THOMSON ViBE VS7000 User manual

User Manual
Release 02.11
ViBE VS7000
Convergent Video System

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Contents
Preface ............................................................ 11
Chapter 1
Overview ......................................................... 17
Product Overview .................................................................. 18
Purpose ....................................................................................... 18
Main Features ............................................................................. 18
System Applications .................................................................. 19
Product Description............................................................... 20
Chassis ........................................................................................ 20
Overview ................................................................................ 20
Front Panel ............................................................................. 21
Rear Panel .............................................................................. 22
Chapter 2
Installation and Startup .................................. 25
Unpacking .............................................................................. 26
Mounting in Rack (Recommendations) ............................... 27
Ventilation................................................................................... 27
Cabling ........................................................................................ 27
Power Supply and Protective Ground ...................................... 27
Power Supply Cord(s) ........................................................... 27
Installing the Device (Steps) ................................................. 28
10RU and 6RU Devices .............................................................. 28
1RU Device.................................................................................. 28
Powering Up .......................................................................... 29
6RU and 10RU Devices Specificities......................................... 29
Performing the Initial Settings.............................................. 30
Preparing the Connection.......................................................... 30
Accessing the Web Interface for the First Time....................... 30
Checking the Nodes Status ....................................................... 30
Performing the IP Configuration ............................................... 31
Preparing the Definitive Connection......................................... 31
Establishing the Definitive Connection .................................... 32
Setting the Date and Time (Optional)....................................... 32

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Web Browser Interface .................................... 35
Reaching the GUI.................................................................. 36
GUI Overview........................................................................ 37
General Organization................................................................. 37
Customizing the Display............................................................ 38
Resizing the Columns............................................................ 38
Sorting Elements in Arrays................................................... 38
Commonly Used Elements........................................................ 38
Status Pictograms ................................................................. 38
Other Pictograms................................................................... 39
Tables ..................................................................................... 39
Basic Settings........................................................................ 40
Creating a Job ............................................................................ 40
Launching a Job from a Workflow....................................... 40
Setting the Job Parameters .................................................. 42
Creating a Job Based on a Sample Workflow ......................... 43
Sample IP TV 1....................................................................... 43
Sample Web TV HLS 1 .......................................................... 46
Sample Web TV Smooth Streaming 1................................. 49
Sample Web TV Smooth Streaming 2................................. 51
Adapting a Sample Workflow ................................................... 53
List of Sample Workflows to Adapt ..................................... 53
Adapting a Sample Workflow (Steps) ................................. 54
Creating a Workflow .................................................................. 55
Introduction............................................................................ 55
Creating the Workflow .......................................................... 55
Adding Items to the Workflow ............................................. 56
Setting the Parameters of the Items .................................... 56
Publishing the Inputs and/or Outputs.................................. 56
Checking the Consistency..................................................... 57
Encoding a File ........................................................................... 57
Using a Hot Folder ..................................................................... 60
Configuring the Workflow .................................................... 60
Configuring the Hot Folder ................................................... 60
Using the Hot Folder ............................................................. 61
Configuring an SDI Input........................................................... 61
Naming the SDI Inputs.......................................................... 61
Using an SDI Input in a Workflow........................................ 61
Workflow Example With an SDI Input ................................. 61
Configuring an SDI System With a Matrix............................... 62
Declaring an SDI Matrix ........................................................ 62
Naming the Matrix’ Inputs.................................................... 64
Linking the SDI Inputs To the Matrix ................................... 65
Using the Matrix’ Inputs ....................................................... 65
Creating a Snapshot View ......................................................... 65
Creating a New Snapshot View............................................ 65
Creating a Snapshot View From a Workflow ...................... 67
Interface Description ............................................................ 68
System ........................................................................................ 68
Identity.................................................................................... 68

