Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.5 Installation - Manual (Page 27)

November 25, 2008 Aurora Edit Installation Guide
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Configuring Workstations for K2
4. Use K2 Config to configure the Conform Server as a generic iSCSI client.
Given the bandwidth that a client workstation is expected to use, the K2 network can
load balance workstations’ iSCSI connections to the K2 storage system.
You can estimate the required bandwidth using the following formula:
(Video Bit Rate in Mbps x Number of Streams) / 8
a. Determine the highest bit rate you use on the Aurora Edit machine.
DV rates for NTSC and PAL are 28.8 Mbps for DV25, 57.6 Mbps for DV50, and
115.2 Mbps for DV100. MPEG bit rates are variable; use the configured bit rate.
b. Multiply the highest bit rate by the number of streams that are licensed on the
workstation.
c. Divide that number by 8 to and round to the nearest integer to convert Mbps to MB.
d. Use the final MB number in the K2 Configuration wizard’s iSCSI Client
Bandwidth Input screen.
See the K2 documentation for complete instructions.
5. Install the Generic iSCSI software.
a. On the Aurora Suite CD, go to
Software Installs\K2 3.2.74.967\GenericISCSI
and
double-click on
setup.exe
.
b. Follow the instructions in the table below for each installation screen.
On this screen... Do this...
Welcome Click
Next
.
Ready to Install Click Next to begin the installation.
Aurora Suite Successfully Installed Click
Finish
.