Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 225)

Running iTX services
Start-up parameter Description and comments
-address IP address When used with -NTP external, specifies the IP address of an external NTP
server.
Example:
-address 192.168.100.200
-port IP port When used with -NTP external, specifies the port number on which the
services are to communicate with the NTP server.
Example:
-port 8995
-slave IP address : port
number
In a system with no VITC generator, instructs the Time Service to get its
reference time from an external NTP (Network Time Protocol) server (using
the specified IP address and port number). This parameter causes the
service to relay the time from the external server to other iTX services.
For services that can run in a special configuration mode:
Start-up parameter Description and comments
-config Switches the service to start in configuration mode. You need to remove
this parameter before you can run the service in the normal operating
mode.
You can modify start-up parameters by using the Server Controller Configuration tool:
You display the tool by selecting Server Controller Config from the iTX group in the Windows
Start menu.
The tool has 3 tabs: Services; Databases; Web Services. To modify start-up parameters, you use
the features under the Services tab. (You do not need to use the other two tabs for general
system administration tasks.)
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