Grass Valley iTX Output Server 2 v.2.6 User Manual

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Operation and Maintenance of an OS2 System

Server Controller Configuration for Output Server 2

4 Make sure Enabled is checked. This will run the instance of the service when Server

Controller is started.

5 In the Arguments field, the following arguments are available:

Argument

Description

Inclusion

-ui

Enables the user interface, which is required
to access Output Server 2’s Configuration and
Engineering panels.

Required

-n <Name>

Specifies the name of the service. For
example, for a channel called "GV Movies 1"
you might enter:

-n GVMovies1

(no spaces)

A user friendly alias for channel names can be
created in iTX Desktop.

Required

-backup

Used to indicate an instance is a backup
service.

Optional

-t <Card type>

Describes the type of video or audio card
fitted in the host machine. For example, for an
AJA Kona 3G video card:

-t AJAKona3G

Required

-id <Letter>

Used to identify the inputs/outputs on the
SDI I/O card being used for the channel. For
example:

-id A

Required for
Corvid 44 or 88
cards

-p ITXPlayer 2

This argument is added to Server Controller
Config by default and identifies that Output
Server 2 is using the FPP plugin.

Default

- p Simulator

Enables Output Server 2’s simulator mode.

Use for testing
only

6 Make sure Auto Restart is checked. This ensure Server Controller automatically

restarts the Output Server 2 service in the event of a failure.

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