Grass Valley iControl V.6.02 - Manual (Page 20)

Introduction to iControl
General Status Manager (GSM)
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• Physical View arranges the devices relative to their physical connections and network
location. All frame slots are shown, even if they are empty. This is done automatically by
the system. Devices are sorted by:
• the IP address of the iControl server,
• then the serial communication port of the server where the (Imaging) frame is
connected,
OR,
• the IP address of the Densité communicator,
• then the frame itself.
Once the frame folder is open, you can see the device by the slot when applicable.
• Flat View shows all devices in alphabetical order without any grouping.
With Logical View and Physical View, you can open and close folders in the list to display any
level of the hierarchy.
General Status Manager (GSM)
iC Navigator is also the front end for—and depends largely upon—an iControl service called
the General Status Manager (GSM). At least one GSM is always running on an Application
Server on a given network
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. It acts as a central clearing station for device discovery and alarm
status.
Note: Physical View may only be applied to devices in frames.
1. To be more specific, on each subnet in a network being monitored by iControl there must be at least one
Application Server with an active GSM.