Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.7.2 - Manual (Page 94)

94 K2 System Guide 07 April 2010
Chapter 3 System connections and configuration
and configured. It includes GV Connect, which is a Final Cut Pro plug-in. GV
Connect supports edit-in-place and file transfer over Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or CIFS
connections.
• Flip4Mac – This is a Telestream product that supports FTP file transfer of K2
media to the Macintosh system. It is a Final Cut Pro plug-in.
Connections, access, and software apply to K2 storage and versions as follows:
For detailed instructions refer to documentation as follows:
• Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or CIFS connection with K2 FCP Connect – Refer to the K2
FCP Connect documentation set, which includes the following documents:
• K2 FCP Connect Installation Manual
• K2 FCP Connect Release Notes
• GV Connect User Manual
• Basic CIFS connection without K2 FCP Connect – Refer to topics later in this
manual.
Install and configure Macintosh Final Cut Pro systems on K2
storage
Read the following topics to get systems connected and media access operational.
Final Cut Pro CIFS mount to K2 storage quick start installation checklist
Use the following sequence of tasks to set up Final Cut Pro access to K2 storage via
CIFS mount without a K2 FCP Connect license. This applies to the following K2
systems:
• K2 SAN and stand-alone K2 Media Client software version 3.2 and higher
• K2 SAN and stand-alone K2 Summit Production Client software version 7.1 and
higher
K2 storage/version Connection type Access method Software
K2 SAN and stand-alone K2 Media
Client software version 3.2 and higher CIFS File transfer Flip4Mac
recommended
Stand-alone K2 Media Client software
version 3.3 and higher, and stand-alone
K2 Summit Production Client software
version 7.1 and higher CIFS All K2 FCP Connect
recommended
K2 SAN (K2 Media Client) software
version 3.3 and higher, and K2 SAN
(K2 Summit Production Client)
software version 7.1 and higher All All K2 FCP Connect
recommended for
CIFS, required
for iSCSI and
Fibre Channel
SAN.