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STORAGE SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.1

071-8461-01
SEPTEMBER 2006

Summary of Contents for K2

Page 1: ...K2 STORAGE SYSTEM Instruction Manual SOFTWARE VERSION 3 1 071 8461 01 SEPTEMBER 2006 ...

Page 2: ...l information regarding Grass Valley Inc trademarks and other proprietary rights may be found at www thomsongrassvalley com Disclaimer Product options and specifications subject to change without notice The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley Inc Grass Valley Inc assumes n...

Page 3: ...7 Creating a new file system 49 Configuring the L1 device Part 2 51 Adding K2 Storage System clients 53 Basic operations for Level 1 storage 53 Level 1 system power off procedure 53 Level 1 system power on procedure 54 Using FTP for file transfer 54 54 Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2 Storage System Level 2 system description 56 Preparing Level 2 devices 57 Setting up the control point PC 57 Setti...

Page 4: ...ng the media server Part 1 123 Configuring RAID 125 Creating a new file system 132 Configuring the media server Part 2 133 Configuring the redundant media server 136 Adding K2 Storage System clients 139 Basic operations for Level 2R storage 140 Level 2R system power off procedure 140 Level 2R system power on procedure 141 Using FTP for file transfer 142 Failover behaviors 143 147 Chapter 5 Install...

Page 5: ...tion 220 Defining a new K2 Storage System 221 Configuring the media server 1A Part 1 223 Configuring RAID 225 Creating a new file system 232 Configuring the media server 1A Part 2 233 Configuring the redundant media server 1B 236 Configuring media server 2A 239 Configuring the redundant media server 2B 242 Adding K2 Storage System clients 245 Basic operations for Level 3R storage 246 Level 3R syst...

Page 6: ...esktop Connection 311 Chapter 10 Managing K2 software About K2 software 313 Software components installed 314 Installing K2 software 315 Re installing Grass Valley software 315 Pre installed software 316 K2 Media Server pre installed software 316 Backup and recovery strategies 317 About the recovery disk image process 317 Creating a recovery disk image for storing on E 319 Creating a recovery disk...

Page 7: ...n or restarting a K2 Media Client 354 Taking a K2 Media Client offline 355 Bringing a K2 Media Client online 355 Adding a K2 Media client 355 Removing a K2 Media Client 356 Identifying K2 Media Client software versions 356 Modifying K2 Media Client control network settings 357 Modifying K2 Media Client media iSCSI network settings 357 Modifying load balancing 357 Using Storage Utility 358 Accessin...

Page 8: ...8 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Contents Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application 377 Index 379 ...

Page 9: ...st be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Do Not Operate Without Covers To avoid electric shock or fire hazard do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Do Not operate in Wet Damp Conditions To avoid electric shock do not operate this product in wet or damp conditions Do Not...

Page 10: ...t can 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 indicates a personal injury hazard immediately accessible as one ...

Page 11: ...onnections 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 R...

Page 12: ...received including interference that may cause undesirable operation Laser Compliance Laser Safety Requirements The device used in this product is a Class 1 certified laser product Operating this product outside specifications or altering its original design may result in hazardous radiation exposure and may be considered an act of modifying or new manufacturing of a laser product under U S regula...

Page 13: ...ed for compliance with ANSI UL60950 CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 00 12 01 2000 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment Third edition IEC 950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment Third edition 1999 EN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment Third Edition 2000 ...

Page 14: ...14 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Safety Summaries ...

Page 15: ...ncluded in this manual Chapter 1 Product Description Provides the product functional description and an overview of the key features Chapter 2 to Chapter 6 These chapters provide procedures for installing configuring and operating the different levels of the K2 Storage System as follows Chapter 2 Installing the Level 1 Storage System Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2 Storage System Chapter 4 Instal...

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Page 17: ...allation and operation of the SD only and the HD SD K2 Media Client including recording and playing clips K2 Media Client User Manual Describes the K2 Media Client and provides instructions for configuring and operating the product K2 Media Client Service Manual Contains information on servicing and maintenance On line Help Systems K2 Media Client Help You can access the on line help through the A...

Page 18: ...al 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 Installation Guide provided with the Dell CD ROM package This g...

Page 19: ...t is available for warranty and contract customers Authorized Support Representative A local authorized support representative may be available in your country To locate the support representative for your country visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site United States 800 547 8949 Toll Free France 33 1 34 20 77 77 Latin America 800 547 8949 Toll Free Germany 49 6155 870 606 ...

Page 20: ...20 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Finding Information ...

Page 21: ...September 6 2006 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 21 Chapter 1 Product Description This chapter describes the K2 Storage System as follows Overview Description on page 22 Key features on page 23 ...

Page 22: ...n this manual for the system description of each of the different levels of storage available as follows Level 1 system description on page 26 Level 2 system description on page 56 Level 2R system description on page 96 Level 3 system description on page 150 Level 3R system description on page 194 Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide for diagrams and explanations of the media file system and ...

Page 23: ...3 5 and 6 storage FTP transfers Standard IT networked storage configurations to fit a wide variety of size and performance requirements Scaling from 100 to 1000MB s Redundancy and fault recovery with no single point of failure Tuned and optimized file system for reliable and robust transaction of media files Best in class storage management for high throughput deterministic performance with load b...

Page 24: ...24 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 1 Product Description ...

Page 25: ...em This chapter includes the following topics Level 1 system description on page 26 Preparing Level 1 devices on page 26 Networking for Level 1 on page 40 Configuring the Level 1 storage system on page 44 Adding K2 Storage System clients on page 53 Basic operations for Level 1 storage on page 53 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 26: ...n for media 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 K2 configuration control point PC is connected to the GigE control network The K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the storage system FTP streaming traffic accesses the K2 Storage System via the FTP GigE p...

Page 27: ...tall and license NetCentral server software You can install this on the NetCentral server PC which can be the K2 configuration control point PC Refer to the NetCentral User Guide Also refer to Control point PC description on page 298 To fix the screen resolution problem seen with NetCentral on the Grass Valley control point PC do the following 1 Go to Display properties right mouse selection of pr...

Page 28: ...considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection Use a direct console connection to the switch start a console session and access the Switch Setup screen to set the IP address The following procedure is for the HP ProCurve switch which is required for iSCSI traffic If you are using a non HP switch for non iSCSI traffic accomplish the same tasks as ...

Page 29: ...12 From the main menu tab to Command Line CLI and press Enter The command prompt appears 13 Type configure to change to configuration mode 14 You now configure an administrator username You can use the default K2 administrator username K2admin or your site s username for administering the K2 Storage System For example to set the username to K2admin type the following 15 password manager user name ...

Page 30: ...rrow key to choose Edit then press Enter d Down arrow until at the bottom of the list of ports e Right arrow over to the Group column f Use the Space bar and set the bottom port to Trk1 On a switch with the 10 Gig ISLs this would be an ISL Port 26 g Set the next port up also to Trk1 On a switch with the 10 Gig ISLs this would be the other ISL Port 25 h Press Enter then right arrow to Save Press En...

Page 31: ...lowing steps are for the HP ProCurve switch which is required for iSCSI traffic If you are using a different switch for non iSCSI traffic accomplish tasks similarly on that switch 1 From the control point PC or another PC make 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 Explore...

Page 32: ...o the following a Select Ctrl Click the trunked ports Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 b Click Modify Selected Ports c For the trunked ports set Port Enabled to Yes The 10 Gig ISL ports are disabled by default so make sure you enable them Leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable d Click Appl...

Page 33: ... ports If you have trunks select the remaining ports the ports not trunked 7 Click Modify Selected Ports 8 Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable 9 Click Apply Settings 10 Choose VLAN Configuration If prompted log in with the switch s administrator username and password ...

Page 34: ...N as follows a In the Media VLAN row click Modify b Select all the odd numbered ports Tip Use Ctrl Click c In the Mode drop down list select 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 13 Click the VLAN Configuration tab 14 If you have a trunk configure the d...

Page 35: ...k is displayed in the Tagged Ports column 17 If you have two switches repeat this procedure for the other switch 18 Close the switch configuration application Setting up the L1 device chassis Do the following to prepare the Level 1 device Install the chassis in its permanent location Refer to the Level 1 Instruction Manual for rack mount instructions Connect the L1 device chassis on page 36 Power ...

Page 36: ...the Level 1 Storage System Connect the L1 device chassis Connect cabling as shown Level 1 Chassis Ethernet Switch Ethernet cables Ethernet cables Connect to media ports FTP port Control port Connect Keyboard Mouse USB Connect VGA monitor Connect to control ports Media iSCSI ports ...

Page 37: ...rk settings Use standard Windows procedures to do the following Power up Verification Power LED Goes on and stays on Service LED Stays off Refer to the Level 1 Instruction Manual if there is a problem Connect and turn on power as shown Release and flip down front bezel Connect power cords Press standby button 115V 230V GV001234 Power LED Service LED 1 2 3 ...

Page 38: ...ement Aurora Edit security features Install SNFS software and K2 software For more information refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide Additional steps that are required for K2 Media Clients include the following If the K2 Media Client connects to the K2 Storage System with a redundant Ethernet fabric such as in Levels 2R and 3R install Multi path I O software For more information refe...

Page 39: ...PC monitored by NetCentral The K2 configuration control point PC must be added to the NetCentral system and fully monitored by NetCentral This especially means that its SNMP trap destination is set to send SNMP traps to the NetCentral server PC This is critical as a SNMP trap is used as the mechanism by which the K2 configuration information is communicated to NetCentral Whether the control point ...

Page 40: ...ted FTP connection to the FTP port While control and FTP traffic is each on its own subnet it is not required that each type of traffic has its own VLAN on GigE switches For example you make both FTP and control connections to the control ports DEFAULT_VLAN on the HP GigE switch Static IP addresses are required for the media network on K2 Storage System iSCSI devices This includes the Level 1 devi...

Page 41: ...ator at your facility to have those IP addresses and names available for your use Establish a consistent convention for machine names and IP addresses It is recommended that you embed a root name or other unique identifier for this particular K2 Storage System in the computer name Also a common convention for IP addresses is to use a numerical pattern or sequence in the IP addresses to indicate de...

Page 42: ...168 101 11 root_raid_1_he0 192 168 100 61 root_gige_1 3 Save the file and exit the text editor 4 Copy the new hosts file onto all the other machines This is easier than editing the file on each machine 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 For ea...

Page 43: ...gige_1 mycorp com 192 168 100 61 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 This verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP address which indicates that on the Control Point PC ...

Page 44: ...our initial configuration make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for Level 1 configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network comm...

Page 45: ...K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard ...

Page 46: ...2 Storage System and type it in the Name box Select Level 1 The Server redundancy option is unchecked and disabled Click Next Page 2 Move clients into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system You cannot change the number of K2 Media Servers or Ethernet Switches as these are pre configured based on the level you selected in the previous page Note The Level 1 device is represented as...

Page 47: ...edia Server in the K2 System Configuration application 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the L1 device for a Level 1 K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Level 1 storage system you should have the following One Gigabit Ethernet switch One K...

Page 48: ...tion This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Level 1 device is as follows SQL Server K2 Server File System Server File System Client SNMP Services If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it on the L1 device before continuing Refer to Chapter 10 Managing K2 software A...

Page 49: ...his page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the L1 device If correctly configured it is already assigned the control network IP address as displayed on ...

Page 50: ...isites for initial configuration on page 44 to confirm that the RAID storage is ready for configuration 1 In Storage Utility click Tools Make New File System The Setting dialog box opens 2 For the Real Time Input Output RTIO rate enter the value specified by your system design If you do not know this value contact your Grass Valley representative 3 If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by onl...

Page 51: ...t the Level 1 chassis however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 6 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until instructed to do so later in this chapter 7 Continue with the next procedure Configuring the L1 device Part 2 1 Return to the Configure K2 Ser...

Page 52: ...dure and follow the instructions related to this message later in the procedure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI the GigE media network and the RAID storage You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapter and the page validates that the media LUNs are visible as iSCSI targets Select the iSCSI adapter and click Modify A network configu...

Page 53: ...rk on your Level 1 storage system Level 1 system power off procedure Level 1 system power on procedure Using FTP for file transfer For other procedures refer to Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System on page 333 Level 1 system power off procedure Use the following sequence to power off the Level 1 storage system 1 Power off all K2 Media clients or other iSCSI clients 2 Power off the L...

Page 54: ...r the duration of the self test the Test LED stays on When the self test completes successfully the Power and Fan Status LEDs remain on the Fault and Test LEDs go off and the port LEDs on the front of the switch go into their normal operational mode which is as follows If the ports are connected to active network devices the LEDs behave according to the LED Mode selected In the default view mode L...

