Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.3 - Manual (Page 252)

252 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual June 25, 2009
Chapter 6 Installing the Level 30 Storage System
• Install the K2 Control Point software.
• Install other supporting software.
• Install and license NetCentral server software. You can install this on the
NetCentral server PC, which can be the K2 configuration Control Point PC. Refer
to the NetCentral User Guide.
Also refer to “Control point PC description” on page 410 .
To fix the screen resolution problem seen with NetCentral on the Grass Valley
Control Point PC, do the following:
1. Go to Display properties (right mouse selection of properties on the display area)
2. Select Settings tab
3. Select the Advanced button
4. In the General tab, set the DPI setting to Normal size (96 DPI)
5. Restart the PC
Setting up the Level 30 Gig E switch
These procedures are for the HP ProCurve switch 2900 series. You must use this
switch for iSCSI traffic on Level 30.
For control and FTP/streaming traffic, it is allowed to use a different brand of switch,
such as a Cisco Catalyst switch, if required by your site. If you are using a non-HP
switch, apply the information in the following procedures accordingly. Refer to the
documentation you received with the switch as necessary.
Also refer to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 559 .
• Assign an IP address and logon to the switch. Refer to “Configuring the GigE
switch via serial connection” on page 252 .
• Set up VLANs on the switch. Refer to “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web
interface” on page 256 .
• Configure QOS and verify the flow control setting.
Also refer to “K2 Ethernet switch description” on page 411 and “Design
considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 559 .
Configuring the GigE switch via serial connection
NOTE: Make sure you check the switch firmware and upgrade if necessary, as
instructed at the end of this procedure.
The following procedure is for the HP ProCurve switch 2900 series. Do not use this
procedure on other switch models.
Use a direct console connection to the switch, start a console session, and access the
Switch Setup screen to set the IP address.
1. Configure the PC terminal emulator on the control point PC or another PC as a