Grass Valley Xmedia Server Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 26)

XMS Configuration Guide 1-3
Introduction
Xmedia Server’s standard and option features
The Xmedia Server is a 2RU rackmount server with 2TB of RAID-1 storage and is factory
configured to run Windows Server 2003 as its operating system. Additional software
applications and services that are factory installed include:
•
M ICROSOFT SQL S ERVER 2008: The Xmedia Server uses a Microsoft SQL Server
database to store asset details, categories, work order processing data, publish
processing data, and other relational information and data. See
page 5-1 for more
information.
• X MEDIA S ERVER C ONTROL P ANEL : The Xmedia Server Control Panel is the user interface
for configuring and controlling the Xmedia Server. See page 3-14 for more information.
• V ERTIGO X MEDIA D ATA S ERVER : The Data Server is a service application that manages
data coming from various feeds, provides live updates of data values when requested and
distributes the data out to the appropriate recipients. See
page 3-5 for more information.
• File Ingest Server: The File Ingest Server is a service responsible for automatically
ingesting media into the Xmedia Server from a user-created ingest folder. The File Ingest
Server is also responsible for issuing media conversion requests to the Transcode
Server, which is the service responsible for transcoding media from one format to another.
See
page 3-13 for more information.
In addition to the Xmedia Server unit, the following options are also offered to enhance the
capabilities of the Xmedia Server:
•
“Work Order Management Option” on page 1-3
• “Xplorer - Media Asset Management application” on page 1-3
Work Order Management Option
The Xmedia Server provides an optional work order workflow module (VX-WOM) that fully
integrates into the Vertigo Suite. The work order workflow is used for requesting,
completing, tracking and approving graphics work orders. See
“Work Order workflow
configuration” on page 10-1 for more information on how to use the Xmedia Server Control
Panel to create and configure the work order workflow module.
Xplorer - Media Asset Management application
The Vertigo Suite features the X PLORER application (VX-Xplorer), which is a graphical
content management system for viewing and managing the asset and file contents of the
Xmedia Server and the devices to which the XMS has published assets. See the X
PLORER
U SER M ANUAL for more information.