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Recommended ESD Guidelines Follow these guidelines when handling Grass Valley equipment: • Only trained personnel that are connected to a grounding system should handle ESDS items. • Do not open any protective bag, box, or special shipping packaging until you have been grounded. NOTE: When a Persona...

Grounding Requirements for Personnel The information in this section is provided to assist you in selecting a grounding method. Thisinformation is taken from ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 (Revision of ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999). Product Qualification Required Limits Test Method Personnel Grounding TechnicalRequir...

Preface About this document This is a K2 ™ product manual. It describes the K2 10Gv2 Storage Area Network (SAN) and provides instructions for installing and using the product in a variety of applications. The manual containsinformation for K2 storage in both basic (non-redundant) and redundant confi...

In these formats: In these locations… Find this document… PDF file K2 Documentation Set K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 4 PDF file Grass Valley Website PDF file K2 Documentation Set K2 System Guide 5 PDF file Grass Valley Website K2 Release Notes Contains the latest information about the soft...

Contains installation, configuration, and maintenance procedures forshared storage options. K2 SAN Installation andService Manual The cabling guide provides instructions for K2 Storage Area Network(SAN) cabling and external configuration. The cabling guide providesinstructions for each level of K2 S...

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Product description K2 SAN overview description The K2 Storage Area Network (SAN) is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives multipleclients access to a common pool of media. In the iSCSI SAN, clients access the shared media storagevia a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre Channel connect...

K2 SAN key features The key features of the iSCSI K2 SAN are as follows: • iSCSI storage access protocol • Gigabit Ethernet connectivity • RAID 5 and RAID 6 storage • FTP transfers • Enhanced IT networked storage configurations to fit a wide variety of size and performancerequirements. • Scaling fro...

low cost, high capacity drives, such as 7.2K SAS drives. In a typical workflow, production is finishedon the production storage and then the content is pushed to an online K2 system for playout.Production storage is configured similar to Online storage, but with the 7.2K SAS RAID devicesand drives. ...

Basic K2 SAN description RAID Primary Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis (optional) K2 Media Server Ethernet Switch Control Media Control Media Control FTP Media Control point PC K2 clients Control Control FTP/streaming Control Media Fibre Channel NH Server(optional) Contr ol FTP The basic (non-redundan...

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media Servers.FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients. Related Topics Description of K2 SAN Devices Working with Ethernet switches on page 328 Redundant K2 SAN description RAID Primary Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis (optio...

Servers are connected by a serial cable which supports the heartbeat signal required for automaticsystem recovery (failover) features. The redundant K2 RAID chassis has redundant RAID controllers to support the Fibre Channelconnections from the K2 Media Servers. The redundant K2 RAID chassis is also...

The basic Nearline SAN has one Ethernet switch. The SAN also has one 10 Gig NH K2 Media Server. The NH server for a Nearline system has twoports for Fibre Channel connections. NH servers do not have media (iSCSI) ports. A NH server on a Nearline system is configured with roles of FTP server and Medi...

Preparing for installation K2 SAN installation checklists Use the following sequence of checklists to guide the overall task flow of installing andcommissioning a K2 SAN. Pre-installation planning checklist Comment Instructions Task You can do this beforearriving at the customer site. About developi...

Comment Instructions Task Do not proceed until thesystem description accuratelyrepresents all aspects of theactual system. Refer toSiteConfig Help Topics . Useprocedures as appropriate foryour site. Modifying K2 clientunassigned (unmanaged)interface on page 82, Modifying K2 Media Serverunassigned (u...

SAN configuration checklist Comment Instructions Task — Importing a SiteConfig systemdescription into K2Config on page 122 Import SiteConfig systemdescription into K2Config — Configuring and licensing theK2 SAN Use the appropriateinstructions for your K2 SAN. Configure SAN in K2Config The K2 Media S...

• K2 Media Server - Redundant K2 Media Servers with role of media file system/metadata serverare balanced between the A and B sides. One server is on the A side and the other server is onthe B side. K2 Media Servers with other roles, such as FTP server, are likewise balanced betweenA and B sides. • ...

Redundant K2 SANs have redundant media networks: an A media network and a B media network.The two networks are on separate subnets and are also physically separated onto the A Ethernetswitch and the B Ethernet switch. InterSwitch Links (ISLs) between switches do not carry media(iSCSI) traffic. ISLs ...

Here is an example of IP addresses and names associated in a hosts file: 192.168.100.11 root_server_1192.168.101.11 root_server_1_he0192.168.100.21 root_server_2192.168.101.21 root_server_2_he0192.168.100.31 root_server_3192.168.101.31 root_server_3_he0192.168.100.41 root_server_4192.168.101.41 root...

Cabling K2 SAN devices To follow cabling instructions To follow cabling instructions for your K2 ™ Storage Area Network (SAN), do the following: 1. Find the system cabling diagram that matches your K2 system. 2. Follow the references below the system diagram to locate cabling instructions for the in...

Turn to these instructions: Of this model orplatform… To cable this K2 SAN device… K2-SVR-NH10GE online/production Dell R620 on page 51 Dell R620 NH10GE K2 Media Server(optional) K2 RAID basic online/production on page 53 K2 RAID K2 RAID This manual documents the default GigE switch configuration. O...

This manual documents the default GigE switch configuration. Other configurations are available,depending on your port count and FTP bandwidth requirements. Basic Nearline K2 SAN Control RAID Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis NH K2 MediaServer EthernetSwitch Fibre Channelconnection Control FTP Control ...

Turn to these instructions: Of this model orplatform… To cable this K2 SAN device… K2-SWE redundant nearline on page 49 HP 2910 Gigabit Ethernet Switch K2-SVR-NH10GE redundant nearline Dell R620 on page 52 Dell R620 NH10GE K2 Media Server K2 RAID redundant nearline on page 55 K2 RAID K2 RAID Cable K...

Cable Ethernet switch As directed by the system diagram for your storage system, cable the switch or switches for yoursystem using the instructions in this section. These instructions are for the HP ProCurve switch 2900 and 2910 series. You must use this switchfor iSCSI traffic. For control and FTP/...

