Grass-valley iControl V.4.43 Manuel d'utilisateur

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Getting Started with iControl From Densité to Application Server90From Densité to Application ServerTo/from Application Server to/from SNMP DevicesFro

iControlUser Guide91Using Privileged EXEC ModeThe commands specified in this document require that the reader use the system in the privileged EXEC mo

Getting Started with iControl Configuring Switch IP Settings92To connect a PC or terminal to the console port1. Configure the baud rate and character

iControlUser Guide935. Set the IP address of the default gateway by typing the following:ipdefault‐gateway<ip‐address>6. Exit configuration mo

Getting Started with iControl Enabling SNMP Traps and Configure the Trap Recipient94copyrunning‐configstartup‐configEnabling SNMP Traps and Configur

License ManagementThis chapter details how iControl allows you to manage licenses.SummaryOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

License Management Workflow: Requesting and Activating a License for a Single Application Server96Workflow: Requesting and Activating a License for a

iControlUser Guide97Workflow: Requesting and Activating Licenses for Several Application ServersIf you would like to activate one or more licenses on

License Management Detailed Directions98Detailed DirectionsRequesting a LicenseWorkflow: Requesting and activating licenses for several Application Se

iControlUser Guide99To request a license1. On the License Management page, in the Feature name column, use the expansion triangles to locate the featu

Introduction to iControliControl is a high-level Element and Network Management System for television service providers, content originators and broad

License Management Requesting a License1002. In the Request Feature column, select the check boxes corresponding to the features whose licenses you wo

iControlUser Guide101Figure 3-7: Request confirmation message5. If the listed network configuration is satisfactory, click OK. If not satisfactory, c

License Management Activating a [email protected]. Attach to this e-mail the MLR file you saved to your local hard drive in step 6, and

iControlUser Guide103Figure 3-10: Confirmation showing target server (updating existing key with new features)5. Verify the list of licenses you are

License Management Activating a License104

LogsSummaryKey Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Logs Loudness Logging and Analyzing106Loudness Logging and AnalyzingCertain devices like the Kaleido-Solo are capable of monitoring the loudness of au

iControlUser Guide107• Event Log Viewer, used to browse the collection of alarms or other events that have been recorded in the log database (see &quo

Logs Event Log Viewer108Figure 4-2: Event Log Viewer with expanded Search filters areaFigure 4-3: Event Log Viewer with collapsed Search filters ar

iControlUser Guide109Event Log Viewer also displays device metadata from iC Navigator. When you edit any of the device metadata in iC Navigator, the s

Introduction to iControl Multi-Channel Monitoring and Control2that a single user can control more channels, or a broader range of monitoring and contr

Logs Event Log Viewer110Figure 4-5: Additional columnsMain Event Log Viewer Interface Element Description--- Toolbar ---Search Click to begin a searc

iControlUser Guide111… Click the ellipsis […] button to display a calendar, from which you can choose a date and time for the START and/or END of the

Logs Event Log Viewer112Update entries in real timeWhen the Auto-update mode check box is selected, the Update entries in real time option is no longe

iControlUser Guide113Event Log Viewer MenusEvent Log Viewer has three menus: File, Query, and Columns. The menu options are described in the table bel

Logs Event Log Viewer Menus114Figure 4-6: Event Log Viewer menu barFigure 4-7: Event Log Viewer menus (expanded)Interface Element Description--- Fil

iControlUser Guide115Event Log Viewer Shortcut MenuA shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click on a row in the results table of Event Log Viewer

Logs Event Log Viewer Preferences116Event Log Viewer PreferencesEvent Log Viewer preferences allow you to specify a display format for the time stamp

iControlUser Guide117Device-Specific Event Log ViewerIn iC Navigator and iC Web, you can access Event Log Viewer in the context of a particular device

Logs Device-Specific Event Log Viewer118Figure 4-11: Device-specific Event Log Viewer as seen from iC NavigatorFigure 4-12: Device-specific Event Lo

iControlUser Guide119Figure 4-13: Device-specific Event Log Viewer in iC Web (Search filters area expanded)If the context is a virtual alarm, the URI

iControlUser Guide3Incoming Feed Quality ControliControl is currently used by broadcasters and channel distributors for quality control of incoming fe

Logs Incident Log Viewer120as either a solitary search criterion or else to be added to the existing search criteria of the current filter simply by r

iControlUser Guide121colleagues know someone is working on the problem), escalate the incident to a higher-level user, and more.Entries listed in the

Logs Incident Log Viewer122Interface Element Description--- Toolbar ---Search Click to begin a search of the incident log database using the criteria

iControlUser Guide123Resolved Specify how the resolved status of an incident is to be considered in the search. From the menu, choose Ye s to find on

Logs Incident Log Viewer Menus124Incident Log Viewer MenusIncident Log Viewer has two menus.Figure 4-18: File menu on Incident Log ViewerFigure 4-19:

iControlUser Guide125Incident Log Viewer Shortcut MenuA shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click on an incident entry in Incident Log Viewer. T

Logs Incident Log Viewer — Details126Incident Log Viewer — DetailsWhen you first open Incident Log Viewer, only the Search criteria and Results table

iControlUser Guide127Loudness LoggerLoudness Logger allows you to start and stop the logging of loudness data streams coming from external audio sourc

Logs Loudness Logger128Figure 4-22 Note: Prior to the logging operation, you must mount the remote drive to the designated loudness directory on the

iControlUser Guide129Loudness AnalyzerFigure 4-23 Loudness Analyzer is a powerful tool for graphically depicting an audio source’s loudness data over

Introduction to iControl End-to-end facility monitoring4End-to-end facility monitoring• iControl provides end-to-end facility monitoring by performing

Logs Loudness Analyzer130• "Data plot chart (circled in red)", on page 130• "Visible plot series: Color-coded legend and values",

iControlUser Guide131Figure 4-26: Visible plot series: Display optionsFigure 4-27: Visual Markers: Display optionsFigure 4-28: Properties: Analysis

Logs Incident Template Configuration132Figure 4-30: Properties: Analysis parameters (relative gating)Figure 4-31: Properties: Analysis parameters (s

iControlUser Guide133Figure 4-33 Interface Element Description--- Status Logic1 ------ Text Logic2 ------ GSM Alarm Browser ---This section allows yo

Logs Incident Template Configuration134Down arrow Click this arrow to add alarms currently selected in the GSM Alarm Browser to the table of incident

iControlUser Guide135Incident Template ManagementThe Incident templates window is used to create, modify, and manage incident templates.Figure 4-34 E

Logs Event & Incident Log Configuration136Figure 4-35 Note: When Create an incident for each alarm automatically is selected, new faults trigger

iControlUser Guide137Alarm Configuration for Event LoggingBy default, all alarm events in iControl are recorded in the log database (when logging is e

Logs iControl Reports138iControl ReportsiC Reports is a database reporter that allows you to connect to an Application Server’s postgreSQL database an

iControlUser Guide139Figure 4-39: iControl Reports page of iControlNotes • All report templates and reports listed on the iC Reports page are stored

iControlUser Guide5Figure 1-2 User InterfaceOnce the iControl system is up and running, monitoring data and live audio/video streams are automaticall

Logs Detailed Directions140Figure 4-40: Generated report - HTMLDetailed DirectionsWorking with Event Log Viewer and Incident Log ViewerConfiguring Ev

iControlUser Guide141The iControl System tools page appears.2. Click Edit service locations.Figure 4-42 The iControl Lookup locations page appears.3.

Logs Configuring Event Log Viewer to Display Kaleido Alarms1425. In iC Navigator, in the Logical View, click the Managers folder.The Kaleido multiview

iControlUser Guide143b) Click the Admin tab and then click the Actions tab.Figure 4-46 c) Click Add global.The New Action window appears.d) Click Eve

Logs Configuring Event Log Viewer to Display Kaleido Alarms144e) In the Host name (or IP address) field, type the IP address of your Application Serve

iControlUser Guide145Event Log Viewer appears.9. In Event Log Viewer, type the channel name in the Name box of the Alarm properties area, and then cli

Logs Automatically Configuring Event Logging146Figure 4-53 OR,•On the View menu, click Event log viewer.Figure 4-54 If there are more than one GSM e

iControlUser Guide147The Event and incident log configuration window appears. Figure 4-56 4. Configure settings as required.5. Click OK.A progress wi

Logs Manually Configuring Event and Incident Logging148Figure 4-57 2. Click Add global.The New action window appears.Figure 4-58 3. Select Event and

iControlUser Guide1494. The default configuration settings, suitable for most iControl users, are:5. Click OK.The General Status Managers window reapp

Introduction to iControl How iControl Works6Figure 1-4: Example of a customized iControl User InterfaceFigure 1-5: Example of a customized iControl

Logs Searching the Event or Incident Log Database1503. Click the Admin tab.4. Select the SQL Event Log plugin in the list of Global Actions.5. Click R

iControlUser Guide151Figure 4-61: Incident Log Search Criteria2. Click Search.Filtering a Log Search Using Multiple CriteriaThe following procedure i

Logs Filtering a Log Search Using Multiple Criteria152To filter a log search using multiple criteria1. If you are performing this procedure to create

iControlUser Guide153b) Click Search.Figure 4-63 The results table displays only those alarms with the selected Source ID (only the report template’s

Logs Filtering a Log Search Using Multiple Criteria154Figure 4-65 3. If you would like to select some, but not all, available choices, perform the fo

iControlUser Guide155Figure 4-67 4. If you would like to select all available choices, between the Choices list and the Selection list, click the dou

Logs Filtering a Log Search using a Log’s Textual Elements as Criteria156Figure 4-69 5. Click OK.The Select Search Criteria window disappears and the

iControlUser Guide157To filter a log search using a log’s textual elements as criteria•In Event Log Viewer, in the Alarm state area, do only ONE of th

Logs Searching the Log Database by Executing a Stored Query158Searching the Log Database by Executing a Stored QueryTo search the log database by exec

iControlUser Guide159Filtering Currently Displayed Log Results with Additional CriteriaTo filter currently displayed log results with additional crite

iControlUser Guide7•iCWeb Creator•iCWebEach of these core components is a Java application, stored on the iControl Application Server. When a user poi

Logs Refining a Search of the Log Database by Filtering with Only One Criterion from the Current Search Results160Refining a Search of the Log Databas

iControlUser Guide161Figure 4-75 2. Specify a date and time in the calendar.3. Click the arrow at the bottom left corner of the calendar to transfer

Logs Sorting Rows in Incident Log Viewer162To sort the found rows in Event Log Viewer1. In Event Log Viewer, click the header of the column you wish t

iControlUser Guide163OR,Right-click anywhere in the results table, point to Add other columns, and then click on a column selection.Figure 4-77 The c

Logs Adding a Custom Timestamp Column to the Results Table164Figure 4-78 The column appears in the results table.Adding a Custom Timestamp Column to

iControlUser Guide165Figure 4-79 The Custom timestamp column settings window appears.Figure 4-80 2. Fill in a column header label, time format, base

Logs Removing a Column from the Results Table166To add a custom timestamp column to Event Log Viewer1. In Event Log Viewer, on the Columns menu, point

iControlUser Guide167Figure 4-83: Column shortcut menu in Event Log ViewerThe column disappears from the results table.Changing the Order of the Colu

Logs Exporting Search Results168To export the results of an Event Log Viewer search1. In Event Log Viewer, perform only ONE of the following two actio

iControlUser Guide169Creating an Incident TemplateCreating an Incident Template from Incident Log ViewerTo create an incident template using Incident

Introduction to iControl iC Navigator8iC Navigator presents devices and services in a hierarchical view. The tree-like structure lists all recognized

Logs Creating an Incident Template from Incident Log Viewer170Figure 4-90 If there are more than one GSM listed, select a GSM from the list on the le

iControlUser Guide171Figure 4-91 For example, if a sub-alarm goes from green to orange or red, but the selected contribution is yellow, the incident

Logs Creating an Incident Template from Event Log Viewer1726. Type a name for the new incident template in the Name field.7. Type a path for the new i

iControlUser Guide173Figure 4-92 The New incident template window appears.Figure 4-93 3. Enter a name to be given to incidents created from this tem

Logs Creating an Incident Template from the GSM Alarm Browser1745. If required, select Create a new incident even if there is no fault. Doing so creat

iControlUser Guide175Figure 4-94 The Incident template configuration window appears with the selected alarms automatically added as sub-alarms.If the

Logs Creating an Incident Template from the GSM Alarm Browser176template. To change a sub-alarm’s contribution, click in the Contribution column, and

iControlUser Guide177statuses can be modified by using the setFaultSeverities() property. See the GSM Scripting Manual for details.6. Type a name for

