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Harmonic MediaGrid Scalable Video Storage manual available for free PDF download: Installation And Configuration Manual
Harmonic MediaGrid Installation And Configuration Manual (358 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Harmonic Mediagrid Documentation Suite
13
Locating the Latest Documentation on the Harmonic Web Site
14
Introduction
13
Documentation Terms and Abbreviations
14
Chapter 1: System Overview and Requirements
16
About Harmonic Mediagrid
16
Harmonic Mediagrid Components
16
Network Switches
16
Contentdirector
17
Contentserver
17
Contentstore
17
Contentbridge
18
Systemmanager
18
Harmonic Mediagrid Contentmanager
18
Harmonic Mediagrid File System Driver Software
18
About Jumbo Frames Support
18
About Naming Files and System Elements
19
About Clusters, Volumes and Groups
20
About a Harmonic Mediagrid Stretch Cluster
20
Supported RAID Configurations
21
About Drive Replacement
23
Network Configuration
23
Public VLAN
23
Private Vlans
24
Network Diagram with 10 Gbe Network
25
Network Diagram with 1 Gbe Network
27
Required Information for a Windows Domain Controller
29
Required Information for Network Configuration
29
Chapter 2: System Installation with the Contentserver 4000 Series
31
Site Preparation
31
Required Components
32
Shipping Container Components
32
Cables and Mounting Hardware
32
Installation Overview
32
Racking Precautions
33
Rack Mounting the Harmonic Mediagrid 4000 Series System
35
Rack Mounting the Contentserver 4000 and Contentstore 4240
35
Rack Mounting the Contentstore 5840
40
Rack Mounting the Contentdirector 1000F/2000C and Contentbridge 2010F
48
Rack Mounting the Network Switches
51
Connecting the Harmonic Mediagrid 4000 System Components
52
Connecting System Components: Overview
52
Connecting Contentdirectors to the Network Switch
55
Connecting the Systemmanager to the Network Switch
56
Connecting the Contentserver 4000 to the Network Switch
56
Connecting the Contentserver 4000 to the Network Switch (Lower Ports)
58
Connecting the High Bandwidth Contentbridge to the Network Switch
59
Connecting High Bandwidth Contentbridges in a High Availability Pair
60
Connecting the Contentserver 4000 to the Contentstore 4240
61
Connecting the Contentserver 4000 to the Contentstore 5840
62
Connecting Network Switches to the Client Network: One-Rack System
63
Connecting Network Switches to the Client Network: Two-Rack System
64
Connecting the Power Cables in a System with Contentserver 4000 Series
65
Expanding a Harmonic Mediagrid 4000 Series System
66
Chapter 3: System Installation with the Contentserver 3000 Series
68
Site Preparation
68
Required Components
68
Shipping Container Components
69
Cables and Mounting Hardware
69
Installation Overview
69
Racking Precautions
70
Rack Mounting the Harmonic Mediagrid 3000 Series System
70
Rack Mounting the Contentserver 3000 and Contentstore 3160
70
Installing the Bezel
72
Rack Mounting the Contentstore 5840
73
Rack Mounting the Contentdirector 1000F/2000C and Contentbridge 2010F
82
Rack Mounting the Network Switches
85
Connecting the Harmonic Mediagrid 3000 System Components
86
Connecting System Components: Overview
86
About BMC Connectivity
90
Connecting the Contentdirectors to a Network Switch
90
Connecting Contentdirectors in a Stretch Cluster
90
Connecting the Systemmanager to the Network Switch
92
Connecting the Contentserver 3000 to Network Switches
92
Connecting the High Bandwidth Contentbridge to the Network Switch
95
Connecting High Bandwidth Contentbridges in a High Availability (HA) Pair
96
Connecting the Contentbridge 1000B to the Network Switch
97
Connecting the Contentserver 3000 to Contentstore(S) 3160
97
Connecting the Contentserver 3000 to the Contentstore 5840
99
Connecting Network Switches to the Client Network: One-Rack System
100
Connecting Network Switches to the Client Network: Two-Rack System
100
Connecting the Power Cables in a System with Contentserver 3000 Series
101
Expanding a Harmonic Mediagrid 3000 Series System
102
Chapter 4: System Configuration
104
About Harmonic Mediagrid Configuration
104
Configuring the Network Switches
105
Uploading Switch Configuration Files
106
Getting Started with the Harmonic Mediagrid Configuration Assistant
107
Powering on a Harmonic Mediagrid System
108
Running the Configuration Assistant
109
Verifying Startup Processes
111
Initializing Clusters
112
Verifying Cluster Connectivity
112
Setting the Harmonic Mediagrid System Time
113
Creating a Volume and a Group File System
113
Creating a RAID Set
114
Joining a Harmonic Mediagrid Cluster to a Windows Domain
114
Choosing the Best Authentication Method
114
Configuring for Active Directory
115
Authentication
115
About Joining a High Bandwidth Contentbridge to an Active Directory Domain
