Document Category: Management Tools

RT Software Server Solutions

DATE 3-7-24 PRINCIPAL AUTHOR Jerry Clark SECONDARY AUTHORS VERSION 1 UPDATE 1 Introduction The RTSW Newsroom/Playout solutions require applications running on a Server type platform. These include: Repository MediaWatcher DataServer MOSGateway In a small system all of these could be run on a single server. For larger systems it may be necessary/beneficial to split these […]

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Media Watcher Manual

About Description Revision 1.6; History 09/05/2014; Updated from 25/11/2020 Authors Sean Kirwan Overview MediaWatcher takes sources of external data – such as RSS feeds and XLS files – and converts them to a form which RT Renderers can use. MediaWatcher runs continuously in the background, checking for new data in the data sources, processing them […]

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Protected: SABC Cluster Servers

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Software and Hardware Licensing

Sentinel Licensing About Description Revision 1.2 History October  2022; Feb 2023 Authors S Hart, Jerry Clark Overview This document outlines the various ways to request, apply and transfer software and hardware* licenses. It also covers some troubleshooting steps *Hardware USB license dongle Requesting a Trial License If you require a license to trial the software […]

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Media Watcher – EAS Configuration

EAS output system Install and configuration with Media Watcher About Description Revision 1.2 History 25/06/2021 Authors Peter Eszlari, Jerry Clark Installation overview Install the latest TOGMediaWatcher-rxxxxx-windows-installer.exe Install a renderer, RT_OEM_DLL-4.6.4 or Tog_4.6.4. The oldest version that is supported with EAS: r25565. Configure the TOGMediaWatcher shortcut in the installation folder to load the configuration file: RTSWconfTOGMediaWatcher.conf […]

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Repository User Guide – Installation and Configuration3.1

User Guide Installation and Configuration About Description Revision 3.1 History 22/06/2022; Updated from 13/10/2020 Authors Sean Kirwan; Jerry Clark; Peter Eszlari; Adrien Hayder Overview This documentation refers to release 4.6.5 r29721 and later. Repository is an application that interfaces with a subversion repository to store and retrieve Swift projects and changes or updates to projects. […]

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MariaDB Database ReplicationClark

MariaDB Database Replication DATE 28/02/2017 PRINCIPAL AUTHOR Sean Kirwan SECONDARY AUTHORS Jerry Clark VERSION 1.1 DATE 28/01/2023 Overview The SABC MediaWatcher servers each run a MariaDB SQL database. The 2 servers are configured to be in a Microsoft Active Directory-Detached cluster meaning that one machine acts as the “main” server and the other as the […]

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Dizplai: Adding Destinations DCS

Dizplai: Adding Destinations in the DCS About Description Revision n/a Date 2023 Authors Dizplai Overview The purpose of this document is to outline how to add destinations in the DCS. How to add new destinations in DCS 1) Type exploreconfig in DCS console window and hit enter This takes you to the scheduler.xml file You […]

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Refinitiv Data in Mediawatcher

Refinitiv Data In MediaWatcher About Description Revision 1 Date 19 Jan 2023 Authors Joe Woodley Overview The purpose of this document is to outline the flow of the plugins used for the SABC/ Refinitiv API integration and a separate guide primarily intended for SABC to alter their request data through the external files provided. Quotes […]

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Repository Installation, Configuration and User Guide 2.2

Repository is an application that interfaces with a subversion repository to store and retrieve tOG projects and changes or updates to tOG Projects. This documentation refers to release 4.6.4_r24966 and later.

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