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2. DTS Pro Series Network
Encoder Manager’s Guide
2.1. Introduction
The DTS Pro Series Network Encoder system requires periodic attention from a
particular user - the Encoding Service Manager, or the “Manager”.
The Manager is responsible for the administration of resources and Encoder
Users. The Manager’s tasks include periodic maintenance to the DTS Pro
Series Network Encoder database as well as enforcement of policies regarding
disk space usage. The Encoding Service Administrator program
(XencodeAdmin.jar) assists the Manager with the maintenance of the database.
Policy enforcement should be dictated and regulated by the organization that is
using the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder.
2.2. A policy on disk usage
The hard disk where the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder is installed should not
be used as long-term storage for source material and/or subsequent encodings.
While it may contain the base directory for sources and encodings, this space is
not intended to hold these files for extended periods of time. The allowance of
storage for these files should be regarded as strictly temporary. To ensure that
enough free disk space is available at all times; source and encoded files should
be removed from the disk as soon as possible, and properly stored elsewhere.
There is a way to allow the Encoder Users to manage their own files (see the next
topic,
User File Management via FTP). If the Encoder Users are managing their
own files, then the Encoding Service Manager’s responsibility in this area is only
to monitor the remaining free disk space, and to encourage the Network Encoder
Users to move their files out of the disk as soon as practical. If the FTP capability
is not used by the Encoder Users then the responsibility for administering the
stored files belongs to the Manager. In either case, database and file
maintenance must be periodically performed by the Encoding Service Manager
using the Encoding Service Administrator program and OS tools.
Manager and User Guide – DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MACOSX
1. Terminology
Several terms used throughout this guide need identification.
Types of users
Encoding Service Manager:
The user in charge of the day-to-day
administration of the encoding service. This is a regular user, as seen by the OS.
Encoder User: A user of the encoding and related services offered over the
network. This kind of user has
no OS-level user account.
SysAdmin: The OS X System Administrator. An OS-level privileged user.
Types of accounts
Administrative account:
The OS X account of the SysAdmin.
Encoding Service Manager’s account: A regular OS X user’s account. The
Encoding service resources will be actively managed through this account.
Encoder User’s account: An internal abstraction within the DTS Pro Series
Network Encoder, to provide encoding services to
physical users. These users
do not require an OS X user account on the encoding machine. These users and
their accounts are administered through the DTS Pro Series Network
Encoder system.
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