NMX ™
N E T WO R K M A N AG E M E N T S YS T E M
Harmonic’s NMX™ Network Management System is the definitive video network management
solution, encompassing a powerful set of tools for monitoring and managing Harmonic compressed
digital video and audio systems.
NMX allows operators to run their technical infrastructure in a way that parallels their business — as a series of revenue-generating
workflows rather than as a set of discrete hardware components. Available for both traditional hardware-based infrastructures and next-
generation, virtualized environments, NMX offers a simple and intuitive interface for creating and modifying channel lineups. It can also be
used to set system parameters, whether encoding or rate-shaping; in this instance, the underlying equipment is automatically reconfigured
to accommodate the new settings. Status for services and hardware, including alarms, is passed through to the top level, ensuring that
problems are quickly detected and resolved. Redundancy is automated.
Adding, reconfiguring or removing services or equipment is fast, easy and error-free with NMX. Templating, wizards, consolidated data
views and powerful cut-and-paste functions are available for both service and system modifications. A three-pane layout affords the
operator an easier overview into their service paths through the network elements.
NMX is designed for 24x7 management of Harmonic Electra® encoders, ProStream® stream processors, the new generation of XOS
appliances including packager for OTT applications and other components in the workflow. It can run on a single computer or be distributed
across multiple servers for maximum availability. Service and configuration data are stored in a reliable, industrial-strength database. NMX
provides multi-level security, ensuring full control of operational privileges. In addition, a comprehensive audit trail and consolidated alarm
log pinpoint hardware or operational problems.
In a virtualized video infrastructure featuring the VM versions of Electra X and ProStream X, NMX is used to perform the application-
level management and provisioning. NMX provides the video network group creation, service configurations, application alarm/events/
fault monitoring and failover in the same way it manages and provisions dedicated video-processing appliances. NMX server itself can be
deployed as a VM running under VMware vSphere®.
NMX is highly scalable and extensible, growing in tandem with the environment it supports. The client/server architecture supports both
the centralized management of even the most geographically distributed environments, as well as the remote management of a centralized
environment, all using standard TCP/IP LAN/WAN technologies. The use of standard-based interfaces enables NMX to interconnect with
other subsystems, including umbrella management, conditional access, automation, and scheduling. As the managed environment grows in
scope and scale, NMX can distribute its processes across multiple PC platforms, as necessary, providing inexpensive raw processing power.
Moreover, through historical analysis, NMX offers detailed reporting of bandwidth usage and alarm behaviors, allowing operators to identify
system-wide trends and improve overall network stability.
• Service-oriented to work the way • Centralized management of • User administration/security/audit
operators work geographically distributed systems trail tools
• “Input to output” GUI and functionality • Distributed processing for high availability • Extensible third-party device
• Template, spreadsheet, and wizard- • Flexible redundancy management monitoring using GPI closures and
based configuration for fast system SNMP
• Global Recovery System management
HIGHLIGHTS setup • Historical and statistical analysis of
through umbrella NMX feature
• Scalable to any size system bandwidth and alarm behaviors
• Powerful automation interface
• Manage traditional hardware-based • Advanced automation and
• Internal DPI server supports SCTE scheduling engine
and virtualized video infrastructures standard digital program insertion cue
message injection
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FEATURE SUMMARY CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Network, Service Control & Provisioning Device, module and port-level configuration
Redundancy Support (1:1, N:1, N:M) Consolidated views for easy setup
Basic Alarm Package (Pending alarms, history alarms, status colors on icons) Template-based configuration
PSI/SI Package (PSI/SI table support, private descriptors)
CAS Package FAULT MANAGEMENT
Advanced Alarm Package (Advanced alarm configuration, alarm forwarding, Manual or automatic redundancy switching
consolidated alarm viewer)
Router-based, path-based or IP-based redundancy mechanisms
Security Management Package (Full user administration tools, audit trail)
GPI (contact closure) device monitoring tool
Automation Server Package (Access the automation server and scheduling engine)
SNMP-based monitoring of third-party hardware
Distributed Management Package (Monitoring and control of geographically
distributed systems) Alarm configuration
NMX PC Fail-Safe Package (NMX 1:1 redundancy, auto-restart) Monitoring and alarm logging, highlights affected services and hardware
