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About site hierarchy on page 22
About system descriptions
You have several options for starting and developing a SiteConfig system description, as follows:
Start with an existing system description
You can obtain a system description for a system similar to the one you are installing. Some system
descriptions are provided with SiteConfig as templates for specific system types. You can import
the system description into SiteConfig, and then modify it until it matches your specific system.
You can define the entire system including defining sites, groups, networks, devices and even the
planned IP assignments before you arrive at the installation site.
You can save your work as a system description file ( .scsd ) file and when onsite at the installation
site, you can import the file into SiteConfig as your starting point.
Once you import the system description you can make changes as appropriate and proceed to discover
the connected physical devices.
About the mirrored SAN system description template
Mirrored K2 SANs introduce an additional level to the network hierarchy in the SiteConfig system
description. Because of the rules for networks, the placement of networks in a mirrored SAN system
is critical for device connectivity. Therefore it is recommended that you start by importing a
SiteConfig system description template designed specifically for a mirrored K2 SAN system to
achieve the required network hierarchy.
The mirrored SAN system description template provides a Site node for the X SAN and a Site node
for the Y SAN. The K2 clients (K2 Media Clients and/or K2 Summit Production Clients) and K2
Media Servers for each SAN must be under their Site node. For your existing mirrored SANs, you
add groups and devices to the appropriate Site node. As you modify the system description template
to match your specific K2 SAN mirrored system, do not change the position of the SAN Site nodes
or the networks in the tree view hierarchy.
Start with a new system description
You can create new system description using SiteConfig on your PC before you arrive at the
installation site, or as part of the commissioning process at the installation site.
Typically, if you are starting with a new system description, you use the site wizard to add one or
more sites based on appropriate site models, define networks and their IP ranges, and add device
placeholders. Then you discover devices and perform appropriate network configuration, followed
by software deployment.
About saving system descriptions
When you make a change to a system description, SiteConfig saves the change within three seconds
and updates the system description file. There is no need to save changes when you close a system
description or to manually save changes while you are working on a system description.
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