Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 43)

Managing software
Software update checklist
Comment Task
Make sure software roles match the software
that should be installed on each device,
according to your system design. Add/remove software roles on Aurora
Playout devices
If you also have Ingest and Edit devices,
create a single deployment group to contain
all ingest, edit and playout devices.
Create/configure a deployment group
— Add Aurora Playout devices to the
deployment group
Procure the correct version of software
installation files and prerequisite files. Place software on control point PC
Refer to Aurora Playout Release Notes for
upgrading instructions. Check software on devices
Add software to deployment group
Set deployment options
Upgrade/install software to devices from
control point PC
Create record of software installed on devices
If you have not already done so, create a document to keep track of the software that you plan to
install on each of your system devices, according to your system design. This is especially helpful
for Aurora product devices. The following table is an example of this type of document. Then, as
you proceed with subsequent tasks and remove/add software roles to devices in SiteConfig, you can
refer to your table and make sure you are assigning software roles correctly.
FTP-1 HDK2-1 FSM-1 ING-1 DSM-1 EDIT-1 CONF-1 HD-1, 2, 3 SVR-1 Software
X MF Server
X + K2 MDI
X + News MDI
X + NTFS
X + FlashNET MDI
X + Proxy MDI
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