Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.2.0 - Manual (Page 31)

25 May 2004 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide 31
Establish conventions
Establish conventions
The following conventions are recommended to make your NewsBrowse system
easier to work on and understand. Refer to these sections as necessary as you
configure your system.
Machine naming convention
Choose a root name (based on the site, etc.) and use the following convention for
naming machines.
Channel naming convention
In general, channel counting begins at one (not zero), with the first channel assigned
to the first channel in the first Profile in the system. Keep channel names short, as they
need to fit across the Ingest Schedule pages. Here's an example for an Open SAN
system using MPVS1104:
With this naming convention, if there is a problem, you can use the channel number
to quickly determine which encoder and which Profile are affected.
Machine type Name
NewsBrowse server root_nb_svr
Network Attached Storage (NAS) root_nb_nas_1…n
Managed Device Interface (MDI) Server root_nb_mdi
Single-channel encoder root_nb_enc_1…n
Sequential (scavenge) Encoder root_nb_seq_1…n
Image Support Server (ISS) root_nb_iss_1…n
Live monitor encoder root_nb_live_1…n
Router Gateway root_nb_rtr
Stand-alone Profile Media Server pvs_1…n
Open SAN Profile Media Server mpvs_1…n
NewsBrowse Encoder Channel Name Profile Channel
root_nb_enc_1 Ch1 Profile 1, VTR 1
root_nb_enc_2 Ch2 Profile 1, VTR 2
root_nb_enc_3 Ch3 Profile 1, VTR 3
root_nb_enc_4 Ch4 Profile 1, VTR 4
root_nb_enc_5 Ch5 Profile 2, VTR 1
root_nb_enc_6 Ch6 Profile 2, VTR 2
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