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• The K2 client must be connected to appropriate networks and be powered up.
1. In SiteConfig, add the K2 client to the SAN as follows:
a) In the Network Configuration tree view, add the client as a placeholder device next to existing
clients.
b) Discover devices.
c) Identify the K2 client you are adding.
d) Assign the discovered K2 client to placeholder K2 client.
e) Verify that networks are assigned and planned network interface settings applied.
2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of
the storage system tree.
3. Click
Add Device
. The Add Device dialog box opens.
4. Select the appropriate type of client.
5. Click
OK
. The new client device appears in the tree view.
6. Configure the K2 client as appropriate.
Removing a K2 client
The prerequisites for removing a K2 client from an existing K2 SAN are as follows:
• You must be logged in to the K2Config application with permissions equivalent to K2
administrator or higher.
• Media access must be stopped on the K2 client you are removing.
• You can remove a K2 client without disrupting the operation of the rest of the SAN.
1. Stop media access on the K2 client.
2. In SiteConfig, remove the K2 client.
3. In the K2Config application tree view, select K2 client.
4. Click
Remove
and
Yes
to confirm. The K2 client is removed from the tree view.
Identifying K2 client software versions
Your options for identifying K2 client software version are as follows:
• In the K2Config application tree view, open the node for the K2 client. This exposes the nodes
for individual configuration pages. Select the
Software
configuration page to view software
version information. To check for recent changes in software, click the
Check
button.
• Use SiteConfig software deployment features.
Modifying K2 client control network settings
To modify the hostname or IP address of a K2 client, use the following procedure. Refer to other
procedures for the details of individual steps.
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