Grass Valley Aurora Transfer v.6.0b - Manual (Page 25)

September 11, 2006 Aurora Transfer Instruction Manual 25
Configure MediaFrame components
Configure MediaFrame components
MediaFrame components make up the core platform on which Aurora Transfer runs.
The primary MediaFrame components that you need to configure are as follows:
• ASK — The ASK software component runs on the Aurora Transfer server. It is the
central registry for all the software components of the Aurora Transfer system. As
software components carry out tasks in a functioning system they regularly refer to
the ASK component to establish communication and exchange commands and
data. The configuration pages also refer to the ASK component to populate fields
and lists and to validate the values you enter as you configure the system.
• MDIs — Devices have Managed Device Interfaces (MDIs) which represents the
device’s assets in a way that is understandable by the other components of the
Aurora Transfer system. This allows the Aurora Transfer server to coordinate the
activity of the Aurora Transfer system.
In this configuration stage set up logical names for software components (MDIs) that
manage devices. This brings the source and destination devices on-line as managed
devices.
To configure MediaFrame components, do the following:
• “Configure Media Frame ASK: Register components” on page 26
• “Prepare MDI server” on page 27
• “Configure ASK Location: MDI server” on page 28
• “Configure Profile MDIs” on page 29
• “Configure News MDIs” on page 30
• “Configure K2 MDIs” on page 31
• “Configure M-Series MDIs” on page 32
• “Test: MediaFrame stage” on page 33