Cable K2 Media Server As directed by the system diagram for your K2 SAN, cable the K2 Media Server or Servers for yourK2 SAN using the instructions in this section. K2-SVR basic Dell R620 These cabling instructions apply to the following: • Dell R620 PowerEdge Server on a basic (non-redundant) onlin...

Redundant server heartbeat serial cable Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media Servers that take therole of file system/database servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby theservers monitor each other’s health. It is a 9 pin serial cable, but i...

If you have more than one NH1 server, balance servers between controller 0 and controller 1. K2-SVR-NH10GE basic nearline Dell R620 These cabling instructions apply to the following: • Dell R620 PowerEdge Server NH10GE on a basic nearline K2 SAN. K2-SVR-NH10GE redundant nearline Dell R620 These cabl...

Cable K2 RAID Before cabling, install the K2 RAID chassis in its permanent location. After mounting the chassisin the rack, you must secure brackets to the front rail to support the Grass Valley bezel. Refer torelated topics in this document for rack mount instructions. You do not need to manually s...

Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. K2 RAID basic nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 10Gv2 RAID on a basic nearline K2 SAN. 54 K2 Installation and Service Manual 2013 07 20 Cabling K2 SAN devices

Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. K2 RAID redundant nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 10Gv2 RAID on a Nearline K2 SAN. Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 55 Cabling K2 ...

Setting up the K2 SAN infrastructure Setting up the Ethernet switch These procedures are for the HP ProCurve switch 2900 and 2910 series. You must use this switchfor iSCSI traffic. For control and FTP/streaming traffic, it is allowed to use a different brand of switch, such as aCisco Catalyst switch...

29. Check the version of firmware on the switch. To do this, type the following, then press Enter : show flash Information is displayed similar to the following example: HP_iSCSI_switch1# show flashImage Size(Bytes) Date Version----- ---------- -------- -------Primary Image : 6737518 07/25/08 T.13.2...

4. In the switch’s configuration application, choose Configuration , then Device Features . 5. Set Spanning Tree to On and click Apply Changes . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator username and password. 6. Click Port Configuration . 7. Scroll to the bottom of the list and verify tha...

10. Click Modify Selected Ports . 11. Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes , leave Mode as default of Auto . 12. Set Flow Control as follows: Set to Disable . 13. Click Apply Settings . Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface becomes active. 14. Proceed as follows: • If the switch carr...

15. Choose VLAN Configuration . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator username and password. 16. Create a new Media (iSCSI) VLAN as follows: a) Click Add/Remove VLANs . b) In the VLAN Name field enter Media . c) In the VLAN ID field enter 60 . d) Click Add VLAN . e) If prompted, log in...

20. Click the VLAN Configuration tab. 21. If you have a trunk, verify that for the default VLAN the trunk is displayed in the Tagged Ports column. 22. If you have two switches, repeat this procedure for the other switch. 23. Close the switch configuration application. Next, configure QOS on the GigE...

2. Type the following, then press Enter : config You are now in configuration mode. 3. Type the following, then press Enter : qos queue-config 2-queues This limits the number of active queues within the switch giving the most buffering to VLANs1 and 60 4. Type the following, then press Enter : show ...

• You have network access to the switch Use this procedure to check flow control settings, and if necessary, configure flow control to “off”(disabled) for all ports. 1. If you have not already done so, from a network connected PC open the MS-DOS command prompt and login to the switch as administrato...

4. Execute the copy command with the following syntax: copy tftp flash <ip-address> <remote-os-file> [ < primary | secondary > ] Note that if you do not specify the flash destination, the TFTP download defaults to the primaryflash. For example, to download a software file named T_1...

Install SiteConfig on control point PC Work through the following topics to install the SiteConfig application on the control point PC. About installing SiteConfig SiteConfig uses a protocol that involves sending Ethernet broadcast messages to discover andconfigure devices. To enable this protocol t...

5. Open the Windows operating system Services control panel on the PC and look for an entry called " ProductFrame Discovery Agent". The Discovery Agent must be installed on the SiteConfig PC so that the PC can be discoveredby SiteConfig and added to the system description as a managed device...

Planning and implementing a K2 SAN withSiteConfig About developing a system description You use SiteConfig to create or modify a system description for the K2 SAN. You can do this inyour planning phase, even before you have devices installed or cabled. Your goal is to have theSiteConfig system descr...

The current system description is closed and the system description you are importing is displayedin SiteConfig. About device and host names In SiteConfig, a device can have different names, as follows: • Device name — This is a name for display in SiteConfig only. It is stored in the SiteConfigsyst...

2. Proceed as follows: • In the list view, right-click the Control network and select Details . The Network Settings dialog box opens. 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 75 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig

3. Configure the settings for the network as follows: For control network Setting... Ethernet is required Type Control is required Usage None is required. This is true even on a redundant K2 SAN. (Only the iSCSI network is redundant on a redundant K2 SAN.) Redundancy Control is recommended Name Unse...

2. Proceed as follows: • In the list view, right-click the Streaming network and select Details . The Network Settings dialog box opens. 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 77 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig

3. Configure the settings for the network as follows: For media (iSCSI) network Setting... Ethernet is required Type StorageNetworking is required Usage None is required for a basic (non-redundant) K2 SAN Redundancy Primary is required for a redundant K2 SAN media network A Secondary is required for...

The Managed Network Interfaces dialog box allows you to edit and save changes to the device. Modifying K2 client unassigned (unmanaged) interface Prerequisites for this task are as follows: • The system description has a SAN K2 client that is a placeholder device. • The placeholder device has a one ...

2. In the interfaces list view, right-click an interface and select Edit . The Unmanaged Network Interface Details dialog box opens. 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 83 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig

3. Configure the settings for the interface as follows: For control network interface Setting... Control is required Network The IP address for this interface on the network. Required. IP Address The device host name. Required. Interface Name Not recommended. Sets the interface name to SiteConfig de...

