GRASS VALLEY K2 BASECAMP EXPRESS, Instruction Manual

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July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 331
Identifying current primary/backup K2 Media Servers
3. Identify the primary K2 Media Server and the backup K2 Media Server.
4. Also determine if database replication is currently taking place. You must not
attempt to trigger an intentional failover event or otherwise take servers out of
service until database replication is complete.
If the K2 Storage System does not have redundant servers, only one server (the left
half of the Server Control Panel) is displayed, and there is no indicator for database
replication.
For Nearline K2 Storage Systems, the Server Control Panel is not available from the
K2 System Configuration application.
Identifying primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server
The following procedure assumes that you are at the local K2 Media Server and you
need to check its status in its role of media file system/database server, especially
regarding redundancy. The recommended mode for local operation of a K2 Media
Server is to use a connected keyboard, monitor, and mouse. You can also use
Windows Remote Desktop Connection from a network-connected PC to access the
Windows desktop for “local” operation, but this is not recommended if the system is
currently online with media access underway. The additional load on network and
local system resources could cause unpredictable results.
To identify primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server, do the following:
1. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the K2
Media Server and log on to Windows.
2. On the Windows desktop, click
Start | Grass Valley | Server Control Panel
.
3. Log on to Server Control panel with administrator-level permissions. The Server
Control Panel opens.
If your K2 Storage System does not have
redundant servers, only the left panel (one
server) appears.
If your K2 Storage System has redundant
servers, both panels (two servers) appear.