Mediaflex-UMS With Wasabi

Mediaflex-UMS (Unified Media Services) by TransMedia Dynamics helps you orchestrate and securely preserve digital and physical assets, transforming media management via workflows. Wasabi has been validated for use with Mediaflex-UMS.

Prerequisites

• Mediaflex release Q1 2024 and later
• S3 compatible File Transfer Service
• Active Wasabi Cloud Storage Account
• Wasabi Bucket - See Working With Buckets and Objects
• Access & Secret Key Pair - See our Access Keys Guide

Reference Architecture Diagram

Configuration

1. Add a Storage Device for Wasabi Hot Storage

1.1. Log into the Mediaflex Workstation Client.

1.2. Navigate to Tools > Area / Device Configuration.

1.3. Right click on an area and select Add New > Device.

1.4. From the "Type" drop down box, select "S3 Compatible Storage".

In the Details give it a unique name to identify the Wasabi Hot Storage. 

Enter the following information:

• Access Key ID - Input your Wasabi Access Key
• Secret Access Key - Input your Wasabi Secret Key
• Service URL - Enter in the Wasabi Storage Region URL that you plan on using
• Bucket - Input your bucket name
• Vendor - Set to Generic
• Region - Input the Wasabi Storage Region

2. Add the Transfer.S3 Compatible Service

2.1. Log into UMS Manager in your preferred browser.

2.2. Click the ellipsis of a controller that the service should be added to and select "Add Service".

2.3. Search for "S3 Com" and select "Transfer.S3 Compatible" from the list.

2.4 Fill in the settings as required (can be left to use the default values).

2.5. Click on "Save" when done. 

3. Configure a Data Move task in a Preset

3.1. Log into the Mediaflex Workstation client.

3.2. Navigate to Workflow > Workflow Designer.

3.3. Add a Data Move task to the designer.

3.4. Configure the task, selecting the "Wasabi Hot Storage" device created in Step 1 in the "Copy To" section.

3.5. Save the preset. 

3.6. This preset can be raised to copy items to Wasabi Hot Storage.