Installation Guide

HTTP Transformer V1.5

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Contents
HTTP Transformer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Verifying the Correct Version of Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HTTP Transformer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configure Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Install Transformer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Transformer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Network: Clipnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
QTube Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Server: Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Essence: Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Essence: Video (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting Group Area Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IIS and Couch DB Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Install IIS and CouchDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Search Service Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Search Service Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web Server Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ISA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Customise Log Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Install Search Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Load Balancer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Install and Configure NLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Add Network Load Balancing Tools Feature to Server A and Server B . . . . . . . . 19
Configure the Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Install and Configure IIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Add the Web Server (IIS) Role to the Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configure IIS Shared Configuration on Server A and Server B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Change Default Web Site Bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing ARR manually without WebPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configure ARR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Create and configure a Server Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Force LBR Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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HTTP Transformer Configuration

Overview

Prerequisites
To set-up the HTTP Transformer, the following is required:
• A working ISA sQ system that is configured to support a seat and has H.264 and/or
MPEG-1 browse at 1.5 Mbit. The ISA system also needs the Search service installed.
• A newly installed Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit operating system on an X8
motherboard.
• For convenience, customise the Windows Start menu to make Administrative Tools
display on this menu.
• Sentinel Dongle Driver V7.4.2.exe
• Access to the Internet in order to download extra parts for IIS.
• An installer package containing HTTP Transformer and QTube Edit.
• A synchronised clock in order to successfully connect to remote shares.
• VC9 Redistributable (VC Runtime) must be installed.
• The PC client must be logged in as ‘Administrator’.

The previous options are usually set on installation by trained engineers with
knowledge of Windows and networking. If in doubt, always contact SAM 24-Hour
Support before changing any setting.

Verifying the Correct Version of Windows

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is different to Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Ensure
that the correct Release 2 edition is being used.
1. Right-click on Computer and select Properties.
2. Verify that the first section on the right reads ‘Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard’.

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Upgrading
When upgrading from versions prior to V5.4 rev 8, note the following registry settings.

Registry Settings
Under its development name, the HTTP Transformer was previously known as the QTube
Transformer in versions prior to V5.4 rev 8. Software settings are saved in the Window’s
Registry under a key called QTube Transformer.

Figure 1 AJA Devices

From release V5.4 rev 8 onwards, the key is called HTTP Transformer. Any existing registry
settings must be migrated from the QTube Transformer key to the HTTP Transformer key.
1. Open regedit.exe.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Quantel\QTube Transformer\.
3. Right-click and select export.
4. Export this to a temporary folder.
5. Open this exported file in a text editor.
6. Within the text editor, perform a find and replace from string
'\SOFTWARE\Quantel\QTube Transformer' to '\SOFTWARE\Quantel\HTTP
Transformer'.
7. Save the changes to the file.
8. Back in regedit.exe, import the edited file.
This migrates the registry settings from QTube Transformer to HTTP Transformer.

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HTTP Transformer Setup

Configure Operating System

The operating system must have specific settings applied to ensure all software components
are linked together:

Switch on Jumbo Packets

1. From the Start menu, open the Control Panel.
2. Select Hardware and Sound.
3. In the Devices and Printers section, select Device Manager.
4. Click on the arrow to the left of Network adapters to expand it.
5. Right-click on the adapter pointing to the ISA and sQs (quanet) and select
Properties.
6. Select the Advanced tab.
7. In the Settings list select Jumbo Packet.
8. Using the Value drop-down, select 9014.
9. Click OK.
The cluster adapter remains on the normal 1500 MTU setting.

Turn off Firewall

Figure 2 AJA Devices

1. From the Start menu, load the Control Panel.

2. In the System and Security section, select Check firewall status.
3. In the left panel, select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

Figure 3 AJA Devices

4. In Home or work (private) network location settings, select Turn off Windows
Firewall (not recommended).

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5. In Public network location settings, select Turn off Windows Firewall (not
recommended).
6. Click OK.

