Harmonic® SystemManager 5.27.0.

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Release Notes
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June 28, 2013

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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................3

New Features .................................................................................................................................................................3

Compatibility and Packaging .........................................................................................................................................3

Accessing Software Downloads and Documentation ................................................................................................3

Compatibility .............................................................................................................................................................4

Windows FSD and ContentManager Compatibility ..................................................................................................4

NSM-2012 Recovery ISO Image ...............................................................................................................................4

SystemManager Services ...........................................................................................................................................4

SystemManager and System Software Packaging .........................................................................................................5

Software Installation Instructions ..............................................................................................................................5

Feature Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................6

Independent Branding ................................................................................................................................................6

Enhanced Channel .....................................................................................................................................................8

GPI Mixer Control ................................................................................................................................................... 10

GPI Trouble Slate Control ....................................................................................................................................... 10

GPI ARC Override .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Audio Processing Presets Configuration ................................................................................................................. 12

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Introduction
Welcome to the release notes for SystemManager. These notes cover important information that pertains specifically
to this new version of software. Please read these release notes thoroughly before upgrading software, as all sections
contain important information. Note that this release of SystemManager should only be used with Spectrum Release
7.4.0.0.

New Features
The following table includes the latest features in this release.

Feature Description
Support for ChannelPort Enhanced This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort
Channel. Enhanced channel feature. Enhanced Channel is a licensed feature.

Support for ChannelPort This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort
Independent Branding Mode Independent Branding feature. Independent Branding is a licensed
feature.

Support for ChannelPort GPI Mixer This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort GPI
Control Mixer control feature.

Support for ChannelPort GPI Trouble This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort GPI
Slate Trouble Slate feature.

Support for ChannelPort GPI ARC This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort GPI
Override ARC Override feature.

Support for ChannelPort Audio This release supports the configuration of the Spectrum ChannelPort
Processing Presets Audio Processing Presets feature.

Compatibility and Packaging

Accessing Software Downloads and Documentation
The software files and documentation for this release are available at this location:

ftp.omneon.com/Updates/Omneon/LimitedRelease/SystemManager/5.27.0.0/

Note: The Harmonic SystemManager Installation Guide, the Harmonic SystemManager User Guide, and these
Release Notes are installed to disk when executing the SystemManager-v5.27.0.0-Documentation.exe file. It is
essential to use these Release Notes as well as the SystemManager Installation Guide when installing
SystemManager.

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Compatibility
Refer to the following table to determine the versions of Harmonic software this version of SystemManager
supports.

Product Software/Firmware Version

Harmonic SystemManager Release 5.27.0.0
Supports Harmonic MediaGrid 3.1.x, 3.2
Supports Spectrum/ MediaDeck 6.4.3.x, 7.0.0.x, 7.1.0.x, 7.2.0.0, 7.3.0.0, and 7.4.0.0.
Supports ProXchange 1.7.x
Supports ProBrowse 2.5.x and 2.6.x.
Supports Media Application Server (MAS) 3.4.x and 3.5.x

Windows FSD and ContentManager Compatibility

Windows FSD and ContentManager can be installed on SystemManager Platforms running Windows 2008 or
Windows 7 Enterprise or on customer-provided PCs that meet the system requirements of Windows FSD and
ContentManager. The NSM-2012 and NSM-2012K meet those requirements.

NSM-2012 Recovery ISO Image

The NSM-2012 SystemManager Platform is shipped pre-installed with Windows 7 Enterprise and the
SystemManager software for managing Harmonic devices. Harmonic also provides a recovery ISO image which can
be downloaded via FTP. The recovery ISO image for the NSM-2012 must only be used with the NSM-2012
SystemManager Platform. Do not apply this recovery image to other systems. For instructions on installing the
recovery ISO image, refer to “Reinstalling the SystemManager Platform Operating System on NSM-2012 or NSM-
2012K” in the Harmonic SystemManager Installation Guide.