Page 55: ...the following topics Level 2 system description on page 56 Preparing Level 2 devices on page 57 Sending K2 configuration to NetCentral on page 72 Networking for Level 2 on page 74 Configuring the Level 2 storage system on page 78 Adding K2 Storage System clients on page 92 Basic operations for Level 2 storage on page 92 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 56: ... iSCSI interface cards provide a bridge between GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channel SCSI The media 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 L2 RAID chassis is connected via a single Fibre Channel connection to the media server It is also connected to the GigE control network which is requi...

Page 57: ...ystem Guide for rack mount instructions Use a PC that you own and install the required software For either option you must do the following for the control point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application Assign a control network IP address to the PC Refer to Networking tips on page 50 Connect the PC to the GigE control network To use your own PC you must additionally do the following Ve...

Page 58: ...tion on page 59 Set up VLANs on the switch Refer to Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface on page 61 Install the switch in its permanent location Provide power to the switch Connect cables as follows To the media ports make one iSCSI connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client and two iSCSI connections from the media server To the control ports make a connection from eac...

Page 59: ...nsole cable 3 Turn on the PC s power and start the PC terminal program 4 Press Enter two or three times and you will see the copyright page and the message Press any key to continue Press a key and you will then see the switch console command CLI prompt NOTE If you press Enter too many times and get past the log in enter the command EN to get into the command line 5 Type menu choose Switch Configu...

Page 60: ...yping the following snmp server enable traps authentication This allows NetCentral to test the switch to verify that it can send its SNMP trap messages to NetCentral 20 Type menu to get to menu mode When prompted save the configuration 21 If you need a trunk for ISLs to gang switches together use the following steps These steps illustrate trunking the last two ports for the two 10 Gig ISLs which i...

Page 61: ...rsion continue with the next procedure 26 Return to the main menu 27 Choose Reboot Switch to restart the switch 28 You can now use the switch s web browser interface for further configuration as instructed in the next procedure 29 Close the PC terminal program and disconnect the console cable Continue with the next procedure Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface Configuring the GigE sw...

Page 62: ...on then Port Configuration 5 If you do not need trunks such as on a one switch system skip to the next step 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 In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 b Click Modify Selected Ports c For the...

Page 63: ...On the Port Configuration page do one of the following If you do not have trunks select all ports If you have trunks select the remaining ports the ports not trunked 7 Click Modify Selected Ports 8 Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable 9 Click Apply Settings 10 Choose VLAN Configuration If prompted log in with the switch s administrator ...

Page 64: ...rage System 11 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 Click Main Screen to return to VLAN Configuration 12 Configure the Media VLAN as follows a In the Media VLAN row click Modify ...

Page 65: ...gure it as Tagged Media VLAN traffic iSCSI does not go over the trunk 13 Click the VLAN Configuration tab 14 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 In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 c In the Mode drop down list select Tagged then click Apply ...

Page 66: ...owing to prepare the 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 server Connect cables as follows Connect the two 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 one of the Fibre Channel...

Page 67: ...following to prepare the L2 RAID storage devices Install the chassis in its permanent location Refer to the L2 RAID Instruction Manual for rack mount instructions Assign Fibre Channel address ID on page 68 Connect the L2 RAID chassis on page 68 Assign chassis address on Expansion chassis on page 69 Power on the L2 RAID chassis on page 71 In addition you will configure network settings SNMP setting...

Page 68: ...onnect the L2 RAID chassis Connect Ethernet and diagnostic cabling as shown in the following diagram Be aware of the following cabling requirements of the Level 2 storage devices Each L2 RAID chassis has a single connection to the Ethernet fabric through its LAN card The Expansion Adapter on the L2 RAID Expansion chassis requires a diagnostic Set a Fibre Channel address on the L2 RAID controller 0...

Page 69: ...is address is fixed at 0 so no configuration is required However if you have a L2 RAID Expansion chassis you must set its chassis address to 1 as shown in the following illustration Also verify that the diagnostic ID switches are in the position shown Install Ethernet and diagnostic cabling as shown Ethernet Switch Ethernet cable L2 RAID Chassis L2 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed Diagnostic ca...

Page 70: ... or otherwise reconfigure storage If you connect a L2 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system Set the chassis address to 1 on both L2 RAID Expansion adapters 1 Chassis Address 1 ID 0 4 3 2 1 ON ...

Page 71: ...vel 2R 3R or other redundant K2 Storage System K2 Media Clients have one connection to the A media iSCSI network and one connection to the B media iSCSI network Other iSCSI clients with just one media port connect to either the A or the B network POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE Power Cords 115V 230V Power up Verification Ready LEDs on RAID controllers are steady ON Front panel Power LED is ON Servic...

Page 72: ...ontrol network Device providers installed A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System For a Level 2 storage system the following device providers must be installed Control point PC device provider This is the Windows monitoring device provider K2 Media Server device provider HP Gigabit Switch device provider or Cisco Gigabit Swit...

Page 73: ...ically changes its view of the K2 Storage System whenever you use the K2 System Configuration application to do one of the following Remove a K2 Storage System Rename a K2 Storage System Add a device to a K2 Storage System Remove a device from a K2 Storage System Refer to the NetCentral User Guide to set up the NetCentral system After installing a device provider you can find additional documentat...

Page 74: ...FTP connection to the FTP port While control and FTP traffic is each on its own subnet it is not required that each type of traffic has its own VLAN on GigE switches For example you make both FTP and control connections to the control ports DEFAULT_VLAN on the HP GigE switch Static IP addresses are required for the media network on K2 Storage System iSCSI devices This includes K2 Media Servers gen...

Page 75: ...addresses and names needed for the machines in your K2 system Work with the network administrator at your facility to have those IP addresses and names available for your use Establish a consistent convention for machine names and IP addresses It is recommended that you embed a root name or other unique identifier for this particular K2 Storage System in the computer name Also a common convention ...

Page 76: ...plication C Windows system32 drivers etc hosts 2 Enter all IP addresses with machine names The text format is simple First type the Ethernet IP address then use the TAB key or Space bar to insert a few spaces Then type the machine name Here is an example 192 168 100 11 root_server_1 192 168 101 11 root_server_1_he0 192 168 100 51 root_raid_1 192 168 100 61 root_gige_1 3 Save the file and exit the ...

Page 77: ...e ping root_gige_1 4 Press Enter The ping command should return the IP address of the device as in the following example Pinging root_gige_1 mycorp com 192 168 100 61 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127...

Page 78: ...lier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for Level 2 configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices Power on Ethernet switch Ethernet cables connected Control network...

Page 79: ...K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard ...

Page 80: ...age Do this Page 1 Create a name for your Level 2 K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box Select Level 2 The Server redundancy option is unchecked and disabled Click Next Page 2 Move clients into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system You cannot change the number of K2 Media Servers or Ethernet Switches as these are pre configured based on the level you selected in the prev...

Page 81: ...PrimaryK2Server 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the media server for a Level 2 K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Level 2 storage system you should have the following One Gigabit Ethernet switch One K2 Media Server The number and type o...

Page 82: ...This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on the Level 2 K2 Media Server is as follows SQL Server K2 Server File System Server File System Client SNMP Services If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it on the media server before continuing Refer to Chapter 10 Managing K2 s...

Page 83: ...k Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the media server If correctly configured it is already assigned the control network IP addr...

Page 84: ... is a single entity on the control network In addition the RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name public If your site s policies require using a different SNMP community name contact your Grass Valley representative To configure these settings do the following 1 Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure If the...

Page 85: ... to save settings and close 7 In Storage Utility click View Refresh Continue with the next procedure Binding disk modules Binding disk modules Use the following procedure to bind disk modules as required for the Level 2 storage system NOTE Binding destroys all user data on the disks 1 In the Storage Utility main window identify bound LUNs and unbound disks by their placement in the hierarchy of th...

Page 86: ...e Level 2 Storage System 2 To bind unbound disks for media storage do the following a Right click the Unbound node for a controller then select Bind LUNs in the context menu The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list ...

Page 87: ...at these steps for other unbound disks If specified by your system design you can bind some disks as Hot Spares as explained in Binding Hot Spare drives on page 369 When you are done if you did not bind any extra Hot Spares you should have the following results For Level two storage you should have three RAID 3 LUNs of five disks each on a RAID storage device If you have the optional Expansion cha...

Page 88: ...For the Real Time Input Output RTIO rate enter the value specified by your system design If you do not know this value contact your Grass Valley representative 3 If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked If accessed by Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide for instructions 4 Click OK The Configuration Fil...

Page 89: ...complete 5 A message informs you that you must restart the media server however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 6 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until instructed to do so later in this chapter 7 Continue with the next procedure Configuring the...

Page 90: ...n one of its main roles as a file system server The media server also functions as a file system client which is also checked from this page Click Check When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct click Next If you get a The V will not be available until this device is rebooted message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the instructions related to this message lat...

Page 91: ...pter and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the media network IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Do the same for the other iSCSI adapter Click Check The Validation Report opens Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful Close the Validation Report and then click Next Database Server Configuration You do not need to enter or configure anything on this pa...

Page 92: ...intaining the K2 Storage System on page 333 Level 2 system power off procedure Use the following sequence to power off the Level 2 storage system 1 Power off all K2 Media clients or other iSCSI clients 2 Shut down the K2 Media Server 3 Power off the primary RAID controller chassis If expansion chassis are connected make sure the power off of the controller chassis is prior to or simultaneous with ...

Page 93: ... than 60 seconds or they start blinking the self test has not completed correctly Refer to the manual you received with the switch for troubleshooting information 3 Power on RAID storage devices Power on expansion chassis if present prior to or simultaneous with the power on for the main Fibre Channel chassis NOTE Always power on the RAID Expansion chassis prior to or simultaneously with the RAID ...

Page 94: ...94 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2 Storage System ...

Page 95: ...tem This chapter includes the following topics Level 2R system description on page 96 Preparing Level 2R devices on page 97 Networking for Level 2R on page 115 Configuring the Level 2R storage system on page 120 Adding K2 Storage System clients on page 139 Basic operations for Level 2R storage on page 140 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 96: ...eparate Each K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media 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 media server hosts iSCSI interface cards for the GigE media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection The iSCSI interface cards prov...

Page 97: ...tem Setting up the control point PC on page 97 Setting up the Level 2R redundant GigE switches on page 98 Setting up the K2 media server on page 106 Setting up the L2 RAID chassis on page 108 Preparing K2 Storage System clients on page 112 Setting up the control point PC To set up the K2 configuration control point PC you have the following options Use the Grass Valley control point PC that comes ...

Page 98: ...n HP switch apply the information accordingly Refer to the documentation you received with the switch as necessary Also refer to Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 You need at least two switches so that the A media iSCSI network and the B media iSCSI network each have their own switch Use CAT5 or higher cables The maximum cable length is 50 meters Assign an IP address and logo...

Page 99: ...em 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 299 and Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection NOTE Make sure you check the switch firmware and upgrade if necessary as instructed at the end of this proc...

Page 100: ...n menu 12 From the main menu tab to Command Line CLI and press Enter The command prompt appears 13 Type configure to change to configuration mode 14 You now configure an administrator username You can use the default K2 administrator username K2admin or your site s username for administering the K2 Storage System For example to set the username to K2admin type the following 15 password manager use...

Page 101: ...arrow key to choose Edit then press Enter d Down arrow until at the bottom of the list of ports e Right arrow over to the Group column f Use the Space bar and set the bottom port to Trk1 On a switch with the 10 Gig ISLs this would be an ISL Port 26 g Set the next port up also to Trk1 On a switch with the 10 Gig ISLs this would be the other ISL Port 25 h Press Enter then right arrow to Save Press E...

Page 102: ... systems with two switches do the following on each switch The following steps are for the HP ProCurve switch which is required for iSCSI traffic If you are using a different switch for non iSCSI traffic accomplish tasks similarly on that switch 1 From the control point PC or another PC make sure that you have a direct Ethernet cable connection to the switch with no switches routers proxies or oth...

Page 103: ...o the following a Select Ctrl Click the trunked ports Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 b Click Modify Selected Ports c For the trunked ports set Port Enabled to Yes The 10 Gig ISL ports are disabled by default so make sure you enable them Leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable d Click Appl...

Page 104: ...ect all ports If you have trunks select the remaining ports the ports not trunked 7 Click Modify Selected Ports 8 Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable 9 Click Apply Settings 10 Choose VLAN Configuration If prompted log in with the switch s administrator username and password ...

Page 105: ...N as follows a In the Media VLAN row click Modify b Select all the odd numbered ports Tip Use Ctrl Click c In the Mode drop down list select 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 13 Click the VLAN Configuration tab 14 If you have a trunk configure the d...

Page 106: ...LAN the trunk is displayed in the Tagged Ports column 17 If you have two switches repeat this procedure for the other switch 18 Close the switch configuration application Setting up the K2 media server Do the following to prepare each 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...

