The MTD System

Complete Monitoring Solutions for AVID ISIS,

LanShare, Unity, and iNews Systems –
Assurance That Your System Is On-line and
Properly Operating

Monitoring Today’s AVID High Technology Systems

MTDSystems offers the most complete network monitoring solution
for large and small Avid systems. Avid systems are composed of video
servers, editors, raids, networks. MTDSystems has consolidated the
automatic analysis and extraction of log files, event logs, syslogs,
SNMP, WMI, telnet, and other data. The MTDSystems solution
captures the complex interplay into a single, unified, monitor and Improve System Reliability
control solution. The data will be presented in Enterprise wide views,
facility views and device views. The system is scalable from a few
Increase System Uptime
devices to thousands! Simplify Support
Know how your system is doing from anywhere in the world!
Viewable Worldwide
MTDSystems uses HTML web pages to present your systems. No Automatic Log Analysis
special viewing applications are required. All system views, trend Media tracking Throughout System
data, log files, etc are presented in HTML and are available all the
time anywhere you can get web access. Easily Identify Defective Devices
Since MTDSystems monitoring is manufacturer independent, other Trouble Report Management
system technologies can be included in the monitoring as well. Clear and Rapid Alerting
Extensive data gathering and log parsing flexibility Centralize Technical Staff
MTD Systems has created a rich set of interface modules to gather Reduces Labor Costs
data from many editors, servers, applications, indexers, browsers,
switches, and many other Avid system components. These data
elements are combined into a homogeneous, rootcause-based Control,
Monitoring, Alerting, and Problem tracking system.
Users are presented with multiple views of user-defined displays to
see all critical elements of their facility. These presentations are MTDSystems has created a powerful,
designed for specific users to indicate data most critical to their job. integrated set of Control, Monitoring,
Managers, Operators, IT, and Technicians will have their data
presented their way! Alerting, and Problem tracking
These diagrams can be created from a JPEG, BMP, GIF, URL, applications for AVID systems that unify
AutoCAD, or many other formats. User defined elements on the
image can be ‘activated’ to present different alert levels for devices,
enterprise wide operations into a single
subsystems, or complete facilities. homogeneous system.
Media can be tracked as it is moved through the system as well. So if
the material is transferred between facilities, files transfers can be
easily verified.
MTDSystems –Key Features

 Automatic log file  Rootcause System Rules  Monitoring is viewed thru

decomposing, alerting and
archiving with historical
viewing.
 Log file alerts are linked to
the log segment that
generated the message.
 View network and device
resource loading.
 User specific views of
devices, operations, media
flow, facilities, and
enterprises
 Data collection can be
changed thru MTDCentral
without going to site
 Continuous monitoring of
your facilities through
TCP/IP, SNMP, Log file
analysis, WMI, Syslogs,
services, environmental
sensors, serial data sensing,
contact closures, etc.
 Intuitive displays for easy
problem recognition
 Toolbar icon presents current
issues and alert level
received. It will also execute
a list of applications when
specific alerts occur.
 Agentless monitoring. No
software is installed on your
systems devices.
for failure reporting to
minimize false reports
 Continuous trend capture
and display by the hour,
week, month, and year.
 Manufacturer independent
monitoring solution
 Trend charts issue warning
and error alerts at user-
defined thresholds
 Alert messaging thru email,
pager, cell phone messages,
or PC screen messages.
 Alert diagrams are
hierarchical views of
facility troubles with
extensive ‘drill-down’
features
 Alert diagrams can include
JPEG, BMP, URL,
animated GIFs, DWG, etc.
 Each device or group of
devices can be activated on
any number of alert
diagrams.
 Command functions can be
enabled on alert diagrams
 Support for Microsoft
Windows NT, 2000, and
XP, Vista, Linux and most
flavors of Unix
standard Internet browsers.
 Advanced monitoring of
Raids, individual drives,
capacities, fans, power
supplies, etc
 Secure logins to access
data
 Any SNMP-enabled device
can be monitored.
 Automatic reporting of
installed software, versions,
services, service pack level,
hostname, IP, etc. Updated
daily.
 All software updates,
device additions, and alert
diagram changes are
dynamically updated. No
system or device shutdown
is required.
 New features are constantly
being added. Call or email
for the latest updates.
Avid iNews, Avid Unity, Avid
LanShare, Avid Isis, Avid
Airspeed are trademarks of
Avid Corporation

Headquarters For More information:

Contact: Dave Tansek, CEO
Phone: 408-629-9084
MTD Systems, LLC Fax: 253-540-3616
San Jose, CA Email:dave.tansek@mtdsystems.com
http://www.mtdsystems.com

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