GRASS VALLEY K2 Manual

October 19, 2008 K2 Storage System Version 3.2.74 Release Notes 9
Version 3.1.12
at the factory and for upgrade of existing systems at customer sites. The release
contains quality and performance improvements.
•
Product compatibility — This release is qualified with updated versions of Grass
Valley News products. Refer to compatibility tables later in these release notes.
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Media File System — Upgrade to version 2.6.5b50 SNFS (StorNext File System)
software is required. This is the media file system software.
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2900 series switch — A new Gigabit Ethernet switch, the “ProCurve Networking
Switch 2900 Series” is qualified for use with K2 Storage Systems. Its use and
configuration are the same as the existing 3400cl series switch, as documented in
the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual part number 071-8461-01, with the
following exceptions:
- Set Flow Control to Enable for all ports and trunks on the 2900 series switch.
This is an important difference from the configuration of the 3400cl series
switch, in which Flow Control is set to Disable.
NOTE: You must set Flow Control to Enable. Failure to do so results in
unacceptably low performance for record operations.
- The switch has been qualified with firmware version T.11.12. Check the
firmware version on the switch and downgrade or upgrade as necessary.
- The two 10 Gigabit ports are standard on the 2900 series switch.
2900 series switches and 3400cl series switches are fully compatible and can
coexist on the network. Having the Flow Control setting different on ports and/or
trunks between the two different models of switches (enable for 2900 series,
disable for 3400cl series) does not cause problems. If your existing 3400cl series
switches are properly configured, it is not necessary to reconfigure them in order
to make them work with 2900 series switches.
Version 3.1.12
• RAID controller firmware and disk drive microcode — New versions are supported
and ship pre-installed on new systems. Refer to compatibility tables later in these
release notes. Upgrade to these new versions is not required. The changes in these
versions do not effect functionality as a K2 RAID storage device. The new versions
are compatible with all previous versions.
•
Dell 2950 — The Dell 2950 PowerEdge server is now qualified as a platform for the
K2 Media Server.
Version 3.1.9 and lower
Refer to previous release notes for information about these older releases.

GRASS VALLEY K2 Specifications

General

Brand	GRASS VALLEY
Model	K2
Category	Storage
Language	English