Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 331)

2. Configure settings for the device you are adding as follows:
• Family – Select STRATUS .
• Type – Select STRATUS Server .
• Model – Select STRATUS Proxy Storage File System Server .
• Name – This is the device name, as displayed in the SiteConfig device tree view and device
list view. This name can be different than the host name (network name). You can accept the
default name or enter a name of your choice. Devices in the tree view are sorted alphabetically.
• Amount — Select 1 .
• Platform — Select x64 .
• Control network– Select the control network.
• Starting Address – Select from the list of available addresses on the selected control network.
If adding multiple devices, this is the starting address, with addresses assigned sequentially
to each device added.
3. Click OK to save settings and close.
SiteConfig adds the Proxy Storage file system server to the system description as a placeholder
device.
4. Verify that the unmanaged control network interface is configured correctly and modify if
necessary.
Next, add the GV STRATUS server to the control network.
Related Topics
About developing a system description on page 176
Modifying unassigned (unmanaged) control network interface on page 216
Adding a GV STRATUS server to the control network with SiteConfig
Use SiteConfig to configure network settings on a GV STRATUS server.
Before doing this task, make sure the GV STRATUS server is added as a placeholder device to the
SiteConfig system description.
The following steps are the standard tasks for adding a device to the control network using SiteConfig.
Use these steps for the GV STRATUS server you are adding.
1. Discover the device using SiteConfig device discovery.
2. Assign the discovered device to the placeholder device in the SiteConfig system description.
3. Modify the control network interface to ensure communication on the control network.
4. Modify the host name and/or device name as desired.
5. Ping the device to verify network communication.
6. Verify credentials to ensure SiteConfig can install software on the device.
7. Generate and/or add to host tables as appropriate for your network.
Related Topics
Adding a device to a network with SiteConfig on page 218
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