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Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 User Manual

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26 October 2009

K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual

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Modifying K2 client managed network interfaces

NOTE: There is no FTP/streaming network for a SAN K2 client. On the K2 SAN,
FTP/streaming goes to the K2 Media Server.

7. Evaluate settings on the Planned tab and change if necessary.

• Compare settings on the Planned tab with settings on the Current tab.

• If you want to keep the current settings as reported in the Current tab, click

Remove to remove the planned settings.

• Do not specify multiple IP addresses for the same interface. Do not use the Add

button.

8. To modify planned settings, do the following:

a. Select the network settings and click Edit.

The Edit IP Address dialog box opens.

Aliases

Not allowed

Use Interface
Name/Aliases in
Host Files

Unselected is required. Since not selected, the default behavior occurs, which
is to use the device host name in the hosts file.

Setting...

For any network interface of type iSCSI

Interface Name

"Unused" is recommended. Displaying this text here serves as an aid in
understanding SAN networks.The iSCSI network has no name resolution via
the hosts file or otherwise, so the text you enter here is not actually use for
name resolution.

Set To Default

Not recommended

DNS Suffix

Not allowed

Aliases

Not allowed

Use Interface
Name/Aliases in
Host Files

Selected is recommended. Since this interface’s network has its names
excluded from the hosts file, this setting has no affect. The interface name is
excluded from the hosts file, regardless of settings here.

Setting...

For network interface Control Team

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