GRASS VALLEY K2 User Manual

302 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007
Chapter 9 Managing K2 software
System Guide for more information.
Software components installed
Each of the K2 installation packages installs software components that provide the
functionality for various applications and system tools. Refer to Chapter 8, Overview
of K2 Storage Tools and to the K2 Media Client System Guide for descriptions. The
components installed are as follows:
Installing K2 software
Except as noted in the preceding sections, when you receive your K2 systems, you do
not need to install software. The system has the most recent software pre-installed at
the factory.
Software Components installed Comments
K2 Client Core system software Provides the primary media functionality.
AppCenter user
interface
Allows you to operate AppCenter on the local machine.
AppServer Provides AppCenter functionality. It is accessed by both the
remote AppCenter (on a Control Point PC) and the local
AppCenter user interface.
Storage Utility Configures the media storage on internal storage K2 Media
Clients only. Do not run Storage Utility on external storage K2
Media Clients.
K2 System
Configuration
Installed only on external storage models. Provides to the
remotely connected K2 System Configuration application the
ability to configure the local machine. You cannot run the K2
System Configuration user interface on the local K2 Media
Client.
Multi-Path I/O Installation files copied to K2 Media Client but software not
installed.
K2 Server Core system software Provides the primary media functionality.
Storage Utility Provides functionality for the remotely connected Storage
Utility that runs on the Control Point PC. You should not run
Storage Utility locally on the K2 Media Server.
K2 System
Configuration
Provides to the remotely connected K2 System Configuration
application the ability to configure the local machine. You
cannot run the K2 System Configuration user interface on the
local K2 Media Server.
Control
Point
AppCenter user
interface
Connects to K2 Media Clients for control and configuration of
channels.
K2 System
Configuration user
interface
Connects to K2 Media Clients, K2 Media Servers, RAID
storage, and Gigabit switches for configuration of the K2
Storage System.
Storage Utility Connects to the K2 Media Server, and through the K2 Media
Server to the RAID storage, for configuration of the media file
system, media database, and RAID storage.

GRASS VALLEY K2 Specifications

General

Brand	GRASS VALLEY
Model	K2
Category	Storage
Language	English