User`s guide

232 Chapter 15: Data Server
To add the Data Server setting to the database
1. See how To access the Data Server settings
2. Select the app_server setting, and add the parameter (i.e. <hostname>:8177)
for the machine you installed VCP’s Data Server on
3. Click Save
• This will give all applications with a connection to the database access to
VCP’s Data Server.
IMPORTANT! Firewalls must allow inbound communications on port 8177.
To add the Preview Server setting to the database
1. See how To access the Data Server settings
2. Select the preview_server_uri setting, and add the parameter (i.e. http://
<hostname>:54000) for the machine you installed the Preview Server on
• This machine, with Viz Engine and Preview Server installed, is typically
identified as your
frame server .
3. Click Save
• This will give all applications with a connection to the database access to
the Preview Server.
To add the Update Service setting to the database
1. See how To access the Data Server settings
2. Select the script_runner_uri setting, and add the parameter (i.e.
<hostname>:1981) for the machine running the Update Service
• This setting is needed if templates run scripts that use the update service.
3. Click Save
• This will give all applications with a connection to the database access to
VCP’s Update Service.
IMPORTANT! If you change the script_runner_uri parameter (after setting it the first
time) you need to restart the Media Sequencer for it to take effect.
To configure search providers
Both the Viz Content Pilot client and the Newsroom Component gets its Viz One
connection parameters from the VCP database. The Media Sequencer must be
configured using your control application.
1. Start your browser and enter the following URL: http://<vcp data
server>:8177/settings
2. Click the Search Providers link
3. Under Asset search providers click the Add button and enter the host’s service
document URL
•Viz One: http://<media engine>/api/