Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.3.0 - Manual (Page 62)

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5. System Management
Loading and Saving Snapshots
Loading and Saving Snapshots
Snapshots are a way of packaging a configuration and the state of the routers at a point in time.
When a snapshot is loaded the system controller restarts with the saved configuration and then sets
the router crosspoints to the state specified in the snapshot. This is useful for trucks or production
environments where a particular “setup” may be needed before an event begins.
To update a saved snapshot, load the snapshot, make changes as needed, and then save it again.
How to Save and Load a Snapshot
1 Launch NV9000-SE. (See Launching and Exiting the Application on page 12.)
2 From the Navigation area, select the ‘System Management’ pane.
3 Select a system controller and right-click to display a pop-up menu.
4 Select ‘Save Snapshot To’. In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the snapshot and
click
Save
.
Or
Select ‘Load Snapshot From’ to load a snapshot. Browse and select the configuration.
Generating a Difference Report
Using the ‘Generate Difference Report’ you can compare configurations, physical level by physical
level. (See
Physical Levels vs. Virtual Levels on page 112.) This is helpful when running multiple
system controllers. The Difference Report enables you to compare the configurations to make sure
the I/O assignments are in agreement.
How to Run a Difference Report
1 Launch NV9000-SE. (See Launching and Exiting the Application on page 12.)
2 From the Navigation area, select the ‘System Management’ pane.
3 Select a system controller and right-click to display a pop-up menu.
4 Select ‘Generate Difference Report’ and select physical levels as directed in the dialog boxes
that display, clicking
OK
when done.
5 Choose to use an ‘ignore’ file to ignore selected data, or not.
6 Select to
Save as Ignore List
for future reports or to
Save
as a standalone report.
Managing Host Computers
The ‘Hosts’ table lists the host computers defined in your configuration. Using this table, hosts can
be added, updated or deleted. By default there is only one host, named: NVCONFIG. A backup host
can be specified as needed, by default named NVCONFIG2, and a logging mode selected.