Grass Valley GV STRATUS Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 412)

Verify license on K2 Media Server
The K2 SAN license is installed on K2 Media Servers with role of iSCSI bridge. If a redundant
system and/or a large system with multiple servers, the license must be installed on each K2 Media
Server with role of iSCSI bridge. Use the following steps to verify the license on each K2 Media
Server with role of iSCSI bridge.
1. On the K2 Media Server, open SabreTooth License Manager.
2. Verify that a license identified as K2-ISCSI-SVR is installed.
If the license for your K2 SAN license is not installed, you must install it before proceeding.
Adding a Conform Server to a SAN
Before doing this task, verify the following:
• On the Conform Server, in Windows Services Control Panel, Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service
must be started and set to startup type Automatic.
• If adding the Conform Server to a redundant K2 SAN, MPIO software must be installed on
theConform Server.
1. If you have not already done so, in SiteConfig, add the server to the appropriate group and verify
that it is communicating correctly on networks.
2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of
the storage system tree.
3. Click Add Device . The Add Device dialog box opens.
4. Select GV STRATUS Core Services Server .
This is the correct selection for the any of the following types of GV STRATUS servers:
• Proxy Encoder
• Conform Server
• EDIUS XRE Server
5. Click OK . The new server appears in the tree view.
Next, if the server is a redundant iSCSI client on a K2 SAN, install MPIO software. Then configure
the server.
Installing Multi-Path I/O Software
This task applies only to 64-bit systems.
The following procedure is required for devices that are clients to a K2 SAN clients that have their
Gigabit Media ports connected to the two iSCSI Media networks. This configuration is used for
redundant K2 SANs.
The files for the Multi-Path I/O software are copied on to the system when the K2 software is
installed.
1. Access the Windows desktop on the computer on which you are installing MPIO.
You can do this locally with a connected keyboard, mouse, and monitor or remotely via the
Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Stop all media access. If AppCenter is open, close it.
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