Install Transformer Software

1. On the Transformer PC, login as Windows administrator and double-click the
downloaded setup.exe file (alternatively, right-click the .exe file and select Run as
administrator). This starts the Setup wizard.
2. Select HTTP Transformer from the product drop-down box and click Install in the
bottom-right of the window. The end user license agreement then displays.
3. Read this carefully and then click Agree to accept the license agreement. The
software now installs: this may take a few minutes.
4. Tick Run now and Create shortcut on the Desktop and then click OK in the
bottom-right of the window. The software now starts.
5. When the software has finished loading, press <Ctrl>+<F9> to close the software.

Running the software for the first time (step 4 above) is important as it populates the
default registry settings.

License
Obtain License using Disk ID
1. Navigate to C:\Data\Logs and open the file named Recent. This opens the most
recent activity log.
2. Press <Ctrl>+<F> to open the search tool.
3. Search the log for the phrase: Valid locking code.
4. E-mail this code to licences@s-a-m.com, quoting the order number and allow one
working day for the license to be created and mailed.
5. When the license has been received, install it using the steps below.

Install License
To install the license:
1. In Windows, create the directory C:\Data\Licenses\.

Ensure that the ‘licenses’ folder is spelt as shown above in order for it to be
correctly located by the software.

2. Place the supplied lservrc.lic license file in this directory.

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Transformer Settings
After installing the license, settings must be configured in the Settings menu. Some settings
are not described here, as they are optional, depending on user preference.
1. In Windows, navigate to: Start – All Programs – SAM – HTTP Transformer V#.# rev
# – Settings.
2. Right-click Settings then select Run as administrator.

Some of these options only become available after running the software up for the
first time.

The scroll box at the top-left of the Settings application provides access to different menus:

License
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select License.

Figure 4 License

2. Select Local.
3. Check that the License file location path is C:\Data\Licenses\lservrc.lic.

Network
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Network.

Figure 5 Network

2. In the ISA Zone HTTP paths field, enter the location of the ISA Manager’s ZonePortal
IOR e.g., http://my-isa/ZoneManager.ior.
3. Deselect Essence Transfer – Use ISA Browse Manager.

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Network: Clipnet
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Network: Clipnet.

Figure 6 Network:Clipnet

2. Set Network Interface Adapter to quanet.

3. Select Use jumbo packet size (9000 bytes).

Options
If there is video encoded as DV100 or AVCI on the server, then the relevant licence checks
need to be enabled:
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Options.

Figure 7 Options

2. Tick either Enable AVCI decode licence, Enable AVCI encode licence check or
Enable DV100 license check (depending on sQ formats enabled).

HTTP
The web interface defaults to port 80 which is already in use by IIS so it must be changed:
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Http Server.

Figure 8 HTTP Server

2. Set HTTP Port number to 8080.

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Startup
1. From the top-left drop-down, select Startup.

Figure 9 Startup

2. Deselect Pause on crash.

3. Select Restart automatically after crash?.

QTube Settings
Setting a Mixed Browse System
If there is a mixture of clip formats being used in the system (e.g. MPEG-1 browse and H.264)
the HTTP Transformer can be set to browse mixed formats.
1. From the top-left drop-down, select QTube Settings.

Figure 10 QTibe Settings

2. Select Mixed browse system.

Allow Metadata Editing

To be able to edit metadata in the QTube Browser and QTube Edit:
1. From the top-left drop-down, select QTube Settings.
2. Select Allow remote metadata editing.

Allow Clip Deletion

Whilst clips cannot be deleted from the QTube Browser, they can be deleted from QTube Edit.
To enable this:
1. From the top-left drop-down, select QTube Settings.
2. Select Allow remote clip deletion.

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Server: Search
HTTP Transformer settings allow search constraints to be set up on any connected client. To
set up a search constraint:
1. From the top-left drop-down, select Server: Search.

Figure 11 Server Search

2. Enter a constraint in the Search Constraint field.

Constraints take the form: +AND+Metadata Type:Constraint

For example: +AND+Title:Recording

This example means that there is a search constraint that only allows users to search among
clips that have ‘Recording’ as all or part of the title.
3. After entering the constraint in the Search Constraint field, click OK.

Essence: Audio
If the Transformer does not have a dedicated audio disk partition set the audio folder to a
drive partition which has sufficient space to store audio for clips published via QTube.
Transformer PCs supplied have enough space in the Data Partition to set this up.
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Essence: Audio.