Logs Renaming an Incident Log Template178Figure 4-96 2. Select the incident template you wish to modify.3. Click Edit.The Incident template configura

iControlUser Guide179Figure 4-98 4. Enter a new name for the template, and then click OK. Removing an Incident Log TemplateRemoving an Incident Templ

iControlUser Guide9iControl Navigator ViewsSorting allows you to determine the way in which devices will be arranged for display in iControl Navigator

Logs Removing an Incident Template using Incident Log Viewer180A confirmation message appears.4. Click OK. Removing an Incident Template using Inciden

iControlUser Guide181Figure 4-100 A confirmation window appears.4. Click Ye s .The system removes the incident templates corresponding to the selecte

Logs Consolidating Incidents182To consolidate incidents1. In Incident Log Viewer, search the database for the incidents you wish to consolidate. 2. Ch

iControlUser Guide183Figure 4-103 Make sure Auto-update mode in Incident Log Viewer is off, otherwise it will be difficult to select rows in Incident

Logs Clearing an Incident184Figure 4-106 7. Select the Include sub-incidents in search check box, and then perform a search to display the top-level

iControlUser Guide185Figure 4-107 3. Enter a comment, such as your name or other information related to the clearing of the incident.4. Click OK.The

Logs Create an incident template using Event Log Viewer186Task 1: Create an incident template using Event Log ViewerTo create an incident template u

iControlUser Guide187Figure 4-109 6. Enter a name for this template.7. Add comments to describe the template. 8. Select Create a new incident even if

Logs View the incident details1882. Double-click the new incident entry. Alternatively, right-click the new incident entry, and then click View detail

iControlUser Guide189Task 3: Attach a comment to the incidentTo attach a comment to the incident1. Right-click anywhere in the row corresponding to

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Introduction to iControl iC Router Control10Figure 1-8 All iControl alarm notifications are managed through a central GSM. Alarm notifications from m

Logs Acknowledge the incident190Figure 4-114 2. Enter a comment, such as the reason for the escalation or other relevant information. 3. Click OK.The

iControlUser Guide191Figure 4-116 2. Enter a comment, such as your name or other information related to the acknowledgement of the incident.3. Click

Logs Explore the incident’s details192Figure 4-118 You can right-click State to bring up a new shortcut menu.Figure 4-119 The Duration is updated in

iControlUser Guide193Figure 4-120 3. The Current Status Decomposition tab shows the composition of the incident templates thereby allowing users to f

Logs Resolve the incident194Figure 4-123 6. The Resolution tab displays comments associated with the incident’s resolution.Figure 4-124 Task 7: Re

iControlUser Guide195The comment is saved to the incident log database. The incident’s overall status turns green, and a timestamp appears in the Reso

Logs Working with Loudness Logger and Loudness Analyzer196Figure 4-128 2. Enter a comment, such as your name or other information related to the clea

iControlUser Guide197Starting the Loudness Logger and Loudness Analyzer ServicesBefore you can log loudness data and before you can analyze a loudness

Logs Starting the Loudness Logger and Loudness Analyzer Services198Figure 4-129 The System tools page appears.2. Click Administration.Figure 4-130 T

iControlUser Guide1993. Log on to Webmin using the following credentials:•Username: miranda• Password: icontrolThe main Administration page appears.4.

iControlUser Guide11environments where physical router resources are deployed and controlled by software in customized configurations optimized for op

Logs Starting the Loudness Logger and Loudness Analyzer Services200Figure 4-134 6. In the Start/Stop/Restart column, select Start for both of the Lou

iControlUser Guide201Figure 4-135 The Loudness Analyzer and Loudness Logger rows become green, indicating that these services are now started.Figure

Logs Mounting a Remote Shared Drive in your Application Server202To mount a remote shared drive to your Application Server1. On iControl’s Startup pag

iControlUser Guide203Figure 4-138 The Logon page appears.Figure 4-139 3. Log on to iControl’s Administration (Webmin) page by using the following lo

Logs Mounting a Remote Shared Drive in your Application Server204Figure 4-140 The Administration: Loudness Logger Storage Configuration page appears.

iControlUser Guide205Figure 4-142 A browser window appears displaying a list of the external drive’s shared directories.Figure 4-143 8. Click the sh

Logs Logging an Audio Stream’s Loudness Data206Figure 4-145 10. Click OK.The mounted directory on the external drive appears on the Administration: L

iControlUser Guide207To log an audio stream’s loudness data1. In Loudness Logger, find the loudness source for which you would like to create a log.2.

Logs Configuring General Loudness Analyzer Settings208Figure 4-149 The Status column should be blank indicating that logging has stopped for this aud

iControlUser Guide209Figure 4-151 The Settings window appears.Figure 4-152 2. Select the timezone that matches your logs.Note: Loudness Analyzer is

Introduction to iControl iControl Webmin12Figure 1-11: iControl Web site viewed using iC WebiControl WebminWebmin is an open source administration pa

Logs Configuring General Loudness Analyzer Settings210Figure 4-153 3. Select Reset analysis when a marker is detected if you would like for the integ

iControlUser Guide211Figure 4-155 5. Next to Loudness Range in Plot, do ONE of the following:• Select a preset loudness range to be visible in your d

Logs Opening a Loudness Log File in Loudness Analyzer212Figure 4-157 2. Manually enter a custom range.Figure 4-158 6. Click OK.Opening a Loudness Lo

iControlUser Guide213Figure 4-159 OR,•On the File menu, click Open.Figure 4-160 The Open Logs window appears.2. Next to Loudness Logs Root Folder, c

Logs Opening a Loudness Log File in Loudness Analyzer214Figure 4-162 4. In the Open Logs window, in the Audio Descriptor list, select the desired lou

iControlUser Guide215Figure 4-163 5. Click Open.6. In the Open Logs window, click OK.The Loudness Analysis data plot is populated with the loudness d

Logs Configuring Loudness Analysis Parameters216Figure 4-165 Configurable loudness analysis parameters Parameter nameDescription Data setStandard The

iControlUser Guide217Configuring Settings for Loudness Logger AlarmsIn order to publish Loudness Logger alarms to GSM you must perform this procedure.

Logs Zooming into Loudness Analyzer’s Data Plot218Figure 4-168 3. Select loudness-related alarms to be published as required, and then click OK.The L

iControlUser Guide219Figure 4-169 OR,a) On the bottom-left side of Loudness Analyzer, use the Start-time calendar to indicate the exact beginning dat

iControlUser Guide13Figure 1-13 This page contains links to most of the functionality that you will use to administer iControl on a regular basis.Boo

Logs Zooming into Loudness Analyzer’s Data Plot220Figure 4-170 b) On the bottom-right side of Loudness Analyzer, use the End-time calendar to indicat

iControlUser Guide221Figure 4-171 2. Repeat step 1 if you must zoom into the data plot further.Generating a Loudness Analysis ReportLoudness Analyzer

Logs Generating a Loudness Analysis Report222Figure 4-172 The Save window appears.2. Save the PDF file to a local directory.The PDF file contains all

iControlUser Guide223Creating, Viewing, and Deleting Channel Performance ReportsThe Application Server database reporter allows you to connect to the

Logs Enabling and Disabling the Automatic Incident Resolution Function for iC Reports224default report templates, and if you would like to avoid using

iControlUser Guide225Figure 4-176 4. Perform only ONE of the following two actions:• If you would like to set the system to clear resolved incidents

Logs Creating a Report Template2265. Click OK.Creating a Report TemplateCreate a report template when you want to customize filter parameters for repo

iControlUser Guide2274. Select the field representing the channel name.Figure 4-181 5. Perform only ONE of the following three actions:•Click Save &a

Logs Selecting an Existing Report Template228Figure 4-182: Saved report template and generated report on the iControl Reports page of iControlSelecti

iControlUser Guide229Figure 4-184 Once the report is generated, it appears in the list of Available Reports with the same name as the template you se

Introduction to iControl Custom Commands14Custom CommandsThis page acts a front end to the execution of a collection of custom scripts, and is primari

Logs Downloading a Report (PDF File)230Figure 4-186 Downloading a Report (PDF File)To download a report as a PDF file1. On the iControl Reports page,

iControlUser Guide231Figure 4-187 A File Download window appears.Figure 4-188 2. Click Save.The Save As window appears.

Logs Deleting a Report232Figure 4-189 3. Browse to the desired location, type the desired file name (or accept the default), and then click Save.A PD

iControlUser Guide233Deleting a Report TemplateTo delete a report template1. On the iControl Reports page, in the User-Defined Report Templates list,

Logs Deleting a Report Template234

Configuring Devices & ServicesThis section describes how to configure devices and services in iControl. SummaryKey Concepts . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Devices & Services Communicators236installed on the Application Server as build-to-order options. The table below describes some commo

iControlUser Guide237Imaging Communicators allow you to control signal processing and distribution performance modules housed in Miranda Imaging serie

Configuring Devices & Services Control Panels and Device Parameters238The device name is displayed along the top of its control panel, along with

iControlUser Guide239Control Panel TabsThe table below lists examples of typical control panel tabs and their associated parameters:The control panel

iControlUser Guide15File ManagerThe File Manager provides a graphical interface for Linux file operations (an alternative to the command line). You ca

Configuring Devices & Services Device Groups240Device GroupsiC Navigator allows you to organize devices into logical groups, making them easier to

iControlUser Guide241Renaming a Device GroupTo rename a device group1. In iC Navigator, click the Logical view tab.2. Right-click the Logical view fol

Configuring Devices & Services Sorting242order. Ungrouped items are displayed at the end of the list. Empty slots are not shown, unless they are i

iControlUser Guide243Serial DevicesSerial ports, if activated in Webmin, will show up in Logical view, but only serial ports that have a device physic

Configuring Devices & Services Detailed Directions244Detailed DirectionsWorking with Imaging CommunicatorsImaging Communicators (see "Communi

iControlUser Guide245Figure 5-5 4. Double-click the Communicator row.The Communicator control panel appears.Figure 5-6 By default, the Online button

Configuring Devices & Services Working with Imaging Communicators246Figure 5-7 Under Server Type, the setting standalone should be selected. You

iControlUser Guide2477. Click the Info tab.Figure 5-9 Type (or modify) the values in the Label, Short Label, Source ID and Comments fields. These val

Configuring Devices & Services Working with Densité Communicators248Densité frames are connected to an Application Server over a standard Ethernet

iControlUser Guide249Figure 5-12 4. Double-click the Densité Manager row.The Densité Manager control panel appears.Figure 5-13 The Configuration tab

Introduction to iControl Miranda iControl Management Tool16Miranda iControl Management ToolThis page provides links to important iControl functions.Fi

Configuring Devices & Services Working with Densité Communicators250•Click Remove to delete the Communicator from the list. If the Communicator ha

iControlUser Guide251Figure 5-15 10. Click the Info tab.Total JVM memory The amount of RAM used by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)Free memory The amou

Configuring Devices & Services Working with Kaleido-Solo252Figure 5-16 11. Type (or modify) the values in the Label, Short Label, Source ID and C

iControlUser Guide253To add a Kaleido-Solo service1. In iControl Navigator, double-click DensiteManager in the logical view.Figure 5-17 2. In Densite

Configuring Devices & Services Working with Kaleido-Solo254Figure 5-18 3. In the Target Information window, type the Kaleido-Solo’s IP address an

iControlUser Guide255Figure 5-20 Working with Device GroupsiControl Navigator allows you to organize devices into groups. In a large configuration, t

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Group256The Group Name window appears.Figure 5-22 3. Type a name for the group (e.g. Routingswitchers)

iControlUser Guide257Cutting and Pasting a GroupTo cut and paste a group1. In iControl Navigator, right-click the group you would like to cut.2. From

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Proc Amp Device258Figure 5-26 2. Open iC Navigator (see page 719).3. Click the Logical view tab.Figure

iControlUser Guide259Figure 5-28 5. Select Proc amp, and then click Next.The Configuration page appears.Figure 5-29 6. Type a logical path — this co

iControlUser Guide17Figure 1-20 PostgreSQL Database ServerThis page provides links to pages used to configure and administer the PostgreSQL database

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Proc Amp Device260Figure 5-30 The Virtual Service Manger detects the compatible Imaging-series cards th

iControlUser Guide261Figure 5-31 Removing a Proc Amp DeviceRemoving a Proc Amp DeviceTo remove a proc amp device from your system•In the iC Navigator

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Composite Panel2622. Open iC Navigator (see page 719).3. Click the Logical view tab. Make sure that the

iControlUser Guide263Figure 5-35 6. Type a logical path — this corresponds to the iC Navigator folder in which the new composite panel will appear. I

