Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 173)

Configuring channels
Hold Time
In the Hold Time box, you can set the length of time for which iTX continues to hold recording
events in the Schedule Grid (on the Ingest Manager layout) after they have happened. An
operator can choose to show or hide these events, which we call history events. The displayed
time value is in the timecode format for the channel.
Creating device pools
An operator selects a device pool when requesting Ingest Manager to perform a recording. A
device pool is a group of Encode Servers from which Ingest Manager selects one to use for the
recording – it selects the first available one it finds.
You create and edit device pools using the panes under the Ingest Config tab:
• The Pools pane displays a list of existing device pools.
• The Devices In Pool pane shows what devices belong to a pool selected in the Pools
pane.
• The Devices Available pane lists all the video or audio Encode Servers in the system.
You may create different device pools for different types of ingest job. For instance, you may
create one device pool for recording a regular feed from a news agency; another, for ingesting
a live sports feed.
Do the following to create a device pool.
1.
Click Add.
The Add New Device Pool dialog appears.
2. Enter a name for the new device pool in the Name box; click OK to close the dialog.
An entry for the new device pool appears in the Pools pane.
3. In the Encoder Type box, select the type of Encode Server you want to include in the
device pool: video or audio.
4. Ensure the new device pool is selected in the Pools pane.
5. Select Encode Servers in the Devices Available pane and click to copy them to the
Devices In Pool pane. Use the Up and Down buttons to arrange the Encode Servers in the
order in which you want Ingest Manager to check their availability.
You may remove any selected Encode Server from the device pool by clicking .
6. Click Save.
Note:
• You may delete a device pool by selecting it in the Pools pane and clicking Remove.
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