Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Aug.01 2007 - Manual (Page 389)

July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 389
Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application
Storage Systems. This is the most reliable configuration, does not use up your 1
Gig ports, and provides sufficient bandwidth for any FTP traffic load. You also
have the option of using 1 Gig ISLs.
Connect and configure ISLs only as specified in the following table, taking your
FTP bandwidth into consideration:
NOTE: One Gig ISLs must be an odd number as specified (3 or 5).
• Port count — The number of client connections, server connections, FTP/
streaming connections, and other connections determine how many ports are
required. As the port count increases, you must use switches with more ports and/
or multiple switches. When multiple switches are used, the port count assigned to
each VLAN and the ports used for ISLs must be considered.
Based on these factors, determine the number of switches, the number of ports on each
switch, and the ISLs required for your system needs. You can find procedures for
configuring the HP ProCurve switch in the chapters earlier in this manual for
installing each level. Adapt the procedures according to your switch design as you
configure your switches.
Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application
In the K2 Configuration Application, features for working on a Ethernet switch are as
follows:
From the K2 System Configuration application, you can click the Configure Switch
button to open the switch’s web configuration application. Refer to the installation
procedures earlier in this document for switch configuration information for Levels 2
through 3R storage systems.
Maximum FTP bandwidth Trunk/ISLs required
Less than 100 MB/sec A trunk with three 1 Gb/s ISLs
100 - 300 MB/sec A trunk with five 1 Gb/s ISLs
More than 300 MB/sec A trunk with two 10 Gb/s ISLs
Select the
Ethernet switch... To make these
features available.