Management Interfaces Overview

Media Flow Controller can be remotely configured and managed.
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"Command Line Interface (CLI)" on page 42
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"Web Interface (Management Console)" on page 42
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"SNMP Interface to Network Management System" on page 42
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"Email and Email2SMS Alerts" on page 43
In addition to these management interfaces, multiple Media Flow Controllers deployed in a
network can be configured and managed from a centralized location using Juniper Networks
Media Flow Manager.
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Up to 16 DAS drives (SSD, SATA, or SAS), depending on server model
and amount of cache.
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72 GB minimum for boot drive.
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32 GB minimum recommended for additional drives (used for cache
only).
NFS (Network File System) supported for handling cache misses.
Up to ten 1GbE ports or two 10GbE ports for content delivery.
Dedicated 1GbE port. Network ports on the motherboard use lower
performance controllers adequate for a management interface that
typically does not require the full GbE capacity.
Media Flow Controller Overview
Description
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