GRASS VALLEY K2 User Manual

July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 5
Creating a new file system ................................................................................. 212
Configuring the server 1A - Part 2......................................................................213
Configuring the redundant server 1B.................................................................. 216
Configuring server 2A......................................................................................... 219
Configuring the redundant server 2B.................................................................. 222
Adding K2 Storage System clients.......................................................................... 226
Basic operations for Level 3R storage .................................................................... 226
Level 3R system power-off procedure................................................................ 226
Level 3R system power-on procedure................................................................ 228
Failover behaviors .............................................................................................. 231
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Chapter 6 Installing the Nearline Storage System
Nearline system description .................................................................................... 238
Preparing nearline devices...................................................................................... 239
Setting up the Control Point PC.......................................................................... 239
Setting up the Nearline GigE switches ............................................................... 240
Setting up the K2 Media Server.......................................................................... 248
Setting up the L3 RAID chassis.......................................................................... 250
K2 configuration and NetCentral ............................................................................ 254
Networking for nearline ........................................................................................... 256
Networking requirements.................................................................................... 256
Networking tips................................................................................................... 257
Setting up host tables......................................................................................... 257
Testing the control network ................................................................................ 258
Configuring the nearline storage system................................................................. 260
Prerequisites for initial configuration................................................................... 260
Defining a new K2 Storage System.................................................................... 261
Configuring the server - Part 1 ........................................................................... 263
Configuring RAID................................................................................................ 265
Creating a new file system ................................................................................. 272
Configuring the server - Part 2 ........................................................................... 273
Configuring remaining servers............................................................................275
Basic operations for nearline storage...................................................................... 278
Nearline system power-off procedure................................................................. 278
Nearline system power-on procedure................................................................. 279
Using FTP for file transfer................................................................................... 281
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Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices
Control point PC description.................................................................................... 284
K2 Ethernet switch description................................................................................ 285
K2 Ethernet switch specifications....................................................................... 285
K2 Media Server description ................................................................................... 287
K2 Media Server specifications .......................................................................... 288
K2 Level 2 RAID storage description ......................................................................290
K2 Level 3 RAID storage description ......................................................................292
Chapter 8 Overview of K2 Storage Tools
K2 System Configuration......................................................................................... 295
Server Control Panel............................................................................................... 297
Storage Utility.......................................................................................................... 297
NetCentral ............................................................................................................... 298
Windows Remote Desktop Connection................................................................... 299
Chapter 9 Managing K2 software
About K2 software................................................................................................... 301

GRASS VALLEY K2 Specifications

General

Brand	GRASS VALLEY
Model	K2
Category	Storage
Language	English