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Contents

Safety Summaries..............................................................................................11

Finding Information...........................................................................................25

Grass Valley Product Support.................................................................................30

Telephone Support.............................................................................................30

Chapter 1 Product Description

Overview Description..............................................................................................34

Key features............................................................................................................34

K2 SAN Level descriptions......................................................................................35

Level 10 system description...............................................................................36

Level 10R system description.............................................................................37

Level 20 system description...............................................................................39

Level 20R system description.............................................................................41

Level 30 system description...............................................................................43

Level 30R system description.............................................................................45

L35 system description.......................................................................................47

L35R system description....................................................................................49

Nearline 10 system description ..........................................................................51

Chapter 2 Preparing for installation

K2 SAN installation checklists.................................................................................54

Pre-installation planning checklist ......................................................................54

Infrastructure checklist........................................................................................54

Network setup and implementation checklist .....................................................54

Software update checklist...................................................................................55

SAN configuration checklist................................................................................55

Understanding system concepts.............................................................................56

Control network description................................................................................56

Streaming/FTP network description ...................................................................56

Media (iSCSI) network description.....................................................................57

Networking tips...................................................................................................58

About hosts files................................. ..... ...... ..... .................................. ...... ..... ...58

Host table tips.....................................................................................................59

Chapter 3 Cabling K2 SAN devices

Using the cabling guide...........................................................................................62

Cabling the Ethernet switch.......................... ...... ..... .................................. ...... ..... ...62

Cabling the K2 Media Server ..................................................................................64

Cabling the Level 10 K2 Media Server...............................................................64

Cabling the GS K2 Media Server .......................................................................67

Cabling the LS K2 Media Server........................................................................69

Cabling the NH K2 Media Server for an online K2 SAN.....................................72

Cabling the NH K2 Media Server for a Nearline K2 SAN...................................74

Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis.................................................................................77

Cabling K2 Summit Clients for a K2 SAN................................................................87

Chapter 4 Setting up K2 SAN infrastructure

Setting up the Ethernet switch.................................................................................90

Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection..............................................90

Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface ............................................93

Configuring QOS on the GigE switch.................................................................99

Verifying the flow control setting on the GigE switch..........................................100

Setting up the control point PC................................................................................101

Installing SiteConfig on the control point PC......................................................101

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Chapter 5 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig

About developing a system descript io n........................ ...... .................................. ...104

Importing a system description ...............................................................................104

About device and host names....................................................... ..........................104

Modifying a device name........................................................................................105

Modifying the control network .................................................................................105

Modifying the FTP/streaming network.....................................................................107

Modifying a media (iSCSI) network.........................................................................109

About IP configuration of network interfaces on devices ........................................ 111

Placeholder device IP configuration...................................................................112

Discovered device IP configuration....................................................................112

Modifying K2 client unassigned (unmanaged) interface ......................................... 113

Modifying K2 Media Server unassigned (unmanaged) interface ............................ 115

About SiteConfig support on K2 devices.................................................................117

Discovering devices with SiteConfig....................................................................... 118

Assigning discovered devices.................................................................................119

Modifying K2 client managed network interfaces.................................................... 120

Modifying K2 Media Server managed network interfaces.......................................124

Making the host name the same as the device name.............................................129

Pinging devices from the control point PC.............................................................. 130

About hosts files and SiteConfig............................................................................. 130

Generating host tables for devices with SiteConfig................................................. 131

Chapter 6 Managing K2 software

Configuring K2 software deployment...................................................................... 135

Configuring deployment groups .........................................................................135

Adding a software package to a deployment group...........................................136

Checking all currently installed software on devices.......................................... 136

About deploying software for the K2 SAN.......................................................... 137

Backup and recovery strategies.............................................................................. 139

About the recovery disk image process ............................................................. 139

Creating a recovery disk image for storing on E:............................................... 141

Creating a recovery disk image CD set..............................................................142

Restoring from a system-specific recovery disk image on E:............................. 144

Restoring from the generic recovery disk image on E:.......................................145

Restoring from a recovery disk image CD set....................................................149

Activating the Windows operating system.......................................................... 151

Chapter 7 Configuring the K2 SAN

Importing a SiteConfig system description.............................................................. 153

Configuring the Level 10 K2 SAN ........................................................................... 154

Prerequisites for initial configuration ..................................................................154

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................155

Configuring the server - Part 1...........................................................................157

Configuring RAID ............................................................................................... 159

Creating a new file system.................................................................................164

Configuring the server - Part 2...........................................................................166

Configuring the Level 10R K2 SAN......................................................................... 169

Prerequisites for initial configuration ..................................................................169

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................170

Configuring server A - Part 1..............................................................................172

Configuring RAID ............................................................................................... 174

Creating a new file system.................................................................................180

Configuring server A - Part 2..............................................................................182

Configuring the redundant server B ................................................................... 185

Configuring the Level 20 K2 SAN ........................................................................... 190

Prerequisites for initial configuration ..................................................................190

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Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................191

Configuring the server - Part 1 ...........................................................................193

Configuring RAID................................................................................................195

Creating a new file system.................................................................................200

Configuring the server - Part 2 ...........................................................................202

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................204

Configuring the Level 20R K2 SAN.........................................................................208

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................208

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................209

Configuring server A - Part 1..............................................................................211

Configuring RAID................................................................................................213

Creating a new file system.................................................................................219

Configuring server A - Part 2..............................................................................221

Configuring the redundant server B....................................................................224

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................228

Configuring the Level 30 K2 SAN............................................................................232

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................232

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................233

Configuring the server - Part 1 ...........................................................................235

Configuring RAID................................................................................................237

Creating a new file system.................................................................................242

Configuring the server - Part 2 ...........................................................................244

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................246

Configuring the Level 30R K2 SAN.........................................................................250

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................250

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................251

Configuring server A - Part 1..............................................................................253

Configuring RAID................................................................................................255

Creating a new file system.................................................................................261

Configuring server A - Part 2..............................................................................263

Configuring the redundant server B....................................................................266

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................270

Configuring the Level 35 K2 SAN............................................................................274

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................274

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................275

Configuring server 1 - Part 1..............................................................................277

Configuring RAID................................................................................................279

Creating a new file system.................................................................................284

Configuring server 1 - Part 2..............................................................................286

Configuring server 2...........................................................................................288

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................291

Configuring the Level 35R K2 SAN.........................................................................295

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................295

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................296

Configuring server 1A - Part 1............................................................................298

Configuring RAID................................................................................................300

Creating a new file system.................................................................................306

Configuring server 1A - Part 2............................................................................308

Configuring the redundant server 1B..................................................................311

Configuring server 2A.........................................................................................314

Configuring the redundant server 2B..................................................................317

Configuring optional NH servers.........................................................................320

Configuring the Nearline 10 K2 SAN.......................................................................324

Prerequisites for initial configuration...................................................................324

Defining a new K2 SAN......................................................................................325

Configuring the NH server - Part 1.....................................................................327

Configuring RAID................................................................................................329

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Creating a new file system.................................................................................334

Configuring the NH server - Part 2..................................................................... 335

Configuring the second NH server for NL10R ....................................................336

Chapter 8 Configuring K2 clients on the K2 SAN

About load balancing.............................. ...... ................................. ...... ..... ............... 343

Determining K2 client bandwidth requirem en ts........................ ..... ..........................344

Preparing the K2 SAN.............................................................................................344

Preparing K2 clients........................................................................................... 344

Adding K2 clients to the K2 SAN.............................................................................346

Configuring a K2 client for the K2 Storage System............................................346

Assigning a K2 client to a different FTP server....................................................... 353

Basic operations for shared storage K2 clients....................................................... 354

Power on/off procedures....................................................................................354

Taking a K2 client offline.................................................................................... 354

Chapter 9 Operating the K2 SAN

Power on and power off procedures.......................................................................357

K2 SAN power-off procedure .............................................................................357

Level 10, 20, 30, 35 system power-on procedure .............................................. 359

Level 10R, 20R, 30R, 35R system power-on procedure....................................360

Nearline 10 system power-on procedure ........................................................... 362

Powering on Level 10, 20, 30, and Nearline 10 RAID storage devices.............. 363

Powering on the HP ProCurve switch................................................................ 363

Powering on the control point PC.......................................................................363

FTP on K2 SANs..................................................................................................... 363

Failover behaviors...................................................................................................364

Chapter 10 Description of K2 SAN Devices

Device terminology..................................................................................................371

Control point PC description ...................................................................................372

K2 Ethernet switch description................................................................................ 373

K2 Ethernet switch specifications ....................................................................... 373

K2 Media Server descriptions................................................................................. 375

GS K2 Media Server description........................................................................ 376

GS K2 Media Server specifications.................................................................... 376

LS K2 Media Server description......................................................................... 378

LS K2 Media Server specifications..................................................................... 378

NH K2 Media Server .......................................................................................... 380

NH K2 Media Server specifications.................................................................... 381

K2 RAID storage description...................................................................................383

Chapter 11 Overview of K2 Storage Tools

SiteConfig - a ProductFrame application ................................................................ 385

K2 System Configuration........................................................................................ 386

Server Control Panel............................................................................................... 387

Storage Utility.......................................................................................................... 388

About RANKs and LUNs in Storage Utility.........................................................389

NetCentral...............................................................................................................390

Windows Remote Desktop Connectio n........................ .................................. ...... ...390

Chapter 12 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN

Setting up application security ................................................................................393

Modifying K2 SAN settings...................................................................................... 394

Accessing K2 SAN features ............................................................................... 394

About SiteConfig and K2Config settings................. .................................. ...... ...394

Renaming a K2 SAN..........................................................................................396

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Adding devices to a K2 SAN ..............................................................................396

Removing a K2 SAN...........................................................................................398

Accessing a K2 SAN from multiple PCs.............................................................399

Reconnecting to a K2 SAN.................................................................................400

Taking a K2 SAN offline.....................................................................................400

Bringing a K2 SAN online...................................................................................400

Viewing iSCSI assignments................................................................................400

Managing redundancy on a K2 SAN.......................................................................402

Identifying current primary/backup K2 Media Servers........................................402

Triggering an intentional failover ........................................................................404

Recovering from a failover.............................................................. ...... ..............405

Working with K2 Media Servers ..............................................................................406

Accessing K2 Media Server features in K2Config..............................................406

Taking a K2 Media Server out of service............................................................406

Using the Stop button in Server Control Panel...................................................408

Placing a K2 Media Server in service.................................................................408

Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Server..................................................409

Identifying K2 Media Server software versions..................................................409

Modifying K2 Media Server network settings .....................................................409

Removing a K2 Media Server.............................................................................410

Replacing a K2 Media Server.............................................................................410

Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card)..............................................412

Installing the Fibre Channel card driver..............................................................414

Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery ................................415

Checking K2 Media Server services...................................................................417

Working with K2 clients...........................................................................................418

Accessing K2 client features in K2Config...........................................................418

Shutting down or restarting a K2 client...............................................................418

Taking a K2 client offline ....................................................................................419

Bringing a K2 client online..................................................................................419

Adding a K2 client...............................................................................................419

Removing a K2 client..........................................................................................420

Identifying K2 client software versions ...............................................................420

Modifying K2 client control network settings.......................................................420

Modifying K2 client media (iSCSI) network settings...........................................421

Modifying load balancing....................................................................................422

Working with the K2 Coder......................................................................................423

About the K2 Coder............................................................................................423

Installing the K2 Coder.......................................................................................425

Configuring the K2 Coder...................................................................................426

Using the K2 Coder............................................................................................434

Creating K2 Coder watch folders........................................................................435

Using Storage Utility................................................................................................437

Accessing Storage Utility....................................................................................437

Overview of Storage Utility .................................................................................438

Working on the media file system and database.....................................................439

Checking the media file system..........................................................................439

Cleaning unreferenced files and movies ............................................................440

Making a new media file system.........................................................................440

Expanding the media file system by capacity.....................................................442

Expanding the media file system by bandwidth..................................................444

Working with RAID storage.....................................................................................450

Checking RAID storage subsystem status.........................................................450

Checking controller microcode...........................................................................451

Identifying disks..................................................................................................451

Get controller logs .............................................. ...... ...... ..... ...............................454

Unbind RANK.....................................................................................................454

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About full/background bind.................................................................................455

Bind RANK......................................................................................................... 456

Binding Hot Spare drives.................................... ..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... ............... 457

Loading RAID controller and expansion chassis microcode.............................. 458

Downloading disk drive firmware........................................................................459

Replacing a disk module.................................................................................... 460

Replacing a controller......................................................................................... 461

Upgrading to L30 controllers.............................................................................. 462

Configuring Level 10/20/30/35 RAID chassis network and SNMP settings........463

Working with Ethernet switches.............................................................................. 465

Design considerations for Ethernet switches..................................................... 465

Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application.......................... 466

Verifying spanning tree settings......................................................................... 467

Chapter 13 K2 FCP Connect access for Final Cut Pro systems

About K2 FCP Connect..................................... ...... ..... ...... .................................. ...470

Install and configure Macintosh Final Cut Pro systems on a K2 SAN..................... 471

Final Cut Pro on K2 SAN quick start installation checklist ................................. 471

K2 SAN System Requirements..........................................................................473

Macintosh System Requirements.......................................................................473

Install Xsan software.......................................................................................... 473

Install K2 FCP Connect software on Macintosh systems ................................... 473

Cable Macintosh systems ..................................................................................474

Configure Macintosh systems for control network..............................................474

Configure Macintosh hosts files .........................................................................475

Configure Macintosh systems for Active Directory Domain................................476

Licensing K2 FCP Connect on the K2 SAN .......................................................479

Add Macintosh systems to SAN hosts file.......................................................... 482

Enable Access Control Lists on the K2 Media Server (FSM).............................482

Add Mac Client to K2 SAN................................................................................. 483

Configure Mac Client on K2 SAN....................................................................... 483

Test K2 SAN file access..................................................................................... 487

Verify bandwidth of SAN connection.................................................................. 487

Verify Access Control Lists.................................................................................488

Configure HotBin................................................................................................ 489

About QuickTime import delay........................................................................... 490

Connecting via SAMBA/CIFS.............................................................. ............... 490

Using Final Cut Pro on a K2 SAN...........................................................................491

Operation guidelines..........................................................................................491

Media access ..................................................................................................... 491

Export to K2 SAN............................................................................................... 492

Maintaining K2 FCP Connect..................................................................................492

About administrative and maintenance tools......................................................492

Managing K2 FCP Connect licenses..................................................................493

Stopping and starting the K2Config for Mac Daemon service...........................493

Accessing logs ...................................................................................................493

Configuring the SNFS file system volume.......................................................... 495

Appendix A Workgroup storage

Workgroup storage system description................................................................... 497

Workgroup storage cabling..................................................................................... 499

Workgroup storage network configuration ..............................................................499

Workgroup storage configuration............................................................................499

Index...................................................................................................................... 502

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Safety Summaries

Read the following sections for impor tant safety in formation.

