Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 90)

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System Management
Main System Page
The controllers are identified by their IP addresses.
The controllers’ status can be either ‘Healthy’ or ‘Unhealthy’. In a redundant system, one
controller is ‘Active’ and the other is ‘Inactive’. In a non-redundant system, the single controller is
‘Active’.
 It is possible for NV9000-SE Utilities to show both controllers as ‘Inactive’. This might when
both controllers are either unhealthy or off-line.
Router Summary
The ‘Router Summary’ lists the routers defined in the selected control system:
The ID field gives the database ID of the routers. The routers are typically identified by name, but
if your configuration has duplicate router names, the IDs are can be the distinguishing factor.
The other columns present router status.
A router is “active” through the active system controller. In the illustration here, that is controller
1. If controller 2 were active, this column would read “controller 2.”
The router’s control points are either serial ports or IP addresses. If the router is controlled
through a serial port, the control point field shows the COM port. If the router is controlled
through an Ethernet port, the field shows the port’s IP address.
Panel Summary
The panel summary tells you the number of control panels in use:
You can view more details about panels in the ‘Control Panels’ status page, described under
Control Panels Page on page 84.
The control panels counted are those that (1) were defined in the configuration of the selected
control system and (2) are presently connected. The panels reported will be active either on
controller 1 or on controller 2. That is, the panel count will be 0 for one of the controllers.
(If controller 2 does not exist, there is no field for it.)
External Interface Summary
To connect third-party devices to the NV9000 system, it is necessary to define ports for the
connections. These are called “external interfaces.”
Typically, the ports are serial ports (i.e, COM ports) and use the NVISION serial protocol (NVSP)
for communication. Some external interfaces support connections that require licenses.