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Nodes...................................................................................... 68
IP ............................................................................................. 69
Hot Folder............................................................................... 72
SDI........................................................................................... 74
SNMP...................................................................................... 75
Date & Time ........................................................................... 75
User Accounts........................................................................ 76
Download ............................................................................... 77
Logs ........................................................................................ 78
Network Storage.................................................................... 81
Workflows ................................................................................... 82
Left Area ................................................................................. 82
Right Area............................................................................... 85
Jobs ............................................................................................. 96
Console ....................................................................................... 98
Snapshot ..................................................................................... 99
Logs ........................................................................................... 100
Purpose................................................................................. 100
Logs Array ............................................................................ 100
Filters and Sorting Options................................................. 101
Advanced.............................................................................. 102
Status Bar.................................................................................. 102
Workflow Library Content Parameters .............................. 104
Introduction .............................................................................. 104
Item Parameters Array ........................................................ 104
Input/Output ......................................................................... 106
Common Parameters ............................................................... 107
Specific Parameters ................................................................. 109
Workflow Library: Inputs..................................................... 109
Workflow Library: Decoding ............................................... 114
Workflow Library: Preprocessing ....................................... 115
Workflow Library: Encoding ............................................... 124
Workflow Library: Outputs.................................................. 131
Workflow Library: Samples ................................................ 146
Tools ..................................................................................... 146
Chapter 4
Servicing ....................................................... 149
Adding a Diskless Node to Your System........................... 150
Configuring the BIOS of a Diskless Node............................... 150
For a blade: Accessing the BIOS ........................................ 150
For 1-RU Devices: Accessing the BIOS .............................. 154
Setting the BIOS Parameters.............................................. 154
Requesting a New License File ............................................... 160
Declaring a New License File .................................................. 161
Adding Options.................................................................... 162
Replacing a Diskless Node of your System....................... 163
Configuring the BIOS of the New Node ................................. 163
Replacing a Node ..................................................................... 163

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Chapter 5
Troubleshooting ............................................ 165
Troubleshooting Procedures ............................................. 166
Exporting Information for the Customer Support................. 166
Modifying a Workflow from a Text Editor.............................. 167
Exporting Logs ......................................................................... 167
Using the Console.................................................................... 167
Providing Remote Access to the ViBE VS7000 System ........ 167
Frequently Asked Questions.............................................. 168
Why cannot I instantiate my job
whereas there is space on the ViBE VS7000 system?........... 168
I do not see my workflow in the list
when I want to create a job. Why?.......................................... 168
I cannot create a workflow. Why?........................................... 168
I cannot create a job. Why? ..................................................... 168
When I want to launch a job, I get a "Job is waiting: license not
available" message. What should I do? ................................. 169
I cannot modify the system parameters. Why?..................... 169
I modified a workflow parameter, but it was not applied on the
currently running jobs. Why?.................................................. 169
Chapter 6
Customer Service .......................................... 171
Support Centers Contacts .................................................. 172
Warranty.............................................................................. 174
Services ............................................................................... 175
Spare Parts .......................................................................... 176
Returning an Equipment .................................................... 177
Repackaging for Shipment ................................................ 178
Long Term Product Support .............................................. 179
Recycling the Product......................................................... 180
Chapter 7
Tools ............................................................. 181
Equipment Setup ................................................................ 182
Overview................................................................................... 182
Operation .................................................................................. 182
Launching the Equipment Setup........................................ 182
Connecting to a Device ....................................................... 183
Setting the Device Parameters ........................................... 185
HP Monitoring Tools (6RU and 10RU Devices) ................ 186
Connecting to the HP Monitoring Tools................................. 186
Method #1: Connecting via the iLO Port in DHCP............. 186
Method #2: Connecting on the DHCP Network
using the IP Address of the Device .................................... 187

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Method #3: Connecting After Configuring Manually
the IP Address of the Device............................................... 188
Performing the IP Configuration from the HP Interface........ 190
Accessing the Interconnect Bays’ Management Console 190
Configuring the Interconnect Bays..................................... 192
Saving your Configuration.................................................. 192
More Information................................................................. 193
Appendix A
Technical Specifications ............................... 195
Specifications....................................................................... 196
Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Specifications ............... 196
VS7000 10RU........................................................................ 196
VS7000 6RU.......................................................................... 205
VS7000 1RU.......................................................................... 209
Inputs Specifications................................................................ 210
Live Inputs ............................................................................ 210
SDI Inputs ............................................................................. 210
File Formats.......................................................................... 211
Decoding Specifications .......................................................... 211
Audio Decoding ................................................................... 211
Video Decoding.................................................................... 212
Processing Specifications........................................................ 212
Video Processing ................................................................. 212
Audio Processing................................................................. 213
Encoding Specifications .......................................................... 213
Audio Encoding ................................................................... 213
Video Encoding.................................................................... 215
Outputs Specifications............................................................. 216
Live Output........................................................................... 216
File Output............................................................................ 218
Latency ................................................................................. 219
Blade Center Physical Interfaces Specifications .................... 219
Control-Command Specifications........................................... 219
Standard Compliance.......................................................... 221
Ordering Guide .................................................................... 223
Appendix B
SNMP Management ....................................... 229
MIB Description ................................................................... 230
Trap Descriptions ..................................................................... 231
Register/Unregister a Manager to Receive the Traps ........... 233
Get the Active Log List or the Closed Log List....................... 234
Registering SNMP Manager on the GUI............................ 235
Enabling HP Blade Center SNMP Agent ............................ 236

