GRASS VALLEY PROFILE XP PVS Series, System Manual

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Binding disks and creating a video file system
23 July 2004 Profile XP System Guide
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Binding disks and creating a video file system
Before you can use your Profile XP system, you must create a video file system on the
Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis using the GVG Disk Utility.
Creating a video file system involves:
• Setting the RAID Controller Fibre Channel ID (PFR500s only)
• Binding any unbound disk modules
• Creating and naming the file system
NOTE: Make sure you allow adequate time for binding disk modules into LUNs.
PFR500 and PFR600 controllers bind each LUN in turn, but take less than a
minute for each LUN. PFC500 and PFR700 controllers bind multiple LUNs at the
same time, yet take more than an hour to bind a LUN. Large drive capacities and
multiple LUNs can increase the binding time to 10 hours or more.
NOTE: If you want to use hot spare drives in your system, refer to the procedures
in “Configuring hot spare drives” on page 83.
To create a video file system:
1. Start Configuration Manager using the desktop shortcut or by selecting
Start |
Programs | Profile Applications | Configuration Manager
.