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3: System Configuration
Note: You can also use MVCP SET commands to alter control values but the changes will
only persist until the next VST restart. In contrast, control values set in the configuration
files persist from a VST start until changed by a SET command.
Table 3-1 Configuration Files
Configuration File Purpose
/usr/vtr/config/control-in.conf Configures the server to be controlled by remote devices. Use
this file to configure VST to work with controllers compatible
with Sony and VDCP protocols and with Miranda or Horita
timecode reader devices.
/usr/vtr/config/control-out.conf Configures the server to control VTRs or VTR-like devices.
/usr/vtr/config/device-defaults Specifies default control settings for audio, video, and disk
devices.
/usr/vtr/config/ports.conf Specifies logical video port names to substitute for the ports’
physical names.
/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults Specifies default control settings for various nondevice
subsystems (for example, systemwide controls or Sony
protocol control ports).
/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults/clipmirror Specifies clip mirror configuration and a clip transmission port
for the primary server. Refer to , “”.
/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults/fs Contains filesystem configuration for FTP and other persistent,
storage-dependent resources. See the vst-controls(5) man
page.
/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults/main Contains information globally affecting SGI Media Server
operation, such as timing standard and system event logging.
See the vst-controls(5) man page.
/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults/time Contains information regarding time management and
timecode device offsets. See the vst-controls(5) man page.
/usr/vtr/config/vtrd.conf Configures the SGI Media Server vtrd server daemon. See the
vtrd(1) man page.
/usr/vtr/config/vtrdircopy.conf Contains directory information for configuring the
vtrdircopy daemon.
/usr/vtr/config/vtrftpd.conf Contains VST control settings for managing clip transfers.