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1 Installing and Configuring the Command Server
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Installing Avid Service Framework
Avid Service Framework consists of applications and services which provide dynamic
discovery and lookup mechanisms, a scalable notification system, a centralized
configuration tool, diagnostic logging for workgroup-enabled applications and services,
system health monitoring, and so on. Some of the services are known collectively as Support
services. The Support services are viewed, monitored, and configured using the Service
Framework applications.
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Avid strongly recommends the installation of the Avid Service Framework applications,
which take up almost no space or overhead on the hard drive and can prove vital in
troubleshooting integration issues, etc.
Those most vital to iNEWS Command are:
Each computer (server and workstation) running Avid iNEWS Command software requires
at least the core components of Service Framework and must be able to connect to a
computer running the Avid Lookup service.
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Avid Service Framework and Avid iNEWS Command must be installed individually on each
computer; do not use drive image software as a substitute for installation. Avid does
recommend making a image of the hard drive after installation, but not before.
Major Services Description Server Workstation
Avid Lookup Service This service enables communication between all
Command and Framework services running in
the workgroup. Without it, there is no
communication between services. Only two
should be installed in a workgroup.
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System Configuration This service sets the configuration settings for all
configurable services. The Avid Service
Configuration application is used to enter
configuration information that the System
Configuration service will carry out and set in
the registry. Without it, the workgroup cannot
function. Only two should be installed in a
workgroup.
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