119
Configuration Assistant
119
Method
122
Joining a Contentbridge 1000B to an Active Directory Domain Using the Manual Method
124
Adding the Harmonic Mediagrid Devices to the Local DNS
128
Setting up Reverse DNS Lookups
129
Joining a Harmonic Mediagrid Cluster to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
130
Domain
130
Editing the LDAP Configuration File
130
Tracing an LDAP Problem
131
Joining a High Bandwidth Contentbridge to an LDAP Domain
131
Joining a Contentbridge 1000B to an LDAP Domain
133
Joining a Harmonic Mediagrid Cluster to an Apple Open Directory Domain
135
Later
139
Earlier
141
Joining a Contentbridge 1000B to an Open Directory Server with os X 10.6.8 or Earlier
143
Joining a Harmonic Mediagrid Cluster to a Local User Authentication Domain
145
Registering Servers in a Cluster
145
Adding Groups and Users to a Cluster
146
Synchronizing Users and Groups to an RMA System
146
Authentication Configuration Parameters
147
Active Directory
147
Open Directory
147
Ldap
147
Local User Authentication
148
No Authentication
148
Verifying Contentserver and Contentdirector Services
148
Verifying DHCP Settings
148
Verifying Contentdirector and Contentserver Communication
149
Verifying the Metadata Maintenance Service
149
Verifying the Mdscore Service Connection
150
Verifying Contentserver Disk Space
151
Verifying NFS Share Is Exported by Contentbridge
151
Opening Network Ports to Enable Client Access
151
Managing Memory Usage by the File System Driver
151
Calculating the Cache Memory Limit
152
Additional Memory Usage Parameters for Linux Clients
152
Setting Memory Usage Parameters on Macintosh Clients
153
Setting Memory Usage Parameters on Windows Clients
153
Setting Memory Usage Parameters on Linux Clients
153
Configuring the Remote Media API on a Contentbridge
154
Configuring a Contentbridge
156
Adding a High Bandwidth Contentbridge to the Harmonic Mediagrid System
157
Contentbridge Configuration Parameters
158
Enabling or Disabling CIFS Oplocks
158
Configuring High Bandwidth Contentbridges in a High Availability (HA) Pair
159
HA Pair Configuration Overview
159
Identifying the IP Addresses for HA Pairs
159
Running the HA Pair Utility
161
Possible Uses for the HA Pair Utility
162
Viewing HA Paired High Bandwidth Contentbridges in Systemmanager
162
Configuring a Contentserver
163
Editing the Slice Size Configuration File
163
Chapter 5: Installing the File System Driver
164
About the Software
164
Before You Begin
164
System Requirements
165
Downloading the File System Driver
165
Installing the Harmonic Mediagrid File System Driver for Windows
165
Upgrading from a Prior Windows FSD Release
166
Installing the Harmonic Mediagrid File System Driver for Macintosh
166
Modifying the OSX IP Stack on the Client
167
Settings for os X 10.9.5 or Later with Certain Nics
168
Installing the Harmonic Mediagrid File System Driver for Linux
168
Verifying the Kernel Version
168
Installing the Linux FSD for the First Time
169
Installation Issues
169
Upgrading from a Prior Release
169
Harmonic Mediagrid File System Driver for Spectrum
170
Chapter 6: Accessing the Harmonic Mediagrid
171
About Accessing a Harmonic Mediagrid System
171
Mounting a Harmonic Mediagrid File System Using Windows
171
Setting Windows FSD Properties
173
Windows FSD Property Descriptions
174
Automatically Mounting a File System
177
Using Omcopy for Fast Copying
179
Mounting the Harmonic Mediagrid from the Promedia™ Origin Server
179
Mounting a Harmonic Mediagrid File System Using a Macintosh
180
Configuring User Mount Options
180
Connecting to the Harmonic Mediagrid File System
182
Configuring Your Mac FSD Client to Connect Automatically
182
Connecting with a System Level Mount
183
Unmounting the Harmonic Mediagrid File System
185
Displaying Connected Harmonic Mediagrid Systems on the Desktop
185
Accessing a Harmonic Mediagrid File System Using Final Cut Pro
185
Default
186
Additional Mount Options for Macintosh
186
Viewing Quota Information from a Macintosh Client
188
Mounting a Harmonic Mediagrid File System Using Linux
188
Additional Mount Options Using Linux
189
Using Multiple Client Ethernet Ports
192
Administrator Credentials and Security Permissions
192
About Access Control Lists
192
Linux and Macintosh File Permissions
193
Managing File and Directory Permissions
193
Viewing File and Directory Permissions on Windows
193
Changing Security Permissions on Windows
194
Viewing File and Directory Permissions on Linux
196
Changing File and Directory Permissions on Linux
196
Setting up Soft Links
196
Connecting Clients to Harmonic Mediagrid Using Contentbridge
196
Using FTP on a Windows Client
197
Using FTP in a Local User Authentication Domain
197
Using CIFS on a Windows Client
198
Using CIFS on a Macintosh Client
198
