Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Sep.24 2007 - Manual (Page 389)

September 7, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 389
Preparing Level 20 devices
Optional NH K2 Media Servers are available to provide additional FTP bandwidth.
These servers are available with either a one Gigabit connection or a ten Gigabit
connection. If you have multiple NH K2 Media Servers on a K2 Storage System, they
must all be of the same connection speed. They must be all one Gigabit servers or all
ten Gigabit servers.
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.
Refer to Chapter 14, Description of K2 Storage Devices for more information. Also
refer to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches” on page 759 .
Preparing Level 20 devices
Use the topics in this section to prepare each device so that it is ready to become part
of the Level 20 storage system.
• “Setting up the Control Point PC” on page 389
• “Setting up the Level 20 GigE switch” on page 390
• “Setting up the GS K2 Media Server for Level 20” on page 400
• “Setting up the NH1 K2 Media Server” on page 400
• “Setting up the NH1-10GE K2 Media Server” on page 401
• “Setting up the L20 RAID chassis” on page 402
• “Preparing K2 Storage System clients” on page 404
Setting up the Control Point PC
To set up the K2 configuration Control Point PC, you have the following options:
• Use the Grass Valley Control Point PC that comes from the factory with software
pre-installed. This includes the K2 System Configuration application, remote
AppCenter, and NetCentral software. Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide
for rack mount instructions.
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software.
For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2
System Configuration application:
• Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips” on
page 106 .
• Connect the PC to the GigE control network.
To use your own PC, you must additionally do the following:
• Verify that the PC meets system requirements, then install the Control Point
software and other supporting software, as specified in the K2 Media Client System
Guide.