Page 1 STORAGE SYSTEM Instruction Manual SOFTWARE VERSION 3.2 071-8461-02 JULY 2007...
Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2007 Grass Valley, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Portions of software © 2000 – 2007, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U.S.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Testing the control network ................48 Configuring the Level 2 storage system ..............49 Prerequisites for initial configuration..............49 Defining a new K2 Storage System ..............50 Configuring the server - Part 1 ................52 Configuring RAID....................54 Creating a new file system ................. 59 Configuring the server - Part 2 ................
Page 4 Preparing Level 3 devices..................127 Setting up the Control Point PC ................. 127 Setting up the Level 3 GigE switch..............128 Setting up the K2 Media Server ................. 139 Setting up the L3 RAID chassis................140 Preparing K2 Storage System clients..............144 K2 configuration and NetCentral ................
Page 5 Testing the control network ................258 Configuring the nearline storage system ..............260 Prerequisites for initial configuration..............260 Defining a new K2 Storage System ..............261 Configuring the server - Part 1 ................263 Configuring RAID....................265 Creating a new file system ................. 272 Configuring the server - Part 2 ................
Page 6 Removing a K2 Media Server ................339 Replacing a K2 Media Server................339 Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) ..........341 Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery ........ 342 Checking K2 Media Server services ..............343 Disabling OpForce....................344 Working with K2 Media Clients ................
Page 7 Removing a K2 Media Client ................347 Identifying K2 Media Client software versions............ 347 Modifying K2 Media Client control network settings ........... 348 Modifying K2 Media Client media (iSCSI) network settings ....... 348 Modifying load balancing ..................348 Using Storage Utility....................349 Accessing Storage Utility..................
Page 8 Contents K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 9: Safety Summaries
Product Damage Precautions Use Proper Power Source Do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than the voltage specified. Provide Proper Ventilation To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 10 CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. Symbols on the Product The following symbols may appear on the product: DANGER high voltage Protective ground (earth) terminal ATTENTION – refer to manual K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 11 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley can affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Page 12 “Radiation of Laser Products, Equipment Classification, Requirements and User’s Guide,” governs laser products outside the United States. Europe and member nations of the European Free Trade Association fall under the jurisdiction of the Comité Européen de Normalization Electrotechnique (CENELEC). K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 13 Electrical Business Equipment (Third edition). 12/01/2000 IEC 950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment (Third edition, 1999). EN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment (Third Edition 2000). July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 14 Safety Summaries K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 15: Finding Information
The manual contains information for Level 2, and Level 3 K2 Storage Systems, in both redundant and non-redundant configurations. Refer to the sections that apply to the level of your K2 Storage System.
Page 16 The cabling guides provide diagrams for storage system cabling and external configuration, such as setting addresses on RAID devices. There is a cabling guide for Level 2 online K2 Storage Systems and a cabling guide for Level 3 online K2 Storage K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 17 • — There is an Instruction Manual for each type of RAID RAID Instruction Manuals storage device that can be a part of a K2 Storage System. These manuals contain procedures for configuring and servicing the device. • — Contains the product specifications and K2 Media Client System Guide step-by-step instructions for modifying system settings.
Page 18 Finding Information Using the Dell Server documentation This manual contains all of the information you need to install the K2 Storage System, however, a full set of Dell server documentation has been provided on the Dell Product Documentation CD-ROM. The Dell server documentation applies to the K2 Media Server.
Page 19: Grass Valley Product Support
To get technical assistance, check on the status of a question, or to report new issue, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax. Contact Grass Valley first regarding problems with third party software on Grass Valley products, such as the ®...
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Page 21: Product Description
Chapter Product Description This chapter describes the K2 Storage System as follows: • “Overview Description” on page 22 • “Key features” on page 23 July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 22: Overview Description
• “Level 3R system description” on page 174 Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide for diagrams and explanations of the media file system and the media database. The Grass Valley K2 Media Client can also support a direct Fibre Channel connection to the storage.
Page 23: Key Features
Key features Key features The key features of the K2 Storage System are as follows: • iSCSI storage access protocol • Gigabit Ethernet connectivity • RAID 1, 3, 5, and 6 storage • FTP transfers • Standard IT networked storage configurations to fit a wide variety of size and performance requirements.
