Grass Valley NewsShare v.5.5 - Manual (Page 12)

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsShare
10 Digital News Production
NewsShare Components
A DNP NewsShare system includes these components:
• DNP workstations, running NewsEdit XT or SC, FeedClip, and/or NewsQ
• Shared network:
- Open SAN network:
- NAS network:
- K2 network:
• (Optional) XRE Server, used for these services:
- SmartBin Service
- Domain Controller for Open SAN and K2 security
Profile Media Server(s) For encoding and playing out broadcast-quality
video
RAID arrays Provide storage for all media
File System Manager (FSM) One or two servers control access to the RAID
arrays and host asset databases
NAS Server Manage the network file systems
RAID arrays Provide storage for all media
Database System Manager (DSM) Hosts the News database and optionally the
SmartBin Service
K2 Media Server Manage the network file systems
RAID arrays Provide storage for all media
Gigabit Ethernet Switch Connects the K2 Media Server and the NewsEdit
client machines
Control point PC Hosts the K2 Configuration application used to
configure the storage system
Database System Manager (DSM) Hosts the News database and optionally the
SmartBin Service