Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 54)

54 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 2009
Chapter 2 Preparing for installation
K2 SAN installation checklists
Use the following sequence of checklists to guide the overall task flow of installing
and commissioning a K2 SAN.
Pre-installation planning checklist
Infrastructure checklist
Network setup and implementation checklist
Task Instructions Comments
❑ Procure existing or create new
SiteConfig system description Chapter 5, Planning and
implementing systems with
SiteConfig, topic “About developing
a system description” You can do this before arriving
at the customer site.
❑ Next: Infrastructure checklist
Task Instructions Comments
❑ Rack and cable Follow the K2 SAN Cabling Guide
and other documentation that comes
packaged with devices. Also refer to
Chapter 3, Cabling K2 SAN devices. —
❑ Configure Ethernet switch(es) Chapter 4, Setting up K2 SAN
infrastructure, topic “Setting up the
Ethernet switch” —
❑ Install/update SiteConfig on control
point PC Chapter 4, topic “Installing
SiteConfig on the control point PC” —
❑ For K2 Summit Production Clients,
disable the write filter. K2 System Guide You must connect keyboard,
monitor, and mouse and do this
on each K2 Summit Production
Client before managing with
SiteConfig.
❑ Next: Network setup and implementation checklist
Task Instructions Comments
❑ Import or create the SiteConfig system
description on the control point PC Chapter 5, topic “Importing a system
description” Select IP address range for each
network and each device type.
❑ Modify names and networks in the
SiteConfig system description. Chapter 5, topics “Modifying a device
name”, “Modifying the control
network”, etc. Set subnet mask and other
settings.
❑ Verify/modify device interfaces Chapter 5, topics “Modifying K2
client unassigned (unmanaged)
interface”, “Modifying K2 Media
Server unassigned (unmanaged)
interface”. Do not proceed until the system
description accurately represents
all aspects of the actual system.
Refer to SiteConfig Help Topics.
Use procedures as appropriate
for your site.