TAG Video Systems MCM-9000
The MCM-9000 family of products enables real-time live monitoring of MPEG-2 and H.264 video sources, both in SD quality and HD quality.
About
This connector uses an HTTP connection to poll data from the MCM-9000 device. If the system is a "stacked" system, all data will be polled through the main MCM-9000 device.
The connector can receive traps to update the channel and system events in real time.
Version Info
| Range | Key Features | Based on | System Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x [Obsolete] | Initial version. | - | - |
| 1.1.0.x [Obsolete] | - | - | |
| 1.1.1.x [Obsolete] | - | - | |
| 1.1.2.x [Obsolete] | - | - | |
| 1.1.3.x [Obsolete] | - | - | |
| 1.1.4.x [Obsolete] | 1.1.3.25 | - | |
| 1.1.5.x [Obsolete] | Option for Unicode added. | 1.1.4.17 | All elements need to be re-created. |
| 1.1.6.x [Obsolete] | Default value auto-clear Channel Events Table changed. | 1.1.5.6 | Only elements that are stuck need to be re-created. |
| 1.1.7.x [Obsolete] | Added non-Unicode support. | 1.1.6.19 | - |
| 1.1.8.x [Non-Unicode Main] | Parses and stores data in ASCII. Range to be used if element is created with Unicode option disabled. | 1.1.7.3 | Automation scripts need to be adapted. |
| 2.0.0.x [Unicode Main] | Parses and stores data in Unicode. Range to be used if element is created with Unicode option enabled. | 1.1.6.29 | - |
Caution
Avoid switching between the unicode and non-unicode range, as this can cause stability issues when reading alarm and trend data. Both ranges have the same features.
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x, 1.0.0.11, 1.0.0.13-14, 1.0.0.15-22, 1.0.0.23 | 2.3.3, 2.4.6, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.6.7, 4.1.1 |
| 1.1.0.x 1.1.1.x | 3.3.5, 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3 |
| 1.1.2.x | 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.4.4, 4.5.7 |
| 1.1.3.x | 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.4.4, 4.5.7, 5.2.3 |
| 1.1.4.x | 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.4.4, 4.5.7, 5.2.3 |
| 1.1.5.x | 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.4.4, 4.5.7, 5.2.3 |
| 1.1.6.x | 4.1.1, 4.1.7, 4.2.3, 4.2.8, 4.4.4, 4.5.7, 5.2.3 |
Note
Firmware versions 2.5.2 and higher support HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). A Visio file is available to display the mosaic stream in DataMiner. To display the HTTP Live Stream, VLC Media Player is required on the client computer.
System Info
| Range | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant | Linked Components | Exported Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.1.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.2.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.3.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.4.4.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.5.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.1.6.x | No | Yes | - | - |
Configuration
Connections
This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection to receive traps sent by the MCM-9000 system, as well as an HTTP connection, and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The IP of any MCM-9000 device in the stack.
- IP port: The IP port of the destination, by default 162.
HTTP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP or URL of any MCM-9000 device in the stack.
- IP port: The IP port of the destination, by default 80.
- Bus address: If the proxy server has to be bypassed, specify bypassproxy.
Initialization
After an element has been created, the authentication settings need to be configured. To do so, go to the System Information page, click the Connection Settings button, and specify the settings in the pop-up window.
Usage (1.0.0.x)
System Information
On this page, you can view all device and licensing parameters for the whole (stacked) system.
Overview
This page provides an overview of the network interfaces, the services, and all PIDs in a tree structure.
Network
On this page, you can view all settings from all network interfaces from all devices in the stack.
Services
All services of the MCM-9000 system can be monitored on this page.
On the pop-up page Scan Channels, all running and finished scans can be monitored.
PIDs
On this page, the PIDs Overview table shows all PIDs in the system. These can be monitored separately.
System Events
On this page, you can view all system events in the System Events Overview table. There is a separate table for heartbeats, the Heartbeat Overview table.
Channel Events
On this page, the Channel Events Overview table displays all channel events. A separate table, the Channel Status Overview, displays the channel status.
Output Stream
On this page, you can manipulate the mosaic stream.
To set a channel in a specific box on the stream, click the Channel Position page button, select a channel and a box, and click the Set Channel Position button. Deleting or adding an output stream is possible via the Add Output Stream and Delete Output Stream page buttons, respectively. Selecting a layout is possible via the Layout page button. However, note that these page buttons are only available from version 1.0.0.17 of the connector onwards.
Note: A Visio file is available to display the mosaic stream in DataMiner. Manipulating the channel position is also possible from the Visio overview.
