Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Sep.24 2007 - Manual (Page 653)

September 7, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 653
K2 Media Server descriptions
K2 Media Server descriptions
The central component of the K2 Storage System is the K2 Media Server.
The Dell 2850 and the Dell 2950 were qualified as the K2 Media Server with the 2
gig K2 Storage Systems previously released. Refer to previous versions of the K2
Storage System Instruction Manual for information about these K2 Media Servers.
The 4 Gig K2 Storage Systems have several types of K2 Media Servers available, as
explained in the following sections:
• “L10 K2 Media Server description”
• “GS K2 Media Server description”
• “LS K2 Media Server description”
• “NH K2 Media Server”
L10 K2 Media Server description
The L10 K2 Media Server is used on Level 10 and Level 10R K2 Storage Systems.
The Dell PowerEdge 860 is qualified as the platform for the L10 K2 Media Server.
Dell PowerEdge 860 server
The following interfaces provide K2 Storage System functionality:
• Two GigE ports on the motherboard
• One dual port iSCSI interface card. Each port is also referred to as a TOE (TCP/IP
Offload Engine). Only one port is used for a L10 or L10R system.
• One single port Fibre Channel card.
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1
2 2
USB ports (2) GigE 2
GigE 1
Serial connector
Video connector
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Power supply