Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network Installation - Manual (Page 302)

Adding a K2 client
The prerequisites for adding a K2 client to an existing K2 SAN are as follows:
• You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent
to K2 administrator or higher.
• The K2 SAN must have adequate bandwidth available to meet the bandwidth needs of the K2
client you are adding.
• The devices of the K2 SAN do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required.
• The K2 client must be connected to appropriate networks and be powered up.
• If a K2 Summit Client, the write filter must be disabled.
1. In SiteConfig, add the K2 client to the SAN as follows:
a) In the Network Configuration tree view, add the client as a placeholder device next to existing
clients.
b) Discover devices.
c) Identify the K2 client you are adding.
d) Assign the discovered K2 client to placeholder K2 client.
e) Verify that networks are assigned and planned network interface settings applied.
2. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is
the top node of the storage system tree.
3. Click Add Device . The Add Device dialog box opens.
4. Select the appropriate type of client.
5. Click OK . The new client device appears in the tree view.
6. Configure the K2 client as appropriate.
7. If a K2 Summit Client, enable the write filter. In SiteConfig, you can do this using the Lock
feature.
Removing a K2 client
The prerequisites for removing a K2 client from an existing K2 SAN are as follows:
• You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent
to K2 administrator or higher.
• Media access must be stopped on the K2 client you are removing.
• You can remove a K2 client without disrupting the operation of the rest of the SAN.
1. Stop media access on the K2 client.
2. In SiteConfig, remove the K2 client.
3. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select K2 client.
4. Click Remove and Yes to confirm. The K2 client is removed from the tree view.
5. You must restart the K2 client before re-adding it to a K2 SAN or in any other way reconfiguring
it for use. If a K2 Summit Client, the write filter must be disabled before the restart.
Identifying K2 client software versions
Your options for identifying K2 client software version are as follows:
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