12 K2 Storage Cabling Guide 03 September 2009
Chapter 1 Start with the K2 storage system diagram
Level 10 Basic K2 SAN
This manual documents the default GigE switch configuration. Other configurations are available,
depending on your port count and FTP bandwidth requirements. Refer to the K2 Storage System
Instruction Manual or the K2 SAN Installation and Configuration Guide for more information.
To cable this K2 SAN
device…
Of this model or
platform…
Turn to these instructions:
K2 client K2 Media Client,
including SDA-00,
SD-00, and HD-00.
“K2 Media Client for basic K2 SAN” on page 24
K2 Summit
Production Client
“K2 Summit Production Client for basic K2 SAN” on page 25
Gigabit Ethernet Switch HP 2900 series “2900 HP GigE switch for basic K2 SAN” on page 29
K2 Media Server Dell 1950 “Dell 1950 GS for Level 10 basic K2 SAN” on page 34
Dell R610 “Dell R610 GS for Level 10 basic K2 SAN” on page 42
K2 RAID Level 10 K2 RAID “K2 RAID for Level 10 basic K2 SAN” on page 57
RAID Primary
Chassis
RAID Expansion
Chassis (optional)
K2 Media
Server
K2 clients
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Control
Media
Control
Media
Control
FTP
Media
Control point PC
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K2 SAS STORAGE
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K2 SAS STORAGE
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K2 SAS STORAGE
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K2 SAS STORAGE
K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
K2 MEDIA SERVER
Control
Control
FTP/streaming
Control
Media
Fibre
Channel