• The placeholder device has a one or more unmanaged network interfaces. Use this task to modify managed network interfaces on a K2 SAN device as follows: • K2 Media Server • NH K2 Media Server For the K2 Media Server, do not configure the Fibre Channel interface. SiteConfig does not managethis inte...

3. Configure the settings for the interface as follows: For control network interface Setting... Control is required Network The IP address for this interface on the network. Required. IP Address The device host name. Required. Interface Name Not recommended. Sets the interface name to SiteConfig de...

For media (iSCSI) network interface Setting... Disabled, since names are excluded from the hosts file. Disregard. Set to Default Disabled, since names are excluded from the hosts file. Disregard. ...use InterfaceName/Aliases inHost Files... Disabled, since names are excluded from the hosts file. Dis...

2. In the toolbar, click the discover devices button. The Discover Devices dialog box opens. A list of discovered devices is displayed. 3. Click Rescan to re-run the discovery mechanism. You can do this if a device that you want to discover has its network connection restored or otherwise becomes av...

3. To also view previously discovered devices that have already been assigned to a device in the system description, select Show … currently assigned devices . The currently assigned devices are added to the list. Viewing both assigned and unassigneddevices in this way can be helpful to verify the m...

2. In the Interfaces list view determine the interface to configure, as follows: • Identify the interface with which SiteConfig is currently communicating, indicated by thegreen star overlay icon. This should be the control network interface. • Verify that the interface over which SiteConfig is curr...

5. Identify the interface on the discovered device that you are configuring. • Identify Ethernet LAN adapters by their "Description" name. This is the Windows connectionname. SiteConfig reads this name from the device and displays it at the top of this dialog box.This is the most accurate wa...

8. To modify planned settings, do the following: a) Select the network settings and click Edit . The Edit IP Address dialog box opens. b) Edit IP address settings as follows: For network interface Control Team Setting... Control is required Network Static is recommended. Address Allocation The IP ad...

The networks listed in the Edit IP Address dialog box are those currently defined in the systemdescription, with available settings restricted according to the network definition. If yourequire settings that are not available, you can close dialog boxes and go to the Network Configuration | Networks...

• NH K2 Media Server 1. In the Interfaces list view determine the interface to configure, as follows: • Identify the interface with which SiteConfig is currently communicating, indicated by thegreen star overlay icon. This should be the control network interface. • Verify that the interface over whi...

For redundant SAN K2 Media Server A any network interface of typeiSCSI Setting... The IP address for this interface on the network. Required. IP Address For redundant SAN K2 Media Server B any network interface of typeiSCSI Setting... iSCSI (Secondary Redundant) is required Network Static is require...

4. If enabled, click Set to Device Name . This changes the host name to be the same as the device name. 5. Click OK . 6. When prompted, restart the device. Pinging devices from the PC that hosts SiteConfig Prerequisites: • The devices you are pinging are in the SiteConfig system description. You can...

SiteConfig does not automatically deploy hosts files to managed devices as you add or removedevices. If you add or remove devices from the system description, you must re-deploy the modifiedhosts file to all devices. Generating host tables using SiteConfig Prerequisites for this task are as follows:...

Managing K2 Software Configuring K2 software deployment Take the following into consideration when using SiteConfig to deploy K2 SAN software. • You typically configure one deployment group for K2 clients and one deployment group for K2Media Servers. This allows you to target and sequence software d...

3. Right-click the deployment group and select Add Target Device . The Add Target Device(s) wizard opens. 4. In the Available Target Devices tree view, select the node that displays the devices that you are combining as a deployment group. 5. In the right-hand pane, select the devices that you are c...

The package appears in the Managed Packages list for the selected deployment group. SiteConfigcreates new software deployment tasks for the package and displays them in the Tasks list view. Checking all currently installed software on devices Prerequisites for this task are as follows: • The device ...

• The D: drive is for the media file system (SNFS) and database. This allows you to restore theWindows operating system on the C: drive, yet keep the files on the D: drive intact. You can alsorestore the D: drive itself, however your backup and recovery strategy is different fornon-redundant and red...

At the K2 Media Server first birthday... 1. Boot from the Recovery CD.2. Create a set of disk image recovery CDs. These CDs contain the C:, D:, and E: partitions.3. Create a disk image, writing the disk image to the E: partition. This disk image contains the C: and D: partitions. 4. Copy the disk im...

Restoring from the generic recovery disk image on E: Dell R610 There can be multiple versions of the generic recovery disk image on the server’s E: partition. Referto related topics in the server product's release notes to determine which version you should use. This procedure can be used on a serve...

16. On the Partition or Disk to Restore page, select (D:) and then click Next . 17. On the Restored Partition Location page, select (D:) and then click Next . opens. 18. On the Restored Partition Type page, leave the selection at Primary and then click Next . 19. On the Restored Partition Size page,...

11. On the Recover data page, under Where to recover, verify the following: Physical machine Recover to: Clear all Properties....Size:.......Letter: C Recover 'NTFS (C:)' to... Clear Disk 1/NTFS (C:) Properties....Size:.......Letter: D Recover 'NTFS (D:)' to... Clear Disk 1/NTFS (D:) 12. On the Reco...

14. When the data is successfully restored, click OK . 15. Close all Acronis pages and the Acronis main window. The machine restarts automatically. 16. Remove the recovery media while the machine is shutting down. 17. When prompted, enter the machine name. Make sure the name is identical to the name...

3. To launch the program that installs the ProductFrame Discovery Agent Service do the following: a) Copy the Discovery Agent Setup directory to the device. b) In the directory, double-click the DiscoveryAgentServiceSetup.msi file. The setup program launches to install the SiteConfig Discovery Agent...

5. Wait for the connection. If the system times out, you are prompted for entering information in the Internet Protocol Connection dialog. Enter the proxy address and port number as appropriatefor your facility’s connections. 6. Ensure that “You have successfully activated your copy of Windows” mess...

• Make sure that Embedded Security is not in Update mode when using SiteConfig to installsoftware. Update mode interferes with SiteConfig's automatic management of Embedded Securityand causes problems running the software installed. • Leave Embedded Security enabled for normal operation of your Gras...