Figure 12 Essence Audio

2. Ensure that the Storage location is set to C:\Data\Audio\.

3. Tick Use limited amount of space. A default maximum space to use is assigned.
4. (Optional) Assign a sensible maximum space to be used for audio storage. For
example, 15 GB audio space provides about two hours and forty-five minutes of
8-channel audio (figures are based on PAL system). This requires approximately
15360 MB to be allocated for audio storage.

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Essence: Video (PC)

If the Transformer does not have a dedicated video disk partition set the video folder to a drive
partition which has sufficient space to store video for clips published via QTube. Transformer
PCs supplied have enough space in the Data Partition to set this up.
1. From the top-left drop-down box, select Essence: Video (PC).

Figure 13 Essence Video

2. Ensure that the Storage location is set to C:\Data\Video\.

3. Tick Use limited amount of space. A default maximum space to use is assigned.
(Optional) Assign a sensible maximum number of thunks to be used for video storage. For
example, 51 GB provides space for approximately one hour of HD 100 Mbit data and two
hours of SD IMX or DVCPro data. This requires approximately 95000 thunks to be allocated
for video storage.

Setting Group Area Constraints

On the Transformer it is possible to set up exclusive areas for specific groups of users. For
example, a specific area could be set up to be exclusively available to lead editors. The
specific areas can be set up via the ISA manager. Setting group access through the
Transformer affects all connected clients. To set up group access:
1. Open a file browser on the Transformer and navigate to the path: SAM – HTTP
Transformer\Quantel\QuentinCorba\<Version Number>\Custom
Settings\Config.
2. Double-click on Allowed Publish Groups in the right-hand panel.
3. Enter the group value in the Value data field (e.g. Editors).
4. Click OK.
5. Restart the Transformer PC.

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IIS and Couch DB Setup

Install IIS and CouchDB

1. In the C:\Data\<Transformer>\DLL_Data\Quantel\QCIFSBin\iis-support, unzip the
TransformerBuild.zip and run LaunchMeAsAdministrator.bat.
2. In order to verify, unzip CheckConfig.zip and run LaunchMe.bat.

Security
About Certificates
These settings depend on each organisation’s setup and there are several security options
that can be chosen. These instructions describe how to create a self-signed certificate and
then share it with any other machines in the cluster. A self-signed certificate is free to create
and use.
The effect of this is that new visitors to the site are informed that it is a valid certificate but it
has not been verified by a trusted site. This notification must be accepted and then the
certificate must be saved locally.
It is the responsibility of each organisation to arrange a server certificate from a ‘Trusted
Authority’ should one be required. SAM cannot apply for one on another organisation’s behalf
(a restriction put in place by the signing authority). On receipt, it can be imported using the
instructions below.

Certificate Creation
The certificate must be created on one PC and then imported to all others. To create
self-signed certificates and then export:
1. Go to Start – All Programs – Administration Tools – Internet Information
Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections panel, highlight the hostname (hostname\administrator). For
example, PVGIS-CC01 (PVGIS-CC01\quantel).
3. Double-click Server Certificates and select Create Self-Signed Certificate...

Figure 14 Essence Video

4. In the Specify a friendly name for the certificate field, enter the domain name of the
cluster.
5. Click OK.
6. From the Actions panel on the right, highlight the new certificate and click Export...
7. In the Export to field enter C:\<cluster-name>.
8. Enter a password into the Password and Confirm password fields.
9. Click OK.
10. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to where the certificate is stored and copy it to
somewhere centrally available.

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Install Certificates on Each Client

The certificate must be installed on each client PC, otherwise authorisation is required each
time the client PC is used. To import the certificate:
1. Go to Start – All Programs – Administration Tools – Internet Information
Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections panel, highlight the hostname (hostname\administrator). For
example, PVGIS-CC01 (PVGIS-CC01\quantel).
3. Double-click Server Certificates and select Import... from the Actions panel.
4. Navigate to the shared location of the PFX file and enter the password it was created
with.
5. Click OK.
When a certificate has been created or imported it must be ‘bound’ to the relevant port:
1. Go to Start – All Programs – Administration Tools – Internet Information
Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections panel, highlight the hostname (hostname\administrator). For
example, PVGIS-CC01 (PVGIS-CC01\quantel).
3. Expand Sites and highlight Default Web Site.

