Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.7.2 - Manual (Page 69)

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Testing the Pathfire capture service
This value specifies the maximum age of files in the source directory. The capture
service deletes files that are older than this age.
8. When your Pathfire capture service settings are complete, click Apply .
9. A success message displays. Click OK . The Pathfire capture service starts up and
continues to run after you exit.
A message appears that informs you about the write filter and prompts you to
restart.
10.Click OK .
The K2 system restarts.
The service immediately checks the source directory for any files that are beyond
the specified cleanup age and deletes them from the directory.
Testing the Pathfire capture service
1. In the Pathfire application, drag Pathfire-delivered content onto the K2 system.
2. On the K2 System, open Windows Explorer, browse to the watched folder and
verify that the files have arrived from Pathfire. The transfer from Pathfire must be
100% complete before the K2 Pathfire capture service triggers the import into K2
media storage.
3. Open AppCenter and use Transfer Monitor to verify that the transfer into K2 media
storage is underway.
4. After the transfer into K2 media storage completes, verify that the media appears
in the destination bin.
5. Playout the media to verify that the import was successful.
Pathfire capture service components
The following table describes the components that support K2 Pathfire capture
service functionality.
Name Description
Grass Valley Pathfire Bin
service This is the Pathfire capture service. It is the service that does the
automatic import from the watched folder (source directory) to the K2
media storage (destination bin).
K2 Capture Services utility Configures K2 capture services.
Source directory This is the watched folder. It is a standard file system directory. When
a file is placed in this directory, the Pathfire capture service
automatically imports it into the K2 media storage. By default, the
location of the source directory is
V:\PATHFIRE .
Check frequency Determines how often (in seconds) the watched folder is checked for
new files.
Cleanup frequency Determines how long (in days) a file remains in the watched folder. A
file with a file-creation date older than the specified number of days is
deleted.