About Omneon MediaGrid - Harmonic Inc

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

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Accessing the Omneon MediaGrid 4. Omneon MediaGrid File System Driver Parameters 5. Complete the settings as follows: • In the Application Performance section: • Set the appropriate ReadAhead values. See the latest Omneon MediaGrid Release Notes for Windows FSD for the currently supported range of readahead values. It is recommended that you map the Omneon MediaGrid file system drive once again to ensure the changes take effect. • For the MaxConnection field, Omneon recommends that you leave the default value of 8 unless you plan on using an application such as MXFServer. In this case, refer to the Omneon MediaGrid Release Notes for Windows FSD for recommended settings. • Select Disable CRC check on read if you wish to disable the CRC check to reduce CPU usage. • In the Application Feature section: • Select Disable case insensitivity if you would like to set the file system to be case sensitive. By default, the Windows file system is case insensitive (for example, File 1 and file 1 can be used). Checking this box is useful when the Omneon MediaGrid system has a large number of files. • Select Enable multiple NIC support to utilize computers with multiple 1 gigabit Ethernet ports, enabling all ports to access data on Omneon MediaGrid. By default, Multi-NIC support is disabled in the Windows FSD. IMPORTANT: If you modify the setting for Enable multiple NIC support, you must click Apply and then restart your computer in order for the changes to take effect. • Click Deny file deletion if used by other to prevent any user from deleting a file that is in use by another user. • The Application Profile section provides control over the priority of access requests issued to Omneon MediaGrid. Access requests can be set to normal or nonlinear (high priority). 150 Installation and Configuration Guide

Accessing the Omneon MediaGrid • Select the Nonlinear setting for those applications sensitive to millisecond level delays, such as video editors. • Select the Normal setting for all other applications (for example archive or office applications). No client receives preferred access when all clients are set to use Nonlinear. • Click Add User Credential to log in to the FSD from the resulting dialog box. See Figure 46 for an example. Figure 46. User Credential From the User Credential dialog box, enter a Username, Domain (optional) and Password, confirm the password, and then click Add User Credential to save the credential. A total of five credentials may be saved. A newly entered credential replaces the oldest entry if five are stored. NOTE: Make sure to enter the correct user credential information, including a valid domain, because this utility is unable to confirm your credential. • Select Remove All Saved Credentials to remove the entire list of saved credentials. 6. Click Apply to save your changes. Enabling and Editing Avid Share Control By default, the Avid Share Control feature will be hidden from the Win FSD Parameters dialog box. To enable this feature you must edit the Windows registry. To enable Avid Share Control: 1. Start the regedit program, and navigate to the following registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OmRdr\Parameters 2. Create a DWORD value named “AvidSupport” with a value of 1. The Avid Share Control parameters will be enabled. Omneon, Now Part of Harmonic 151

Accessing the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong><br />

4. <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> File System Driver Parameters<br />

5. Complete the settings as follows:<br />

• In the Application Performance section:<br />

• Set the appropriate ReadAhead values. See the latest <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Release Notes for<br />

Windows FSD for the currently supported range of readahead values. It is recommended that<br />

you map the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> file system drive once again to ensure the changes take<br />

effect.<br />

• For the MaxConnection field, <strong>Omneon</strong> recommends that you leave the default value of 8<br />

unless you plan on using an application such as MXFServer. In this case, refer to the <strong>Omneon</strong><br />

<strong>MediaGrid</strong> Release Notes for Windows FSD for recommended settings.<br />

• Select Disable CRC check on read if you wish to disable the CRC check to reduce CPU<br />

usage.<br />

• In the Application Feature section:<br />

• Select Disable case insensitivity if you would like to set the file system to be case sensitive.<br />

By default, the Windows file system is case insensitive (for example, File 1 and file 1 can be<br />

used). Checking this box is useful when the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> system has a large number<br />

of files.<br />

• Select Enable multiple NIC support to utilize computers with multiple 1 gigabit Ethernet<br />

ports, enabling all ports to access data on <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong>. By default, Multi-NIC<br />

support is disabled in the Windows FSD.<br />

IMPORTANT: If you modify the setting for Enable multiple NIC support, you must click Apply and then<br />

restart your computer in order for the changes to take effect.<br />

• Click Deny file deletion if used by other to prevent any user from deleting a file that is in<br />

use by another user.<br />

• The Application Profile section provides control over the priority of access requests issued to<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong>. Access requests can be set to normal or nonlinear (high priority).<br />

150 Installation and Configuration Guide

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