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Running iTX services
Start-up parameter
Description and comments
-n name
Specifies the name of the service.
Example, for a channel called “Sports 1”:
-n Sports 1
For services that support the primary/backup operating model:
Start-up parameter
Description and comments
-backup
Identifies a back-up service.
Note:
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Not all services can operate as back-up services.
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You should not configure a Media Watcher or a Media Data Service to run as a back-up
service.
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If a service is set up to run in a load-balanced mode (rather than as a primary/back-up
service), entering a "-backup" argument has no effect.
For an Output Server or Encode Server:
Start-up parameter
Description and comments
-t card type
Describes the type of video or audio card fitted in the host machine.
Example, for an AJA Xena video card:
-t AJAXena
For the Time Service
Start-up parameter
Description and comments
-timezoneoffset
Applies the timezone offset (from UTC) that is configured in the Windows
Control Panel to the reference time.
-format television
standard
Specifies the television standard (NTSC, PAL, etc.) that determines the
playout frame rate.
Example, for the NTSC Drop-Frame standard:
-format NTSCDF
-NTPexternal
In a system with no VITC generator, instructs the Time Service to use an
external NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. This parameter causes the
service to re-direct iTX services that request time to the external server.
The parameter requires the -address and -port parameters (see below) for
the external server.
March 2015
System Administrator Guide
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