Page 107: ...database 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 and has a pin configuration as follows 1 4 2 3 3 2 4 1 6 5 5 6 4 7 8 8 7 9 No Connect Assign a control network IP address to GigE...

Page 108: ...09 Assign chassis address on Expansion chassis on page 110 Power on the L2 RAID chassis on page 112 In addition you will configure network settings SNMP settings and bind LUNs These tasks are part of the K2 System Configuration application and Storage Utility procedures later in this chapter The process of binding LUNs can take a significant amount of time as much as eight hours so you might want ...

Page 109: ...s ID on the L2 RAID refer to the following diagram Connect the L2 RAID chassis Connect Ethernet and diagnostic cabling as shown in the following diagram Be aware of the following cabling requirements of the Level 2 storage devices Set a unique Fibre Channel address on both L2 RAID controllers 0 2 Address ID 2 0 1 Address ID 1 Connect Fibre Channel cabling L2 RAID Chassis L2 RAID Expansion Chassis ...

Page 110: ...dress on Expansion chassis Every chassis must have a chassis address The Level two RAID chassis address is fixed at 0 so no configuration is required However if you have a L2 RAID Expansion chassis you must set its chassis address to 1 as shown in the following illustration Also verify that the diagnostic ID switches are in the position shown Install Ethernet and diagnostic cabling as shown Ethern...

Page 111: ...rwise reconfigure storage If you connect a L2 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system Set the chassis address to 1 on both L2 RAID Expansion adapters 1 Chassis Address 1 ID 0 4 3 2 1 ON ...

Page 112: ...If a Level 2R 3R or other redundant K2 Storage System K2 Media Clients have one connection to the A media iSCSI network and one connection to the B media iSCSI network Other iSCSI clients with just one media port connect to either the A or the B network POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE Power Cords 115V 230V Power up Verification Ready LEDs on RAID controllers are steady ON Front panel Power LED is ON...

Page 113: ...l network Device providers installed A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System For a Level 2R storage system the following device providers must be installed Control point PC device provider This is the Windows monitoring device provider K2 Media Server device provider HP Gigabit Switch device provider or Cisco Gigabit Switch d...

Page 114: ...utomatically changes its view of the K2 Storage System whenever you use the K2 System Configuration application to do one of the following Remove a K2 Storage System Rename a K2 Storage System Add a device to a K2 Storage System Remove a device from a K2 Storage System Refer to the NetCentral User Guide to set up the NetCentral system After installing a device provider you can find additional docu...

Page 115: ...eparate subnets The real time iSCSI traffic of the media networks A and B is kept separate from traffic that is not real time such as that of the streaming FTP network and the control network This separation is provided by dedicated Gigabit ports cables and by a dedicated VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port If the server takes the role of F...

Page 116: ...ed and each media port is assigned to a different media iSCSI network which is required for redundancy Also refer to About networks and FTP on page 330 and Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Use the following procedures as necessary to implement your networking strategies NOTE It is recommended that you configure Media network iSCSI IP addresses and Streaming network IP addres...

Page 117: ...a Server s FTP streaming network IP address Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide for more information To edit the hosts file manually Computer name Device type Streaming network addresses Control network addresses Media network addresses Comments root_server_1 Media server 192 168 101 11a a This IP address must resolve to hostname root_server_1_he0 192 168 100 11 192 168 99 11 These two serve...

Page 118: ...e _he0 suffix to the hostname but then associate that hostname with the K2 Media Server s FTP streaming network IP address not the K2 Media Client s IP address Aliasing K2 Media Client hostnames in this 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 source destination ...

Page 119: ...2 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 This verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP address which indicates that on the Control Point PC the host table entry is correct 5 Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP addresses 6 Go to ea...

Page 120: ...rlier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for Level 2R configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices Power on Ethernet switch Ethernet cables connected Control netwo...

Page 121: ... K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard...

Page 122: ...e On this page Do this Page 1 Create a name for your Level 2R K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box Select Level 2 Select the Server redundancy option Click Next Page 2 Move clients into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system You cannot change the number of K2 Media Servers or Ethernet Switches as these are pre configured based on the level you selected in the previous pa...

Page 123: ...imaryK2Server 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the media server for a Level 2R K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Level 2R storage system you should have the following Two Gigabit Ethernet switches Two K2 Media Servers The number and typ...

Page 124: ...redundant leave all roles selected Click Next Software Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on the Level 2R K2 Media Server A is as follows SQL Server K2 Server File System Server File System Client SNMP Services If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it...

Page 125: ...et port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the media server If correctly configured it is already assigned the control network IP address as displayed on this page Select the other port and click...

Page 126: ...tional Expansion chassis is a single entity on the control network In addition the RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name public If your site s policies require using a different SNMP community name contact your Grass Valley representative To configure these settings do the following 1 Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the p...

Page 127: ... to save settings and close 7 In Storage Utility click View Refresh Continue with the next procedure Binding disk modules Binding disk modules Use the following procedure to bind disk modules as required for the Level 2R storage system NOTE Binding destroys all user data on the disks 1 In the Storage Utility main window identify bound LUNs and unbound disks by their placement in the hierarchy of t...

Page 128: ...n page 369 for more information View disk properties and identify the four disks you will use for the RAID 1 LUNs the one Hot Spare disk any other disks that you intend to use for Hot Spares and the remainder of the disks that are available for media storage LUNs Make sure you select disks appropriately as you bind LUNs in the remainder of this procedure 2 For systems that use RAID 1 LUNs you must...

Page 129: ...e Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process The Progress Report dialog box opens showing the status of the binding process f Close the Progress Report and repeat the previous steps selecting two more contiguous disks to create another RAID 1 LUN for journal storage These should be the next two disks in the primary RAID chassis g Make the fifth disk in the primary RAID chassis a Hot Spar...

Page 130: ...elect RAID 3 c In the Available Disks box select five contiguous disks at the top of the list TIP Use shift click or control click to select disks d Click the add arrow button to add disks to the Selected Disks list NOTE As an aid in identifying a disk module s physical location select it in the Selected Disks list then click Identify Disks This causes the disk drive light to flash e Click OK to c...

Page 131: ...RAID 1 LUNs of two disks each one Hot Spare disk and two RAID 3 LUN of five disks each If you have the optional Expansion chassis you would have an additional three RAID 3 LUNs of five disks each NOTE Controllers can take several hours to bind a LUN Make sure you initiate multiple simultaneous binding processes to reduce the overall time g Upon 100 completion click Close in Progress Report window ...

Page 132: ...ate enter the value specified by your system design If you do not know this value contact your Grass Valley representative 3 If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked If accessed by Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide for instructions 4 Click OK The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens 5 If you have RAID 1...

Page 133: ...ease wait message box displays progress and a succeeded message confirms the process is complete 7 A message informs you that you must restart the media server however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 8 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until inst...

Page 134: ... system server The media server also functions as a file system client which is also checked from this page Enter the name or IP address of the redundant media server server B Click Check When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct click Next If you get a The V will not be available until this device is rebooted message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the instr...

Page 135: ...the media LUNs are visible as iSCSI targets For Level 2 redundant select Primary Select an iSCSI adapter and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the media network IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Do the same for the other iSCSI adapter Click Check The Validation Report opens Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful Close the Validation Report and the...

Page 136: ...r wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the server for a Level 2R K2 Storage System as described in the following table Some screens require no input from you as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously configured media server Completing the Configuration Wizard Click Finish The wizard closes The K2 Media Server restarts Wait until all startup processes ...

Page 137: ...g the software click Check Software When all required software reports as Installed click Next NOTE QuickTime 7 is also required Network Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Conf...

Page 138: ...d message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the instructions related to this message later in the procedure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI the GigE media network and the Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapters and the page validates that the Fibre Channel ada...

Page 139: ...onfigurations for the Level 2R K2 Storage System are complete Adding K2 Storage System clients You can add now clients such as K2 Media Clients or Aurora Edits to the K2 Storage System and configure them using the K2 System Configuration application For Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide for instructions For K2 Media Clients refer to K2 Media Client System Guide for i...

Page 140: ...age system tree Then click the Server Control Panel button The Server Control Panel opens 3 Take note of which is the primary K2 Media Server and which is the backup K2 Media Server The order in which you put servers back into service when you power up the K2 Storage System is dependent on their primary backup roles at the time when you power down the K2 Storage System 4 For the backup K2 Media Se...

Page 141: ...fully the Power and Fan Status LEDs remain on the Fault and Test LEDs go off and the port LEDs on the front of the switch go into their normal operational mode which is as follows If the ports are connected to active network devices the LEDs behave according to the LED Mode selected In the default view mode Link the LEDs should be on If the ports are not connected to active network devices the LED...

Page 142: ...er on the backup K2 Media Server This is the server that Server Control Panel reported was backup when you last powered down the K2 Storage System Flip down the front bezel and press the stand by button The LCD display lights during normal system operation Wait until start up processes are complete before proceeding When the server responds to the ping command startup is complete If you are not su...

Page 143: ... traffic and or paths involving K2 Media Servers with other roles are not illustrated Pre failover behavior The system operates initially with both media and control traffic on GigE switch A and K2 Media Server A Media iSCSI traffic is using media network A The iSCSI adapters TOEs on the A K2 Media Server provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage K2 Media Server A is the media fil...

Page 144: ...witch and across an ISL to GigE switch A to reach the same control port on the same K2 Media Server 3 Media iSCSI traffic keeps using the same path 4 K2 Media Server A is still the media file system database server The media file system SNFS and media database SQL do not fail over 5 The other K2 Media Clients not affected by the connection failure keep using the same paths for media and control as...

Page 145: ... 4 The other K2 Media Clients not affected by the component failure keep using the same paths for media and control as in the previous diagram Pre failover behavior This means the K2 Media Clients unaffected by the failover are using the iSCSI adapter TOE on the A K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage while at the same time the affected K2 Media Clients are ...

Page 146: ... Media Clients use an iSCSI adapter TOE on the B K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage 3 All K2 Media Clients keep communicating on the same control port finding a new path through GigE switch A and across an ISL to GigE switch B to reach K2 Media Server B Either of the Media iSCSI network A connections between the GigE switch and the K2 Media Server The con...

Page 147: ... media port finding a path through GigE switch B to K2 Media Server B All K2 Media Clients use an iSCSI adapter TOE on the B K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage 3 For all K2 Media Clients communication fails on the control port so the control team fails over and communication begins on the other control port 4 For all K2 Media Clients control communication...

Page 148: ...148 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 4 Installing the Level 2R Storage System ...

Page 149: ...This chapter includes the following topics Level 3 system description on page 150 Preparing Level 3 devices on page 151 Networking for Level 3 on page 168 Configuring the Level 3 storage system on page 173 Adding K2 Storage System clients on page 189 Basic operations for Level 3 storage on page 190 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 150: ...ach K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media one GigE connection for control and one Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage Only the K2 Media Server in the role of FTP server has the GigE connection for FTP K2 Media Servers host iSCSI interface cards for the GigE media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection The iSCSI interface cards provide a bridge be...

Page 151: ... options Use the Grass Valley control point PC that comes from the factory with software pre installed This includes the K2 System Configuration application remote AppCenter and NetCentral software Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide for rack mount instructions Use a PC that you own and install the required software For either option you must do the following for the control point PC that ru...

Page 152: ... switch Refer to Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection on page 153 Set up VLANs on the switch Refer to Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface on page 155 Install the switch in its permanent location Provide power to the switch Connect cables as follows To the media ports make one iSCSI connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client and two iSCSI connections from ...

Page 153: ...onsole cable 3 Turn on the PC s power and start the PC terminal program 4 Press Enter two or three times and you will see the copyright page and the message Press any key to continue Press a key and you will then see the switch console command CLI prompt NOTE If you press Enter too many times and get past the log in enter the command EN to get into the command line 5 Type menu choose Switch Config...

Page 154: ...yping the following snmp server enable traps authentication This allows NetCentral to test the switch to verify that it can send its SNMP trap messages to NetCentral 20 Type menu to get to menu mode When prompted save the configuration 21 If you need a trunk for ISLs to gang switches together use the following steps These steps illustrate trunking the last two ports for the two 10 Gig ISLs which i...

Page 155: ...rsion continue with the next procedure 26 Return to the main menu 27 Choose Reboot Switch to restart the switch 28 You can now use the switch s web browser interface for further configuration as instructed in the next procedure 29 Close the PC terminal program and disconnect the console cable Continue with the next procedure Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface Configuring the GigE sw...

Page 156: ...ion then Port Configuration 5 If you do not need trunks such as on a one switch system skip to the next step 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 In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 b Click Modify Selected Ports c For th...

