Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.9.0 - Manual (Page 26)

via Gigabit Ethernet. You can also export media to a mapped drive or USB-attached storage. With
the K2 Solo Media Server, you can also export media via an ExpressCard.
Features of external storage models
The external storage K2 Summit system contains only the system drive. There are no media drives
in an external storage K2 Summit system. There are two types of external storage for media, as
follows:
• Shared storage — Multiple external storage K2 Summit systems connect to the K2 SAN via
Gigabit Ethernet or Fibre Channel to share a common pool of storage.
• Direct-connect storage — A single K2 Summit system with the optional Fibre Channel board
installed connects directly to its own external (non-shared) RAID storage device. This makes
the direct-connect K2 Summit system a self-contained, stand-alone unit, with no additional
devices for storage connections required. You can transfer media in and out of the direct-connect
K2 Summit system via Gigabit Ethernet.
About remote operation and monitoring
The K2 Summit/Solo system is designed as a “headless” unit. This means that there is no need to
connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse directly to the K2 system, as ongoing operation,
configuration, and monitoring can be accomplished from a PC on the network. You can lock the
K2 system locally, as you would normally lock a Windows computer, but still access it from a
Control Point PC. From this Control Point PC, you can use channels from different sources in one
channel suite. The K2 AppCenter application is included with the K2 system and supports this
headless functionality.
Automation protocols and other optional applications can also be used to control K2 systems remotely.
For more information, refer to "K2 System Guide".
You can also use the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection application on your PC to
connect to the K2 system for configuration or administration. Do not use the Remote Desktop
Connection to access the PC running the Control Point software or to access the K2 AppCenter
application. Remote Desktop Connection does not have robust video support. Results can be
unreliable.
The K2 AppCenter status bar can be used to monitor the K2 system as it ingests, outputs, or transfers
media.
About K2 Summit system storage options
The K2 Summit system can have internal storage for stand-alone use, or it can have storage that
directly connects to the K2 Summit system. Multiple K2 Summit systems can share storage on a
K2 SAN.
The K2 SAN is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives multiple clients access to a common
pool of media. Clients access the shared media storage via a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre
Channel connection. Data is communicated using the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) data
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