R&S®VENICE 2U

User Manual (Administration & Configuration)

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Document User Manual (Administration & Configuration)

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Product R&S®VENICE 2U

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Contents
General ................................................................................ 5
About this documentation ..................................................................................... 6
VENICE 2U System in a Network .......................................................................... 7
VENICE Server .............................................................................................................. 8
Client System ............................................................................................................... 8
Spycer .......................................................................................................................... 9
Other Systems in the Network ..................................................................................... 9
Important Notes ................................................................................................... 11

Configuration .................................................................... 13
Network Configuration ........................................................................................ 14
Delivery Status ........................................................................................................... 14
Checking the VENICE Configuration .......................................................................... 14
Network Interface Configuration ................................................................................ 15
Select Interface for VENICE Service ........................................................................... 15
Checking the VENICE server network configuration .................................................. 17
Configuring Spycer Software .............................................................................. 18
Enable SpycerAgent and assign IP............................................................................. 18
Assign Watch Folders ................................................................................................ 19
Activate Permissions .................................................................................................. 21
System Monitoring .............................................................................................. 23
SNMP ......................................................................................................................... 23
Configuration of SNMP Monitoring ........................................................................... 23
Querying the States Using OIDs ................................................................................ 24
Setting Up Email Notifications ................................................................................... 29

Administration .................................................................. 31
Updating the VENICE Software ........................................................................... 32
Updating the Firmware ........................................................................................ 33
Gathering Log Files .............................................................................................. 35
Creating a Backup Image .................................................................................... 36
Restoring the System .......................................................................................... 39

Index ................................................................................. 43

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General
This chapter is divided into following sections:
■ About this documentation (page 6)
■ VENICE 2U System in a Network (page 7)
■ Important Notes (page 11)

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About this documentation

About this documentation

This document describes how to administer and configure the
VENICE 2U.

Required The client company and operator of the system are advised to
Reading read this manual, and to follow the instructions. Each person who
is responsible for setting up the system have to read and under-
stand this manual.

Target This manual is intended for the system administrator charged

Group with the task to set up and administer the VENICE server.

Abbrevia-
tions NFS Network File System
NIC Network interface controller
OID Object Identifier
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

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VENICE 2U System in a Network

VENICE 2U System in a Network

The diagram below shows a possible setup of a VENICE 2U in a
network as well as a sketch of the structure of the VENICE 2U
and its software, thereby indicating the relation and communica-
tion processes between the individual parts:

Client System
Client System
Client System
Spycer
DVS-SAN/SpycerBox VENICE Software
Spycer
Client

Software

VENICE Server

Fibre Channel
VENICE Spycer
Client

PCI

PCI Video
Boards
Network
(incl. Webservice
PCI Video Board Driver and SpycerNet)

Hardware Software

I/O & Client System

RS-422 Client System
Players/Recorders Client System
Spycer
VENICE Software
Spycer
Client

Software

Structure of VENICE and network setup

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VENICE Server

Hardware The PCIe video boards and their driver provide the functionality of
the system for its usage as a video server. The PCIe video board
driver controls the installed Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
video boards (video channels) and thus the in- and output of
video and/or audio signals. Each video board provides two video
channels. Furthermore, it enables the master/slave mode, where
the respective video channel of VENICE 2U can either be
controlled by an other device (e.g. a VTR).

Server Soft- The VENICE 2U server software installed on the system provides
ware the video server capabilities for the locally or remotely installed
VENICE 2U software. It communicates directly with the PCIe
video board driver and therewith administrates the video chan-
nels of the system as well as directs the in- and output of each
channel. For example, it determines whether one channel is free
to be used or already occupied and what the respective channel
should do (ingest/playout). It is installed as a service (demon) and
will be operational shortly after the VENICE 2U server has been
started.

VENICE The VENICE client software is the operator’s interface to the

Client Soft- server/video channels.
ware

Client System

Hardware The client system can be a Linux, Windows or Mac workstation.

With the VENICE client software on it the operator can connect to
the server via network and allocate the video channels to control
ingest or playout operations.

