Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 User Manual

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26 October 2009

K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual

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Restoring from the generic recovery disk image on E:

Upon restart, a Found New Hardware wizard and/or messages about services/
drivers can be displayed.

25. Install the Fibre Channel card driver. Refer to

“Installing the Fibre Channel card

driver” on page 414

.

26. Set the Rx/Tx Descriptors value on both Ethernet adapters as follows:

a. On the Windows desktop, right-click

K2 Media Server

(My Computer) and select

Manage

. The Computer Management window opens.

b. In the left pane select

Device Manager

. Device Manager opens in the right pane.

c. In the right pane, expand

Network Adapters

.

d. Highlight and right-click the

Intel® PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter

.

e. Select

Properties

. The Properties dialog box opens.

f. Click

Advanced

tab.

g. In the Settings list, select

Performance Options

, then click the

Properties

button.

The Performance Options dialog box opens.

h. In the Property list, select

Receive Descriptors

.

i. In the Values field, use the up/down arrows to set the value to

1024

. If 1024 is

not available, select a different entry in the settings list, then select back to
Receive Descriptors. This resets the values available in the Values field.

j. In the Settings list, select

Transmit Descriptors

.

k. In the Values field, set the value to

1024

.

l. Click

OK

to save settings and close dialog boxes.

m.Repeat this step and set the Rx/Tx Descriptors value on the remaining Ethernet

adapter.

27. Close the Computer Management window.

28. Re-order network connections as follows:

a. On the Windows desktop right-click

My Network Places

and select

Properties

.

The Network Connections window opens.

b. On the menu bar at the top of the window, select

Advanced

, then

Advanced

Settings…

c. Select

Control Connection

in Connections field.

d. Use the up arrow button, move the

Control Connection

to the top of the list (TOP

priority - 1st).

e. Ensure that FTP Connection is below the Control Connection.

If not, select FTP Connection, and move it below the Control Connection.

f. Click

OK

to save settings and close.

29. Set power management settings as follows:

a. On the Windows desktop right-click

My Network Places

and select

Properties

.

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