Cisco VDS-TV RTSP Configuration Guide, Release 3.9

Getting Started

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This chapter provides information on configuring the Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite-TV (VDS-TV) servers.

• Initially Configuring the Devices
• Browser Recommendation
• Logging In to the TV CDSM
• Initializing the VDS and Activating the Optional Features
• Navigating the CDSM
• Configuration Workflow

This chapter assumes the VDS servers are already installed and takes you through the next steps toward configuring and monitoring the VDS.

Initially Configuring the Devices

You must initially configure the Content Delivery Engines (CDEs) before they can participate in the VDS network. The CDE that runs the TV Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) must be initialized first so that the CDEs running the Streamers, Vaults, and optionally Caching Nodes, or the ISVs can communicate with it. For more information about initially configuring the CDEs, see the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 205/220/250/420 Hardware Installation Guide, the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 110 Hardware Installation Guide Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide, or the Cisco VDS-TV Installation, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide, Release 3.9.

Initial configuration of your CDEs includes basic network configuration settings to provide connectivity to the CDSM. After the CDEs are configured with these settings, you can use the CDSM to configure and manage all the servers in the VDS.

After you have initially configured your CDEs, you must initially set up your VDS and activate any optional features. See the “Initializing the VDS and Activating the Optional Features” section for more information.

Browser Recommendation

Cisco recommends Mozilla Firefox 36 and above as the primary browser to access the CDSM GUI. Internet Explorer 11.0 can also be used as a secondary browser to access the GUI.

Logging In to the TV CDSM

To log in to the TV CDSM, do the following:

Step 1 Using your web browser, enter the IP address or hostname of your CDSM.

For example, if the IP address of your CDSM is 192.168.0.236, you can access it by entering http://192.168.0.236 in the address or location text box of your browser program.

Note Consult your as-built documentation for the IP address of the CDSM. If you have redundant CDSMs, use the virtual IP address, not the IP addresses of the physical Ethernet interfaces.

The CDSM GUI now supports Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS) as a secure way to access the browser-based interface. The vdsconfig script offers the following choices to access the CDSM GUI:

• HTTP
• HTTPS
• HTTP and HTTPS

Note VVIM/CDSM uses a self-signed SSL certificate for secure access to GUI via HTTPS. As the domain name/IP address of VVIM/CDSM will vary for each installation, web browsers presents a security warning when launching the GUI. This is an expected behavior and you could either choose to ignore the warning and proceed to launching the GUI or add the certificate as a trusted certificate in the web browser.

The System Login page is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1 System Login Page

Step 2 Enter your user name and password and click Log In.

The built-in user name is admin and the initial password is admin.

Note We strongly recommend that you change the built-in user password as soon as possible. See the “Editing User Settings” section for more information.

Tip To navigate within the CDSM, click one of the navigation bar options (for example, Maintain), then one of the tab options (for example, Users), and then one of the left-panel menu options (for example, Add Users). Navigational directions in procedures are written as in the following example:
Choose Maintain > Users > Add Users.

Logging Out

To log out of the CDSM from any page, click Logout at the upper-right part of the page. See Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 Logging Out

 

Initializing the VDS and Activating the Optional Features

Initial configuration of your VDS includes selecting the CServer version, the installation type, and other parameters that must be configured before you can continue the configuration process.

If the Media Scheduler or Ingest Manager are part of your deployment, you need to activate these features by entering an activation key.

To initialize your VDS or activate the Media Scheduler and Ingest Manager, do the following:

Step 1 Log in to the CDSM as admin, or use another user account that has master access.

Step 2 Add a user with engineering access.

a. Choose Maintain > User > Add Users. The Add Users page is displayed.

b. In the New User and Password fields, enter the user name and password for this account.

c. From the Access drop-down list, choose Engineering.

d. Click Add User.

Step 3 Log out of the CDSM, and log in as the user with the Engineering access level that you specified in Step 2. The CDSM Setup page is displayed.

Step 4 Choose the options for your deployment and click Submit. For more information about the fields on this page, see the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

Step 5 To activate the Media Scheduler, scroll down to the Media Scheduler section, and click the ON radio button next to the Media Scheduler field.

a. In the Activation Key field, enter the software access key from your Right to Use Notification for the Content Delivery Application Media Scheduler (CDAMS) product.

b. In the Importer/Transformer Type field, choose either OCN or SA Tribune. The Importer/Transformer Type specifies the expected EPG format, the fields for the Input Channels page, and the expected ADI metadata.

