User`s guide

Monitoring the System
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Monitoring the System
Once VST is installed and running, you can monitor its operation using the tools
mentioned in this chapter. Two tools, vtrstat and mcstat, work directly with VST.
This section describes how to monitor VST in the following subsections:
•“vtrstat” on page 63
• “Standard IRIX Tools” on page 64
Note: The tool mcstat is part of SGI Media Server control GUI, which you can use for
non-production, developmental activities. The control GUI is described in Appendix A,
“The SGI Media Server Control GUIs”.
vtrstat
The tool vtrstat is a command-line tool that does the following:
• Indicates whether or not VST is running.
• Indicates which units are open if the -units option is used.
• Indicates which media ports are available if the -ports option is used.