GRASS VALLEY K2 BASECAMP EXPRESS, Instruction Manual

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July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 73
Setting up the Level 2R redundant GigE switches
3400cl series switch
2900 series switch
To the media ports on switch A, make the “A” media (iSCSI) network connection
from each K2 Media Client. Also make two media (iSCSI) connections from K2
Media Server A.
To the media ports on switch B, make the “B” media (iSCSI) network connection
from each K2 Media Client. Also make two media (iSCSI) connections from K2
Media Server B.
To the control ports on switch A, make one control connection from each K2 Media
Client or other iSCSI client, from the RAID storage chassis, and from the control
point PC. Also make the FTP network connection and the control network
connection from K2 Media Server A.
To the control ports on switch B, make the second control connection from each
K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client. Also make the FTP network connection and
the control 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 control connection, approximately half of the clients should be
connected to switch A and half of the clients should be connected 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 switch and the client’s control connection
to one of the control ports on the same switch.
Interconnect switch A and switch B with two 10 Gig ISLs.
Refer to “Level 2R system description” on page 70 for a diagram of the complete
system.
Refer to cabling procedures later in this chapter for the GigE connections at each of
the devices of the K2 Storage System.
Also refer to “K2 Ethernet switch description” on page 285 and “Design
considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 388 .
Media Ports
Control Ports
1 - 19 odd
2 - 20 even
Media Ports
Control Ports
1 - 19 odd
2 - 20 even