Using CIFS on a Linux Client
199
Using NFS on a Linux Client
199
Chapter 7: Administrative Procedures
200
Drive Capacity Expansion in a Harmonic Mediagrid RAID System
200
About Shelf Evacuation
200
About Write Bandwidth During Shelf Evacuation
201
Reviewing Available Space
201
About Setting Shelves to Read-Only Mode
202
Expanding Drive Capacity in a Harmonic Mediagrid RAID System
203
Possible Errors During Shelf Evacuation
205
Balancing the Contentserver Controllers
205
Setting the Contentstore 5840 Identification Number
206
Enabling Directories with more than 15 Levels
206
Disabling Directories with more than 15 Levels
207
Using Mgcopy to Copy Files between Harmonic Mediagrid Systems
208
Using the Mgquota Utility for the Mac FSD
211
About the Mgquota Utility
211
Running Mgquota
211
Upgrading Harmonic Mediagrid Firmware
211
Powering down a Harmonic Mediagrid System
213
Powering down or Restarting a Single Contentdirector
215
Powering down or Restarting a Single Contentbridge
215
Powering down a Single Contentserver
216
Powering down a Single Contentstore
216
Powering on a Harmonic Mediagrid System
216
Logging on to a Contentdirector
217
Managing Network Switches
217
Changing the Default Network Switch User Name and Password
217
Upgrading the Network Switches
218
Installing Harmonic Mediagrid and Contentdirector Software
220
Before You Begin
220
Installing the Harmonic Mediagrid Operating System Software
221
Installing the Contentdirector Platform Support Package
221
Installing the Contentdirector Software
222
Chapter 8: Hardware Reference
223
Contentdirector 1000F and High Performance Contentdirector 2000C
223
Front Panel Components
223
Rear Panel Components
229
Contentbridge 2010F
231
Front Panel Components
231
Rear Panel Components
236
Contentserver 3000
238
Front Panel Components
238
Rear Panel Components
243
Contentserver 4000
249
Front Panel Components
249
Rear Panel Components
251
Contentstore 3160
254
Front Panel Components
254
Rear Panel Components
259
Contentstore 4240
260
Front Panel Components
260
Rear Panel Components
264
Contentstore 5840 and 5840A
266
Front Panel Components
266
Drive Numbering
267
Contentstore 5840 Rear Panel Components
271
Contentstore 5840A Rear Panel Components
274
5406 Network Switch
277
Power and Cooling Specifications
279
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
281
Harmonic Mediagrid Log Files
281
Verifying the DHCP Server Is Running on the Contentdirectors
282
Checking Log Files for Errors
283
Looking for Startup Errors in the Mdscore Log File
283
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
284
Troubleshooting on the Contentbridge
285
Contentbridge Mounts to the Harmonic Mediagrid
285
Contentbridge Configuration Files
286
Contentbridge Services
287
Security with Microsoft Domain Controllers
287
Security and Microsoft Domains
287
Authenticating Domain User with Mdsclientn or Wbinfo Commands
289
Log File for Winbind
289
Using Sessions to Determine a Client IP Address
290
Active Connections to the Harmonic Mediagrid: MDS Sessions
290
Understanding Device, USM, and SNMP Errors in Systemmanager
291
Troubleshooting the Contentstore 5840
291
Thermal Monitoring and Control
292
Thermal Alarm
293
Troubleshooting a Component, Cluster, or Client Failure
294
Gathering Information about the Systemmanager Client PC
294
Gathering Information a Harmonic Mediagrid Component Failure
294
Gathering Information about a Harmonic Mediagrid Cluster Failure
295
Gathering Information about a Harmonic Mediagrid Client Failure
295
Determining the FSD Version
296
Collecting Client FSD Log Files
296
Appendix A: Legacy Hardware Platforms
298
Contentdirector 1000B/1000C/1000D and High Performance Contentdirector 2000298
298
Contentdirector 1000E and High Performance Contentdirector 2000B
303
Front Panel Components
303
Rear Panel Components
307
Contentbridge 1000
309
Front Panel Components
309
Rear Panel Components
310
Contentbridge 1000B
312
Front Panel Components
312
Rear Panel Components
313
Contentbridge 2010B/C/D (High Bandwidth)
315
Front Panel Components
315
Rear Panel Components
318
Contentbridge 2010E
321
Front Panel Components
321
Rear Panel Components
324
Appendix B Contentdirector Limits
328
Overview
328
Capacity Specifications and Resource Limits
328
Capacity Specifications
328
Resource Limits
330
Filetable Nodes
330
Slicetable Slices
330
Dynamic Memory Pools
330
Capacity Planning
331
Monitoring Resource Consumption
332
Monitoring Via Systemmanager
332
Monitoring Via Log Files
332
Appendix A: Contacting the Technical Assistance Center
334
Appendix B: Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
336
Important Safety Instructions
336
Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
350
China Rohs
353
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