Chapter 2 Installation and Startup
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Electra 9200 Release 01, Rev A
Using SAG, the web GUI
Alarms
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Active Alarms—See detailed information about the alarms that are actively asserted on the
device. Once an alarm is remitted it is removed from this list.
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Alarm Log—See the alarm history for the device. This includes active and remitted alarms.
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Error Log—See the error history for the device. The error log contains a list of errors detected
by the device since it was last started. Harmonic Technical Support may ask you to check the
error log if you are having problems with a device.
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Core Files—Manage any core dump files that may exist on the device . A core dump file is
created by the device and can contain information for troubleshooting.
Harmonic Technical Support may ask you to provide core files if you are having problems with
a device.
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Device XML—Save an XML file of your current configuration. If you are having problems on an
encoder, Harmonic Technical Support might ask you to send them an XML file of your
encoder configuration settings, to use for troubleshooting.
Administration
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Global Settings—Set device-level settings such device name, IGMP version, and front panel
control.
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VBI Preferences—Manage default behavior for 576i (PAL) input services that include VBI.
These settings apply to any 576i service when the output aspect ratio setting for the video
stream is set to take the aspect ratio from VI or WSS.
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Licensing—View the feature licensing installed on the device.
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Date & Time—Manage the device clock settings.
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NTP—Enable NTP control of the device clock, and manage NTP servers. NTP is required is
you are using external PSIP generation.
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SNMP—Designate up to two trap listeners, or destinations, for SNMP messages.
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Remote Servers—Define communication between the device and remote servers. Presently,
sending QoS data to an Iris server is supported.
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PSIP Generators—Set up communication with the external PSIP generators. You enable
external PSIP for each transport in the output transport properties (Table View).
Platform
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Firmware Upgrade—Manage the device platform firmware version. The device stores up to
two versions of platform firmware—an active and a standby version. Both are stored in
memory and you can switch between them.
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HW Inventory—Review HW information and reset cards.
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Management Port—Set the network addressing for the management of the device.
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Backup/Restore:
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Create and store backups of alternate configurations (presets) to switch easily between
one configuration and another.
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Create backups and restore backup configurations for this device. It's a good idea to
create regular backups of your configuration, and especially important to create a backup
before making any changes.
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Restore the device to its default state. This clears any configuration settings.
