Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.7.0 - Manual (Page 56)

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
Create/configure a deployment group
group to contain all ingest, edit and
playout devices.
— 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
X + FTP MDI
X Aurora Browse
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Managing Software