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Appendix C
Safety Instructions ....................................... 237
Appendix D
Regulatory Notices ....................................... 239
Appendix E
Logs .............................................................. 241
Logs Categories .................................................................. 242
List of Logs .......................................................................... 243
Appendix F
Network Settings (6RU and 10RU Devices) .. 249
Blades .................................................................................. 250
Internal Switches (Flex10) ....................................................... 250
Interfaces Bonding ................................................................... 250
10RU Device......................................................................... 250
6RU Device........................................................................... 250
VLAN Tagging...................................................................... 251
Internal Switches & Software Configuration Consistency 252
Flex10................................................................................... 253
External Connectors Description ............................................ 253
Grouping Possibilities.............................................................. 253
Detailed Factory Network Configuration................................ 253
Flex10 Configuration................................................................ 256
How to Use a Configuration File? ...................................... 256
Description of the Configuration Files ............................... 256
Redundancy Schemes........................................................ 258
Internal LAN.............................................................................. 258
External LAN............................................................................. 258
Multicast Management ...................................................... 260
Multiple Blade Centers Configuration............................... 261
Interfaces Bitrates ............................................................... 263
Bitrates Allocation on 10-RU Interfaces.................................. 263
Bitrates Allocation on 6-RU Interfaces.................................... 263
Bitrates Allocation Rules.......................................................... 263
HP Documentation.............................................................. 264
Appendix G
Network Settings (1RU Devices) ................... 265
Network Configuration....................................................... 266

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Glossary ........................................................ 267
Index ............................................................. 273

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Preface
Standard Documentation Set
The ViBE VS7000 documentation set consists of:
 A User Manual
 A Quick Start Guide
 A Web Services SOAP API Getting Started document
The ViBE VS7000 User Manual contains background information about
the ViBE VS7000 Convergent Video System, and describes operating
procedures. This manual can be used while learning about ViBE VS7000,
and for enhancing your basic knowledge of the product.
The ViBE VS7000 Quick Start Guide contains information about installing
and configuring the equipment.
The ViBE VS7000 Web Services SOAP API documentation provides you
with the basic information you need to use the product’s SOAP API.
Software Version
This manual covers the functionality of the software version 02.11 of the
ViBE VS7000 product.
This manual continues to be relevant to subsequent software versions
where the functionality of the equipment has not changed. When a new
software version changes the functionality of the product, a new version
of this manual is provided.
About this Manual
This manual is written for Operators of the ViBE VS7000.
This manual should be kept in a safe place for reference for the life
time of the equipment. If passing the equipment to a third party,
please ensure to pass all relevant documentation including this
manual.

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The manual is organized into the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 ’Overview’ gives a general description of the equipment
and its main features.
Chapter 2 ’Installation and Startup’ provides the procedures
required for device installation and initial configuration, and describes
how to connect the device to other devices in your system.
Chapter 3 ’Web Browser Interface’ details how to use the Web
Browser Graphical User Interface.
Chapter 4 ’Servicing’ describes how to add or replace nodes of your
system, and how to add options.
Chapter 5 ’Troubleshooting’ describes the procedure to follow when
you face any problem with the equipment.
Chapter 6 ’Customer Service’ provides you with the customer
service contacts and information on how to return a product.
Chapter 7 ’Tools’ describes the Equipment Setup tool delivered on
the CD-ROM with the product.
Appendix A ’Technical Specifications’ gives specifications of the
device, device compliance, declarations of conformity and ordering
guide to order the device and its options.
Appendix B ’SNMP Management’ explains how to set the SNMP
community string and the access rights. You will also find MIB
description, how to register the SNMP Manager on the VS7000
Graphical User Interface etc.
Appendix C ’Safety Instructions’ gives instructions related to risk of
fire, electric shock or injury to persons. This important section is
available in English, German and French versions.
Appendix D ’Regulatory Notices’ provides device compliances.
Appendix E ’Logs’ gives the list of alarms visible in the Logs panel of
the GUI (XML file).
A
’Glossary’ can be found at the end of the manual just prior the ’Index’ .
Conventions Used in This Manual
Warnings, Cautions and Notes
Heed Warnings
All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be
adhered to. The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for injuries or
damages where warnings and cautions have been ignored or taken
lightly.

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Read Instructions
All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this
product is operated.
Follow Instructions
All operating and use instructions should be followed.
Terms in this Manual
Safety-related statements appear in this manual in the following form:
Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result
in personal injury or loss of life.
Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in
damage to equipment or other property, or which may cause
equipment crucial to your business environment to become
temporarily non-operational.
Notes provide supplementary information. They are highlighted for
emphasis, as in this example, and are placed immediately after the
relevant text.

