VBrick Systems V4.4.3 Using the Migration Tool, Sample Asset List, Increase the Ingestion Rate

6.Copy nxg_asset_list to the Portal Server machine or use an FTP URL in the Assets field of the Migration Tool. For example:

ftp://vbrickuser:vbrickuser@<server_ip_address>/nxg_asset_list

Sample Asset List

This snippet shows sample assets included in the file nxg_asset_list. Each asset is described by name and location.

<assets>

<asset>

<name>/demo/TestAutoIngest4.mpg</name> <location>/vbrick/content_links/20071005113535_1</location>

</asset>

<asset> <name>/1_MSNBC_05_16_07_16_12_41.mpg</name> <location>/vbrick/content_links/20071005113535_2</location>

</asset>

<asset>

<name>/Rec9.mpg</name>

<location>/vbrick/content_links/20071005113535_3</location> </asset>

</assets>

Using the Migration Tool

The Migration Tool is used to migrate MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video files from a VBrick NXG VOD server to a VBrick VOD-W VOD server. The original content remains on the NXG server and is not affected. The Migration Tool is a Windows-based application that is installed with the Portal Server installation and should be run on the Portal Server machine. Once you have created an asset file, use the following steps to actually migrate files to the VOD-W server. Note that the ingestion process on the VOD-W server is CPU and bandwidth intensive. You may want to run the migration during off-peak hours and increase the ingestion rate as explained below. Be sure to read the following important notes.

Note • Both the Source and Destination VOD servers must be defined in MCS and must be running.

•You must create an MCS user (or configure MCSClient, the default user) that can access the Destination VOD-W server but cannot access the Source NXG server. See Configuring Users on page 111 for details. The MCS user must be configured as follows.

•Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers – select only the destination VOD-W.

•Allow Access to Specific VOD Content – select all VOD Folders.

•Allow Content Publishing – select all Available Folders.

•The Migration Tool will not run if SSL is enabled on the Portal Server. To disable SSL, re-comment the web.config file for Portal Server User pages and the Portal Server Admin pages. See Configuring for SSL on page 123 for details.

Increase the Ingestion Rate

You can make the migration process substantially faster by increasing the rate at which files are ingested on the VOD-W server.

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