VENICE The VENICE client software is the operator’s interface to the

Client Soft- server/video channels. It can be installed on any network client
ware system for remote control of the server. With one instance of the
software you can control different video channels of one or more
VENICE 2U servers at the same time. You can also run several
instances of the software in parallel to control different video
channels.

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Spycer
The data management software ‘Spycer’ (a product by
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG) is also installed on your
VENICE 2U. Spycer is seamlessly integrated in the VENICE soft-
ware for file management purposes. e.g. file browsing or path
selection. It is available as a stand alone license as well.
With Spycer you can manage any content stored on the system
or a connected storage easily. It is a software application capable
of handling large amounts of video data and their corresponding
metadata, providing you with integrated browse, search and
management tools to retrieve data and gather information about
them locally as well as via a network (Webservice & SpycerNet).
Additionally, Spycer can be used to preview clips.

Spycer on the VENICE 2U server provides a basic feature

set. On a client system Spycer must be installed sepa-
rately. Furthermore, for the full feature set a license must
be available, otherwise it will run as Spycer Basic (basic
features only). Further information about Spycer can be
found in the Spycer user guide.
The record scheduler is part of the Spycer user interface
but provides its features for VENICE.

Other Systems in the Network

VENICE 2U is an open system. If the native storage of the
VENICE 2U is not large enough, it can be expanded easily by
connecting further storage systems by
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, such as SpycerBox Cell.
External storage systems can be integrated via standard-mounts
like SAMBA or NFS.

Full capacity is only guaranteed with systems by

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG.

For sharing of content with the VENICE 2U server via

other connections than an Ethernet connection (e.g.
StorNext storages via fibre channel) third-party software
and/or licenses may be required.

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If you want to use external device (e.g. USB flash disk)

with the VENICE 2U note the following: Before removing
the external device, you have to choose „eject disk“ from
the context menu of the USB drive's icon. Otherwise data
may be lost.

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Important Notes
Note the following:
■ Only use the video drive (main storage) or recommended
storage solutions by Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG to
store video and audio data. Other storage locations may be
too slow for real-time operations.
■ The real-time capability of the VENICE 2U to a large extent
depends on the performance of the system’s hardware. There-
fore, it is recommended to terminate all other programs on the
VENICE 2U system while working with VENICE 2U.
■ The installation of third-party software on the VENICE 2U may
disrupt the real-time capability and/or limit the functionality of
your system.
■ You can copy files from one system to another by using a
simple drag and drop operation. Please note, when
copying/moving or deleting files, the affected channels might
still show the content e.g. in the video overlay without physi-
cally referencing to it.
■ Network/Switch Configuration:
If the MTU is set to 9000, you have to set this on every
VENICE 2U client as well.
■ If you want to make use of the SpycerNet, you have to enable
multicast support on the network switch.
■ If NIC bonding is required set bonding mode to 4 / 802.3ad for
fault tolerant operation. Please make sure that the switch you
use supports this configuration.

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Configuration
This chapter is divided into the following topics:
■ Network Configuration (page 14)
■ Configuring Spycer Software
■ System Monitoring

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Network Configuration
You have to configure the server’s IP address to connect it to
your local network. Ex factory the VENICE is already preconfig-
ured for a network usage and can be used immediately with this.
However, in case you want to alter the configuration to adapt it to
your local network, you can configure it easily.

The locally installed VENICE client software has to con-

nect to a video channel on the VENICE server the same
way as a remote installed software, i.e. it connects via
network using the configured IP address.
In this case always a loopback is performed to avoid net-
work traffic.

Delivery Status
The network ports of the VENICE server and its software are ex
factory preconfigured:
eth0

eth1 (eth2 and eth3)

Ethernet ports on VENICE 2U

Port Configuration
eth0 static, 10.0.0.8/24
eth1 dynamic, DHCP
eth2 and 3 optional

Checking the VENICE Configuration

The Configuration can be checked via a configuration tool or via
the command line.

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Network Interface Configuration

For individual configuration of all interfaces see: ‘Interface Config-
uration Files’ in the RHEL6 documentation on:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-
US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deploy-
ment_Guide/s1-networkscripts-interfaces.html

Select Interface for VENICE Service

Perform the following steps:

1. Log on as admin
The system will ask you for the root password (’venice‘).
2. Start Spycer.
3. Open the main menu O PTIONS > C ONFIG (or simply press the
[F4]).
4. Select the desired IP address within the GENERAL tab.