2. Manage the Update mode as follows: • If Embedded Security is not in Update mode, click Enter to put it in Update mode. • If Embedded Security is already in Update mode, click Leave to take it out of Update mode. A restart is not required after you change the Update mode. 120 K2 Installation and S...

Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN About K2 SAN licensing When you purchase your K2 SAN, Grass Valley sizes the SAN according to your requirements forbandwidth and other considerations. Part of this sizing exercise is the application of the appropriatelicense for your SAN. The K2 SAN license enabl...

The exact QOS values for your K2 SAN are calculated by Grass Valley to meet your workflowrequirements. When you operate your K2 SAN within the bounds of those requirements you shouldhave no bandwidth problems, even during peak bandwidth events. If your workflow requirementschange, allow Grass Valley...

Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the followingprerequisites. Control point PC • Ethernet cable connected • Control Point software installed • Control network IP address assigned • Network comm...

Defining a new K2 SAN If you import a SiteConfig system description file in which the SAN is defined, you do not need todefine a new SAN. You can skip this task and instead start by configuring the first K2 Media Server. 1. On the control point PC, open the K2Config application. A log on dialog box ...

The New K2 System wizard opens to page 1. Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 266 Configure New K2 System page 1 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Create a name for your system and type it in the Name box. 2. Select L30 . 3. If so designed, select Enable Live Production mode . Do not sel...

Configure New K2 System page 2 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Move the following into the Number of devices box: • One K2 Media Server • One Ethernet switch • K2 clients as appropriate for your system. • (Optional) One or more K2 Media Servers to represent each NH K2 Media Server on yoursystem. • (Optional) Othe...

Configure New K2 System page 3 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a basic K2 SAN you should have the following: • One Gigabit Ethernet switch • One K2 Media Server • Optionally, one or more NH K2 Media Servers • The numbe...

Configure Define Server Roles page - Basic K2 SAN 1. Enter the name for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. 2. Select all roles, except as follows: If the K2 SAN has one or more optional NH servers, then FTP traffic should go to the NH server,not the K2 Media Server you are ...

Configure Network Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streamingnetwork Ethernet port. NOTE: This page does not configure the iSCSI interface (media network) ports. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correc...

Configure File System Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a filesystem server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checkedfrom this page. 1. Click Launch Storage Manage...

5. Enter the control network IP address and other network settings. 6. For SNMP Configuration, enter the IP address of the SNMP manager PC. You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMPtrap messages. 7. Click OK to save settings and close. 8. In Storage Utili...

4. Right-click the Unbound node for a controller, then select Bind in the context menu. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller”node. The Bind dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the AvailableDisk list. 5...

9. Click OK to close the Bind dialog box and begin the binding process. The Progress Report dialog box opens, showing the status of the binding process. 10. Close the Progress Report and repeat these steps for other unbound disks. If specified by your system design, you can bind some disks as Hot Sp...

• Disks bound 1. If you have not already done so, launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application. 2. As prompted, wait while Storage Utility gathers system information, then Storage Utility opens. 3. In Storage Utility, click Tools | Make New File System . The Setting dialog box opens. 4. For ...

6. Click OK . The Configuration File dialog box opens. The configuration file for the media file system is displayed. 7. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 8. Click Accept . A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succee...

• New file system made This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a filesystem server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checkedfrom this page. 1. In K2Config open the server's File System Server Configuration page...

Configure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI (the GigE media network) and theFibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. You configure network settings on the iSCSI adaptersand the page validates that the Fibre Channel a...

3. Click Check . The Validation Report opens. 4. Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. 5. Close the Validation Report. 6. Click Next . The Database Server Configuration page opens. Configure Database Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN 140 K2 Installation and Service Manual 2013 0...

• If you do not have NH servers, configure K2 clients and/or other iSCSI clients on the K2 SANnext. Configuring optional NH servers If you have one or more optional NH K2 Media Servers, you next configure those servers. Thissection applies to both NH1 (1 Gig FTP) servers and NH10GE (10 Gig FTP) serv...

Configure File System Client Configuration page - NH server This system does not function as a file system server. It does function as a file system client, whichis validated from this page. 1. Do not select Reserved Bandwidth unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is usually not co...

Configure FTP Server Configuration page - Basic SAN NH server This page appears only if the server has the role of FTP server. Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data SocketTimeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should sp...

Prerequisites for initial configuration - Redundant K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the followingprerequisites. Control point PC • Ethernet cable connected • Control Point software installed • Control network IP address assigned • Network ...

Configure New K2 System page 3 - Redundant K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a basic K2 SAN you should have the following: • One Gigabit Ethernet switch • One K2 Media Server • Optionally, one or more NH K2 Media Servers • The n...

Configure Define Server Roles page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B 1. Enter the name for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. 2. Enter the name or IP address of the Ethernet switch, as currently configured on the switch, to which the K2 Media Server is connected. 3. ...

Configure Software Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed , install the software. 2. Click Check Software . ...

10. Click OK to close the Bind dialog box and begin the binding process. The Progress Report dialog box opens, showing the status of the binding process. 11. Close the Progress Report and repeat these steps for other unbound disks. If specified by your system design, you can bind some disks as Hot S...

6. Click OK . The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens. 7. If you have RAID 1 RANKS, assign a RAID 1 RANK for both MetaStripe and JournalStripe. You can distinguish RAID 1 RANK from media RANKs by the value in the Number of Sectorscolumn. 162 K2 Installation and Service Manual 2013 07 20 Configuring an...

8. Click OK . The Configuration File dialog box opens. The configuration file for the media file system is displayed. 9. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 10. Click Accept . A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succe...

• New file system made This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a filesystem server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checkedfrom this page. 1. In Storage Utility open the server's File System Server Configurati...

Configure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI (the GigE media network) and theFibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. You configure network settings on the iSCSI adaptersand the page validates that the Fi...

2. Click Next . The FTP Server Configuration page opens. Configure FTP Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A This page appears only if the server has the role of FTP server. Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data SocketTimeout = 60, and...

Click Next . You do not need to enter or configure anything on this page. The FTP Server Configuration page opens. Configure FTP Server Configuration page - K2 SAN server B This page appears only if the server has the role of FTP server. Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max F...

