Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 308)

System resilience
Add a back-up Output Server 1 to an iTX system
1. On the back-up Output Server machine, run the iTX installer to install the Output Server
module.
Follow the same procedure that you follow when installing the module on the main Output
Server. More details , page 55.
2. When the iTX Channel Config dialog appears, ensure you correctly identify the channel as
back-up channel:
In the Channel Name box, enter the same name as that of the main channel and then add
the suffix "-BACKUP" (in capital letters). There must be no space between the main-
channel name and the suffix. For example, if the main channel is "iTX1", call the back-up
channel "iTX1-BACKUP".
3. In iTX Desktop, on the Channel Configuration pop-up layout, do the following for both the
main and back-up Output Servers.
•
Select Master/Slave Setup to set up a pair of master-slave channels. More details , page
148.
• Specify the router connection details for the Output Server.
• Specify the router destination to which the transmission system is connected.
• Select Route on Failure if you want iTX to route the back-up Output Server to the
transmission system if one of the services (TXPlay) on the main Output Server closes
down. Ensure this option is not selected if iTX is not set up for router control. More
details , page 152.
Add a back-up Output Server 2 to an iTX system
For information on adding a backup Output Server 2 to an iTX system, see the Output Server 2
Channel Configuration Guide.
Running a standby Output Server
A standby Output Server runs the iTX services with no schedule loaded. If a main server fails,
you load its schedule into the channel of the standby Output Server. You operate a router to
switch the output of the standby Output Server to the transmission system.
The arrangement is similar to that for a back-up Output Server:
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