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5. Click A PPLY NETWORK SETTINGS.

You will be prompted to restart the VENICE server. Apply

the question with yes.
6. Follow the instructions given on the screen to restart the
different services (VENICE, SpycerAgent and SpycerWebSer-
vice).
7. Log off root user.
For further operation use the standard venice user account.
The VENICE server software as well as the Spycer software is
bound to the physical Ethernet port to which the configured IP
address belongs. If you later on change the IP address, you have
only to restart the services like described above.

The network configuration for the VENICE server as well

as for the Spycer software is located in the following file:
/etc/opt/DVS/Network.conf
Normally this file does not need to be edited manually.
If you make any changes you have to restart the services
like described above.
The network configuration file must be structured like:
[Interface]
MAC=12:34:6A:4F:17:EE

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Checking the VENICE server network

configuration
Via command line you can check the status of the network
configuration for the VENICE server software.

Perform the following steps:

1. Open the command line.
2. Get the status via:
/opt/DVS/Venice/bin/dvsnetconfig --status
You will get the path of the configuration file and the status of the
network configuration.

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Configuring Spycer Software

To get the full functionality for the VENICE, the Spycer software
must already be configured.

For further information about Spycer and its configura-

tions see the ‘Spycer’ documentation.

Enable SpycerAgent and assign IP

Perform the following steps:

1. Start Spycer.
2. Open in menu OPTIONS > CONFIG....
3. Activate in GENERAL the check-box Enable local content
management (SpycerAgent).

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4. Select the IP that Spycer should use for the SpycerNet.

5. Confirm with OK.

Local content management is enabled. The IP for SpycerNet is
set.

Assign Watch Folders

Perform the following steps:

1. Start Spycer.
2. Open in menu OPTIONS > C ONFIG....

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3. Set in W ATCH FOLDERS the local audio and video storage

location(s) of the VENICE server as watch folders by clicking
on Include Folder....

A directory browser window will be opened.

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4. Select the storage location of the folders you want to watch

and confirm with Choose.
Your selected watch folder now will be displayed in WATCH
FOLDERS . Immediately you can activate or deactivate the
folder by clicking on or off.

5. Confirm with OK.

All necessary watch folders are assigned.

Activate Permissions

Perform the following steps:

1. Start Spycer.
2. Open in menu OPTIONS > C ONFIG....

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3. Activate t in P ERMISSIONS the remote access permissions by

clicking on it.

4. Confirm with OK.

The permissions will be activated.

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System Monitoring

SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard
internet protocol for the device management in IP networks.
SNMP allows you to e.g. monitor and query the state of several
VENICE devices in a network or single parts of the hardware.
VENICE provides a NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB file and an LSI-
AdapterSAS file that give you the opportunity to query the state
of the system or parts of it, using the Simple Network Manage-
ment Protocol (SNMP).
To query the system, it is recommended to install a standard MIB
browser on an external monitoring device where you have to set
the IP address of the VENICE server. The system’s minimum and
maximum limits are predefined by
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG and have to be entered into
the respective fields in the MIB browser. You find all necessary
information in the NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB file and the LSI-
AdapterSAS file that refers to the RAID controller in the path
/usr/share/snmp/mibs on the VENICE 2U server. By loading the
NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB and the LSI-AdapterSAS files in the
MIB browser, it is then possible to query the state of the system.

Configuration of SNMP Monitoring

Perform the following steps:

1. Copy the NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB.txt and LSI-Adapt-
erSAS.mib (monitoring of the LSI adapter) files on your moni-
toring device and load the MIBs in your MIB browser. The path
to the files is: /usr/share/snmp/mibs.
2. In the left container of your MIB browser you can follow the
path to start the query. Navigate to:
MIB tree > Private > enterprises > netSnmp > netSnmp-
Objects > nsExtensions > nsExtendObjects > nsExtend-
Output2Table.
Setup and configuration of SNMP is completed.