Page 157: ...On the Port Configuration page do one of the following If you do not have trunks select all ports If you have trunks select the remaining ports the ports not trunked 7 Click Modify Selected Ports 8 Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable 9 Click Apply Settings 10 Choose VLAN Configuration If prompted log in with the switch s administrator ...

Page 158: ...orage System 11 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 Click Main Screen to return to VLAN Configuration 12 Configure the Media VLAN as follows a In the Media VLAN row click Modify ...

Page 159: ...igure it as Tagged Media VLAN traffic iSCSI does not go over the trunk 13 Click the VLAN Configuration tab 14 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 In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 c In the Mode drop down list select Tagged then click Apply...

Page 160: ... prepare each 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 Connect the two 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 one of the Fib...

Page 161: ...ollowing to prepare the L3 RAID storage devices Install the chassis in its permanent location Refer to the L3 RAID Instruction Manual for rack mount instructions Assign Fibre Channel address ID on page 162 Connect the L3 RAID chassis on page 162 Assign chassis address on Expansion chassis on page 163 Power on the L3 RAID chassis on page 165 In addition you will configure network settings SNMP sett...

Page 162: ... Connect Ethernet cabling as shown in the following diagram Connect Fibre Channel cabling L3 RAID Chassis Connect Expansion Chassis in order alternating between DL1 and DL0 These Expansion Chassis connected to DL1 These Expansion Chassis connected to DL0 DL0 DL1 2nd L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed 4th L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed 6th L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed 3rd L3 R...

Page 163: ...ver if you have any L3 RAID Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration One each Expansion Chassis set the same address on both Expansion adapters regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller L3 RAID Chassis Install L3 RAID Ethernet cabling as shown Ethernet Switch Expansion Chassis have no dire...

Page 164: ... L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed set the same chassis address on both Expansion adapters 1 Chassis Address on RAID Chassis is pre set Do not attempt to change this setting Chassis Address 2 Chassis Address 1 Chassis Address 0 3 Chassis Address 3 3 Chassis Address 3 2 Chassis Address 2 1 Chassis Address 1 0 Chassis Address 0 2 DL0 DL1 L3 RAID Chassis Expansion Chassis 2 Expansion Chassis 4 E...

Page 165: ... connection to the A media iSCSI network and one connection to the B media iSCSI network Other iSCSI clients with just one media port connect to either the A or the B network Additional steps that are required for Aurora Edits include the following POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE Power Cords 115V 230V Power up Verification DIR and SVP LEDs on the RAID controllers are blinking green Disk Link LED is ...

Page 166: ...or each type of device in the K2 Storage System For a Level 3 storage system the following device providers must be installed Control point PC device provider This is the Windows monitoring device provider K2 Media Server device provider HP Gigabit Switch device provider or Cisco Gigabit Switch device provider K2 Media Client device provider if any K2 Media Clients are accessing the Level 3 storag...

Page 167: ...K2 System Configuration application to do one of the following Remove a K2 Storage System Rename a K2 Storage System Add a device to a K2 Storage System Remove a device from a K2 Storage System Refer to the NetCentral User Guide to set up the NetCentral system After installing a device provider you can find additional documentation about monitoring that type of device on the NetCentral Help menu ...

Page 168: ...ion to the FTP port While control and FTP traffic is each on its own subnet it is not required that each type of traffic has its own VLAN on GigE switches For example you make both FTP and control connections to the control ports DEFAULT_VLAN on the HP GigE switch Static IP addresses are required for the media network on K2 Storage System iSCSI devices This includes K2 Media Servers generic iSCSI ...

Page 169: ...etworking strategies NOTE It is recommended that you configure Media network iSCSI IP addresses and Streaming network IP addresses using the K2 System Configuration application rather than doing so on the local machine using standard Windows procedures Networking tips Before beginning network configuration determine the IP addresses and names needed for the machines in your K2 system Work with the...

Page 170: ...r to the K2 Media Client System Guide for more information To edit the hosts file manually 1 Open the following file using Notepad or some other text editing application C Windows system32 drivers etc hosts 2 Enter all IP addresses with machine names The text format is simple First type the Ethernet IP address then use the TAB key or Space bar to insert a few spaces Then type the machine name Here...

Page 171: ... is to attempt a transfer in which the source destination is incorrectly specified as the K2 Media Client The host file aliasing corrects this mistake and redirects to the K2 Media Server which is the correct transfer source destination 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 Do not enter media iSCSI network IP...

Page 172: ...is verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP address which indicates that on the Control Point PC the host table entry is correct 5 Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP addresses 6 Go to each Windows device in the K2 Storage System and repeat this procedure This verifies that network communication is correct to and ...

Page 173: ...fer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for Level 3 configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices Power on Ethernet switch Ethernet cables connec...

Page 174: ...pen the K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 System...

Page 175: ...this Page 1 Create a name for your Level 3 K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box Select Level 3 The Server redundancy option is unchecked and disabled Click Next Page 2 Move clients into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system You cannot change the number of K2 Media Servers or Ethernet Switches as these are pre configured based on the level you selected in the previous pa...

Page 176: ...elect PrimaryK2Server 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the media server for a Level 3 K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Level 3 storage system you should have the following One Gigabit Ethernet switch Two K2 Media Servers The number and...

Page 177: ...ext Software Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Level 3 K2 Media Server 1 is as follows SQL Server K2 Server File System Server File System Client SNMP Services If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it on the media server before continuing Refer ...

Page 178: ...hernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports For Level 3 since this server does not take the role of FTP server configuring the second port here for the FTP streaming network is not required The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with th...

Page 179: ... the SNMP community name public If your site s policies require using a different SNMP community name contact your Grass Valley representative To configure these settings do the following 1 Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure If the RAID chassis has two controllers you will configure the network settings on the controller connected to me...

Page 180: ... also configure network settings on the other controller You can do this when you configure the K2 media server connected to the other controller 8 In Storage Utility click View Refresh Continue with the next procedure Binding disk modules Binding disk modules Use the following procedure to bind disk modules as required for the Level 3 storage system NOTE Binding destroys all user data on the disk...

Page 181: ...ring RAID 2 To bind unbound disks for media storage do the following a Right click the Unbound node for a controller then select Bind LUNs in the context menu The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list ...

Page 182: ... and begin the binding process The Progress Report dialog box opens showing the status of the binding process f Close the Progress Report and repeat these steps for other unbound disks If specified by your system design you can bind some disks as Hot Spares as explained in Binding Hot Spare drives on page 369 When you are done if you did not bind any extra Hot Spares you should have the following ...

Page 183: ...torage Utility click Tools Make New File System The Setting dialog box opens 2 For the Real Time Input Output RTIO rate enter the value specified by your system design If you do not know this value contact your Grass Valley representative 3 If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked If accessed by Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Sh...

Page 184: ...ss is complete 5 A message informs you that you must restart the media server however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 6 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until instructed to do so later in this chapter 7 Continue with the next procedure Configuri...

Page 185: ... of its main roles as a file system server The media server also functions as a file system client which is also checked from this page Click Check When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct click Next If you get a The V will not be available until this device is rebooted message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the instructions related to this message later in...

Page 186: ...SI adapter and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the media network IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Do the same for the other iSCSI adapter Click Check The Validation Report opens Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful Close the Validation Report and then click Next Database Server Configuration You do not need to enter or configure anything on t...

Page 187: ... as server 2 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the server for a Level 3 K2 Storage System as described in the following table Some screens require no input from you as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously configured media server On this page Do this Define server roles Enter the name for the me...

Page 188: ...When all required software reports as Installed click Next NOTE QuickTime 7 is also required Network Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicati...

Page 189: ...n check is successful click Next iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI the GigE media network and the RAID storage You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapter and the page validates that the media LUNs are visible as iSCSI targets For Level 3 select Primary Select an iSCSI adapter and click Modify A network configuration dialog box ope...

Page 190: ...e K2 Media Server that is the media file system and database server 3 Shut down the K2 Media Server that is the FTP server 4 Power off the primary RAID controller chassis If expansion chassis are connected make sure the power off of the controller chassis is prior to or simultaneous with the power off of its connected expansion chassis Wait approximately 30 seconds for the disk drives to spin down...

Page 191: ...anual you received with the switch for troubleshooting information 3 Power on RAID storage devices Power on expansion chassis if present prior to or simultaneous with the power on for the main Fibre Channel chassis NOTE Always power on the RAID Expansion chassis prior to or simultaneously with the RAID Controller chassis Verify that start up indicators show normal start up processes as follows DIR...

Page 192: ... to Chapter 11 FTP on the K2 Storage System 6 Power on K2 Media Clients and other iSCSI clients Record play operations are successful NOTE K2 Media Clients and iSCSI clients will not connect and will have to be restarted if the primary K2 Media Server is not fully up and running when the clients are started Device Verification instructions ...

Page 193: ...tem This chapter includes the following topics Level 3R system description on page 194 Preparing Level 3R devices on page 195 Networking for Level 3R on page 215 Configuring the Level 3R storage system on page 220 Adding K2 Storage System clients on page 246 Basic operations for Level 3R storage on page 247 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 194: ...e B media port goes to the B GigE switch The GigE switches are configured with V LANs to keep the control FTP and media iSCSI traffic separate Each K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media one GigE connection for control and one Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage Only K2 Media Servers with the role of FTP server 2A and 2B have the GigE connection for FTP All GigE connections on...

Page 195: ...on runs on this PC for configuring the storage system FTP streaming traffic accesses the K2 Storage System via the FTP GigE port on K2 Media Servers FTP streaming traffic does not go to K2 Media Clients Refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices for more information Also refer to Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Preparing Level 3R devices Use the topics in this sec...

Page 196: ...b set the DPI setting to Normal size 96 DPI 5 Restart the PC Setting up the Level 3R redundant GigE switches These procedures are for the HP ProCurve switch You must use the HP ProCurve switch for iSCSI traffic However 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 appl...

Page 197: ...AID controller 1 Also make the control network connection and the FTP network connection from media server 1B and from media server 2B 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 th...

Page 198: ...t the PC to the switch s Console Port using the console cable included with the switch If your PC or terminal has a 25 pin serial connector first attach 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 and you will see the copyright page and the message Press any key to continue Pr...

Page 199: ... For example if the IP address is 192 168 40 11 and the community is public you type the following snmp server host public 192 168 40 11 19 Enable Authentication traps by typing the following snmp server enable traps authentication This allows NetCentral to test the switch to verify that it can send its SNMP trap messages to NetCentral 20 Type menu to get to menu mode When prompted save the config...

Page 200: ...witch Then continue with the next procedure Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface If the version is the currently supported version continue with the next procedure 26 Return to the main menu 27 Choose Reboot Switch to restart the switch 28 You can now use the switch s web browser interface for further configuration as instructed in the next procedure 29 Close the PC terminal program a...

Page 201: ...res Java You can also access the switch s configuration application from the K2 System Configuration application 4 In the switch s configuration application choose Configuration then Port Configuration 5 If you do not need trunks such as on a one switch system skip to the next step in this procedure If you need trunks such as on a two switch system with ISLs do the following a Select Ctrl Click th...

Page 202: ...enable them Leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable d Click Apply Settings 6 On the Port Configuration page do one of the following If you do not have trunks select all ports If you have trunks select the remaining ports the ports not trunked 7 Click Modify Selected Ports 8 Make sure Port Enabled is set to Yes leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable 9 Cl...

Page 203: ...ed log in with the switch s administrator username and password 11 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 Click Main Screen to return to VLAN Configuration 12 Configure the Media VLAN as follows a In the Media VLAN row click Modify ...

Page 204: ...ot configure it as Tagged Media VLAN traffic iSCSI does not go over the trunk 13 Click the VLAN Configuration tab 14 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 In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 c In the Mode drop down list select Tagged then clic...

Page 205: ...r 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 Connect the two iSCSI interface ports to media ports on the GigE switch Connect A servers to the A GigE switch Connect B servers to the B GigE switch Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the Gig...

Page 206: ...Windows procedures Refer to Networking tips on page 50 Change the hostname Use standard Windows procedures Configure SNMP properties so the trap destination points to the NetCentral server PC Use standard Windows procedures If you are not using the SNMP community name public configure the community name and set permissions to RW Also make sure that the Authentication trap is enabled Also refer to ...

Page 207: ... the L3R RAID chassis amount of time as much as eight hours so you might want to put priority on the tasks necessary to start the LUN binding process then catch up with other tasks while the LUNs are binding Also refer to K2 Level 3 RAID storage description on page 305 ...

Page 208: ... pre set at the factory Connect the L3R RAID chassis If you have one or two expansion chassis connect RAID storage for a Level 3 redundant system as follows Connect Fibre Channel cabling L3 RAID Chassis Media servers 1A and 1B are a redundant pair Media servers 2A and 2B are a redundant pair Do not connect any Expansion Chassis to DL0 Connect Expansion Chassis 1 2 to DL1 DL0 DL0 DL1 DL1 2nd L3 RAI...

