NRCS Release Notes V1.5
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Avid Technology, Inc. iNEWS Newsroom Computer System Version 1.9.1 Release Notes This document includes hardware and software requirement changes, feature enhancements, a list of known problems and workarounds, references to other iNEWS newsroom computer system documents, and changes and errata to iNEWS printed documents. The iNEWS 1.9.1 is a limited, server only software release that will be used in conjunction with iNEWS client versions 1.5.1 and later. See release notes for iNEWS versions 1.5, 1.5.1, and 1.5.2 for additional information regarding fixes and enhancements made to iNEWS 1.5.x. Table of Contents Compatibility Issues.................................................................................................................................... 2 iNEWS 1.9.1 server .............................................................................................................................. 2 Console Multiplexor............................................................................................................................ 2 iNEWS 1.5.2 client ............................................................................................................................... 2 Fast Text Search 1.5 ............................................................................................................................. 2 ControlAir 1.0.5 (formerly BCS) ........................................................................................................ 2 iNEWS Newsroom Computer System Documentation ......................................................................... 7 Important Notes specific to Linux............................................................................................................. 2 Important iNEWS Server Changes............................................................................................................ 3 No Longer Supported ......................................................................................................................... 3 Installation............................................................................................................................................ 3 Database Commands .......................................................................................................................... 3 Console Multiplexer (MUX)............................................................................................................... 4 Miscellaneous....................................................................................................................................... 4 Differences in Linux compared to SCO and IRIX ...................................................................................4 Console.................................................................................................................................................. 4 DHCP .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Miscellaneous....................................................................................................................................... 5 Known Problems and Limitations ............................................................................................................ 6 iNEWS Server Interface .......................................................................................................................... 6 Database Commands .......................................................................................................................... 6 Telnet..................................................................................................................................................... 6 1 Compatibility Issues iNEWS 1.9.1 server The iNEWS 1.9.1 server is qualified and supported for use on RedHat Linux Personal Edition version 9.0. Avid does not support the use of iNEWS 1.9.1 on the SCO or SGI/IRIX operating systems. Console Multiplexor The iNEWS 1.9.1 server requires the 1.9.0.12 version of the Console Multiplexor (MUX) software, which can be found on the iNEWS 1.9.1 installation CD. iNEWS 1.5.2 client The iNEWS 1.5.2 client software is qualified and supported for use on the Windows 98 (SE), Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Professional operating systems. Avid does not support the use of iNEWS 1.5.2 on Windows 95 or Windows ME. Note: The 1.5.2 client installation will report an “unsupported” message when you install on Windows 95 or ME and will not continue. The iNEWS 1.5.2 client software is not backward compatible with Avid NewsCutter NRCS tool versions earlier than 3.0.x. Fast Text Search 1.5 The iNEWS 1.9.1 software is not compatible with Fast Text Search versions earlier than version 1.5.x. If you are upgrading to iNEWS 1.9.1 and also use FTS, you must also upgrade FTS to version 1.5.x. The primary enhancement made to FTS 1.5.x is its improved indexing speed. Note: When upgrading to FTS 1.5.x, you must delete your existing indexes from the FTS server and re- index them. FTS 1.5 is qualified and supported for use on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. ControlAir 1.0.5 (formerly BCS) The iNEWS 1.9.1 software is not backward compatible with Broadcast Control System (BCS) version 1.0.3. If you are currently running BCS 1.0.3 or earlier and are upgrading to iNEWS 1.9.1, you must also upgrade to BCS 1.0.4 or ControlAir 1.0.5. (The product’s name was changed between versions 1.0.4 and 1.0.5.) Important Notes about Linux • Avid recommends that you do not update your Red Hat Linux servers past the version that is qualified for use with iNEWS. The iNEWS software has been qualified for use with Linux patches released by RedHat prior to the release date of iNEWS 1.9.1. Any patches released after this date are not qualified for use with iNEWS and will not be supported by Avid. 2 Important iNEWS Server Changes No Longer Supported The following are no longer supported in iNEWS 1.9.1 Server: • SCO Unix Server • SGI Irix Server • VT and DOS user interfaces • VT session via telnet • CCU’s • LAT Devices • DEC Servers Installation Note: Before you install iNEWS for the first time, please ensure that you are familiar with the contents of the latest iNEWS Release Notes and the iNEWS Newsroom Computer System Preparation, Installation, and Upgrade Manual, provided by Avid Technology, Inc. • The iNEWS Server installation will no longer install the Apache Web Server. This should be done as part of the install of the Linux operating system. The iNEWS Server web access scripts will continue to be installed as part of the iNEWS Server installation. • The default telnet port, which is set during the iNEWS Server installation, has been changed from port 23 to port 49152. • The httpd daemon is now installed in /usr/sbin and the web access files are now installed in /var/www. • The iNEWS Server installation script will replace the TCP port 1 service entry (in /etc/services) with “ismessage”. A xinetd configuration entry for the “ismessage” program is added to the /etc/xinetd.d directory and is enabled so that any arriving intersystem messages will be processed. This means that the “ismessage” service will be the only service supported as a tcpmux service. Database Commands • The configure command will no longer recognize the following device types in the /site/config file: terminal dialup indos andos asdos decserver. • The configure command will only recognize inws for iNEWS Workstation sessions in /site/config. It will no longer recognize asws or anws. 3 • The configure command will no longer recognize ccu in the /site/config file, but will still recognize pcu. The syntax of the pcu device is different from that of the ccu device, namely there will not be a type parameter. Console Multiplexer (MUX) • To log in as the root user on the console, the following entry must exist in /etc/securetty: ttyS0 The zero at the end of the ttyS entry refers to the COM1 serial port. If the console is connected to COM2, the entry would be ttyS1…and so on. By default, this entry will not be made. Miscellaneous • The iNEWS Server license will no longer show the following: • Network Terminals • DEC Servers • LAT Printers • DOS Addresses • DOS Resources Differences in Linux compared to SCO and IRIX Console • The 1.9.0.12 console multiplexor software supports the command history feature offered by Linux. The command history feature remembers the commands entered at the console and the commands can be recalled and cycled through by using the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard. • There is a slight difference in the way the Hot-to-go messages appear at the console in Linux as compared to SCO and IRIX. For example, in IRIX or SCO a restart of a device looks like the following: NRCS-A# restart 100 NRCS-A# S100: 14:57:23 Hot-to-go In Linux, a restart of a device now looks like this: NRCS-A# restart 100 NRCS-A# Mar 7 16:17:24 nrcs S100: [1783] TXNET 100 – Hot-to-go • The iNEWS database can be spread across as many as four (4) disk partitions. The maximum database size is 16 GB. There is no limit on the size of the disk partitions. A single 16 GB disk partition can be used for the iNEWS database. 4 DHCP • The dhcpd daemon is not included in the standard Red Hat Server installation. This will have to be installed as a separate package during the Red Hat installation. The package name is “dhcp”. This package is used for servicing bootp requests from PCU’s. • If DHCP is installed, the iNEWS Server