Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 403)

403 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 2009
Chapter 12 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN
3. Identify the primary K2 Media Server and the backup K2 Media Server.
If the K2 SAN does not have redundant servers, only one server (the left half of the
Server Control Panel) is displayed.
For Nearline K2 SANs, the Server Control Panel is not available from the K2 System
Configuration application.
Identifying primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server
The following procedure assumes that you are at the local K2 Media Server and you
need to check its status in its role of media file system/metadata server, especially
regarding redundancy. The recommended mode for local operation of a K2 Media
Server is to use a connected keyboard, monitor, and mouse. You can also use
Windows Remote Desktop Connection from a network-connected PC to access the
Windows desktop for “local” operation, but this is not recommended if the system is
currently online with media access underway. The additional load on network and
local system resources could cause unpredictable results.
To identify primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server, do the following:
1. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the K2
Media Server and log on to Windows.
2. If Server Control Panel is not already open, on the Windows desktop, click Start |
Grass Valley | Server Control Panel .
3. Log on to Server Control panel with administrator-level permissions. The Server
Control Panel opens.
If your K2 SAN does not have
redundant servers, only the left
panel (one server) appears.
If your K2 SAN has redundant servers, both
panels (two servers) appear.