Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network Installation - Manual (Page 266)

After your K2 SAN is initially installed and configured, as instructed earlier in this manual in the
installation and configuration chapters, if you need to reconfigure the system you should do so using
SiteConfig and the K2Config application. This enforces consistent policy and sequencing for
configuration tasks, which makes the system easier to maintain and aids in troubleshooting should
a problem arise.
The K2Config application runs on a control point PC and accesses the devices of the K2 SAN via
the control network. You can configure the devices of the K2 SAN as follows:
• K2 client and K2 Media Server — These devices are configured directly by the K2Config
application.
• K2 RAID storage devices — The K2Config application launches a remote instance of Storage
Utility, which configures RAID storage devices. Storage Utility components run on the K2 Media
Server and the configuration actually takes place via the Fibre Channel connection between the
K2 Media Server and the RAID storage device.
• Ethernet switches — The K2Config application can launch a switch’s web-based configuration
application.
You can expand and select nodes in the tree view to view K2 SANs, individual devices, and
configuration settings. When you do so, the K2Config application displays information as found in
a configuration file, rather than continuously polling devices to get their latest information. The
configuration file is saved on the V: drive, along with the media files in the shared storage system.
The configuration file is updated and saved whenever you change a configuration using the K2Config
application. That is why you must always use the K2Config application to change settings on the
storage system, so the most recently changed configurations will always be stored in the configuration
file and displayed.
You can expand and select nodes in the tree view to view K2 SANs, individual devices, and
configuration settings. When you do so, the K2Config application displays information as found in
a configuration file, rather than continuously polling devices to get their latest information. The
configuration file is saved on the V: drive, along with the media files in the shared storage system.
The configuration file is updated and saved whenever you change a configuration using the K2Config
application. That is why you must always use the K2Config application to change settings on the
storage system, so the most recently changed configurations will always be stored in the configuration
file and displayed.
Related Links
Accessing a K2 SAN from multiple PCs on page 278
Opening the K2Config application
1. On the control point PC open the K2Config application shortcut on the desktop. The K2Config
application log in dialog box opens.
2. Log in using the designated administrator account for configuring K2 SAN devices. By default
this account is as follows:
Username: Administrator
Password: adminK2
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Overview of K2 Storage Tools