Figure 15 Essence Video

4. Select Edit Site – Bindings... from the Actions panel on the right.
5. If all testing is finished, select http from the list of Site Bindings and click Remove.
6. Click Add... to add site bindings.

Figure 16 Essence Video

7. Set Type to https and set IP address to All Unassigned.

8. Set Port to 443 (for https).
9. Set SSL Certificate to the installed certificate and click OK.

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Authentication
1. Launch the IIS Manager program. Go to Start – All Programs – Administration
Tools – Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections panel, highlight the hostname (hostname\administrator). For
example, PVGIS-CC01 (PVGIS-CC01\quantel).

Figure 17 Essence Video

3. Double-click Authentication from the central panel.

When utilizing Remote User Management:
1. Right-click on Anonymous Authentication and select Enable.
2. Right-click on Basic Authentication and select Disable.
3. Right-click on Form Authentication and select Enable.
4. Click OK.
If Remote User Management is not being employed:
1. Right-click on Anonymous Authentication and select Disable.
2. Right-click on Basic Authentication and select Enable.
3. Highlight Basic Authentication and select Edit... from the Actions panel.
4. Set Default domain to the Transformer’s fully qualified domain name as used to
access it from a browser at an external site, e.g. qtubead.
5. Set Realm to qtube.
6. Click OK.
7. Open the Transformer Settings panel, and select Options.
8. Set HTTP Authentication to Basic Authentication.
9. Click Apply.

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Search Service Setup

Do not install the search service on the ISA Manager.

Search Service Overview

Each Zone that has a HTTP Transformer attached to it requires a Search service. The Search
service is a separate zipped package (Search V2.0.1.0.zip) which can be installed on any PC
or on the Transformer, but must not be installed on the ISA Manager.

Any changes made to the ISA Manager may seriously impact workflow and system
network traffic. DO NOT change any settings unless you are a qualified engineer.
Always contact SAM 24-hour support for advice beforehand.

Web Server Port

By default, the Search service starts on port 8182. This setting can be changed by editing the
attribute webserverPort in the configuration file. The configuration file for the Search service
is located at webserver/quantel/config.xml. As a shortcut, execute bin/configure.bat.

Figure 18 Essence Video

ISA Settings
The Search service can only index one ISA Zone. The Search service must be configured
with the URL of an ISA in that Zone. An ISA master/slave URL pair can also be specified.
Given an ISA URL in the form http://[host]:[port]/ZoneManager.ior the Search service
attempts to fetch the IOR at the following URL: http://[host]:[port]/ZoneManager.ior.
The Search service also requires the appropriate user name and password for accessing the
ISA database via JDBC.

Customise Log Output

The log output of the Search service can be customised before it is started. This can be done
by overriding the logback configuration file located at
webserver/quantel/extra/logback.xml. By default, log files are produced under the folder
webserver/logs.

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Install Search Service

Installation
To install the search service:
1. Add the ISA Master and slave to the machine’s HOST file that is running the search
service.
2. Extract the Search service zip and copy the folder to c:\Data.
3. Rename the folder ‘search’.
4. In the search folder is a folder called bin. Open this and run addshortcuts.bat. This
creates a folder on the desktop with shortcuts.
5. Browse to the shortcut folder on the desktop and run configure.bat.
6. Add the ISA Master and slave address in the following URLs:
http://10.165.26.10:80
http://10.165.26.11:80
7. </URLs><bindAddress>local_IP_Address</bindAddress>
The local IP address should be the IP address of the network adapter that the Search
Service PC uses to connect to the ISA Manager.
8. Check the config file to make sure no other settings need to be changed for a site
specific install. In most of cases nothing needs to change.
9. Save and close the config file.
10. Run start_search.bat.
11. Enter the following URL into a web browser. This must be done on the machine where
the search service is running.
http://localhost:8182/quantel/search/select?q=*

An XML formatted page with a list of clips displays.