Available as a VM Standard PERL scripting tool for automatic emails, pages or SMS messaging on fault
conditions
Maximum number of connected client applications: 25
SNMP-based alarm forwarding agent with alarm filtering
APPLICATIONS
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Satellite
Full user administration tools for multi-user environments
Centralized or distributed cable
LDAP user authentication support
Virtualized Video Infrastructure
Multi-level access privilege
VOD
Access can be geographically limited
Multiscreen
Lockouts to manage secure modifications in multi-user operations
Terrestrial
Comprehensive audit trail
Telco
Network distribution
Backhaul TABLE SUPPORT
Network PVR MPEG-2, DVB, ATSC compliant
PSI/SI generation
USER-FRIENDLY Flexible descriptor generation
Accepts PSI/SI from external sources
Templates at device and system level
Cut, copy and paste functions
Wizard-based setup CONDITIONAL ACCESS SUPPORT
Batch-driven automation tools DVB Simulcrypt V3
Spreadsheet tool User-friendly OpenCAS
AES
SERVICE MANAGEMENT Full CAS redundancy support
Internal EIS
Simple template-based service setup
Extraction of service information
Service level or PID level manipulation TRAFFIC/AUTOMATION/EIS INTERFACES
Service tracking across topology Advanced scheduler with timeline user interface
Dynamic PSI/SI table generation Easy external triggering of user-defined service/configuration states
Completely flexible private descriptor generation DVB EIS-Muxconfig support
Virtual service and stream management DVB SIMPCOMP-MUXNOTIFY support
Service-oriented alarms and analysis Internal EIS
Program suspend/resume Extensive coverage and easy to integrate RESTful API
Internal DPI server supports SCTE standard DPI cue message injection
TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Graphical view of network and devices SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
Geographical background maps Storage and distribution of software for easy update across distributed networks
Multi-level maps Background download
Component backplane views
Cut, copy and paste replication
NMX FAIL-SAFE MANAGEMENT
Template-based topologies Automatic 1:1 NMX server redundancy
Online and offline operation Auto-restart capability
Powerful catalog and service plan backup/restore management
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MONITORING SOLUTIONS DEPLOYMENT OPTION: VM OR CUSTOM HARDWARE
Integrated with multiple monitoring solution vendors for an integrated headend Recommended System Requirements:
Control and integration with a wide array of decoders Processor 16 virtual CPUs (Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2620
equivalent)
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Memory 32 GB RAM
Statistical analysis of alarm behavior Disk size 480 GB
Inventory and device status reports NIC Four 1GbE ports
Operating System (for Windows Server 2019 / SQL Server 2017 (included in
STANDARDS-BASED Custom Hardware) NMX ova file)
SNMP
XML ORDERING INFORMATION
TCP/IP NMX-HWP-3G-A NMX 1RU, High performance HPE server, for NMX SW
REST version 8.5 and beyond. Windows Server 2019 and
SQL 2017 included.
LIC-NMX-BASE NMX Software Enterprise version 7 and beyond – License
DEPLOYMENT OPTION: APPLIANCE
LIC-NMX-BASE-BCKP NMX Software Base Backup License (for 1+1 Redundancy).
Server model HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10
LIC-NMX-BASE-VM NMX (VM) Software Enterprise version 8.5 and beyond
Hard Drives Dual SSDs - RAID 1 – hot swappable – License
NIC Four 1GbE ports (RJ45) LIC-NMX-BASE-BCKP-VM NMX (VM) Software Base Backup License (for 1+1
Power Dual redundant power supplies, hot swappable redundancy), version 8.5 and beyond
100/240 VAC, 50/60 Hz input SW-NMX-REST-API-E Software license for Managing and Monitoring devices
Max power @ Room temp – 265W (904 BTU) and services using NMX Restful API
Max power @ Max temp – 325W (1109 BTU)
SW-NMX-EIS-E Software license to enable NMX Internal EIS (Event
Environmental Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Information Scheduler) – ProStream CAS
Non-operating temperature: -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to
SW-NMX-DCO-E NMX Client License (Designer, Operator) – one is
140°F)
provided in NMX base SW. One license per additional
Operating humidity: 8% to 90% client to be connected at the same time
EMC Class A: FCC, CE, VCCI, KC, CCC, TCVN, CTick, BSMI
Product Safety: US/CA NRTL, CB Scheme, BIS, CCC, EAC, SW-NMX-SEO-E NMX Software Stream Editor License. Stream editor client
BSMI – one is provided in NMX base SW. One license per
Product Materials: EU RoHS, China RoHS, EU REACH, additional client to be connected at the same time
WEEE LIC-NMX-DEVICE-CONF Software license for Management of device whose
Physical 1-RU server configuration is under NMX control (Electra X/XOS,
Dimensions (HxWxD): 4.3 x 43.5 x 70.7 cm (1.7 x 17.1 x ProStream X, SDI routers and 2:1 switches, etc).
27.8 in) Per device. Monitoring-only devices does not require
any license
Weight: 15kg (33 Lbs)
SW-NMX-DEMO-E NMX Demo license – Temporary enables all software
Management (IPMI) Yes. option - 90 Days
HW alarm monitoring Integrated in NMX SW (thru iLO).
Operating System Windows Server 2019 / SQL Server 2017
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