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Querying the States Using OIDs

To query the states of the VENICE 2U hardware, you can

either use an MIB browser or an SNMP monitoring soft-
ware. When using a monitoring software, you will have
to enter all OIDs once to be able to monitor the hard-
ware’s state continuously. You will be able to define crit-
ical values and configure an e-mail notification as well.

LSI-Adapter- OID Object Value

SAS
.1.3.6.1.4.1.3582.4.1.4.3.1 System disk offline(0),
.2.1.5.0 array (array 1) partially-degraded(1),
degraded(2),
optimal(3)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.3582.4.1.4.3.1 Meta-data
.2.1.5.1 disk array
(array 2)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.3582.4.1.4.3.1 Data disk
.2.1.5.2 array (array 3)

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NET-SNMP- Fan
EXTEND-
MIB OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.4 FAN1A Rounds per
9.65.49 minute
in RPM
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.4 FAN1B
9.66.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN2A
0.65.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN2B
0.66.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN3A
1.65.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN3B
1.66.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN4A
2.65.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN4B
2.66.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN5A
3.65.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN5B
3.66.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN6A
4.65.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.6.70.65.78.5 FAN6B
4.66.49

CPU
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.7.67.80.8 CPU0 Tempera-
5.76.72.48.49 ture in °C
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.7.67.80.8 CPU1
5.76.72.49.49

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InletM
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.7.73.110. InletM Temperature
108.101.116.77.49 in °C

CPU-Voltageregulators (VRD)
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.7.86.82.68 VRD0 Temperature
.76.72.48.49 in °C
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.7.86.82.68 VRD1
.76.72.49.49

AddinCard
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.11.65.100. Addin- (Inlet)
100.105.110.67.97.114.100.49.49 Card1 Temperature
in °C

Plattform Controller Hub (PCH)

OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.11.80.67.72. PCH Temperature
95.85.110.110.101.115.115.49 in °C

PSUs
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.11.80.83 PSU1 Presence
.85.49.95.83.116.97.116.117.115 detected,
Failure detected
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.11.80.83 PSU2
.85.50.95.83.116.97.116.117.115

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+5V Volage
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.12.86.79.7 +5V Voltage in V
6.84.65.71.69.95.43.53.86.49

3V Stand-by-Volage (3VSB)
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.13.86.79.76. 3VSB Voltage in V
84.65.71.69.95.51.86.83.66.49

CMOS-Battery Voltage (VBAT)

OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.13.86.79.76. VBAT Voltage in V
84.65.71.69.95.86.66.65.84.49

3VMAIN Voltage
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.15.86.79.7 3VMAIN Voltage in V
6.84.65.71.69.95.51.86.77.65.73.78.49

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RAM
OID Object Value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_00 Temperature
77.49.95.48.48.49 in °C
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_01
77.50.95.48.49.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_02
77.51.95.48.50.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_03
77.52.95.48.51.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_04
77.53.95.48.52.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_05
77.54.95.48.53.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_10
77.55.95.49.48.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_11
77.56.95.49.49.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_12
77.57.95.49.50.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_13
77.65.95.49.51.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_14
77.66.95.49.52.49
.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.8.82.65. RAM_15
77.67.95.49.53.49

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Setting Up Email Notifications

This section describes how to set up email notifications for a
single system. If you want to monitor multiple systems by email,
you must complete the tasks in this section for each one sepa-
rately.

To set up Perform the following steps:

email notifi-
cations 1. Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager on your VENICE 2U.
2. From the menu select TOOLS > M ONITOR C ONFIGURE
A LERTS.
3. Select the MAIL SERVER tab.
4. Enter the ‘From’ address that you want to appear in your email
notifications into the SENDER EMAIL ADDRESS field. If an email
recipient will be replying to email notifications, be sure that
the ‘From’ address belongs to a system that is actively moni-
tored..
5. Enter the IP address of your SMTP server into the SMTP
SERVER field.
6. Enter the server's port number (or use the default port).
7. Select T HIS SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION, then enter
the SMTP server's login credentials (username/password) in
the space provided, if authentication is enabled on your SMTP
server.
8. Select the EMAIL tab.
9. Enter the ‘To’ address into the N EW RECIPIENTS EMAIL
ADDRESS field.

10.Confirm with Add.