• Safety Summary

• Sicherheit – Überblick

• Consignes desécurité

• Certificat ions and compliances

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Safety Summaries

Safety Summary

Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially those
instructions related to risk of fir e, electric shock or injury to pers ons. Additional
specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the manual.

Safety terms and symbols

Terms in this manual

Safety-rel ated statements may appear in this manual in the following form:

WARNING: Any instructions i n this manual that re quire opening
the equipment cover or enclosure are for use by qualified service
personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating
instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

WARNING: Warning statements identi fy conditi ons or practices
that may result in personal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION: Caution statements identify conditions or practices
that may result in damage to equipment or other property, or
which may cause equipment crucial to your business
environment to become temporarily non-operational.

Terms on the product

These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER — A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read the

marking.

WARNING — A personal injury hazar d exists but is not immediat ely accessible as you

read the marking.

CAUTION — A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

Symbols on the product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of elec tric shock.

Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer to
product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance, or service
instructions.

This is a prompt to n ote fuse rating when rep lacing fuse(s). The fuse
referenced in the text must be replaced with one having the ratings
indicated.

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Warnings

The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can result in
personal injury or loss of life.

Dangerous voltage or current may b e present — Disconnec t power and remove battery

(if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing
components.

Do not service alone — Do not internally service this product unless another person

capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

Remove jewelry — Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches, and

other metallic objects.

Identifies a prote ctive grounding terminal wh ich must be connected
to earth ground prior to making any other equipment connections.

Identifies an external protec tive gro unding te rminal whi ch may be
connected to earth ground as a supple ment to an internal grounding
terminal.

Indicates that static sensitiv e components are pres ent which may be
damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

Avoid exposed circuitry — Do not touch exposed connections, components or

circuitry when power is present.

Use proper power cord — Use only the power cord supplied or specified for this

product.

Ground product — Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to earth

ground.

Operate only with covers and enclo sure panels in plac e — Do not opera te this pr oduct

when covers or enclosure panels are removed.

Use correct fuse — Use only the fuse type and rating specified fo r this produc t.
Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.
Use only in non-explosive environment — Do no t ope rate th is pr oduct in a n explos ive

atmosphere.

High leakage current may be present — Earth connect ion of product is essenti al before

connecting power.

Dual power supplies ma y be present — Be ce rtain to plug each power s upply cord into

a separate bra nch circuit employ ing a separate service ground. Disconnect both power
supply cords prior to servicing.

Double pole neutral fusing — Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.
Use proper lift points — Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.
Avoid mechanical hazards — Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before

servicing.

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Cautions

The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can result in
damage to equipment or other property

Use correct power source — Do not operate this product from a power source that

applies more than the voltage specified for the product.

Use correct voltage setting — If this product lacks auto-ranging power supplies,

before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to match the power
source.

Provide proper ventilation — To prevent product overheating, provide equipment

ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.

Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which may be

damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures, equipment and
surfaces during servicing.

Do not operate with suspected equipment failure — If you suspec t pro duct damage or

equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified service personnel.

Ensure mains disconnect — If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s) of this

equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet must be installed
near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify that all mains power is
disconnected before installing or removing power supplies and/or options.

Route cable properly — Route powe r cords and other cabl es so tha t they ar not likel y

to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid connector damage.

Use correct power supply co rds — P ower cord s fo r this equipmen t, i f provi ded, me et

all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at voltages
exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply with NEMA
configurations. International power cords, if provided, have the approval of the
country of use.

Use correct replacemen t batter y — This pr oduct may conta in bat teri es. To r educe t he

risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

Troubleshoot only to board level — Circuit boards in this product are densely

populated with surfac e mount technology (SMT) components and application specific
integrated circuits (ASICS). As a result, circuit board repair at the component level is
very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For warranty compliance, do not
troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

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Sicherheit – Über bl ick

Lesen und befolgen Sie die wichtigen Sicherheitsinformationen dieses Abschnitts.
Beachten Sie insbesondere die Anweisungen bezüglich

Brand-, Stromschlag- und Verletzungsgefahren. Weitere spezifische, hier nicht
aufgeführte Warnungen finden Sie im gesamten Handbuch.

WARNUNG: Alle Anweisungen in diesem Handbuch, die das
Abnehmen der Geräteabdeckung oder des Gerätegehäuses
erfordern, dürfen nur von qual ifiziertem Servicepersonal
ausgeführt werden. Um die Stromschlaggefahr zu verringern,
führen Sie keine Wartungsarbeiten außer den in den
Bedienungsanleitungen genann ten Arbeiten aus, es se i denn, Sie
besitzen d ie entsprechende Qual ifikationen für diese Arbeiten.

Sicherheit – Begriffe und Symbole

In diesem Handbuch verwendete Begriffe

Sicherheitsrelevante Hinweise können in diesem Handbuch in der folgenden Form
auftauchen:

WARNUNG: Warnungen weisen auf Situationen oder
Vorgehensweisen hin, die Verletzungs- oder Lebensgefahr
bergen.

VORSICHT: Vorsichtshinweise weisen auf Situationen oder
Vorgehensweisen hin, die zu Schäden an
Ausrüstungskomponenten oder an deren Gegenständen oder zum
zeitweisen Ausfall wichtiger Komponenten in der
Arbeitsumgebung führen können.

Hinweise am Produkt

Die folgenden Hinweise können sich am Produkt befinden:

GEFAHR – Wenn Sie diesen Begriff lesen, besteht ein unmittelbares

Verletzungsrisiko.

WARNUNG – Wenn Sie diesen Begriff lesen, besteht ein mittelbares

Verletzungsrisiko.

VORSICHT – Es besteht ein Risiko für Objekte in der Umgebung, den Mixer selbst

oder andere Ausrüstungskomponenten.

Symbole am Produkt

Die folgenden Symbole können sich am Produkt befinden:

Weist auf eine gefährliche Hochspannung im Gerätegehäuse hin,
die stark genug sein kann, um eine Stromsch laggefahr darzustel len.

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Weist darauf hin, dass der Benutzer, Bediener oder
Servicetechniker wichtige Bedienungs-, Wartungs- oder
Serviceanweisungen in den Produkthandbüchern lesen sollte.

Dies ist eine Aufforderung, beim Wechsel von Sicherungen auf
deren Nennwert zu achten. Die im Text angegebene Sicherung
muss durch eine Sicherung ersetzt werden, die die angegebenen
Nennwerte besitzt.

Weist auf eine Schutzerdungsklemme hin, die mit dem
Erdungskontakt verbunden werden muss, bevor weitere
Ausrüstungskomponenten angeschlossen werden.

Weist auf eine externe Schutzerdungsklemme hin, die als
Ergänzung zu einem internen Erdungskontakt an die Erde
angeschlossen werden kann.

Weist darauf hin, dass es stati sch empfindlic he Komponenten gibt,
die durch eine elektrostatische Entladung beschädigt werden
können. Verwenden Sie ant i sta ti sc he Pr ozeduren, Ausrüstung und
Oberflächen während der Wartung.

Warnungen

Die folgenden Warnungen weisen auf Bedingungen oder Vorgehensweisen hin, die
Verletzungs- oder Lebensgefahr bergen:

Gefährliche Spannungen oder Ströme – Schal ten Sie de n Strom ab, un d entfe rnen Sie

ggf. die Batterie, bevor si e Schut za bdeckungen abnehmen, löten oder Kompone nte n
austauschen.

Servicearbeiten nicht alleine ausführen – Führen Sie interne Servicearbeiten nur aus,

wenn eine weitere Person anwesend ist, die erste Hilfe leisten und
Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen einleiten kann.

Schmuck abnehmen – Legen Sie vor Servicearbe iten Schmuck wie Ring e, Uhren und

andere metallische Objekte ab.

Keine offen liegenden Leiter berühren – Berühre n Sie bei eingesc haltete r Stromzuf uhr

keine offen liegenden Leitungen, Komponenten oder Schaltungen.

Richtiges Netzkabel verwenden – Verwenden Sie nur das mitgeliefert e Netzkabel ode r

ein Netzkabel, das den Spezifikationen für dieses Produkt entspricht.

Gerät erden – Schließen Sie den Erdleiter des Netzkabels an den Erdungskontakt an.
Gerät nur mit angebrachten Abdeckungen und Gehä useseiten betreiben – Sc halten Sie

dieses Gerät nicht ein, wenn die Abdeckungen oder Gehäuseseiten entfernt wurden.

Richtige Sicherung verwenden – Verwenden Sie nur Sicherungen, deren Typ und

Nennwert den Spezifikationen für dieses Produkt entsprechen.

Gerät nur in trockener Umgebung verwen den – Betreiben Si e das Gerät nicht in nassen

oder feuchten Umgebungen.

Gerät nur verwenden, wenn keine Explosionsgefahr besteht – Verwenden Sie dieses

Produkt nur in Umgebungen, in denen keinerlei Explosionsgefahr besteht.

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Hohe Kriechströme – Das Gerät muss vor dem Ein schalten unbe dingt gee rdet werd en.
Doppelte Spannungsversorgung kann vorhanden sein – Schließen Sie die beide n

Anschlußkabel an getrennte Stromkreise an. Vor Servicearbeiten sind beide
Anschlußkabel vom Netz zu trennen.

Zweipolige, neutrale Sicherung – Schalten Sie den Netzstrom ab, bevor Sie mit den

Servicearbeiten beginnen.

Fassen Sie das Gerät beim Transport richtig an – Halten Sie das Ger ät beim Transpo rt

nicht an Türen oder anderen beweglichen Teilen fest.

Gefahr durch mechanische Teile – Warten Sie, bis der Lüfter vollständig zum Halt

gekommen ist, bevor Sie mit den Servicearbeiten beginnen.

Vorsicht

Die folgenden Vorsichtshinweise weisen auf Bedingungen oder Vorgehensweisen
hin, die zu Schäden an Ausr üstungsko mponente n oder anderen Gegenstände n führen
können:

Gerät nicht öffnen – Durch das unbefugte Öffnen wird die Garantie ungültig.
Richtige Spannungsquelle verwenden – Betreiben Sie das Gerät nicht an einer

Spannungsquelle, die eine höhere Spannung liefert als in den Spezifikationen für
dieses Produkt angegeben.

Gerät ausreichend belüften – Um eine Überhitzung des Geräts zu ve rmeiden , müss en

die Ausrüstungskomponenten entsprechend den Installationsanweisungen belüftet
werden. Legen Sie kein Papier unter das Gerät. Es könnte die Belüftung behindern.
Platzieren Sie das Gerät auf einer ebenen Oberfläche.

Antistatische Vorkehrungen treffen – Es gi bt stati sch empfindl iche Komponenten, d ie

durch eine elektrostatische Entladung beschädigt werden können. Verwenden Sie
antistatische Prozeduren, Ausrüstung und Oberflächen während der Wartung.

CF-Karte nicht mit einem PC verwenden – Die CF-Karte ist speziell formatiert. Die auf

der CF-Karte gespeicherte Software könnte gelöscht werden.

Gerät nicht bei eventuellem Ausrüstungsfehler betreiben – Wenn Sie einen

Produktschaden oder Ausrüstungsfehler vermuten, lassen Sie die Komponente von
einem qualifizierten Servicetechniker untersuchen.

Kabel richtig verl egen – Verlegen Sie Netzkabel und andere Kabel so, dass Sie nicht

beschädigt werden. Stützen Sie schwere Kabelbündel ordnungsgemäß ab, damit die
Anschlüsse nicht beschädigt werden.

Richtige Netzkabel verwenden – Wenn Netzkabel mitgeliefert wurden, erfüllen diese

alle nationalen elektri schen Normen. Der Betri eb dieses Geräts mit Spann ungen über
130 V AC erfordert Netzkabel, die NEMA-Konfigurationen entsprechen. Wenn
internationale Netzkabel mitgeliefert wurden, sind diese für das Verwendungsland
zugelassen.

Richtige Ersatzbatterie verwenden – Dieses Gerät enthä lt eine Batter i e. Um die

Explosionsgefahr zu verringern, prüfen Sie di e Polarität und taus chen die Batterie nur
gegen eine Batterie desselben Typs oder eines gleichwertigen, vom Hersteller
empfohlenen Typs aus. Entsorgen Sie gebrauchte Batterien entsprechend den
Anweisungen des Batterieherstellers.

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Das Gerät enthält keine Teile, die vom Benutzer gewartet werden können. Wenden
Sie sich bei Problemen bitte an den nächsten Händler.

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Consignes desécurité

Il est recommandé de lire, de bi en comprendre et s urtout de respe cter les in formations
relatives à la sécurité qui sont exposées ci-après, notamment les consignes destinées
à prévenir les risques d’incendie, les décharges électriques et les blessures aux
personnes. Les avertissements complémentaires, qui ne sont pas nécessairement
repris ci-dessous, mais pré sents da ns toute s les se ctions du manue l, sont éga leme nt à
prendre en considération.

AVERTISSEMENT: Toutes les instructions présentes dans ce
manuel qui concernent l’ouverture des capots ou des logements
de cet équipement sont destinées exclusivement à des membres
qualifiés du personnel de maintenance. Afin de diminuer les
risques de décharges électriques, ne procédez à aucune
intervention d’entretien autre que celles contenues dans le
manuel de l’utilisateur, à moins que vous ne soyez habilité pour
le faire.

Consignes et symboles de sécurité

Termes utilisés dans ce manuel

Les consignes de sécurité présentées dans ce manuel peuvent apparaître sous les
formes suivantes :

AVERTISSEMENT: Les avertissements signalent des conditions
ou des pratiques suscepti bles d’occas ionner des bles sures graves,
voire même fatales.

MISE EN GARDE: Les mises en ga rde signalent des conditions
ou des pratiques suscept ibles d’ occasionner un endommagement
à l’équipement ou aux installations, ou de rendre l’équipement
temporairement non opérationnel, ce qui peut por ter préjudice à
vos activi tés.

Signalétique apposée sur le produit

La signalétique suivante peut être apposée sur le produit :

DANGER — risque de danger imminent pour l’utilisateur.
AVERTISSEMENT — Risque de danger non imminent pour l’utilisateur.
MISE EN GARDE — Risque d’endommagement du produit, des installations ou des

autres équipements.

Symboles apposés sur le produit

Les symboles suivants peut être apposés sur le produit :

Signale la présence d’une tension élevée et dangereuse dans le
boîtier de l’équipement ; cette tension peut être suffisante pour
constituer un risque de décharge électrique.

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Signale que l’utilisateur, l’ opérateur ou le technicien de
maintenance doit faire référence au(x) manuel(s) pour prendre
connaissance des instructions d’utilisation, de maintenance ou
d’entretien.

Il s’agit d’une invite à prendre note du calibre du fusible lors du
remplacement de ce dernier. Le fusible auquel il est fait référence
dans le texte doit être remplacé par un fusible du même calibre.

