About Omneon MediaGrid - Harmonic Inc

About Omneon MediaGrid - Harmonic Inc About Omneon MediaGrid - Harmonic Inc

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Installing the File System Driver Windows Update should be used to install critical updates only. Customers in larger IT installations may wish to make the desktop PC(s) a member of their Windows Domain to simplify installation of anti-virus updates and/or critical updates from Microsoft. Omneon recommends that you first install anti-virus software from a CD prior to installing the Omneon MediaGrid file system driver. System Requirements See the Omneon MediaGrid Release Notes for your particular client platform for the latest supported client operating systems. Make sure that the system on which you install the file system driver meets the following requirements: • 2 Ghz or better dual-core CPU • 2 GB RAM minimum • 1-Gigabit Ethernet Port Downloading the File System Driver The Omneon MediaGrid file system driver for your client platform must be downloaded from the Omneon support Web site. Downloading the firmware for system components such as ContentServers is done using the SystemManager application and the SystemManager platform. Download the Omneon MediaGrid file system driver for your client platform as described below. 1. Go to the following directory on the Omneon Support server: http://support.omneon.com/Updates/Omneon/Current/ 2. Click the appropriate MediaGrid folder. 3. In the MediaGrid directory, double-click one of the following files, depending on your client platform: • MacOSXFSD.dmg (Macintosh OS X driver) • WinFSD.zip (Windows driver) • linux fsd-32bit.zip (Linux driver) 4. Open the file or save it to a location on the client platform. The password protected files unpack into the current working directory, or the directory chosen, on the client computer. Installing the Omneon MediaGrid File System Driver for Windows Follow these instructions to install the Omneon MediaGrid FSD for Windows. See the latest Omneon MediaGrid Release Notes for the most up-to-date instructions. Make sure you have downloaded the file 142 Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing the File System Driver system driver for your client platform before continuing. Refer to Downloading the File System Driver for instructions. IMPORTANT: You must have administrator privileges to install the Omneon MediaGrid FSD on Windows platforms. Prior to installing the Omneon MediaGrid FSD for Windows, make sure of the following: • No application is running on the computer. • No network shares are open on the computer. If installing the Omneon MediaGrid FSD for Windows from a network location, always copy the installation file to a local directory before beginning the installation. • All network drive maps to an Omneon MediaGrid server are unmapped. To do this, right- click the mapped network drive and then select the “Disconnect” menu option. • Uninstall the previous version of the Omneon MediaGrid FSD for Windows if you are upgrading from a prior version. Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs to remove the previous version. Restart your computer if instructed to do so. To install the Omneon MediaGrid File System Driver for Windows: 1. Log on to the system as administrator. 2. Navigate to the location of the WinFSD.msi file on the client platform. 3. Double-click the WinFSD.msi icon to begin the installation. 4. Follow the instructions to install the software on the client platform. 5. Restart the computer to complete the installation. Make sure to upgrade Omneon MediaGrid system components using the SystemManager application. See “Upgrading Omneon MediaGrid Firmware” in the SystemManager User Guide for detailed information. Refer to About Accessing an Omneon MediaGrid System for instructions on mounting Omneon MediaGrid file systems from a Windows PC. Upgrading From a Prior Windows FSD Release If you are upgrading the Windows FSD from a previous release, use the fsdsetup utility to perform the upgrade. To upgrade the Windows FSD: 1. Navigate to the location of the Windows FSD files (from WinFSD.zip) that you downloaded from the support server. 2. Double-click fsdsetup.exe. The Omneon WinFSD Setup dialog appears and displays the FSD version that it will install. 3. Click Install to begin the installation. Omneon, Now Part of Harmonic 143

Installing the File System Driver<br />

Windows Update should be used to install critical updates only. Customers in larger IT installations<br />

may wish to make the desktop PC(s) a member of their Windows Domain to simplify installation of<br />

anti-virus updates and/or critical updates from Microsoft.<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong> recommends that you first install anti-virus software from a CD prior to installing the<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> file system driver.<br />

System Requirements<br />

See the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Release Notes for your particular client platform for the latest supported<br />

client operating systems.<br />

Make sure that the system on which you install the file system driver meets the following<br />

requirements:<br />

• 2 Ghz or better dual-core CPU<br />

• 2 GB RAM minimum<br />

• 1-Gigabit Ethernet Port<br />

Downloading the File System Driver<br />

The <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> file system driver for your client platform must be downloaded from the<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong> support Web site. Downloading the firmware for system components such as<br />

ContentServers is done using the SystemManager application and the SystemManager platform.<br />

Download the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> file system driver for your client platform as described below.<br />

1. Go to the following directory on the <strong>Omneon</strong> Support server:<br />

http://support.omneon.com/Updates/<strong>Omneon</strong>/Current/<br />

2. Click the appropriate <strong>MediaGrid</strong> folder.<br />

3. In the <strong>MediaGrid</strong> directory, double-click one of the following files, depending on your client<br />

platform:<br />

• MacOSXFSD.dmg (Macintosh OS X driver)<br />

• WinFSD.zip (Windows driver)<br />

• linux fsd-32bit.zip (Linux driver)<br />

4. Open the file or save it to a location on the client platform.<br />

The password protected files unpack into the current working directory, or the directory chosen, on<br />

the client computer.<br />

Installing the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> File System Driver for<br />

Windows<br />

Follow these instructions to install the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> FSD for Windows. See the latest <strong>Omneon</strong><br />

<strong>MediaGrid</strong> Release Notes for the most up-to-date instructions. Make sure you have downloaded the file<br />

142 Installation and Configuration Guide

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