In case of issues with running the search service, the logs are located in the following file
path:

c:\Data\Search\Search\webserver\logs

Search Service Access

Ensure that the property ‘SearchPath’ in the ISA Manager is set to the location of where the
Search service resides so that it can be found by the QTube Transformer For example, if the
Search service PC’s IP address is 10.10.10.10 then the path should be set to:
http://10.10.10.10:8182/. To set up the ‘SearchPath’:
1. On the ISA Manager web interface, navigate to Configure – Properties.
2. In the Property column, locate searchpath:

• If the searchpath property doesn’t exist, create and configure it by following

steps 3 - 6.

• If the searchpath property exists but is not set correctly, update the existing
setting by selecting searchpath. Edit the settings by following steps 4 - 6.
3. Press Add property and set the name as ‘searchpath’.
4. Set the value to the following:
http://{IP address of search service}:8182/
5. Press searchpath and enter the correct IP for the search service.
6. Press Create and then Refresh database at the top of the page.

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The Search service can be controlled by tools located under the bin folder. Most tools use the
search.bat command line interface. Execute search.bat -help for some help messages on
how to use it.
The Search service needs to be running, in order to populate the server bin with clips.
Execute bin\start_search.bat to start the Search service.
The Search service is ready when “- Waiting for an indexing operation to be submitted.”
has been displayed in the console window.
To check that the Search service is running, open the following URL:

http://localhost:[port]/quantel/search/select?q=*
Alternatively, execute search -status.
Execute stop_search.bat or search -stop to stop the Search service.

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Load Balancer Configuration

Install and configure Internet Information Services (IIS) with Application Request Routing
(ARR) and Windows Network Load Balance.
This example is based on using X8 Supermicro Servers with 32 GB RAM installed and dual
10 Gb NICs (X520-2). For the configuration 1 Gb NIC from each server is used for
management and RDP.
Server A win 2012 R2 Datacenter

1 Gb NIC 10.165.190.160 - no gateway configured

10 Gb NIC10.165.185.160 - JumboFrames enabled and with gateway configured

Server B win 2012 R2 Datacenter

1 Gb NIC 10.165.190.161 - no gateway configured

10 Gb NIC10.165.185.161 - JumboFrames enabled and with gateway configured

NLB Cluster IP Address 10.165.185.163
On both servers an account with same username and password with administration
privileges is required.
Disable the firewall on all profiles for both servers

Install and Configure NLB

Add Network Load Balancing Tools Feature to Server A and Server B

1. Open Server Manager - Add Roles and Features and select Features.
2. Expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
3. Expand Feature Administration Tools.
4. Select Network Load Balancing Tools.

Figure 19

5. Install and wait for the service to become available.

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Configure the Cluster

Check that the NLB feature is installed on both servers before proceeding further.

NLB is configured using the NLB Manager from one of the servers but this completes the NLB
cluster configuration on both servers.
1. From one of the servers start the command prompt and type nlbmgr
2. Open NLB Manager window and click Options - Credentials and enter the admin
username and password previously created on both servers.
3. Go to Cluster - New and in the Host field type the IP address of Server B, for
example.

Figure 20 Essence Video

4. Select NLB interface 10.165.185.161 and click Next.

5. Click Next again.
6. In New Cluster: Cluster IP Address window click Add.
7. Enter the IP address of the cluster and the subnet mask.

Figure 21

8. Click OK.
9. Click Next.

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10. In New Cluster: Port Rules window click Edit and use the following screenshot as a
reference for configuring the Port Rules.

Figure 22

11. Click OK.

12. Click Finish.
The NLB cluster is configured. After approximately one minute the NLB Manager window
displays the server B (NLB2) status as Converged.

Figure 23

Now add Server A to the Cluster.

13. Go to Cluster - Add Host and repeat the same steps as for the configuration of
server B previously.
After configuring server A in the NLB Manager window the cluster status will be as follows:

Figure 24

From another PC, ping the IP address of the cluster. A successful reply confirms the NLB
cluster is configured correctly.

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Install and Configure IIS

Add the Web Server (IIS) Role to the Servers

• Go to Server Manager - Add Roles and Features and select Web Server (IIS)

Figure 25

Configure IIS Shared Configuration on Server A and Server B

Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and open Shared Configuration.
• Enable this feature by ticking the box. Then define a physical path where the
configuration files and encryption keys will be stored.
The example in the following screenshot uses the username of the local administrator. Set a
random encryption password that must be remembered in order to configure the second
server to use IIS with a shared config.

