Upgrading K2 systems
This section contains the tasks necessary for the upgrade to this release of software.
NOTE: If installing an MPEG encode card or an AVC-Intra codec card field kit
upgrade, do so after the K2 software upgrade, not before.
K2 software downgrade is supported only via the recovery image process. If you must
downgrade and you do not have a recovery image at the desired software version,
obtain a recovery image from Grass Valley Support.
Upgrading a K2 SAN
This section contains the tasks necessary to upgrade a K2 SAN to this release of K2
software. Work through the tasks sequentially to complete the upgrade.
NOTE: These upgrade instructions assume that the current K2 software is at version
7.0.11 or higher. If the current K2 software is a 7.x version lower than 7.0.11, contact
Grass Valley Support before upgrading. If a K2 Media Client or any K2 device with
current K2 software at a 3.x version, do not upgrade, as version 7.x is not supported
on these devices.
NOTE: When upgrading from a version lower than 7.1, K2 system software installs
with a 30 day trial license. You need a permanent license to operate beyond the trial
period.
About upgrading the K2 SAN with SiteConfig
This section provides instructions to upgrade the following K2 SAN devices:
• K2 Media Servers
• K2 Summit Production Clients
With these upgrade instructions, you use SiteConfig from a network connected control
point PC and remotely upgrade software simultaneously on multiple K2 devices. This
is the required process for software upgrades. Do not upgrade software on a K2 SAN
locally at each device or via any other process.
To upgrade software using SiteConfig, you must first have SiteConfig set up for system
management and software deployment of the K2 SAN. To do this, refer to topics in
the K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual. Also refer to the SiteConfig User Manual
or SiteConfig Help Topics. Then, after you have completed this initial SiteConfig set
up, you can follow the instructions in this section to upgrade software.
NOTE: If this is the first time using SiteConfig for software upgrade do not follow
instructions in these release notes alone.
22 K2 Version 7.2.7 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions 12 May 2010
Upgrading K2 systems
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