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Composite Panel264Figure 5-37: List of controls (circled) available for the selected card / service 10.

iControlUser Guide265Figure 5-39: Composite service controls (circled)13. Repeat step 7 through step 9 as necessary, until you have selected all the

Configuring Devices & Services Creating a Composite Panel266Figure 5-41: Newly created composite service (circled)15. Double-click the new Compos

iControlUser Guide267Figure 5-42 Destroying a Composite PanelTo remove a Composite Panel from your system•In the iC Navigator window (Logical view),

Configuring Devices & Services Removing a Card from a Reference Configuration268Figure 5-43 The phrase In Ref Configuration appears in the Config

iControlUser Guide269Figure 5-45 The phrase NotInRefConfiguration appears in the Config Status column.Figure 5-46 Working with the Device Profile

Introduction to iControl Webmin Users18Figure 1-22 Webmin UsersThis page is used to manage Webmin users.Figure 1-23 iControl ServicesiControl Servic

Configuring Devices & Services Exporting Selected Device Profiles to a Profile File270The Device Profile Manager is accessible through the Tools m

iControlUser Guide271Figure 5-48 c) In the Look In menu, browse for the directory you would like to export to (see "Navigating with the File Bro

Configuring Devices & Services Exporting Selected Device Profiles to a Profile File272Figure 5-50 b) Select the desired Application Server.c) Cli

iControlUser Guide273In the Device Profile Manager, in the Result column (the column with the in the header), either a check mark or an ‘X’ is displa

Configuring Devices & Services Importing Profile Data from a File to Selected Devices274Figure 5-53 The Open window appears.b) Use the file brows

iControlUser Guide275Figure 5-55 d) Click OK.The selected file’s profile data is added to the Source devices list in the Device Profile Manager and t

Configuring Devices & Services Importing Profile Data from a File to Selected Devices276Figure 5-57 6. In the Target devices area of the Device P

iControlUser Guide2777. In the Target devices area, perform the following steps:a) Select all devices to which you would like to download imported pro

Configuring Devices & Services Copying Profile Data from Selected Devices to Other Selected Devices278Figure 5-59 Copying Profile Data from Selec

iControlUser Guide279b) In the Allow column, select each device whose configuration data you would like to copy from.Figure 5-62 4. In the Target dev

iControlUser Guide19In addition, services providing interfaces to third party devices are available as options. These services include VTR and IRD (In

Configuring Devices & Services Copying Profile Data from Selected Devices to Other Selected Devices280Figure 5-64 c) For each target device you w

iControlUser Guide281Loading a Device’s Preset Configuration Data as its Current ConfigurationTo load a device’s preset configuration data as its curr

Configuring Devices & Services Saving a Device’s Current Configuration Data as One of its Presets282b) Right-click on any one of the selected devi

iControlUser Guide2832. For each of the selected devices, perform the following steps:a) In the Preset column, select the preset to which you would li

Configuring Devices & Services Navigating with the File Browser in the Open Window284Figure 5-71 The Open window appears.2. In the Open window, b

iControlUser Guide285Figure 5-73 The view format changes to the selected mode.Copying Densité Card ProfilesWhen a card, such as a video or audio prob

Configuring Devices & Services Copying Densité Card Profiles286Figure 5-74 To copy a card profile1. In iC Navigator, double-click the card whose

iControlUser Guide287Figure 5-75 2. Click Profiles.Figure 5-76 The Profile copy for card window appears, with the current card identified under Copy

Configuring Devices & Services Copying Card Alarm Configurations288Figure 5-77 3. For each card to which you would like to copy the current profi

iControlUser Guide289To copy a card’s alarm configuration to one ore more other cards1. In iC Navigator, double-click the card whose alarm configurati

Table of Contentsiii1 Introduction to iControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction to iControl iControl Integration with Other Miranda Products20iControl Integration with Other Miranda ProductsMiranda products are, natur

Configuring Devices & Services Copying Card Alarm Configurations290Figure 5-79 3. Click Copy to other cards.The Copy to other cards window appear

iControlUser Guide291Getting Alarm KeysEach alarm provided by a given Densité or Imaging series card has an associated value, or key, that serves as a

Configuring Devices & Services Upgrading Firmware on a Densité Card292Figure 5-82 A CSV file is created in the specified location.4. Open the CSV

iControlUser Guide293specific card, and to obtain the update package, please contact Miranda Technical Support (see "Contact Us", on page 76

Configuring Devices & Services Upgrading Firmware on a Densité Card2943. Return to the iControl Startup page, click System Tools, and then click F

iControlUser Guide295Figure 5-88 A list of available cards for the selected frame appears. The indicator beside the Connect button should turn green.

Configuring Devices & Services Upgrading Firmware on a Densité Card29612. Repeat step 8 to step 11 if necessary to upgrade other cards in the same

Access ControlThis chapter describes iControl’s mechanism for implementing access control.SummaryOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Access Control Sample Network Topology298from opening critical Web pages. Access control also associates user names with events, so that you can see,

iControlUser Guide299Each room has one or more iControl Application Server(s), depending on the amount of equipment to monitor and control. The Applic

iControlUser Guide21With some devices, the control window includes the button Load Factory which resets the parameters on the window group to their or

Access Control Setting up Access Control300Figure 6-3 Here are the steps you would follow to set up Access Control in this scenario, along with refer

iControlUser Guide3014. Configure other Application Servers — Log on to the Webmin utility on other Application Servers in the same domain (e.g. Bravo

Access Control Templates302TemplatesEach time you add a new resource (card or service), it will obtain a set of default permissions from a template st

iControlUser Guide303Action Category Action Name User Readable Name Description --- The following actions are available within iC Navigator --- Resou

Access Control Permissions304PermissionsA permission is an association between an action and a resource in a specific domain, for example:view control

iControlUser Guide305Role InheritanceEach domain maintains associations between users and roles, and implements role inheritance. Role inheritance mea

Access Control Client Configuration306Figure 6-4 Client ConfigurationThe Client Configuration section is used to type information required by iContro

iControlUser Guide307Resetting the Admin User Password on an iControl Application ServerTo reset the admin user password on an iControl Application Se

Access Control Configuring the LDAP Service on an iControl Application Server for a Single Domain308Configuring the LDAP Service on an iControl Applic

iControlUser Guide309A window appears, prompting you to type a domain name.Figure 6-10 6. Type the local domain name, and then click OK.The newly add

Introduction to iControl Imaging Series (Symphonie & Quartet)22The full range of video and audio signal parameters and alarms provided by Densité

Access Control Configuring the LDAP Service on an iControl Application Server for Multiple Domains3104. Select the Run LDAP service on this Applicatio

iControlUser Guide3119. Type the referral domain name followed by the IP address of the LDAP server (i.e. Application Server) that manages that domain

Access Control Configuring the LDAP Service on an iControl Application Server for Multiple Domains31214. Select the Run LDAP service on this Applicati

iControlUser Guide313Sample Multi-Domain SetupFigure 6-16 Rules for Local Domains• One locally managed domain must be the base domain.For example, th

Access Control Rules for Remote Domains314For example, the IP address 10.3.4.30 could have miranda.com as a base domain and the following other valid

iControlUser Guide315Enabling access control on an Application Server causes its applications and services to require users to login, and to enforce r

Access Control Viewing Current User Info316Figure 6-20 5. Click OK.6. Restart iControl (see "Starting & Stopping iControl Services", on

iControlUser Guide317Viewing Information About a User Currently Logged on to iC CreatorTo view information about a user currently logged in to iC Crea

Access Control Logging on as a Different User in iC Creator318To log on as a different user in iC Navigator1. In iC Navigator, on the Tools menu, poin

iControlUser Guide319Figure 6-27 The Enter User ID and Password window appears.Figure 6-28 2. Type a user name and password in the fields provided.3

iControlUser Guide23• The Kaleido-Quad-Dual combines two independent, high-quality quad-split multi-image display processors in a single 1RU frame for

Access Control Configuring Auto-Login in iC Creator320Figure 6-29 The Auto Login window appears. Figure 6-30 2. Select Autologin as <current user

iControlUser Guide321Figure 6-31 The Auto Login window appears.Figure 6-32 2. Select Autologin as <current user> at next startup.3. Click OK.T

Access Control Refreshing the Cache in iC Creator322To refresh the cache in iC Navigator•In iCNavigator, on the Tools menu, point to Access control, a

iControlUser Guide323Figure 6-34 2. Click Add.3. In the window that appears, type a name for the new user.Figure 6-35 User names in iControl are cas

Access Control Modifying a User’s Settings3245. With the new user name highlighted, type a Given Name (first name), a Surname (family name), Phone Num

iControlUser Guide325Figure 6-38 3. With the user name highlighted, add or modify the Given Name (first name), Surname (family name), Phone Number (o

Access Control Assigning Roles3262. Click on a user name in the list on the left of the Users panel.Figure 6-40 3. Click Delete.A confirmation window

iControlUser Guide327Figure 6-42 2. Click on a row in the Roles column and choose a role for the corresponding user.Figure 6-43 3. Click Apply to sa

Access Control Defining Roles (Permissions)328Defining Roles (Permissions)Before assigning a role to a user or resources to a role, it may be necessar

iControlUser Guide3292. Click Add Role.The Input window appears.Figure 6-45 3. Type a new role name, and then click OK.The new role appears in the Pr

Introduction to iControl Context-Sensitive Event Log Viewer of iC Web24Figure 1-24: Using the Search with this value only feature in the context-sens

Access Control Deleting a Role330Figure 6-47 The Delete Role window appears.Figure 6-48 3. Select the role you would like to delete, and then click

iControlUser Guide331Defining Permissions in a RoleTo define permissions in a role1. In the Privilege Management window, click the Role Definition tab

Access Control Assigning Permissions to Cards and Services Based on Role Types332Figure 6-50 2. By default, resources (cards and services) are displa

iControlUser Guide333Figure 6-51 3. In each role column, click to put a check mark in the row corresponding to a permission you wish to assign. Click

Access Control Assigning Permissions to Web Sites, Pages and Widgets Based on Role Types334Assigning Permissions to Web Sites, Pages and Widgets Based

iControlUser Guide335Figure 6-53 2. Click in the row corresponding to a folder to assign all of the folder’s actions.3. Click Apply to save your chan

Access Control Resetting the Admin (super) User Password336To reset the admin user password on an iControl Application Server1. On the Webmin main pag

Alarms in iControlThis chapter describes alarms and their role in the monitoring of devices, signals and services in an iControl environment.SummaryKe

Alarms in iControl Alarm Acknowledgement338• can cause an event, status, text, or a combination of status and text to result depending on the configur

iControlUser Guide339• requires that all sub-alarms be acknowledged for the associated virtual alarm to display an acknowledged statusAlarm Acknowledg

iControlUser Guide25Supported Devices iControl supports the following devices:•[Ref. #ICONTROL-12821] Cisco D9036 Modular Encoding Platform device•[

Alarms in iControl Alarm States340Alarm StatesThe current state of each alarm is shown as an icon next to the alarm name. Each possible alarm state is

iControlUser Guide341Alarm StatusesEach alarm is made up of three different status types: current, latched, and acknowledgment. Each of these alarm st

Alarms in iControl Alarm Types342not reset until the alarm condition goes away. Latches are system wide and all clients see the same latch.Figure 7-1:

iControlUser Guide343Overall AlarmsAn overall alarm is a type of virtual alarm that indicates the overall condition of a device or service based on th

Alarms in iControl Third Party Alarms344Figure 7-3: Alarms and groups in the iC Navigator windowFigure 7-4: Alarms, groups, and sub-alarms in the GS

iControlUser Guide345The relationship between alarms in a device control panel and in the GSM Alarm Browser is shown below.Figure 7-5: Alarm Configur

Alarms in iControl Alarm Components346The following table provides a brief description of some of the alarm categories available within iControl:Alarm

iControlUser Guide347alarms. Resetting a client-side latch for an overall (virtual) alarm has no effect on the latches of associated sub-alarms (these

Alarms in iControl Alarm Component Appearance3481. As in the previous scenario, the alarm is acknowledged and the acknowledgment state reverts to gree

iControlUser Guide349Alarm AttributesSeveral fields comprise the Alarm Properties window (to which you can navigate by double-clicking an alarm in the

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Alarms in iControl General Guidelines for Alarm Attributes350General Guidelines for Alarm AttributesMake URIs MeaningfulTypically, administrators want

iControlUser Guide351Physical vs. logicalVery often you have to make the choice between physical and logical concepts. The most obvious example of thi

Alarms in iControl Overall Alarms352Any alarms in iControl — including other virtual alarms — can be combined together to form a new, higher-level vir

iControlUser Guide353Figure 7-11: Optimistic AND logic table for determining the status of the CURRENT or LATCHED component of a virtual alarmWhen yo

Alarms in iControl Understanding the Alarm Logic Tables354Understanding the Alarm Logic TablesUnderstanding how the alarm logic tables work is importa

iControlUser Guide355Figure 7-13 Example — Using Pessimistic and Optimistic Alarm LogicConsider a broadcast network with two identical signal pipelin

Alarms in iControl Alarm Operational Modes356When iControl displays a virtual alarm’s latched or acknowledged component, it determines the status (or

iControlUser Guide357In a typical scenario, a technician might want to effect repairs on a device in the path of a signal being monitored by iControl.

