Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
About this manual .......................................................................................................... 21
Software versions ................................................................................................................... 21
Assumptions ........................................................................................................................... 21
About the iTX system ...................................................................................................... 22
System architecture ............................................................................................................... 22
Service-connection model and system domains in iTX v1 ............................................................. 22
Service-connection models and system domains in iTX v2 ............................................................ 22
Merged services and new services ................................................................................................. 23
iTX software modules ............................................................................................................. 23
Drivers for SDI video cards ............................................................................................................. 24
Processing of multi-channel audio ................................................................................................. 24
iTX machines, their operating systems and other required software ................................... 24
Database Server – one per system ................................................................................................. 24
Media Store – one or more per system ......................................................................................... 25
Output Server – one per playout channel (SD or HD) .................................................................... 25
Desktop Client workstation – one per operating position. ............................................................ 27
Encode Server – number dependent on the required capacity for simultaneous recordings ....... 27
iTX system design ................................................................................................................... 28
System time source ................................................................................................................ 28
Back-up protection ................................................................................................................. 28
System options ....................................................................................................................... 28
Preparing a system for iTX software .............................................................................. 30
Network connection............................................................................................................... 30
Using a DHCP server to allocate an IP address for a Locator Service machine ...................... 30
Locator Service – name resolution......................................................................................... 30
General machine requirements ............................................................................................. 31
Hard-disk size ................................................................................................................................. 31
Date and time properties ............................................................................................................... 31
Automatic logon ............................................................................................................................. 31
Windows error reporting ............................................................................................................... 31
Windows updates and security ...................................................................................................... 31
Windows Indexing .......................................................................................................................... 32
Shutdown Event Tracker ................................................................................................................ 32
Response to Windows system failure ............................................................................................ 33
Windows event logs ....................................................................................................................... 33
Network adapters – binding order ................................................................................................. 33
Display and power-saving properties ............................................................................................. 34
Preparing the Database Server machine ............................................................................... 34
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