11.Repeat this step to add more email recipients. Each recipient
appears in the R ECIPIENTS EMAIL ADDRESSES.
12.When you're done, confirm with OK.
13.Repeat the steps in this section for each system you want to
monitor with email notifications, then continue by sending test
messages to all recipients (see "Sending a Test Message" on
page 30).
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Sending a To ensure that an email recipient is receiving event notifications,

Test you can send them a test message.
Message
To send a test message:

Perform the following steps:

1. Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager on your VENICE 2U.
2. From the menu select T OOLS > M ONITOR C ONFIGURE
A LERTS.
3. Select the E MAIL tab.
4. Select the email addresses to send a test message to.
5. Send the message with Test.
If the test is successful, the email recipient(s) receive the
test message.

If the test fails:

Ensure that the recipient's email address is correct.
Ensure that your SMTP server address is correct.
Try sending the test message again.

Disabling This section describes how to disable email notifications on a

Email Notifi- selected system.
cations

If you disable email notifications, events continue to be

generated but email messages won't be sent.

Perform the following steps:

1. Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager on your VENICE 2U.
2. From the menu select T OOLS > M ONITOR C ONFIGURE
A LERTS.
3. Select the E MAIL tab.
4. Delete the email address you won‘t get messages to.
5. Confirm with OK.
The email notification is disabled.

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Administration
This chapter is divided into the following topics:
■ Updating the VENICE Software (page 32)
■ Updating the Firmware (page 33)
■ Gathering Log Files (page 35)
■ Creating a Backup Image (page 36)
■ Restoring the System (page 39)

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Updating the VENICE Software

During the service life of the VENICE 2U server it may be required
to update its software. The update will be performed with the
standard RPM installation package for VENICE 2U. It will contain
the latest versions of the PCIe video board driver, the VENICE 2U
server software as well as the locally installed VENICE software.
For more information see the user manual for installation
(included in the installation package). Actual Software packages
available on https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com.

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Updating the Firmware

During the service life of the VENICE server it may be required to
update the firmware of the PCIe video boards on the VENICE
server. The update will be performed by running a command line
updater application. It will contain the latest versions of the PCIe
video board firmware.

A firmware update can only executed with a valid license.

For updating the firmware on the VENICE server it is rec-

ommended to update the VENICE server software.

Depending on the installed video board type it is neces-

sary to install different firmware versions. Check the vid-
eo board in the Control Panel and contact
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG for the respective
firmware file.

Perform the following steps:

1. If applicable, open a command line (terminal) and log on to
the system as root (e.g with su -).
2. Switch to the directory that contains the new installation file.
3. Then first execute the command:
chmod 777 <firmware_version>
(e.g. chmod 777 atomixhdmiup_7.5.0.1_7.0.10)
to change the permissions of the file to read, write, and
execute for all.
4. Enter ./<firmware_version> in the command line to start
the installation process
The system will ask you whether to change the firmware on
one video board or both installed video boards.
5. Press y (one card) or a (all cards) and then [Enter] to continue.

If you want to abort the process at his point, press any

other key and [Enter].

6. Heed the instructions on the screen.

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After having shut down and then started the system again, the
firmware on the PCIe video boards of the VENICE 2U server
should be updated.

The system must be shut down and then started again,

rebooting the system is not enough.

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Gathering Log Files

To aid debugging, log files can be created which detail the
actions performed by and with the system. You may get asked by
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG to send in these files in case of
problems with VENICE 2U. The logging of actions can be
controlled with the dvslogwatch service. This service allows you
to create log files from the server which detail the actions
performed by and with the VENICE server. They will be saved at a
location of your choice in an archive file.
There are two ways to get VENICE client log files:
■ You can use the option G ATHER LOGS... in the menu HELP of
the VENICE client software to create an archive file containing
the log files of the respective VENICE server. This option
captures a rather short period (max. 4 MB) of the current
system status.
■ If you need the log files of a longer period of time, use the
Maintenance Tool by Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. With
it you can gather logwatch log files (detailed real-time log files)
from the VENICE server.
Actual Maintenance software packages available on
https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com.

Due to the relative short timeframe of logged actions by

and with the VENICE server it is recommended to gather
log files immediately after a problem with the server has
occurred.