Alarms in iControl Appearance358Figure 7-15: Shortcut menu to access the Snooze functionFigure 7-16: Snooze until windowAppearanceWhen an alarm has

iControlUser Guide359Figure 7-17 In some places, such as in the Alarm Browser, the text appearing next to a status icon will also be displayed in a d

Getting Started with iControlThis chapter explains how to set up the iControl Application Server, how to configure it for network operations, and how

Alarms in iControl Virtual Alarm Operational Modes360Virtual Alarm Operational ModesVirtual alarms don’t have their own operational modes. They reflec

iControlUser Guide361Operational Modes for Maintenance PurposesAs discussed in the section on Alarm Modes starting on page 356, operational modes allo

Alarms in iControl Incident Log Viewer Behavior After Configuring Display Setting of Alarms362Incident Log Viewer Behavior After Configuring Display S

iControlUser Guide363Main iC Navigator Behavior After Configuring Display Setting of AlarmsIn the main iC Navigator window, if iControl is configured

Alarms in iControl Configuring iControl Navigator to View Alarms with Specific Operational Modes364A confirmation window appears.Figure 7-22 2. Click

iControlUser Guide365Figure 7-23 Alarm BrowserThe Alarm Browser is a window, accessible from within iC Navigator and elsewhere, used to view, create,

Alarms in iControl Alarm Browser366Figure 7-25: GSM Alarm browserThe Main tab of the Alarm Browser displays a hierarchical view of all the alarms tha

iControlUser Guide367The Refresh button is disabled until the Alarm Browser hierarchy changes on the server in a way that would affect the current dis

Alarms in iControl Default vs. Optional Plug-ins368A list of currently active alarm providers can by viewed in the Admin > Alarms tab of the GSM Al

iControlUser Guide369Remote Connector Alarm ProvidersThere may be occasions when you would like a device to be able to initiate connections with iCont

Getting Started with iControl Release Notes28Once the network settings are configured, you will be able to connect the Application Server to the LAN c

Alarms in iControl Alarm Consumers370Figure 7-29 All Remote Connector instances appear as alarms in the Remoteconnectors sub-folder of the GSM folde

iControlUser Guide371Figure 7-31 Some alarm consumer plug-ins are included in every iControl system. Others are available as options. The table below

Alarms in iControl Alarm Properties372Alarm consumers (actions) are created via the GSM Alarm Browser window. They can also be created by scripts usin

iControlUser Guide373Figure 7-33: Example of setting operational mode for an alarm in iC Navigator’s main windowFigure 7-34: Example of setting oper

Alarms in iControl Manual Alarm Inversions374Figure 7-35: Example of setting operational mode for an alarm in Incident Log ViewerAs with scheduled al

iControlUser Guide375Alarm SchedulingiControl version 3.20 introduces enhanced alarm management by providing tools to schedule alarm suppression on a

Alarms in iControl Alarm Inversion Scheduling376five seconds and may trigger unwarranted actions. A Grace period ignores these transitional alarm stat

iControlUser Guide377Alarm SuppressioniControl can be configured to automatically suppress the generation of certain signal alarms for specific period

Alarms in iControl Log Viewer378Figure 7-39 Instead, the status icons representing detailed alarms appear in a darker shade of green or red to indica

iControlUser Guide379Figure 7-40 • Incident Log Viewer allows you to perform simple searches and elaborate queries on incidents, which are log entrie

iControlUser Guide29Recommendations for System OptimizationHere are some guidelines for optimizing performance and balancing the load on an iControl s

Alarms in iControl Detailed Directions380• The in-context log viewer allows you to quickly view and search the log entries associated with a specific

iControlUser Guide381Viewing Alarms in iC Navigator’s Main PageTo view alarms in iC Navigator• In iC Navigator, click the Physical view or Flat view t

Alarms in iControl Viewing Alarms on All Available Application Servers3824. Click Search.Viewing Alarms on All Available Application ServersTo view al

iControlUser Guide383To enable the display of alarm acknowledgement for a particular GSM Alarm Browser• In the GSM Alarm Browser, select Show status d

Alarms in iControl Adding Alarm Providers384Figure 7-47 A window appears allowing you to configure an instance of the alarm provider plug-in.The cont

iControlUser Guide385Figure 7-49: Sample alarm provider configuration #2: Virtual Alarm ConfigFigure 7-50: Sample alarm provider configuration #3: S

Alarms in iControl Adding Alarm Providers3862. Once you have finished typing configuration details, click OK.A new instance of the alarm provider star

iControlUser Guide387Figure 7-51 Removing Alarm ProvidersTo remove an alarm provider1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, select the alarm provider to be remo

Alarms in iControl Adding Alarm Consumers388Figure 7-52 A confirmation message appears.Figure 7-53 2. Click Ye s to remove the action.Adding Alarm

iControlUser Guide389Adding a Global ActionTo add a global action1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, click the Admin tab, and then click the Actions tab.Figu

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Getting Started with iControl Key Concepts30Key ConceptsLookup ServicesiControl—and Miranda products in general—use a lookup service to get informatio

Alarms in iControl Adding a Global Action390For example, if you wish to have a script run whenever any alarm is triggered, choose Scripted action.4. C

iControlUser Guide391Figure 7-58: Event and incident log action configuration windowFigure 7-59: SNMP trap action configuration window

Alarms in iControl Configuring Default Field Values in the GSM E-Mail Configurator Window392Figure 7-60: Script action window5. Once you have finishe

iControlUser Guide393To configure default values in the GSM E-mail Configurator1. On the iControl Webmin page, click File Manager.Figure 7-61 The Fil

Alarms in iControl Configuring Default Field Values in the GSM E-Mail Configurator Window3943. Select java_generi c.properties in the right pane, and

iControlUser Guide395Adding an Action to a Specific AlarmTo add an action to a specific alarm1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, right-click the alarm to whi

Alarms in iControl Adding an Action to a Specific Alarm396Figure 7-66 2. In the Actions area, click Add.The New action window appears.Figure 7-67 3.

iControlUser Guide3975. Once you have finished typing configuration details, click OK.The new action appears in the Actions section of the Alarm prope

Alarms in iControl Acknowledging Alarms3982. Select the action to be removed from the Actions list.Figure 7-69 3. Click Remove.A confirmation message

iControlUser Guide399To enable the display of alarm acknowledgement for a particular GSM Alarm Browser• In the GSM Alarm Browser, select Show status d

iControlUser Guide31Figure 2-2: Populated Service and alarm discovery table (circled)Alarm Publication Lookup TableServices, such as Densité Manager,

Alarms in iControl Resetting Latches400Figure 7-72 2. If you would like to acknowledge an alarm from a channel’s Web page, perform the following step

iControlUser Guide401To create a virtual alarm1. In the Create a new alarm provider area of the GSM Alarm Browser, click Virtual alarm.2. Click New.Fi

Alarms in iControl Creating a Virtual Alarm402• Virtual alarm status is best status among selected alarms (AND) — Choose this option to have the contr

iControlUser Guide403It is possible to override the error status of sub-alarms when they are triggered. This is useful when, for example, a device is

Alarms in iControl Creating a Virtual Alarm4046. Specify a name for the new virtual alarm in the Name field.7. Specify a path for the new virtual alar

iControlUser Guide405Creating a Virtual Alarm to Filter Out Non-Channel Alarms (iC Reports)To create a virtual alarm to filter out non-channel alarms1

Alarms in iControl Creating a Virtual Alarm to Filter Out Non-Channel Alarms (iC Reports)4062. Select the channel alarms you would like to group into

iControlUser Guide407Figure 7-83 6. Click Edit Metadata.Figure 7-84 The Virtual Alarm MetaData window appears.7. In the Source ID box, type a meanin

Alarms in iControl Modifying a Virtual Alarm408Modifying a Virtual AlarmTo modify a virtual alarm1. Select the virtual alarm to be edited in the GSM A

iControlUser Guide409Figure 7-87 2. Click Remove plug-in.A confirmation window appears.Figure 7-88 3. Click Ye s .Displaying Alarm Status DetailsTo

Getting Started with iControl Examples: Service and Alarm Discovery Scenarios32Application Server (the server hosting the lookup service where the tar

Alarms in iControl Acknowledging Alarms410Acknowledging AlarmsAcknowledging Alarms in iC NavigatorTo acknowledge an alarm in the GSM Alarm Browser• In

iControlUser Guide411Figure 7-90 Acknowledging Alarms on iC Web PagesTo acknowledge an alarm on an iC Web page• Right-click the alarm in the Web page

Alarms in iControl Acknowledging a Channel Alarm412Acknowledging a Channel AlarmTo acknowledge a channel alarm•Perform only one of the following steps

iControlUser Guide413It is possible to query the log database for specific acknowledgment or latch events. The Alarm state area of the log viewer has

Alarms in iControl Working with Operational Modes414Working with Operational ModesSetting an Alarm’s Operational ModeTo edit an alarm’s Offline, In ma

iControlUser Guide415Checking the Operational Mode of an AlarmTo check the operational mode of an alarm• Right-click the status icon of the alarm, poi

Alarms in iControl Snoozing an Alarm416Figure 7-95 Snoozing an AlarmTo snooze an alarm• In either the iC Web page, iC Navigator, the GSM Alarm Browse

iControlUser Guide417Figure 7-96 OR,•Click Until, and then in the Snooze until window, perform the following sub-steps:1. Specify the date and time w

Alarms in iControl Desnoozing an Alarm418Desnoozing an AlarmTo desnooze an alarm• In either the iC Web page, iC Navigator, the GSM Alarm Browser, or I

iControlUser Guide419Inverting Alarms ManuallyTo manually invert alarms in iC Web or iC Navigator1. Open the GSM Alarm Browser (see page 732).2. If yo

iControlUser Guide33Figure 2-4 1. Since Alpha is the only Application Server on Subnet A, its Lookup Service should be ON.2. The GSM is active on Alp

Alarms in iControl Inverting Alarms Manually4204. If you would like to invert only one alarm, right-click the appropriate alarm, point to Operational

iControlUser Guide421Figure 7-101 The selected alarms’ Inverted modes immediately are set to On (or to Off, depending on the action).Orange alarm lab

Alarms in iControl Setting a Schedule for an Alarm422Setting a Schedule for an AlarmTo define a schedule for an alarm in iC Web or iC Navigator1. Righ

iControlUser Guide423Figure 7-104 3. In the Action details section, select the appropriate action in the list, and specify the length of the period d

Alarms in iControl Setting a Schedule for an Alarm Inversion424Figure 7-105 2. Click the arrows to specify a month and year.3. Click a date in the ca

iControlUser Guide425Figure 7-106 c) In the Properties area, type the desired grace period for scheduled alarm inversions in the Scheduled grace peri

Alarms in iControl Setting a Schedule for an Alarm Inversion426Figure 7-107 4. Type in a schedule entry name in the Name field.5. To configure the in

iControlUser Guide427a) Click the first alarm you would like to invert.b) Hold down the Ctrl key and individually click the remaining alarms.c) Releas

Alarms in iControl Viewing Alarm Schedules428Viewing Alarm SchedulesTo view all existing schedule entries1. In iC Navigator, or in an iC Navigator wid

iControlUser Guide429Managing Alarm SchedulesIn the GSM Alarm Browser’s Admin > Scheduling sub-tab, you can manage the Alarm Schedule entries in a

Getting Started with iControl Example 2 — Two Application Servers, Same Subnet345. If this PC has access to Subnet A (e.g. via VPN), it can access Alp

Alarms in iControl Editing an Alarm Schedule430Editing an Alarm ScheduleTo edit an alarm schedule entry1. Click the entry you wish to modify.2. Click

iControlUser Guide431Figure 7-112 5. In the Action details section, select the appropriate action in the list, and specify the length of the period d

Alarms in iControl Example — Monitoring a Virtual Alarm432The SEM is represented by a button that corresponds to a virtual alarm with several sub-alar

iControlUser Guide433Figure 7-114 3. So far, we have only been looking at the SEM’s overall alarm. At this point, it might be useful to look at the a