Figure 26

• Enable Shared Configuration on the second server and use the same Physical path,
same username and password and same encryption key pass.

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Change Default Web Site Bindings

Open Default - Bindings - select http protocol - click Edit and add the ip cluster IP address
and port 80.

Figure 27

From the other server check that the Bindings are the same as on the server that has been
changed.

Installing ARR manually without WebPI

ARR must be installed on both servers

Microsoft's Application Request Router (ARR) IIS Extension is a complex piece of software
which integrates with several other components to do its job. These components are URL
Rewrite, Web Farm Framework and ARR's External Cache module. For everything to work
correctly, all components must be installed in a specific order. Several years ago, Microsoft
introduced the Web Platform Installer (WebPI) mechanism, which makes it easy to manage
installed components, and this is a good way to install ARR and all its components properly.
Occasionally, there may be reasons to no use the WebPI installation option. For example,
when installing ARR on the Server Core edition of Windows, where WebPI cannot be used. If
so, another option is installing it using the IExpress package, which includes all the
components together. To use this, download it from www.microsoft.com.
A further option is to install the components manually, which requires all components to be
downloaded separately from www.microsoft.com:
1. Firstly, Stop IIS. From a command prompt, type net stop was /y and
net stop wmsvc /y:

Figure 28

WMSVC is the IIS Web Management Service, which may not be enabled on the
server. If it is not enabled, “The Web Management Service service is not started.”
displays. This warning can be ignored.

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2. Download and install the Web Farm Framework module.

3. Download and install the External cache module.
4. Download and install the URL Rewrite module.
5. Download and install ARR itself.
6. Restart the IIS services (or, reboot the server).

If downloading to an X86 server, for example, windows 2008, download the X86
version of these components.

Configure ARR
1. Open IIS Manager on one server and open Application Request Routing Cache.

Figure 29

2. In the right panel click Server Proxy Settings.

Figure 30

3. Tick Enable the Proxy.

4. Click Apply from the right panel in the Action section.
From the other server check that the Server Proxy Settings are the same as on the server that
has been changed.

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Create and configure a Server Farm

1. Open IIS Manager and on Server Farms Create New Server Farm.

Figure 31

2. Type a name for the New server Farm and click Next.

Figure 32

3. Add the ip addresses of the machines to be part of the web farm (machines behind
the load balancer).
4. Click Add to add a new machine and Finish once the list of servers is complete.
5. Click Yes to create the appropriate rewrite rules.

Figure 33

6. Once finished, inspect the servers in the IIS Manager by expanding the Server Farms
tree down to the Servers section.

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Figure 34

7. Click on the name of the farm to display the options available for configuring the Farm

Figure 35

Configure the Server Farm options according to the following screenshots, clicking Apply on
the right-hand side of the screen after each change:

Configure Caching

Figure 36

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Configure Health Test

Figure 37

The URL Test has the IP Address of the CLUSTER 10.165.185.163 previously
configured on NLB cluster.

Configure Load Balance

Figure 38

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Configure Proxy

Figure 39

Configure Routing Rules

Figure 40

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Configure Server Affinity

Figure 41

To test the Transformer cluster use the URL http://10.165.185.163/quantel where the ip
address "10.165.185.163" is the ip address of the NLB Cluster.

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Force LBR Pass-through

This setting allows administrators of a Transformer system to force all Go! clients that connect
to use LBR pass-through. LBR pass-through requires that the sQ stores browse as H264.
LBR pass-through means that much less CPU is used when streaming a clip in Go! and so a
Transformer can support up to 20 clients connected to it instead of 4. However, it does mean
that clients lose the adaptive bitrate functionality meaning that they must ensure they have at
least enough bandwidth to stream the native browse from the Transformer. For normal H264
browse, this should be at least 4 Mb/s.
In order to force LBR Pass-through on all clients accessing a transformer:
1. Open C:\inetpub\wwwroot\go\config.txt
2. Add the following:

"passThrough":{
"override":true,
"value":true

},
3. Save the file to another folder (e.g. Documents)
4. Copy the file back to the ...go folder.

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