Identifie une borne de protection de mise à la masse qui doit être
raccordée correctement avant de procéder au raccordement des
autres équipements.

I dentifie une borne de protection de mise à la masse qui peut être
connectée en tant que borne de mise à la masse supplémentaire.

Signale la présence de compo sants sensi bles à l’él ectrici té stati que
et qui sont susceptibles d’être endommagés par une décharge
électrostatique. Utilisez des procédures, des équipements et des
surfaces antistatiques durant les interventions d’entretien.

Avertissements

Les avertissements suivants signalent des conditions ou des pratiques susceptibles
d’occasionner des blessures graves, voire même fatales :

Présence possible de tensions ou de courants dangereux — Mettez hors tension,

débranchez et retirez la pile (le cas échéant) avant de déposer les couvercles de
protection, de défaire une soudure ou de remplacer des composants.

Ne procédez pas seul à un e intervention d’entre tien — Ne réalisez pas une intervention

d’entretien interne sur ce produit si une personne n’est pas présente pour fournir les
premiers soins en cas d’accident.

Retirez tous vos bijoux — Avant de procéder à une intervention d’entretie n, retirez

tous vos bijoux, notamment les bagues, la montre ou tout autre objet métallique.

Évitez tout contact avec les circuits exposés — Évitez tout contact av ec les

connexions, les composants ou les circuits exposés s’ils sont sous tension.

Utilisez le cordon d’alimentation approprié — Utilisez exclusivement le cordon

d’alimentation fourni avec ce produit ou spécifié pour ce produit.

Raccordez le produit à la masse — Raccordez le conducteur de masse du cordon

d’alimentation à la borne de masse de la prise secteur.

Utilisez le produit lorsque les couvercles et les capots sont en place — N’utilisez pas

ce produit si les couvercles et les capots sont déposés.

Utilisez le bon fusible — Utilisez exclusivement un fusible du type et du calibre

spécifiés pour ce produit.

Utilisez ce produit exclusivement dans un environnement sec — N’utilisez pas ce

produit dans un environnement humide.

Utilisez ce produit exclu siv eme nt dans un environnement non ex plos ible — N’utilisez

pas ce produit dans un environnement dont l’atmosphère est explosible.

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Présence possible de courants de fuite — Un raccordement à la masse est

indispensable avant la mise sous tension.

Deux alimentations peuvent être présentes dans l’équipement — Assurez vous que

chaque cordon d’alimen tation est raccordé à des circuits de ter re séparés. Débranc hez
les deux cordons d’alimentation avant toute intervention.

Fusion neutre bipolaire — Débranchez l’alimentation principale avant de procéder à

une intervention d’entretien.

Utilisez les points de levage appro priés — Ne p as u ti li ser les verrous de la porte pour

lever ou déplacer l’équipement.

Évitez les dangers méca nique s — Laissez le ventilateur s’arrêter avant de procéder à

une intervention d’entretien.

Mises en garde

Les mises en garde suivantes signalent les conditions et les pratiques susceptibles
d’occasionner des endommagements à l’équipement et aux installations :

N’ouvrez pas l’appareil — Toute ouverture prohibée de l’appareil aura pour effet

d’annuler la garantie.

Utilisez la source d’alimenta tion adéqu ate — Ne bra nchez pa s ce pr oduit à une so urce

d’alimentation qui utilis e une tensi on supérieu re à la tens ion nomin ale spéci fiée pour
ce produit.

Assurez une ventilation adéquate — Pour éviter toute surchauffe du produit, assurez

une ventilation de l’équipement conformément aux instructions d’installation. Ne
déposez aucun document sous l’appareil – ils peuvent gêner la ventilation. Placez
l’appareil sur une surface plane.

Utilisez des procédures antis tatiques - Les composants sensi bles à l’électrici té statique

présents dans l’équipement sont susceptibles d’être endommagés par une décharge
électrostatiq ue. Utilisez des pr océdures, des équi pements et des surf aces antistat iques
durant les interventions d’entretien.

N’utilisez pas la carte CF avec un PC — La carte CF a été spécialement formatée. Le

logiciel enregistré sur la carte CF risque d’être effacé.

N’utilisez pas l’équipemen t si un dysfonction nement est susp ecté — Si vo us suspectez

un dysfonctionnement du pr oduit, fai tes inspec ter cel ui-ci par un membre qualif ié du
personnel d’entretien.

Acheminez les câbles correctement — Acheminez les câbles d’alimentation et les

autres câbles de manière à ce qu’ils ne risquent pas d’être endommagés. Supportez
correctement les enroul ements de câbles afin de ne pas endomma ger les connecteur s.

Utilisez les cordons d’alimentation adéquats — Les cordons d’alimentation de cet

équipement, s’ils sont fournis, satisfont aux exigences de toutes les réglementations
régionales. L’util isat ion de cet é quipement à des tens ions dé passa nt les 130 V e n c. a.
requiert des cordons d’alimentation qui satisfont aux exigences des configurations
NEMA. Les cordons internationa ux, s’ils sont four nis, ont reçu l’approba tion du pays
dans lequel l’équipement est utilisé.

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Utilisez une pile de remplacement adéquate — Ce produit renferme une pile. Pour

réduire le risque d’explosion, vérifiez la polarité et ne remplacez la pile que par une
pile du même type, recommandée par le fabricant. Mettez les piles usagées au rebut
conformément aux instructions du fabricant des piles.

Cette unité ne contient aucune partie qui peut faire l’objet d’un entretien par
l’utilisateur. Si un problème survient, veuillez contacter votre distributeur local.

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Certifications and compliances

Canadian certified power cords

Canadian approval includes the products and power cords appropriate for use in the
North America power network. All other power cords supplied are approved for the
country of use.

FCC emission control

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense. Changes or modifica tions not expr essly a pproved by Grass Val ley can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A préscrites dans le
Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des
Communications du Canada.

EN55103 1/2 Class A warning

This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under the EN
55103-1/2 standards f or Emissions and Immuni ty and meets the requi re ment s for E4
environment.

This product complies wit h Class A (E4 environment). In a do mestic environment this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.

FCC emission limits

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions : (1) This device may not cau se harmful interference , and (2)
this device must accept any interference rece ived, including interference that may
cause undesirable operation.

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Laser compliance

Laser safety requirements

Laser safety

This product may contain a Class 1 certified laser device. Operating this product
outside specifi cations or alte ring it s origin al des ign may res ult in hazardous radia tion
exposure, and may be cons idered an act of mod ifying or new manufact uring of a laser
product under U.S. regulations contained in 21CFR Chapter 1, subchapter J or
CENELEC regulations in HD 482 S1. People perfo rming s uch an a ct ar e req uired by
law to recertify and reidentify this product in accordance with provisions of 21CFR
subchapter J for distribution within the U.S.A., and in accordance with CENELEC
HD 482 S1 for distribution within countries using the IEC 825 standard.

Laser safety in the United States is regulated by the Center for Devices and
Radiological Health (CDRH). The laser saf ety regulations are published i n the “Laser
Product Performance Standard,” Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Title 21,
Subchapter J.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 825, “Radiation of
Laser Products, Equipme nt Classifi cation, Requi rements and User’s Guide,” governs
laser products o utside the United States . Europe and member nations of the European
Free Trade Association fall under the jurisdiction of the Comité Européen de
Normalization Electrotechnique (CENELEC).

Safety certification

This product has been evaluated and meets the following Safety Certification
Standards:

Standard Designed/tested for compliance with:

ANSI/UL 60950-1 Safety of Informatio n Technology Equipment,

IEC 60950-1 with CB
cert.

CAN/CSA C22.2 No.
60950-1

BS EN 60950-1 Safety of Informatio n Technology Equipment,

including Electrical Business Equipment
(Second edition 2007).

Safety of Information Technology Equipment,
including Electrical Business Equipment
(Second edition, 2005).

Safety of Information Technology Equipment,
including Electrical Business Equipment
(Second edition 2007).

including Electrical Business Equipment

2006.

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Finding Information

This is a K2™ product manual. I t describes the K2 St orage Area Networ k (SAN) and
provides instruct ions for instal ling and using the product in a varie ty of appli cati ons.
The manual contains information for pre-defined levels, in both redundant and basic
(non-redundant) configurations. Refer to the sections that apply to the level of your
K2 SAN. For custom K2 SANs that do not fit one of these pre-defined levels, you
must work with your Grass Valley representative for installation and operation.

This manual documents the K2 SAN with K2 s oftwar e vers ion 7.x a nd highe r. Some
devices and /or systems at previous versions of software are not compatible with this
version of K2 SAN. Consult K2 Release Notes for compatibility information.

For information on products that are compatible as clients to the K2 SAN, refer to
those product’s manuals, such as the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration
Guide and the Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide.

How this manual is org anized

This manual is organized around the tasks required to install, configure, and operate
the K2 SAN. The following describes the chapters inclu ded in this manual:

Chapter 1, Product Description — Provides the product functional description, an

overview of key features, and system descriptions of each SAN level.

Chapter 2, Prepar ing for inst allation — Provides an overview checklist of the

installation process and explains system concepts.

Chapter 3, Cabling K2 SAN devices — Provides instructions for making cable

connections for the SAN.

Chapter 4, Setting up K2 SAN infrastructure — Provides instructions for networks

switches and the control point PC.

Chapter 5, Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig — Provides

instructions for planning the SAN system and establishing network communication
for SAN devices.

Chapter 6, Managing K2 soft ware — Provides procedures for installi ng and updating

K2 software on the SAN and restoring using the recovery image.

Chapter 7, Configuring the K2 SAN — Provides procedures for configuring the

different levels of the K2 SAN using the K2 System Configuration application.

Chapter 8, Configuri ng K2 client s on the K2 SAN — Provides i nstru ctions f or adding

K2 clients on the K2 SAN using the K2 System Configuration application.

Chapter 9, Operating the K2 SAN — Provides power on/off procedures and

explanations of failover behaviors.

Chapter 10, Description of K2 SAN Devices — Provides descriptions and

specifications of the devices of the K2 SAN.

Chapter 11, Overview of K2 St orage Tools — Contains overview de scriptions for the

system tools used with the K2 SAN.

Chapter 12, Administeri ng and maintaining the K2 SAN — Contains instruction s fo r

customizing and mainta ining the K2 SA N so that it meets your site ’s workflow
requirements.

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Chapter 13, K2 FCP Connect access for Final Cut Pro systems — Provides

instructions for accessing K2 media from Macintosh and Final Cut Pro systems.

Appendix A, Workgroup storage — Contains instructions for installing and

configuring Workgroup storage.

Getting more information

The following sections help you find the information you need in product manuals
and elsewhere.

For the installer of a K2 product with internal storage

If you are install ing a K2 clien t with st and-alone in terna l stor age or a K2 Solo Medi a
Server, refer to documentation in the following sequen ce:

Find this document… I n these locations… In these formats:

1 K2 Release Notes K2 product shipping box Printed

2 Quick Start Guide for the K2 product K2 product shipping box Printed

Grass Valley Website PDF file

K2 Documentation CD PDF file
Grass Valley Website PDF file

3 K2 System Guide K2 Documentation CD PDF file

Grass Valley Website PDF file

For the installer of a K2 client with direct connect storage

If you are installing a K2 client with stand-alone direct connect storage, refer to
documentation in the following sequence :

Find this document… I n these locations… In these formats:

1 K2 Release Notes K2 product shipping box Printed

Grass Valley Website PDF file

2 K2 Storage Cabling Guide K2 RAID shipping box Printed

K2 Documentation CD PDF file
Grass Valley Website PDF file

2 Quick Start Guide for the K2 product K2 product shipping box Printed

K2 Documentation CD PDF file
Grass Valley Website PDF file

3 K2 System Guide K2 Documentation CD PDF file

Grass Valley Website PDF file

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For the installer of K2 clients and K2 SAN shared storage

If you are installing a K2 SAN with connected K2 clients, refer to documentation in
the following sequence:

Find this document… I n these locations… In these formats:

1 K2 Release Notes K2 product shipping box Printed

Grass Valley Website PDF file

2 K2 Storage Cabling Guide K2 RAID shipping box Printed

K2 Documentation CD PDF file
Grass Valley Website PDF file

2 Quick Start Guide for the K2 product K2 product shipping box Printed

K2 Documentation CD PDF file
Grass Valley Website PDF file

3 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual K2 Documentation CD PDF file

Grass Valley Website PDF file

3 K2 System Guide K2 Documentation CD PDF file

Grass Valley Website PDF file

Release Notes

The K2 Release Notes contain the latest information about the software shipped on
your system. The release notes include software upgrade instructions, software
specifications and r equir ements, f eature ch ange s from the pr evious relea ses, and any
known problems. Because release notes contain the latest information, they are
printed out and included in the K2 product shipping box, rather than included in the
Documentation CD-ROM. You should always check the Grass Valley Website to
determine if there is an updated version of release notes available.

K2 Storage Cabling Guide

The cabling guide provides instructions for K2 Storage Area Network cabling and
external configuration. The cabling guide provides instructions for each pre-defined
level of K2 SAN and cov ers b oth r edundan t and basi c (no n-redu ndan t) syst ems. You
can find the cabling guide packaged with the primary RAID storage chassis.

Documentation CD

Except for the release notes, the full set of support documentation, including this
manual, is available on the K2 Documentation CD that you receive with your K2
product. You can find the Documentation CD packaged in K2 product shipping
boxes.

The Documentation CD includes the following:

•

K2 AppCenter User Manual — Provides instructions for configuring and operating

the media channels of product.

•

Quick Start Guides — The Quick Start Guide provides step-by-step installation

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•

•

•

•

•

•

On-line Help Sy st e m s

K2 AppCenter Help — In the AppCenter user interface menu bar selec t Help, then

choose

instructions for basic installation and operation of the K2 product.

K2 System Guide — Contains the product specifications and instructions for

modifying system settings.

Service Manuals — Contains information on servicing and maintaining the K2

product.

K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual — Contains installa tion, configura tion, and

maintenance procedures for shared storage options.

K2 Storage Cabling Guide — Contains diagrams for cabling the devices of the K2

SAN.

RAID Instruction Manuals — There is an Instruction Manual for each type of RAID

storage device that ca n be a pa rt of a K2 SAN. These man ual s contain procedures
for configuring and servicing the device.

Fibre Channel Switch Installation Manual — Contains information on configuring

and servicing the Fibre Channel switch.

AppCenter Help Topics from the drop-down menu.

SiteConfig Help — In the SiteConfig user interface menu bar select Help, then choose
SiteConfig Help Topics from the drop-down menu.

NetCentral Help — From the NetCentr al int erfa ce sel ect He lp | NetCentral Help Topics.

NetCentral documentation

The NetCentral product has its own documentation set, described as follows:

•

NetCentral Quick Star t Guide — Pr ovides an overview o f the i nstalla tion proc ess to

quickly set up and run NetCentral.

•

NetCentral Installation Guide — Identifies requirements and procedures to correctly

set up servers and devices, as well as provides detailed instructions to install and
configure NetCentral software.

