Grass Valley SSP-3801 User Guide v.1.3 - Manual (Page 16)

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Configuring the Channel Options
Manually uploading media files into the cache via FTP
5 The Parallel Download Configuration section defines the maximum boundaries for
downloads performed in parallel. Set the following values:
• Max (overall) parallel downloads: type the maximum number of downloads (up to
10) that can take place simultaneously.
• Max SMB parallel downloads: type the maximum number of downloads (up to 4)
that use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
• Max HTTP/HTTPS/FTP parallel downloads: type the maximum number of
downloads (up to 10) that can take place simultaneously using the HTTP, HTTPS or
FTP protocol.
6 Click Save when done.
Manually uploading media files into the cache via FTP
Media files are transferred to the card in two ways: automatically from GV STRATUS Playout
or manually using FTP. The storage space is shared between the two methods, but it is not
managed in the same way. The media downloaded from GV STRATUS Playout is managed
by the card so that the media scheduled closest to air is cached first and media files not
immediately required may be deleted to make room for those that are. The media files that
were manually uploaded on the card are not managed by the card and remain until
manually deleted, which can be useful for more ‘permanent’ media such as station logos.
Be judicious about the amount of media that you manually upload on the card. Since both
methods share the storage space, the more media manually uploaded on the card, the less
room remains for GV STRATUS Playout’s cache of media.
The manually uploaded media files are also only available on the card and are not made
available to other cards. Unlike the media downloaded from GV STRATUS Playout, the
manually uploaded media files are not managed through the GV STRATUS Playout service
and therefore will not be restored automatically after a card hot swap.
Media files that are manually downloaded to the cache can be accessed by using local:// in
the path. For example, if you downloaded a file called TestSlide.oxt into the
/mediacache/push folder, you would type local://TestSlide.oxt to select the file.
To download media to the cache:
1 Configure the FTP access in the card:
• In the left pane, click Card Configuration > Security.
• In the FTP Password field, type a password for the FTP server.
• In the Device Access Settings section, select Enabled for FTP Access.
• Click Save.
2 Open an FTP connection with the card using “ftp” as the username and the password
that you set in Card Configuration > Security.
3 Add the media files to the mediacache/push folder.