Step 6 To activate the Ingest Manager, scroll down to the Ingest Manager section, and click the ON radio button next to the Ingest Manager field.

a. In the Activation Key field, enter the software access key from your Right to Use Notification for the Content Delivery Application Stream Resiliency, VOD ER for Gen 1 & Gen 2 Streamers (CDATSTR2-EN) product or for the Content Delivery Application Stream Resiliency, VOD ER for Gen 3 Streamers (CDATSTR3-EN) product.

Step 7 To activate the VOD Error Repair, scroll down to the VOD Error Repair section, and click the Enabled radio button next to the VOD Error Repair field.

a. In the Activation Key field, enter the software access key from your Right to Use Notification for the Content Delivery Application VOD Error Repair (CDAVER) product.

Step 8 Click Submit.

Step 9 Log out of the CDSM.

Navigating the CDSM

Note For page navigation, Cisco strongly recommends that the user does not use the browser back or refresh buttons and instead use the CDSM GUI navigation elements.

The CDSM pages consist of the elements illustrated in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 CDSM User Interface

The tabs are accessible from any page in the CDSM.

The tab options are used to choose the applicable level. In the Configure and Monitor pages, the tab option selected determines whether the configuration or monitoring applies to the system as a whole, to the array level, or to a specific server.

Configuration Workflow

After you have completed the initial installation and configuration of the CDEs for the VDS and you have verified connectivity to the CDSM, you are ready to configure the VDS for content delivery. The configuration workflow consists of one or more of the following:

• VDS Configuration Workflow
• VVI Configuration Workflow
• Vault Virtualization Configuration Workflow
• TV MediaX Configuration Workflow
• TV Playout Configuration Workflow

Split-Domain Management Configuration Workflow

Table 3-3 lists the basic tasks, in the recommended order, for configuring the VVI with split-domain management (VVIM and Stream Manager) for content delivery with references to the associated sections in each chapter. For more information, see “Network Design,”and the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

 

Table 3-3 VVI Split-Domain Configuration Workflow

Task	Manager	Description	Where to Find More Information
Change administrator password	VVIM and Stream Manager	Change the administrator password for the CDSM.	Editing User Settings
Interface setup	VVIM and Stream Manager	Configure the different interfaces on the VDS servers.	Configuring the Interfaces
Server setup	VVIM and Stream Manager	Configure the IP addresses and ports for the interfaces, as well as other settings such as quality of service (QoS).	Configuring the Servers
Route table	VVIM and Stream Manager	Route Table identifies destination subnetworks for cache, stream, and stream control interfaces. Route Table is optional.	Configuring the Route Table
Stream groups setup	Stream Manager	A Stream Group consists of one or more Streamers. Stream Groups relate to QAM gateways or destination subnetwork by the Stream Group preference.	Configuring Stream Groups
Control and setup IPs	Stream Manager	Configure the Control server and Setup server IP address for the Stream Groups.	Configuring the Control and Setup IPs
Cache Groups setup	VVIM	A Cache Group consists of one or more Caching Nodes.	Configuring Cache Groups
Stream to cache mapping	Stream Manager	Cache Groups are mapped to Stream Groups and given a preference.	Mapping Stream Groups to Cache-Fill Sources
QAM gateways3	Stream Manager	Configure the QAM Gateways for the VDS.	Configuring QAM Gateways
Headend setup 1	Stream Manager	Configure service groups for Gigabit Ethernet streaming, ASI streaming, and barker streams.	Configuring the Headend Setup
Ingest tuning	VVIM	Configure the trick-mode speeds for ingested content.	Configuring Ingest Tuning

3.If the Stream Destination feature is set to IPTV, the QAM Gateway page and Headend Setup page are replaced with the Stream Destination page. A setting of Mixed for Stream Destination displays all three pages, For more information, see the “Configuring Stream Destinations” section.

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Note Before configuring the VHO ISA Settings on the Stream Manager, resubmit the Shared ISA settings on the VVIM. If the CDSM or VVIM GUI pages are not updated with respect to the ISA settings, resubmit the Shared ISA Settings page on the VVIM and the VHO ISA Setup page on the Stream Manager.

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The other configuration settings, Vault Groups, Master Vault Group, Vault Redundancy Map, barker streams, parent/child service groups, DNS settings, and so on, can be configured in any order.

