Tim, it has been a while since I was involved in WO but here are a few thoughts from old memories... (We used to have a small RD system to backup a WO system.)
I am going to make some assumptions. Correct as needed and adjust. If they don't apply or work for you, things may get more complicated. On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 11:42 PM Tim Finley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > This is the first time I've ever been a part of a mailing list, so I'm not > sure of the etiquette. > > We use Music Master and Wide Orbit currently for 6 radio stations. I would > like to utilize Rivendell as an automation redundancy should our Wide Orbit > machines require downtime for maintenance, etc. > > I have successfully installed RD Server and an RD client; backed up audio > from WO, and will start porting audio to RD Server tomorrow/next week. What > are some other steps that I need to get -a- station going, and then add > more? I'd like to do just one as a proof of concept and then get going with > more if things are relatively painless. > I am going to assume you only need to have one station down at a time. Having all 6 down at a time is a bit more complicated. > I read a post from 2013 on this mailing list that indicates that all > metadata will transfer easily from WO to RD. > This meets my recollections. One gotcha though is that the cart numbers will end up different. This will complicate your Music Master situation. > I'm not terribly versed in Music Master, but I know I'll likely have to do > the majority of the grunt work to get this going initially. > Music Master can work with RD but you will likely need a new database to match the new cart numbers. I know they will work with you if you are converting, I don't know if they will want a new license to let both work side by side. I would imagine it could be possible to create a database outside of rd and wo to keep matching cart numbers and then a program to take a log generated for wo and convert to one that can work with rd. > We also use Marketron for traffic. Is there a viable way to duplicate > traffic across both systems? I was thinking of making a data server, a kind > of ingest system, that would duplicate the files to both servers > simultaneously via a python script or cron job. > That external database mentioned above could also prove useful here in matching traffic cart numbers between both systems. > Thanks, and I apologize for my ignorance of mailing list etiquette. > Suggested plan of action for a first attempt. Phase 1. 1. Setup 1 standalone rivendell box. 2. Import wo carts for one station to that rd box. 3. Skip music master for now and create simple clocks to let rd's music scheduler schedule things. Phase 2 (option a) (option a will only allow for 1 station to be down at a time.) 1. Import the music for each remaining station to a different group on the rd box from Phase 1. 2. Create simple clocks for each station to let rd's music scheduler schedule things. (option b) (option b will allow for 6 stations to be down at the same time.) Execute Phase 1 five more times using a new rd machine for each station. If this seems sufficient, good, if not, say where and what you are thinking and I will try and provide more help. > -- > *Tim Finley* > Engineering & IT Associate > > E: [email protected] > E: [email protected] > P: 912-856-9683 > W: fgtech.finley-group.com > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > all the best, drew -- Enjoy the *Paradise Island Cam* playing *Bahamian Or Nuttin* - https://www.paradiseislandcam.com/
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