Grass Valley iTX Output Server 2 v.2.6 - Manual (Page 21)

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Upgrading to Output Server 2
If you are upgrading from an Output Server 1 system to Output Server 2, there are
additional precautions and procedures to take into consideration compared to a new
installation. This includes how best to transition from one system to the other and how to
operate with a mix of video engines during the transition.
Summary
Guidelines for Transitioning from OS1 to OS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating a Mixed Output Server System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Upgrading to the Output Server 2 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Guidelines for Transitioning from OS1 to OS2
During the transition from Output Server 1 to Output Server 2, it will be necessary to
temporarily operate with some channels on Output Server 2 and some still on Output
Server 1. This is known as a mixed Output Server system.
Below are some guidelines for operating a mixed Output Server system during this
transition.
• Output Server 2 does not support playout servers with dual SDI I/O cards (i.e. two
Corvid L/P cards). If your playout server is equipped with dual SDI I/O cards, only the
card that Windows identifies as device 0 will be used and only in single channel mode.
• You cannot run Output Server 1 and Output Server 2 on the same playout server. This
because each service requires different AJA SDI I/O card drivers.
• During the transition, it is recommended that an Output Server 2 playout server is
setup as the backup to an Output Server 1 playout server, rather than the other way
around.
• Main/backup setup for a mixed Output Server system is configured in the same way as
a standard main/backup setup. See About Channel and Live Event Routing on page 46.
Transitioning to Output Server 2
The steps below provide a high level overview of the process for transitioning from Output
Server 1 to Output Server 2.
To transition to Output Server 2:
1 Make sure main channel (legacy master) is routed to air
2 Decommission the backup channel (legacy slave).
3 As near as possible, there must be parity between the configuration of the Output
Server 1 and Output Server 2 playout servers. Apply any configuration changes to the