Alarms in iControl Example — Monitoring a Virtual Alarm434Figure 7-115 4. Right-click the Primary GigE sub-alarm and click Properties.Figure 7-116 T

iControlUser Guide435Figure 7-117 5. Assuming you are able to resolve the problem, you would observe the following changes in iControl:• The SEM alar

Alarms in iControl Example — Monitoring a Virtual Alarm436

iControl and SNMPThis section describes how SNMP is implemented in iControl, and how iControl can act as either an SNMP manager or agent.SummaryOvervi

iControl and SNMP Key Concepts438Figure 8-1 Key ConceptsiControl SNMP AgentsiControl SNMP agents allow third party SNMP managers, such as Spectrum, t

iControlUser Guide439Net-SNMP AgentNet-SNMP is a popular open-source health monitoring package consisting of an SNMP daemon (snmpd), an SNMP agent for

iControlUser Guide353. It is not necessary to type anything in Alpha’s Service and alarm discovery area. The discovery process will automatically resu

iControl and SNMP Further Reading440Further Reading• Getting Started with SNMP — http://www.linux‐mag.com/id/1054/• Monitoring Linux Hosts with SNMP —

iControlUser Guide441Figure 8-2: Flowchart for configuring SNMPv3 on an SNMP agent Application ServerNote: Use the following table of workflow proced

iControl and SNMP Logging into an Application Server with PuTTY442Additionally, there are several other user actions you may perform within the contex

iControlUser Guide443Figure 8-3 2. Make sure the PuTTY Configuration window reflects the following settings:• Host Name: <hostnameorIP address

iControl and SNMP Creating Default User Templates444Figure 8-5: Logging into Application Server with PuTTY5. Change directories to iControl’s snmpd d

iControlUser Guide445Figure 8-7: System response of the init commandFigure 8-8: Selecting MD5 as authentication protocolAs shown in "Figure 8-8

iControl and SNMP Creating SNMPv3 User Profiles446Creating SNMPv3 User ProfilesTo create an SNMPv3 user profile1. In your PuTTY secure shell, create a

iControlUser Guide447Figure 8-11: Specifying a name for a new user profile4. Change the new user profile’s authentication and privacy passwords by pe

iControl and SNMP Creating SNMPv3 User Profiles448d) Type the number corresponding to the security level of this user (see Table 8-1).Figure 8-13: Sp

iControlUser Guide449Figure 8-15: Specifying which password to changeThe system prompts you for a new authentication password.g) Type the new authent

Getting Started with iControl Example 3 — Multiple Application Servers on Different Subnets36Figure 2-6 1. For the purpose of this example, Alpha is

iControl and SNMP Modifying SNMPv3 User Profiles450h) Type the new privacy password.Figure 8-17: Specifying new privacy password; system responseIf t

iControlUser Guide451Figure 8-18: System response after delete commandThe system prompts you for the name of the user profile to delete.2. Type the n

iControl and SNMP Changing a User Profile’s Passwords452Figure 8-20: System response after password commandThe system prompts you for the name of the

iControlUser Guide453Figure 8-22: Specifying existing authentication passwordThe system prompts you for the user security level.4. Type the number co

iControl and SNMP Changing a User Profile’s Passwords454Figure 8-24: Specifying existing privacy passwordThe system prompts you for the desired type

iControlUser Guide455Miscellaneous User Configuration TasksTo perform miscellaneous user configuration tasks• In your PuTTY secure shell, type one of

iControl and SNMP Enabling iControl to Manage an SNMP Device456will be able to get status information on the device by polling or querying the IRD’s a

iControlUser Guide457Figure 8-27 2. In the Create new alarm provider list, select the SNMP driver that corresponds to the device you wish to manage,

iControl and SNMP Enabling iControl to run a Custom SNMP Driver458Figure 8-29 In the Alarm Browser window, alarms for the device will appear in a fol

iControlUser Guide459To enable iControl to run a custom SNMP driver1. In iC Navigator, double-click on a GSM to open its Alarm Browser window.2. In th

iControlUser Guide37unless there is an IP address (either Alpha’s or Charlie’s) entered in Bravo’s Service and alarm discovery area.5. The discovery p

iControl and SNMP Enabling iControl to run a Custom SNMP Driver460Figure 8-32 3. Click Import MIB.Figure 8-33 The Open window appears.4. Find and se

iControlUser Guide461Figure 8-34 5. Type or paste the script for your custom SNMP driver in the text editing area.Figure 8-35 6. When you are done,

iControl and SNMP Loading a MIB Module into SNMP Driver Creator462• "Editing an Alarm", on page 487• "Editing a Driver’s Generated Scri

iControlUser Guide463Loading a MIB Module from a Local File SystemTo load a MIB module from a local file system1. In the SNMP Driver Creator window, o

iControl and SNMP Loading a MIB Module from a Local File System4643. In the MIB browser (left pane), do one of the following:a) To display only the mo

iControlUser Guide465Figure 8-40 Loading a MIB Module from an Application ServerTo load a MIB module from an Application Server1. In the SNMP Driver

iControl and SNMP Loading a MIB Module from an Application Server4663. Select the MIB you would like to load and then click OK.Figure 8-42 You may se

iControlUser Guide467Figure 8-45 b) To display a combined tree of all the loaded MIBs, clear the Global View checkbox.Figure 8-46 Configuring an SNM

iControl and SNMP Configuring an SNMP Driver’s Settings468To configure an SNMP driver’s settings1. In the SNMP Driver Creator window, click on the SNM

iControlUser Guide469Figure 8-48 The Save window appears.Figure 8-49 b) Navigate to the desired location on your local system, and then click Save.T

Getting Started with iControl Example 2 — Publishing Densité Alarms outside the Local Subnet38Figure 2-7 1. Alpha’s Lookup Service should be ON.2. Th

iControl and SNMP Creating an Alarm by Dragging a MIB Element from the Alarm Browser Pane470Creating an Alarm by Dragging a MIB Element from the Alarm

iControlUser Guide471Figure 8-52 Creating an Alarm with a MIB Element Shortcut MenuTo create an alarm with a MIB element shortcut menu1. In SNMP Driv

iControl and SNMP Creating an Alarm with a MIB Element Shortcut Menu472Figure 8-54 3. Modify the alarm parameters as required.The parameters are as f

iControlUser Guide473Creating an Alarm MapThere are several ways in which you can create an alarm map. The differences lie in the way in which you nav

iControl and SNMP Creating an Alarm Map474Figure 8-57 The Create Alarm Map window appears.Figure 8-58 2. On the Design tab, type a name into the Ala

iControlUser Guide4753. Click on one of the options in the Mapping type area.4. For each mapping rule you would like to add, perform the following sub

iControl and SNMP Creating a Trap Map476To create a trap map1. Open the Create Trap Map window by doing ONE of the following:• In SNMP Driver Creator,

iControlUser Guide4772. On the Design tab, type a new trap map name.3. Select a mapping type.4. Do one of the following:•In the MIB pane of SNMP Drive

iControl and SNMP Creating a Trap Map478In the MIB pane of SNMP Driver Creator, drag a the desired MIB node to the Mapping rules area of the Create Tr

iControlUser Guide479Figure 8-68 Creating a PollerThere are several ways in which you can create a poller. The differences lie in the way in which yo

iControlUser Guide39Figure 2-8 1. Alpha’s Lookup Service should be ON.2. The GSM is active on Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie.3. Since, in this example, yo

iControl and SNMP Creating a Poller480Figure 8-70 2. On the Design tab, type a new poller name.3. Modify the other parameter fields as required.4. Cl

iControlUser Guide481Adding an OID Getter and Variable Getter from a MIB ModuleYou can add an OID Getter or a Variable Getter to the script directly t

iControl and SNMP Adding an OID Getter482Figure 8-73 2. In the MIB Browser pane (left pane), right-click the MIB node, point to Add to script, and th

iControlUser Guide483Adding a Variable GetterTo add a variable getter to the script1. In SNMP Driver Creator, click the Script editor tab.Figure 8-76

iControl and SNMP Packaging the JavaScript Source Code as a Java Plug-In484Figure 8-78 Packaging the JavaScript Source Code as a Java Plug-InAfter yo

iControlUser Guide485Figure 8-80 2. Select the checkbox corresponding to each desired Application Server, and then click OK.If the operation is a suc

iControl and SNMP Saving a Driver’s JavaScript File on a Local Machine486Saving a Driver’s JavaScript File on a Local MachineTo save a driver’s JavaSc

iControlUser Guide487Publishing a DriverTo publish an SNMP driver•In the SNMP Driver Creator window, type the IP address of the device, and then click

iControl and SNMP Editing a Driver’s Generated Script488Figure 8-85 The Edit Alarm window appears.Figure 8-86 2. Modify the alarm’s parameters as re

iControlUser Guide489Figure 8-87 The Script editor appears in the main pane.Figure 8-88 2. Modify the JavaScript code directly or if you would like

vViewing Devices and Services in iC Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241Virtual Service Manager . . . . .

Getting Started with iControl Multicasting vs. Unicasting40Multicasting vs. UnicastingWhen a client application (e.g. iC Navigator) is opened, one of

iControl and SNMP Editing an Alarm Map, Trap Map, or Poller Profile490To edit an alarm map1. In the SNMP Driver Creator window, in the Alarm maps area

iControlUser Guide4913. Modify alarm map parameters as required, including the map name, mapping type, and editing, adding, or deleting mapping rules.

iControl and SNMP Loading a Driver into SNMP Driver Creator492Figure 8-94: JavaScript error messageLoading a Driver into SNMP Driver CreatorTo load a

iControlUser Guide493Figure 8-96 2. In the right pane, click the Admin tab, then click the SNMP Driver Creator tab.Figure 8-97 The SNMP drivers crea

iControl and SNMP iControl as SNMP Agent494Figure 8-99 4. Verify this is the driver you would like to remove.If this is the driver you would like to

iControlUser Guide495disk space) as well as the condition of essential iControl services (GSM, RMID, Densité Manager, etc.). Both types of agents are

iControl and SNMP Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for all Alarms496Figure 8-101 2. On the right pane, click on the Admin tab, and then click on the Actions

iControlUser Guide497Figure 8-102 3. Click Add global.The New Action window appears.4. Select SNMP agent in the list of new actions, and then click N

iControl and SNMP Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for all Alarms498Figure 8-104 5. Enter values for the following parameters depending upon your needs:An i

iControlUser Guide499Figure 8-105 All alarms located in the iControl folder of the GSM Alarm Browser of the currently selected GSM are now available

iControlUser Guide41Figure 2-10: Example — Forced UnicastFigure 2-11: Example — Default Multicast/Unicast with Lookup Service OFFService And Alarm D

iControl and SNMP Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for an Individual Alarm500Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for an Individual AlarmTo create a GSM SNMP agent for

iControlUser Guide501Figure 8-108 The Alarm Properties window appears.Figure 8-109 3. Click Add.The New Action window appears.4. Select SNMP agent a

iControl and SNMP Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for an Individual Alarm502Figure 8-110 The SNMP Agent Configuration window appears.Figure 8-111 5. Enter

iControlUser Guide503An icon labeled SNMP Agent appears in the Actions list of the Alarm Properties window.Figure 8-112 This alarm is now available t

iControl and SNMP Viewing the GSM SNMP Agent Alarms504Viewing the GSM SNMP Agent AlarmsAlarms located in the iControl folder of the GSM Alarm Browser

iControlUser Guide5052. Double-click an alarm to view its details.Figure 8-114 Configuring iControl to Send TrapsOnce an iControl GSM has been config

iControl and SNMP Assigning an SNMP Trap to One or More Alarms5062. Right-click an alarm, and then click Properties.Figure 8-115 The Alarm Properties

iControlUser Guide507in the right column (to). For example, if you select from Minor, Major or Critical to Normal, an SNMP trap will be sent whenever

iControl and SNMP Configuring iControl to Generate SNMP Traps for All Alarms508Figure 8-119 Configuring iControl to Generate SNMP Traps for All Alarm

iControlUser Guide509Figure 8-120 2. Click Add global.3. In the New action window, select SNMP Trap Sender, and then click New.Figure 8-121 4. Selec

