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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.2.x
OL-15762-03
Chapter 19 Content Distribution and Delivery
Concepts
• DMS-CD does not prevent you from using the Actions list or the Play Now feature to start
transferring a DMS-CD deployment package immediately. However, using either of these methods
defeats many of the most important benefits of using DMS-CD. We recommend instead that you use
the Play in Future feature to schedule all of your DMS-CD deployment packages.
• You cannot use the Deployment Status feature (at Digital Media Players > Deployment Manager >
Deployment Status) to check the progress or status of immediate deployments.
CIFS Restrictions
• We do not support use of the “Cast” plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution
system or network. (
CSCto35473)
• When the password for a CIFS volume contains even one “%” symbol, a DMP 4310G cannot mount
CIFS. This behavior is by design.
• Playback is choppy for HD video that a DMP 4310G renders from a mounted CIFS volume.
However, a DMP 4400G can render the identical file without difficulty. (
CSCtj00686)
• There can be only one CIFS mount point, which all DMPs use in common. You cannot set DMPs or
DMP groups to mount any CIFS share except this one.
• Either your DMPs all use CIFS, or none of them do.
ACNS Restrictions
• We do not support use of the “Cast” plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution
system or network. (
CSCto35473)
Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode. Although we recommend generally that you
restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another, it is mandatory only when you switch
from ACNS to ECDS. (CSCto35473)
Caution Never delete an ACNS channel that Cisco DMS uses. Otherwise, you cannot see, select, edit, or delete in your schedule any
events that use the deleted channel. In this case, content substitution occurs on your DMPs because scheduled events call upon
missing assets. So, before you delete any ACNS channel, be sure that you have deleted from your schedule all events that will be
disrupted by its absence.
ECDS Restrictions
• We do not support use of the “Cast” plugin for Digital Media Designer with any content distribution
system or network. (
CSCto35473)
• Intra-playlist transitions take longer (by 1 or 2 seconds apiece) during playback in ECDS mode than
they take in any other mode. Also, a gray screen is visible briefly between videos. (
CSCtl143456)
Note You must restart your DMP after you switch it from ACNS mode to ECDS mode. Although we recommend generally that you
restart your DMP after you switch its mode from any content distribution method to another, it is mandatory only when you switch
from ACNS to ECDS. (CSCto35473)