Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 - Manual (Page 36)

Chapter 1 Introducing the Profile Family
36 Profile Family
Profile Utilities
• Profile Logs allow you to view Profile system logs with the graphical log
viewer, WinTail. This log viewer allows you to see the end of a log file. To
learn more about how to view Profile logs, see Chapter 6, “Using Profile
Utilities.”
• ProLink monitors Profile Protocol calls over RS-422 communication lines,
allowing you to use a controller such as the PRC100 Control Panel to
communicate with a Profile system. For more information on Profile
Protocol, see the documentation that accompanies the Profile Software
Development Kit.
• PortSever allows you to control a Profile unit remotely using Ethernet
communications. For example, you can run PortServer on a remote Profile
system so that you can control it over a LAN from another Profile or PC.
PortServer is generally used in conjunction with Fibre Channel operations.
• PDR Access Control is a Windows NT service that prevents one application
from crashing another application by mistake. Though largely transparent to
users, the service prevents applications from accidentally reloading the video
processor while in use, essentially providing a controlled gateway to the
processor.
• Update Firmware reprograms components on boards in your PDR200
Video File Server, such as the Master Enhanced Disk Recorder (EDR) board.
Updating the firmware in the selected components of these boards ensures
that software and hardware will function together as expected.
• Update Fibre Channel Microcode updates the microcode on Fibre Channel
boards.
Fibre Channel Support
You can use Fibre Channel video networking capabilities to move media from
one Profile unit directly to another. With Media Manager, you can use the Fibre
Channel connection to transfer media files between machines. Ethernet LAN is
also required for transferring commands and status information. For more
information, see Chapter 7, “Fibre Channel Video Networking.”