iControl—admin Page
iControl—admin page (see table, below, for descriptions)
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Sub-category | Tool name | Tool description |
iControl Services  | iControl Services Management | Used to start, stop and display the status of iControl services (e.g. GSM, Router Manager Service, RMI Daemon). Also used to load balance Densité Managers, configure serial ports, to start/stop lookup services, and to view a system profile of the Application Server. |
Lookup Locations | iControl uses a lookup service to get information about remote programs or machines, and uses that information to establish communications. In this way, cards, frames and other devices make their presence known on an iControl network, and participate in monitoring and control operations. | |
System Settings  | Network Interfaces | This page has links to other pages that allow you to configure an Application Server for network operations. |
Date and Time | Used to set the system’s date and time, time zone, and either enable or disable NTP synchronization. | |
Remote Storage | ||
Redundancy Configuration | Used to set up N+1 redundancy configurations for Application Servers. | |
iControl Web  | System Properties | |
Search and Replace | Used to change (search and replace) a specific attribute in multiple iControlWeb (iC Web) pages on an Application Server. | |
Technical Support  | Contacts and Snapshot | Contact information (by region) for Grass Valley Technical Support and a utility application to create a system snapshot if one is required by Technical Support. |
Custom Commands | Behaves as front end to the execution of a collection of custom scripts, and is primarily used for troubleshooting problems on an Application Server. | |
System Statistics | Provides links to statistics and graphs that can be used to monitor and troubleshoot the performance of an Application Server. | |
Maintenance  | iControl installation and backup | Used to install iControl software, back up data and configuration files, and restore iControl configuration data from a backup file. |
Sites Management | Used to upload and download channel spreadsheets to/from the Application Server. | |
Component Upgrade | Used to upgrade iControl components, as well as to roll back iC Web sites and SNMP Drivers. | |
Security  | Access Control | Used to enable security, to run LDAP services, and to manage base domains on an Application Server. |
Password Change | Used to change the passwords of users. | |
Other  | Reboot and Shutdown | Used to reboot or shut down an Application Server. |
Darwin Streaming Server | Allows an Application Server to provide real-time streaming of video thumbnails. This page is primarily used to start or stop the Darwin Server. | |
System info  | Indicates the current operating system of the Application Server. | |