GRASS VALLEY PROFILE XP PVS Series, System Manual

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Contents
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Profile XP System Guide 23 July 2004
Chapter 3 Working with RAID Storage Using GVG Disk Utility
RAID chassis product descriptions .................................................................................... 66
PFC500 product description.......................................................................................... 66
PFR500 product description.......................................................................................... 66
PFR600 product description.......................................................................................... 67
PFR700 product description.......................................................................................... 68
Estimating storage capacity ...............................................................................................69
Determining maximum video data rate per channel........................................................... 70
Connecting RAID chassis cabling ......................................................................................70
Configuring RAID storage using GVG Disk Utility .............................................................. 71
About configuring storage ............................................................................................. 72
Introducing the GVG Disk Utility .................................................................................... 75
Binding disks and creating a video file system .............................................................. 77
Configuring hot spare drives ......................................................................................... 83
Changing the video file system volume name ............................................................... 85
Expanding storage ........................................................................................................ 87
Unbinding LUNs for reconfiguration ..............................................................................91
Performing RAID storage maintenance
using GVG Disk Utility ................................................................................................... 93
System reboot procedure .............................................................................................. 94
Checking RAID controller microcode version ................................................................ 95
Loading RAID controller microcode: All models ............................................................ 96
Identifying disk modules prior to removal ......................................................................98
Performing PFR500 maintenance tasks .....................................................................100
Performing PFR600 maintenance tasks .....................................................................107
Performing PFR700 maintenance tasks .....................................................................113
Resetting the PFC500 system clock ...........................................................................117
Chapter 4 Adding or Removing Channels
Using the Channel Configuration dialog box ....................................................................119
Displaying the Channel Configuration dialog box........................................................120
Working with channels ................................................................................................121
Default settings for channels you add .........................................................................121
Why resources appear dimmed, red, or in use ...........................................................122
Using Tool Tips to manage resources.........................................................................123
Using the Warning symbol to find shared resources ...................................................124
Using the Summary button to review channel settings ...............................................125
Adding and configuring a new channel ............................................................................126
To add a channel.........................................................................................................126
Entering channel name and description ......................................................................126
Selecting the channel type ..........................................................................................128
Selecting video quality and crosspoints ......................................................................131
Setting the SD MPEG recorder aspect ratio................................................................136
Selecting playout aspect ratio conversion ...................................................................137
Setting up an SDTI channel ........................................................................................140
Selecting audio channels for each audio track ............................................................141
Selecting timecode I/O for each timecode track ..........................................................142
Removing a channel ........................................................................................................143
Chapter 5 Modifying a Channel: Video Settings
Adjusting video output timing ...........................................................................................145
Adjusting playout timing to match zero time ................................................................146
Adjusting playout timing to match E to E timing ..........................................................148
Adjusting system reference timing to offset all playout timing .....................................150
Recording synchronous and asynchronous feeds ...........................................................152
Changing the system video standard ...............................................................................153
Configuring the video codec type .....................................................................................155