• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Network Infrastructure

    The Cumulus Command Line Interface

    September 27, 2013

    Cumulus comes with a number of commands installed in /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server. The assets can be in a shared directory location, such as an NFS mount mapped to /cumulus or /Volumes/Cumulus. But in the /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server directory there are a number of commands that can be pretty useful. For example, the stop-admin, stop-cumulus, start-cumulus and start-admin commands can be used to restart the Cumulus using a simple ARD template: /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server/stop-admin.sh /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server/stop-cumulus.sh sleep 30 /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server/start-cumulus.sh /usr/local/Cumulus_Workgroup_Server/start-admin.sh There are others, such as status.sh, which shows size of repository, PIDs, and the time running. The repair.sh can be used to repair the database and remove-admin.sh and remove-cumulus.sh can uninstall the admin console and cumulus servers respectively…

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  • Final Cut Server

    Final Cut Server: Prepare Media For Disconnected Use

    October 20, 2008

    Using Final Cut Server it is possible to still use assets that are stored on the server even when the workstation is offline (not on the same network as the Final Cut Server).  This allows users to work on projects using assets from Final Cut Server over a VPN, on an airplane or from a hotel room.  When you control-click on an asset you can select the Prepare for Disconnected Use to cache the primary representation.   At this point if you browse to the ~/Documents/Final Cut Server/Media Aliases you can drag the file into a Final Cut Pro project and edit away.

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