VBrick Systems V5.0 manual Scheduling

Chapter 5

Scheduling

Topics in this section

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Live Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Stored Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Control Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Overview

The Scheduling page lets you create (or view) a schedule for future VBrick events. These include scheduled broadcasts of live or stored video, video conferences, and the execution of previously defined scripts. You set all configuration parameters in advance and the scheduled event will occur without further intervention, assuming that all devices and streams are available at runtime. The initial steps required to create a scheduled program are described below followed by a detailed explanation of each schedule type (for example, live broadcast, video conference, etc.).

In order to schedule an event, you must have the appropriate permissions enabled by an VEMS Portal Server administrator. You may have full permissions, partial permissions (with no access to Advanced Settings) or no privileges at all in which case you will not see the Add button on the Scheduling page. To modify or delete a scheduled event, including one that's running, click on the event on the calendar page, then click Modify or Delete.

When using the Scheduler, be aware that all VBrick encoder/decoder resources must be available at the date and time of the scheduled event. When creating a schedule, the VEMS Portal Server verifies that the resources are currently present on the network but there is no way to determine if these resources will still be available at runtime. If there is a subsequent resource conflict, for example if a VBrick is not available (or the hard drive on a VBStar is full), the encoder/decoders will not connect for the scheduled event and there will be no video between the devices. When this happens, an error message, for example 172.16.127.29:Failed to Set will be displayed in the Portal Server Status log window. Similar problems will occur if the VEMS Portal Server and VOD server clocks are not synchronized.

Note When navigating in the Scheduler, use the Next and Back buttons in the application. Do not use the navigation controls in your browser or you may get unpredictable results.

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