User`s guide

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A: The SGI Media Server Control GUIs
Using Telnet to Determine Available Ports
To determine which video and deck control ports are available on the SGI Media Server,
establish a telnet connection to the server and then use the MVCP PLS (List Ports)
command. (See section “Manual Access to Video Server Technology” on page 108 for
details.)
The following example shows the PLS command output. This output identifies
MFCODEC_n, where n is 0–2, as the video ports (VID):
PLS
201 OK
MFCODEC_0 OUT "WHITEHOUSE OVAL OFFICE" VID MFCODEC_0
MFCODEC_1 OUT "1ST AND MAIN, E/W" VID MFCODEC_1
MFCODEC_2 OUT "2ND AND BROADWAY, N/S" VID MFCODEC_2
See “Listing Video and Deck Control Ports” on page 113 for more information.
Using vtrstat to Determine Units in Use
To determine which units are in use on the SGI Media Server, use the
/usr/vtr/bin/vtrstat command as follows:
% /usr/vtr/bin/vtrstat -units
Unit Owner Port Clip Function Location
----------------------------------------------------------
U3 mvcp/mediaserver MFCODEC_0 * IDLE *
See the vtrstat(1) man page for more information.
Using Telnet to Determine Units in Use
To determine which units are in use on the SGI Media Server, establish a telnet
connection to the server and then use the MVCP ULS (List Units) command. The
following example shows the information returned by the ULS command:
ULS
201 OK
U1 * MFCODEC_6 OUT * DONE IDLE * 0 * 0
U2 * MFCODEC_12 OUT * DONE IDLE * 0 * 0