Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.2.0 - Manual (Page 32)

32 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide 25 May 2004
Chapter 3 Configuring the NewsBrowse System
MDI naming convention
You should use a consistent naming convention for the Managed Device Interfaces
(MDIs) in the system. The NewsBrowse system manages a device through an MDI.
Each type of device has its own MDI. The MDI software component usually is not
hosted on the same machine that it manages, so is it helpful to be able to differentiate
between the name of the MDI, the name of the machine that hosts the MDI, and the
name of the device the MDI manages. The following table illustrates a suggested
convention.
Services naming convention
Similar to MDIs, you need to have a naming convention for the Ingest Control service
and the Proxy Transfer service. These services run on encoders, but they need their
own name for configuration purposes, so is it helpful to be able to differentiate
between the configured name of the service, and the host (table) name of the encoder
on which the service runs. The following table illustrates a suggested convention.
MDI type MDI name(s) Comments
Proxy PROXY1 There is but one Proxy MDI in the system. It manages the
storage locations on all the NAS machines.
Profile SAN1 Manages the one designated Profile on an Open SAN
PROFILE1, PROFILE2,
PROFILE3,… Manages a stand-alone Profile system. Enumerate in parallel
with the machine naming convention.
NTFS NTFS1 There is but one NTFS MDI in the system. It manages NTFS
storage on one or more machines—typically the server and the
NAS machines.
Avalon Archive ARCHIVE1 Manages the Avalon device
Service type Service name(s) Comments
Ingest Control INGEST_CH1, INGEST_CH2,
INGEST_CH3 The Ingest Control service runs on single-channel
encoders. Enumerate in parallel with the host (table)
names of the encoders.
Proxy Transfer SCAVENGE1, SCAVENGE2,
SCAVENGE3 For Proxy Transfer service running on sequential
encoders, use this naming convention. Enumerate in
parallel with the host (table) names of the encoders.
ISS1, ISS2, ISS3 For Proxy Transfer service running on Image Support
Servers, use this naming convention. Enumerate in
parallel with the host (table) names of the Image Support
Servers.