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Creating a Backup Image

The VENICE 2U contains an internal USB flash drive that can be
used to restore the operating system on the system disk back to
its manufacturing state. Once selected as a boot device, it will
launch a rescue system which in turn will restore the system disk.

Perform the following steps:

1. If appropriate, disconnect all fibre channel cables and all exter-
nally connected storage devices from the system.
2. Turn on the VENICE 2U. At the indicated moment during start-
up you have to press [F4] to enter the boot menu.
The boot menu is displayed on the screen.
3. Select the internally installed USB flash drive as the boot
device.
4. Press [Enter].
The system will boot from the internal USB. You will see a
window on the screen where you can select the R&S DVS
Rescue environment for loading.

To complete the loading of the R&S DVS Rescue environ-

ment some user entries are required. For this follow the
instructions given on the screen.
The loading of the environment and the process itself will
both try to initialize hardware that may not be present on
your system. Any error messages displayed during load-
ing/initialization, e.g. Failed or Warning, can be disregard-
ed. The backup/recovery process should work
nonetheless.

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5. Select DVS Rescue and press [Enter].

 If you do not perform any action, DVS Rescue will be loaded
automatically after 30 seconds.
Once the loading has finished, you will see the R&S DVS
Rescue script with its options on the screen. Your display
should look similar to the following:

--- DVS Rescue ---

1 - Backup on internal USB device

2 - Restore from internal USB device
3 - Reboot the system
4 - Poweroff the system

0 - Exit

Enter selection:

6. To create a backup image of your system disk and save it to

the internal USB, press [1] and then [Enter].
A list of possible target devices will be detailed on the
screen. The system disk normally is the ‘ATA’ disk with, for
example, ‘sda’, ‘sdb’ or ‘sdc’ as its device name
(e.g.: 1:0:0:0 disk ATA <device info> /dev/sda).
7. Enter the system-device (for example sda).

Ex factory the VENICE 2U will be delivered with

’sda’ as the default system disk. If other configura-
tions have been made later or on customer request,
this may be different.

Data Loss
The actual device name of the system disk
depends on the manufacturing process. A recovery
will overwrite all your data.
Continue with the following steps only if you are
able to identify the correct target device.

8. Enter the name of the system disk: Type in e.g. sda (or in
other cases sdb, sdc, etc.) and press [Enter].
The system will ask you to enter the image name for the
backup image to be saved to the USB drive. By entering the
name of an already existing backup image you can over-
write it.

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9. Type in the name of the image you want to save to the USB
for a later recovery. To confirm your entry press [Enter].
The system will ask you to confirm your selection and
whether you want to continue:

To abort the process at this point enter n for ‘no’ and

press [Enter] on your keyboard. You will be redirected to
the DVS Rescue script.
After starting the process a termination is no longer pos-
sible.

10.To start the backup process type in y for ‘yes’ and press
[Enter].
The program starts the backup process. Its progress will be
indicated on the screen.

The recovery process may take some time.

If during the process the screen turns black, press
[Space] to get it back again.

When the system has finished the backup process, you will be
notified. Then after pressing [Enter], you will be redirected to the
R&S DVS Rescue script once more where you can choose, for
example, ‘reboot’ or ‘poweroff’ to restart or turn off the system.
The next time the system is started, it will load the restored oper-
ating system.

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Restoring the System

Total Loss of Data
Selecting the wrong device for restoring the system
partition will lead to a total loss of data.
Do not execute any commands if you are not sure
about the correct target device.

Perform the following steps:

1. If appropriate, disconnect all fibre channel cables and all exter-
nally connected storage devices from the system.
2. Turn on the VENICE 2U. At the indicated moment during start-
up you have to press [F4] to enter the boot menu.
The boot menu is displayed on the screen.
3. Select the internally installed USB flash drive as the boot
device.
4. Press [Enter].
The system will boot from the internal USB. You will see a
window on the screen where you can select the R&S DVS
Rescue environment for loading.

To complete the loading of the R&S DVS Rescue environ-

ment some user entries are required. For this follow the
instructions given on the screen.
The loading of the environment and the process itself will
both try to initialize hardware that may not be present on
your system. Any error messages displayed during load-
ing/initialization, e.g. Failed or Warning, can be disregard-
ed. The backup/recovery process should work
nonetheless.

