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Chapter19 Content Distribution and Delivery
Concepts
Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode. Although we recommend generally that you
restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another, it is mandatory only when you switch
from ACNS to ECDS. (CSCto35473)
Caution Never delete an ECDS channel that Cisco DMS uses. Otherwise, you cannot see, select, edit, or delete in your schedule any
events that use the deleted channel. In this case, content substitution occurs on your DMPs because scheduled events call upon
missing assets. So, before you delete any ECDS channel, be sure that you have deleted from your schedule all events that will be
disrupted by its absence.
Example Scenario
Acme might be almost any kind of organization that uses digital signs. In this scenario, Acme uses digital
signs at five of its sites. The scenario describes how Acme organizes its DMPs across these sites, and
then optimizes its schedule and settings for efficient delivery of strategic assets to DMPs.
Because the standard floorplan at Acme allows for five signs per site, the Acme signage network
combines 25 DMPs with 25 digital signs. As there are five weeknights per week and coincidentally, five
DMP groups at Acme, its technical staff use a streamlined deployment strategy.
They create and save just five deployment packages in total— merely one per DMP group. They update
the assets in each package according to a schedule for planned changes. They configure each package
deployment to recur once per week, on a weeknight. Then, as needed, they can use the Play Now feature
to deploy urgent or mission-critical changes in real time, if the standard timeslot is not appropriate.
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Organizational Logic at Acme, page 19-14
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Deployment Scheduling Logic at Acme, page 19-15

Organizational Logic at Acme

Table19-3 Organizational Logic for DMPs and Digital Signs at Acme
Item Description at Acme
Locations
Acme calls its locations with digital signs Site A, Site B, Site C, Site D, and Site E.
DMP Groups
Acme sorts its 25 DMPs into five DMP groups.
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The five DMPs in Group1 receive their scheduled deployment every Monday.
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The five DMPs in Group2 receive their scheduled deployment every Tuesday.
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The five DMPs in Group3 re ceive their scheduled deployment every Wednesday.
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The five DMPs in Group4 receive their scheduled deployment every Thursday.
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The five DMPs in Group5 receive their scheduled deployment every Friday.