Summary of upgrade from version 1 to version 2.5

GV STRATUS servers are affected by the version 1 to version 2.5 upgrade, as follows:

• Core/Common server — In version 1, the GV STRATUS server provided licensing and user preference functionality, and was referred to as a "Common" server. In version 2.0 and higher the server additionally provides extended media management functionality, including the GV STRATUS database and associated software components. The version 2.0 and higher server is referred to as a "Core" server. The added functionality requires that the server be removed and then reconfigured in the GV STRATUS system.
• Proxy Encoder — A GV STRATUS server that creates low resolution proxy assets. If a high resolution asset does not yet have associated proxy, the Proxy Encoder creates it. The Proxy Encoder software that provides this functionality can run on a dedicated Proxy Encoder server or on a GV STRATUS server that has other roles as well, such as a GV STRATUS Express server. The Proxy Encoder is a new type of GV STRATUS server for version 2.0 and higher.
• Conform Server — A GV STRATUS server dedicated to hosting the Conform Engine Service. This service renders a complex asset, such as a sequence, into a clip that can be played on a K2/Summit system. The Conform Server is a new type of GV STRATUS server for version 2.5.
• Express server — Similar to Core/Common server, the version 2.0 and higher Express server provides extended media management functionality. If the GV STRATUS system does not have a Proxy Encoder, the Express server can also provide functionality similar to that server. The added functionality requires that the server be removed and then reconfigured in the GV STRATUS system.

Several upgrade tasks are specific to the version 1 to version 2.5 upgrade. Apply upgrade tasks as appropriate for your system design, as follows:

• Express system:
  • Remove the Express server from SiteConfig and then add it back to SiteConfig, in order to reconfigure roles appropriate for new functionality.
  • If your Express system does not include a dedicated Proxy Encoder, make sure Express server roles support that functionality. If your system includes dedicated Proxy Encoders, add the Proxy Encoder servers to your system.
  • If your system includes dedicated Conform Servers, add the Conform Servers to your system.
  • If your Express system includes an archive system, configure SiteConfig roles, install software and licenses and configure as appropriate for your archive system.
• A1, B1 systems:
  • Remove the Common/Core server from SiteConfig and then add it back to SiteConfig, in order to reconfigure roles appropriate for new functionality.
  • Add one or more Proxy Encoders to your system.
  • Add one or more Conform Servers to your system.
  • If your A1/B1 system includes an archive system, configure SiteConfig roles, install software and licenses and configure as appropriate for your archive system.