Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 7)

Corporate LAN network description..................................................................................................155
Networking tips..................................................................................................................................155
Network considerations and constraints...........................................................................................156
Network load balancing.....................................................................................................................156
About host files..................................................................................................................................156
About GV STRATUS client PCs............................................................................................................157
About the GV STRATUS Assets view...................................................................................................158
About GV STRATUS system databases...............................................................................................159
About redundant K2 SANs....................................................................................................................159
Proxy Encoder iSCSI client requirement...............................................................................................160
About GV STRATUS markers, Dyno markers, and the K2 database...................................................160
About loop modes in K2, Dyno, and GV STRATUS..............................................................................163
About custom fields..............................................................................................................................163
About timecode source and clock synchronization...............................................................................164
About advanced query syntax, advanced searches and custom expressions......................................164
Understanding credentials....................................................................................................................167
Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems............................................................................167
K2 and GV STRATUS security considerations..................................................................................168
About groups and users....................................................................................................................168
Understanding virus and security policies............................................................................................169
Windows operating system update policy.........................................................................................169
Grass Valley anti-virus scan policy....................................................................................................169
Understanding system configuration tools............................................................................................170
About SiteConfig...............................................................................................................................170
K2Config...........................................................................................................................................170
Grass Valley Recommended Deployment and Monitoring Solutions................................................171
Windows Remote Desktop Connection.............................................................................................171
About SiteConfig and K2Config settings...........................................................................................172
About Control Panel, SiteConfig, and K2Config settings..................................................................174
About the Control Panel Service host and applications....................................................................175
Understanding and using SiteConfig.................................................................................................176
Proxy/live streaming technical details...................................................................................................182
MDI and Encoder logical names convention.........................................................................................183
About archive MDIs..............................................................................................................................183
About roles............................................................................................................................................183
Asset copies and deletions...................................................................................................................184
GV STRATUS devices and their roles, cab files, services, and licenses..............................................185
Express server and roles, cab files, services, and licenses..............................................................185
Core Server roles, cab files, services, and licenses..........................................................................188
Proxy Server roles, cab files, services, and licenses........................................................................190
Proxy Storage file system server roles, cab files, services, and licenses.........................................192
Proxy Encoder roles, cab files, services, and licenses......................................................................193
Conform Server roles, cab files, services, and licenses....................................................................194
EDIUS XRE Server roles, cab files, services, and licenses..............................................................196
Workflow Server roles, cab files, services, and licenses...................................................................197
GV STRATUS proxy client PC roles, cab files, services, and licenses.............................................198
GV STRATUS high-resolution client PC roles, cab files, services, and licenses...............................199
K2 systems roles, cab files, services, and licenses..........................................................................200
Aurora Playout client PC roles, cab files, services, and licenses......................................................201
GV STRATUS roles matrix....................................................................................................................201
About Archive/Restore roles.............................................................................................................203
About Newsroom Basic.....................................................................................................................203
Administering and maintaining the GV STRATUS system.......................................................................205
Configuring the GV STRATUS system.................................................................................................205
About the Lost and Found folder.......................................................................................................205
Configuring delete rights...................................................................................................................205
Revoking a GV STRATUS license lease...........................................................................................208
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