Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 408)

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
SiteConfig Conform Server software install
Only systems with a Conform Server require this process.
If you received your system pre-configured from Grass Valley, software is already installed, so you
can skip these tasks. Otherwise, work through the tasks in this section as follows:
• If your GV STRATUS system has one or more GV STRATUS servers that are Conform Servers,
install software on those servers.
Setting deployment options
Pre-requisites for this procedure are as follows:
• A software package has been assigned to the deployment group and applicable deployment tasks
are now displayed in the Tasks area.
1. In the Software Deployment | Deployment Groups tree view, select a deployment group.
2. In the Tasks list view, view tasks and determine if you must set deployment options.
Tasks that need to have deployment options set display in the Details column a message stating
"Deployment options required."
If you select a task that needs to have its deployment options set, the Start Deployment button
is disabled and the message is displayed next to the button.
3. Do one of the following to set deployment options:
• Double-click the task.
• Select the task and click the Options button.
A wizard opens.
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