Grass Valley K2 Media Client User Manual Oct.10 2006 - Manual (Page 21)

August 15, 2006 K2 Media Client User Manual 21
About remote operation and monitoring
For more information about the various K2 Media Client models, see the K2 Media
Client System Guide.
About remote operation and monitoring
The K2 Media Client is designed as a “headless” unit. This means that there is no need
to connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse directly to the K2 system, as ongoing
operation, configuration, and monitoring can be accomplished from a PC on the
network. You can lock the computer that the K2 Media Client is installed on, as you
would normally lock a Windows computer, but still access the K2 system from a
Control Point PC. From this Control Point PC, you can use channels from different
K2 Media Clients in one channel suite.
The software application that supports this headless functionality is called AppCenter.
It is included with the K2 Media Client. For more information, refer to
“Using
AppCenter” on page 37
Automation protocols and other optional applications can also be used to control K2
Media Client units remotely. (The PC must have K2 Control Point software installed.)
For more information, refer to
Chapter 11, Using Remote Control.
You can also use the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection application on
your PC to connect to the K2 system for configuration or administration. Do not use
the Remote Desktop Connection to access the PC running the Control Point software
or to access the AppCenter application; results may be unreliable.
NetCentral and the AppCenter status bar can be used to monitor the K2 Media Client
as it ingests, outputs, or transfers media.
About K2 Media Client storage options
The K2 Media Client can have internal storage for standalone use. For multiple K2
Media Clients, however, Grass Valley recommends the K2 storage system.
The K2 storage system is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives multiple
clients access to a common pool of media. Clients access the shared media storage via
a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre Channel connection. Data is communicated
using the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) data transfer interface and the
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol. For more information on the K2 storage system, see
the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual.