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Monitoring yourVizrt infrastructurefrom a single pointBroadcastViz Secure is a premium system-supportproduct tailored for both basic as well ascomplex Vizrt environments. It can monitorboth on-air and content preparationsystems, provides continuous visual statusupdates, reports failures, suggests remedialand preventative actions, and logs everysystem event, enabling statistical and trendmonitoring.Broadcasters share a need for thehighest level of system availability, especiallyfor their on-air program streams. Mostequipment is replicated and multiple individualcomponents need to work together.Complex software systems can be difficultto diagnose and need levels of engineeringexpertise that may not be available aroundthe clock. Viz Secure allows to monitorthese systems by running in the backgroundand continuously reporting data back to acontrol hub. From there, alarms, exceptionreports, diagnosis tools and software-restartcapabilities provide engineering teamswith all tools necessary to maintainon-air reliability.Real-time monitoring and exceptionreporting at component level. Viz Secureis monitoring individual system components,enabling better diagnosis andquicker, more effective responses from theengineering team. By controlling the internalsof the Vizrt application performance,Viz Secure can highlight potential problemsbefore they impact on-air performance.Resilience and recovery from networkproblems. Because the log data is initiallyheld locally, a network-service interruptiondoes not result in lost information. This canbe of particular value when equipment isdisconnected as part of normal operation- e.g. equipment in an outside broadcasttruck will automatically report back to ahub at the base on re-connection.Secure, encrypted information transfer.A variety of security mechanisms ensurethat Viz Secure logging and control data isnot intercepted or tampered with. Clientswho need system access from the outsidecan employ conditional access to protectthe integrity of their broadcast network.Passwords protect access to viewing andactions capability.Range of alarm and notification options.Upon detection of a component failure, arule set determines the action to be taken.The action can range from a state changein a dynamic display and text messages,to audible alarms and emails. Standardreports include time-to-fix, issues byperiod, by severity, as well as installedsoftware versions.Statistical reporting to analyze trends.Short term (e.g. memory use) and long term(e.g. database disk occupancy) trends canbe analyzed enabling pre-emptive action tokeep the system operating at peak efficiency.Data can be exported and used off-site bysupport providers for off-line analysis.Viz Secure Key Features• Monitors the health of entire Vizrt environments–applications, databases andhardware• Real-time non-stop monitoring and exceptionreporting at component level• Range of alarm and notification options• Proactive maintenance diagnosis• Remedial action information• Fully scalable to monitor basic as well ascomplex environments• Enables remote maintenance includingrestarting applications• Secure, encrypted information transfer• Easy to install and low system overhead• Can operate as a slave application toother maintenance systems• Advanced 3D GUIDiagnosis and remedial actioninformation. In many cases, problemsolution requires a software applicationto be restarted. Subject to the site securitypolicies remote application restarts can beenabled allowing specialist off-site engineersto reset a system. This is especiallyuseful when shift engineers do not have theexpertise required to deal with an issue.REAL-TIMEMonitor your Vizrtsystems securelywith Viz SecurePremium 3D GUI option. The 3D GUI optionuses Viz Engine to display an interactive 3Dmodel of the physical environment showingcurrent equipment status, and providingengineers quicker tools to locate and repairsystems. Drill-down access can includetouch screen monitors. The GUI can alsoshow images of equipment racks and theinternal layout of the computers.The Vizrt Catalogue 2011 63