SystemManager Services
The installation of SystemManager takes care of setting up several programs to run in the background as Windows
Services. Since Release 5.9, an additional service was added: the Flex Service, which is an Apache 2.x web server
running on port 8080. This service must be running in order to launch the Performance User Interface (UI) for
Harmonic MediaGrid. Installation takes care of configuring this new service. After launch of the Performance UI,
the UI gets its data from the SystemManager service, which is an extended Apache 1.3 web server running on port
80. In some cases this port information may be of importance. Following is a list of all the services:
• Flexlm License Manager
• Network Time Protocol Daemon (optional)
• FlexService
• SystemManager (the core service for SystemManager)
• Portmap (a service locator for RPC services)
• SNMP Service
• vDHCP DHCP Server (optional)

Additional information is provided in the Harmonic SystemManager Installation Guide, regarding disabling the
SNMP Trap Service as well as special procedures for Windows 2003 Server operation (disabling IIS and extra steps
for SNMP configuration).

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SystemManager and System Software Packaging

Software updates are available from the Support Server. The components of SystemManager are available at the
following location:

ftp.omneon.com/Updates/Omneon/LimitedRelease/SystemManager/5.27.0.0

The full SystemManager download consists of several files:

• SystemManager-v5.27.0.0-Documentation.exe: SystemManager Release Notes, Harmonic SystemManager

Installation Guide, and the Harmonic SystemManager User Guide
• jre-6-windows-i586.exe: J2SE Java Runtime Environment installer
• SystemManager-v5.27.0.0-Software.exe: SystemManager Core Software, including the SystemManager
application, FLEXlm (license manager), vDHCP (DHCP server), NTP (Network Time Protocol daemon), the
Help system, and Windows ClipTool

Spectrum, MediaDeck, ProBrowse, ProXchange, and Harmonic MediaGrid firmware is not included directly in the
SystemManager download files. To install release notes, documents, and firmware for Spectrum, ProBrowse,
ProXchange, or Harmonic MediaGrid, additional downloads will be needed. After installing SystemManager, start
with the Release Notes download for each system software product you have in your site.

Software Installation Instructions

Please carefully review this Release Notes document and the SystemManager Installation Guide prior to
commencing software installation. There is essential information contained in both documents.

Important! Before installing SystemManager, make sure the computer on which you plan to install does not have
any other web server (for example, SQL Server Reporting Services, or IIS) running on it.

To access the Harmonic SystemManager Installation Guide, you must first install the SystemManager-
v5.27.0.0.Documentation.exe file.

1. Double-click on the SystemManager-v5.27.0.0-Documentation.exe file.

2. If you have a D: drive that is writeable, keep the default destination directory of “D:\OmneonDocs”. If not,
change the destination to “C:\OmneonDocs.” Click on “Unzip.”
3. When prompted for a password, enter the password provided by Harmonic Support, and click on “OK.”
4. Files will now be extracted to the directory and a summary result dialog will show “<n> files unzipped
successfully. Click on “OK.”
5. An explorer window will be opened to show the files. Double-click the Harmonic SystemManager Installation
Guide PDF.
6. Double-click the JRE package (jre-6-windows-i586.exe) and follow the on-screen instructions.

From this point on, follow the installation and configuration steps in the Harmonic SystemManager Installation
Guide, which shows the progression of screens displayed by the installer. Some sections (for example, for SNMP,
FLEXlm, vDHCP, and NTP) may be skipped depending on the prior content on the system.

Be sure to also perform the configuration steps to setup FLEXlm, vDHCP, and NTP. Customers with a new
installation must perform the configuration steps to avoid networking and/or system issues.

Important! Set up DHCP services correctly! Running vDHCP on the SystemManager PC is not compatible with
running DHCP services on other systems in the same network. Conflicting DHCP servers can cause the IP address
of a device to change when the device reboots or when the DHCP lease needs to be renewed. Running with no
DHCP server in a network can cause devices to stop responding after the device reboots or when the DHCP lease
has expired, unless of course static IP addressing has been configured.

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If SystemManager needs to provide DHCP services for the network, it is important to review the vDHCP service
settings after installation or upgrade. Make sure the vDHCP service is set to Automatic in the Services control
panel, and Start the vDHCP service if it was not left in the Started state when the installation/upgrade completed.

If SystemManager does not need to provide DHCP services, make sure the vDHCP service is set to Disabled or
Manual (or not installed at all). Then Stop the vDHCP service if it was left in the Started state when the
installation/upgrade completed.

Next, continue with the installation/upgrade procedures for the system products in your network:
• For Spectrum upgrades, follow the upgrade procedures in the Spectrum Release Notes.
• For MediaDeck upgrades, follow the upgrade procedures in the MediaDeck Release Notes.
• For Harmonic MediaGrid upgrades, follow the upgrade procedures in the Harmonic MediaGrid Release Notes.
• For ProBrowse upgrades, follow the upgrade procedures in the ProBrowse Release Notes.
• For ProXchange upgrades, follow the upgrade procedures in the ProXchange Release Notes.

