Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide, Release 4.10
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CONTENTS Preface xix Document Revision History xix Audience xx Objective xxi Document Organization xxi Document Conventions xxii Related Documentation xxiii Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxiii CHAPTER 1 Product Overview 1-1 Overview 1-1 TV VDS Software 1-3 Caching Nodes 1-4 Streamer Load Balancing 1-4 CServer Functionality 1-4 Streamer Content Delivery Applications 1-4 Content Delivery 1-5 4K-HEVC/H.264 Video Support 1-6 Real-Time Splicing of MPEG-2 Transport Streams 1-7 ISA Reason Code Extension 1-7 Content Chunking 1-8 Playlist Enhancements 1-8 Digital Video Watermarking 1-10 VOD Error Repair 1-11 TV On Demand 1-13 Multicultural-VOD (MVOD) 1-14 Content Ingest from Dual Locations 1-14 ATIS C2 Support 1-14 DNS Support 1-16 Asset Ingest Manager (AIM) Support 1-16 AIM Parallelization Support for Auto Expiry Deletion 1-17 Scalability 1-17 1-18 Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide iii Contents Content Delivery System Architecture 1-18 Vault 1-19 Streamer 1-20 Caching Node 1-20 Integrated Streamer-Vault 1-20 Content Delivery System Manager and Virtual Video Infrastructure Manager 1-20 Resiliency and Redundancy 1-22 Vault Disk Redundancy 1-22 Vault Server Resiliency 1-23 Vault Group Redundancy 1-24 Streamer Disk Redundancy 1-24 Streamer Server Resiliency 1-24 Role Failover on DB Connectivity Loss 1-24 Caching Node Disk Redundancy 1-24 Caching Node Resiliency 1-25 CDSM Redundancy 1-25 Ethernet Link Resiliency 1-25 Collectd Application 1-26 Scalability 1-26 CHAPTER 2 Network Design 2-1 Overview 2-1 VDS with Vaults and Streamers 2-2 VDS with ISVs 2-2 VDS with Caching Nodes 2-2 TV VDS and VVI Topologies 2-2 Centralized Topology 2-3 Decentralized Topology 2-4 Hybrid Topology 2-5 TV VVI Management 2-6 Centralized Management 2-7 Split-Domain Management 2-7 VDS Workflow 2-7 Popularity-Based Caching 2-8 Bandwidth Manager for Thin Pipe 2-8 Streamer Workflow 2-9 Setup Server 2-10 Control Server 2-10 Play Server 2-10 Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide iv Contents Remote Setup and Control Server 2-10 Caching Node Workflow 2-12 Vault Workflow 2-13 Vault Virtualization 2-13 ISA Regionalization 2-13 Centralized Storage 2-14 Remote Site 2-14 Ingest Driver 2-15 Remote Ingests 2-16 Remote Streaming 2-16 Shared Content Store 2-16 Virtual Content Store 2-18 BMS Considerations for ISA Environments 2-19 OpenStream ISA Integration 2-19 Streaming Mode 2-20 Steering Ingests 2-20 Network Connections 2-21 Ingest Interface 2-24 Management Interface 2-25 Cache Interfaces 2-25 Cache/Stream Interfaces 2-25 Streaming Interface 2-25 CHAPTER 3 Getting Started 3-1 Initially Configuring the Devices 3-1 Browser Recommendation 3-1 Logging In to the TV CDSM 3-2 Logging Out 3-3 Initializing the VDS and Activating the Optional Features 3-3 Navigating the CDSM 3-4 Using Online Help 3-5 Configuration Workflows 3-6 VDS Configuration Workflow 3-6 VVI Configuration Workflow 3-7 Central Management Configuration Workflow 3-7 Split-Domain Management Configuration Workflow 3-8 Vault Virtualization Configuration Workflow 3-9 ISA Regionalization Configuration Workflow 3-10 Virtual Content Store Configuration Workflow 3-10 Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide v Contents TV MediaX Configuration Workflow 3-11 TV Playout Configuration Workflow 3-12 MVOD Configuration Overflow 3-13 CHAPTER 4 Configuring the VDS 4-1 System Level Configuration 4-1 