MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Important Information For the latest information on MediaCentral Platform Services, see the documentation available from the MediaCentral Services page of the Avid Knowledge Base. Updates are occasionally issued after initial release. http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/readme/Avid-MediaCentral-Version-2-3-x-Documentation Note: For information on the supported RHEL version see the MediaCentral Platform 2.3 ReadMe.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Contents 1 Additional Resources ..................................................................................................................4 1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell...................................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 .......
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13.2 Deployment and Workflow Assessment ..................................................................................... 31 13.3 Media Format and Stream Count Assessment ............................................................................ 32 13.3.1 Intel Xeon 2650L V3 CPU..................................................................................................... 33 13.3.2 Ivy Bridge (V2) CPU ............................................
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 1 Additional Resources The following section provides useful links for vendors discussed in this guide. 1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) • Red Hat RHEL support options: https://www.redhat.com/wapps/store/catalog.html 1.2 Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell Consult the manufacturer’s web site for the most up-to-date for resources for researching and configuring the servers supported for MediaCentral Platform Services. • HP web site (US): http://www8.hp.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 1.2.2 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 • HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 product page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/productdetail.html?oid=5177953#!tab=features • “QuickSpecs” for detailed specifications, including up-to-date options and part numbers (also available as a PDF): http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14211_na/14211_na.html http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14211_na/14211_na.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 2 Overview Before getting into the details of buying hardware for MCS, take a moment to understand what MCS is, and why it is important to make the right hardware purchase decisions. 2.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide In all cases, it is recommended that you review hardware purchase assessments with a qualified Avid representative before purchasing any servers. Reviewing this document is an essential first step prior to consultation that will accelerate the process.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Number of Servers Deployment Model Description 1 Single Server The minimum deployment model, suitable for environments with few users and/or undemanding transcoding requirements. For example, suitable for MediaCentral for iNEWS-only deployment; that is, to browse and edit iNEWS content with no connection to Interplay | Production (hence no video browse/edit/playback).
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 3 Qualified Servers The following servers are qualified for use with MCS 2.3: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Dell PowerEdge R630 3.1 HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 We currently qualify the HP DL360 Gen9 server. This 1U form factor server provides enough expansion for NICs and drives to suit all MCS deployments. DL360 Gen9 - Front 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide DL360 Gen9 - Back 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. PCIe 3.0 Slots 1-3 HP Flexible Slot Power Supply Bay 2 Power Supply 2 Status LED Power Supply 2 C13 Connection HP Flexible Slot Power Supply Bay 1 Power Supply 1 Status LED Power Supply 1 C13 Connection Video Connector Embedded 4x1GbE Network Adapter Dedicated iLO 4 connector Serial Port Connector (Optional) USB 3.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide DL360 Gen9 - Top 1. 5 Standard Fans Ship for 1P and 7 Standard Fans Ship for 2P NOTE: High Performance Fans also available as an option. 2. 2 Processors with HP Smart Socket Guide 3. HP Smart Storage Battery 4. 24 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 per processor) 5. MicroSD card slot 6. Dual Internal USB 3.0 connector 7. HP Flexible Smart Array or Smart HBA 8. 2 HP Flexible Slot Power supplies 9. Secondary PCIe 3.0 riser for PCIe slot 3 (requires CPU 2) 10.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 3.2 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 We currently qualify the HP DL360P Gen8 server; however, this server is no longer available for purchase in some regions. This 1U form factor server provides enough expansion for NICs and drives to suit all MCS deployments. DL360p Gen8 - Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide DL360p Gen8 - Back 1. PCIe 3.0 Full-height/half length x16 expansion slot (Myricom 10GigE / HP NC365T GigE NIC card goes here) 2. FlexibleLOM ports (Shown: 4 ports 1Gb each) 3. Video connector 4. Serial connector 5. PCIe 3.0 Low Profile x8 expansion slot (not used) 6. iLO Management Engine NIC connector 7. Unit ID LED/button 8. 