•

NetCentral User Guide — Describes how to use the NetCentral Manager to monitor

devices.

•

NetCentral Help — From the NetCentral inter face acce ss on-line help. Selec t Help |
NetCentral Help Topics

.

Grass Valley Web Site

This public Web site contains all the latest manuals and documentation, and
additional support information. Use the following URL.

http://www.grassvalley.com.

28 K2 Storage Are a Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 2009

Using the Dell Server documentation

!

This manual contains a ll of the information you need to install the K2 SAN, however,
a full set of Dell server documentation has been provided on the Dell Product
Documentation CD-ROM. The Dell server documentation applies to the K2 Media
Server. Refer to the documents on this CD-ROM only as required by procedures in
this manual .

Information referenced on the Dell Product Documentation CD-ROM includes, but
is not limited to:

• Unpacking and rack-mounting the K2 Media Server

• Important safety and regulatory information

• K2 Media Server Status indicators, messages, and error codes

• Troubleshooting help for the K2 Media Server hardware.

CAUTION: Do not use the Dell Quick Inst allation Guide provid ed with
the Dell CD-ROM package. This guide includes i nst ructions for using
the OpenManage softwa re CD-ROM to in stall an operating syste m.
The K2 Media Server comes fully configured and is ready for
installation. To begin installation, refer to one of the installation
chapters in this manual.

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 29

Finding Information

Grass Valley Product Support

For technical assistance, t o check on t he status of a question, o r to report ne w issue, contact
Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.

Web Technical Support

To access support infor mation on the Web, v isit the pr oduct support Web page on the
Grass Valley Web site. You can download software or find solutions to problems.

World Wide Web: http://www.grassvalley.com/support/
Technical Support E-mail Address: [e-mail].

Telephone Support

Use the following information to contact Product Support by phone.

International Support Centers

Our international support centers are avai lable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Support Center Toll free In country

France [phone] [phone]
United States [phone] [phone]

Authorized Local Support Representative

A local support represen ta ti ve ma y be avai l abl e in your count ry. To locate a support
center duri ng normal lo cal business hours, refer to the following list. This list is
regularly updated on the website for Grass Valley Product Support
(http://www.grassvalley.com/support/contact/phone/).

After–hours local phone support is also available for warranty and contract
customers.

Region Country Telephone
Asia

Pacific
Central America,

South America
North America

China [phone]
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Macau [phone]
Japan [phone]
Southeast Asia - Malaysia [phone]
Southeast Asia - Sing apore [phone]
Indian Subcontinent [phone]

Australia, New Zealand [phone]
All [phone]

North America, Mex ico, Caribbean [phone]

[phone]

[phone]

30 K2 Storage Are a Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 2009

Telephone Support

Region Country Telephone
Europe

Middle East,
Near East, Africa

UK, Ireland, Isra e l [phone]
Benelux – Netherland s [phone]
Benelux – Belgium [phone]
France [phone]

[phone]
Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe [phone]
Belarus, Russia, Tadzhikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan [phone]

[phone]
Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) [phone]
Southern Europe – Italy [phone]

[phone]
Southern Europe – Spain [phone]
Middle East [phone]
Near East and Africa [phone]

[phone]

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 31

Finding Information

32 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Chapter 1

Product Description

This chapter describes the K2 SAN as follows:

• “Overview Description” on page 34

• “Key features” on page 34

• “K2 SAN Level descriptions” on page 35

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 33

Chapter 1 Product Description

iSCSI Clients

K2 Media Server

iSCSI over

Gigabit

Ethernet

SCSI over

Fibre Channel

RAID

Storage

iSCSI to SCSI

Bridge

Overview Description

The K2 Storage Area Network is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives
multiple clients acc ess to a c ommon pool of medi a. In th e iSCSI SAN, cli ents a ccess
the shared media storage via a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre Channel
connection. Data is communicated using the Small Computer System Interface
(SCSI) data transfer interface and the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) pr otocol.

34 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

A custom-designed Fibre Channel SAN is also available in which clients access
RAID storage via a Fibre Channel network, and the K2 Media Server connects via
Ethernet for control functions only.

Refer to the K2 System Guide for diagrams an d explanati ons of the medi a file syste m
and the media database.

Key features

The key features of the iSCSI K2 SAN are as follows:

• iSCSI storage access protocol

• Gigabit Ethernet connectivity

• RAID 5 and RAID 6 storage

• FTP transfers

• Enhanced IT networked storage configurations to fit a wide variety of size and
performance requirements.

• Scaling from 100 to < 5000 MB/s

• Redundancy and fault recovery with no single point of failure

• Tuned and optimized file system fo r reliable and robust transaction of media files

• Best in class stor age management for high throu ghput , deterministic performance
with load balancing, priority of service, and quality of service

K2 SAN Level descriptions

The following sections describe the pre-defined levels of the K2 SAN.

• “Level 10 system description” on page 36

• “Level 10R system description” on page 37

• “Level 20 system description” on page 39

• “Level 20R system description” on page 41

• “Level 30 system description” on page 43

K2 SAN Level descriptions

• “Level 30R system description” on page 45

• “Nearline 10 system description” on page 51

For all levels of onli ne (not nea rline) K2 SAN’s, y ou can con figure the SAN wit h the
Live Production mode enabled. This type of SAN has a shorter minimum delay
between start record an d start pla yout when the r ecord an d play are on di fferent SAN
K2 Summit Production Clients. To suppor t this feature, the K2 SAN must be sized for
increased bandwidth. Cont act your Grass Valley representative for specifications
relative to your needs.

For information abo ut individual devices, ref er to Chapter 10, Description of K2 SAN

Devices. Also refer to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 465.

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 35

Chapter 1 Product Description

Level 10 system description

K2 clients

Control point PC

FTP/streaming

Control

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

Control

FTP

Control

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Media

K2 Media

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

Server

Fibre
Channel

K2 SAS STORAGE

RAID Primary

!

Chassis

K2 SAS STORAGE

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

The Level 10 SAN has one Gigabit Ethernet switch, one GS K2 Media Server, and
one L10 RAID chassis. Up to four RAID Expansio n chassis are optional for inc reased
storage capacity.

K2 clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the GigE
switch. Each K2 client has one GigE connection for media (iSCSI) and one GigE
connection for control. The GigE switch is configured with V-LANs to keep the
control/FTP traffic and the media (iSCSI) traffic separate.

The GS K2 Media Server has one GigE connection for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID st orage. The server host s an iSCSI interface card for the GigE
media connection and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection. The
iSCSI interface card pr ovides a bridge bet ween GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channel SCSI.
The server also hosts software components tha t allow it to fun ction in various roles,
including media file syst em manager, media data base server, and FTP s erver. The GS
K2 Media Server has redundant power supplies.

The L10 RAID chassis is connected via a single Fibre Channel conn ection to the K2
Media Server. It is al so conn ected t o th e GigE c ontro l networ k, wh ich is requi red fo r
SNMP (NetCen tral) monito ring.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

36 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Level 10R system description

RAID Primary

Chassis

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

K2 Media
Servers

AB

BA

Gigabit Ethernet
Switches

Control B

Media B

Control A

Media A

Control A

Media A

Control B

Media B

Control

FTP

Media

Control

FTP

Media

Control point PC

K2 clients

Control

ISLs

Control

Control

FTP/streaming

Control B

Media B

Control A

Media A

Fibre
Channel

Fibre

Channel

Level 10R system description

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

The Level 10R SAN has two Gigabit Ethernet switches connected by Inter-Switch
Links (ISLs) to support a redundant Ethernet fabric. The SAN al so has redu ndant GS
K2 Media Servers. The server s are configured to have identical roles. This provides
redundancy for database, file system, iSCSI bridge, and FTP roles. One L10 RAID
supports redundant Fibre Channel connections. Up to four Expansion chassis are
optional for increased storage capacity.

K2 clients have a pair of redundant (teamed) Gigabit Ethernet ports for control and
two Gigabit Etherne t ports (A and B) for media (iSCSI). Eac h port of the co ntrol team
is connected to a different switch. The A media port goes to the A GigE switch and
the B media port goes to the B GigE switch. The GigE switc hes are conf igured with
V-LANs to keep the control/FTP and m edia (iSCSI) traffic sep arate.

Each GS K2 Media Server has one GigE connection for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storage. All GigE connections on a server go to the same
GigE switch. The server hosts an iSCSI interfac e card for the GigE med ia connection
and a Fibre Chann el ca rd for the RAID storage connection. The iSCSI interface card
provides a bridge between GigE iSCSI and Fib re Channel SCSI. The server also hosts
software components that allow it to function in its roles, including media file system
manager, media database server, and FTP server. Redundant K2 Media Servers are
connected by a seri al cable which s upports the hear tbeat signal required for automatic
system recovery (fail ove r) fea tu res . Each GS K2 Media Server has redundan t powe r
supplies.

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Chapter 1 Product Description

The L10 RAID chassis ha s redu ndant RAID cont roll ers t o supp ort t he Fib re Chan nel
connections from the K2 Me di a Se rve rs. The L10 RAID chassis is also connected to
the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.

On the L10 RAID chassis there ar e two RAID 1 RANKs (also know as LUNs) for
media file syste m metadata fil es and journal f iles. The remain der of the RAID storage
is RAID 5 or RAID 6 for media.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

38 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Level 20 system description

Level 20 system description

K2 clients

Control point PC

FTP/streaming

Control

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

Control

RAID Primary

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Con

tr

o

l

FT

Control

Media

FTP

Fibre Channel

!

P

Media

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SAS STORAGE

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 Media Server

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control

Media

NH Server
(optional)

Chassis

K2 SAS STORAGE

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

The Level 20 SAN has one Gigabit Ethernet switch, one GS K2 Media Server, and
one L20 RAID chassis. Up to seven RAID Expansion chassis are optional for
increased storage capa cit y.

K2 clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the GigE
switch. Each K2 client has one GigE connection for media (iSCSI) and one GigE
connection for control. The GigE switch is configured with V-LANs to keep the
control/FTP traffic and the media (iSCSI) traffic separate.

The GS K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storag e. The server hosts a dual-port iSCSI interface card f or
the GigE media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage
connection. The iSCSI interface card provides a bridge between GigE iSCSI and
Fibre Channel SCSI. The server also hosts software components that allow it to
function in various roles, including media file system manager, media database
server, and FTP server.

The L20 RAID chassis is connected via a single Fibre Channel connection to the K2
Media Server. It is also c onnect ed to t he GigE c ontrol networ k, which is re quired for
SNMP (NetCen tral) monito ring.

Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 SAN, they must all

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Chapter 1 Product Description

be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all ten
Gigabit servers. If the optional NH server is used, all FTP traffic goes to this server,
so the GS K2 Media Server is not cabled or configured for FTP.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

40 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Level 20R system description

RAID Primary

Chassis

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

K2 Media
Servers

NH Servers
(optional)

A

B

BA

Gigabit Ethernet
Switches

Fibre Channel

Control B

Media B

Control A

Media A

Control A

Media A

Control B

Media B

Control

FTP

Media

Media

Control

FTP

Media

Media

Control point PC

K2 clients

Control

ISLs

Control

Control

FTP/streaming

Control B

Media B

Control A

Media A

Fibre Channel

Control

FTP

Contro

l

FTP

Level 20R system description

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

MEDIA SERVER

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER

The Level 20R SAN has two Gigabit Ethernet switches connected by Inter-Switch
Links (ISLs) to support a redundant Ethernet fabric. The SAN al so has redu ndant GS
K2 Media Servers. The server s are configured to have identical roles. This provides
redundancy for database, file system, iSCSI bridge, and FTP roles. One L20 RAID
supports redundant Fibre Channel connections. Up to seven Expansion chassis are
optional for increased storage capacity.

K2 clients have a pair of redundant (teamed) Gigabit Ethernet ports for control and
two Gigabit Etherne t ports (A and B) for media (iSCSI). Eac h port of the co ntrol team
is connected to a different switch. The A media port goes to the A GigE switch and
the B media port goes to the B GigE switch. The GigE switc hes are conf igured with
V-LANs to keep the control/FTP and m edia (iSCSI) traffic sep arate.

Each GS K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storage. All GigE connections on a server go to the same
GigE switch. The server hosts a dual-port iSCSI interface card for the GigE media
connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection. The iSCSI

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 41

interface card provides a bridge between GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channel SCSI. The
server also hosts s oft ware components that allow it to function in it s r ole s, including
media file system manager, media database server, and FTP server. Redundant K2
Media Servers are connected by a serial cable which supports the heartbeat signal
required for automatic system recovery (failover) features.

Chapter 1 Product Description

The L20 RAID chassis ha s redu ndant RAID cont roll ers t o supp ort t he Fib re Chan nel
connections from the K2 Me di a Se rve rs. The L20 RAID chassis is also connected to
the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.

On the L20 RAID chassis there ar e two RAID 1 RANKs (also know as LUNs) for
media file syste m metadata fil es and journal f iles. The remain der of the RAID storage
is RAID 5 or RAID 6 for media.

Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 SAN, they must all
be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all ten
Gigabit servers. If the optional NH server is used, all FTP traffic goes to this server,
so neither GS K2 Media Server is cabled or configured for FTP.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

42 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Level 30 system description

RAID Primary

Chassis

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

K2 Media Server

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Control

Media

Control

Media

Control

FTP

Media

Media

Media

Media

Control point PC

K2 clients

Control

Control

FTP/streaming

Control

Media

Fibre Channel

NH Server
(optional)

Con

tr

o

l

FT

P

Level 30 system description

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

The Level 30 SAN has one Gigabit Ethernet switch, one LS K2 Media Server, and
one L30 RAID chassis. Up to eleven RAID Expansion chassi s are optional for
increased storage capa cit y.

K2 clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the GigE
switch. Each K2 client has one GigE connection fo r medi a and one GigE conne ction
for control. The GigE swit ch is configured with V-LANs to keep the control/FTP
traffic and the media (iSCSI) traffic separate.

The LS K2 Media Server has four GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storage. The server hosts iSCSI interface car ds f or the GigE
media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection. The
iSCSI interface card pr ovides a bridge bet ween GigE iSCSI and Fibr e Channel SCSI.
The server also hosts software components tha t allow it to fun ction in various roles,
including media file system manager, media database server, and FTP server.

The L30 RAID chassis is connected via a single Fibre Channel connection to the K2
Media Server. It is also c onnect ed to t he GigE c ontrol networ k, which is re quired for
SNMP (NetCen tral) monito ring.

Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 SAN, they must all

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Chapter 1 Product Description

be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all ten
Gigabit servers. If the optional NH server is used, all FTP traffic goes to this server,
so the LS K2 Media Server is not cabled or configured for FTP.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

44 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

Level 30R system description

Level 30R system description

K2 clients

FTP/streaming

Control

Control A

Control B

Media B

FTP

Contro

Media A

l

MEDIA SERVER

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

FTP

Control

A

Media

Control B

Media B

Media

Media

Media

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control A

Media A

ISLs

Control

Control

Media

Media

B

Media

Media

Control

FTP

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control A

Control B

Media A

Media B

Gigabit Ethernet
Switches

Control

FTP

NH Servers

K2 MEDIA SERVER

(optional)

Control point PC

Fibre Channel

RAID Primary

K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER

BA

Fibre Channel

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 Media
Servers

Chassis

K2 SAS STORAGE

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

The Level 30R SAN has two Gigabit Ethernet switches connected by Inter-Switch
Links (ISLs) to suppo rt a r edunda nt Ethe rnet fabri c. The SAN also h as redunda nt LS
K2 Media Servers. The server s are configured to have identical roles. This provides
redundancy for database, file system, iSCSI bridge, and FTP roles. One L30 RAID
supports redundant Fibre Channel connections. Up to eleven Expansion chassis are
optional for increased storage capacity.

K2 clients have a pair of redundant (teamed) Gigabit Ethernet ports for control and
two Gigabit Etherne t ports (A and B) for media (iSCSI). Eac h port of the co ntrol team
is connected to a different switch. The A media port goes to the A GigE switch and
the B media port goes to the B GigE switch. The GigE switc hes are conf igured with
V-LANs to keep the control/FTP and m edia (iSCSI) traffic sep arate.

Each LS K2 Media Server has four GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storage. All GigE connections on a server go to the same
GigE switch. The server ho st s i SCSI i nt erf ace cards for the GigE media connections
and a Fibre Channel ca rd for the RAID s torage connec tion. The iSCSI i nterface c ards
provide a bridge betwee n GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channe l SCSI. The ser ver also h osts
software components that allow it to function in its roles, including media file system
manager, media database server, and FTP server. Redundant K2 Media Servers are
connected by a seri al cable which s upports the hear tbeat signal required for automatic
system recovery (failover) features.

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Chapter 1 Product Description

The L30 RAID chassis ha s redu ndant RAID cont roll ers t o supp ort t he Fib re Chan nel
connections from the K2 Me di a Se rve rs. The L30 RAID chassis is also connected to
the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.

On the L30 RAID chassis there ar e two RAID 1 RANKs (also know as LUNs) for
media file syste m metadata fil es and journal f iles. The remain der of the RAID storage
is RAID 5 or RAID 6 for media.

Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 SAN, they must all
be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all ten
Gigabit servers. If the optional NH server is used, all FTP traffic goes to this server,
so neither LS K2 Media Server is cabled or configured for FTP.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

46 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 20 09

L35 system description

L30 RAID Primary

Chassis

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

GS K2 Media Servers

21

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Control

Media

Control

Media

Control

Media

Media

Control point PC

K2 clients

Control

FTP

Media

Media

Control

Control

FTP/streaming

Control

Media

Fibre Channel

NH1-10GE
Server
(optional)

Con

tr

o

l

FTP

L35 system description

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 SAS STORAGE

!

K2 MEDIA SERVER

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

K2 MEDIA SERVER

This section describes the K2 Level 35 non-redundant (L35) SAN.
The Level 35 SAN has one Gigabit Ethernet switch, two GS K2 Media Servers, one

optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Server, and one L30 RAID chassis. Up to eleven
RAID Expansion chassis are optional for increased storage capacity.

K2 clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the GigE
switch. Each K2 client has one GigE connection for media (iSCSI) and one GigE
connection for control. The GigE switch is configured with V-LANs to keep the
control/FTP traffic and the media (iSCSI) traffic separate.

Each GS K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storag e. The server hosts a dual-port iSCSI interface card f or
the GigE media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage
connection. The iSCSI interface card provides a bridge between GigE iSCSI and
Fibre Channel SCSI. The server also hosts software components that allow it to
function in various roles, including media file system manager, media database
server, and FTP server.

Server roles are distrib uted betwee n the two GS K 2 Media Servers. In this way the
Level 35 sys t em is similar to the Level 3 system. One server runs as the media file
system and database server while the other server can run as an FTP server. This
boosts performance, as the system resources of each server can be optimized for
specific roles. In addition, both servers take the role of iSCSI bridge, so that there are
a total of four iSCSI media connections for increased bandwidth.

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The optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Server is available to provide additional FTP
bandwidth. This server has a ten Gigabit connection to the Ethernet switch. If the
optional NH server is used, all FTP traff ic goes to this s erver, so nei ther GS K2 Media
Server is cabled or configured for FTP.

The controller in the L30 RAID c hassis has the f our optional Fibr e Channel expans ion
ports installed, making a total of six Fibre Channel ports on the cont roller. This allows
the controller to a ct in a limited wa y as a Fibre Channel switch. Two ports con nect the
GS K2 Media Servers and one port connects the optional NH1-10GE K2 Media
Server. The remaining three ports are unused. The L30 RAID chassis is also
connected to the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral)
monitoring.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

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L35R system description

L35R system description

K2 clients

Control point PC

This section describes the K2 Level 35 Redundant (L35R) SAN.
The Level 35 SAN has two Gigabit Ethernet switches connected by Inter-Switch

Links (ISLs) to support a redundant Ethernet fabric. The SAN also has four GS K2
Media Servers, one optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Server, and one L30 RAID
chassis. Up to eleven RAID Expansion chassis are optional for increased storage
capacity.

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control A

Control B

Media A

Media B

FTP/streaming

Control

AB

Control

Media

Media

K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER K2 MEDIA SERVER

1A

L30 RAID Primary

Chassis

RAID Expansion

Chassis (optional)

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control A

Control

FTP

Control B

Media A

ISLs

Media

Media

Media B

Control

Control

Control

Media

Media

Control A

2A 1B 2B

Fibre Channel

!

!

!

!

Fibre Channel

K2 SAS STORAGE

K2 SAS STORAGE

K2 SAS STORAGE

K2 SAS STORAGE

K2SUMMIT

PRODUCTION CLIENT

Control B

Media A

Media B

Gigabit Ethernet Switches

Con

tr

o

l

FTP

Control

Media

FTP

Media

K2 MEDIA SERVER

NH1-10GE
Server (optional)

GS K2 Media
Servers

K2 clients have a pair of redundant (teamed) Gigabit Ethernet ports for control and
two Gigabit Etherne t ports (A and B) for media (iSCSI). Eac h port of the co ntrol team
is connected to a different switch. The A media port goes to the A GigE switch and
the B media port goes to the B GigE switch. The GigE switc hes are conf igured with
V-LANs to keep the control/FTP and m edia (iSCSI) traffic sep arate.

Each GS K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media (iSCSI), one GigE
connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel
connection to the RAID storage. All GigE connections on a server go to the same
GigE switch. The server hosts a dual-port iSCSI interface card for the GigE media
connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection. The iSCSI
interface card provides a bridge between GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channel SCSI. The
server also hosts software components that allow it to function in various roles,
including media file system manager, media database server, and FTP server.
Redundant K2 Media Servers are connected by a serial cable which supports the
heartbeat signal required for automa tic system recovery (fai lover) features.

The SAN is redundant in that it has an A side and a B side, with ea ch si de providing
complete and id entical functi onality. Serve r roles are dis tribute d between the t wo GS
K2 Media Servers on each side. In this way the Level 35 system is similar to the Level

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3 system. One server on a side runs as the media file sys tem and database server while
the other server on t he side ca n run as an FTP server. This boosts per formance, a s the
system resources of each se rver ca n be optimi zed for specif ic rol es. In addi tion , both
servers on a side take the role of iSCSI bridge, so that there are a total of four iSCSI
media connections on each side for increased bandwidth.

The optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Server is available to provide additional FTP
bandwidth. This server has a ten Gigabit connection to the Ethernet switch. If the
NH1-10GE is used, all FTP traffic goes to this server, so no GS K2 Media Server is
cabled or configured for FTP.

The L30 RAID chassis ha s redu ndant RAID cont roll ers t o supp ort t he Fib re Chan nel
connections from the K2 Media Se rvers. Each controll er in the L30 RAID chassis has
the four optional Fibr e Channel expans ion por ts ins talled, mak ing a tot al of six Fibr e
Channel ports on each control ler. This allo ws the control ler to act in a limited way as
a Fibre Channel switch. Two ports co nnect the two GS K2 Media Serve rs on the side
and one port can connect the optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Server. The remaining
ports are unused. The L30 RAID chassis is also connected to the GigE control
network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.

On the L30 RAID chassis there ar e two RAID 1 RANKs (also know as LUNs) for
media file syste m metadata fil es and journal f iles. The remain der of the RAID storage
is RAID 5 or RAID 6 for media.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 SAN via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media
Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 clients.

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Nearline 10 system description

Control

RAID Chassis
(SATA drives)

RAID Expansion Chassis

(SATA drives)

NH K2 Media
Server

Gigabit Ethernet
Switch

Fibre Channel
connection

Control

FTP

Control point PC

Control

FTP to/from online system

ISLs

Control

Control

RAID Chassis

(SAS drives)

RAID Expansion Chassis

(SATA drives)

NH K2 Media
Servers

Gigabit Ethernet
Switches

Fibre Channel
connections

Control

FTP

Control

FTP

Control point PC

Control

FTP to/from online system

ISLs

A

A

B

B

Nearline 10 (non-redundant)

K2 MEDIA SERVER

Nearline 10 system description

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

Nearline 10 Redundant

K2 MEDIA SERVERK2 MEDIA SERVER

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

K2 SATA STORAGE

!

This section describes both the Nearline 10 non-redundant (NL10) and the Nearline
10 redundant (NL10R) K2 SAN. This is a 4 Gb/s Nearline K2 SAN. The 4 Gb/s
bandwidth availabl e on this system is a fea ture tha t disti nguishes i t from th e previou s
Nearline K2 SAN, which has a 2 Gb/s bandwidth.

The purpose of the Nearline SAN is to provide a large pool of storage to which files
can be saved. The Nearline system is considered an “offline” system, which means

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the system stores fi les only, su ch GXF file s or MXF files, wit h no abil ity to rec ord or
play those files directly on the system. This is because the Nearline system has no
media database to support “movies” or “clips”, such as there is on an “online” K2
Level 10, 20, or 30 SAN. However, the files on a Nearline system can be readily
available to an online K2 system via FTP transfer.

Chapter 1 Product Description

The non-redundant Nearline SAN has one Gigabit Ethernet switch. The redundant
Nearline SAN has two Gigabit Ethernet switches, connected by Inter-Switch Links
(ISLs) to support a redundant Ethernet fabric.

The SAN has one (non-redundant) or two (r edundant) NH K2 Media Servers. These
can be NH1 (one Gig FTP bandwidth) or NH1-10GE (ten Gig FTP bandwidth)
servers, but all NH servers on a system must be of the same type: either all NH1 or all
NH1-10GE. The NH server for a Nearline system has two ports for Fibre Channel
connections. NH servers do not have media (iSCSI) ports.

A NH server on a Nearline syst em is conf igured with roles of FTP server and Media
file system server. On a redundant sys tem these roles are identic al on both servers and
provide redundancy as follows:

• FTP server — On a redundant system both servers are active in this role
simultaneously. To provide FTP redundancy in the event of a server failure, your
facility’s FTP system must be able to access alternate FTP servers.

• Media file system ser ver — On a redund ant system only o ne server is a ctive at any
one time in this role, and the media file system provides redundancy. If a fault
occurs on the active ser ver, one of the ot her servers automaticall y takes over as t he
active media file system server.

In the Nearline system no K2 Media Se rvers take the role of iSCSI bridge or media
database server.

No K2 clients or any other generic client are part of the Nearline system.
SATA drives provide the primary media file storage on a Nearline system. While

these drives do not provide the high bandwidth of the SAS drives required by an
online K2 SAN, they offer larger capacity and lower cost. This makes SATA drives
ideal for the Nearline SAN .

The primary RAID chassis has one controller (NL10) or two controllers (NL10R).
The primary RAID chassis is connected via Fibre Channel to the NH server. In the
redundant system, these Fibre Channel connections access the disks simultaneously
for increased bandwidth . Each control ler in the RAID chass is is also conne cted to the
GigE control network, which is required for SNMP (NetCentral) monitoring.

There must be one primary RAID chassis and may be up to six optional Expansion
chassis. Primary chassis and Expansion chassis contain twelve SATA drives. All
disks (SATA) in both primary and optional Expansion chassis are bound as RAID 6.

The K2 configuration control po int PC is c onnected to the GigE control netw ork. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the SAN.

Refer to Chapter 10, Description of K2 SAN Devices for m ore informa tion. Also re fer
to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 465.

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Chapter 2

Preparing for installation

Use this chapter to do your pre-installation planning. This chapter includes the
following topics:

• “K2 SAN installation checklists” on page 54

• “Understanding system concepts” on page 56
Work through these topics as you prepare to install the K2 SAN.

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Chapter 2 Preparing for installation

K2 SAN installation checklists

Use the following sequence of checklists to guide the overall task flow of installing
and commissioning a K2 SAN.

Pre-installation planning checklist

Task Instructions Comments

Procure existing or create new

❑

SiteConfig system description

Next: Infrastructure checklist

❑

Infrastructure checklist

Task Instructions Comments

Rack and cable Follow the K2 SAN Cabling Guide

❑

Configure Ethernet switch(es) Chapter 4, Setting up K2 SAN

❑

Install/update SiteConfig on control

❑

point PC

Chapter 5, Planning and

implementing systems with
SiteConfig, topic “About developing

a system description”

and other documentation that comes
packaged with devices. Also refer to
Chapter 3, Cabling K2 SAN devices.

infrastructure, topic “Setting up the
Ethernet switch”

Chapter 4, topic “Installing
SiteConfig on the control point PC”

You can do this before arriving
at the customer site.

—

—

—

For K2 Summit Production Clients,

❑

disable the write filter.

Next: Network setup and implementation checklist

❑

K2 System Guide You must conne ct key bo ar d ,

Network setup and implementation checklist

Task Instructions Comments

Import or create the SiteConfig system

❑

description on the control po int PC

Modify names and ne tworks in the

❑

SiteConfig system description.

Verify/modify device interfaces Chapter 5, topics “Modifying K2

❑

Chapter 5, topic “Importing a system
description”

Chapter 5, topic s “Modifying a de vice
name”, “Modifying the control
network”, etc.

client unassigned (unmanaged)
interface”, “Modifying K2 Media
Server unassigned (unmanaged)
interface”.

monitor, and mouse and do this
on each K2 Summit Prod uction
Client before managing with
SiteConfig.

Select IP address range for each
network and each device type.

Set subnet mask and othe r
settings.

Do not proceed until the system
description accurately represents
all aspects of the actual system.
Refer to SiteConfig Help Topi cs.
Use procedures as appropriate
for your site.

