ZEN Master supports two different methods for integrating MediaConnect Flows.
- Method 1 - Partial Integration:Connecting MediaConnect Flows to ZEN Master: This method uses an existing independent MediaConnect Flow as a Source (as described in Adding a MediaConnect Source – Connecting an Existing Flow) or Target (as described in Adding AWS MediaConnect Targets) in ZEN Master. The resultant Source or Target functions as a standard ZEN Master entity.
Method 2 –
Native Flow Management: This method involves creating and managing a completely new MediaConnect Flow in ZEN MasterCreating ZEN Master Managed Flows: This method involves creating a MediaConnect Flow that is fully managed within ZEN Master. This involves creating specialized MediaConnect Sources as well as specialized MediaConnect Flow Channels in ZEN Master. This method enables you to manage the Flow completely from within ZEN Master, including interchanging between Sources and Flow Channels. There are two ways of creating these Managed Flows:
Create a new MediaConnect Flow - create a completely new MediaConnect Flow from the ZEN Master console (i.e. without accessing the MediaConnect console or using their APIs
). This involves creating a specialized MediaConnect Source in ZEN master (as described in Creating a New Media Connect Flow Channel) and then creating a specialized MediaConnect Flow Channel (as described in Adding MediaConnect Flow Channels). This enables you to work exclusively within the ZEN Master UI.
Import an Existing MediaConnect Flow to Manage in ZEN Master - This method involves inporting an existing Flow from MediaConnect into ZEN Master (as described in Importing a MediaConnect Flow Channel). The input from your MediaConnect Flow is automatically created as a specialized MediaConnect Source in ZEN Master and the outputs are created as Targets in ZEN Master. In addition, the Flow itself is created as a specialized MediaConnect Flow Channel. All elements can be monitored and managed in ZEN Master.
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Once you have created or imported a ZEN Master Managed Flow (method 2), you should manage that Flow entirely through ZEN Master and not through the MediaConnect console. |
MediaConnect Flows that are created as Channels in ZEN Master are independent of the Sources that are assigned to them so that you can swap Sources between Channels at any time.
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Media Connect MediaConnect Sources created using Method 2 must be assigned to a special type of Channel, a MediaConnect Flow Channel. MediaConnect Sources created using the Partial Integration method Method 1 can be assigned to standard ZEN Master Channels. |
The following section describes sections describe the procedure for creating ZEN Master Managed Flows by creating a MediaConnect new Flow as a Channel in ZEN Master .
To add a MediaConnect Flow Channel:
The Create New Channel selection menu is displayed.
The Create MediaConnect Flow window is displayed.
In the Access Tags field, select one or more of the predefined Access Tags from the drop-down list.
Access Tags are used for access control. By selecting an Access Tag, you are relating this channel to that Access Tag. Access Tags are associated with certain roles (through the Users & Roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups. If you would like to create a new Access Tag see Creating an Access Tag.
In the Configuration section, in the AWS Account field, select from the drop-down list the AWS MediaConnect account that you would like to use for this Flow.
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If the source does not exist in the cluster, then the cluster will pull the source automatically. |
In the Availability Zone field, select from the drop-down list the Availability Zone that you would like to use for this Flow.
In the Source field, select from the drop-down list the AWS MediaConnect type Source that you would like to assign to this Channel.
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Specifying a Source is optional. You can create a Channel without assigning a Source, although it won’t be activated until you assign a Source at a later time. You can also switch to a different Source at a later time. To learn about creating a MediaConnect Source, see Adding a MediaConnect Source – Native Flow Management. |
Click Save.
or importing an existing Flow. For Method 1, you just create a MediaConnect Source in ZEN Master as described in Adding a MediaConnect Source – Connecting an Existing Flow.
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