Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 378)

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 378
LS K2 Media Server description
LS K2 Media Server description
The LS K2 Media Server is used on Level 30, Level 30R K2 SANs. The Dell
PowerEdge 2950 and R710 are qualified as the platform for the LS K2 Media Server.
Dell PowerEdge 2950 server
Dell PowerEdge R710 server
The following interfaces provide K2 SAN functionality:
• Two GigE ports on the motherboard. The R710 has four GigE ports, but only two
are used.
• Two dual port iSCSI interface card. Each port is also referred to as a TOE (TCP/IP
Offload Engine).
• One single port Fibre Channel card.
LS K2 Media Server specifications
The LS K2 Media Server is built on a Dell PowerEdge 2950 or R710 server platform.
Specifications that are unique to it purpose as a K2 Media Server are listed in the
following table. For a complete list of specifications, refer to Dell documentation.
Dell 2950 PowerEdge server
Characteristic Specification
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Standard Edition
Fibre Channel Adapter LSI7104EP-LC single-channel 4Gb/s PCIe Host Bus
Adapter
iSCSI Adapter Qlogic SANblade 1-Gbps iSCSI dual-TOE PCI-X Host Bus
Adapter
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
Gb 1 Gb 2
USB ports (2) GigE 2
GigE 1
Serial connector
Video connector
iSCSI
Power supply Power supply
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
USB ports (2) GigE 2
GigE 1
Serial connector
Video connector
iSCSI
Power supply Power supply
iSCSI
Fibre Channel