VideoFlow DVG
The DVG is a video stream-aware network device capable of protecting live video streams from the impact of network impairments. It ensures no packets are lost when delivering content over the internet, and nullifies the jitter caused by transiting the internet. Each DVG can be configured as "Protector", "Sentinel" or "Fortress".
This connector allows you to monitor this device via an HTTP connection.
About
Version Info
| Range | Key Features | Based on | System Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Initial version that has feature-parity with the DVP1000 connector. Supports different stream inputs and outputs, such as SRT, Zixi, and SDI. | - | |
| 1.0.1.x | Updated indexes. | 1.0.0.x | Moving from the 1.0.0.x to the 1.0.1.x range will cause loss of trend data, since indexes are updated. |
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | 1.40.1.1(R) Oct 17 2021 12:27:59 |
System Info
| Range | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant | Linked Components | Exported Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
Configuration
Connections
HTTP Connection - Main
This connector uses an HTTP connection and requires the following input during element creation:
HTTP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
- IP port: The IP port of the device.
- Device address: The device address, by default ByPassProxy.
IP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP for this connection.
SNMP Connection
This connector uses an SNMP connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- SNMP Version: The version of the SNMP protocol that will be used for polling.
- IP address/host: The IP device to use for the SNMP connection polling.
HTTP Connection - Secondary
This connector uses a secondary HTTP connection and requires the following input during element creation:
HTTP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
- IP port: The IP port of the device.
- Device address: The device address, by default ByPassProxy.
Initialization
To make sure the connector can poll data from the device:
On the General page of the element, fill in the Username and Password.
Click the Log in button.
Restart the DataMiner element.
Data will only be polled from the device when these steps have been done. If you change the credentials, also restart the DataMiner element.
Web Interface
The web interface is only accessible when the client machine has network access to the product.
How to use - Range 1.0.0.x
The element created with this connector consists of the data pages detailed below.
General
This page displays general information about the device, such as the unit name, system type, version information, the unit's date and time, information regarding DNS and NTP, and ports used for HTTP and HTTPS.
This page is also where you can specify the credentials to poll data from the device (see "Initialization"). In addition, it allows you to execute system actions: reset, shut down or database load. To do so, first select the action on the System Actions subpage and then click the button corresponding with that action.
Firewall
This page displays the Firewall Status (enabled or disabled), as well as the Allowed List Interfaces, Rules and User Defined Rules tables. You can enable or disable interfaces by clicking a toggle button. User-defined rule parameters can be modified as well.
To create a new allowed list interface, right-click the Allowed List Interface table, select Add Allowed Interface and specify an interface name.
To create a new user-defined rule, click the Add User Defined Rule button and specify the values for this new rule in the creation window.
Interfaces
This page contains several interface tables. In each table, you can delete or create an interface via the right-click menu.
For each UDP VPN Client, the Connect action can be executed in order to trigger the connection of this VPN.
Streams
This page displays the current streams created in the device with their respective statistics and ETR290 events. It is possible to create and delete streams.
To add a stream, right-click the Streams table, select Add Stream, and specify a Stream Name, Operational Mode (Protector, Sentinel or Fortress) and Status (enabled/disabled).
This page features several tables and subpages with additional information about streams, such as their Alarms, Statistics, Peer Statistics, and Transport Stream Services.
Inputs
This page contains the Primary Inputs and Additional Inputs table for each stream. Existing additional inputs can be enabled or disabled, and it is possible to create additional inputs or codec inputs.
This page also contains tables to view and edit information from the stream's SRT inputs, Zixi receivers, and MPEs. You can add a new entry to any of these inputs.
Outputs
This page contains the Primary Outputs and Additional Outputs table for each stream. Existing additional outputs can be enabled or disabled, and it is possible to create additional outputs or codec outputs.
This page also contains tables to view and edit information from the stream's SRT outputs, Zixi feeders, SDI outputs, and ASI outputs. You can add a new entry to any of these inputs.
User
This page contains information regarding the different users that are configured for the DVG device.
License
This page can be used to view information regarding the DVG device's floating license and the various permissions of the device.
Syslog
This page contains all information regarding the DVG device's Event Logger and Remote Syslog, and allows you to configure them as you wish. You can also view the list of polled Syslog Messages.
Codec
This page contains information regarding the configured codec presets. You can also create a new codec preset with your chosen specifications.
Redundancy
This page can be used to monitor the DVG device's redundancy nodes and redundancy status.
Alarms
This page can be used to monitor active alarms as well as to view the alarm history of the device. It features subpages where you can view information about SNMP traps or change the alarm configuration.
This page displays all information related to the device's mail settings, such as recipients, groups, and mail alarms. It features subpages where you can create new groups or add new recipients.
Demux
This page contains information about the device's demuxes and their outputs. Via the subpages, you can create a new demux, demux output, or demux output PID.
Tree Control
This page contains a tree-structure representation of the stream data. Data from several stream-related tables is compiled, so that you can view all information related to a particular stream.