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Formatting
Naming conventions for the interface elements and Windows elements
in this manual follow the Microsoft Manual of Style, Third Edition.
Naming conventions for MPEG-2, ATSC, and DVB structures follow the
conventions derived from the standards documents listed in
Appendix A ’Technical Specifications’ . In addition, the following
formatting conventions apply to this manual:
 Pale blue text refers to specific interface elements that you are
instructed to select, click, or clear.
Example: “Select Settings from the Configuration menu”.
 Blue-Green text refers to document names, sections, figures or tables.
Example: “Refer to Section ’Warnings, Cautions and Notes’ on page
13 for more information”.
 Mono-spaced text can indicate the following:
 Text you enter from a keyboard
Example: “Enter
administrator for your login and
administrator for your password”.
 Paths to components on your hard drive
Example: “The MIB is at the following location:
C:\MIB ”.
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Important Notice
Thomson Video Networks reserves the right to make corrections,
modifications, enhancements, improvements and other changes to its
products or services at any time and to discontinue any product or
service without notice.

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Trademarks
Copyrights
© Copyright 2012 Thomson Video Networks. All rights reserved.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered
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Supply of this Implementation of Dolby technology
does not convey a license nor imply a right under any
patent, or any other industrial or intellectual property
right of Dolby Laboratories, to use this
Implementation in any finished end-user or
ready-to-use final product. It is hereby notified that a
license for such use is required from Dolby
Laboratories.
MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 AAC audio encoding technology is
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(
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/ ).
Thomson is a trademark of Technicolor S.A.
All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

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Chapter 1
Overview
Introduction
This chapter gives a general description of the equipment and its main
features.
In this Chapter
’Product Overview’ ......................................................................page 18
’Product Description’ ...................................................................page 20

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Product Overview
The Thomson Video Networks ViBE VS7000 Video System is a
fully-integrated video solution tailored for all new convergent
applications such as Web TV and Over-The-Top (OTT) service delivery, as
well as traditional IPTV and IP/Cable delivery.
Purpose
The ViBE VS7000 provides a flexible way to design workflows. The
Workflow Builder allows the creation of live, file-based and mixed
workflows, for any kind of network.
Combining all the major audio/video codecs and the latest adaptive
streaming formats, the ViBE VS7000 provides a unique answer to IPTV
delivery, Mobile 3G/4G, Web TV streaming and OTT services
broadcasting.
Simplicity: one unique graphical user interface lets you control and
monitor hundreds of channels simultaneously. With built-in 10GigE
switches, racking and cabling nightmares vanish.
Reliability: built around highly resilient IT platforms equipped with
hot-swappable, redundant components, the ViBE VS7000 provides
native load-balancing and system redundancy to avoid downtime.
Scalability: from a single-server to multi-blade systems, the ViBE VS7000
is designed to scale and grow with your business.
Flexibility: the ViBE VS7000 allows heterogeneous architectures (SDI and
IP inputs) and simultaneous live and off line encoding.
Main Features
 Best-in-class video quality
 Support of multiple video/audio codecs
 Support of MPEG transport stream
 Adaptive Bit Rate:
 Adobe Flash
 Apple HTTP Live Streaming
 Microsoft Smooth Streaming
 MPEG-DASH
 Video resolution up to 1920 x 1080
 Progressive and interlaced modes
 Multiple output formats per channel

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 Scalable number of input channels
 Scalable number of output profiles
 Advanced video and audio pre-processing
 Integrated content protection
 HTTP Centralized Operation
 Workflow Builder
 SOAP/Web services for external interfacing
 Integrated load balancing and failover
 IPV4 support
 SDI/HD-SDI and router management
System Applications
Figure 1-1. System applications

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Product Description
Chassis
Overview
The ViBE VS7000 product is proposed on three chassis: 1RUx19”,
6RUx19”, or 10RUx19”.
Physical characteristics are as follows:
 Hot swappable power supplies
 Hot swappable fans
 Hot swappable processing units
 Hot swappable IP switches
 Cooling: front-rear airflow
For more information on the specifications, refer to
Appendix A
’Technical Specifications’
on page 195.
The sections below show the front and real panels of the devices. For a
full description of the device, refer to the HP documentation:
 For a 1-RU device, see:
G7:
h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13598_div/13598_div.pdf
Gen8:
h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14211_na/14211_na.pdf
 For a 6-RU server, see:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12790_div/1279
0_div.html
 For a 10-RU server, see:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12810_div/1281
0_div.html