Video Transcript
Core Manager: Status and Settings
5m 3s
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The Core Manager provides a variety of management options for your Core,
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which of course can only be configured when your PC is connected to that Core on your network.
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You can access the Core Manager either from the Tools menu and selecting “Show Core Manager,”
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or you can click directly on the name of your Core that is displayed in the top tool bar
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when your design is running.
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You could also simply enter the IP address of your Core into any web browser.
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If your web browser gives you a security warning like this, don’t worry about it.
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Since your Core is a trusted device on your local network, your connection is secure,
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even if your browser doesn’t recognize it.
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We highly recommend you add the “https” designation to your browser when you connect.
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For more information on networking security considerations with your Core,
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you can check out our videos in our Reflect Enterprise Manager training course.
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However you connect to the Core Manager, you’ll come to this: the main dashboard.
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You can navigate different sections on the left,
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which you can also collapse down to smaller icons if you’re already comfortable navigating them.
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Let’s look at each section, going from top to bottom.
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The Status section gives a general overview of your system, including basic information on your Core,
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and the current status of every peripheral in your design.
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For larger designs, you may want to use the Inventory filtering options
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so that you can find specific types or models of devices.
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If any of your devices shows a Fault in its status,
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then you probably want to investigate by going to the next tab: the Event Log.
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The Event Log is a list of notable events that have taken place during the uptime of your running design.
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Normal events are noted in green, warning events are noted in amber,
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and error events are noted in red.
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Once again you can filter this log to find events with a specific severity,
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or a particular category such as paging activity or telephony connections,
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or filter for activity from specific devices.
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You could also constrict your log report by specific dates, or search for a specific word or phrase.
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Or, if you want to clear out your log, simply press the Clear Log button.
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Certain events in a log will repeat – for instance, if a device’s status drops from OK,
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then an error message will log upon the first problem, and then repeat again in 10 minutes,
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and 6 hours, and then every 12 hours thereafter until the problem is corrected.
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The log will also specify how long the problem has persisted.
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There are certain components that allow you to publish custom messages
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to the Event Log based on your design’s activity,
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which makes this a useful troubleshooting tool to keep track of your entire system’s performance.
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Core Manager will store up to 5,000 events or 30 days worth of activity, whichever one comes first.
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After this, the oldest events will be deleted in batches of 1,000 events at a time.
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(So technically, it could store up to 6,000 events before this deletion).
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If you’re using Enterprise Manager,
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its event log follows the same logic, except the limits are 30,000 events and 6 months.
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Next, let’s look through the various sections of the Core Management category.
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In Network Settings, you get access to the same information for your Core
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that you found in the Configurator for your other Q-SYS peripherals – namely, your Core’s name,
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its IP addresses and net masks for each of its LAN ports, and an ID button.
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To change this information, simply press the Edit button, make your adjustments, and then press save.
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Like we mentioned in the Configurator, naming your device and configuring its IP address
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is one of the first steps to getting your system operational.
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At the bottom you’ll also see settings for DNS.
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If you’re connecting your Core to the internet on one of your LAN ports,
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be sure to get your DNS and Gateway settings from your IT administrator to enable that access.
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The Date & Time settings speak for themselves: you can set the Core’s Date and Time,
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as well as determine which Time Zone it should use,
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which is useful if you’re commissioning a system for a region different than the one that you’re in.
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If you enable Time Synchronization,
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that will allow the Core to get its time from a Network Time Protocol server of your choice.
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In the Licensing section,
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you can see a list of all Q-SYS software feature licenses that have been installed on your Core,
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as well as an activation area to install new licenses.
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If you need a Scripting Engine license or a UCI Deployment license, for instance,
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you’ll need your Entitlement ID or License File to activate these.
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You can learn more about license activation in a separate video.
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Let’s take a quick break there, and come back whenever you’re ready.
Lesson Description
Core Manager: Status and Settings
5m 3s
Access the Core Manager, monitor your system’s peripherals, and configure your Core’s network settings
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