Page 209: ...ibre Channel cabling L3 RAID Chassis Media servers 1A and 1B are a redundant pair Media servers 2A and 2B are a redundant pair Connect Expansion Chassis 1 to DL0 DL0 DL0 DL1 DL1 1st L3 RAID Expansion Chassis 3rd L3 RAID Expansion Chassis 2nd L3 RAID Expansion Chassis 4th L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed 5th L3 RAID Expansion Chassis if installed Connect Expansion Chassis 2 5 to DL1 To media ...

Page 210: ... any L3R RAID Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration One each Expansion Chassis set the same address on both Expansion adapters regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller L3 RAID Chassis Install L3 RAID Ethernet cabling as shown Ethernet Switch Expansion Chassis have no direct Ethernet co...

Page 211: ... 1 Chassis Address 0 3 Chassis Address 3 2 Chassis Address 2 1 Chassis Address 1 DL0 DL0 DL1 DL1 Regardless of how many Expansion Chassis you have or the DL0 DL1 connection pattern for the first Expansion Chassis connected to DL1 set the Chassis Address to 0 Then on the remaining Expansion Chassis connected to DL1 set Chassis Addresses sequentially Expansion Chassis if installed Expansion Chassis ...

Page 212: ...have one connection to the A media iSCSI network and one connection to the B media iSCSI network Other iSCSI clients with just one media port connect to either the A or the B network Additional steps that are required for Aurora Edits include the following POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE Power Cords 115V 230V Power up Verification DIR and SVP LEDs on the RAID controllers are blinking green Disk Link...

Page 213: ...h type of device in the K2 Storage System For a Level 3R storage system the following device providers must be installed Control point PC device provider This is the Windows monitoring device provider K2 Media Server device provider HP Gigabit Switch device provider or Cisco Gigabit Switch device provider K2 Media Client device provider if any K2 Media Clients are accessing the Level 3R storage sy...

Page 214: ... the K2 System Configuration application to do one of the following Remove a K2 Storage System Rename a K2 Storage System Add a device to a K2 Storage System Remove a device from a K2 Storage System Refer to the NetCentral User Guide to set up the NetCentral system After installing a device provider you can find additional documentation about monitoring that type of device on the NetCentral Help m...

Page 215: ...eparate subnets The real time iSCSI traffic of the media networks A and B is kept separate from traffic that is not real time such as that of the streaming FTP network and the control network This separation is provided by dedicated Gigabit ports cables and by a dedicated VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port If the server takes the role of F...

Page 216: ...s are connected and each media port is assigned to a different media iSCSI network which is required for redundancy Also refer to About networks and FTP on page 330 and Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Use the following procedures as necessary to implement your networking strategies NOTE It is recommended that you configure Media network iSCSI IP addresses and Streaming netw...

Page 217: ...server 192 168 99 12 root_server_2 Media server 192 168 101 21b b This NIC is not used since this server does not take the role of FTP server 192 168 100 21 192 168 98 21 192 168 98 22 root_server_3 Media server 192 168 101 31c c This IP address must resolve to hostname root_server_3_he0 192 168 100 31 192 168 99 31 These two servers are a redundant pair Roles include FTP server 192 168 99 32 root...

Page 218: ...ver_4_he0 192 168 100 51 root_raid_1 192 168 100 61 root_gige_1 3 Save the file and exit the text editor 4 Copy the new hosts file onto all the other machines This is easier than editing the file on each machine 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 Man...

Page 219: ...ice as in the following example Pinging root_gige_1 mycorp com 192 168 100 61 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 This verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP address ...

Page 220: ...et the following prerequisites Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for Level 3R configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices Power on Ethe...

Page 221: ... K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard...

Page 222: ...e On this page Do this Page 1 Create a name for your Level 3R K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box Select Level 3 Select the Server redundancy option Click Next Page 2 Move clients into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system You cannot change the number of K2 Media Servers or Ethernet Switches as these are pre configured based on the level you selected in the previous pa...

Page 223: ... PrimaryK2Server 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the media server for a Level 3R K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Level 3R storage system you should have the following Two Gigabit Ethernet switches Four K2 Media Servers The number and...

Page 224: ... file system server iSCSI bridge and Media database server selected Click Next Software Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Level 3R K2 Media Server 1A is as follows SQL Server K2 Server File System Server File System Client SNMP Services If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Ins...

Page 225: ...rt NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports For Level 3R since this server does not take the role of FTP server configuring the second port here for the FTP streaming network is not required The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the media server If correctly configured it is already assigned the control ne...

Page 226: ...e device is configured by default for the SNMP community name public If your site s policies require using a different SNMP community name contact your Grass Valley representative To configure these settings do the following 1 Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure If the RAID chassis has two controllers you will configure the network setti...

Page 227: ... network settings on the other controller You can do this when you configure the K2 media server connected to the other controller 8 In Storage Utility click View Refresh Continue with the next procedure Binding disk modules Binding disk modules Use the following procedure to bind disk modules as required for the Level 3R storage system NOTE Binding destroys all user data on the disks 1 In the Sto...

Page 228: ...ups of five as Hot Spares for your media storage LUNs Refer to Binding Hot Spare drives on page 369 for more information View disk properties and identify the four disks you will use for the RAID 1 LUNs the one 15K Hot Spare disk any other disks that you intend to use for media LUN Hot Spares and the remainder of the disks that are available for media storage LUNs Make sure you select disks approp...

Page 229: ...e Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process The Progress Report dialog box opens showing the status of the binding process f Close the Progress Report and repeat the previous steps selecting two more contiguous disks to create another RAID 1 LUN for journal storage These should be the next two disks in the primary RAID chassis g Make the fifth disk in the primary RAID chassis a Hot Spar...

Page 230: ...so supported Refer to the Nearline chapter for more information on RAID 6 c In the Available Disks box select five contiguous disks at the top of the list TIP Use shift click or control click to select disks d Click the add arrow button to add disks to the Selected Disks list NOTE As an aid in identifying a disk module s physical location select it in the Selected Disks list then click Identify Di...

Page 231: ...isks each one Hot Spare Disk and two RAID 5 LUNs of five disks each For each optional Expansion chassis you would have an additional three RAID 5 LUNs of five disks each If using RAID 6 LUNs are six disks each NOTE Controllers can take several hours to bind a LUN Make sure you initiate multiple simultaneous binding processes to reduce the overall time g Upon 100 completion click Close in Progress ...

Page 232: ...ate enter the value specified by your system design If you do not know this value contact your Grass Valley representative 3 If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked If accessed by Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide for instructions 4 Click OK The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens 5 If you have RAID 1...

Page 233: ...ease wait message box displays progress and a succeeded message confirms the process is complete 7 A message informs you that you must restart the media server however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 8 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until inst...

Page 234: ... system server The media server also functions as a file system client which is also checked from this page Enter the name or IP address of the redundant media server server 1B Click Check When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct click Next If you get a The V will not be available until this device is rebooted message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the inst...

Page 235: ... the media LUNs are visible as iSCSI targets For Level 3 redundant select Primary Select an iSCSI adapter and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the media network IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Do the same for the other iSCSI adapter Click Check The Validation Report opens Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful Close the Validation Report and th...

Page 236: ...ow the on screen text to configure the server for a Level 3R K2 Storage System as described in the following table Some screens require no input from you as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously configured media server Completing the Configuration Wizard Click Finish The wizard closes The K2 Media Server restarts Wait until all startup processes have completed befo...

Page 237: ...s Installed click Next NOTE QuickTime 7 is also required Network Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports For Level 3R since this server does not take the role of FTP server configuring the second port here for the FTP streaming net...

Page 238: ...rocedures Click Check Confirm a default cfg file copied message When the wizard reports that the configuration check is successful click Next and Yes to confirm copying default cfg to the other server If you get a The V will not be available until this device is rebooted message you can safely continue with this procedure and follow the instructions related to this message later in the procedure i...

Page 239: ...ured the first server server 1A and its redundant partner media server server 1B you next configure the other A server server 2A 1 In the K2 System Configuration application tree view select the media server you are configuring as server 2A 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the server for a Level 3R K2 Storage System as describ...

Page 240: ...e FTP server and NAS server Click Next Software Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Level 3R K2 Media Server 2A is as follows K2 Server File System Client If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it on the media server before continuing Refer to Chap...

Page 241: ...ith the media server If correctly configured it is already assigned the control network IP address as displayed on this page Select the other port and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the FTP Streaming IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Click Next NOTE QuickTime 7 is also required File System Client Configuration This media server does not function as a file ...

Page 242: ...onfigurations already completed on a previously configured iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI the GigE media network and the RAID storage You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapter and the page validates that the media LUNs are visible as iSCSI targets For Level 3 redundant select Primary Select an iSCSI adapter and click Modify A ...

Page 243: ...tware Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Level 3R K2 Media Server 2B is as follows K2 Server File System Client If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed you must first install it on the media server before continuing Refer to Chapter 10 Managing K2 software After installi...

Page 244: ...control network IP address as displayed on this page Select the other port and click Modify A network configuration dialog box opens Enter the FTP Streaming IP address and the subnet mask and click Apply Click Next File System Client Configuration This media server does not function as a file system server It does function as a file system client which is validated from this page Click Check When ...

Page 245: ...e them using the K2 System Configuration application For Aurora Edits refer to the Aurora Share Technical Reference Guide for instructions For K2 Media Clients refer to K2 Media Client System Guide for instructions SCSI Bridge Server Configuration This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI the GigE media network and the RAID storage You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapt...

Page 246: ...top node of the storage system tree Then click the Server Control Panel button The Server Control Panel opens 3 Take note of which is the primary K2 Media Server and which is the backup K2 Media Server The order in which you put servers back into service when you power up the K2 Storage System is dependent on their primary backup roles at the time when you power down the K2 Storage System 4 For th...

Page 247: ... of the self test the Test LED stays on When the self test completes successfully the Power and Fan Status LEDs remain on the Fault and Test LEDs go off and the port LEDs on the front of the switch go into their normal operational mode which is as follows If the ports are connected to active network devices the LEDs behave according to the LED Mode selected In the default view mode Link the LEDs s...

Page 248: ...he LCD display lights during normal system operation Wait until start up processes are complete before proceeding When the server responds to the ping command startup is complete If you are not sure wait 10 minutes 7 Put the backup K2 Media Server in service From the K2 System Configuration application open Server Control Panel and for the backup server click Start Wait until database replication ...

Page 249: ... traffic and or paths involving K2 Media Servers with other roles are not illustrated Pre failover behavior The system operates initially with both media and control traffic on GigE switch A and K2 Media Server A Media iSCSI traffic is using media network A The iSCSI adapters TOEs on the A K2 Media Server provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage K2 Media Server A is the media fil...

Page 250: ...witch and across an ISL to GigE switch A to reach the same control port on the same K2 Media Server 3 Media iSCSI traffic keeps using the same path 4 K2 Media Server A is still the media file system database server The media file system SNFS and media database SQL do not fail over 5 The other K2 Media Clients not affected by the connection failure keep using the same paths for media and control as...

Page 251: ... 4 The other K2 Media Clients not affected by the component failure keep using the same paths for media and control as in the previous diagram Pre failover behavior This means the K2 Media Clients unaffected by the failover are using the iSCSI adapter TOE on the A K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage while at the same time the affected K2 Media Clients are ...

Page 252: ... Media Clients use an iSCSI adapter TOE on the B K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage 3 All K2 Media Clients keep communicating on the same control port finding a new path through GigE switch A and across an ISL to GigE switch B to reach K2 Media Server B Either of the Media iSCSI network A connections between the GigE switch and the K2 Media Server The con...

Page 253: ... media port finding a path through GigE switch B to K2 Media Server B All K2 Media Clients use an iSCSI adapter TOE on the B K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage 3 For all K2 Media Clients communication fails on the control port so the control team fails over and communication begins on the other control port 4 For all K2 Media Clients control communication...

Page 254: ...254 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 6 Installing the Level 3R Storage System ...

Page 255: ...ne storage system This chapter includes the following topics Nearline system description on page 256 Preparing nearline devices on page 257 Networking for nearline on page 271 Configuring the nearline storage system on page 275 Basic operations for nearline storage on page 293 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system ...

Page 256: ...nel drives can be used throughout the Nearline system The Nearline storage system has one to four K2 media servers The media servers are identical in that they all take the same two roles as follows FTP server In this role all servers are active 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 fi...