4 USB connectors 9. Power supply bay 2 (Shown populated: Optional Power Supply for Redundant Power) 10.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 3.3 Dell PowerEdge R630 We currently qualify the Dell PowerEdge R630 server. This 1U form factor server provides enough expansion for NICs and drives to suit all MCS deployments. The Dell PowerEdge R620 is also supported, but is unavailable for purchase in some regions. PowerEdge R630 - Front 1. Diagnostic indicators 6. Mini USB connector/iDRAC Direct 2. System health indicator 7. Information tag 3. Power-on indicator, power button 8.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide PowerEdge R630 - Top 1. Control panel assembly (not indicated) 9. Riser card 1 2. Cooling fans (7) 10. Riser card 2 3. Processor 1 11. DIMMs (6) 4. DIMMs (6) 12. Processor 2 5. PSU connector 13. DIMMs (12) 6. Power supply (2) 14. Expander board 7. Riser card 15. Hard drive 8.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 4 Operating System Requirements MCS requires Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), a commercially supported open source operating system. RHEL is not free, and Avid does not redistribute it or include it as part of the MCS solution. Note: For information on the supported RHEL version see the MediaCentral Platform 2.3 ReadMe.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 4.2 Dell RHEL Support For information on Dell RHEL support: http://www.dell.com/redhat http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/red-hat http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/qto87/operating-systems/redhatalliance 4.3 Direct RHEL Support Price-sensitive customers may prefer to provision RHEL support subscriptions directly from Red Hat. In this case, they order the server with no OS.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide CPU CPU Memory Channel Memory Channel SLOT SLOT SLOT Memory Channel Memory Channel SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT Memory Channel SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT Memory Channel Memory Channel SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT Memory Channel SLOT SLOT SLOT For optimal memory performance, select RAM in “kits” of matched DIMMS that correspond to the available memory channels (e.g. x4, x8). For example, you could deploy two x4 kits, or one x8 kit.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 5.2 128GB RAM Slot Usage When configuring the server with 128GB RAM, the following illustration shows acceptable DIMM placement.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide The following table summarizes caching requirements: Deployment Cache Requirements MCS for MediaCentral Yes. A media cache is required. MCS for MediaCentral: iNEWS-only No. A media cache is not required. MCS for Interplay | MAM: Other Browse Proxy Formats Yes. A media cache is required. MCS for Interplay | MAM: MP4 (h.264/aac) browse proxies No. A media cache is not required.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 7 Optional Items for Connection to ISIS MCS provides playback of video assets registered in Interplay | Production and residing on an ISIS over a Zone 1, Zone 2, or Zone 3 (recommended) connection, GigE or 10GigE. A 10GigE connection is required for any MediaCentral deployment that will use 100+ Mbps video formats (e.g., AVC-I 100, DVCPro 100, DNxHD 145).
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 8.1 About MCS Video Playback MCS for MediaCentral provides playback of different format video assets registered by Interplay | Production and residing on ISIS. MCS decodes the source format and streams images and sound to the remote web-based MediaCentral client.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 9 HP DL360 Gen9 Hardware Requirements The following table presents the minimum server specification. Item Qty Part Number Component Description 1 1 755258-B21 Product HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 8-SFF Configure-to-order (CTO) Server 2 1 764101-L21 Processors HP DL360p Gen9 E5-2650Lv3 (1.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Item Qty Part Number Component Description 13 1 663201-B21 Rail Kit HP 1U Small Form Factor Ball Bearing Rail Kit *Alternately, to configure 6x16GB RAM (for a total of 96GB RAM), HP online server configuration requires the following selection (select once for each of the two CPUs): HP 48GB (3x16GB) Dual Rank x4 Dual Rank x4 DDR4-2133 CAS-15-15-15 Registered Memory Kit Before provisioning memory, see “Additional Note on Item #4”, below.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 9.1 Complete List of Supported CPUs The following is the complete list of E5-2600 V3 series processors supported for MCS. Part Number Description 755388-L21/B21 HP DL360 Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2650v3 (2.3GHz/10-core/25MB/105 W) 755390-L21/B21 HP DL360 Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2660v3 (2.6 GHz/10-core/25MB/105 W) 755392-L21/B21 HP DL360 Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2670v3 (2.3 GHz/12-core/30MB/120 W) 755394-L21/B21 HP DL360 Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2680v3 (2.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 10 Dell PowerEdge R630 Hardware Requirements The following table presents the minimum server specification. Item Qty Product Code Component Description 1 1 R630 Product PowerEdge R630 Server, No TPM 2 -- 103P Chassis Configuration Chassis with up to 10, 2.5" Hard Drives, 3 PCIe Slots 3 1 10523 Processors Intel® Xeon® E5-2650 v3 2.3GHz,25M Cache,9.
