MediaCentral | UX Administration Guide : Administration and System Settings : Configuring Interplay | MAM
Configuring Interplay | MAM
To use MediaCentral UX with Interplay MAM, an administrator has to check and adapt some configuration settings in Interplay MAM and MediaCentral configuration applications.
Prerequisites
Before configuring and using Interplay MAM in MediaCentral, the following must be performed:
• Install the MAM.Core.MediaCentralConnection package in the MAM system. This package contains components and settings that are required to connect Interplay MAM to MediaCentral (BPMController and SyncCentralIndex Service).
• Install the MAM connector on the MediaCentral Platform server. See the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.
• Mount the file system containing the Interplay MAM proxies on the MCS servers. See the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.
Required Steps
After installing the MAM.Core.MediaCentralConnection package and MAM connector, and mounting the file system, perform the following:
1. Check if the MediaCentral system user is available in Interplay MAM User Management. See Checking Settings in Interplay | MAM User Manager.
2. Provide Interplay MAM configuration settings in the MediaCentral UX System Settings pane. See Configuring Interplay | MAM in the System Settings Pane.
3. Check if the configuration for the ACS Bus communication is set up properly to be used with Interplay MAM. See Checking the Bus Configuration.
4. Check if Central Index is configured properly to be used with Interplay MAM. See Configuring Central Index for Interplay | MAM.
5. Enable Interplay MAM to update process information in the MediaCentral UX Progress and Tasks panes. See Enabling Progress and Tasks Pane Updates.
6. Check the configuration of the FTP server for file uploads. See Checking the FTP Server Configuration for File Attachments.
7. Create or import Interplay MAM users in MediaCentral. See Creating Interplay | MAM Users in MediaCentral.
8. (Option) To use Actions menu and sub-menu items and the Quick Send feature in MediaCentral UX, configure them as described in the Interplay | MAM Process Reference.
(Option) Multi-Zone Environment
In single-zone environments, simultaneously connecting multiple MCS systems to a single Interplay MAM is not supported. To use the same Interplay MAM system with several MCS servers (for example, in a setup with one Interplay MAM system and multiple Interplay Production systems, each having its own dedicated MCS server), you need to create a multi-zone environment containing all MCS servers to which you want to connect the MAM system. The MCS system that is configured in the MAM system (for BUS access) needs to be part of this environment.
This requires the following steps:
• Connect all MCS servers using zone links. Configure the MediaCentral User Management and Central Index to use the systems. For creating a multi-zone setup, see the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide. The multi-zone setup also includes the MediaCentral User Management. For setting up a multi-zone Central Index, see the Avid Media | Index Configuration Guide.
• Install the MAM connector on each of the MCS servers you want to connect to the MAM. Perform the same steps as for an individual MAM system.
• Mount the file systems containing the Interplay MAM proxies on each of the MCS servers. Perform the same steps as for an individual MAM system.
• Configure the System Settings in MediaCentral to connect to the MAM. Perform the same steps as for an individual MAM system.