EVS XS - 5.1. Rack Installation

Issue
10.03.B
XS Series DISK RECORDER
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Version 10.03
- Hardware Technical Reference
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
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March 2010
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2.9 REDUNDANT IPDP SERIAL LINK
The IPDirector communicates with the XS server via one serial link. If that link
fails, the XS server can no longer be controlled by any IPDirector.
From Multicam version 10.01, a failover mechanism has been put into place. This
mechanism will switch the IPDirector link from one port of an XS server to another
port on another XS server.
To ensure the failover, the backup links between IPDirector workstations and the
XS servers need to be physically cabled to a second RS422 port, as shown on the
following schema:
The serial link redundancy will ensure that there is no single point of failure in the
setup. However, you need to put into place a thoroughly thought through IPDP
configuration for the SynchroDB to continue working correctly. This can be
achieved, for example, by defining an IPDirector workstation in Network mode.