Installation and Operation
Adding a Lightspeed Server to a Vantage Array
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Lightspeed K80 Server Guide
Adding a Lightspeed Server to a Vantage Array
Your Lightspeed Server is factory-configured in a standalone, All-In-One Vantage
domain. This configuration includes its own database. You can add your Lightspeed
Server to a Vantage Array (a multi-server Vantage domain that may include both
Lightspeed Servers and other Windows Servers).
Note:
The Lightspeed Server is itself a Windows Server, so adding it to an Array is no
different than adding any other Windows Server running Vantage.
1.
Verify that the Lightspeed Server is running, all Vantage Services are running on the
server, and no jobs are being processed in the local, factory-installed All-In-One
domain.
2.
Verify that you have configured the other (non-Lightspeed) Vantage domain server
with Array, and it is active. Refer to the Vantage Domain Management Guide >
Installing a Vantage Distributed Domain, for more details.
3.
Verify that the Lightspeed Server is on the same network as the Vantage Array
domain, with sufficient network permissions and access. Refer to the Vantage
Domain Management Guide > Network Requirements, to configure your network.
4.
Start the Vantage Management Console, and select the new Array domain.
5.
Add the services on the Lightspeed Server to the new Array domain, just like any
Vantage Services running on any Windows Server.
In an Array environment, Vantage automatically detects that the services running on a
Lightspeed Server are enabled for Lightspeed, and it will route jobs that require
Lightspeed to those services automatically. For example, jobs which use Lightspeed-
enabled video processing in Transcode/Transcode Pro, are automatically routed to a
Lightspeed Server. As such, you can safely mix Lightspeed Servers and other Windows
servers in an Array, and Vantage will ensure that jobs are routed to Vantage services on
the appropriate servers automatically.
Backing up the Lightspeed Server
In order to protect your Lightspeed Server from data loss, Telestream highly
recommends that you create an image of the Operating System drive (C:\) drive
immediately upon taking delivery of your server and that you perform periodic back-
ups of all critical data on the server.
Several disk image software solutions are available for creating a restoration image that
you can use to restore the Lightspeed Server's Operating System drive (C:\) to its
original state. Using software solutions such as these, along with regular backups, you
can restore your server back to its original shipping state with all of your critical data:
•
Norton Ghost
•
Clonezilla
Consult with your IT/Systems administrator for details on creating restoration images
and performing a periodic backup of your Lightspeed's critical data.
