Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 64)

64 K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 26 October 2009
Chapter 3 Cabling K2 SAN devices
To the control ports on switch B, make the second control connection from each
K2 client, and from RAID controller 1. Also make the control network connection
and the FTP network connection from K2 Media Server B.
If you have other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, that have just one iSCSI
connection and one control connection, approximately half of the clients should be
connected to switch A and half of the clients should be connected to switch B. In a
failover event, only the clients connected to one of the switches will remain
operational, so make connections accordingly. Connect the client’s iSCSI
connection to one of the media ports on a switch and the client’s control connection
to one of the control ports on the same switch.
Interconnect switch A and switch B with three 1 Gig ISLs.
If you have optional NH1 K2 Media Servers, for each server connect its FTP
network connection and its control network connection to the control ports on the
same switch. Balance servers between switch A and switch B.
If you have optional NH1-10GE K2 Media Servers, for each server connect its 10
Gig FTP network connection to a 10 Gig port on the rear of the switch and connect
its control network connection to a control port on the same switch. Balance servers
between switch A and switch B. Switches have two 10 Gig connectors standard and
two 10 Gig connectors optional, so to connect three or four severs to a switch, you
must first install the optional 10 Gig connectors in the switch.
Cabling the K2 Media Server
• Install the server in its permanent location. Refer to the rack mount instructions that
you received with the server’s product bundle.
• Provide power to the servers.
• Connect cables as follows:
Cabling the Level 10 K2 Media Server
One GS K2 Media Server – Dell 1950 PowerEdge – non-redundant
1 2
Gb 2 Gb 1
To media (iSCSI)
port on GigE switch Fibre Channel
to RAID controller
To control port
on GigE switch FTP: To control port
on GigE switch