Configuring devices & services, Key concepts, Frame – Grass Valley iControl V.6.02 User Manual
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Configuring Devices & Services
Summary
Key Concepts
Frame
A frame is a modular enclosure used to house a range of processing, interface, and controller
modules. iControl can detect frames on a network, and make information about these frames
available in iC Navigator—when Physical view is selected, iC Navigator displays all devices,
including frames. You can click the [+] symbol beside a frame’s name (or double-click on a the
name itself ) to view the contents of its slots.
Services
An iControl service is software running on the Application Server that enables it to
communicate with and control devices on the network. Some services, such as the General
Status Manager and the RMI Daemon, are available with every iControl system. Others are
installed on the Application Server as build-to-order options. The table below describes some
common iControl services:
Service Name
Availability
Description
Densité
Default
Densité Manager service responsible for communications with Grass
Valley Densité frames over TCP/IP. The Densité Manager starts and stops
Densité communicators. It supports multiple instances for load
balancing (up to 150 streams per Densité Manager).
General Status Manager (GSM)
Default
Service responsible for coordinating the distribution of alarm messages
and events on an iControl network.
Global Caché GC100 IR service
Optional
Custom service responsible for communications with the Global Caché
GC100 IR Network Adapter.
IRD Service Starter
Optional
Service responsible for communications with Integrated
Receiver/Decoder (IRD) devices.
Imagestore
Optional
Imagestore Manager service responsible for communications with
Grass Valley (Oxtel) Imagestore frames over TCP/IP.