Page 257: ... provide the main storage pool for the Nearline system Nearline systems have both RAID 1 and RAID 6 LUNs in the RAID storage On the primary RAID chassis there are two RAID 1 LUNs for media file system metadata files and journal files The Expansion chassis contain the remainder of the RAID storage which is RAID 6 LUNs SATA drives on the Nearline system must be bound as RAID 6 LUNs The K2 configurat...

Page 258: ...tion of properties on the display area 2 Select Settings tab 3 Select the Advanced button 4 In the General tab set the DPI setting to Normal size 96 DPI 5 Restart the PC Setting up the Nearline GigE switches It is not required that a GigE switch be dedicated to the Nearline system If enough control ports non iSCSI ports are available on a switch or switches configured for an online K2 Storage Syst...

Page 259: ...rs Refer to Nearline system description on page 256 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 299 and Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection NOTE Make sure you ch...

Page 260: ... Tab to the IP Config DHCP Bootp field and use the Space bar to select the Manual option 8 Tab to the Subnet Mask field and enter the subnet mask used for your network 9 Press Enter then right arrow to Save Press Enter again and revert to previous menu 10 Press Enter then right arrow to Save Press Enter again and revert to previous menu 11 Return to the main menu 12 From the main menu tab to Comma...

Page 261: ...witch K2 Storage Systems Refer to Design considerations for Ethernet switches on page 376 and consult with your Grass Valley representative if your requirements deviate from the recommended policy a At the main menu select Switch Configuration b Choose selection 2 Port Trunk Settings c Press the right arrow key to choose Edit then press Enter d Down arrow until at the bottom of the list of ports e...

Page 262: ... cable Continue with the next procedure Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface The following steps are for the HP ProCurve switch which is required for iSCSI traffic If you are using a different switch for non iSCSI traffic accomplish tasks similarly on that switch 1 From the control point PC or another PC make sure that you have a direc...

Page 263: ... following a Select Ctrl Click the trunked ports Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs ports 25 and 26 are Trk1 b Click Modify Selected Ports c For the trunked ports set Port Enabled to Yes The 10 Gig ISL ports are disabled by default so make sure you enable them Leave Mode as default of Auto and set Flow Control to Disable d Click Apply Set...

Page 264: ...s used for the Nearline system only and there is no K2 media real time iSCSI traffic on the switch there is no need to configure VLANs 10 Close the switch configuration application Setting up the K2 media server Do the following to prepare each K2 media server Provide power to the servers Do not connect the iSCSI ports They are not used for the Nearline storage system Connect the motherboard GigE ...

Page 265: ...d Also refer to K2 Media Server description on page 300 Setting up the L3 RAID chassis Install the chassis in its permanent location Refer to the for rack mount instructions Assign Fibre Channel address ID on page 266 Connect the L3 RAID chassis on page 266 Assign chassis address on Expansion chassis on page 267 In addition you will configure network settings SNMP settings and bind LUNs These task...

Page 266: ...e set at the factory Connect the L3 RAID chassis Connect Fibre Channel cabling L3 RAID Chassis All Expansion Chassis connected to DL1 Up to four Expansion Chassis are supported DL1 1st L3 RAID Expansion Chassis Next L3 RAID Expansion Chassis Last L3 RAID Expansion Chassis To 1st media server A L3 RAID Chassis with one controller supports 1 or 2 media servers A L3 RAID Chassis with two controllers ...

Page 267: ...RAID Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration One each Expansion Chassis set the same address on both Expansion adapters regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller L3 RAID Chassis Install L3 RAID Ethernet cabling as shown Ethernet Switch es Expansion Chassis have no direct Ethernet connecti...

Page 268: ...that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system On each L3 RAID Expansion Chassis set the same chassis address on both Expansion adapters 0 Chassis Address on RAID Chassis is pre set Do not attempt to change this setting Chassis Address 1 Chassis Address 0 Chassis Address 0 1 DL1 DL1 L3 RAID Chassis Expansion Chassis 1 Expansion Chassis 2 Chassis Address 2 2 Expan...

Page 269: ... control point PC or another PC that has network communication with the K2 Storage System control network Device providers installed A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System For a nearline storage system the following device providers must be installed POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE Power Cords 115V 230V Power up Verification D...

Page 270: ...ration control point PC must be added to the NetCentral system and fully monitored by NetCentral This especially means that its SNMP trap destination is set to send SNMP traps to the NetCentral server PC This is critical as a SNMP trap is used as the mechanism by which the K2 configuration information is communicated to NetCentral Whether the control point PC and the NetCentral server PC are the s...

Page 271: ...subnet it is not required that each type of traffic has its own VLAN on GigE switches For example you make both FTP and control connections to the control ports DEFAULT_VLAN on the HP GigE switch Machine names host names assigned to each K2 device IP addresses for FTP streaming ports must have name resolution such that hostnames are appended with the _he0 suffix You can use host tables as in Setti...

Page 272: ...at follow describe how to edit the hosts file located at C Windows system32 drivers etc hosts on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server operating system computers If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device Computer name Device type Streaming network addresses ...

Page 273: ...1 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 3 Save the file and exit the text editor 4 Copy the new hosts file onto all the other machines This is easier t...

Page 274: ... 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 Reply from 192 168 100 61 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 127 This verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP address which indicates that on the Control Point PC the host table entry is correct 5 Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP a...

Page 275: ...prerequisites Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information Also refer to Chapter 8 Description of K2 Storage Devices Devices Prerequisite for nearline configuration Control point PC Ethernet cable connected Control Point software installed Control network IP address assigned Network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices Power on Ethernet switch Ether...

Page 276: ...open the K2 System Configuration application A login dialog box opens 2 Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account By default this as follows Username administrator Password adminK2 Refer to Setting up application security on page 334 for more information about administrator accounts and logging in to applications 3 Click New K2 System The New K2 Syste...

Page 277: ...Select Nearline Leave the Server redundancy option unchecked Click Next Page 2 Move K2 Media Servers into the Number of Devices box as appropriate for your system Move one or more Ethernet switches into the Number of Devices box If a switch is also part of another K2 Storage System it is allowed to make it part of the Nearline system as well The wizard does not allow you to move any clients into t...

Page 278: ...n application tree view select PrimaryK2Server 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the media server for a Nearline K2 Storage Page 3 Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 Storage System For a Nearline storage system you should have the following Up to four K2 Media Servers One or m...

Page 279: ... to select Media Database Server There is no Media Database Server in a nearline system Click Next Software Configuration This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page Software required on a Nearline K2 Media Server is as follows K2 Server File System Server File System Client If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed y...

Page 280: ...etwork Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the media server If correctly configured it is already assigned the control network IP...

Page 281: ...dress Subnet mask Gateway Address SNMP trap destinations For Level 3 RAID network and SNMP settings are set and stored on the RAID controller module Therefore if the RAID chassis has two controllers each controller has its own network settings and the RAID chassis exists as two entities on the control network In addition the RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name ...

Page 282: ... also configure network settings on the other controller You can do this when you configure the K2 media server connected to the other controller 8 In Storage Utility click View Refresh Continue with the next procedure Binding disk modules Binding disk modules Use the following procedure to bind disk modules as required for the nearline storage system NOTE Binding destroys all user data on the dis...

Page 283: ...other four 15K disks the RAID 1 LUNs only Refer to Binding Hot Spare drives on page 369 for more information View disk properties and identify the four disks you will use for the RAID 1 LUNs the one 15K Hot Spare disk and the remainder of the disks that are available for media storage LUNs Make sure you select disks appropriately as you bind LUNs in the remainder of this procedure 2 For systems th...

Page 284: ...k OK to close the Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process The Progress Report dialog box opens showing the status of the binding process f Close the Progress Report and repeat the previous steps selecting two more contiguous disks to create another RAID 1 LUN for journal storage These should be the next two disks in the primary RAID chassis g Make the fifth disk in the primary RAID ch...

Page 285: ...iguous disks at the top of the list TIP Use shift click or control click to select disks NOTE It is allowed to combine disks from different chassis to make up a LUN This is necessary for RAID 6 since the chassis contains fifteen disks d Click the add arrow button to add disks to the Selected Disks list NOTE As an aid in identifying a disk module s physical location select it in the Selected Disks ...

Page 286: ... 6 LUNs with six disks to a LUN If have an even number of Expansion chassis either two chassis or four chassis you should have five RAID 6 LUNs across every two chassis If you have an uneven number of chassis you will have three drives left over that do not fit in one the six drive LUNs You can bind these extra drives as Hot Spares if desired NOTE Controllers can take several hours to bind a LUN M...

Page 287: ...Nearline system enter zero as the Real Time Input Output RTIO rate 3 Leave Windows Security unchecked 4 Click OK The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens 5 If you have RAID 1 LUNS assign a RAID 1 LUN as a metadata stripe and another RAID 1 LUN as a journal stripe You can distinguish RAID 1 LUNs from media LUNs by the value in the Number of Sectors column 6 Click OK The Configuration File dialog box o...

Page 288: ...ess is complete 7 A message informs you that you must restart the media server however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices so you do not need to restart now 8 Close the Storage Utility NOTE Do not attempt to start K2 Media Clients or otherwise bring the K2 Storage System online until instructed to do so later in this chapter 9 Continue with the next procedure Configur...

Page 289: ...his reason the K2 System Configuration application embeds the configuration and start of the media file system into the wizard when you configure the first media server as in the On this page Do this File System Server Configuration This page checks on the configuration of the media server in one of its main roles as a file system server The media server also functions as a file system client whic...

Page 290: ...re configuring 2 Click the Configure button The Configure K2 Server wizard opens Follow the on screen text to configure the server for a nearline K2 Storage System as described in the following table Some screens require no input from you as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously configured media server On this page Do this Define server roles Enter the name or IP a...

Page 291: ...re When all required software reports as Installed click Next NOTE QuickTime 7 is also required Network Configuration This page displays the control network Ethernet port and allows you to configure the FTP Streaming network Ethernet port NOTE This page does not configure the iSCSI interface media network ports The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communic...

Page 292: ...nd controller You do this to configure controller network settings and to verify controller microcode If the RAID chassis has two controllers when configuring a media server connected to the second controller click Launch Storage Utility In the Storage Utility tree view select the icon for the RAID controller and check its microcode version as explained in Verifying controller microcode on page 28...

Page 293: ...ll FTP streams or other media operations on the nearline storage system 2 Shut down the K2 Media Servers 3 Power off the primary RAID controller chassis If expansion chassis are connected make sure the power off of the controller chassis is prior to or simultaneous with the power off of its connected expansion chassis Wait approximately 30 seconds for the disk drives to spin down before proceeding...

Page 294: ...n what is described above especially if the Fault and Test LEDs stay on for more than 60 seconds or they start blinking the self test has not completed correctly Refer to the manual you received with the switch for troubleshooting information 3 Power on RAID storage devices Power on expansion chassis if present prior to or simultaneous with the power on for the main Fibre Channel chassis NOTE Alwa...

Page 295: ... as follows The network must be on a separate subnet Dedicated GigE cables must be connected to the FTP GigE port on K2 Media Servers For network hostname resolution hostnames mapped to FTP IP addresses must have a _he0 suffix appended to the name For more information about the FTP streaming network refer to About networks and FTP on page 330 Additional information about Nearline FTP is as follows...

Page 296: ...296 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 7 Installing the Nearline Storage System ...

Page 297: ...the devices that make up the K2 Storage System as follows Control point PC description on page 298 K2 Ethernet switch description on page 299 K2 Media Server description on page 300 Level 1 K2 Media Server and RAID Storage description on page 302 K2 Level 2 RAID storage description on page 303 K2 Level 3 RAID storage description on page 305 ...

Page 298: ...er to Chapter 9 Overview of K2 Storage Tools and the K2 Media Client User Guide for descriptions of these applications In addition you can use the control point PC for the following applications QuickTime Adobe Acrobat Reader Windows Remote Desktop Connection You can purchase a control point PC from Grass Valley In this case the PC has all the above software pre installed at the factory When you r...

Page 299: ... the switch for more information Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions K2 Ethernet switch specifications The K2 Ethernet switch HP ProCurve 3400cl 24G has specifications as follows Characteristic Specification Ports 24 auto sensing 10 100 1000Base TX RJ 45 ports 4 dual personality ports either auto sensing 10 100 1000Base T RJ 45 or...

Page 300: ...allation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions K2 Media Server specifications The K2 Media Server is built on a Dell PowerEdge server platform with specifications as follows Characteristic Specification Processor 2 8GHz 1MB Cache Xeon 800MHzFront Side Bus Memory 1 GB Hard Drives 36GB RAID 1 Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Fibr...

Page 301: ... button with blue amber LED 15 pin video system power on off button Power 700W hot plug redundant power 110 220 Volts Cooling Hot plug redundant cooling fans Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Operating Vibration 0 25G at 3Hz to 200Hz for 15 minut...

