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Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Nov.18 2008 User Manual

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July 15, 2008

K2 Storage System Instruction Manual

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Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery

10. Do the following for the replacement iSCSI interface adapter or adapters on the K2

Media Server:

a. Select each port and set it to the same IP addresses\subnet mask as formerly

assigned.

b. Apply the settings.

When the IP address is set successfully, the K2 System Configuration application
automatically applies the same bandwidth subscription that was previously
assigned to that IP address. The iSCSI bridge page updates and displays the
bandwidth subscription.

11. After making settings on the iSCSI interface adapter or adapters, on the iSCSI

bridge page, click

Check

.

A “…Replaced iSCSI port…” message and a “…Added iSCSI port…” message
appears for each port on the adapter or adapters that you replaced.

12. If you are replacing iSCSI interface adapters on multiple K2 Media Servers, repeat

this procedure on the remaining K2 Media Servers.

13. Place the devices of the K2 Storage System back online. Refer to procedures earlier

in this chapter as appropriate for your K2 Storage System level and/or redundant
server configuration.

Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery

The following procedure applies to K2 Media Servers based on the Dell 2850/2950
platform. K2 Media Servers on other Dell models can have similar procedures. Refer
to the service documentation on the Dell Documentation CD for specific procedures.

When the system battery in a K2 Media Server fails (non rechargeable) the system
configuration is lost, and the system will not complete startup processes when the
battery is replaced.

To recover from a failed battery on a Dell 2950, do the following:

1. Restart the K2 Media Server.

A startup screen displays the message “Invalid configuration information - Please
run setup program. Time of day not set - Please run setup program.”

2. Press

F2

to enter setup.

3. Set the system date and time

4. Select

System Setup | Integrated Devices

5. Select

RAID

. This also sets ChA and ChB to RAID

6. Restart the K2 Media Server.

A startup screen displays the message “Warning: Detected mode change from
SCSI to RAID on ChA of the embedded RAID system.”

7. Select

Yes

.

A startup screen displays the message “Warning: Detected mode change from
SCSI to RAID on ChB of the embedded RAID system.”

8. Select

Yes

.