Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Aug.01 2007 - Manual (Page 200)

200 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007
Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System
Configuring the Level 3R storage system
Use the topics in this section to do the initial configuration of the Level 3R storage
system.
• “Prerequisites for initial configuration” on page 200
• “Defining a new K2 Storage System” on page 201
• “Configuring the server 1A - Part 1” on page 203
• “Configuring RAID” on page 206
• “Creating a new file system” on page 212
• “Configuring the server 1A - Part 2” on page 213
• “Configuring the redundant server 1B” on page 216
• “Configuring server 2A” on page 219
• “Configuring the redundant server 2B” on page 222
Prerequisites for initial configuration
Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage
System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for
detailed information. Also refer to
Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage Devices” .
Devices Prerequisite for Level 3R configuration
Control point PC Ethernet cable connected
Control Point software installed
Control network IP address assigned
Network communication over the control network with all other K2
devices
Power on
Ethernet switch Ethernet cables connected
Control network IP address assigned
VLANs set up
Trunks set up
Power on
K2 Media Server Ethernet cables connected
Fibre Channel cable connected
Redundant servers connected by serial cable
Software installed, as from the factory, including QuickTime 7
Control network IP address assigned
Power on for all servers
L3R RAID chassis Fibre Channel address ID assigned to RAID controller(s)
Fibre Channel cable(s) connected
Ethernet cable(s) connected
Power on
L3R RAID Expansion
chassis
(optional) Chassis address assigned (for Fibre Channel)
Fibre channel cable(s) connected
Power on