Getting Started with iControl About the Alarm Publication Lookup Table42Figure 2-12: Example — Forced Unicast with Lookup Service OFFAbout the Alarm

iControl and SNMP Exploring the GSM SNMP Agent510Figure 8-122 6. In the Admin tab of the General status managers window, an entry labelled SNMP trap

iControlUser Guide511The GSM Alarm Status TableThe GSM SNMP agent makes a special MIB object available for polling by third party managers. This objec

iControl and SNMP Device Index512The GSM SNMP agent arbitrarily allocates a unique device index to each device the first time it is discovered. The de

iControlUser Guide513GSM-MIBThe following is a useful excerpt from the GSM-MIB file:statusTableOBJECT‐TYPESYNTAXSEQUENCEOFStatusEntryACCESSnot‐

iControl and SNMP Determining the OID for polling a specific status514::={statusEntry2}trapIndexOBJECT‐TYPESYNTAXGsmTrapsACCESSread‐onlySTAT

iControlUser Guide515Figure 8-125 The device index for this particular frame is 12. The slot for the card of interest is 9. The table also shows all

iControl and SNMP Developer Tip516Numerical OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.3872.11.1.1.6.12.9.100075(statusOID)This would return the following variable binding:sta

iControlUser Guide517DESCRIPTION"Usertrapssentaftercertainconditions"::={traps03}GSM-MIBThe following is an excerpt from the GSM-

iControl and SNMP Example518clearTRAP‐TYPEENTERPRISEmirandaVARIABLES{trapDevice,trapAlarm}DESCRIPTION"Acleartrapmeansthatthealarm

iControlUser Guide519Application Server Health Monitoring Health monitoring in iControl is accomplished in two ways:• Third party SNMP managers can po

iControlUser Guide43When Application Server 1 (AS1) starts up, its Densité Manager service will discover the enabled Alarm publication lookup table on

iControl and SNMP AppServer Health Monitoring Plug-in520AppServer Health Monitoring Plug-inThe AppServer Health Monitoring plug-in is a custom SNMP dr

iControlUser Guide521Figure 8-128 3. In the Host field of the SNMP plug-in configuration window, type the IP address of the Application Server whose

iControl and SNMP Accessing the MIB Browser Help Files5224. In the Alarm Browser window, health monitoring alarms will appear in a folder whose name c

iControlUser Guide523Figure 8-131 The MIB Browser html help appears in your browser.Figure 8-132 Adding a Third-Party SNMP Alarm Object to an iContr

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from the MIB Browser524directly available in the MIB Browser. The second applies where the parameter is contained i

iControlUser Guide525Figure 8-134 2. Choose Load MIB from application server from the MIB Browser’s File menu.Figure 8-135 Note: If the MIB for the

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from the MIB Browser5263. In the list that appears, find and select the MIB for the device you are working with.Fig

iControlUser Guide527Figure 8-138 7. In the Host field, type the IP address of the third-party SNMP device you are working with.Figure 8-139 8. Choo

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from the MIB Browser528Figure 8-140 Make sure that the MIB Browser can communicate with the target device (the res

iControlUser Guide529Figure 8-142 10. On iC Creator’s View menu, click Open alarm browser.Figure 8-143 11. In the Alarm browser window, scroll down

Getting Started with iControl Installing the iControl Application Server44Task 1: Installing the iControl Application ServerMiranda’s Application Se

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from the MIB Browser530Figure 8-144 The SNMP Manager window opens, showing the default script generated for the ne

iControlUser Guide531Adding an Object from an SNMP TableThis procedure applies to MIB parameters that are contained in an SNMP table. To add a third-p

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from an SNMP Table532Figure 8-148 4. In the list that appears, find and select the MIB for the device you are work

iControlUser Guide533Figure 8-150 7. Select the table to which the object belongs, and then click the View SNMP data table button .Figure 8-151 8. W

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from an SNMP Table534Figure 8-152 9. Select the parameter you are interested in.10. Take note of the index number

iControlUser Guide535Figure 8-154 The corresponding alarm object appears on the Web page, showing the actual status of the MIB parameter.13. On iC Cr

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from an SNMP Table536Figure 8-155 14. Scroll down to the SNMP folder. Click to expand its contents until you find

iControlUser Guide537Figure 8-157 15. Change the last digit of the OID to the index number you determined in step 10.Figure 8-158: Change this digit

iControl and SNMP Adding an Object from an SNMP Table538Figure 8-159 The object on the Web page is updated to reflect the changes.Change these digits

Fingerprint Comparison and AnalysisSummaryKey Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iControlUser Guide45Connecting the 8-port Break-Out Box (optional)You can optionally purchase an 8-port Comtrol RocketPort card (with breakout box) if

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis540iControl allows you to designate groupings of input sources. These Compariso

iControlUser Guide541IMPORTANT: In iControl installations, the following parameters and limitations currently apply:• If you have a Dell PowerEdge

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis User Interface of Fingerprint Analysis Feature542User Interface of Fingerprint Analysis FeatureAudio Video Fingerp

iControlUser Guide543Figure 9-2: Page-title icon (circled) on Status tabFigure 9-3: Lip-sync detection resultsGroup-title alarm iconLip-sync detecti

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Status Tab544Figure 9-4: Video comparison resultsFigure 9-5: Audio comparison r

iControlUser Guide545UI elements of the Status tab (Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer) UI Element DescriptionLip-sync detection results LED This icon i

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Status Tab546Probed source name The name of the probed source with each compariso

iControlUser Guide547Probed channel Probed audio channel number for this audio comparison.Audio match This bar graph represents the degree to which th

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Configuration Tab548Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Configuration TabFigure 9-6

iControlUser Guide549Several buttons at the top of the Fingerprint comparison setup area allow you to perform actions on all the listed comparison gro

Getting Started with iControl Configuring TCP/IP Settings of a Client PC Running Windows 746Perform one of the following procedures depending upon you

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Configuration Tab550--- Fingerprint comparison setup area ---Comparison group fol

iControlUser Guide551Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer—Info TabFigure 9-7 The Info tab of Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer displays information about

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Alarm Configuration Window552Alarm Configuration WindowFigure 9-8 You can configure how the fingerprint analysis

iControlUser Guide553When a comparison is underway, you can monitor the results of the comparison and analysis through the GSM’s view of the lip-sync

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis GSM Alarm Browser—Lip-Sync Detection Alarms554Lip-sync delay (last valid)YES NO NO Normal Last valid measurement (

iControlUser Guide555Comparison Group Properties Window (Context: Creating or Editing a Comparison Group)Figure 9-10 When first creating a comparison

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Detailed Directions556Detailed Directions• "Configuring Fingerprint Analysis through iControl—Administrator T

iControlUser Guide557Configuring Fingerprint Analyzer Service AlarmsThe Fingerprint Analysis feature uses alarms to communicate comparison data to a u

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Creating a New Comparison Group558Figure 9-11 The Alarm Configuration window appears.Figure 9-12 2. Configure th

iControlUser Guide559To create a new comparison group1. On the Configuration tab, in the Fingerprint comparison setup area, right-click Comparison gro

iControlUser Guide47Figure 2-16 The Local Area Connection Status window appears.Figure 2-17 4. Click Properties.The Local Area Connection Properties

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Creating a New Comparison Group560In Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer, the new comparison group appears in the Fin

iControlUser Guide561Figure 9-16 The asterisk following the name of the new comparison group in the Fingerprint comparison setup area disappears, ind

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Assigning Sources to a Comparison Group562Figure 9-17 The list of available fingerprint-generating devices refres

iControlUser Guide563• Click once on a source to select it, Ctrl-<click> each additional source you would like to add, and then click and hold a

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Assigning Sources to a Comparison Group5645. To assign consecutive (as listed in the Fingerprint-generating device

iControlUser Guide565Figure 9-22 The asterisk (*) next to the comparison group name disappears, indicating the change to the comparison group configu

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Configuring a Source as the Reference Source in a Comparison Group566To configure a source as the reference source

iControlUser Guide567An asterisk (*) appears next to the name of the comparison group indicating pending changes.3. Click Apply all to save changes t

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Editing a Comparison Group’s Properties568• Number of audio channels• Audio-lead alarm threshold (time in millisec

iControlUser Guide5692. Edit the comparison group properties as required, and then click OK.The Comparison group properties window disappears and an a

Getting Started with iControl Configuring TCP/IP Settings of a Client PC Running Windows 748Figure 2-18 5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Deleting a Comparison Group570Figure 9-30 2. Right-click the source you would like to remove, and then click Remo

iControlUser Guide5713. Click Apply all to save the change to the comparison group.The asterisk (*) next to the comparison group name disappears, indi

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Stopping a Fingerprint Comparison572Figure 9-31 The names of the comparison group and its sources become bolded,

iControlUser Guide573Figure 9-33 The names of the comparison group and its sources are no longer bolded, indicating that the comparison has ended.Mon

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Monitoring Comparison Data in the GSM Alarm Browser574Figure 9-34 Monitoring Comparison Data in the GSM Alarm Bro

iControlUser Guide575Figure 9-35 When the comparison is underway, the alarm component icons are updated in real-time in the GSM Alarm Browser alarm t

Fingerprint Comparison and Analysis Monitoring Comparison Data in the GSM Alarm Browser576Figure 9-38: Real-time comparison data in the GSM Alarm Bro

Backup and RedundancySummaryKey Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Backup and Redundancy Manual Takeovers578Manual TakeoversManual Takeovers have an n+m redundancy scheme. That is, iControl doesn’t limit the number of

iControlUser Guide579In a Redundancy Group topology configured for Auto-failover, there may be multiple Main Application Servers but only one Backup i

iControlUser Guide499. The default subnet mask of each new iControl Application Server is 255.255.0.0. On the client PC, type 255.255.0.0 in the Subne

Backup and Redundancy Auto-failovers580Figure 10-1: Auto-failover heartbeat topology example (1 Main Application Server; Main network on eth0 port)Th

iControlUser Guide581The Redundancy Configuration Form contains the following information about the Redundancy Group and its Application Servers.The M

Backup and Redundancy Auto-failovers582Auto-failover function stateIf enabled, the corresponding Main Application Server shall be monitored by Backup

iControlUser Guide583All the information on the Redundancy Configuration Form of a Main Application Server is visible from that of a Backup Applicatio

Backup and Redundancy Detailed Directions584Detailed DirectionsBacking Up an Application ServerTo per form a backup1. On the iControl Webmin page, cli

iControlUser Guide585Figure 10-3 The iControl Maintenance Form appears.3. In the iControl Backup area, click Go.Figure 10-4 A verification window ap

Backup and Redundancy Restoring Configuration Data to an Application Server586Restoring Configuration Data to an Application ServerTo perform a restor

iControlUser Guide587Figure 10-6 The iControl Maintenance Form appears.3. In the iControl Restore area, specify the file to be used to perform the re

Backup and Redundancy Configuring and Managing Application Server Redundancy588Configuring and Managing Application Server RedundancyThere are two way

iControlUser Guide589• If you would like your Backup to take on the IP address of your Main, make sure that all Application Servers are in the same su

vitocAssigning Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326Def

Getting Started with iControl Configuring the iControl Application Server50Figure 2-21: Configuring TCP/IP settings on a PC running Windows XP.5. Tak

Backup and Redundancy Managing and Recovering from a Manual Takeover or Auto-failover590To configure and manage a Redundancy Group1. Turn off the iCon

iControlUser Guide5914. If you would like to reconfigure the configured Main Application Server in a Backup role, see "Reconfiguring an Offline,

Backup and Redundancy Creating a Redundancy Group with a First Application Server in the Role of Main592To create a Redundancy Group with a first Appl

iControlUser Guide5932. Near the bottom of the Web page, type the desired Extra IP address.3. Click Apply.4. If you would like to enable the Auto-fail

Backup and Redundancy Creating a Redundancy Group with a First Application Server in the Role of Backup594Creating a Redundancy Group with a First App

iControlUser Guide595Figure 10-12 2. Near the bottom of the Web page, type the desired Extra IP address.3. Click Apply.

