Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Aug.01 2007 - Manual (Page 287)

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K2 Media Server description
K2 Media Server description
The central component of the K2 Storage System at Level 2 and higher is the K2
Media Server. It is built on a Dell PowerEdge server platform. Both the Dell 2850 and
the Dell 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server. This section
provides information on both platforms.
Dell 2850 PowerEdge server
Dell 2950 PowerEdge server
The following interfaces provide K2 Storage System functionality:
• Two GigE ports on the motherboard
• One dual port iSCSI interface card. Each port is also referred to as a TOE (TCP/IP
Offload Engine).
• One Fibre Channel card with two Fibre Channel ports. This is the Grass Valley
Fibre Channel card.
3
2
1
Keyboard/Mouse
USB ports (2)
GigE 2
GigE 1
Serial connector
Video connector
iSCSI
Fibre
Channel
iSCSI
Power supply 2
Power supply 1
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
USB ports (2) GigE 2
GigE 1
Serial connector
Video connector
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Power supply Power supply
iSCSI