3. Setting up the System 73
Running the Console as a Show Server
When the Run Server option located in the StartUp tab of the control panel is checked, the
console is enabled as a show server. A show server console is able to do three main things
that it would not otherwise be able to do as a client:
1. Start New Shows
2. Launch existing shows from disk
3. Connect to and sync a local copy of show data from other show server consoles on the
network.
Since consoles that are enabled as show servers continuously sync and store local copies of
show data during programming, setting up more than one show server in your network allows
for continued show operation should one console fail. This is method of redundancy is called
“fail over”. See Configuring the Network for Console Fail over
Running the Console as a Client
When the Run Server option located in the StartUp tab of the control panel is not checked,
the console will operate only as a client to other show server consoles on the network. As a
client, the console will not keep a local copy of the network show file and as a result will be
forced to log off the connected show session if all show servers running on the network are
logged off.
Tip: The generic word server is often mentioned when working with a Hog 4 OS system.
There are three types of servers that are at work in a networked Hog show. The DHCP
server manages IP address assignments to other consoles, nodes, and computers on the
network through the use of Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP). A Show server refers
to the server process running on the console, which manages show data and distribution.
The DHCP server and the Show server are independent of one another and do not need to
be running on the same console. The Boot server process is used by Hog consoles to
provide remote software imaging for the DMX Processor 8000.
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