Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 324)

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 324
Configuring the Nearline 10 K2 SAN
Configuring the Nearline 10 K2 SAN
Work through the topics in this section sequentially to do the initial configuration of
the Nearline 10 K2 SAN.
• “Prerequisites for initial configuration” on page 324
• “Defining a new K2 SAN” on page 325
• “Configuring the NH server - Part 1” on page 327
• “Configuring RAID” on page 329
• “Creating a new file system” on page 334
• “Configuring the NH server - Part 2” on page 335
• “Configuring the second NH server for NL10R” on page 336
Prerequisites for initial configuration
Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN
meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed
information. Also refer to
Chapter 10, “Description of K2 SAN Devices” .
Devices Prerequisite for Nearline 10 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
Power on
K2 Media Server Ethernet cables connected
Fibre Channel cable connected
Software installed, as from the factory, including QuickTime 7
For a redundant system, MPIO software installed.
Control network IP address assigned
Power on for all servers
Nearline 10 RAID chassis Fibre Channel cable(s) connected
Ethernet cable(s) connected
Power on
Nearline 10 RAID
Expansion chassis Fibre channel cable(s) connected
Power on