Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.1 - Manual (Page 56)

56 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual September 6, 2006
Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2 Storage System
Level 2 system description
The Level 2 storage system has one K2 media server and one L2 RAID chassis. An
Expansion chassis is optional for increased storage capacity.
K2 Media Clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the
GigE switch. Each client has one GigE connection for media and one GigE
connection for control. The GigE switch is configured with V-LANs to keep the
control/FTP traffic and the media (iSCSI) traffic separate.
The K2 Media Server has two GigE connections for media, one GigE connection for
control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel connection to the RAID
storage. The media server hosts iSCSI interface cards for the GigE media connections
and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection. The iSCSI interface cards
provide a bridge between GigE iSCSI and Fibre Channel SCSI. The media server also
hosts software components that allow it to function in various roles, including media
file system manager, media database server, and FTP server.
The L2 RAID chassis is connected via a single Fibre Channel connection to the media
server. It is also connected to the GigE control network, which is required for SNMP
(NetCentral) monitoring.
The K2 configuration control point PC is connected to the GigE control network. The
K2 System Configuration application runs on this PC for configuring the storage
system.
FTP/streaming traffic accesses the K2 Storage System via the FTP GigE port on K2
Media Servers. FTP/streaming traffic does not go to K2 Media Clients.
L2 RAID chassis
L2 RAID Expansion
chassis (optional)
K2 media server
Multiple iSCSI clients
Gigabit Ethernet switch
Fibre Channel
connection
Control Media Control Media Control Media
Control Control
FTP
Media
POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !
POWER SERVICE K2 RAID STORAGE !
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Media
Control point PC
Control
FTP/streaming