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Table Of Contents
- Title
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Avid Interplay Administrator 19
- Chapter 2 Database Settings 31
- Chapter 3 Server Settings 81
- Chapter 4 User Management 91
- Chapter 5 Site Settings 127
- Chapter 6 Application Settings 163
- Chapter 7 Avid Interplay Services 189
- Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 191
- Chapter 9 Configuring Interplay for a Split Database 199
- Appendix A Installed Components and Services 223
- Appendix B Interplay Engine Configuration Files 241
- Appendix C Valid and Invalid Characters in Avid Interplay 255
- Appendix D System Metadata Properties 257
- Appendix E Server Error Codes 269
- Appendix F Consistency Check Codes 285
- Using This Guide
- Getting Started with the Avid Interplay Administrator
- Database Settings
- Creating an Interplay Database
- Avid Interplay Databases, Folders, and Files
- Limits on the Number of Assets and Objects in the Interplay Database
- Creating and Restoring Database Backups
- Performing a Consistency Check
- Viewing Database Information
- Locking and Unlocking Databases
- Managing Databases: Deactivating, Activating, and Migrating
- Moving a Database to Another Server (Non-Clustered Systems)
- Moving a Database and Users to Another Server (Non-Clustered Systems)
- Moving a Database to Another Server (Clustered Systems)
- Moving a Database and Users to Another Server (Clustered Systems)
- Moving a Database Under Low Disk Space Conditions
- Renaming a Database
- Server Settings
- User Management
- Understanding the Central Configuration Server
- Adding Users to a Central Configuration Server
- Setting User Authentication Providers and Importing Users
- Managing Users, User Groups, and User Rights
- Understanding Default User Groups, Users, and Roles
- Adding User Groups
- Adding Users Manually
- Viewing and Setting Attributes
- Understanding Standard Roles and Default Rights
- Viewing and Changing Roles
- Viewing and Setting Authentication Providers for Individual Users
- Deleting Users and User Groups
- Removing Users from User Groups
- Managing Database Roles
- Guidelines for User Management
- Site Settings
- Defining Property Layouts
- Setting the Resolutions Available for Display
- Creating Custom Properties
- Configuring Remote Workgroups
- Configuring Categories
- Setting Server Hostnames and the Workgroup Name
- Interplay Media Services View
- Interplay Transfer Status View
- Interplay Transfer Settings View
- Workgroup Transfer Presets View
- Specifying Remote Servers for Asset Tracking
- Specifying Archive Settings
- Setting the Ownership for New Database Folders
- Setting Options for Deletion
- Viewing and Setting the Metadata Override Status
- Application Settings
- Avid Interplay Services
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Interplay for a Split Database
- Installed Components and Services
- Interplay Engine Configuration Files
- Valid and Invalid Characters in Avid Interplay
- System Metadata Properties
- Server Error Codes
- Consistency Check Codes
- Index
A Installed Components and Services
The following topics provide information about components and services that are installed
as part of the Interplay Administrator:
• Avid Interplay Engine Directory: Folders and Files
• Required TCP/IP Ports
• Avid Interplay Engine Servers and Services
Avid Interplay Engine Directory: Folders and Files
The following components are installed in the Avid Interplay Engine directory. By default,
this directory is created during installation as C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Interplay Engine.
• Apache: This folder includes an Apache server to provide access to Preview images and
to provide client access. See “Apache Folder” on page 224.
• Data: This folder contains all server-relevant configuration and data files. See “Data
Folder” on page 225.
• Logs: This folder contains the log files written by the Avid Interplay Engine. See “Logs”
on page 226.
• NxN: This directory contains services and modules for the Apache server.
• PreviewServer: This directory contains a tool for cleaning the Preview Server cache. See
“Preview Server Folder” on page 230.
• Server: This directory contains all data to execute an Avid Interplay Engine on this
machine. See “Server Folder” on page 231.