Web Interface
This page displays the web interface of the device. However, note that the client machine has to be able to access the device, as otherwise it will not be possible to open the web interface.
Usage (1.1.0.2, 1.1.1.x, 1.1.2.x, 1.1.3.x)
General
On this page, you can view all device and licensing parameters for the whole (stacked) system.
The page also displays the Number of Monitored Channels and allows you to activate the option to Automatically Remove Missing Services and PIDs. There are also buttons available to trigger a soft reset, to reboot or shut down the device, or to save the configuration.
Overview
This page provides an overview of the network interfaces, the services, and all PIDs in a tree structure.
Network
On this page, you can view and configure the settings from all network interfaces from all devices in the stack.
Services
All services of the MCM-9000 system can be monitored on this page.
PIDs
On this page, the PIDs Overview table displays information for all the PIDs in the system. These can be monitored separately.
For the specific video statistic information, you can manually retrieve the information using the Get Video Statistics button. You can also enable Automatic Polling of Video Statistics to get the information every minute.
System Events
On this page, you can view all system events in the System Events Overview table. There is a separate table for heartbeats, the Heartbeat Overview table. Buttons are available to clear these tables automatically or manually.
Channel Events
On this page, the Channel Events Overview table displays all channel events. Buttons are available to clear old inactive events.
There is also an option to auto-clear the table depending on a limit that you can configure. From version 1.1.6.x onwards, this auto-clear option is activated by default.
By right-clicking, you can acknowledge channel events.
Note
From version 1.1.2.9 onwards, you can change the display key from "Name/Description" to "Name Description ExtraDescription".
Scan Channels
On this page, you can modify and run the Scanner Tasks that will scan IPs and ports.
Channel Status
A table with the Channel Status is displayed on this page, with important information such as the Channel Service Minimum Bitrate, Channel Service Maximum Bitrate, and Channel Service Average Bitrate.
With the Channel Events to Keep toggle button at the top of the page, you can choose to either keep all channel events or keep only active events with minor/major/critical severity.
Via the right-click menu of the table, you can start or stop monitoring a channel. You can also start or stop monitoring a channel using the "Monitored" column parameter in the table.
Channel Configuration
Introduced in version 1.1.2.19. This page allows you to configure basic channel parameters. In order to fill in the parameters, a channel must be selected in the Select an Input Channel drop-down box at the top of the page.
Via page buttons, you can configure the channel content and miscellaneous information. The Channel Profiles and Channel PIDs/Components configuration tables are available on dedicated subpages.
Scheduler Events
Introduced in version 1.1.6.22, this page allows you to monitor and control scheduled events created under each channel. To add events (on the Add Events subpage), first select and set the channel (Input Channel). Then the connector will retrieve the available profiles of that channel and make them available for selection in the Channel Profile field dropdown list.
Output Stream
On this page, you can manipulate the mosaic stream.
You can configure any of the settings of the output stream on this page. Selecting layouts for each output and the Layout Cycle Interval is possible via the Layout Selection page button. You can add an output stream via the Add Output Stream page button.
Via the right-click menu in the Encoder Configuration table, you can delete, enable, or disable selected encoders.
Note
A Visio file is available to display the mosaic stream in DataMiner. Manipulating the channel position is also possible from the Visual Overview.
Layouts
On this page, you can manipulate the individual layouts. You can add or remove channels from a layout by selecting a layout and then changing the selected channel in the Layout Channels Table. You can also use the Add Layout and Delete Layout page buttons to add or delete a layout, respectively.
Alarm Presets
On this page, you can create and edit Alarm Presets. You can also import and export presets using .csv files.
Note
From version 1.1.2.8 onwards, the export and import alarm presets functionality uses .xml files.
Web Interface
This page displays the web interface of the device. However, note that the client machine has to be able to access the device, as otherwise it will not be possible to open the web interface.
Usage (1.1.4.x and 1.1.5.x)
Tally Layouts
This page displays the different types of tally layouts. You can edit different aspects of the channel tiles and the text tiles via the Tally Layouts Channel Tiles and Tally Layouts Text Tiles tables, respectively.
Notes
For this connector to be able to poll the device, the following files are required:
- The file "SLSystem.Web.Helpers.dll" (renamed version of "System.Web.Helpers.dll") must be placed inside the ProtocolScripts folder.
- The file "System.Web.Helpers.dll" must be placed in the folder
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Web.Helpers\v4.0_1.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\.
DataMiner Connectivity Framework
From version 1.0.4.21 of the connector onwards, DCF is supported. It can be enabled or disabled with the toggle button on Network page.