Configuring Timeslot Scheduler for Your Playback Server

Timeslot Scheduler is designed to generalize scheduling so the same workflow can be used with any playback server. Functions for specific playback servers are handled by submodules that are included with Timeslot Scheduler. Currently Timeslot Scheduler only includes support for Telvue Princeton and Tightrope Cablecast servers.

To register a playback server go to Create content > Playback Server

Server Name: This is a human readable name.

Server Type:Currently Scheduling is only supported on Telvue Princeton or Tightrope Cablecast servers. This requires the appropriate submodule be enabled.

Channel: This lists displays the channels registered in your Channel vocabulary. Playback servers are NOT required to be registered to a Channel. Multiple servers can be registered to the same channel. If you register multiple servers to a channel, any scheduling activity will happen on both servers. This is helpful when transitioning to a new playback server. Playback servers DO NOT need to be the same type to be registered on the same channel. Similarly, a single server can be registered to multiple channels.

URI: This is the URL or IP address of the server. The playback server specific submodules are configured to use the correct port. So if you access a Princeton using http://123.ourchannel.org:3000, you'd enter 123.ourchannel.org.

Mount: These are mounted shares directly from a playback server or to another server the playback server is connected to. Mounts are created as part of the Video Configuration.

Username: If the playback server requires a username to access its status or add scheduling information. This is not the connection information for the Mount. That information should be stored in the web server's fstab file.

Password: Password for the Username entered above. WARNING: This is currently stored in cleartext.

Database Settings: These settings are optional. Only use them if your playback server allows direct connectivity to the database.