Backup and Redundancy Adding an Application Server to a Redundancy Group596Adding an Application Server to a Redundancy GroupFigure 10-13 IMPORTANT:

iControlUser Guide597Adding a Main Application Server to a Redundancy GroupTo add a Main Application Server to a Redundancy Group1. Type the IP addres

Backup and Redundancy Adding a Backup Application Server to a Redundancy Group5984. If you would like to enable the Auto-failover function for all Mai

iControlUser Guide599Figure 10-17 2. Click Add this Backup IP (next to the text field).The Redundancy Configuration Form refreshes with the added App

iControlUser Guide51• Connect to the Application Server from a Client PC• Log on to the Application Server’s Webmin utility and configure the Applicat

Backup and Redundancy Removing an Application Server from a Redundancy Group600Figure 10-19 7. Click Apply.The Redundancy Configuration Form refreshe

iControlUser Guide601Figure 10-20: Removing a Backup Application ServerIf you performed this procedure from the Application Server you just removed,

Backup and Redundancy Initiating a Manual Takeover to a Backup Application Server602Initiating a Manual Takeover to a Backup Application ServerTo init

iControlUser Guide603c) In this same cell, click Go.Figure 10-23 When the page next attempts to refresh (or when you manually click the Refresh butto

Backup and Redundancy Stopping iControl Services on the Intended Backup Application Server604•the Operational State is Offline• the Auto-failover func

iControlUser Guide605Figure 10-25 The Miranda Setup page appears.2. On the Miranda Setup page, click the icon beside iControl services monitoring and

Backup and Redundancy Stopping iControl Services on the Intended Backup Application Server606The Miranda Monitoring page appears.3. On the Miranda Mon

iControlUser Guide607Figure 10-28 Restoring an Offline, Configured Main Application Server to Online StatusThis procedure assumes the following:•A Ma

Backup and Redundancy Restoring an Offline, Configured Main Application Server to Online Status608To restore an offline, configured Main Application S

iControlUser Guide609Figure 10-30: An online configured Main and a standby configured Backup: successful operation6. Log on to iControl for the confi

Getting Started with iControl Connecting to a New iControl Application Server52Figure 2-23: Rear view of R310 Application Server, showing logical por

Backup and Redundancy Reconfiguring an Offline, Configured Main Application Server in a Backup Role610To reconfigure an offline, configured Main Appli

iControlUser Guide611Figure 10-32 6. In the row corresponding to A2, click Remove in the Removal column.7. Click OK in the confirmation window.Once t

Backup and Redundancy Reconfiguring an Offline, Configured Main Application Server in a Backup Role612Figure 10-34 11. If you are performing this pro

iControlUser Guide613Configuring and Managing Autofailovers of Application ServersTo change the IP address of an Application Server1. On the iControl

Backup and Redundancy Configuring and Managing Autofailovers of Application Servers614The Host Addresses page appears.3. Click the Application Server’

iControlUser Guide615The Network Interfaces page appears.Figure 10-40 8. Click eth0.9. The Edit Bootup Interface page appears.Figure 10-41 10. Chang

Backup and Redundancy Replacing an Application Server in a Redundancy Group616When the current IP is unknown and the operation state is Offline, opera

iControlUser Guide6173. Click Replace.The system prompts you for the IP address of the Application Server (not currently in the Redundancy Group) that

Backup and Redundancy Engaging Failover618Engaging FailoverTo engage failover• Select Engage Failover from the Remote Control Monitoring and Pilot Con

iControlUser Guide619Figure 10-45 To change the signal path from the backup to the main using the Matrix application1. On the iControl Startup page,

iControlUser Guide53Figure 2-25 Ethernet Port Labeling on the R210 and R310 Application ServersThe physical Ethernet ports on the backs of the Dell P

Backup and Redundancy Changing the Signal Path from the Backup to the Main using the Matrix Application620Figure 10-46 2. In the row corresponding to

iControlUser Guide6213. Select the desired router matrix point that will replace the currently active matrix point and close the window.Changing the S

Backup and Redundancy Changing the Signal Path from the Backup to the Main using the Single Bus Application6222. In the row corresponding to the route

iControlUser Guide623Figure 10-51 4. Select an output/destination, and then click OK.The Single Bus window re- appears.5. Select a source, and then c

Backup and Redundancy Creating Salvos Crosspoint Settings for a Particular Router624Figure 10-52 2. Click the Router Manager link - in this example,

iControlUser Guide625Figure 10-53 3. Select the folder of the router that you would like to see, and then select Open.The router folder opens.4. Sele

Backup and Redundancy Applying Salvos Router Crosspoint Settings626To apply salvos router crosspoint settings1. On the iControl Startup page, click iC

Creating iControl Web Sites and PagesThis chapter introduces iControl Web Creator and explains how to create iControl Web sites and pages.SummaryKey C

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Pages628A local Web site is stored locally on your client PC or laptop. Sites must be initially created as local

iControlUser Guide629Component Name DescriptionLink to Device • links to any device• reports GSM overall status• provides access to iControl Navigator

Getting Started with iControl Using Webmin to Configure the Application Server54Using Webmin to Configure the Application ServerWebmin is the iControl

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages iControl Web Creator Main Window630iControl Web Creator Main WindowFigure 11-1: iControl Web Creator main windo

iControlUser Guide631Figure 11-2 OR,•On the File menu, click Page properties.The Page properties window appears.Figure 11-3

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Background Properties Window6323. Select the Properties tab at the top of the Page properties window.Figure 11-4

iControlUser Guide633Figure 11-6 The Background Properties window contains five sections:Status Icon Properties WindowWhen adding a graphical compone

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Detailed Directions634Figure 11-7: Component windowDetailed DirectionsFollow the Quick Start Task ListThe follo

iControlUser Guide635Creating a New Local SiteTo create a new local site1. In the iControl Web Creator Welcome window, select Create a new local site,

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Opening an Existing Site636Figure 11-9 2. Browse to locate the folder where you want to store the new site.The

iControlUser Guide637Opening an Existing Local SiteTo open an existing local site:1. In the iControl Web Creator welcome window, select Open an existi

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Opening an Existing Local Site638Figure 11-11 2. Click the ellipsis button ( ) beside Open local site.The Open

iControlUser Guide639Opening an Existing Remote SiteTo open an existing remote site:1. From the iControl Web Creator welcome window, enter the IP addr

iControlUser Guide55•Username: miranda• Password: icontrol4. Click Login.The iControl Webmin home page appears.Figure 2-28 Configuring the NetworkWhe

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Saving a Remote Site Locally640Figure 11-15 3. Select the remote site, and then click Open.The selected site op

iControlUser Guide641Figure 11-16 The Save page window appears.Figure 11-17 2. Type the file name under which the site will be saved, and click Save

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Publishing a Site642To publish a local site1. In iC Creator, on the File menu, click Publish site.Figure 11-18

iControlUser Guide643Removing a SiteRemoving a Remote Site from an Application ServerTo remove a remote site from an Application Server•In iCCreator,

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Creating a Page644Creating a PageTo create a page•In iCCreator, on the File menu, point to New, and then click N

iControlUser Guide645Figure 11-21 The Page Properties window appears.Figure 11-22 2. Click on the Page init event handler tab.3. Add the following l

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Saving Pages646• x is the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner•y is the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner•w

iControlUser Guide647Figure 11-23 2. Select one of the pages that has already been created and click Open.The selected page opens in the work space.S

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Importing an Image File for Use as a Page Background648When you download the background samples, the status samp

iControlUser Guide649Adding a Page BackgroundThe image as imported may not be sized to display at the proper scale on the page. Two sizing options are

Getting Started with iControl Specifying DNS Client Settings56To navigate to the Network Configuration page• On the Webmin page, click Network Configu

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Importing iControl Web Images into a Project650Figure 11-25 The Useful Downloads page appears.2. Click iControl

iControlUser Guide651Figure 11-27 3. Click Save.A Save As window appears.Figure 11-28 4. Browse and select an appropriate location to which you woul

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Importing iControl Web Images into a Project652The file is saved to the designated location on your local comput

iControlUser Guide653Figure 11-30 12. Double-click the icon.The Status Icon Properties window appears.

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Importing iControl Web Images into a Project654Figure 11-31 13. Select the Bitmaps tab.14. Click any one of the

iControlUser Guide655Figure 11-33 15. In the top-left box, browse to the location of the images/link folder you decompressed in step 6 and double-cli

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Ensuring Proper GSM Operation656All the imported images are now part of the project and can be used at any time

iControlUser Guide657Figure 11-36 Using iControl to Verify that the GSM is Running on the Same Subnet as the Web PageTo verify in iC Navigator that t

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Configuring Zones on a Web Page658Figure 11-37 Configuring Zones on a Web PageAdding a Zone to a Web PageTo add

iControlUser Guide659Defining Zone PropertiesTo define zone properties• Consult the table, below.Adding a Component to a Web PageThe following compone

iControlUser Guide57To specify the DNS settings to be used by the iControl Application Server1. On the Network Configuration page, click Hostname and

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Resizing a Web Page’s Graphical Object660Resizing a Web Page’s Graphical ObjectTo resize a Web page’s graphical

iControlUser Guide661Setting the Properties for a Web Page Graphical ComponentTo set the properties for a Web page graphical component• In iC Creator,

Creating iControl Web Sites and Pages Setting the Properties for a Web Page Graphical Component662

Creating & Using Alarm Panel TemplatesSummaryCreating an Alarm Panel Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Creating an Alarm Panel Template664Figure 12-1 3. In the Alarm panel properties window, click Alarm browse

iControlUser Guide665Figure 12-3 5. Select the alarms of interest (individually, or an entire folder) from one card or device in the targeted group.6

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Creating an Alarm Panel Template666Figure 12-5 7. Click the URI location of one of the alarms.Figure 12-6

iControlUser Guide667Figure 12-8 11. For each alarm, click Ye s when prompted to replace the match.Figure 12-9 In the Alarm properties window, the

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Creating an Alarm Panel Template668Figure 12-11 You can also change the alarm’s text, how it appears, and

iControlUser Guide669Figure 12-12 13. Click OK in the Alarm properties window.The alarm panel in the iC Creator window is updated to display the sele

Getting Started with iControl Configuring Host Addresses58Configuring Host AddressesTo configure host addresses1. On the Network Configuration page, c

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Converting an Alarm Panel Template into a Widget670Figure 12-14 2. Select an existing folder, or create a

iControlUser Guide671Figure 12-17 A button with a thumbnail and the name of the new widget appears in the sidebar of the iC Creator window.Figure 12-

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Using an Alarm Panel Template Widget672Figure 12-19 2. Click the alarm panel template widget in the sideba

iControlUser Guide673Figure 12-21 5. Change all or part of the default value.Figure 12-22 6. Continue drawing panels and modifying their properties

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Using an Alarm Panel Template Widget674Figure 12-23 7. When prompted, type the IP address of the Applicati

iControlUser Guide675Figure 12-26 The selected Web page appears, with the new alarm panels displaying their current alarm statuses.Modifying an Alarm

Creating & Using Alarm Panel Templates Modifying an Alarm Panel Widget676Figure 12-28 3. Modify the properties of the alarm panel template as nee

Widget LibrarySummaryImporting Widgets into an iControl Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677Us

Widget Library Importing Widgets into an iControl Web Site678Figure 13-1 2. On the File menu, click Import widget.Figure 13-2 3. In the Select site

iControlUser Guide679Figure 13-4 5. In the Open widgets window, select the widget(s) you wish to import. TIP: Hold down the Shift key and click to se

iControlUser Guide596. Return to the Network Configuration page by clicking the Return arrow at the bottom of the Host Addresses page.Specifying a Net

Widget Library Listing and Locating Widgets in Use on a Web Page680Figure 13-7 Listing and Locating Widgets in Use on a Web PageYou can find the widg

iControlUser Guide681Figure 13-8 2. To locate a particular widget on the page by name, find the widget in the list and then select it.The selected wi

Widget Library Deleting or Renaming One or More Widgets on a Web Page682Figure 13-10 Deleting or Renaming One or More Widgets on a Web PageTo delete

iControlUser Guide683Figure 13-11 Using a Widget on a Web PageTo use a widget on a Web page1. In iC Creator, click on a widget in the sidebar, and th

Widget Library Using a Widget on a Web Page684Figure 13-12 2. Double-click the widget.The Widget Properties window appears.Figure 13-13 3. Click Bro

iControlUser Guide685Figure 13-14 4. In the Select service window, click a service to assign to the widget, and then click Select service.Figure 13-1

Widget Library Using a Widget on a Web Page686Figure 13-16 6. Click OK.7. On the File menu, click Save, and then click Publish site.8. In the Publish

GlossaryTerm DefinitionAlarm Alarms are the central feature of monitoring in iControl. There are three types of alarms in the General Status Manager (

Glossary 688iControl Webmin Webmin is a popular system configuration tool for Unix systems. iControl employs a customized version of Webmin to facilit

Common TasksSummaryReaching Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

viiViewing Alarm Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428Managing Alarm S

Getting Started with iControl Configuring the Ethernet Interface603. Ask your system administrator for the IP address of the network gateway that this

Common Tasks Navigating to the Technical Support Contact Page of iControl690Figure A-1 The System tools page appears.2. Click Administration.Figure A

iControlUser Guide691Figure A-3 The Administration: Technical Support page appears.Figure A-4

Common Tasks Creating a System Snapshot692Creating a System SnapshotTo create a system snapshot1. On iControl’s Administration: Technical Support page

iControlUser Guide6932. Click the link in the message indicating the snapshot process is complete (see "Figure A-7").Your browser asks if yo