Page 302: ...ed for Level 1 K2 storage The L1 RAID storage device includes a Windows operating system PC which runs the media server applications It has one dual port iSCSI interface adapter which provides the Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI media ports for the media network The L1 RAID storage device houses 12 internal disk drives and a SCSI RAID adapter The drives are configured as six RAID 1 LUNs of 2 drives each On...

Page 303: ...igurations within a single chassis Port BypassCircuits have been added to maintain loop integrity during failures without user intervention Each loop and associated Port Bypass Circuits along with all other active components are on redundant separate hot swappable modules With two RAID Controllers the two loops within a single standard chassis are configured as a single loop with a backup loop in ...

Page 304: ...onnected to a single L2 RAID chassis comprising a single disk array storage system with a total of 30 drives NOTE Grass Valley does not support mixing disk drives of differing capacities in a file system stripe group Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions The K2 Level 2 RAID chassis is a NEC S1300 model For specifications and servici...

Page 305: ...utilizes dual FC AL technology allowing four loop configurations within a single chassis Port BypassCircuits have been added to maintain loop integrity during failures without user intervention Each loop and associated Port Bypass Circuits along with all other active components are on redundant separate hot swappable modules With two RAID Controllers the two loops within a single standard chassis ...

Page 306: ... additional storage capacity The Expansion Chassis has one or two Expansion Adapters installed Up to seven L3 RAID Expansion Chassis can be connected to a single L3 RAID chassis comprising a single disk array storage system with up to 120 drives NOTE Grass Valley does not support mixing disk drives of differing capacities in a file system stripe group Refer to the installation chapters earlier in ...

Page 307: ...tion runs on a control point PC and accesses the devices of the K2 Storage System via the control network You can configure the devices of the K2 Storage System as follows K2 Media Client and K2 Media Server These devices are configured directly by the K2 System Configuration application K2 Level 2 RAID and Level 3 RAID storage devices The K2 System Configuration application launches a remote inst...

Page 308: ... System You can expand and select nodes in the tree view to view K2 Storage Systems individual devices and configuration settings When you do so the K2 System Configuration application displays information as found in a configuration file rather than continuously polling devices to get their latest information The configuration file is saved on the V drive along with the media files in the shared ...

Page 309: ...ase replication NOTE Do not click Stop or Start unless you intend to manually control the current primary redundant roles Using these buttons can trigger an automatic system recovery failover event To launch Server Control Panel in the K2 System Configuration application click the Server Control Panel button You can also launch Server Control Panel on the local K2 Media Server When you do so you m...

Page 310: ...rom the K2 System Configuration application on the control point PC you use a Storage Utility remote interface to control the main application as it runs on the K2 Media Server The Storage Utility requires that the storage system be in an offline operating mode before it allows any configuration to take place Take your K2 Storage System devices offline before configuring with Storage Utility This ...

Page 311: ...u are using a K2 Media Client with a shared storage system Windows Remote Desktop Connection You can connect to a K2 Media Client a K2 Media Server or a K2 Level 1 device remotely using the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection application Do not use the Remote Desktop Connection to access the PC running the Control Point software or to access the AppCenter application results may be unrelia...

Page 312: ...312 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6 2006 Chapter 9 Overview of K2 Storage Tools system or select a previously entered computer ...

Page 313: ...xternal storage models K2 Server The K2 System Software CD K2Server setup exe K2 Media Servers Provides core functionality for all K2 Media Servers in all roles Control Point The K2 System Software CD ControlPoint setup exe Control Point PCs Provides remote control and configuration of K2 Media Clients both internal and external storage as well as the K2 Storage System Media File System SNFS The K...

Page 314: ... storage K2 Media Clients K2 System Configuration Installed only on external storage models Provides to the remotely connected K2 System Configuration application the ability to configure the local machine You cannot run the K2 System Configuration user interface on the local K2 Media Client Multi Path I O Installation files copied to K2 Media Client but software not installed K2 Server Core syste...

Page 315: ...up and recovery strategies on page 317 for K2 Media Server procedures Refer to the K2 Media Client Service Manual for K2 Media Client procedures Re installing Grass Valley software NOTE Follow these instructions if you need to re install software If you are upgrading to a new release version see the Release Notes for the latest information on installation procedures For more information on recover...

Page 316: ...penManage Array Manager Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Easy CD Creater 5 Basic 5 3 4 21 Intel LAN Adapter SNMP Agent 1 00 0000 Intel Pro Network Adapters Drivers IT Assistant v6 5 SP3 J2SE Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 6 0 MS J Redistributable Package 1 1 MS SQL 2000 SP3 8 00 760 MS XML 4 0 SP2 Parser SDK 4 20 9818 0 OpForce IT Automation Suite v2 1 OSA BMC Management Utility SQL XML 3 0 80 1529 1 ...

Page 317: ...ase program and data files are on the D drive Therefore if you ever have a D drive fault and you need to recover the data files metadata journal and database you can only restore them to the snap shot contained in the most recent disk image you created When you do this you restore the program files as well For redundant K2 Storage Systems Levels 2R and 3R the media file system program is on the D ...

Page 318: ... should likewise create new recovery disk images after completing any process that changes system software or data such as a software upgrade In this way you retain the ability to restore to a recent last known good state For the highest degree of safety you should create a set of disk image recovery CDs in addition to storing disk images on the E partition Since system drives are RAID protected i...

Page 319: ...the C partition restore the D partition or restore both partitions 3 If the E partition is not accessible do the following a Read the disk image from your set of CDs and restore all three partitions b Restart into Windows c Copy your most recent disk image to the E partition d Boot from the Recovery CD e Read the image from the E partition to restore the C partition restore the D partition or rest...

Page 320: ...ings on this page Click Next The Archive Comment page opens 11 If desired enter image comments such as the date time and software versions contained in the image you are creating Click Next The ready to proceed page opens 12 Verify that you are creating images from the C and D partitions and writing to the E partition Click Proceed The Operation Progress page opens and displays progress 13 When a ...

Page 321: ...creating Create the file name using the K2 Media Server or Level 1 device hostname and the date Name the file with the tib extension For example if the hostname is K2Server1 in the File name field you would have F K2Server1_20051027 tib Click Next The Backup Creation Options page opens 10 Do not change any settings on this page Click Next The Archive Comment page opens 11 If desired enter image co...

Page 322: ...een select True Image Server Full Version The Acronis True Image program loads The Acronis True Image main window appears 5 In the Acronis True Image main window click Recovery The Restore Data Wizard opens 6 On the Welcome page click Next The Archive Selection page opens 7 In the tree view expand the node for the E partition and select the image file then click Next The Verify Archive Before the ...

Page 323: ...ge opens 18 Select No I do not and then click Next The Restore Operation option page opens 19 Do not make any selections Click Next The ready to proceed page opens 20 Verify that you are restoring the correct partition or partitions Click Proceed The Operation Progress page opens and displays progress 21 When a The data was successfully restored message appears click OK 22 Click Operations Exit to...

Page 324: ...hen click Next The Verify Archive Before the Restoring page opens 8 Leave the selection at No I don t want to verify and then click Next The Partition or Disk to Restore page opens 9 Select System C and then click Next The Restored Partition Location page opens 10 Select System C and then click Next The Restored Partition Type page opens 11 Leave the selection at Active and then click Next The Res...

Page 325: ... Verify that you are restoring the correct partition or partitions Click Proceed The Operation Progress page opens and displays progress 21 When a The data was successfully restored message appears click OK 22 Click Operations Exit to exit the Acronis True Image program The K2 Media Server or Level 1 device restarts automatically 23 Remove any CD currently in the CD drive while the K2 Media Server...

Page 326: ...nt entry in the settings list then select back to Receive Descriptors This resets the values available in the Values field j In the Settings list select Transmit Descriptors k In the Values field set the value to 1024 l Click OK to save settings and close dialog boxes m Repeat this step and set the Rx Tx Descriptors value on the remaining Ethernet adapter 26 Close the Computer Management window 27...

Page 327: ...Media Server or Level 1 device 3 Insert the Recovery CD and restart the machine If there is a problem restarting hold the standby button down for five seconds to force a hard shutdown Then press the standby button again to startup The machine boots from the disc The Acronis startup screen appears 4 At the startup screen select True Image Server Full Version The Acronis True Image program loads The...

Page 328: ... is shutting down Activating the Windows operating system If a K2 Media Server or Level 1 RAID Storage system is restored to its factory default state or otherwise has the Windows operating system re applied you might need to active the operating system This procedure provides instructions for doing this while the machine is connected to the Internet The Activation wizard provides other options wh...

Page 329: ...ing to the FTP server on a K2 system from a third party Windows PC make sure that the PC has TCP Window scaling enabled For more information on TCP Window scaling see the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base web site The K2 FTP server runs on K2 Media Servers that have the role of FTP server While it also runs on internal storage K2 Media Clients stand alone it is important to understand that it does ...

Page 330: ...orage SAN K2 Media Clients as well For each external storage K2 Media Client add the _he0 extension to the hostname but then associate that hostname with the K2 Media Server s FTP streaming network IP address not the K2 Media Client s IP address Aliasing K2 Media Client hostnames in this way would not be required if the transfer source destination was always correctly specified as the K2 Media Ser...

Page 331: ...st column followed by the corresponding host name The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one space Additionally comments such as these may be inserted on individual lines or following the machine name denoted by a symbol For example 102 54 94 97 rhino acme com source server 38 25 63 10 x acme com x client host K2 MediaClient internal storage Stand alone NewsEdit1 not shar...

Page 332: ...ent 10 0 0 10 K2 MediaClient_he0 10 16 42 101 K2 MediaClient 1 10 16 42 102 K2 MediaClient 2 10 16 42 22 K2 MediaServer 1 10 0 0 22 K2 MediaServer 1_he0 K2 MediaClient 1_he0 K2 MediaClient 2_he0 10 16 42 23 ControlPointPC 10 16 42 60 NewsEdit1 10 0 0 60 NewsEdit1_he0 10 16 42 31 SAN_XP1 10 0 0 32 SAN_XP1_he0 SAN_UIM1_he0 10 16 42 32 SAN_UIM1 ...

Page 333: ...rotection policies on page 334 Synchronizing system clocks on page 336 Modifying K2 Storage System settings on page 337 Managing redundancy on a K2 Storage System on page 342 Working with K2 Media Servers on page 346 Working with K2 Media Clients on page 354 Using Storage Utility on page 358 Working on the media file system and database on page 360 Working with RAID storage on page 364 Working wit...

Page 334: ...rator username and password to log in to applications and machines as you work on your K2 Storage System However for ongoing security you should change the username password and or create unique accounts with similar privileges When you do this you must ensure that the accounts are present locally on all K2 Storage System machines including control point PCs K2 Media Servers Level 1 devices K2 Med...

Page 335: ...g media access In addition the following protection policies are recommended Where possible K2 systems should be run in a closed and protected environment without network access to the corporate IS environment or the outside world If the K2 system must operate in a larger network Grass Valley recommends that access be through a gateway or firewall to provide anti virus protection The firewall shou...

Page 336: ...ks do the following 1 Designate a K2 Media Server as the time server 2 On each K2 Media Client iSCSI client and any additional K2 Media Servers in the Windows Control Panel open Date and Time 3 On the Internet Time tab enter the K2 Media Server that is the time server Port Type of connection Service name Description 49168 HTTP Grass Valley K2 Config K2 System Configuration application connection b...

Page 337: ...g a K2 Storage System online on page 341 Accessing K2 Storage System features In the K2 Configuration Application features for modifying K2 Storage System settings are as follows Renaming a K2 Storage System The requirements for renaming an existing K2 Storage System are as follows You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or h...

Page 338: ...re different than those available for a K2 Media Client so you should not attempt this procedure without specific instructions for the type of iSCSI client you are adding The requirements for adding an iSCSI client to an existing K2 Storage System are as follows You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher The devices of...

Page 339: ...Storage System is not supported as a customer procedure This is because adding a K2 Media Server fundamentally changes the baseline design of the system which means you must dismantle the existing system and create a new system This requires custom design and implementation services that should only be attempted by qualified Grass Valley personnel Removing a K2 Storage System The requirements for ...

Page 340: ...w to view devices roles and subsystems However do not click any buttons except the Check buttons that appear on property pages To access a K2 Storage System from multiple control point PCs do the following 1 Install Control Point software on the designated K2 System Configuration control point PC and complete the initial system configuration Close the K2 System Configuration application on that PC...

Page 341: ...rvers you must enter the name or IP address of the server configured first which is designated as server 1 server A or server 1A depending on the level of the system The K2 Storage System appears in the tree view Taking a K2 Storage System offline To take a K2 Storage System offline do the following 1 Stop all media access 2 Shut down all K2 Media Clients and all generic clients 3 Take all K2 Medi...

