Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Aug.01 2007 User Manual

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July 3, 2007

K2 Storage System Instruction Manual

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Setting up the Level 3 GigE switch

18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on

other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's
administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type
the following, then press

Enter

:

password manager user-name administrator

19.When prompted, enter and re-enter the password.

20.Set spanning tree to RSTP. Type the following, then press

Enter

:

spanning-tree force-version rstp-operation

This configures spanning tree, but it does not turn spanning tree on. You must turn
spanning tree on using the switch’s Web interface, as explained in the next
procedure

“Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”

.

21.Decide your SNMP community name as explained in the following options, then

proceed with the next step:

• If you decide to use a unique SNMP community name (not “public”), add the

community and set its RW permissions. For example, if the community name is
“K2”, type the following, then press

Enter

:

snmp-server community K2 unrestricted

• If you decide to use the default SNMP community “public” for NetCentral

monitoring, which already has RW permissions set as required by NetCentral,
proceed to the next step.

22.Enter the SNMP community and IP address of the NetCentral server PC. For

example, if the IP address is “192.168.40.11” and the community is “public”, you
type the following, then press

Enter

:

snmp-server host public 192.168.40.11

23.Enable Authentication traps. Type the following, then press

Enter

:

snmp-server enable traps authentication

This allows NetCentral to test the switch to verify that it can send its SNMP trap
messages to NetCentral.

24.Type the following, then press

Enter

:

menu

When prompted, save the configuration by pressing the y key. The main menu
opens.

25.If you need a trunk for ISLs to gang switches together, use the following steps.

These steps illustrate trunking the last two ports for the two 10 Gig ISLs, which is
the recommended configuration for ISLs on all multi-switch K2 Storage Systems.
Refer to

“Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 388

and consult

with your Grass Valley representative if your requirements deviate from the
recommended policy:

a. At the main menu, select

Switch Configuration

and press

Enter

.

b. Choose selection

Port/Trunk Settings

and press

Enter

.

c. Press the right-arrow key to choose

Edit

, then press

Enter

.

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