GV Guardian 1.5
Configuration
NOTE: Prior to GV Guardian v1.5, hosts were added through the Spreadsheet
Uploader with a static set of services tied to specific device types. Now, the
Spreadsheet Uploader works in conjunction with the Profile Template to associate
hosts and services with customizable profiles.
The GV Guardian Profile Template (not to be confused with the Configuration
spreadsheet) makes it easy to associate services with specific types of systems and
devices. The profile template is distinguishable by its manual date stamp and .export
file extension, and is accessible for download on the GVProDev here:
Host: ftp.grassvalley.com
Protocol: FTP
Username: prodev
Password: GXF2zero15
File Location: /GVGuardian/Profile_Templates
*Always use the latest version (per manual date stamp) when uploading to a new or
existing system.
 Log into the GV GUARDIAN system with Administrator Privileges
 On the top navigation menu, click > Configure
Then path to > Profile Manager | Import
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 Click Browse button, navigate to a 1.5 profile template and click the Import
button.
 Click upon Click here to view the Profiles to access the Profile administration
page.
 Profile administration page.
Here individual host profiles can be added, copied, modified or deleted from
the template prior to Applying the Configuration
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 When satisfied with the state of the current profile template, navigate to the
bottom of the Guardian web page and select the Apply Configuration button to
successfully apply the configuration.
 Upon successfully applying the configuration, select > Home on the top
navigation menu. Then path to > Grass Valley – x.x.x| Spreadsheet Uploader to
begin the Configuration Spreadsheet upload function.
2. Upload 1.5 Configuration Spreadsheet (KB15860)
NOTE: Customer Configuration Spreadsheets pre-dating GV Guardian v1.5 are
OBSOLETE AND MUST BE UPDATED to ensure proper Guardian system
configuration. These invalid spreadsheets are easily identified as having the
following FOUR BOTTOM TABS: Contact Info / Shows / IP Config / types
GV Guardian v1.5 Configuration Spreadsheets are easily identified as having
the following TWO BOTTOM TABS: IP CONFIG / USERS
Blank v1.5 spreadsheets are located on the GV ProDev ftp site here:
ftp://ftp.grassvalley.com/GVGuardian/Configuration_Spreadsheets
Remote commissioners upgrading a GV Guardian system to v1.5 from a
previous version transfer the below information between the old (4 tab) and
new (2 tab) spreadsheets WITHOUT ALTERING THE SPREADSHEET FORMAT:
Upon the USERS page:
1) On the line directly below the example, copy applicable
LOGIN, TYPE, USER NAME, EMAIL and GROUP column data
from old spreadsheet into the same corresponding columns
upon the new spreadsheet. Please leave the topmost
“example” line untouched for the spreadsheet to work
properly.
Upon the IP CONFIG page:
2) HOSTNAME info
3) Cntrol IP Address
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4) The profile column can also be populated with any preexisting known-good host profiles (optional).
(All other items are optional and need not be filled in)
Uploading the spreadsheet:
 Within the Bomgar Console, navigate to the File Transfer tab and transfer the
appropriate Configuration Spreadsheet.xlsx file into a temp location upon the
ControlPoint PC (eg., desktop | Guardian | Configuration Spreadsheet)
 Within the Bomgar Console, navigate to the File Transfer tab and transfer the
station’s Configuration Spreadsheet.xlsx file into a temp location upon the
ControlPoint PC (desktop | Guardian)
 Still logged on to GV GUARDIAN system with Administrator Privileges, on the
top navigation menu, click > Home
then path to > Grass Valley | Spreadsheet Uploader
 Click Browse button, navigate to a completed spreadsheet, and click the Upload
File button.
 Review information and click Import button to ingest the Configuration
Spreadsheet
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 Verify submitted data
NOTE: Data may take some time to populate the database as polling of the
devices begins.
 To verify all Host Details are configured, click Home | Details | Host Detail.
The Device Host status will start to update. This can take a few minutes to complete
the polling process depending upon the amount of hosts configured.
Once data loads, users can observe the Host Details
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 To verify all Services have been configured, click Home | Details | Service
Detail.
Device Service status starts updating. This may take a few minutes to complete the
polling process depending on the amount of Services configured.
Once data loads, users can observe the Services that are configured
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 To verify all Notification Contacts have been configured, click
Configure | Advanced Configuration | Core Config Manager
(Log in as gvadmin if prompted)
 Enter Administrator username and password
Click Alerting | Contacts.
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Verify all notification contacts are present (add a new contact if necessary).
3. Map Data Center Rack configuration (KB15953)
 Within the Bomgar Console, navigate to the File Transfer tab and transfer the
appropriate Default Device Images to a temp location upon the ControlPoint PC
(eg., desktop > Guardian > Device Images)
Product images for rack components are available via the following link on the
GV ProDev site: ftp://ftp.grassvalley.com/GVGuardian/Device_Images
Rack Configuration may need to mirror exact layout of existing datacenter
(if customer has provided photos or a diagram).
 On the GV GUARDIAN home page, under Grass Valley click Data Center Map.
 Click Add new rack.
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 Fill out information about the rack as follows:
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Rack Index: The position of rack in the row (This setting is optional).
Name: Appears as a label above the rack.
Rack Height: The number of rack units in the rack (default is 48RUs).
 Once finished, click Add Rack button.
 Use the buttons above the rack as required to either:
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Modify rack
Delete rack
 Click Add new component text to add components to the rack.
 Fill out information about the component as follows:
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Component Name: The name displayed for the component.
Component Position: Specifies the upper most slot of where the
component exists in the rack. A rack’s slots count from the bottom up.
Component Size: The number of slots down the component occupies
from the component’s position.
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Hosts: Specifies which hosts are associated with this component. To add
a host, select the host in the drop-down list and click Add.
Image: You can add an image of the component. An image is rendered
so that the width is 162px and the height is 12px for each rack unit. If
the image is not at these dimensions, it is scaled to fit these dimensions.
NOTE: Be sure to hit the “Add” button next to the Hosts dropdown box when adding a
new component. Failure to do so will not properly associate the host being configured
with the corresponding device in the rack necessitating re-work.
Configure all hosts in as few racks as possible, using rack spacers to separate
components for clarity.
In a Data Center rack, component states are indicated by color overlays as follows:
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Ok:
Warning:
Critical:
Not monitored:
Green
Yellow
Red
No color
Clicking upon a component displays a page with each of the component's hosts, with
the option to modify or delete the component. Clicking on a host displays a GV
GUARDIAN page with the host and its services.
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