Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 17)

April 27, 2006 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide 17
Cable hardware: MediaFrame support
Cable hardware: MediaFrame support
The following sections provide instructions for hardware pieces that support
MediaFrame components. Use the instructions that apply to your system design.
• “NewsBrowse server instructions: Dell platform” on page 17
• “NewsBrowse server instructions: HAFT platform” on page 19
• “MDI Server instructions” on page 21
NewsBrowse server instructions: Dell platform
The central component of the NewsBrowse system is the NewsBrowse server.
Depending on the design of your system, it can host the following software
components:
• The web-application for user interaction
• The Ingest Scheduler which drives the encoders
• The Rules Wizard for background processing
• The database and Managed Device Interface services for holding and relating
assets in the system.
The server connects to all encoders and the Network Attached storage via the
network. Refer to the system diagrams in
Chapter 1, System Overview . The client
network is available for access to the web application.
For the NewsBrowse server you have the option of the Dell platform, as explained in
this section, or the HAFT platform, as explained in
“NewsBrowse server instructions:
HAFT platform” on page 19 .
Platform Specifications are as follows:
Cable as illustrated.
Dell platform (2850)
Cable as illustrated and as follows:
• For systems with one unified Production Network, connect port 1 to the Production
• P4, 3GHz, 2 CPU • Internet Explorer 6 (SP1)
• 1 GB RAM- CD-ROM Drive • Flash Player 6 (6.0.65.0 update)
• Minimum 18GB Program Drive • Microsoft SQL Server (SP3)
• Windows 2000 Server (SP3) • Gb LAN (x2)
• .NET Framework 1.1 • Windows Direct X 9.0c
LAN port 1
Power
LAN port 2
VGA cable
to KVM Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM Power