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Task Instructions Comments

Discover devices Chapter 5, topic “Discovering devices

❑

with SiteConfig”

Assign placeholder devices to discovered

❑

devices

Chapter 5, topic “Assigning
discovered devices”

Software update checklist

Make sure the write filter is
disabled (device is unlocked) on
K2 Summit Production Clients.

—

Configure IP settings of network

❑

interfaces on discovered devices

Configure names Chapter 5, topi c “Making the host

❑

Validate networks Chapter 5, topic “Pinging devices

❑

Distribute host table information Chapter 5, topic “Generating host

❑

Next: Software update checklist

❑

Chapter 5, topics “Modifying K2
client managed network interfaces”,
“Modifying K2 Media Server
managed networ k inte r fa c es”

name the same as the device name”

from the control point PC”

tables for devices”

Software update checklist

Task Instructions Comments

Create deployment groups Chapter 6, Managing K2 software,

❑

topic “Configuring deployment
groups”

Place software on control point PC Chapter 6, topic “Addi ng a software

❑

package to a deployment group”

Check software on devices Chapter 6, topic “Checking all

❑

currently installed software on
devices”

Upgrade/install software to devices from

❑

control point PC

Next: SAN configuration checklist

❑

Chapter 6, topic “About deploying
software for the K2 SAN”

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Refer to K2 Release Notes. Make
sure the write filter is disabled
(device is unlocked) on K2
Summit Production Clients.

SAN configuration checklist

Task Instructions Comments

Import SiteConfig system descrip ti on

❑

into K2Config

Configure SAN in K2Config Use the appropriate instructions for

❑

K2 SAN installation complete

❑

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Chapter 7, Configur ing the K2 SAN ,
topic “Importing a Site Config syst em
description”

your K2 SAN level from Chapter 7.

—

Make sure the write filter is
disabled (device is unlocked) on
K2 Summit Production Clients.

Chapter 2 Preparing for installation

Understanding system concepts

Make sure you understand the following system concepts before planning or
implementing a K2 SAN.

• “Control network description”

• “Streaming/FTP network description”

• “Media (iSCSI) network description”

• “Networkin g tips”

• “About hosts files”

• “Host table tips”

Control network description

The control network is for communication between devices and compone nts. It does
not have real-time medi a traffic or strea ming/FTP media t raffic. The control ne twork
must be on a differen t subnet t han the s treaming/FTP ne twork and t he Media (iSCSI)
network. Static IP addres ses with name reso lution via hos t files are r ecommended for
the control network.

The control network applies to both online and nearline K2 SANs.
All the devices of t he K2 SAN are on t he control n etwork. Stand- alone K2 clie nts can

also be on the same control network.
Redundant K2 SANs have one control network with hardware separated into an A

side and a B side. Ther e is an A Ethernet s witch and a B Ethern et switch. Switche s are
connected by Inter Switch Links (ISLs) to provi de redundant paths fo r control network
traffic. On a redundant K2 SAN, devices are on the control network as follows:

• Shared Storage K2 cl ient — The two cont ro l GigE por ts are c onfigu red as a tea m.
The control team shares a single IP address. One port of the team is on the A side
and the other port of the team is on the B side.

• K2 Media Server — Redundant K2 Media Servers with role of media file system/
metadata server are balanced between the A and B si des. One server is on the A
side and the other server is on the B side. K2 Media Server s with ot her roles, such
as FTP server, are likewise balanced between A and B sides.

• K2 RAID — When a K2 RAID device has redun dant control lers, contr oller 0 is on
the A side and controller 1 is on the B si de.

• Ethernet switch — For contr ol and conf iguration, the A switch is on the A si de and
the B switch is on the B side

Streaming/FTP network description

The streaming/FTP network is for media transfers and FTP traffic. It must be on a
different subnet than the control network and the Media (iSCSI) network. Static IP
addresses with name resol ution via host files are recommended for the streaming /FTP
network. Hostnames of network adapters that are dedicated to the streaming/FTP
network must be aliased in the hosts file with the _heo suffix. This directs the
streaming traffic to the correct port.

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Media (iSCSI) network description

The streaming/FTP network applies to both online and nearline K2 SANs. For
nearline systems, this is the primary network for moving media to and from the
storage system.

Redundant K2 SANs have one strea ming/FTP ne twork wit h hardwa re s eparated int o
an A side and a B side. There is an A Ethernet switch and a B Ethernet switch.
Switches are connected by InterSwitch Links (ISLs) to provide redundant paths for
streaming/FTP traffic.

Only those K2 devices that host a K2 FTP interface are on the streaming/FTP
network, as follows:

• K2 Media Servers — Those with the role of FTP server are connected via their

dedicated FTP port. On a redundant K2 SAN, if you have multiple K2 Media
Servers with role of FTP server, balance servers between the A and B sides.

• Stand-alone K2 clients — While not a part of a K2 SAN, stand-alone K2 clients

can also be on the streaming/FTP network. Connect to the dedicated FTP port.

NOTE: Shared storage K2 cl ie nts are not on t h e s tr eami ng/FTP net work. They do
not have a FTP interface and they do not send or receive streaming/FTP traffic.

Automatic FTP server failover is not provided by the K2 SAN. If you require
automatic failover to a red undant FTP server for your streaming/ FTP traffic, you must
provide it through your FTP application.

Media (iSCSI) network description

The media network is exclusively for real-time iSCSI traffic on a K2 SAN. It must be
on a different subnet than the control network and the streaming/FTP network.
Furthermore, its traf fic is kept physically separate from that of other networks. This
separation is provided by dedicated ports, cables, and by a dedicated VLAN on the
Ethernet switch or by separ ate switches. Static I P addresses are required fo r the media
network. Name resolution is not necessary, so media network IP addresses are not
required in host files.

The media network applies to online K2 SANs. Nearline K2 SANs do not have a
media network.

Redundant K2 SANs have redundant media networks: an A media network and a B
media network. The two networks are on separate subnets and are also physically
separated onto the A Ethernet switch and the B Ethernet switch. InterSwitch Links
(ISLs) between switches do not carry media (iSCSI) traffic. ISLs provide redundant
paths for control network traffic and streaming/FTP network traffic only.

Devices are on the media network as follows:

• Shared Storage K2 client — On a non-redundant K2 SAN, the A media port

connects to the media networ k. On a redundant K2 SAN, the A media port connects
to the A media network and the B media port connects to the B media network.

• K2 Media Server — A server has one to four ports available for connection to a

media network. These are iSCSI interface adapters, each of which supports the
functionality of a TCP/IP Offload Engin e (TOE). All the available media ports on
a single K2 Media Server always connect to a single media network. On a
redundant K2 SAN, one serve r is on the A medi a networ k and o ne ser ver is on th e

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B media network.

Networking tips

• Before configuring any devices for networks, determine the full scope of IP
addresses and names needed for the all the machines in your K2 system.

• It is recommended that you use the patterns offered in SiteConfig by default to
establish a consistent convention for machine names and IP addresses. You can
plan, organize, and ente r this information in SiteConfig as you develop a system
description. You can do this even before you have devices installe d and/or cabl ed.

• Work with the network administrator at your facility to have IP addresses and
names available for your use.

About hosts files

The hosts file is used by the contr ol network and the streaming/ FTP network for name
resolution, which dete rmines the IP a ddress of a dev ice on the network whe n only the
device name (hostname) is given. The hosts file is located at
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server
operating system computer s. The host s file must be the same on all network de vices.
It includes the names and addresses of all the devices on the network.

For FTP transfers on a K2 SAN, transfers go to /from K2 Media Servers tha t have the
role of FTP server. No tra nsfers go dir ectly to/ from the sh ared storage K2 clients that
are on the K2 SAN. To support FTP transfers, in the hosts file the K2 Media Server
hostname must have the _he0 extension added at the end of the name and that
hostname must be associated wit h the K2 Media Ser ver’s FTP/streamin g net work IP
address.

Here is an example of IP addresses and names associated in a hosts file:

192.168.100.11 root_server_1

192.168.101.11 root_server_1_he0

192.168.100.21 root_server_2

192.168.101.21 root_server_2_he0

192.168.100.31 root_server_3

192.168.101.31 root_server_3_he0

192.168.100.41 root_server_4

192.168.101.41 root_server_4_he0

192.168.100.51 root_raid_1

192.168.100.61 root_gige_1

In this example 192.168.100.xx is the control network and 192.168.101.xx is the
streaming/FTP network. Each K2 Media Server has its hostname associated with its
control network IP address. In addition, each K2 Media Server (that has the role of
FTP server) has its _he0 hostname associated with its streaming/FTP network
address.

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Use SiteConfig to define your networks and devices. When you do so, SiteConfig
creates the correct hosts file and copies the hosts file to each network device. This
enforces consistent hosts files across networks and reduces errors introduced by
editing and copying hosts files on individual devices. You can also view hosts files
from SiteConfig for troubleshooting purposes.

Host table tips

• If transferring to or from a Profile XP or Open SAN system via UIM, the hosts file

must also follow UIM naming conventions for those systems. Refer to the UIM
Instruction Manual.

• Do not enable name resolutions for media (iSCSI) network IP addresses in the

hosts file, as host name resol ution is not requi red for the media network. If desire d,
you can enter media networ k informat ion in the hosts fi le as commente d text as an
aid to managing your networks.

• Use the following tip with care. While it can solve a problem, it also introduces a

name resolution “anomaly” that might be confusing if not considered in future
troubleshooting act iv ities.

For each SAN (shared st orage) K2 client, add t he “_he0” suffix t o the hostname but
then associate that hostname with the K2 Media Server’s FTP/streaming network
IP address, not the K2 client’ s IP address. Alia sing K2 client hostnames in t his way
would not be required if the transfer source/destination was always correctly
specified as the K2 Media Server. However, a common mistake is to attempt a
transfer in which the sou rce/destination is inco rrectly specified as the K2 client.
The host file aliasing corrects this mi stake and red irects to the K 2 Media Serve r,
which is the correct transfer source/destination.

Host table tips

An example of a hosts file entry with this type of aliasing is as follows:

192.168.101.11 server_1_he0 client_1_he0 client_2_he0

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Chapter 3

Cabling K2 SAN devices

Use this chapter to cable the devices of your K2 SAN.
This chapter includes the following to pics:

• “Using the cabling guide”

• “Cabling th e Ethernet sw itch”

• “Cabling the K2 Media Server”

• “Cabling the Lx0 RAID c hassis”

• “Cabling K2 Summit Clients for a K2 SAN”

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Chapter 3 Cabling K2 SAN devices

Using the cabling guide

In most cases you should be able to cable your K2 SAN by referring to the cabling
guide that comes packaged with your K2 SAN.

The cabling guides provides instructions specific for each level of K2 SAN. If you
need additional information, you can refer to the following sections.

Cabling the Ethernet switch

These procedures are f or the HP ProCurve switch 2900 and 2910 series. You must u se
this switch for iSCSI traffic.

For control and FTP/streaming traffic, it is allowed to use a different brand of switch,
such as a Cisco Catalyst switch, if required by your site. If you are using a non-HP
switch, apply the information in the following procedures accordingly. Refer to the
documentation you received with the switch as necessary.

• Install the switch in its permanent location. When installing in a video equipment
rack, use 10-32 screws. Do not use HP’s 12-24 screws, as they can cause thread
damage.

• Provide power to the switch.

• Use CAT5e or CAT6 cables. The maximum cable length is 50 meters for CAT5e
and 100 meters for CAT6.

• Connect cables as follows:

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One switch – HP ProCurve 29xx series – non-redundant

Control ports

Media (iSCSI) ports

Control ports

Media (iSCSI) ports

B

A

Inter-Switch Links (ISLs)

10 Gig connections to
rear of switch for optional
NH1-10GE servers

Media (iSCSI) ports

Cabling the Ethernet switch

10 Gig connections to
rear of switch for optional
NH1-10GE servers

Control ports

To the media ports make one i SCSI connecti on from each K2 cli ent or other iSCS I
client, and one to four iSCSI connections from the K2 Media Server.

To the control ports make a co nnec ti on f rom ea ch K2 cl ient or other iSCSI client,
from the RAID storage chassis, and from t he contr ol point PC. Also make the FTP
network connection and the control ne twork connection from the K2 Media Ser ver.

If you have optional NH1 K2 Media Servers, connect their FTP network
connections and control network connections to control ports on the switch.

If you have optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Servers, connect their 10 Gig FTP
network connections to 10 Gig ports on the rear of the switch and connect their
control network connecti ons to cont rol por ts on t he switch. Switches have two 10
Gig connectors standard and two 10 Gig connectors optional, so to connect three
or four severs to a switch, you must first install the optional 10 Gig connectors in
the switch.

Two switches – HP ProCurve 29xx series – redundant

To the media ports on switch A, make t he “A” media (iSCSI) netwo rk connec tion
from each K2 client. Also make one to four media (iSCSI) connections from K2
Media Server A.

To the media ports on sw it ch B, make the “B” media (iSCSI) net w ork con nect ion
from each K2 client. Also make one to four media (iSCSI) connections from K2
Media Server B.

To the control ports on s w it ch A, ma ke on e connection from each K2 client, from
RAID controller 0, and from the control point PC. Also make the control network
connection and the FTP network connection from K2 Media Server A.

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To the control ports on switch B, make the second control connection from each
K2 client, and from RAID contro ller 1. Als o make the c ontrol net work connec tion
and the FTP network connection from K2 Media Server B.

If you have other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, that have just one iSCSI
connection and one contr ol connection, appro ximately half of the cli ents should be
connected to switc h A and half of the cl ients sh ould be con nected to switch B. In a
failover event, only the clients connected to one of the switches will remain
operational, so make connections accordingly. Connect the client’s iSCSI
connection to one of the media ports on a swit ch and the client’ s control connection
to one of the control ports on the same switch.

Interconnect switch A and switch B with three 1 Gig ISLs.
If you have optional NH1 K2 Media Servers, for each server connect its FTP

network connection and it s cont r ol ne twor k connection to the control ports on the
same switch. Balance servers bet ween switch A and switch B.

If you have optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Ser vers, fo r each serv er con nect it s 10
Gig FTP network connection to a 10 Gig port on the r ear of the switch and connect
its control network con nection to a control port on the same switch. Balance serve rs
between switch A and switch B. Swi tches have two 10 Gig connectors st andard and
two 10 Gig connectors opti onal, so to conn ect three or four sever s to a switch, you
must first i nstall the optional 10 Gi g connectors in the switch .

Cabling the K2 Media Server

• Install the server in its permanent location. Refer to the rack mount instructions that
you received with the server’s product bundle.

• Provide power to the servers.

• Connect cables as follows:

Cabling the Level 10 K2 Media Server

One GS K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – non-redundant

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

12

To control por t
on GigE switch

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch

Gb 2Gb 1

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

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A

B

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch B

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To control por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

One GS K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – non-redundant

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch

Connect the iSCSI interface port to a media port on the GigE switch. Connect
the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the GigE
switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device.

