Grass Valley Media Conversion - Manual (Page 148)

Configuring TCP/IP Networks Media Conversion Software
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The hosts file
The ‘hosts’ file is described in the section above. The MDS application
software makes use of this file to find the corresponding IP addresses from
the user’s textual unit names.
The units.txt file
The names of the Imagestores on a network are held in a file called units.txt
which is plain, editable text that can be modified by the user.
The units.txt file is located in the drivers\etcsubdirectory under the Windows
NT system directory, along with the hosts file. The full path is typically:
c:\winnt4\system32\drivers\etc\units.txt
This file may be edited by using the notepad application, or any other simple
text editor.
Example of a units.txt file contents:
KEYER_1
KEYER_2
STILL_STORE_1
STILL_STORE_3
GRAPHICS_UNIT_1
The following restrictions apply to the format and contents of the units.txt
file:
1. Only one unit name per line
2. No spaces allowed in unit names
3. No blank lines
4. The very last unit name must have a return at the end, otherwise it will
not be seen
The network addresses of the Imagestores are linked to their names using the
hosts file. That means that for every unit name given in units.txt, there must
be a corresponding entry in the hosts file.