Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide v.3.3 - Manual (Page 20)

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Chapter 1 Product Description
makes the internal storage K2 Media Client a self-contained, stand-alone unit, with
no external devices for storage, audio, or video connections required. You can transfer
media in and out of the internal storage K2 Media Client via Gigabit Ethernet.
Refer to Chapter 4, Managing Internal Storage for more information.
Features of external storage models
SDA-00, SD-00, and HD-00 models are available as external storage clients. The
external storage K2 Media Client contains two internal disk drives that make up the
RAID 1 system drive. There are no media drives in an external storage K2 Media
Client. There are two types of external storage for media, as follows:
• Shared storage — Multiple external storage K2 Media Clients connect to the K2
Storage System via Gigabit Ethernet to share a common pool of storage. Refer to
Chapter 8, Shared Storage and the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual for more
information.
• Direct-connect storage — A single K2 Media Client with the optional Fibre
Channel board installed connects directly to its own external RAID storage device.
This makes the direct-connect K2 Media Client a self-contained, stand-alone unit,
with no external devices for storage, audio, or video connections required. You can
transfer media in and out of the direct-connect K2 Media Client via Gigabit
Ethernet. Refer to
Chapter 7, Direct Connect Storage for more information.