Contact Harmonic Support for upgrade planning or to discuss specific configuration or interoperability issues.

Because there may be subtle differences in interaction with third party applications, Harmonic recommends on-air
customers consult with third party providers before upgrading the Harmonic system to this new release to verify
operation of third party applications prior to on-air use.

After upgrading the SystemManager, upgrade all managed systems to supported release versions.

Feature Configuration
New feature configuration is described below.

Independent Branding
Independent Branding (IB) is a licensed feature. The IB feature is enabled in SystemManager as part of the
secondary output configuration on the ChannelPort Channel Properties page, as shown below.

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The style of asset management can also be configured, as shown below.

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In the example shown, primary assets would need to be placed in /fs0/gfx.dir, and IB SD (secondary) assets would
need to be placed in /fs0/gfx.dir/SD. You can also differentiate between primary and SD assets by specifying
different asset extensions. In that case, all assets in this example would need to be placed in /fs0/gfx.dir.

Enhanced Channel
Enhanced Channel (EC) capability is a licensed feature. The EC feature is enabled in SystemManager from the
ChannelPort Properties page as shown below:

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Selecting the Enhanced Channel checkbox will result in the following change.

Note that any time EC mode is enabled or disabled, a full ChannelPort reboot is required to fully effect that change.

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GPI Mixer Control

GPI Mixer control is configured in SystemManager on the ChannelPort Channel Properties page as part of per-
channel Event Configuration, as shown below.

In standard channel mode, the available sources from the Mixer Source drop-down menu are:

• DecodeOutput0: the output of the primary clip decoder

• SdiInput0: the SDI input for this channel
• ColorGen0: a black generator

In EC mode, two additional sources are available:

• DecodeOutput1: the output of the second clip decoder; what would have been the ‘Channel B’ clip decoder
in standard mode
• SdiInput1: The second SDI input for this channel, or what would have been the ‘Channel B’ SDI input in
standard mode.

Note that GPI control in EC mode is not yet fully supported.

GPI Trouble Slate Control

GPI Trouble Slate control is configured in SystemManager on the ChannelPort Channel Properties page as part of
per-channel Event Configuration, as shown below.

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The required parameters include the layer to be used for the slate (Harmonic recommends choosing a layer not used
for any other purpose in the overall branding look) and the file name of the asset to bring up when this event is
activated. This name must not include path name elements; assets are assumed to exist in the graphic directories, as
described above.

GPI ARC Override

GPI ARC Override control is configured in SystemManager as part of the per-channel Event Configuration on the
ChannelPort Properties page, as shown below.

1. Associate a GPI event name with the physical hardware, as shown in the following figure.

2. From the Edit Player page, click the GPIO Trigger button to open the Change GPIO Player
Configuration page where you can configure the GPIO Trigger function.

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3. Select Edit GPIO Player Configuration to configure the association between the Event name and the
ARC control function as shown below.

Audio Processing Presets Configuration

The following steps are required to configure the Audio Processing Preset feature.

1. From the Spectrum - System Diagram page, click the ChannelPort you wish to configure.

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2. From the ChannelPort Properties page, click Configure Channel A or Configure Channel B.

3. From the ChannelPort Channel Properties page, scroll down to the Master Control Switcher Configuration
section and click on the Configure Audio Down Mix link.

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4. Configure the desired mix for each profile. Note the following:
• Profiles are used when loading clips on the timeline. Refer to the updated Player API specification for
details.
• Profile 0 is the default profile and is only applied to SD output.
• Profiles 1-7 can be applied to HD and SD output.
• Profiles are not order-specific, meaning any or all may be configured.

• There can be up to 16 mixes per profile.

• There are 5 mixes:

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o Mute - Mutes the channel

o 5.1:2 - Surround Sound to Stereo down-mix
o 5.1:1 - Surround Sound to Mono down-mix
o 2:1 - Stereo to Mono down-mix
o 1:1 - Shuffle channel

5. Select the input and output channels for each mix, click Apply, and then click Done, as shown in the following
example.

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6. From the ChannelPort Channel Properties page, scroll down to the Master Control Switcher Configuration
section, click Apply, and then click Done, as shown in the following figure.

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7. Repeat steps 2-6 for other ChannelPort channels as needed.

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