Two GS K2 Media Servers – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – redundant

A

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

12

To control por t
on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch A

Gb 2Gb 1

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch B

B

12

Gb 2Gb 1

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Two GS K2 Media Servers – Dell R610 PowerEdge – redundant

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Connect the iSCSI interface port to a media port on the GigE switch. Connect
the A server to the A GigE switch. Connect the B server to the B GigE switch.

Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch. Connect the A server to t he A GigE switch. Connect the B server
to the B GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device. Connect the A
server to controller 0 and the B server to controller 1.

Make a direct connection between the serial ports of the two servers.
Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media

Servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby the servers
monitor each other’s health. It is a 9 pin serial cable, but it is not a standard
RS-232 null modem cable. The heartbeat cable is supplied with your system
(Grass Valley part number 174-8137-00). Refer to the K2 client System Guide
for pinout details.

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12

Gb 2Gb 1

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

A

B

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To control por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

One GS K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – non-redundant

One GS K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – non-redundant

Cabling the GS K2 Media Server

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

Connect the two iSCSI interface por ts to media po rts on the GigE switch.
Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device.

Two GS K2 Media Servers – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – redundant

12

Gb 2Gb 1

12

Gb 2Gb 1

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A

B

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To control por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

Two GS K2 Media Servers – Dell R610 PowerEdge – redundant

Connect the two iSCSI interface ports to media ports on the GigE switch.
Connect the A server to t he A Gi gE swit ch. Connect the B serv er to the B GigE
switch.

Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch. Connect the A server to t he A GigE switch. Connect the B server
to the B GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device. Connect the A
server to controller 0 and the B server to controller 1.

Make a direct connection between the serial ports of the two servers.
Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media

Servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby the servers
monitor each other’s health. It is a 9 pin serial cable, but it is not a standard
RS-232 null modem cable. The heartbeat cable is supplied with your system
(Grass Valley part number 174-8137-00). Refer to the K2 System Guide for
pinout details.

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Cabling the LS K2 Media Server

One LS K2 Media Server – Dell 2950 PowerEdge – non-redundant

Cabling the LS K2 Media Server

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

PCI 1

To control por t
on GigE switch

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch

PCI 2

PCI 3

Gb 1 Gb 2

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch

One LS K2 Media Server – Dell R710 PowerEdge – non-redundant

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

Connect the four iSCSI interface ports to media ports on the GigE switch.
Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device.

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Two LS K2 Media Servers – Dell 2950 PowerEdge – redundant

A

B

PCI 1

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

PCI 1

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To control por t
on GigE switch B

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A

PCI 2

PCI 3

Gb 1 Gb 2

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B

PCI 2

PCI 3

Gb 1 Gb 2

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Two LS K2 Media Servers – Dell R710 PowerEdge – redundant

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 0

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A

A

B

Heartbeat

cable

(serial)

To control por t
on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller 1

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A

To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B

Connect the four iSCSI interface por ts to media ports on the GigE switch.
Connect the A server to t he A Gi gE swit ch. Connect the B serv er to the B GigE
switch.

Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch. Connect the A server to t he A GigE switch. Connect the B server
to the B GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device. Connect the A
server to controller 0 and the B server to controller 1.

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Make a direct connection between the serial ports of the two servers.
Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media

Servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby the servers
monitor each other’s health. It is a 9 pin serial cable, but it is not a standard
RS-232 null modem cable. The heartbeat cable is supplied with your system
(Grass Valley part number 174-8137-00). Refer to the K2 System Guide for
pinout details.

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Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

Cabling the NH K2 Media Server for an online K2 SAN

NH1 K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Online K2 SAN

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

NH1 K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Online K2 SAN

12

Gb 2Gb 1

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch

To control por t
on GigE switch

Connect the motherboar d GigE port 1 (control) and GigE port 2 (FTP) to contr ol
ports on the GigE switch. If you have more th an one NH1 server, balance servers
between the A GigE switch and the B GigE switch.

Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device. If you have more
than one NH1 server, balance servers between controller 0 and controller 1.

NH1-10GE K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Online K2 SAN

12

Gb 2Gb 1

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

NH1-10GE K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Online K2 SAN

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch

Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 (control) to a control port on the GigE
switch. If you have more than one NH1-10GE server, balance servers between
the A GigE switch and the B GigE switch.

Connect the 10 Gig FTP port to the 10 Gig port on the rear of the GigE swit ch.
If you have more than one NH1-10GE server, balance servers between the A

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GigE switch and the B GigE switch.
Connect the Fibre Channel port to the RAID storage device. If you have more

than one NH1-10GE ser ver, balance servers b etween contro ller 0 and co ntroller

1.

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Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch B

A

B

Cabling the NH K2 Media Server for a Nearline K2 SAN

One NH1 K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Nearline 10 K2 SAN

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

One NH1 K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Nearline 10 K2 SAN

12

Gb 2Gb 1

FTP: To control port
on GigE switch

To control por t
on GigE switch

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch

To control por t
on GigE switch

Two NH1 K2 Media Servers – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Nearline 10R K2 SAN

12

A

Gb 2Gb 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

B

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

12

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch A

Gb 2Gb 1

FTP: To control por t
on GigE switch B

Two NH1 K2 Media Servers – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Nearline 10R K2 SAN

To control por t
on GigE switch A

To control por t
on GigE switch B

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Connect the motherb oard GigE port 1 (control ) and GigE port 2 (FTP) t o control
ports on the GigE switch. For the NL10R system, connect server A to GigE
switch A and connect server B to the GigE switch B.

Connect Fibre Channel ports to the RAID storage de vice. For the NL10 system,
connect one Fibre Channel port to th e RAID control ler. For t he NL10R system,
on each server connect one Fibre channel port to controller 0 and one Fibre
channel port to controller 1.

• For the NL10R system, install MPIO software on the NH 1 K2 Media Server.

One NH1-10GE K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Nearline 10 K2 SAN

12

Gb 2Gb 1

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

One NH1-10GE K2 Media Server – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Nearline 10 K2 SAN

To control por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch

Fibre Channel
to RAID controller

To control por t
on GigE switch

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch

Two NH1-10GE K2 Media Servers – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – Nearline 10R K2 SAN

12

A

Gb 2Gb 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

B

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch A

12

Gb 2Gb 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch B

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch B

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Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch A

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 1

Fibre Channel to
RAID controller 0

To control por t
on GigE switch B

A

B

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch A

FTP: To 10 Gig por t
on GigE switch B

Two NH1-10GE K2 Media Servers – Dell R610 PowerEdge – Nearline 10R K2 SAN

Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 (control) to a control port on the GigE
switch. For the NL10R system, connect se rver A to GigE switch A and conne ct
server B to the GigE switch B.

Connect the 10 Gig FTP port to the 10 Gig port on the rear of the GigE swit ch.
For the NL10R system, connect server A to GigE switc h A and connect server
B to the GigE switch B.

Connect Fibre Channel ports to the RAID storage de vice. For the NL10 sys tem,
connect one Fibre Channel port to th e RAID control ler. For t he NL10R system,
on each server connect one Fibre channel port to controller 0 and one Fibre
channel port to controller 1.

• For the NL10R system, ins tall MPI O softwa re on the NH-10GE K2 Medi a Serve r.

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• Install the chas sis in its permanent lo cation. After mount ing the chassis in the rack,

you must secure bracket s t o the fr ont rai l t o sup por t the Grass Valley bezel. Refer
to the K2 Lx0 RAID Instruction Manual for rack mount instructions.

• On the Lx0 RAID, you do not need to manually se t a Fibre Channel address ID on

controllers or a chassis address on Expansion chassis.

• Cable as direct ed in the following sections.

• Once the RAID storage is connected and configured, do not swap Expansion

chassis or other wise re confi gure stor age. If you conn ect an Expan sion ch ass is in a
different order or to the wrong controller, the controller will see a configuration
mismatch and fault.

Connect Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and SAS cabling as shown.

Level 10 K2 SAN

Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

MNT

ACS

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

HPE
FLT

A/L

SAS cable connectors are keyed to DP IN/OUT ports.

DP-OUT

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

SAS cables

DP-OUT

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

DP-OUT

To K2 Media
Server

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP-IN

FLT RDY

DP-IN

FLT RDY

DP0

To control por t
on GigE switch

HP

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

Expansion 1

BAT

Primary

MNT

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, connecting additional chassis to DP0.

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FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

DP-OUT

To K2 Media
Server A

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0

DP-IN

FLT RDY

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch A

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

Expansion 1

MNT

Primary

To K2 Media
Server B

HPE

FLT/LNK

FLT

DP1 DP0

A/L

Controller 1 Controller 0

BBU IN MODEM

DP0

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch B

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

SAS cable connectors are keyed

MNT

ACS

to DP IN/OUT ports.

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

SAS cables

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

PS

FLT CLR

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

3

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, connecting additional chassis to DP0.

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FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

Primary

Expansion 1

Expansion 2

To control por t
on GigE switch

DP0

To

Expansion

3

To K2 Media
Server A

To NH server
(optional)

SAS cable connectors are keyed to DP IN/OUT ports.

SAS cables

Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, connecting additional chassis to DP0.

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Level 20R K2 SAN

FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

To K2 Media
Server B

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP-IN

DP0

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch B

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

SAS cable connectors are keyed

MNT

ACS

to DP IN/OUT ports.

To NH server
(optional)

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

To NH server
(optional)

Controller 1 Controller 0

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

SAS cables

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

DP-OUT

To K2 Media
Server A

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP-IN

DP-IN

DP0

FLT RDY

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch A

HP

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

Expansion 1

BAT

Primary

MNT

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

3

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, connecting additional chassis to DP0.

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FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

Primary

Expansion 1

Expansion 2

DP0DP1

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

4

To control por t
on GigE switch

To K2 Media
Server A

To NH server
(optional)

SAS cable connectors are keyed to DP IN/OUT ports.

SAS cables

Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, alternating connections for additional Expansion chassis between
DP1 and DP0. Expansion chassis 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. (odd numbers) connect to DP1.
Expansion chassis 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. (even numbers ) connect to DP0. For example, if you
have four Expansion chass is (an even number) , they are evenly bala nced, so you have
two connected to DP1 and t wo connec ted to DP0. If you have fi ve Expansion chassis
(an odd number), the “plus one” Expansion chassis is always connected to DP1, so
you have three connected to DP1 and two connected to DP0.

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FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

To K2 Media
Server A

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0DP1

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch A

HP

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

BAT

Primary

MNT

To NH server
(optional)

BBU IN MODEM

DP1 DP0

FLT/LNK

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

To K2 Media
Server B

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0DP1

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch B

HP

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

To NH server
(optional)

BAT

MNT

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

PS

FLT CLR

Expansion 1

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

4

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

4

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, alternating connections for additional Expansion chassis between
DP1 and DP0. Expansion chassis 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. (odd numbers) connect to DP1.
Expansion chassis 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. (even numbe rs) connect to DP0. For example, if you
have four Expansion chass is (an even number) , they are evenly bala nced, so you have
two connected to DP1 and t wo connec ted to DP0. If you have fi ve Expansion chassis
(an odd number), the “plus one” Expansion chassis is always connected to DP1, so
you have three connected to DP1 and two connected to DP0.

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FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-OUT

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

Primary

Expansion 1

Expansion 2

DP0DP1

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

4

To control por t
on GigE switch

To K2 Media
Server 1

To NH server
(optional)

To K2 Media
Server 2

SAS cable connectors are keyed to DP IN/OUT ports.

SAS cables

Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis

If you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated, continue the indicated
cabling pattern, alternating connections for additional Expansion chassis between
DP1 and DP0. Expansion chassis 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. (odd numbers) connect to DP1.
Expansion chassis 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. (even numbers ) connect to DP0. For example, if you
have four Expansion chass is (an even number) , they are evenly bala nced, so you have
two connected to DP1 and t wo connec ted to DP0. If you have fi ve Expansion chassis
(an odd number), the “plus one” Expansion chassis is always connected to DP1, so
you have three connected to DP1 and two connected to DP0.

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BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

HPE
FLT

A/L

BACKUP

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

FLT

HP

5 4 3 2

RDY

LAN

BAT

MNT

ACS

MC

DP1 DP0

HP

1 0

Primary

Expansion 1

Expansion 2

DP0DP1

To
Expansion
3

To
Expansion
4

DP0DP1

Controller 0

To
Expansion
3

To
Expansion
4

To control
port on GigE
switch A

To K2
Media
Server
1A

To NH
server
(optional)

To K2
Media
Server
2A

To control
port on GigE
switch B

To K 2
Media
Server
1B

To N H
server
(optional)

To K 2
Media
Server
2B

Controller 1

SAS cable connectors are keyed

to DP IN/OUT ports.

SAS cables

Level 35R K2 SAN

PS

DP-OUT

FLT/LNK

DP-OUT

FLT/LNK

DP-IN

FLT RDY

DP-IN

FLT RDY

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

DP-OUT

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

DP-IN

FLT RDY

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Cabling the Lx0 RAID chassis

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

MNT

ACS

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

HPE
FLT

A/L

SAS cable connectors are keyed to DP IN/OUT ports.

DP-OUT

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

SAS cables

DP-OUT

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

BBU IN MODEM

PS

FLT CLR

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

DP-OUT

To NH
server

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0

DP-IN

FLT RDY

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch

HP

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

Expansion 1

BAT

Primary

MNT

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

For the NL10 systems, if you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated,
continue the indicated cabling pattern, connecting additional chassis to DP0.

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Nearline 10R K2 SAN

To N H
server B

Controller 1 Controller 0

BBU IN MODEM

DP1 DP0

FLT/LNK

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

To N H
server A

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch B

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

SAS cable connectors are keyed

To NH
server B

MNT

BBU IN MODEM

FLT/LNK

to DP IN/OUT ports.

PS

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

DP1 DP0

DP-OUT

SAS cables

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

DP-IN

FLT/LNK

FLT RDY

PS

DP-OUT

FLT CLR

FLT/LNK

To NH
server A

HPE
FLT

A/L

DP0

DP-IN

FLT RDY

To control por t
on GigE switch A

HP

BAT

5 4 3 2

LAN

ACT/LNK

LNK/ACT

HP

1 0

MC

ACS

BACKUP

FLT

RDY

MNT

Primary

Expansion 1

DP-IN

FLT RDY

Expansion 2

To

Expansion

3

To

Expansion

3

For the NL10R system, if you have more Expansion chassis than those illustrated,
continue the indicated cabling pattern, al ternating connections for additional
Expansion chassis betwe en DP1 and DP0. Expan sion chassis 1, 3, 5 , 7, and 9 connec t
to DP1. Expansion chassis 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 connect to DP0.

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Cabling K2 Summit Clients for a K2 SAN

• Install the K2 Summit Client in its permanent locat ion.

• Provide power to the K2 Summit Client.