Check the V: drive Prerequisites: • The K2 Media Server is configured • The restart of the K2 Media Server after it is configured is complete This task is required for NAS server functionality. 1. Verify that the K2 Media Server has restarted by opening the MS-DOS command prompt and use the “ping” c...

Configure FTP Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN NH server This page appears only if the server has the role of FTP server. Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data SocketTimeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel sh...

• The restart of the K2 Media Server after it is configured is complete This task is required for NAS server functionality. 1. Verify that the K2 Media Server has restarted by opening the MS-DOS command prompt and use the “ping” command. 2. In the K2Config application tree view, under the K2 Media S...

2. Log on to the K2Config application with the Windows administrator account. The K2Config application opens. 3. Click New K2 System . The New K2 System wizard opens to page 1. Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 266 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 183 Confi...

Configure New K2 System page 3 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a redundant nearline K2 SAN you should have the following: • Two Gigabit Ethernet switches • Two K2 Media Servers 2. Click Finish . The Define New K2 St...

• Disks bound 1. If you have not already done so, launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application. 2. As prompted, wait while Storage Utility gathers system information, then Storage Utility opens. 3. In Storage Utility, click Tools | Make New File System . The Setting dialog box opens. 4. For ...

7. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 8. Click Accept . A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succeeded…” message confirmsthe process is complete. A message informs you that you must restart the server, however the res...

Check the V: drive Prerequisites: • The K2 Media Server is configured • The restart of the K2 Media Server after it is configured is complete This task is required for NAS server functionality. 1. Verify that the K2 Media Server has restarted by opening the MS-DOS command prompt and use the “ping” c...

Configure New K2 System page 3 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a redundant nearline K2 SAN you should have the following: • Two Gigabit Ethernet switches • Two K2 Media Servers 2. Click Finish . The Define New K2 St...

7. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 8. Click Accept . A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succeeded…” message confirmsthe process is complete. A message informs you that you must restart the server, however the res...

Next, configure the other NH server. Configuring NH server B Prerequisites: • Server A is configured • The restart of server A after it is configured is complete On nearline systems, both NH K2 Media Servers are identical, with the exception that only oneserver can be the active media file system se...

• The restart of the K2 Media Server after it is configured is complete This task is required for NAS server functionality. 1. Verify that the K2 Media Server has restarted by opening the MS-DOS command prompt and use the “ping” command. 2. In the K2Config application tree view, under the K2 Media S...

Configuring clients on the K2 SAN About iSCSI bandwidth When you purchase a K2 SAN to provide the shared storage for your K2 clients, your Grass Valleyrepresentative sizes the storage system and recommends the appropriate license level and QOS levelbased on your bandwidth requirements. These bandwid...

K2 SAN prerequisites for adding clients The following K2 SAN preparations are required to support adding SAN clients: • All K2 Media Servers and/or K2 RAID storage devices must be installed and cabled. • The control network must be operational with K2 devices communicating. At the commandprompt, use...

3. Assign a control network IP address and configure other network settings for the K2 client. Use SiteConfig for this step. The two control ports are teamed, so even if are making a connectionto port 1 only, you must configure network settings for the Control Team. 4. Optionally, use SiteConfig to ...

8. After restart, to verify that the software is installed, on the Windows desktop right-click My Computer and select Manage . The Computer Management window opens. 9. In the left pane select Device Manager . 10. In the right pane open the System devices node and verify that GVG ISCSI Multi-Path Dev...

3. In the K2Config application tree view, verify that the K2 SAN has the correct number of clients, according to your system design. If the correct number of clients is not currently added to the K2 SAN, you can add or removeclients now (before clients are configured), as follows: • To add a client,...

Configure Software Configuration page - K2 client This page checks the client for required software. NOTE: Multi-Path I/O software must be installed on K2 clients connected to a redundant K2SAN. 1. If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed , install the software. 2. Click ...

Configure Network Configuration page - K2 client This page configures both control and media (iSCSI) network connections. The K2 client actually has four Gigabit Ethernet ports, but two ports are configured as a teamed pair(the control team), while the other two ports (the media connections) are ind...

6. Verify or enter an IP address for the “B” media (iSCSI) network. Also enter the subnet mask. 7. Click Next . The Database Client Configuration page opens. Configure Database Client Configuration page - K2 client This page connects the SAN client as a media database client to the K2 Media Server t...

Configure iSCSI Initiator Configuration page - K2 client This page lists the iSCSI adapter on your K2 Media Server as an iSCSI target. The K2Configapplication subscribes the SAN client to the iSCSI target and allocates bandwidth, based on thebandwidth values that you enter. The K2Config application ...

Configure File System Client Configuration page This page connects the SAN client as a media file system client to the K2 Media Server taking therole of media file system server. If there are redundant K2 Media Servers, both are listed on thispage as file system servers. 1. Verify that the K2 client...

3. Click Add Device . The Add Device dialog box opens. 4. Select the type of client you are adding. 5. Click OK . The new client appears in the tree view. 6. Configure the client as appropriate. Refer to the documentation for the device. Enter the RVIO value as provided by Grass Valley. Do not attem...

Operating the K2 SAN Powering off the K2 SAN Use the following procedures to do an orderly power off of the complete K2 SAN. Power off K2 Media Servers 1. Stop all media access as follows: • For nearline systems, stop all FTP streams or other media operations. • For online systems, power-off all K2 ...

3. Shut down any remaining K2 Media Servers, such as NH FTP servers. Next, power off K2 RAID devices. Powering off K2 G10v2 RAID Prerequisites for this task are as follows: • K2 Media Servers are powered off 1. On the primary RAID chassis controller, identify the Ready LED. It blinks at a rate of 1 ...

