GRASS VALLEY K2 Installation And Service Manual

Contents
Safety Summaries......................................................................................................................................11
Preface.......................................................................................................................................................23
Chapter 1: Product description................................................................................................29
K2 SAN overview description.................................................................................................................30
K2 SAN key features...............................................................................................................................30
What's new in the K2 10G SAN..............................................................................................................31
K2 Storage types and terms...................................................................................................................32
K2 SAN descriptions...............................................................................................................................32
Basic K2 SAN description...................................................................................................................33
Redundant K2 SAN description..........................................................................................................34
Basic Nearline K2 SAN description.....................................................................................................35
Redundant Nearline K2 SAN description............................................................................................36
Chapter 2: Preparing for installation.......................................................................................39
K2 SAN installation checklists................................................................................................................40
Pre-installation planning checklist.......................................................................................................40
Infrastructure checklist........................................................................................................................40
Network setup and implementation checklist......................................................................................40
Software update checklist...................................................................................................................41
SAN configuration checklist.................................................................................................................42
Understanding system concepts.............................................................................................................42
Control network description.................................................................................................................42
Streaming/FTP network description....................................................................................................43
Media (iSCSI) network description......................................................................................................44
Networking tips....................................................................................................................................44
Network considerations and constraints.............................................................................................44
About host files....................................................................................................................................45
Host Table tips.....................................................................................................................................45
Chapter 3: Cabling K2 SAN devices........................................................................................47
To follow cabling instructions..................................................................................................................48
Basic K2 SAN - Online or Production.....................................................................................................48
Redundant K2 SAN - Online or Production............................................................................................49
Basic Nearline K2 SAN...........................................................................................................................50
Redundant Nearline K2 SAN..................................................................................................................50
Cable K2 Summit system.......................................................................................................................51
K2-XDP basic......................................................................................................................................51
K2-XDP redundant..............................................................................................................................51
Cable Ethernet switch.............................................................................................................................52
K2-SWE basic online/production.........................................................................................................52
K2-SWE redundant online/production.................................................................................................53
K2-SWE basic nearline.......................................................................................................................54
K2-SWE redundant nearline...............................................................................................................54
Cable K2 Media Server...........................................................................................................................55
K2-SVR basic......................................................................................................................................55
K2-SVR redundant..............................................................................................................................55
Cable NH10GE K2 Media Server...........................................................................................................56
K2-SVR-NH10GE online/production...................................................................................................56
K2-SVR-NH10GE basic nearline........................................................................................................57
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GRASS VALLEY K2 Specifications

General

Brand	GRASS VALLEY
Model	K2
Category	Storage
Language	English