Monitor Servers
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A mailbox is an activation mechanism for a server (utility) program, so if a queue has a mailbox
number matching a server program, then that server is the one activated whenever something
happens to the queue.
The mailbox enables Newsroom Management to notify the monitor server of changes made to a
rundown queue—the one sharing the same mailbox number—while that show is monitored.When
on, monitor server checks its assigned rundown for machine control events, and builds playlists. The
monitor server then sends updates to that rundown’s newsroom playlist in Command, and will
continue to do so as long as the monitor is running and the newsroom computer system retains the
lock on the playlist. It also updates composite and event lists, if necessary.The monitor server is
turned on when a user at an iNEWS Workstation turns it on. The monitor server loads data to the
MediaCentral Command system or the MOS Gateway system when a user instructs it to do so from
an iNEWS Workstation.
Creating a Monitor Server for Each Show
The procedures in this section assumes the user has a working knowledge of administration tasks
associated with an Newsroom Management system and that rundown queues for the shows being
monitored already exist in Newsroom Management. If not, create them before continuing. For more
information on how to create queues or further details regarding steps in this section, see the
administration documentation that accompanied your Newsroom Management system.
To create and configure a monitor server:
1. Check the configuration file (
/site/config
) and choose the next available device number for
the monitor server, from the range of 3-digit numbers reserved for use by your system’s server
programs, such as 201 to 300.
Valid standard mailbox numbers are 1 through 4096.
2. Choose an available mailbox number. For simplicity, this should be the same 3-digit device
number. Do the following:
a.
Use the
list
console command to ensure no other device is using the mailbox number you
have chosen. For instance, to check mailbox 266, type:
list mailbox=266 c
Information similar to the following appears:
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For other list command options for determining mailbox assignments of queues and servers, see
“Using the list Command to View Assigned Mailboxes” on page 162
.
b.
If you see the device configuration header (as shown in step
) with no information below
it, then no device has that mailbox and you can use that number.
However, if configuration information for a device appears below the header, that device has
the same mailbox as the one you chose. Therefore, choose another mailbox number and
repeat step
.
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If the mailbox number is already being used, and you must choose another, you may want to try
another device number for the monitor server as well. Typically, mailbox numbers match server
program device numbers, although this is not required. However, the mailbox number you select must
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