Page 342: ...omplished on a backup server without affecting the operation of the Storage System if you attempt configuration or service work on the operating primary server it will likely result in record play failures and or a loss of media To identify the current primary backup K2 Media Server use one or more of the methods described in the following procedures Identifying primary backup from NetCentral Whil...

Page 343: ... 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 medi...

Page 344: ...y out its role in managing the K2 Storage System The backup K2 Media Server detects this condition and triggers a failover in which it takes the primary FSM out of service and takes control of the K2 Storage System Therefore before using these procedures verify that the backup K2 Media Server is fully operational and qualified to take control of the K2 Storage System If there has been a recent fai...

Page 345: ...2server1 you can do it now After your work is complete proceed with the next step 7 In Server Control Panel for K2server1 click Start This starts Failover Monitor service which notifies K2server2 via a heartbeat signal on the serial cable that K2server1 is coming online as backup K2server1 is not yet qualified to act as backup because the Movie database is potentially out of sync with the Movie da...

Page 346: ...lacing an iSCSI interface adapter TOE card on page 351 Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery on page 352 Checking K2 Media Server services on page 353 Accessing K2 Media Server features In the K2 Configuration Application features for working on a K2 Media Server are as follows Taking a K2 Media Server out of service This procedure applies to K2 Media Servers that are taking the ...

Page 347: ...he Stop button in Server Control Panel on page 348 To take a media file system database K2 Media Server out of service do the following 1 Stop all media access on the K2 Storage System 2 In the K2 System Configuration application tree view select the K2 Storage System 3 Select Server Control Panel The Server Control Panel opens 4 Identify the K2 Media Server you intend to take out of service If th...

Page 348: ...anually place the server in service whenever you power up or restart the server This is because the Failover Monitor service which must be running to qualify the server in the role of media file system and On a system with this configuration of K2 Media Servers taking the role of media file system database server With server s in this state When you click the Stop button on this server The followi...

Page 349: ...er in service 4 For the K2 Media Server that you want to place in service click the Start button This starts the failover service If you are placing a backup K2 Media Server into service the database replication process begins Database replication must complete before the server is qualified to act as the backup server Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Server To shut down or restart a K2 Medi...

Page 350: ...interface board on a K2 media server or on a K2 Level 1 device This should not be necessary for a normally operating system and in fact it should be avoided if possible as it requires a complete reconfiguration of all iSCSI clients To change the IP address assigned to an iSCSI interface board open the K2 System Configuration application on the control point PC and do the following 1 Make sure you ...

Page 351: ... Later in this procedure you must assign the replacement adapter the same IP address or addresses as currently assigned to the faulty adapter 2 Identify the K2 Media Clients and iSCSI clients to which the faulty iSCSI interface adapter is assigned as iSCSI Target IP Address For each client of the K2 Storage System look at the iSCSI Initiator Configuration page to determine this 3 Make sure you kno...

Page 352: ...e system battery in a K2 Media Server fails non rechargeable the system configuration is lost and the system will not complete startup processes when the battery is replaced To recover from a failed battery do the following 1 Restart the K2 Media Server A startup screen displays the message Invalid configuration information Please run setup program Time of day not set Please run setup program 2 Pr...

Page 353: ...itor service Manual Manual on redundantb servers Manual on non redundantc servers Manual Manual Grass Valley FTP Service Manual Manual Manual Automaticd d This startup type is top priority for servers with this role In other words if a server has this role then this is always the service s startup type regardless of other roles that specify a different startup type Manual Grass Valley K2 Config Au...

Page 354: ...Media Client media iSCSI network settings on page 357 Modifying load balancing on page 357 Accessing K2 Media Client features In the K2 Configuration Application features for working on an external storage K2 Media Client are as follows Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Client Before you shut down or restart a K2 Media Client you should stop all media access Your options for shutting down a K...

Page 355: ...2 Media Client Bringing a K2 Media Client online To bring a K2 Media Client online simply restart the K2 Media Client When the K2 Media Client starts up it is always in the online state Adding a K2 Media client The requirements for adding a K2 Media client to an existing K2 Storage System are as follows You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to...

Page 356: ... can remove a K2 Media Client without disrupting the operation of the rest of the storage system To remove a K2 Media Client do the following 1 Stop media access on the K2 Media Client 2 In the tree view select K2 Media Client 3 Click Remove and Yes to confirm The K2 Media Client is removed from the tree view 4 You must restart the K2 Media Client before re adding it to a K2 Storage System or in a...

Page 357: ...K2 Storage System 5 Add the K2 Media Client as a new device to the K2 Storage System load balancing the K2 Media Client just as it was previously This is important as you want the K2 System Configuration application to assign it to the same available bandwidth on the same iSCSI target as previously Modifying K2 Media Client media iSCSI network settings To modify a media network IP address for a K2...

Page 358: ...e passed from the K2 System Configuration application to the Storage Utility as it opens so make sure that you are logged in with sufficient permissions You open the Storage Utility from within the K2 System Configuration application in the following ways In the K2 System Configuration application tree view select the name of the K2 Storage System which is the top node of the storage system tree T...

Page 359: ... Controllers found These are numbered in the order discovered The controller icon represents both RAID Controller A and if installed RAID Controller B To determine if an optional RAID Controller B is installed select the Controller icon in the tree view then examine the status pane for peer status Bound LUNs Expanding the Bound node displays all bound LUNs LUN Represents a bound LUN Expanding the ...

Page 360: ... can take 20 hours or more on a large storage system Do not start this process unless you have adequate time set aside To check the media file system do the following 1 In Storage Utility click Tools Check File System 2 A message box appears Checking media file system Please wait Observe progress If problems are discovered they are reported If the check process passes when the process is complete ...

Page 361: ...ching Please wait Observe progress 3 A message box reports results Respond as follows If no unreferenced movies are found click OK to dismiss the results If unreferenced movies are discovered you are prompted to delete them Click Yes to delete the movies or No to leave the movies intact Making a new media file system The requirements for this procedure are as follows You must access Storage Utilit...

Page 362: ...hem Click Accept A Making new file system Please wait message box displays progress 4 When a message Succeeded to make the new file system appears click OK 5 Restart the K2 Media Server 6 You now have a blank empty file system However the media database still contains references to media files which are no longer present in the file system To clear the media database do the following a In the K2 S...

Page 363: ...m s storage capacity When you add an Expansion Chassis to increase storage capacity use the following procedure 1 Install and cable the Expansion Chassis 2 Bind the LUNs in the Expansions Chassis using Background Bind 3 When binding is complete put the K2 Storage System in an offline state as follows You must access Storage Utility via the K2 System Configuration application login with permissions...

Page 364: ... disk drive firmware on page 370 Replacing a disk module on page 371 Replacing a controller on page 372 Configuring Level 2 RAID chassis network and SNMP settings on page 373 Configuring Level 3 RAID chassis network and SNMP settings on page 374 Checking RAID storage subsystem status Some limited status information for storage subsystems is displayed in the Storage Utility This can be helpful when...

Page 365: ... disks are numbered with a hexadecimal convention as follows In addition Storage Utility s Identify feature allows you to flash the disk LEDs so that you can physically locate a specific disk module or group of disk modules that make up a LUN Always use the disk identify feature before removing and replacing a failed disk module Accidentally removing the wrong disk module can destroy all data on t...

Page 366: ... the location of the logs 4 Find the log files on the K2 Media Sever at C profile logs Unbind LUN Unbinding reverses the bind process Unbinding might be needed when reconfiguring a storage system Level 2 and Level 3 RAID storage devices allow unbinding LUNs independently For the Level 1 chassis you can only unbind one LUN at a time CAUTION Unbinding destroys all data stored on disk modules The req...

Page 367: ...ports 100 complete the LUN is unbound 6 Restart the K2 Media Server Binding LUNs Binding disk modules formats them into a logical units called LUNs The disks that make up a LUN are accessed as a contiguous disk space Disk modules must be bound before they can be part of the video storage file system You can use the Storage Utility to bind disk modules as RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 or as hot spare LUNs d...

Page 368: ...red storage system leave Full Bind selected To do a Full Bind the K2 Storage System must be in the offline mode If you are adding LUNs to an existing storage system you can uncheck Full Bind This allows a background bind process With a background bind the binding process runs on the new LUNs while media access continues on the existing LUNs of the storage system You can do a background bind while ...

Page 369: ... a Hot Spare the drive must be at least as fast and have at least as much capacity as the failed drive it replaces The requirements for this procedure are as follows You must access Storage Utility via the K2 System Configuration application login with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher When you access Storage Utility the K2 Storage System must be offline All iSCSI clients and K2...

Page 370: ...dvanced Load Controller Microcode Redundant controllers that share the same set of disks are automatically selected and upgraded as a pair The Open File dialog box appears 2 In the Open File dialog box browse to the latest controller microcode file for your controller select the file and click OK 3 The Progress Report window appears showing the microcode upgrade task and the percentage completion ...

Page 371: ... to a single disk by right clicking a disk icon in the tree view 2 In the Open File dialog box browse to the latest firmware file for your disks select the file and click 3 Click OK As instructed by a message that appears watch the lights on the drives For each drive one at a time the lights flash as firmware loads Wait until the lights on all the drives on which you are downloading firmware have ...

Page 372: ...rocedure If the disk module reports as online right click the disk module and select Advanced Disable Drive then click OK to continue A message operation succeeded appears The disk is disabled as reported by the disk fault LED NOTE If you accidentally disable the wrong disk module you can enable it again by removing it and then replacing it in the chassis 5 Remove and replace the disk module Refer...

Page 373: ...e same as the firmware on the redundant currently installed controller the firmware on the replacement controller is automatically upgraded or downgraded to match the current system level firmware NOTE Refer to the Instruction Manual for your level of RAID storage chassis for procedures on removing and replacing the RAID controller module To replace a controller do the following 1 Open the Storage...

Page 374: ...click the icon for a RAID controller and select Configuration Network Properties The Network Settings dialog box opens 2 Enter network settings 3 For each SNMP manager to which you want to send SNMP trap messages enter the IP address of the PC hosting the manager For monitoring with NetCentral enter the IP address of the NetCentral server PC 4 Click OK to save settings and close 5 Restart the RAID...

Page 375: ...lity opens You can now configure the network settings on the controller connected to the selected K2 Media Server 2 In the Storage Utility right click the icon for a RAID controller and select Configuration Network Properties The Network Settings dialog box opens 3 Enter network settings 4 For each SNMP manager to which you want to send SNMP trap messages enter the IP address of the PC hosting the...

Page 376: ...ic and any other type of traffic The recommended way to provide this separation is to configure each switch to have two VLANs with half the switch s ports on each VLAN The media iSCSI traffic uses one VLAN and all other traffic uses the other VLAN This other traffic can include both FTP and control traffic as it is allowed that they be on the same VLAN On very large multiple switch systems designe...

Page 377: ...edures for configuring the HP ProCurve switch in the chapters earlier in this manual for installing each level Adapt the procedures according to your switch design as you configure your switches Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application In the K2 Configuration Application features for working on a Ethernet switch are as follows From the K2 System Configuration application you c...

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Page 379: ...logs 366 controller microcode 365 370 D D drive 317 database replication 309 343 348 DEC VT 100 28 59 99 153 198 259 default cfg 138 238 292 Dell PowerEdge server 300 device provider 38 72 113 166 213 269 disk drive firmware 370 Disk numbering 365 E E drive 317 electric shock avoiding 9 emission limits certifications 11 Erase media database 362 Ethernet switch description 299 Expansion Adapter 68 ...

Page 380: ...vices 353 K2 Media Server system battery 352 K2 software installing 315 K2 System Configuration 307 314 K2 User 334 L LED level 1 RAID 54 level 2 RAID 93 141 level 3 RAID 191 247 294 switch 54 93 141 191 247 294 Level 1 device description 302 load balancing 350 351 357 logs 336 M Make New File System 50 88 132 183 232 287 maximum cable length 27 Media 115 215 media database 310 media disk drive na...

Page 381: ...level 3 177 level 3R 224 279 nearline 290 S safety certification 13 grounding 9 summary 9 terms and symbols 10 SAMBA shares 335 security 334 serial cable 345 serial connection K2 Media Server 107 Server Control Panel 140 246 309 342 service safety summary 11 services K2 Media Server 353 Small Computer System Interface SCSI 22 SNMP community name 29 60 100 154 199 260 SNMP trap 30 38 39 60 67 72 85...

Page 382: ...uction Manual September 6 2006 Index V ventilation 9 virus scanning 334 VLANs 33 63 104 157 203 VT 100 28 59 99 153 198 259 W web site for Thomson Grass Valley 17 Windows account 334 Windows Administrator 334 Windows Security 362 ...

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