Grass Valley UIM v.2.1.1 - Manual (Page 28)

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Chapter 2 Product Description
Product overview
The Grass Valley Universal Interface Module (UIM) provides a 1000BaseT Ethernet
network interface for streaming media files in Profile storage environments including
standalone storage and Open SAN shared storage. UIM transfers are compatible with
other devices that support importing and exporting files using the General Exchange
Format (GXF) as described in SMPTE 360M. The UIM system software design
makes the UIM transparent to the streaming devices.
The UIM can also provide additional Fibre Channel IP bandwidth in and out of an
existing Open SAN, allowing expansion of legacy Fibre Channel IP infrastructures
without the cost of converting to a different technology.
The UIM also supports MXF streaming formats based on the SMPTE 377M standard.
This allows the exchange of data between a variety of Grass Valley products and other
third party MXF-based production, editing, and storage tools.
Hardware platform configuration
The UIM is implemented using a Dell Server running a Windows operating system
and UIM system software pre-installed by Grass Valley. Your Dell Server model may
be different than the one shown in the diagrams in this manual.
UIM hardware configuration
• Dell Server PC, dual power supply, mirrored system drive
• Four Ethernet NICs and a single Fibre Channel port; or
• Two Ethernet NICs and two Fibre Channel ports
• VGA monitor, mouse, and keyboard
The Ethernet NICs provide the redundant Ethernet connections. Ports are configured
as two fault tolerant teams for failover, two ports per team. One team named Control
Team is used to connect to the LAN used by Profile storage for command and control.
The other team, named Streaming Team, is used to connect to the 1000BT Ethernet
infrastructure for the streaming of media to other devices.
Some models of UIM replace the Gigabit Ethernet streaming team with an additional
Fibre Channel port that is used for strange transfers over a Fibre Channel IP network.
This configuration is only supported when connected to an Open SAN.