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TelVue H yperCaster
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HyperCaster F ile S tructure
Each H yperCaster c ontains t he s ame d irectory s tructure a nd f iles t hat a re w ritten t o t he
schedule r emote s erver u nder t he / /vol1/import d irectory. T hese a re m eant t o s erve a s a b ackup
in c ase n etwork c onnectivity o r s ome o ther p roblem p revents t ransfer o f i nformation t o t he
remote s erver.
In a ddition t o t he a bove d irectories e ach H yperCaster a lso c ontains t he f ollowing d irectory:
//vol1/import/GDP
This i s t he l ocation o f t he H yperCaster's i mport h ot f older. A ny s chedule f iles d ropped i nto t his
directory w ill b e i mported r oughly e very 5 m inutes. I n a n e mergency, o r i n t he e vent o f a
temporary c ommunication f ailure w ith t he C MP p arent, a ny . SCH f iles c an b e m anually c opied
here t o i mport t o i ndividual H yperCasters.
Verification F ile E xport
Verification f iles a re a lso p art o f t he C CMS G DP s tandard. T hey c ontain a l og o f p layouts w ith a
corresponding s tatus c ode ( completed, m issed, p artial, e tc). T hey a re n amed i dentically t o t heir
original S CH f ile, b ut w ith a . VER e xtension. T he V ER f ile f ormat i s o utlined i n A ppendix I .
It's i mportant t o n ote t hat n ot o nly w ill V ER f iles b e l ocated i n t wo p laces o n t he s chedule r emote
server, b ut e ach c hild s erver a lso c reates a nd s aves i ts o wn c opy o f i ts V ER f ile. T his i s u seful
to k now w hen w e're e xperiencing c onnectivity p roblems.
Note a lso w arm s pares D O N OT w rite t o t he t op l evel V ER f ile ( but s till t o t heir s erial n umber
specific d irectory).
A q uick r efresher o f t he v erification f ile l ocations:
● Each u nit w rites a V ER f ile l ocally, a lways, i n v ol1/import/GDP/verification.
● Each u nit s ends t hat V ER f ile t o t he s chedule r emote s erver, i n
vol1/distribute/GDP/verification/[serial n umber]. E very s erial n umber i s u nique f or
every H yperCaster.
● If t he u nit i s N OT m arked a s a W arm S pare o n i ts C onfig->System p age, i t a lso
writes i ts V ER t o v ol1/distribute/GDP/verifications o n t he p arent, t his i s a n e ffort t o
give y ou a s ingle t arget t o d raw V ER f iles f or a ll t he p rimary s ervers.
● The u nits d o n ot h ave a ny w ay t o k now i f t hey a re s uppose t o b e a w arm s pare o r
not ( they d o n ot h eartbeat e ach o ther, f or i nstance), s o i n t he e vent o f f ailover, y ou
should c hange t he c heckbox u nder C onfig->Server y ourself.
You c an a ccess a ll t hree l ocations v ia F TP o r S MB. T he s erial n umber o f e ach u nit c an b e s een
on i ts d ashboard, w hen y ou l og i nto t he w eb u ser i nterface.
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