Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Nov.18 2008 - Manual (Page 177)

July 15, 2008 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 177
Preparing Level 20R devices
media file system manager, media database server, and FTP server. Redundant K2
Media Servers are connected by a serial cable which supports the heartbeat signal
required for automatic system recovery (failover) features.
The L20 RAID chassis has redundant RAID controllers to support the Fibre Channel
connections from the K2 Media Servers. The L20 RAID chassis is also connected to
the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.
On the L20 RAID chassis there are two RAID 1 RANKs (also know as LUNs) for
media file system metadata files and journal files. The remainder of the RAID storage
is RAID 5 or RAID 6 for media.
Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 Storage System, they
must all be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all
ten Gigabit servers.
The K2 configuration control point PC is connected to the GigE control network. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the storage
system.
FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 Storage System via the FTP GigE port on K2
Media Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 Media Clients.
Refer to Chapter 9, Description of K2 Storage Devices for more information. Also
refer to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 509 .
Preparing Level 20R devices
Use the topics in this section to prepare each device so that it is ready to become part
of the Level 20R storage system.
• “Setting up the Control Point PC”
• “Setting up the Level 20R Gig E switch”
• “Cabling the switch”
• “Setting up the Level 20R K2 Media Server”
• “Setting up the NH1 K2 Media Server”
• “Setting up the NH1-10GE K2 Media Server”
• “Setting up the L20R RAID chassis”
• “Preparing K2 Storage System clients”
Setting up the Control Point PC
To set up the K2 configuration Control Point PC, you have the following options:
• Use the Grass Valley Control Point PC that comes from the factory with software
pre-installed. This includes the K2 System Configuration application, remote
AppCenter, and NetCentral software. Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide
for rack mount instructions.
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software.