Common Tasks Creating a Local Shortcut to an iC Web Page694Shortcuts for iC Web appear on your PC’s desktop and in the Start menu.3. An entry also app

iControlUser Guide695Figure A-10 3. In the Save window that appears, specify a name and location for the shortcut.Figure A-11 4. Click Save.The loca

Common Tasks iControl Common Tasks696iControl Common TasksPerform the following procedures, as required:• "Starting iControl", on page 696•

iControlUser Guide697Figure A-12 Starting & Stopping iControl ServicesAn Application Server runs a number of programs (services) in support of va

Common Tasks Viewing the Services Available on an Application Server698Figure A-13 The Miranda Monitoring page appears.All iControl services availabl

iControlUser Guide699Figure A-14

iControlUser Guide61To configure the Ethernet interface1. On the Network Configuration page, click Network Interfaces.The Network Interfaces page appe

Common Tasks Stopping, Starting, or Restarting a Service700Stopping, Starting, or Restarting a ServiceTo stop, start, or restart a service1. On the Mi

iControlUser Guide701Figure A-15 A system snapshot is compiled and displayed.Figure A-16 Logging on to WebminWebmin is the iControl Application Serv

Common Tasks Logging on to Webmin702Figure A-17 The Login to Webmin page appears.Figure A-18 3. Type your user name and password.By default, these a

iControlUser Guide703Figure A-19 Opening the Access Control Configuration FormTo open the Access Control Configuration Form1. On the iControl Startup

Common Tasks Opening the Access Control Configuration Form704Figure A-21 4. On the Administration: Miranda Setup page, click the icon next to Access

iControlUser Guide705The Administration: Access Control Configuration Form appears.Figure A-23 Opening the iControl Reports Page in iControlTo open t

Common Tasks Opening the License Management Page706Figure A-24 The iControl Reports page appears.Opening the License Management PageTo open the Licen

iControlUser Guide707Figure A-26 Note: If you have not yet activated any licenses through iControl’s License Management feature, you will see a notic

Common Tasks Opening the Privilege Management Window708Opening the Privilege Management WindowThere are two distinct Privilege Management windows—one

iControlUser Guide709Figure A-28 The Privilege Management window appears. It contains four tabs: Users, Role Assignments, Role Definition, and Resour

Getting Started with iControl Restarting the Application Server62The values you type should be based on the IP address and the desired network configu

Common Tasks Opening the Privilege Management Window in iC Creator710To open the Privilege Management window in iC Creator1. In the Enter user ID and

iControlUser Guide711Figure A-31 The Pages Privilege Management window appears.

Common Tasks Navigating to the Redundancy Configuration Form in Webmin712Figure A-32 Navigating to the Redundancy Configuration Form in WebminUse thi

iControlUser Guide713Figure A-33 The Miranda Setup page appears.2. On the Miranda Setup page, click the icon beside Redundancy Configuration Form.

Common Tasks Navigating to the Redundancy Configuration Form in Webmin714Figure A-34 The Redundancy Configuration Form appears.If a Redundancy Group

iControlUser Guide715Figure A-35 If a Redundancy Group does not yet exist, the form looks like this.

Common Tasks Opening the iControl Lookup Locations Page716Figure A-36 Opening the iControl Lookup Locations PageThe need for specifying Lookup Locati

iControlUser Guide717Figure A-37 The System tools page appears.2. Click Edit service locations.Figure A-38 The iControl Lookup locations page appear

Common Tasks Opening the iControl Lookup Locations Page718Figure A-39

iControlUser Guide719iC Navigator Common TasksPerform the following procedures, as required:• "Starting iC Navigator", on page 719• "Op

iControlUser Guide63Figure 2-36 The Bootup and Shutdown page appears.2. At the bottom of the Bootup and Shutdown page, click Reboot System.Figure 2-3

Common Tasks Opening Log Viewers and Analyzers720Figure A-41 Figure A-42 iC Navigator searches for iControl-enabled devices, and displays them as th

iControlUser Guide721• "Opening Event Log Viewer", on page 721• "Opening Incident Log Viewer", on page 724• "Opening Loudness

Common Tasks Opening Event Log Viewer in a Multi-GSM Environment722Figure A-44 Event Log Viewer appears.Figure A-45: Event Log ViewerOpening Event L

iControlUser Guide723The Log Selection window appears.Figure A-46 2. Select a GSM event log, and then click Select.Event Log Viewer for the selected

Common Tasks Opening Incident Log Viewer724Figure A-47 The In-context Log Viewer appears, showing entries for the specified device.Figure A-48 The e

iControlUser Guide725• In network environments with a single GSM, see "Opening Incident Log Viewer in a Single GSM Environment", on page 725

Common Tasks Opening Incident Log Viewer in a Multi-GSM Environment726Figure A-51: Incident Log ViewerTIP: You can hide, show and resize an additiona

iControlUser Guide727Figure A-53 2. Click a GSM event log, and then click Select.Incident Log Viewer for the selected GSM event log appears.Opening L

Common Tasks Opening Loudness Logger728Figure A-54 Loudness Logger appears.Figure A-55

iControlUser Guide729Opening Loudness AnalyzerTo open Loudness Analyzer• In iControl Navigator, double-click Loudness Analyzer.Figure A-56 Loudness A

Getting Started with iControl Configuring Client Workstations643. Disconnect the client PC that was used to configure the Application Server. Remember

Common Tasks Opening the Device Profile Manager730Figure A-57 Opening the Device Profile ManagerTo open the Device Profile Manager1. In the iC Naviga

iControlUser Guide731OR,Right-click one of the selected device rows, and then click Manage device profiles.Figure A-59 The Device Profile Manager app

Common Tasks Opening the GSM Alarm Browser7324. Near the bottom of the window, click the Logical view tab, Physical view tab, or Flat view tab as requ

iControlUser Guide733Figure A-62 2. Select one of the GSMs from the list in the left pane of the window.The Alarm Browser (under the Main tab) displa

Common Tasks Opening the MIB Browser734Figure A-64 3. Open and close folders by clicking on the toggle symbol, or by double-clicking on the folder ic

iControlUser Guide735To access the MIB Browser1. In iC Navigator, on the View menu, click MIB browser.Figure A-66 The MIB browser appears.Figure A-67

Common Tasks Opening the MIB Browser736Figure A-68 OR,•On the File menu, click Load MIB.Figure A-69 The MIB Browser appears.

iControlUser Guide737Figure A-70 3. Click on a MIB element to see a description.Opening the SNMP Driver Creator Window You can open the SNMP Driver C

Common Tasks Opening the SNMP Driver Creator Window738To open the SNMP Driver Creator window in iC Navigator1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, in the left p

iControlUser Guide739Figure A-72 Opening Audio Video Fingerprint AnalyzerIn order to configure, perform, and monitor lip-sync detection and compariso

iControlUser Guide65To configure DNS settings1. On the client PC, open the hosts file (no extension) in a text editor. In Windows XP, the hosts file i

Common Tasks Opening Audio Video Fingerprint Analyzer740Figure A-73 The Fingerprint Analyzer Service window appears.Figure A-74 2. Click the Configu

iControlUser Guide741Figure A-76 iC Web Common TasksPerform the following procedures, as required:• "Working with iC Web", on page 741• &qu

Common Tasks Opening an iControl Web Site742Java Web Start loads the application.Once the application has finished loading, a splash screen appears, f

iControlUser Guide743Figure A-79 2. In the Open Site window, type the IP address or host name of the Application Server to which the site you wish to

Common Tasks Opening an iControl Web Site744Figure A-82 A progress bar and message appear at the bottom of the iC Web window.Figure A-83 In a few mo

iControlUser Guide7455. To expand the iC Web window to accommodate large Web pages, choose Full screen or Total full screen from the View menu.Figure

Common Tasks Working with iC Creator746• "Exiting iC Creator", on page 750Working with iC CreatorStarting iC CreatorTo start iC Creator1. Cl

iControlUser Guide747Figure A-88 Creating a New SiteTo create a new site1. In the iC Creator Welcome window, select Create a new local site, and then

Common Tasks Opening an Existing Site748Opening an Existing SiteTo open an existing (locally stored) site1. In the iC Creator Welcome window, select O

iControlUser Guide7493. Locate and select the folder that has the Web site name you want to open, and then click Open site folder.The iControl Web Cre

Getting Started with iControl Configuring the Application Server on the Network66A small window should briefly appear with a message similar to the fo

Common Tasks Exiting iC Creator750Figure A-94 5. Select a page, and then click Open.Exiting iC CreatorTo end an iC Creator session• Close all iContro

iControlUser Guide751Figure A-96 3. If you are prompted to open RouterManager using Java Web Start Launcher, click OK.Java Web Start loads the applic

Common Tasks Starting iC Router Control752Figure A-98 4. Select a router component on the left to view related information and options on the right.F

iControlUser Guide753Click the folder corresponding to a specific router to view its configuration details.Figure A-99 Click Help beside the UI menu

Common Tasks Starting iC Router Control754Figure A-100 Click on a level to view its configuration details.Figure A-101

Index755AAccess Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index756Indexbacking up an Application Server . . . . . . . .584restoring configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . .586Base domain . . . . . . . .

iControl Version 4.43 User Guide757GGatewaysee iControl Services GatewayGeneral Status Managersee GSMGeneral Status Manager (GSM) . . . . 656, 722, 7

Index758Indexsee also Event Log Viewer, Incident Log Viewer, and In-context Log ViewerLogic tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iControl Version 4.43 User Guide759Replacing an Application Server in a Redundancy Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

iControlUser Guide67Figure 2-39 The RMID page appears. By default, the Lookup Service is configured to start automatically when the RMI (Remote Metho

Index760IndexVirtual Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Virtual Service Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Getting Started with iControl Specifying Alarm Publication Lookup Locations68Figure 2-41 Specifying Alarm Publication Lookup LocationsIn a basic iCon

iControlUser Guide69locations page of the Application Server running the Densité, Imagestore, or other service on the local subnet.On the Application

viiitocWeb Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Getting Started with iControl Deleting an Alarm Publication Lookup Location Entry70Deleting an Alarm Publication Lookup Location EntryTo delete an Ala

iControlUser Guide71Figure 2-43 2. In the Auto Start column, select the Auto check box.This is to ensure that the iControl Services Gateway will rest

Getting Started with iControl Configuring GPI Outputs on a GPI-150172To configure GPI outputs on a GPI-15011. In the GSM Alarm Browser, use the vertic

iControlUser Guide73Figure 2-45 3. Click Add.The New Action window appears.4. Click GPI-1501 relay to select it.5. Click New.Figure 2-46 The GPI-150

Getting Started with iControl Configuring GPI Outputs on a GPI-150174Figure 2-47 6. In the GPI Card list, select the GPI-1501 card whose GPI outputs

iControlUser Guide75Figure 2-49 Each GPI out on this GPI-1501 card can be programmed to respond to a different alarm from a different card. The eight

Getting Started with iControl Connecting & Configuring Devices76Task 7: Connecting & Configuring DevicesThe iControl Application Server comm

iControlUser Guide77Figure 2-51: RocketPort 8-port serial breakout boxConfiguring Serial Ports for a Specific Application ServerTo configure serial p

Getting Started with iControl Configuring Serial Ports for a Specific Application Server78The Miranda Monitoring page appears.3. Click Configure Ports

iControlUser Guide795. When you have finished assigning ports, click Accept.The Miranda Monitoring page reappears, with new rows in the list of servic

ixOpening the Device Profile Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .730Opening the GSM Alarm Browse

Getting Started with iControl Configuring System Time80Task 8: Configuring System TimeApplication Servers have both a system time and hardware time.

iControlUser Guide81Figure 2-57 3. If you would like to synchronize just this one time and NOT perform scheduled synchronization sessions in future,

Getting Started with iControl Configuring System Time82Figure 2-59 5. If you would like to configure a simple recurring schedule, perform the followi

iControlUser Guide83Figure 2-62 c) In the Hours area, select specific hours or all hours, as required.d) In the Days area, select specific days or al

Getting Started with iControl Network Considerations & Port Usage84Network Considerations & Port UsageNetwork ConsiderationsIn general, large

iControlUser Guide85ThumbnailsIP (Waveform + Vector) ScopeRemote Audio Level Meter (RALM)VBSize Poor Quality Medium Quality High Quality--- Refresh Mo

Getting Started with iControl TCP/IP Port Usage86TCP/IP Port UsageThe various iControl services require access to specific ports. The tables below des

iControlUser Guide87From Application Server to ClientFrom Application Server to Allégro-1Service Port Transport NotesJava Jini 4160, 8000-8010 TCP, UD

Getting Started with iControl From Client to Allégro-188From Client to Allégro-1From Allégro-1 to ClientFrom Allégro-1 to Application ServerService Po