Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Aug.01 2007 - Manual (Page 301)

July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 301
Chapter
9
Managing K2 software
This chapter provides information about the software components of the K2 Storage
System. Topics include the following:
• “About K2 software”
• “Installing K2 software”
• “Pre-installed software”
• “Backup and recovery strategies”
About K2 software
The primary software installations for the K2 Storage System and K2 products are as
follows:
In addition, the following software is installed in special cases:
• Multi-Path I/O software — You must install this software on K2 Media Clients that
are part of a Level 2R or 3R K2 Storage System. Refer to the K2 Media Client
This
software… Is distributed
on…
With the installation file located at…
Which is
installed on… And is described as
follows:
K2 Client The K2 System
Software CD ..\K2Client\setup.exe K2 Media
Clients Provides core functionality
for all K2 Media Client
models.
K2 Server The K2 System
Software CD ..\K2Server\setup.exe K2 Media
Servers Provides core functionality
for all K2 Media Servers in
all roles.
Control
Point The K2 System
Software CD ..\ControlPoint\setup.exe Control Point
PCs Provides remote control
and configuration of K2
Media Clients (both
internal and external
storage) as well as the K2
Storage System.
Media File
System
(SNFS) The K2 System
Software CD ..\snfs\SNFSxxxSimple.exe K2 Media
Servers and
internal storage
K2 Media
Clients The version number is part
of the file name. These
“simple” install programs
are for use on K2 systems
only. Do not use standard
SNFS install programs.
Install only as instructed by
release notes.
..\snfs\SNFSxxxSimple_clientonly.exe External
storage K2
Media Clients
NetCentral The NetCentral
Manager CD ..\ServerSetup.exe The NetCentral
server PC (this
can be a
Control Point
PC) Provides remote
monitoring of all K2
products.