Basic K2 SAN power on procedure 2013 07 20 K2 Installation and Service Manual 239 Operating the K2 SAN

Redundant K2 SAN power on procedure 240 K2 Installation and Service Manual 2013 07 20 Operating the K2 SAN

Nearline K2 SAN power on procedure 242 K2 Installation and Service Manual 2013 07 20 Operating the K2 SAN

Powering on K2 G10v2 RAID This topic applies to K2 G10v2 (M100) RAID. 1. Verify power and cabling. 2. Tap the power button on the controller, as shown. NOTE: Do not press and hold down the power button. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, you can tap the power button on either controller. Youdo...

2. Start and log on to the SNMP manager. 3. The SNMP manager reports devices as offline. As each device of the K2 SAN is powered on, check the SNMP manager to verify the device’s status. Failover behaviors If a fault occurs and one of the failover mechanisms is triggered, an online redundant iSCSI K...

Control Team failover behavior K2 RAID K2 MediaServers K2 SAN-attached system ConnectionFailure Ethernetswitches A A B B Fibre Channelconnections Control Media Control Media Control FTP Media Control FTP Media ISLs X If the following system connection or component fails to respond to network communi...

K2 client media (iSCSI) connection failover behavior K2 RAID K2 MediaServers K2 SAN-attached system Ethernetswitches A A B B Fibre Channelconnections Control Media Control Media Control FTP Media Control FTP Media ISLs X ConnectionFailure Control traffic goesto server A, which isstill the media file...

K2 Media Server failover behavior K2 RAID K2 MediaServers K2 SAN-attached systems Ethernetswitches A A B B Fibre Channelconnections Control Media Control Media Control FTP Media Control FTP Media ISLs X X X X 3 4 1 2 If the following system connection or component fails to respond to network communi...

K2 Media Server failover with Control team failover behavior K2 RAID K2 MediaServers K2 SAN-attached systems Ethernetswitches A A B B Fibre Channelconnections Control Media Control Media Control FTP Media Control FTP Media ISLs X ComponentFailure If the following system connection or component fails...

Description of K2 SAN Devices Device terminology K2 Media Client The K2 product originally released with version 3.x K2 software. It can have internal storage,direct-connect storage, or shared (SAN) storage. First generation K2 Summit system The K2 Summit Production Client product originally release...

You can purchase a control point PC from Grass Valley. In this case the PC has all the above softwarepre-installed at the factory. When you receive the PC it is ready to install on the K2 SAN controlnetwork and begin using with minimal configuration. You can also build your own control point PC by i...

Specification Characteristic 10.92 lb. (4.95 kg) Weight 100-127 / 200-240 VAC Voltage Idle power: 49 W; Maximum power rating: 82 W Powerconsumption Operating: 32ºF to 131ºF (0ºC to 55ºC); Non-operating: -40ºF to 158ºF (-40ºCto 70ºC) Temperature Operating: 15% to 95% @ 104ºF (40ºC) 15% to 95% @ 149ºF...

Dell PowerEdge R610 server Specification Characteristic Microsoft ® Windows ® Server 2008 R2 Operating System ATTO Celerity FC-81ENSingle-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel PCIe 2.0 HostAdapter Fibre ChannelAdapter QLogic QLE8240 Single Port 10-Gbps iSCSI TOE to PCI Express HBA iSCSI Adapter Two dual port ...

NH K2 Media Server specifications The NH K2 Media Server is built on a Dell PowerEdge R610 and R620 server platform. Specificationsthat are unique to it purpose as a K2 Media Server are listed in the following table. For a completelist of specifications, refer to Dell documentation. Dell PowerEdge R...

Overview of K2 Storage Tools About SiteConfig SiteConfig is Grass Valley's tool for network configuration and software deployment. SiteConfigis a ProductFrame application. ProductFrame is an integrated platform of tools and productdistribution processes for system installation and configuration. You...

The left side of the screen shows the tree view of the currently loaded system description. TheNetwork Configuration and Software Deployment buttons at the bottom of the tree view activateeither the network configuration workspace or the software deployment workspace. The network configuration works...

configuration, you can import the SiteConfig system description file into the K2Config applicationto get you started with your SAN configuration. After your K2 SAN is initially installed and configured, if you need to reconfigure the system youshould do so using SiteConfig and the K2Config applicati...

NOTE: Do not click Stop or Start unless you intend to manually control the currentprimary/redundant roles. Using these buttons can trigger an automatic system recovery (failover)event. To launch Server Control Panel, in the K2Config application, click the Server Control Panel button. On the local K2...

The Storage Utility’s primary functionality is hosted by the K2 Media Server. The Storage Utilityuses the Fibre Channel connection between the K2 Media Server and the RAID storage device foraccess and configuration. When you launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application on thecontrol point PC...

RAID 6 RAID 5 Drives 2 LUNS/RANK 4 LUNS/RANK 1 TB 7.2K Windows Remote Desktop Connection You can use the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection application to make a remoteconnection to a Grass Valley system that runs the Windows operating system. Take the following into consideration when conn...

Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems To provide a basic level of security, Grass Valley systems recognize three different security levelsbased on Windows users and groups, and the systems ship from the factory with accountspre-configured accordingly...

About application security on the K2 SAN The K2Config application and the Storage Utility application both require that you be logged in tothe application with administrator privileges in order to modify any settings. These privileges arebased on the Windows account that you use when you log in to t...

Accessing K2 SAN features In the K2Config, use the following features to K2 SAN settings: About SiteConfig and K2Config settings Many settings and operations, such as network settings, adding/removing devices, and softwareversions, are managed by both the SiteConfig application and the K2Config appl...

Additional information Task flow context and policies Operation This operation creates a K2 SAN inK2Config with SiteConfig defineddevices. Uses the site name to checkif the K2 SAN already exists. Theoperation will not import if the K2SAN exists with the same name. Theoperation can import all sites w...

Additional information Task flow context and policies Operation — Use SiteConfig for IP address changes. Then inK2Config, click on the changed device'snetwork configuration node. This refreshes theK2Config view of IPs from the device. Change IP address (exceptaddress of TOE on K2Media Server) — For ...

2. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 3. Click Add Device . The Add Device dialog box opens. 4. Select Ethernet Switch . 5. Click OK . The new switch appears in the tree view. 6. Configure the switch ...

