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Viz Mosart Administrator Guide

Version 5.0 | Published November 09, 2022 ©

Prerequisites

There are several system prerequisites that must be in place before the Viz Mosart Applications are installed.

This section contains:

System Requirements

The following apply all machines running Viz Mosart software:

Prerequisite

Target

Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or later

Viz Mosart Server

Operating system. Viz Mosart has been verified working with Windows Server versions up to and including Windows Server 2019. Viz Mosart Server will also work with Windows 10.

Microsoft Windows 10

Viz Mosart Client

Operating system. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional may also be used, but this version is no longer supported by Microsoft.

Microsoft .NET Framework

All

See the Viz Mosart Release Notes for the applicable Microsoft .Net version. Most of the Viz Mosart installers abort the installation process if .NET 4.5 is not detected.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (vcredist_x86.exe)

Viz Mosart Server

See the Viz Mosart Release Notes for the applicable Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package.

Windows Folder Structure

All

The following folder must be available, containing Viz Mosart installers, before installation: C:\mosart\installers

Windows Firewall

All

For some versions of Windows, it may be necessary to open ports. Either completely disable Windows firewall, or alternatively open for Ping and ports 8080-8099. If Mosart Template Database is used, port 3306 also must be opened.

Windows Audio

Viz Mosart Server

If MIDI devices are connected via direct conversion serial adapters, Windows Audio feature must be enabled on the server.

Note: If using Windows Remote Desktop, audio must be set to play on the server, not the remote PC, as the Audio configuration will otherwise be disturbed.

Windows Server Type

Viz Mosart Server

It may be favorable to configure the Windows Server running the Viz Mosart Server software to Application Server, as this automatically pre-configures several features and also automatically sets a detailed .NET configuration.

Server Specifications

All

For more details, see below.

Note: All prerequisites must be completed before installing any Viz Mosart components, both server and client applications.

Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft .NET must be installed on the system before installing any Viz Mosart Applications. See the Viz Mosart Release Notes for the applicable Microsoft .Net version.

To determine which Microsoft .NET Frameworks are installed

  • If you do not know how to determine this, contact your IT System Administrator to learn how to.

Installing the Microsoft .NET Framework

  1. Obtain the applicable Microsoft .NET Framework Installer from the Microsoft Download Center.

  2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.

  3. Restart the machine if prompted on completion.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86)

A Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) must be installed on the system before installing the Viz Mosart Server software. See the Viz Mosart Release Notes for details on the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package.

Note: Viz Mosart is a 32-bit program.

Obtain the applicable Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) installer from the Microsoft Download Center.

Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package:

  1. When downloading, please ensure that you select the 32-bit (x86) version.

  2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.

  3. Restart the machine if prompted on completion.

Hardware Requirements

Viz Mosart Automation Servers

Two servers: one main and one backup.

Minimum Recommended Hardware Configuration

  • Dual Power Supply for redundancy

  • Redundant disk configuration

  • Integrated Lights Out (iLO), IPMI or similar with Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) support

  • Windows operating system with applicable .NET Framework

  • 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports

  • 1280 x 1024 display adapter

  • 8 GB Memory

Recommended Performance-related Components

  • 2 Processors with performance as 2.0 GHz dual-core and with 4 MB L2 cache

  • Minimum 50 GB free storage space

  • Windows Server 2008, 2012 or 2016 operating systems

Site-specific Requirements

Location-specified external device connections might include the following examples:

Note: W&T is the only GPIO control device vendor supported by Mosart. Up to four boxes can be controlled, giving 48 outputs. Only the first box is used for input, giving you 4 predetermined Mosart rundown functions, and 8 general inputs. Display, keyboard and mouse should be available in the relevant gallery.

Viz Mosart GUI PCs

Two PC's: one main and one backup.

Minimum Recommended Hardware Configuration

  • Local PCs physically located in the control room. Alternatively Integrated Lights Out (iLO), IPMI or similar, optionally with Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) support.

  • Windows 10 64 bit operating system with applicable .NET Framework

  • Gigabit Ethernet port

  • Approved video adapter with resolution 1920 x 1080

  • 8 GB Memory

  • Displays with minimum 1920 x 1080 resolution, keyboard and mouse should be installed in the gallery.

Recommended Performance-related Components

  • Processor with performance equal or better than Intel 2.0 GHz Dual-core

  • Minimum 50 GB free storage space.

Viz Mosart Audio Player

If you will use the Viz Mosart Audio player, a single dedicated PC is normally placed in the server room.

The degree of hardware redundancy required for this function shall be considered.

The PC running the Viz Mosart Audio Player should be equipped with:

  • A broadcast quality audio card registering with Windows driver. For example:
    Lynx Studio Technology AES16e PCI Express AES/EBU Interfaces, www.lynxstudio.com

  • Windows 10 operating system with applicable .NET Framework.

  • Ensure the audio card is supported by the selected Windows operating system.
    Remaining hardware configuration and performance parameters are similar to GUI PCs.

Note: The Viz Mosart Audio Player replaces the discontinued Mosart Sound File Player.


Viz Mosart Timing Display and Audio Panel PCs

The main purpose of these two PCs is to display the output from the respective Viz Mosart applications.

  • For the Audio Panel it is also possible to interact with the application via mouse and keyboard.
    The configuration and performance parameters shall be similar to the GUI PCs.

Viz Mosart Shared Template Database

The Template Database is built on an Oracle MySQL Server. Actual database traffic will be light – any modern PC will suffice, since Viz Mosart template features are more similar to a shared storage function than a classic database transaction server.

Recommended MySQL Software

  • Refer to the Viz Mosart Release Notes

Minimum Recommended Hardware Configuration

  • Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) support.

  • Windows operating system with applicable .NET Framework.

  • Gigabit Ethernet port

  • 1280 x 1024 display adapter

The above hardware can be increased, for example with dual redundant PSUs, NICs, disks etc. for redundancy.

Note: Some of the hardware components (for example dual PSU) might necessitate an upgrade to a server proper, running a recent version of Windows Server. It is also possible to add another machine as a backup server.

Recommended Performance-related Components

  • Processor with performance equal or better than Intel 2.0 GHz Dual-core.

  • 8 GB Memory

  • Minimum 50 GB free storage space.

Pre-Installation Tasks

A computer platform as described must be installed by the customer prior to the start of installation.

This includes:

  • Dual independent power feeds to Viz Mosart Servers and the GUI PCs, where one of the inputs is from an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) source.

  • Set-up of keyboard, video and mouse for Viz Mosart GUIs and Viz Mosart Servers in the relevant gallery.

  • Cabling and connectivity-testing from the Viz Mosart servers to the gallery equipment to be automated.

  • Tested networks connection from the Viz Mosart servers to the Newsroom system and the Viz Mosart GUIs.

  • For all IP connections (see Connections below), the customer must make sure relevant ports and services are opened in any in-between firewalls.

  • Viz Mosart Support should be permitted remote access to all Viz Mosart computers for online support.

Connections

All Viz Mosart applications and services are connected via TCP/IP. This allows them to run on any computer in a common logical network.

  • Connections to external devices are a combination of TCP/IP and serial communication protocols like RS-232, RS-422 and MIDI.

  • Extenders and translators, terminal servers and MIDI over IP, may also be used.

Note: All device connections (such as link layer and application protocols) are dependent on the device itself.