Grass Valley iTX Delivery Manager v.2.6 - Manual (Page 44)

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Adding 3rd Party Endpoints
Configuring a FlashNet Endpoint
4 In the Endpoint Name field, enter the name to be used as a reference in the iTX
database. For example, “ FlashNet Archive ”.
5 Click the browse button for the Cache Content Workflow field. The Select ‘Cache
Media’ Workflow... dialog appears.
6 Select the required workflow for moving media and assets to the iTX store. For
example DefaultCacheMedia .
7 The Post Media Import Workflow field will be automatically populated with
DefaultPostMediaImport.
Note: If you have not got the FPP Transcode Service installed, you will need
to delete this entry.
8 If you are using a Post Media Import Workflow, you can also generate low resolution
versions of clips as they are imported by checking the Generate Proxy checkbox.
9 Click the browse button for Asset Template Name. The Select Asset Template dialog
appears.
10 Select the required template, so that all of the clips are registered with the same
characteristics. Click OK.
11 Specify the Maximum Concurrent Jobs you want this endpoint to process.
12 If required, check Allow Media Deletes, then Specify the Maximum Concurrent Delete
Jobs you want this endpoint to process.
13 In the IP address field, enter the IP address of the FlashNet Archive machine.
14 In the Port field enter 8199 .
15 In the Default Volume Group field enter the default storage group on the FlashNet
Archive where the media is stored.
IMPORTANT
If a storage group exists on the FlashNet Archive with a name that
matches the content type of the asset being archived, media will be
archived to the this group instead of the default.
16 Check the following check boxes as required:
• Allow Overwrite
• Verify Archived Content
• Use FTP Accessor
17 If restoring files that have no file extension from an external archive, the extension
entered in Default Extension will be added to each file name when they are transferred
into iTX.
18 Click Save then Close.
19 Restart the Delivery Manager service. See Restarting an iTX Service on page 53 for
more information.
20 To use a FlashNet endpoint in Manual Mode, you must also complete the steps
described in Additional Setup for Manual/Export Mode , on page 61.