ISO Upgrade Files

You can store multiple ISO upgrade files on a Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server. The files will be displayed with a version number and the ISO filename in the Software Manager web browser interface for you to select which file to install.

Disk Maintenance

There is no automatic aging of ISO upgrade files, but you can delete files directly in the Software Manager. ISO files can also be deleted via the TUI: Troubleshooting > Disk Monitoring > Delete Files > Clean upgrade ISO files.

The Management Dashboard has a gauge for % Disk Utilization, or you can use the TUI to get file system usage.

Note: To conserve disk space if you have installed language packs in your current Release 4.1 system, use the Software Manager prior to upgrade to remove the Release 4.1 language files. There is no harm to the system if you do not remove them. However, the language files will not appear in the Software Manager for removal after you upgrade, and they will remain in storage.

Downloading ISO Upgrade Files from Cisco.com

Be sure to download the upgrade files to a location, such as a laptop computer, where you can access them for installation onto the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server.

To download an ISO upgrade file, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the Cisco StadiumVision Director software download site.

Note: This site page is available from the Cisco StadiumVision Director product support page by clicking Download Software > Cisco StadiumVision Director.

2. Select the ISO upgrade or service pack file (as available), and optionally the companion MD5 checksum file, and download them.

Table 1 shows the filename conventions used for ISO upgrades.

Note: Be sure that you choose the ISO for SV-DIRECTOR and not for SVD-REMOTE.

You can download the files using one of the following methods:

–Download both files at one time—Select each file and click Add to Cart. Then at the top of the download page, click the “Download Cart (2 items)” link.

–Download each file independently—Click the Download Now button in the file selection box for each file.

3. (Optional) To verify the integrity of your upgrade file from the download, you can use the Software Manager UI to verify the checksum on the.iso file.

The md5 checksum is calculated by the system, and is shown on the Software Manager UI. Compare what is shown on the UI and the downloaded md5 checksum.

The values should match. If they do not, retry the download.

Uploading and Installing an ISO Upgrade File on the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Server

After you have downloaded the ISO upgrade file from Cisco.com, you will use the Software Manager to both upload the file to the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server. and to install the upgrade image.

Prerequisites

Be sure that you know the IP address of the server where you want to upload the file, and you have a supported browser version for Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.

Task

To upload and install an ISO upgrade file on the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server, complete the following steps:

1. Log into Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director as an administrator.

2. From your browser, go to the following URL, where x.x.x.x is replaced by the IP address of the server where you want to upload the upgrade software.

3. Click Manage Software.

4. From the Upgrade tab, click Upload (Figure 1).

Figure 1 ISO File Selection and Upload

5. Navigate to the location of the ISO upgrade file that you downloaded from Cisco.com. Select the file that you want to upload and click Open. The file is sent to the server.

When the ISO upload is complete, one of the following occurs:

–When the image is validated and uploaded successfully, a message is displayed stating that the ISO image has been uploaded.

–The image upload failed for some reason and you will need to retry the upload again.

Caution: The upload might take several minutes. Do not refresh or reload the Software Manager page while the upload process is running. Any interruption will corrupt the ISO image being uploaded.

6. Click Install.

7. The installation process begins, and status messages are displayed.

8. After the installation is complete, Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director services are restarted.

Rebooting the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Server

To reboot the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server, complete the following steps:

1. Log into the TUI as installer.

The TUI Main Menu is displayed.

2. Go to the Cisco Vision Server Administration menu.

3. Select Reboot.

4. At the confirmation prompt, press Y to start the reboot process.

Reactivating Custom Fonts

If you have already installed custom fonts for use in the Widgets tool prior to upgrade, then you will need to reactivate those fonts from the Software Manager after you upgrade.

To reactivate custom fonts, complete the following steps:

1. From the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director main menu, click Manage Software.

2. From the Software Manager screen, click Fonts.

3. Select the fonts to be activated.

4. Click Activate Selected.

5. (Cisco DMP 4310G only) Stage the Flash Template.

See Staging the Flash Template for Cisco DMP 4310G Devices.

Staging the Flash Template for Cisco DMP 4310G Devices

Note: This task must be completed after upgrades, installing custom fonts, and installing language packs for Cisco DMP 4310G devices.

To be sure that any changes that might have been made to the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Flash Template (.swf file) are deployed to the Cisco DMP 4310G, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the Management Dashboard.

2. From the DMP and TV Controls dashboard drawer, navigate to the following command path:
DMP and TV Controls > DMP Install > Stage Template.

3. Select all of the Cisco DMP 4310G devices where the command should be applied.

Note: If you have a mixed deployment of different media player device types, then you can use the Search filter to filter by Model and select only DMP 4310 devices.

4. Click the play button to run the command on the selected devices.

Deploying Global DMP Settings for the Cisco DMP 4310G

To apply the global MIB variable settings to all Cisco DMP 4310G devices, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the Management Dashboard.

2. From the DMP and TV Controls dashboard drawer, navigate to the following command path:
DMP and TV Controls > Global > Global DMP Settings.

3. Select all of the DMP devices where the command should be applied.

4. Click the play button to run the command on the selected Cisco DMP 4310G devices.

DMP and TV Controls > DMP Install > Restore Default Settings

b. In the Select Devices panel, select the SV-4K and DMP-2K media player devices.

c. To execute the command, click the play (>) button located at bottom left of the panel.

10. (SV-4K and DMP-2K only) Stage content to the media players.

For more information, see the “Staging Content to the Media Player” topic in the Cisco StadiumVision Director Operations Guide.

Guidelines for Installing Fonts

Note: In Cisco StadiumVision Director Release 4.1 and later releases, the unifont.ttf font is embedded in the SV-4K and DMP-2K media player firmware. This means that the font is available as a fallback font to external HTML pages that might not explicitly reference fonts in their CSS.

Consider the following guidelines before installing fonts:

■To save system memory on the media player, install fonts that have the minimal set of required characters.

■Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director can support approximately 30,000 installed glyphs.

■Asian languages like Chinese (which contain more glyphs) require more memory.

■The fallback font is Arial; it will be used as the default font in cases where the widget is referencing a font that is not available.

■Only True Type (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) fonts are supported.

■Activating selected fonts compiles the font for use in the widgets SWF and on the Cisco DMP 4310G. For the SV-4K and DMP-2K, these fonts are uploaded to the media player when content is staged.

■Fonts with style, or weight, or both are currently not supported in the Widgets tool.

If you need to use a font with these characteristics, in most cases you can use a font editor tool (such as FontForge) to alter the OS/2 fsSelection field (called “style map” in FontForge) in the font. Changing this to REGULAR in the bitfield (from BOLD + ITALIC, for example), is usually enough to get things working. After regenerating the font, re-upload and activate the font in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.

Procedure

To install fonts, complete the following steps:

1. Obtain the desired fonts.

Note: Fonts must be TrueType (.ttf) or OpenType (.otf).

2. Log into Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director as an administrator.

3. From the main menu, click Manage Software.

4. From the Software Manager screen, click Fonts (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Fonts Tab

5. Click Upload.

6. In the Font Upload dialog box, do the following:

a. Click Browse.

b. Navigate to the location of your font file and click Open.

c. Click Upload.

7. Click the checkbox of the font to be activated.

8. Click Activate Selected to make the font available in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.

The fonts are compiled for use in the Widgets tool and on the Cisco DMP 4310G.

9. (SV-4K and DMP-2K only) Stage content to the media player.

For more information, see the “Staging Content to the Media Player” topic in the Cisco StadiumVision Director Operations Guide.