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Database monitoring and updating, Installation overview, Chapter 5 installing and creating smartbins – Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.5 Installation User Manual

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Aurora Edit Installation Guide

November 25, 2008

Chapter 5 Installing and Creating SmartBins

Database Monitoring and Updating

A SmartBins Service constantly monitors the Aurora Edit, MediaFrame, and media

server databases. Examples of updates to the database are listed below.

Installation Overview

Perform the following tasks on the media server, per the type of SmartBin.

Action

System

Media Server Database

Aurora Edit Database

Rename
clip

media server

Clip is renamed.

SmartBins service renames the clip; if it cannot be
renamed, the databases become out-of-sync.

Aurora Edit or
MediaFrame

Clip is renamed unless there is a
conflict, in which case renaming fails.

Clip renamed unless there is a conflict on the media server,
in which case renaming fails.

Delete
clip

media server

Clip is deleted.

SmartBins service deletes the clip; if the clip is in use, the
databases become out-of-sync.

Aurora Edit or
MediaFrame

Clip deleted unless there is a conflict,
in which case deletion fails.

Clip deleted unless there is a conflict on the media server,
in which case deletion fails

Delete
bin

media server

The bin (and all movies contained within it ) is deleted unless a clip is being used, in which case
the deletion fails.

Aurora Edit or
MediaFrame

No change; bin not deleted.

SmartBin monitoring disabled; the bin and bin contents
are deleted.

Add a
movie

media server

Movie added.

SmartBins service registers clip unless it is a complex
movie, in which case the clip is not registered and the
databases become out-of-sync.

Create
master
clip

Aurora Edit or
MediaFrame

SmartBins service registers master
clip when recording is complete.

Master clip created while recording

Task

SmartBin Type

See...

Transfer

Shared

Media Import

Install and Configure
the Server

Yes
(also requires
GVG_Mlib)

Yes
(also requires
SNFS)

Yes

See

Chapter 6, “Installing the Conform Server”

to install the GVG_Mlib and SNFS software; see
the media server documentation and

Chapter 2,

“Introducing NewsShare”

to install and

configure the server.

Install the SmartBins
service

Yes

Yes

Yes

See

“Installing the SmartBins Service” on

page 45

.

Run the SmartBin
Setup Tool

Yes

Yes

Yes

See

“Running the SmartBins Setup Tool” on

page 46

.

Verify DCOM
Configuration

Yes

See

“Verifying the DCOM Configuration” on

page 47

.

Obtain a software
license

Yes

Yes

See

“Licensing Your Aurora Suite Software” on

page 23

.

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