Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.7.2 - Manual (Page 18)

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K2 AppCenter User Manual 05 April 2010
Chapter 1 Product Description
About remote operation and monitoring
The K2 Summit Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server 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 Summit
Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server 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 software application that supports this headless functionality is called AppCenter.
It is included with the K2 system. For more information, refer to Chapter 3, Using
AppCenter .
Automation protocols and other optional applications can also be used to control K2
Summit client units remotely. For more information, refer to the 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 AppCenter application; results can be unreliable.
NetCentral and the AppCenter status bar can be used to monitor the K2 system as it
ingests, outputs, or transfers media.
About K2 Summit client storage options
The K2 Summit Production Client can have internal storage for stand-alone use, or it
can have storage that directly connects the K2 Summit client. For multiple K2 Summit
Production Clients, however, Grass Valley recommends the K2 storage system.
The K2 storage system 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 transfer interface and the
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol. For more information on the K2 storage system, see
the K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual.
Licensing
Grass Valley continues to develop the K2 product family to better meet a wide range
of customer requirements. As these developments become available, you can add the
specific functionality you need with Grass Valley software licenses. Detailed
procedures for installing licenses come with option kits or are included in release
notes for K2 products. Contact your Grass Valley representative to learn more about
the licensing structure and for purchasing information.
Software version licenses
At major software releases, significant new features are added. If you are licensed for
the software release, you can upgrade your software and received the benefits of the
new features.