2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 3. Click Remove . The SAN is removed from the tree view. Accessing a K2 SAN from multiple PCs It is recommended that you install the SiteConfig application and the K2 System Con...

2. Shut down all K2 clients and all generic clients. You can do this via SiteConfig. 3. Take all K2 Media Servers out of service. If you have redundant servers, make sure that you know which server is the current primary andwhich server is the current backup, and that you take primary/backup servers...

If a redundant K2 SAN, you must configure similarly and restart both K2 Media Servers with roleof file system server. Managing redundancy on a K2 SAN If you have a redundant K2 SAN, use the procedures in this section to control the primary/redundantroles of the K2 Media Servers. Identifying current ...

Identifying primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server The following procedure assumes that you are at the local K2 Media Server and you need to checkits status in its role of media file system/metadata server, especially regarding redundancy. Therecommended mode for local operation of a K2 Media...

qualified to take control of the K2 SAN. Be aware that the failover capabilities of the -K2 SAN aredegraded until you place the machine back into service as the backup K2 Media Server. You should stop all media access before attempting this procedure. If media access is underway,there will be period...

7. All failover processes are complete. All media management mechanisms are now running and K2server1 is now qualified and acting as the backup. Related Topics Powering on the K2 SAN on page 238 Working with K2 Media Servers Use the procedures in this section when doing configuration or service work...

4. Identify the K2 Media Server you intend to take out of service. If there are redundant K2 Media Servers, consider that you might trigger a failover event. Use the Stop button in Server Control Panel as appropriate for the action that you want to take. 5. When you are sure that you understand the ...

The following behavioroccurs. When you click the Stopbutton on this server… With server(s) in this state… On a system with thisconfiguration of media filesystem/metadata K2 MediaServers… The media file systemservices stop, but the servercontinues to run. It does notautomatically shut down.The server...

Modifying K2 Media Server network settings Read the following sections for considerations and procedures for modifying network settings on aK2 Media Server. Whenever you modify control network settings or FTP/streaming network settings on any device,you must then redeploy the hosts file if that is y...

9. In K2Config, add each iSCSI client again and reconfigure. Make sure you add them in the correct order (highest bandwidth first) and enter the same bandwidth values (load balancing) for eachclient as the values originally configured. 10. Place the devices of the K2 SAN back online. Configuring Ser...

3. At the bottom of the Overview section, click Windows Firewall Properties . The Properties dialog box opens. 4. On the Domain Profile tab, set Firewall state to Off . 5. On the Private Profile tab, set Firewall state to Off . 6. On the Public Profile tab, set Firewall state to Off . 7. Click OK to...

4. Reconcile the locations assigned to the adapter names with the names as currently configured in the Name column as follows: • On systems with no 10 Gig network interface card installed, the required mapping of namesto locations is specified as follows: Must be named as follows: The adapter name (...

Configure static IP address on Server 2008 This task required on systems with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system only. SiteConfig cannot discover systems with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system thathave no IP address, such as those that are configured for DHCP. Therefore ...

5. If the server hosts an iSCSI interface adapter, in the K2Config application, remove the K2 clients and other iSCSI clients that use the faulty server as their iSCSI target, as determined earlier inthis procedure. 6. Stop all media access and power down all K2 clients and other iSCSI clients. 7. I...

Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) Prerequisites are as follows: • The K2 SAN must be at K2 system software version 3.2.7 or higher before you begin thisprocedure. • K2 system software version must be the same on all K2 Media Servers, before and after youreplace the iSCSI interface adap...

13. Place the devices of the K2 SAN back online. Installing the Fibre Channel card driver When you restore a K2 Media Server from the generic disk image, the 8Gb Fibre Channel carddriver is not on the disk image. After restoring the disk image, you must install the Fibre Channelcard driver as instru...

8. Select Yes . The K2 Media Server restarts as normal. When startup completes, normal operation is restored. Checking K2 Media Server services The following table specifies the startup type of services for the different K2 Media Server roles.Depending on a K2 Media Server's roles, some services hav...

NAS server FTP server Metadata server iSCSI bridge SNFS file systemserver Service Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual Grass ValleyPerformanceStatus Maker Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual Grass ValleySabreToothWS Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Grass ValleyServer Monitor Automatic ...

Deleting licenses Deleting a license disables the feature that it enabled. You might want to delete a temporary licenseprior to its expiry if you have decided not to purchase the feature. You can delete a temporary licenseafter the permanent license has been installed without disabling the licensed ...

6. Select the multicast port base. This is the first UDP port address for elementary streams. 7. Click Apply Multicast Base to apply the settings. 8. When prompted, confirm your change and the restart of the K2 Summit systems. The multicast settings are applied to all K2 Summit system attached to th...

Overview of Storage Utility The Storage Utility user interface includes a tree view in the left-hand pane, and a status informationarea displayed in the right-hand pane. The tree view displays the hardware that make up the RAIDstorage system. The context menus in the tree view are used to configure ...

Checking the media file system Prerequisites are as follows: • You must access Storage Utility (via the K2Config application login) with permissions equivalentto K2 administrator or higher. • When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SA...

• K2 Media Servers with role of file system/metadata server, both primary and redundant, mustbe powered up but online. These procedures allow you to keep the media database and the media files in sync. You can checkthe movies (clips) in the media database for the references to media files that shoul...

11. Close Storage Utility. 12. If you have Macintosh systems accessing the K2 SAN, you should check that the SNFS file system volume is configured correctly on the Macintosh systems. 13. Place the K2 SAN back online. Expanding the media file system by capacity Prerequisites are as follows: • The sys...

12. Restart all K2 Media Servers. Do not use the standard startup processes here. Just start up the server(s) and wait until the Windows desktop appears. Especially do not use Server Control Panelor start Failover Monitor. 13. In Storage Utility, select Tools | Expand File System By Capacity . The f...

8. From the control point PC, open the K2Config application and launch Storage Utility. Make sure that versions are correct and consistent on both new and existing RAID storage devices. 9. Verify versions of controller microcode and disk firmware. Update if necessary. Make sure that versions are com...