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MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Item Qty Product Code Component Description 36 -- -- Advanced System Configurations No advanced system configurations 37 -- -- System Management Upgrades No system management upgrades 38 -- U3OS Hardware Support Services Avid does not have a specific recommendation. Select according to client needs.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 11 Over-Specifying and Under-Specifying the Hardware In some cases a price-sensitive customer looking to set up a smaller deployment may want to provision more cost effective servers because they do not need the capacity of the server specified in this document. We can support that in some cases. In other cases, a customer may be provisioning for a very large number of users, or looking to support high-density media formats (e.g. AVC-I 50/100).
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 11.2 MCS 2.3 & iNEWS on the Same Server You can install and run MCS and iNEWS on the same server. You can also configure iNEWS on two servers with failover, but MCS only runs on one of them without failover. The server hardware requirements for these configurations are the same as for iNEWS-only MCS. 12 Adding Memory to Accommodate Higher-Quality Playback In MediaCentral 2.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13 How Many Servers: MediaCentral & Media Composer | Cloud This section of the document explains how to calculate the number of servers needed for MediaCentral and Media Composer | Cloud deployments (including deployments where MediaCentral and Media Composer | Cloud share the same MCS cluster). Note: The MediaCentral Price Book contains tools where you enter data and the number of servers is automatically calculated for you.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13.3 Media Format and Stream Count Assessment To determine the number of servers you need to support your deployment of MediaCentral or Media Composer | Cloud, you need to know which media formats are in use because a server can support a certain number of concurrent playback streams per format.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13.3.1 Intel Xeon 2650L V3 CPU For stream counts for MCS on supported servers equipped with Intel Xeon E5-2650L V3 CPUs, please see “Ivy Bridge (V2) CPU”, below. 13.3.2 Ivy Bridge (V2) CPU The following tables provide stream counts for MCS on HP DL360p Gen8 servers equipped with Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 (Ivy Bridge) CPUs. Note: For this version of the document, only the Central Users 10 GigE information has been updated.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13.3.3 Sandy Bridge (non V2) CPU The following tables provide stream counts for HP DL360p Gen8 servers equipped with Intel Xeon E5-2650 (Sandy Bridge) CPUs.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 13.5 Overhead Assessment To determine the number of servers you need, some overhead must be accounted for: • • There is a constant overhead of 0.25 servers to run non-playback services, followed by the servers needed to run the total number of users for each format. If high-availability is required, add one (1) more server. 13.6 Final Assessment You make the final assessment by bringing in all previous assessments together.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 14 How Many Servers: Interplay | MAM MCS for Interplay | MAM provides playback of different video asset formats registered as a browse proxy by Interplay | MAM and residing on standard filesystem storage or proprietary storage that provides a standard system gateway. For each playback request, MCS does one of the following: • • • Frame-based playback. MCS decodes the proxy and streams images and audio to the remote web-based client.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide • Process ~30 video analysis requests. If you are requesting a consultation with IME product management for determining how many servers are required for an Interplay | MAM deployment, please request the questionnaire (an .xls file) directly. The questions in the questionnaire cover two categories: • • General Project Information Formats, Workflows, and Expected Peak Load 14.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 15 Appendix A: HP DL360p Gen8 Hardware Requirements First of all, you must provision at least the following server specification. Item Qty Part Number Component Description 1 1 666532-B21 Product HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 10-SFF Configure-to-order (CTO) Server 2 1 712726-L21 Processors HP DL360p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 (2.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide Item Qty Part Number Component Description *To configure 8x8GB RAM (for a total of 64GB RAM), HP online server configuration requires the following selection (select once for each of the two CPUs): HP 32GB (4x8GB) Single Rank x4 PC3-14900R (DDR3-1866) Registered CAS-13 Memory Kit Before provisioning memory, see “Additional Note on Item #4”, below. **Factory integrated models ship with a P420i Smart Array controller.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 15.1 Complete List of Supported CPUs The following is the complete list of E5-2600 V2 series processors supported for MCS. Part Number Description 712745-B21 HP DL360p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2697v2 (2.7 GHz/12-core/30MB/130 W) 712771-B21 HP DL360p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2695v2 (2.4 GHz/12-core/30MB/115 W) 712504-B21 HP DL360p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2690v2 (3.0 GHz/10-core/25MB/130 W) 712506-B21 HP DL360p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2680v2 (2.
MediaCentral Platform Services 2.3 Hardware Guide 16 Copyright and Disclaimer Product specifications are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Avid Technology, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. You can obtain a copy of that license by visiting Avid's Web site at www.avid.com. The terms of that license are also available in the product in the same directory as the software.