Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.2.7 - Manual (Page 14)

14 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide December 16, 2004
Chapter 2 Installing NewsBrowse
NewsBrowse server instructions: Dell or Axiom 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
“Two tier system diagram” on page 10 . The client network is
available for access to the web application.
For the NewsBrowse server you have the option of the Axiom platform or the Dell
platform, as explained in this section, or the HAFT platform, as explained in
“NewsBrowse server instructions: HAFT platform” on page 15 .
Platform Specifications are as follows:
Cable as illustrated.
Axiom platform
Dell platform
Connect LAN ports to a network router or switch. Connect port 1 to the Production
Network (or Private Network for three tier) and port 2 to the Client Network.
• P 3, 1Ghz or better (1 or 2 CPU) • Internet Explorer 6 (SP1)
• 512 MB RAM- CD-ROM Drive • Windows Media Player 7.1
• Minimum 20GB Program Drive • Flash Player 6 (6.0.65.0 update)
• Windows 2000 Server (SP3) • Microsoft SQL Server (SP3)
• .NET Framework 1.1 • 100Tx LAN (x2)
Power
LAN port 1
LAN port 2
VGA cable
to KVM
Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM
LAN port 1
Power
LAN port 2
VGA cable
to KVM Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM Power