14. In the K2Config application, do the following for each K2 Media Server with role of iSCSI bridge to verify that you see the correct number of drives: a) On the iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page, click View Target Drives and proceed as follows: • If you see all drives, both old and new, no f...

2. You can start and stop the Restripe Utility manually as follows: • At any time while the Restripe Utility is in the process of restriping clips, you can right-clickthe icon in the system tray, and select Abort . This stops the restripe process and closes the Restripe Utility. NOTE: Stopping the R...

4. Stop the Grass Valley MetaDataService as follows: • If a stand-alone K2 system, use the Services control panel to stop the service. • If a K2 SAN, use Server Control Panel to stop the service on primary, and if present, backupK2 Media Server with role of file system server. 5. Determine which bac...

Status information displayed Item in tree view Binding Type, such as RAID 1 State (online or offline) Number of Logical Units RANK Firmware Vendor State Product ID Capacity Disk Number of disks Unbound Checking controller microcode As explained in the previous section, to check controller microcode,...

Flashing disk LEDs Storage Utility’s Identify feature allows you to flash the disk LEDs so that you can physically locatea specific disk module or group of disk modules that make up a RANK. Always use the disk identifyfeature before removing and replacing a failed disk module. Accidentally removing ...

Unbind RANK Prerequisites are as follows: • You must access Storage Utility (via the K2Config application login) with permissions equivalentto K2 administrator or higher. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be shut down. Unbinding reverses the bind process. Unbinding might be neede...

Binding Hot Spare drives Prerequisites are as follows: • You must access Storage Utility (via the K2 System Configuration application login) withpermissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher. • When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in ...

2. In Storage Utility, right-click a controller in the tree view, then do one of the following: • To load controller microcode select Advanced | Load Controller Microcode • To load expansion chassis microcode select Advanced | Load Disk Enclosure Microcode Redundant controllers that share the same s...

4. Work through the wizard as follows: a) At each wizard page, read messages in the center window to follow progress and wait until the green indicator verifies that operations are complete. Then click Next to proceed. b) When prompted, browse to and select the folder that contains the controller mi...

3. In the Open File dialog box, browse to the desired firmware file for your disks, select the file, and click OK . As instructed by a message that appears, watch the lights on the drives. For each drive, one at atime, the lights flash as firmware loads. Wait until the lights on all the drives on wh...

5. On inserting the replacement RAID controller, it initializes and is automatically enabled to become the “backup” RAID controller. Related Topics Identifying disks on page 315 Replacing a K2 10Gv2 RAID controller The K2 10Gv2 RAID controller must be connected to the control network to support the ...

3. Select the controller and check its status, then proceed as follows: • If the faulty controller reports as disabled, proceed to the next step in this procedure. • If the faulty controller reports as online, right-click the controller icon in the tree view, andselect Advanced | Disable Controller ...

Replacing a controller If the RAID chassis has a single controller (non-redundant), you must take the K2 SAN offlinebefore replacing a failed controller. Refer to procedures in the Instruction Manual for your RAIDstorage chassis. The remainder of this procedure does not apply to non-redundant system...

Design considerations for Ethernet switches The following information was qualified using the HP ProCurve switch. You must use the HPProCurve switch for iSCSI traffic. However, for control and FTP/streaming traffic, it is allowed touse a different brand of switch, such as a Cisco Catalyst switch, if...

Based on these factors, determine the number of switches, the number of ports on each switch, andthe ISLs required for your system needs. You can find procedures for configuring the HP ProCurveswitch in the chapters elsewhere in this manual for installing each level. Adapt the proceduresaccording to...

4. Check the version of firmware on the switch. To do this, type the following, then press Enter : show flash Information is displayed similar to the following example: HP_iSCSI_switch1# show flashImage Size(Bytes) Date Version----- ---------- -------- -------Primary Image : 6737518 07/25/08 T.13.23...

2. If you have not already done so, telnet to the switch and login with the administrator username and password. 3. At the switch console command (CLI) prompt, type the following and then press Enter : configure You are now in configuration mode. 4. Set spanning tree to RSTP. To do this, type the fo...

Custom K2 SAN systems About custom K2 SAN systems Custom systems extend the infrastructure of standard K2 SAN product bundles. For example, acustom K2 SAN has multiple primary RAID chassis connecting to K2 Media Servers via a FibreChannel fabric consisting of one or more Fibre Channel switches. This...

iSCSI extended (redundant FSMs) RAID Storage GigE Fabric K2 SAN-attached client systems FSM/Bridge K2 Media Servers FTP/Bridge K2 Media Servers Fibre Channel Fabric Control Point PC POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RA...

Fibre Channel connected clients (redundant FSMs) RAID Storage GigE Fabric K2 SAN-attached client systems K2 Media Servers Fibre Channel Fabric Control Point PC POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !! ! K2 MED...

Explanations and procedures The following information might or might not apply to your particular custom system. Make sure you understandthe application of the information to your own custom system. General guidelines The following guidelines apply to all systems: • Update to version 3.0.1.21 or hig...

configuration must therefore be at the K2 Client/K2 Server level. For example, in a L3 redundantsystem, K2 clients can connect to either of a redundant K2 Server pair. This means that if K2 Server1A goes down, K2 Clients connect to K2 Server 1B. FC port redundant NOTE: Do not use the FC port redunda...

Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager software When uninstalling the software, use the QLogic uninstall program in Program Files. NOTE: Do not attempt to use Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs to uninstallSANsurfer Switch Manager. The UninstallerData folder in the Install directory contains t...

33. When a zone is created, its zone type is soft. For Zone3 and Zone4, change the zone type to a hard zone as follows: a) In the Zone Sets tree, right-click the zone and select Set Zone Type from the popup menu. b) In the Set Zone Type dialog, open the Zone Type pull-down menu and select ACL , then...

Index A Acronis, See recoveryadapters identifying 284naming 285reordering 286 administrative share on SiteConfig control point PC 70 B backup, See recoverybandwidth about iSCSI 223determining K2 client iSCSI 223 basic nearline K2 SANs configuring 181, 184, 202configuring file system servers 190, 197...