Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 47)

Installing iTX software modules
Through the same dialog, you may specify a Locator Service – or a group of load-balanced
Locator Services – for the domain. You add the Locator Services to a list in the Locators panel,
which appears when you select Use Locator Service:
The order of Locator Services in the list determines the order in which iTX selects them to
handle connection requests: a service that requires connection details contacts the Locator
Service at the top of the list; if this one is busy, the next in the list; and so on.
The list should be the same for each Locator Service in a load-balanced group.
When you save the configuration, the installer performs a number of actions. It:
• Enters the domain name in the Windows registry. iTX services and the iTX Desktop get
the domain information from the registry when they start up.
• Creates a domain configuration file, containing domain and Locator Service details. It
stores this in an application-data folder under the logged-on username.
• Creates a Locator-mode configuration file, Omnibus.config, indicating whether or not
iTX is to use the Locator model for service and client connections. It stores this in the
iTX program folder.
• Adds Locator Service details to the machine Hosts file.
Do the following to enter domain and Locator Service details through the iTX Domain
Configuration dialog.
1.
In the iTX Domain box, enter a name for the iTX domain that the iTX services are to
operate in.
2. Select Use Locator Service to display the Locators panel.
3. Do the following to identify a machine with a Locator Service.
• Click Add to display the Add Locator dialog.
• Enter the IP address of the machine.
• Click OK to close the Add Locator dialog.
The machine IP address appears in the Locators panel.
4. Repeat the previous step to add details of any other Locator Services (in the same domain)
that you want to use for load balancing.
5. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the position of any Locator Service in
the list.
6. Click Save.
The installer saves the configuration; the iTX Domain Configuration dialog closes.
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