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5. Select DVS Rescue and press [Enter].

 If you do not perform any action, DVS Rescue will be loaded
automatically after 30 seconds.
Once the loading has finished, you will see the R&S DVS
Rescue script with its options on the screen. Your display
should look similar to the following:

--- DVS Rescue ---

1 - Backup on internal USB device

2 - Restore from internal USB device
3 - Reboot the system
4 - Poweroff the system

0 - Exit

Enter selection:

6. To restore your system disk from the internal USB, press [2]
and then [Enter].
A list of possible source devices will be detailed on the
screen. The system disk normally is the ’ATA’ disk with, for
example, ’sda’, ’sdb’ or ’sdc’ as its device name:
(e.g.: 1:0:0:0 disk ATA <device info> /dev/sda).
7. Enter the system-device (for example sda).

Data Loss
The actual device name of the system disk
depends on the manufacturing process. A recovery
will overwrite all your data.
Continue with the following steps only when you
are able to identify the correct target device.

8. Enter the name of the system disk: Type in e.g. sda (or in
other cases sdb, sdc, etc.) and press [Enter].
Another list will be displayed on the screen detailing the
possible source images. If there is only the R&S DVS
recovery image on the USB flash drive, this one will be
listed. If there are several images, all will be displayed.
9. Select the image you want to use for the recovery. Usually, it
provides the serial number of the VENICE 2U in its name. To
confirm your choice press [Enter].
The system will ask you to confirm your selection and
whether you want to continue:

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10.To start the recovery process type in y for ’yes’ and press
[Enter] on your keyboard.
The program will now start the recovery process. Its prog-
ress will be indicated on the screen.

To abort the process at this point enter n for ’no’ and

press [Enter] on your keyboard. You will be redirected to
the DVS Rescue script.
After starting the process a termination is no longer pos-
sible.

The recovery process may take some time.

If during the process the screen turns black, press
[Space] to get it back again.

When the system has finished the recovery process, you will be
notified. Then after pressing [Enter] on your keyboard, you will be
redirected to the DVS Rescue script once more where you can
choose, for example, ’reboot’ or ’poweroff’ to restart or turn off
the system. The next time the system is started, it will load the
restored operating system.

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Index
A I
Abbreviations ................................. 6 Important notes ............................ 11
Activate permissions ...................... 21 IP address
Administration .............................. 31 DHCP .................................... 14
Static ..................................... 14

B
Backup image .............................. 36 L
Log files
Gather .................................... 35
C LSI-Adapter-SAS ........................... 24
Client software ............................... 8
Configuration .......................... 13, 14
SNMP Monitoring .................... 23 M
MegaRAID Storage Manager ......29, 30

D
Delivery status .............................. 14 N
DHCP ......................................... 14 NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB ................ 25
Driver .................................... 32, 33 Network ........................................ 7
Network configuration .................... 14
Network interface configuration ........ 15
E Network setup ................................ 7
Email notification .......................... 29
Disable .................................. 30
Eth0 ........................................... 14 O
Eth1 ........................................... 14 OID
Ethernet ports .............................. 14 Querying the states ................... 24

F P
Firmware update ........................... 33 PCIe video board
Driver ................................32, 33
Permissions ................................. 21
G
Gather logs .................................. 35
R
Required reading ............................. 6
H Restoring system .......................... 39
Hardware
Client system ............................ 8
Server ...................................... 8 S
Server ........................................... 8

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Server hardware ..............................8

Server network configuration ........... 17
Server software ...............................8
Update ................................... 33
SMTP Server ................................ 29
SNMP Monitoring
Configuration ........................... 23
Software
Client .......................................8
Server ......................................8
VENICE client ............................8
Software update ............................ 32
Spycer ..........................................9
Spycer configuration ...................... 18
SpycerAgent ................................ 18
Static IP address ............................ 14
System monitoring ......................... 23

T
Target group ..................................6
Test message ............................... 30

U
Update firmware ........................... 33
Update software ............................ 32
Updating the server software ........... 33

V
VENICE service ............................. 15

W
Watch folders ............................... 19

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