• Connect cables as follows:

C1 (Channel 1)

AES
audio

SDI In

SDI out

SDI IN1 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2

SDI IN2 SDI IN3 SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI IN3 SDI IN1 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2

AES AUDIO RS422

LT C

LTC I/ O

RS-422

C2 C3 C4

SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2

AES AUDIO RS422

LTC I/ O

SDI IN2 SDI IN3 SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI IN3

AES AUDIO RS422

LTC I/ O

SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2

AES AUDIO RS422

LTC I/O

Powe r

OK

!

~AC

Keyboard/Mouse

USB/1394 100BT/1000BT

2

1

VGA
Display

3

4

GPI

VGA REF. LOOP THROUGH

House
Reference

Powe r

OK

!

~AC

GigE Ports

Connect GigE port 1 to a control port on t he K2 Ethernet switch. Fo r a redundant
connection connect GigE port 1 to a control port on the A Ethernet swit ch and
GigE port 4 to a control port on the B Ethernet switch.

Connect GigE port 2 to a media (iSCSI) port on the K2 Ethernet switch. For a
redundant connection connect GigE port 2 to a media port on the A Ethernet
switch and GigE port 3 to a media port on the B Ethernet switch.

NOTE: The connections to GigE ports documented here are valid for external
storage K2 Summit Clients that access shared storage on a K2 SAN. Refer to the K2
System Guide for GigE connections for internal storage or direct-connect storage
(stand-alon e) K2 Summit Clients.

Connect keyboard, mouse, and VGA monitor, if configuring locally. You ca n
also access the Windows desktop remotely with Windows Remote Desktop
Connection.

Connect other cabling as required.

•

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Chapter 4

Setting up K2 SAN infrastructure

Use this chapter to implement the network switches and other infrastructure required
for your K2 SAN.

This chapter includes the following to pics:

• “Setting up the Ethernet switch”

• “Setting up the control point PC”

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Setting up the Ethernet switch

These procedures are f or the HP ProCurve switch 2900 and 2910 series. You must u se
this switch for iSCSI traffic.

For control and FTP/streaming traffic, it is allowed to use a different brand of switch,
such as a Cisco Catalyst switch, if required by your site. If you are using a non-HP
switch, apply the information in the following procedures accordingly. Refer to the
documentation you received with the switch as necessary.

It is not required that a GigE switch be dedicated to the Nearline system. If enough
“control” ports (n on-iSCSI ports) ar e available on a swit ch or switches confi gured for
an online K2 SAN, the Nearline system can be connected to those control ports.

Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection

The following procedure is for the HP ProCurve switch 29xx series. Do not use this
procedure on other switch models.

Use a direct console connection to the switch, start a console session, and access the
Switch Setup screen to set the IP address.

1. Configure the PC terminal emulator on the control point PC or another PC as a
DEC VT-100 (ANSI) ter minal o r use a VT-1 00 termin al, and c onfigu re ei ther one
to operate with these settings:

• Baud rate 9600

• 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and flow control set to Xon/Xoff

• Also disable (uncheck) the “Use Function, Arrow, and Ctrl Keys fo r Windows”

option

2. Connect the PC to the switch’s Console Port using the consol e cable inclu ded with
the switch. (If your PC or t erminal has a 25-pi n serial connect or, first att ach a 9-pin
to 25-pin straight-through adapter at one end of the console cable.)

3. Turn on the PC’s power and start the PC terminal program.

4. Press

Enter two or three times a nd you will se e the copy right page an d the message

“Press any key t o c ont inue”. Press a key, and you will then see the switch console
command (CLI) prompt.

NOTE: If you press Enter too many times and g et past the log in, enter the
command EN to get into the command line.

5. Type the following, then press

Enter:

menu

If prompted to save the current configuration, answer no (press the n key) to
proceed. The main menu opens.

6. On the main menu, choose

7. Select

IP Configuration, then press Enter.

8. Press the right-arrow key to choose

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Switch Configuration, then press Enter.

Edit, then press Enter. Tab to fields and enter

information as follows:

Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection

a. Change
b. Tab to the

Manual option.

c. Tab to the
d. Tab to the

9. Press

10.Select

11.From the main menu, chose

Gateway to be the default router.

IP Config (DHCP/Bootp) field and use the Space bar to select the

IP Address field and enter the switch’s control network IP address.
Subnet Mask field and enter the subnet mask used for your network.

Enter, then right-arrow to Save. Press Enter and revert to previous menu.

Return to Main Menu and press Enter.

Console Passwords and press Enter. The Set Pa ssword

Menu opens.

12.Chose

Set Manager Password and press Enter.

13.When prompted for the password, type a password of up to 16 ASCII characters

with no spaces and press

Enter. The password can be one that is us ed on ot her K2

devices, such as “adminK2” or “K2Admin”, or it can be your site's administrator
password.

14.When prompted to ent er the password again, retype the password and press

15.Select

16.From the main menu, tab to

Return to Main Menu and press Enter.

Command Line (CLI) and press Enter. The command

Enter.

prompt appears.

17.Type the following, then press

Enter:

configure

You are now in configuration mode.

18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on

other K2 devices, such as “Administrator” or “K2Admin”, or it can be your site's
administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type
the following, then press

Enter:

password manager user-name administrator

19.When prompted, enter and re-enter the pass word.

20.Set spanning tree to RSTP. Type the following, then press

Enter:

spanning-tree force-version rstp-operation

This configures spa nning tr ee, but i t does no t turn span ning tre e on. You must turn
spanning tree on using the switch’s Web interface.

21.Decide your SNMP community name as explained in the following options, then

proceed with the next step:

• If you decide to use a unique SNMP community name (not “public”), add the
community and set its RW permis sions. For example , if the community na me is
“K2”, type the following, then press

Enter:

snmp-server community K2 unrestricted

• If you decide to use the default SNMP community “public” for NetCentral

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monitoring, which already has RW permissions set as required by NetCentral,
proceed to the next step.

22.Enter the SNMP community and IP address of the NetCentral server PC. For
example, if the IP a ddr ess is “192.168.40.11” and the community is “p ubl ic” , you
type the following, then press

snmp-server host public 192.168.40.11

Enter:

23.Enable Authentication traps. Type the following, then press

Enter:

snmp-server enable traps snmp-authentication standard

This allows NetCentral t o test the switch to verify that it can send its SNMP trap
messages to NetCentral.

24.Type the following, then press

Enter:

menu

When prompted, save the configuration by pressing the y key. The main menu
opens.

25.If you need a trunk for ISLs to gang switches together, use the following steps.
These steps illustrate trunking the last three 1 Gig ports for three 1 Gig ISLs, which
is the recommended confi gurat ion for ISLs on all mul ti-sw itch K2 SANs. Consul t
with your Grass Valley representative if your requirements deviate from the
recommended policy:

a. At the main menu, select
b. Choose selection

Port/Trunk Settings and press Enter.

c. Press the right-arrow key to choose

Switch Configuration and press Enter.

Edit, then press Enter.

d. Down arrow until at the bottom of the list of ports and select the last (highest

port number) 1 Gig port in the list.
e. Right-arrow over to the Group column.
f. Use the Space bar and set the bottom 1 Gig port to
g. Set the next port up also to
h. Set the next port up also to
i. Press

26.Select

Enter, then right-arrow to Save. Press Enter and revert to previous menu.

Return to Main Menu and press Enter.

27.From the main menu, tab to

Trk1.
Trk1.

Command Line (CLI) and press Enter. The command

Trk1.

prompt appears.

28.Check the version of firmware currently installed on the switch. Type the
following, then press

Enter:

show flash

Information is displayed similar to the following example:

HP_iSCSI_switch1# show flash

Image Size(Bytes) Date Version

----- ---------- -------- -------

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Primary Image : 6737518 07/25/08 T.13.23

Secondary Image : 5886358 10/26/06 T.11.12

Boot Rom Version: K.12.12

Current Boot : Primary

29.Check the Primary Image Version and refer to your K2 Release Notes for

information about curr ently supported versions. Then proceed as follows:

•If K2 Release Notes instruct you to change the firmware on the switch, do so
before continuing. Refe r to th e doc umentat ion you r eceive d with t he switc h for
instructions to change the firmware. Then continue with the next procedure.

•If K2 Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently
supported version, continue with the next procedure.

30.Type the following, then press

Enter:

menu

The main menu opens.

31.From the main menu, choose

Reboot Switch and press Enter. When prompted

“Continue Reboot…?' , answer yes (pres s the y key) to pr oceed. The switch r estarts.

32.You can now use the switch ’s we b bro ws er int er fa ce f or f urther configuration, as
instructed in the next procedure.

33.Close the PC terminal program and disconnect the console cable.

34.if you have multiple switches, repeat this procedure on the other switches.

Continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web

interface”.

Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface

The following procedure is for the HP ProCurve switch 29xx series. Do not use this
procedure on other switch models.

1. From the control point PC or another PC, mak e sure that you have a direct Ethernet
cable connection to the switch, with no switches, routers, proxies, or other
networking devices in between.

2. On the PC, open Internet Explorer and t ype t he swit ch’s I P addre ss in the Addr ess
field, as in the following example.

http://192.168.100.61

This should be the name or IP address as currently configured on the switch.

3. Press

Enter to open the switch’s configuration application.

NOTE: The configuration applicat ion for the HP ProCurve switch requires Java.

You can also access the switch’s configuration application from the K2 System
Configuration applicat ion .

4. In the switch’s configuration application, choose

Features

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5. Set Spanning Tree to On and click Apply Changes. If prompted, log in with the
switch’s administrator username and password.

6. Click

Port Configuration.

7. If you do not need trunks, such as on a one-switch sys tem, sk ip t o the next ste p in
this procedure. If you need trunks, such as on a two-switch system with ISLs, do
the following:

a. Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the

bottom of the list and are labeled Trk1.

b. Click

Modify Selected Ports.

If prompted, log in as administrator.

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c. For the trunked ports, set Port Enabled to Yes. On some switch models, some

ports are disabled by default, so make sure you enable them. Leave Mode as
default of

Auto.

d. Set Flow Control as follows:

-Set to

e. Click

Disable.

Apply Settings.

8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following:

• If you do not have tr unks, select all ports.

• If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked).

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9. Click Modify Selected Ports.

10.Make su re Port Enabled is set to

Yes, leave Mode as default of Auto.

11.Set Flow Control as follows:

•Set to

12.Click

Disable.

Apply Settings. Wait until settings are applied and the Web inte rface

becomes active.

13.Proceed as follows:

• If the switch carries no media (iSCSI) traffic, such as for a Nearline system,

there is no need to configure VLANs. Skip to the end of this procedure.

• If the switch carri es media (iSCSI) traffic, then i t must have VLANs configured.

Continue with the next step in this procedure.

14.Choose

VLAN Configuration. If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator

username and password.

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15.Create a new Media (iSCSI) VLAN as follows:

a. Click

Add/Remove VLANs.

b. In the VLAN Name field enter Media.
c. In the VLAN ID field enter 60.
d. Click

Add VLAN.

e. If prompted, log in as administrator.
f. Click

Main Screen to return to VLAN Configuration.

16.Configure the Media VLAN as follows:

a. In the Media VLAN row , click

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b. Select all the odd numbered ports. (Tip: Use Ctrl + Click.)
c. In the Mode drop-down list, se lect

Untagged, then click Apply. This removes the

odd ports from the default (Control) VLAN.
If you have a trunk, do not configure it as “Tagged”. Media VLAN traffic

(iSCSI) does not go over the trunk.

17.Click the

VLAN Configuration tab.

18.If you have a trunk, configure the default (Control) VLAN as follows:
a. In the DEFAULT_VLAN row, click

Modify.

b. In the Current Mode list box, scroll down and select the trunk.
c. In the Mode drop-down list, select

Tagged, then click Apply. This al lows default

VLAN traffic (non-iSCSI) to go over the trunk.

19.Click the

VLAN Configuration tab.

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20.If you have a trunk, ver if y t hat for the default VLAN the trunk is displayed in t he

Tagged Ports column.

21.If you have two switches, repeat this procedure for the other switch.

22.Close the switch configurati on appl ic at ion.

Configuring QOS on the GigE switch

Prerequisites for this procedure are as follows:

• The switch is HP ProCurve switch 29xx series.

• Trunks, VLANs and all other configuration is complete.

• The switch has an IP address

• You have network access to the switch
Use this procedure to make the Quality of Service (QOS) setting on the HP ProCurve

switch 29xx series.

1. If you have not already done so, from a network connected PC open the MS-DOS

command prompt and login to the switch as administrator, as follows:

Configuring QOS on the GigE switch

a. Telnet to the switch. For example, if the switch’s IP address is 192.168.40.12,

you type the following, then press

Enter.

telnet 192.168.40.12

b. Press
c. Type the switch’s administrator username and press

Enter one or more times until the switch’s username prompt appears.

Enter, then type the

switch’s administrat or password and press

Enter. The switch console command

(CLI) prompt appears.

2. Type the following, then press

Enter:

config

You are now in configuration mode.

3. Type the following, then press

Enter:

show qos vlan

The screen display s VLAN information . Note the ID n umber of the Media (iSCSI )
VLAN. It should be 60, as follows:

VLAN priorities

VLAN ID Apply rule | DSCP Priority

------- ----------- + ------ -----------

1 No-override | No-override

60 No-override | No-override

a. Assign the Media VLAN the QOS priority of 3. For example, if the VLAN ID

is 60, you type the following, then press

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vlan 60 qos priority 3

4. Type the following, then press

Enter:

show qos vlan

The screen displays VLAN information. Make sure that the Priority column reports
that the Media VLAN has a value of 3.

Verifying the flow control setting on the GigE switch

Prerequisites for this procedure are as follows:

• The switch is HP ProCurve switch 29xx series.

• Trunks, VLANs, QOS, and all other configuration is complete.

• The switch has an IP address

• You have network access to the switch

Use this procedure to check flow control settings, and if necessary, configure flow
control to “off” (disabled) for all ports.

1. If you have not already done so, from a network connected PC open the MS-DOS
command prompt and login to the switch as administrator, as follows:

a. Telnet to the switch. For example, if the switch’s IP address is 192.168.40.12,

you type the following, then press

telnet 192.168.40.12

Enter.

b. Press
c. Type the switch’s administrator username and press

Enter one or more times until the switch’s username prompt appears.

Enter, then type the

switch’s administrat or password and press

Enter. The switch console command

(CLI) prompt appears.

2. Type the following, then press

Enter:

config

You are now in configuration mode.

3. Type the following, then press

Enter:

show interface brief

The screen displays setting for all po rts. In the Flow Ctrl column (at the right)
idenfity settings for ports and proceed as follows:

• If all ports are s et to “off”, no fur ther configura tion is necessary. Do not proceed.

• If one or more ports are set to “on”, continue with this procedure.

4. Set ports to flow control “off” as necessary. You can set a range of ports. For
example, to set ports 1 - 21 to off, you type the following, then press

Enter.

no int 1-21 flow-control

5. Type the following, then press

Enter:

show interface brief

Verify that all ports have flow control set to off.

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