• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Xsan

    Installing Final Cut Server on Lion & Mountain Lion Server

    Thanks to Allan Sanderson for the following submission, which outlines how to install Final Cut Server in Lion and Mountain Lion Server. In Server.app ————- Websites: Check “Enable PHP web applications” Install Java ———— Open /Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences.app You’ll be prompted by Software Update service to install Java, click “Continue”, provide admin credentials when promopted. Install Final Cut Server ———————— Run Final Cut Server installer. Then run Software Update to get ProApplications 2010-02 & Final Cut Server v1.5.2 updates. Check Configuration ——————- 1) Check fcsvr user has been created: dscl /Local/Default -search /Users RecordName fcsvr Output should look something like this: fcsvr RecordName = ( fcsvr ) 2) Check “fcsvr” user’s…

  • Final Cut Server

    Final Cut Server Logging

    Final Cut Server provides a wealth of logging information beyond what can be accessed from the “Search All Jobs…” option in the Final Cut Server application.  Search All Jobs will show the contents of the pxjob table of the PostGreSQL database.  However, Final Cut Server stores far more information that can be useful in troubleshooting.  For example, information about any jobs that contain the text ldsd, stored or the actual transcode processes can be found in logs in the /Library/Logs/Final Cut Server directory of the Final Cut Server that start with fcsvr_ldsd, fcsvr_stored or pm_transcoder respectively.  This folder also has a subdirectory, dbinit, which shows all of the logs pertaining…