ISA Regionalization Configuration Workflow

In addition to the configuration workflow for split-domain management, Table 3-4 lists the basic tasks, in the recommended order, for configuring ISA Regionalization with references to the associated sections in each chapter. For more information, see the “ISA Regionalization” sectionand the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

 

Table 3-4 ISA Regionalization Configuration Workflow

Task	Manager	Description	Where to Find More Information
CDSM Setup	Stream Manager (CDSM)	Configure each Stream Manager for ISA Regionalization.	Configuring ISA Regionalization
VVIM Setup	VVIM	Configure the VVIM for ISA Regionalization	Configuring ISA Regionalization
Vault groups	Stream Manager	Assign local Vault Groups, configure Vault redundancy, and assign the master Vault.	Configuring Vault Groups Mapping Vault Groups for Redundancy Configuring the Master Vault Group

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Note Trick-mode settings on the VVIM and Stream Managers must be the same. To configure trick-mode settings in the CDSM GUI, choose Configure > System Level > Ingest Tuning.

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Virtual Content Store Configuration Workflow

In addition to the configuration workflow for split-domain management, Table 3-5 lists the basic tasks, in the recommended order, for configuring Virtual Content Store with references to the associated sections in each chapter. For more information, see the “Virtual Content Store” sectionand the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

 

Table 3-5 Virtual Content Store Configuration Workflow

Task	Manager	Description	Where to Find More Information
CDSM Setup	Stream Manager (CDSM)	Configure each Stream Manager for Virtual Content Store.	Configuring Virtual Content Store
VVIM Setup	VVIM	Configure the VVIM for Virtual Content Store.	Configuring Virtual Content Store

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Note Trick-mode settings on the VVIM and Stream Managers must be the same. To configure trick-mode settings in the CDSM GUI, choose Configure > System Level > Ingest Tuning.

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When Content Storage is set to Distributed and the VVI is set to centralized management (VVI & Stream Manager), The following configuration pages are affected:

• Configure > System Level > Distributed ISA Setup page
• Configure > Array Level > VHO ISA Settings page

Both the above pages require configuration.

TV MediaX Configuration Workflow

Table 3-6 lists the basic tasks for configuring the TV MediaX Suite CDA with references to the associated sections in each chapter.

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Note TV MediaX is an optional feature and requires a software activation key to enable it. For more information, see the “Initializing the VDS and Activating the Optional Features” section.

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Table 3-6 TV MediaX Configuration Workflow

Task	Where to Find More Information
Specify the data feed import type used to populate the Media Scheduler, and the transformer type used to process the ADI metadata.	Configuring Call Signs
Map each channel to a multicast group IP address and port, and specify the settings for every program in the channel.	Configuring Input Channels
Upload an EPG file. During the upload process, the EPG file is parsed into database records that in turn populates the Media Scheduler.	Uploading an EPG File
Schedule the ingest of content. The Media Scheduler does the following: 1. Values from the EPG file are combined with the values from the Input Channels page, and the ADI metadata XML file is created. 2. The database records are marked according to the Media Scheduler settings (scheduled, unscheduled, marked for scheduling, and so on). 3. The ADI metadata is published to the back office.	Configuring the Media Scheduler

TV Playout Configuration Workflow

Table 3-7 lists the basic tasks for configuring the TV Playout CDA with references to the associated sections in each chapter.

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Note TV Playout is an optional feature and is only displayed if the TV Playout feature is enabled. For more information, see the “Playout Scheduler” section.

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Table 3-7 TV Playout Configuration Workflow

Task	Where to Find More Information
Specify the streaming mode (active-active or active-standby) for the Barker Stream/Playlist and Playout Scheduler.	“Configuring the TV Playout Application” section
Map each channel to a multicast group IP address and port, and specify the settings for every program in the channel.	“Configuring Input Channels” section
Upload an TV Playout file. During the upload process, the file is parsed into database records that in turn populates the TV Playout Scheduler.	Importing a TV Playout Schedule

The following CDSM pages are part of TV Playout CDA:

• Configure > System Level > Output Channels
• Configure > Array Level > Manual Ingest
• Configure > Array Level > Barker Stream/Playlist
• Configure > Array Level > Playout Scheduler
• Configure > Array Level > Playout Exporter
• Configure > Array Level > EPG Exporter
• Monitor > Array Level > Barker Monitor
• Monitor > Array Level > Playout Monitor
• Reports > System Level > Playout/Barker Reports (Only report available for TV Playout)
• Maintain > Users > User Default Settings
• Maintain > Services > Content Manager
• Maintain > Software > Application Configuration
• Maintain > Software > Playout Importer
• Maintain > Software > Playout Upgrade Status