TelVue HyperCaster® - Manual (Page 97)

TelVue HyperCaster ® User Manual / v5.0 / October 2014
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Backups
The server automatically makes a full, binary backup every day in a folder under vol1. The backup
also stores one week’s worth of select columns from the As Run report and the Program Guide in CSV
format. You do not need to configure the backup.
Additionally, the RAID disks in the server rack are redundant and hot-swappable. The system partition
uses RAID1, while the media partition uses RAID6.
Should you lose data, please contact TelVue ® Technical Support for assistance.
Typical Use Cases
These examples describe some of the most popular uses of the HyperCaster. Additional information
and use cases may be found on TelVue’s self-service web portal at http://www.telvue.com/support.
Controlling What Appears in the Program Guide
To prevent fillers such as PSAs, switch events, etc. from displaying in the Program Guide and external
schedule, you can individually de-select the “Include In Program Guide” metadata for each event. With
some planning, however, you can avoid this. In the Category Setup section of the Config page, add a
category such as “Fillers” and set “Include In Guide Default” to No. Put your PSAs, fillers, and other
non-Program Guide events in these categories. Now when you schedule them, they will automatically
be excluded from the Program Guide and external schedule.
For example:
1. Go to Config → Manage Content → Categories.
2. Add a new category called Filler and set “Include In Guide Default” to No.
3. On the Content page in Calendar View, use Advanced Search in the sidebar to locate your fillers.
4. Use Bulk Actions to add multiple filler files to the Filler category.
5. Now when you drag and drop these filler programs in Calendar View or schedule them from Classic
View, they will not be displayed in the Program Guide or external schedule.
Extending an IP Capture without Re-Entering Metadata
If your installation has external IP Capture, you can automate some of the process of getting files onto
your broadcast server. To extend an IP Capture device on a broadcast or archive server without re-
entering the metadata for the file you plan to encode, set the feed name and FTP server to match,
then set the Master FTP File Server to FTP back to the feed.
1. Go to the Content page on the archive or broadcast server where you want to import the
content. Use the Add Program function to enter the placeholder. In the Source
Information section, make sure the Location field matches the Feed Name of the IP Capture
device.
2. On the other server’s Config page in the Feed Setup section, select capture configuration. Set
the Program Feed Server Host to the name or IP address of the TelVue server where the
metadata was entered for the placeholder in Step 1.
3. On the same capture configuration page, check the FTP Master File on Capture box so the
pull down of Master File FTP Servers displays. Select the archive or broadcast server’s
upload folder (directory).
4. Go to the Record page of the server with the external IP Capture device. Add the capture or
manual encode for the external IP Capture device. The Unattached Program pull down will
include the archive or B-series server so you can select the placeholder.
When the encoded file is completed, the encoder will FTP to the media import folder. Because the
filename will match the placeholder, the encoded file will auto-import to the root media folder, such as
vol1. You cannot specify a subfolder when auto-importing.