Installing aurora playout software – Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.3 User Manual
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Installing Aurora Playout Software
Installing Aurora Playout Software
The various Aurora Playout components reside on multiple computers. The following
table indicates where each component is typically installed:
Because you must configure some components with the locations of other
components, you should plan your overall installation before you begin.
To install the Aurora Playout application and its components:
1. Insert the Aurora Playout CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Navigate to the CD and double-click
SetupAuroraPlayout.exe
.
Component
Machine where you install it...
Aurora Playout application
Aurora Playout computer
NOTE: It is recommended that Aurora Playout is run at a
display resolution of 1280 x 1024.
Thumbnail Server
Separate PC for the Server Components.
NOTE: If you are using an M-Series iVDR or K2 as your
media server, you don’t need to install the Thumbnail
Server.
Aurora Playout Server
Components:
XMOS Server
SDB Server
Recommend installing on a separate computer even though
they are allowed to be on Aurora Playout computer.
NOTE: When the XMOS Server application is running on a
Windows XP system, it is recommended that the “Windows
Firewall” feature be turned off, as it can adversely affect the
speed of MOS communication with the newsroom computer
system.
Housekeeper
Aurora Playout computer or another PC on the same network
Assignment List Manager
(standalone version)
Non-NCS computers, usually used by Newsroom Producers
Assignment List Plug-in
All NCS client computers. See
for installation instructions.
Hot Standby Database Server
Optional; install on a PC on the same network as the Aurora
Playout computer.