Configuring System Level DNS Services 4-2 Configuring System Level NTP Services 4-3 Configuring the Hosts Service 4-4 Configuring the Array Name 4-4 Configuring VOD Market Site(s) 4-5 Configuring External AMS Setup 4-6 Configuring Content Distribution Rules 4-7 Configuring Package Priority Rules 4-8 Calculating the Package Priority 4-9 Configuring Metadata Normalization Rules 4-10 Applying metadata normalization rule 4-12 Configuring QAM Gateways 4-13 Stream Steering 4-13 ARP 4-14 Configuring the Headend Setup 4-18 Service Groups for Barker Streams 4-18 Gigabit Ethernet Streaming 4-19 ASI Streaming 4-20 Configuring Stream Destinations 4-26 Configuring Parent/Child Service Groups 4-28 Configuring Distributed/ Shared ISA Settings 4-29 Configuring the Ingest Manager 4-34 Configuring Ingest Tuning 4-38 Configuring MPEG Tuning 4-40 Configuring IP Nicknames 4-43 Configuring the Ingest Driver Server 4-44 Configuring the Media Importer/Exporter 4-45 Configuring Call Signs 4-48 Configuring Input Channels 4-50 Configuring Output Channels 4-54 Configuring the System Level Logging 4-55 Configuring the System Level Syslog 4-56 Configuring System Level Error Repair 4-57 Configuring VBO Setup 4-58 Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide vi Contents Array Level Configuration 4-60 Configuring the Array Level DNS 4-61 Configuring the Array Level NTP Server 4-61 Configuring Replication Groups 4-62 Configuring the Streamer for BMS Connectivity 4-64 Configuring the Vault for BMS Connectivity 4-70 Grouping Stream Groups into VHOs 4-75 Configuring VHO ISA Settings 4-76 Configuring Stream Groups 4-80 VVI with Split-Domain Management and CCP Streamers 4-80 Configuring Vault Groups 4-82 Configuring Ingest Steering 4-85 Configuring Cache Groups 4-87 Mapping Vault Groups to Cache Groups 4-89 Mapping Cache Groups to Cache Groups 4-90 Mapping Stream Groups to Cache-Fill Sources 4-91 Mapping Vault Groups for Redundancy 4-93 Configuring the Master Vault Group 4-95 Configuring the Control and Setup IPs 4-96 Configuring Sites 4-98 Configuring Cache-Fill Bandwidth Using Thin Pipe Mapping 4-99 Configuring the Ingest Driver Client 4-102 Configuring the Media Scheduler 4-104 User Preferences 4-105 Scheduling Content for Ingest 4-106 Package Metadata Editor 4-109 Fixing Conflicts in the Media Scheduler 4-111 Configuring SSV Groups 4-113 Configuring Manual Ingests 4-114 Configuring Barker Stream/Playlists 4-117 Gigabit Ethernet Streaming 4-117 ASI Streaming 4-119 Configuring Playout Scheduler 4-121 Changing Current Timeslots 4-128 Exporting a Playout Schedule 4-129 Exporting a Playout Schedule for an EPG 4-130 Configuring Array Level Error Repair 4-130 Server Level Configuration 4-132 Configuring the Interfaces 4-132 Configuring the Servers 4-137 Cisco VDS-TV ISA Configuration Guide vii Contents Configuring QoS Settings 4-142 Configuring the Recorder 4-144 Configuring the Route Table 4-147 CServer Source Route Type 4-147 CServer Destination Route Type 4-148 Linux Destination Route Type 4-148 Linux Source Route Type 4-149 Configuring the SNMP Agent 4-149 Configuring the Server Level DNS 4-152 Configuring the Server Level NTP 4-153 Other NTP Configurations 4-154 Configuring the Server Level Logging 4-156 Configuring the Server Level Syslog 4-158 Configuring Server Level Error Repair 4-159 Configuration Workflows 4-160 VBO Configuration Workflow 4-160 Pre-Conditions 4-160 Process Flow 4-160 Enable VBO Configuration in CDSM 4-162 Auto Ingest Configuration Workflow 4-163 Pre-Requisites 4-163 Configure Auto Ingest Script