Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.3 - Manual (Page 525)

June 25, 2009 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 525
Expanding the media file system by bandwidth
Bandwidth expansion for Aurora products
The “Expansion by bandwidth” feature is supported on K2 Storage Systems that store
media from both K2 products and Aurora products. If the storage system contains
media from Aurora products and you want to retain that media, additional steps are
required, as follows:
1. Before starting the file system expansion, using Notepad or another text editor,
open the following file:
V:\VolumeConfig.xml
2. To the existing XML content, add lines with XML tags and
to specify the main folder and attic folder for your Aurora
media. For example, if the main folder is “VibrintAVFiles” and the attic folder is
“VibrintAttic”, the resulting XML content is as follows:
K2 Storage
Grass Valley PFR700
512
Not Supported
V:\VibrintAVFiles
V:\VibrintAttic
3. Save and close the VolumeConfig.xml file.
4. Proceed with bandwidth expansion process.
Managing the Restripe Utility
If you answer “Yes” to the dialog box that asks about restriping existing media, after
the bandwidth expansion process completes, Storage Utility exits with a special code.
On receiving the special exit code, the K2 System Configuration application sets the
current date in the registry of the K2 Media Server that takes the role of FTP server.
When the FTP server restarts, the Restripe Utility automatically opens. The Restripe
Utility reads the date set in the registry, finds clips and files created before that date,
and restripes the clips and files, one at a time.
You can monitor the Restripe Utility in the following ways:
• While the Restripe Utility is running, it is represented by an icon in the system tray.
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Monitor the Restripe Utility, “Managing the Restripe Utility” on
page 525 On a file system with a large amount of
existing media, this can take days.
NOTE: Do not stop the FTP
server once the restripe process
begins.
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Record system information — Make sure you keep diagrams and other
on-site documentation up to date.
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