Grass Valley iTX Delivery Manager v.2.6 - Manual (Page 9)

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Delivery Manager
Configuration and Setup Guide
Each of these endpoints can be categorized in one of three ways, based on what type of
content archive, delivery systems or protocols they interface with, as described in the table
below:
Endpoint category Description
Network share endpoints Network share endpoints use an established IT network file
transfer protocol to monitor shared directories within a
network and transfer any files placed there using the standard
IT transfer methods. These are:
• FTP
The FTP endpoint can also be configured to access content on
Omneon Spectrum video servers.
• CIFS
The CIFS endpoint can be configured to access content on
Omneon Media Grid servers.
Third party archive and
content store endpoints
These endpoints interface directly to either a proprietary third
party media archive or storage management application.
In these cases, Delivery Manager's endpoints do not access the
stored files directly themselves, they simply query and make
transfer requests to the third party system which then handles
delivery of the media to an iTX Location.
The third party system may use a standard IT file transfer
method to execute the copying of the stored files to a specified
iTX location, or it may 'restore' the requested media to a
network shared location that is part of the archive or storage
system, where Delivery Manager can then transfer the file into
iTX.
Depending on the system, separate asset metadata (in the
form of an XML file) may also be requested for retrieval and
transfer into iTX.
These endpoints are:
• Front Porch Digital DIVArchive
• DG PathFire Media Distribution and Management System
• MassTech Archive Solutions
• Viz Ardome Media Management System
• Ascent Media Pitch Blue Archive (using the FTP protocol)
• Signiant Media Exchange Archive (using the CIFS protocol)
• SGL FlashNet Archive
Core endpoint (for legacy
media management systems) Since there are major differences between iTX 2.x and the older
iTX 1.4 and Colossus database structures, these systems cannot
be integrated. Instead, Delivery Manager has a special
endpoint called the Core endpoint that interfaces with these
legacy systems (which are sometimes referred to as Core
systems).