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CONTENTS Preface xiii Document Revision History xiii Audience xiii Objective xiv Document Organization xiv Document Conventions xv Related Documentation xvi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xvi CHAPTER 1 Product Overview 1-1 Overview 1-1 TV CDS Software 1-3 Caching Nodes 1-4 Streamer Load Balancing 1-4 CServer Functionality 1-4 Streamer Content Delivery Applications 1-4 Content Delivery System Architecture 1-5 Vault 1-6 Streamer 1-7 Caching Node 1-7 Integrated Streamer-Vault 1-7 Content Delivery System Manager and Virtual Video Infrastructure Manager 1-7 Resiliency and Redundancy 1-9 Vault Disk Redundancy 1-9 Vault Server Resiliency 1-10 Vault Group Redundancy 1-10 Streamer Disk Redundancy 1-10 Streamer Server Resiliency 1-11 Caching Node Disk Redundancy 1-11 Caching Node Resiliency 1-11 CDSM Redundancy 1-11 Ethernet Link Resiliency 1-11 Scalability 1-12 Cisco TV CDS 2.2 ISA Software Configuration Guide OL-21786-01 iii Contents CHAPTER 2 Network Design 2-1 Overview 2-1 CDS with Vaults and Streamers 2-1 CDS with ISVs 2-2 CDS with Caching Nodes 2-2 TV CDS 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 CDS Workflow 2-7 Streamer Workflow 2-8 Setup Server 2-9 Control Server 2-9 Play Server 2-9 Caching Node Workflow 2-9 Vault Workflow 2-10 BMS Considerations for ISA Environments 2-11 OpenStream ISA Integration 2-11 Streaming Mode 2-12 Shared Content Store 2-12 Network Connections 2-14 Ingest Interface 2-16 Management Interface 2-17 Cache Interfaces 2-17 Cache/Stream Interfaces 2-17 Streaming Interface 2-17 CHAPTER 3 Getting Started 3-1 Initially Configuring the Devices 3-1 Logging In to the TV CDSM 3-1 Logging Out 3-3 Initializing the CDS and Activating the Optional Features 3-3 Navigating the CDSM 3-4 Using Online Help 3-4 Configuration Workflows 3-5 Cisco TV CDS 2.2 ISA Software Configuration Guide iv OL-21786-01 Contents CDS Workflow 3-5 VVI Workflow 3-6 Split-Domain Management Workflow 3-6 TV MediaX Configuration Workflow 3-8 CHAPTER 4 Configuring the CDS 4-1 System Level Configuration 4-1 Configuring DNS Services 4-2 Configuring NTP Services 4-2 Configuring the Hosts Service 4-3 Configuring the Array Name 4-4 Configuring QAM Gateways 4-4 Stream Steering 4-4 ARP 4-5 Configuring the Headend Setup 4-9 Service Groups for Barker Streams 4-9 Gigabit Ethernet Streaming 4-11 ASI Streaming 4-12 Configuring Stream Destinations 4-18 Configuring Parent/Child Service Groups 4-20 Configuring the Shared ISA Settings 4-21 Configuring the Ingest Manager 4-24 Configuring Ingest Tuning 4-28 Configuring IP Nicknames 4-30 Configuring the Media Importer/Exporter 4-31 Configuring Call Signs 4-33 Configuring Input Channels 4-34 Array Level Configuration 4-36 Configuring the Array Level DNS 4-37 Configuring the Array Level NTP Server 4-38 Configuring the Streamer for BMS Connectivity 4-38 Configuring the Vault for BMS Connectivity 4-44 Grouping Stream Groups into VHOs 4-48 Configuring VHO ISA Settings 4-49 Configuring Stream Groups 4-52 VVI with Split-Domain Management and CCP Streamers 4-53 Configuring Vault Groups 4-55 Configuring SSV Groups 4-57 Configuring Cache Groups 4-58 Cisco TV CDS 2.2 ISA Software Configuration Guide OL-21786-01 v Contents Mapping Vault Groups to Cache Groups 4-59 Mapping Stream Groups to Cache-Fill Sources 4-60 Mapping Vault Groups for Redundancy 4-62 Configuring the Control and Setup IPs 4-63 Configuring Cache-Fill Bandwidth Using Thin Pipe Mapping 4-64 Configuring the Media Scheduler 4-68 User Preferences 4-69 Scheduling Content for Ingest 4-70 Package Metadata Editor 4-73 Fixing Conflicts in the Media Scheduler 4-75 Configuring Barker Streams 4-76 Gigabit Ethernet Streaming 4-76 ASI Streaming 4-77 Server Level Configuration 4-79 Configuring the Interfaces 4-79 Configuring the Servers 4-81 Configuring QoS Settings 4-88 Configuring the Route Table 4-89 CServer Source Route Type 4-89 CServer Destination Route Type 4-90 Stream Control Route Type 4-90 Configuring the SNMP Agent 4-92 Configuring the Server Level DNS 4-94 Configuring the Server Level NTP 4-95 Other NTP Configurations 4-96 CHAPTER 5 System Monitoring 5-1 System Level Monitoring 5-1 System Health 5-2 System Snapshot 5-3 Monitoring Content Objects 5-4 Ingests 5-5 Viewing and Deleting Completed Ingests 5-5 Viewing Other Ingests 5-10 Package Expirations 5-10 Publish Failures 5-12 Monitoring Stream Objects 5-13 Stream Monitor 5-13 Stream Failures 5-18 Cisco TV CDS 2.2 ISA Software Configuration Guide vi OL-21786-01 Contents Array Level Monitoring 5-27 Array Snapshot 5-28 Barker Stream Monitor 5-28 Server Level Monitoring 5-28 Disk Monitor 5-29 S.M.A.R.T 5-30 NIC Monitor 5-31 Server Vitals 5-33 Cache/Fill Bandwidth 5-34 Services Monitor 5-35 Recommended Monitoring Schedule 5-37 Daily Tasks 5-37 Weekly Tasks 5-37 Monitoring Tasks for Streamers and Vaults 5-38 Monitoring Tasks for Vaults 5-39 Monitoring Tasks for Streamers 5-39 Monthly Tasks 5-40 Other Tasks 5-40 CHAPTER 6 System Reporting 6-1 Stream Activity 6-1 Streams by Array 6-2 Streams by Time 6-6 Streams per STB-MAC 6-9 Stream Play History 6-10 Cache/Fill Bandwidth 6-14 Bandwidth per Service Group 6-16 Stream Failures 6-19 Content Popularity 6-21 Content Activity 6-24 Unpublished Package Report 6-26 CDSM Audit Logs 6-27 Archived Data 6-29 CDSM Audit Log Archives 6-30 Content Reports 6-30 Stream Reports 6-31 Stream Failure Reports 6-32 Stream Activity Reports 6-32 Cisco TV CDS 2.2