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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:

Not all services can operate as back-up services.

You should not configure a Media Watcher or a Media Data Service to run as a back-up

service.

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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