Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 15)

This small GV STRATUS system is designed for a basic workflow and consists of K2 Summit
systems, a GV STRATUS Express server, and one or more GV STRATUS client PCs. The K2
Summit systems can be one or several standalone systems, a K2 SAN, or a combination of a SAN
and standalone systems. Client PCs use a proxy media workflow and are connected to the Corporate
LAN or to the control network. At least one PC must host the GV STRATUS Control Panel
application. A designated PC on the control network hosts the SiteConfig application.
In addition to its role of Proxy Server, the GV STRATUS Express server hosts components that
provide the underlying functionality to the overall GV STRATUS system. These components provide
media management, license manager, and user preference functionality.
Related Topics
About roles on page 183
GV STRATUS devices and their roles, cab files, services, and licenses on page 185
Medium (A1) system description: Proxy on K2 Summit SAN
A medium (A1) GV STRATUS system is characterized by proxy stored on the online or production
K2 Summit SAN. Attached to the K2 SAN is a Proxy server, which is a GV STRATUS server with
role of Proxy K2 SAN Server. This Proxy server provides access to the low resolution proxy media
stored on the K2 SAN. The server provides an HTTP server that GV STRATUS client PCs access
for proxy. A CIFS share is also required to which servers such as K2 systems and Proxy Encoders
write proxy.
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Overview of the GV STRATUS system