Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 490)

26 October 2009 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 490
About QuickTime import delay
About QuickTime import delay
When you copy a file into a K2 HotBin, the HotBin watches for the file to close and
the copy operation to stop, which should indicate the file is complete, before it begins
to import the file into K2 storage. However, Final Cut Pro repeatedly opens and closes
any QuickTime file as it exports the file, so it is possible that the K2 HotBin can detect
a file closed event and begin to import the file before Final Cut Pro is done. If this
occurs, the K2 HotBin import for that file fails.
To avoid this problem, the QuickTime import delay allows you to adjust how long a
QuickTime file must be idle (no data being written to the file) before the HotBin
begins to import the file into K2 storage. The recommended default value is 15
seconds. If you have problems with failed imports and you suspect that Final Cut Pro
is holding on to the file with pauses longer than 15 seconds, you should increase the
QuickTime import delay time and re-try the import. The HotBin process constrains
the QuickTime import delay range to between 10 and 60 seconds.
Connecting via SAMBA/CIFS
This is an alternative to connecting to the SNFS volume via iSCSI. Once the
Macintosh computer has been bound to a domain it can then connect to any domain
controlled, shared volume via SAMBA. If connecting via SAMBA, XSan and K2
FCP Connect software do not need to be installed or configured.
1. On the Macintosh computer open the Finder program and at the top menu click Go
| Connect to Server .
The Connect to Server dialog box opens.
2. In the Server Address field, type smb://, then type the IP or DNS name of the
server to which you are connecting, then type/v ( this is the volume name).
3. Click Connect .
If the volume is shared and behind a domain, you are prompted to authenticate.