Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 345)

Using Missing Materials Manager
Reports
Missing Materials Manager can produce XML reports of missing media files. You can configure
the service to do this at regular intervals or you can request it to produce an instant report at
any time.
Running multiple instances of Missing Materials Manager
Depending on its configuration, Missing Materials Manager may monitor all channels in an iTX
system for missing media or just selected ones.
If you set up the service to operate for just a selected group of channels, you may set up other
instances of the service for other groups of channels; each service manages its own Missing
Materials channel. All instances may run on the same machine; you configure them
independently.
An example of when you might use multiple instances of Missing Materials Manager is when
you have a multi-channel iTX system with different Media Watchers and Media Stores allocated
to different groups of channels.
Important:
• When running multiple instances of Missing Materials Manager, you need to ensure
each one is correctly configured for a specific Media Watcher and a group of playout
channels. Only one service should have access to the media files on any particular
Media Store.
License dongle
To run Missing Materials Manager, the machine on which it is installed must have a hardware
License key, or "dongle", inserted in one of its USB slots. This authenticates the iTX software
and allows you to use the software once the License is registered in the iTX system.
In a system with multiple instances of Missing Materials Manager, the dongle must include a
separate License for each instance.
Installing the Missing Material Service module
You may install Missing Materials Manager on any server in your iTX system.
1.
Double-click Setup.exe in the installation folder, iTX Suite, to start the installer.
The installer displays the iTX Installer dialog.
2. Click Select Software to open the Select Software to Install dialog.
3. Select the Missing Material Server module from the Content Manager category.
Click OK to close the Select Software to Install dialog.
4. The iTX Installer dialog shows the components in the selected module.
5. Click Continue.
The installer performs the installation.
6. Click Finish to close the iTX Installer dialog.
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