Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.6.5 Installation - Manual (Page 119)

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Appendix
B
K2 BaseCamp Express
The K2 BaseCamp Express is a single dual-quad core Dell 2950 server with
MediaFrame system components including a low-res NAS storage, an internal RAID,
the MediaFrame database, and MDIs such as Generic FTP and K2.
The BaseCamp Express does not scavenge assets; proxy is created on demand. It can
utilize multiple encode streams. The speed of the encoder will be “throttleable,” that
is, it can be slowed to less than real time. However, the encoder maintains one
real-time encode of 100mb/s 1080i MPEG.
NOTE: Multiple encoder streams may affect encoder performance.
Configuring K2 BaseCamp Express
The K2 BaseCamp Express comes from the factory with the Aurora system
components already installed. You need to configure the network settings as
described in
“Set up IP addresses and name resolution” on page 37 .
Upgrading the K2 BaseCamp Express
You can add additional encoders to the BaseCamp Express. For more information, see
your Grass Valley support representative.
Using K2 BaseCamp Express
You can access the BaseCamp Express using the Aurora Browse application on client
PCs exactly as you would access the MediaFrame server, to search for or archive
assets. Up to 25 users can access a BaseCamp Express server at one time. For more
information, see the Aurora Browse User Guide.
Corporate LAN (formerly Client Network)
Aurora Browse Clients NLS Archive
Client/FTP LAN (formerly Production Network)
K2 Client
MediaFrame
Server
Advanced
Encoder
MDI Server
Proxy
NAS
Aurora MediaFrame Express
Proxy MediaFrame