Page 24 Chapter 1 Product Description K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 25: Installing The Level 2 Storage System
Chapter Installing the Level 2 Storage System Use this chapter to install the K2 Level 2 (L2) storage system. This chapter includes the following topics: • “Level 2 system description” on page 26 • “Preparing Level 2 devices” on page 27 •...
Page 26: Level 2 System Description
SERVICE chassis (optional) The Level 2 storage system has one K2 Media Server and one L2 RAID chassis. An Expansion chassis is optional for increased storage capacity. K2 Media Clients and other iSCSI clients, such as Aurora Edits, are connected to the GigE switch.
Page 27: Preparing Level 2 Devices
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software. For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application: • Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips”...
Page 28: Setting Up The Level 2 Gige Switch
Control Ports 2 - 20 even To the media ports make one iSCSI connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client, and two iSCSI connections from the K2 Media Server. To the control ports make a connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client, from the RAID storage chassis, and from the control point PC.
Page 29 Refer to cabling procedures later in this chapter for the GigE connections at each of the devices of the K2 Storage System. Also refer to “K2 Ethernet switch description” on page 285 “Design considerations for Ethernet switches”...
Page 30 You are now in configuration mode. 18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type...
Page 31 25.If you need a trunk for ISLs to gang switches together, use the following steps. These steps illustrate trunking the last two ports for the two 10 Gig ISLs, which is the recommended configuration for ISLs on all multi-switch K2 Storage Systems. Refer to “Design considerations for Ethernet switches”...
Page 32 Then continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”. • If K2 Storage System Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently supported version, continue with the next procedure. 30.Type the following, then press Enter menu The main menu opens.
Page 33 Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list. In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs, two of the ports at the bottom of the list are labeled Trk1. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 34 8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following: • If you do not have trunks, select all ports. • If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked). K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 35 Flow Control settings (disable for 3400cl, enable for 2900) does not cause problems. 12.Click . Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface Apply Settings becomes active. 13.Choose . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator VLAN Configuration username and password. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 36 In the VLAN ID field enter 60. d. Click Add VLAN e. Click to return to VLAN Configuration. Main Screen 15.Configure the Media VLAN as follows: a. In the Media VLAN row, click Modify K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 37 In the Current Mode list box, scroll down and select the trunk. c. In the Mode drop-down list, select , then click . This allows default Tagged Apply VLAN traffic (non-iSCSI) to go over the trunk. 18.Click the tab. VLAN Configuration July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 38: Setting Up The K2 Media Server
Setting up the K2 Media Server Both the Dell PowerEdge 2850 and the Dell PowerEdge 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server. This section provides information on both platforms. Do the following to prepare a K2 Media Server: •...
Page 39: Setting Up The L2 Raid Chassis
“Power on the L2 RAID chassis” on page 43 In addition, you will configure network settings, SNMP settings, and bind LUNs. These tasks are part of the K2 System Configuration application and Storage Utility procedures later in this chapter. The process of binding LUNs can take a significant amount of time—as much as eight hours—so you might want to put priority on the...
Page 40 Level 2 storage devices: • Each L2 RAID chassis has a single connection to the Ethernet fabric through its LAN card. • The Expansion Adapter on the L2 RAID Expansion chassis requires a diagnostic K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 41 0, so no configuration is required. However, if you have a L2 RAID Expansion chassis you must set its chassis address to 1 as shown in the following illustration. Also verify that the diagnostic ID switches are in the position shown. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 42 Do not swap Expansion chassis or otherwise reconfigure storage. If you connect a L2 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 43: Preparing K2 Storage System Clients
Your preparations for L2 RAID storage are now complete. Preparing K2 Storage System clients Any devices that function as iSCSI clients to the K2 Storage System must be prepared with the following requirements: • One or more connections to the control network.
Page 44: K2 Configuration And Netcentral
— A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral Device providers installed server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System. For a Level 2 storage system, the following device providers must be installed: • Control point PC device provider — This is the Windows monitoring device provider.
Page 45: Networking For Level 2
Gigabit ports, cables, and by a dedicated VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches. • K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port. If the server takes the role of FTP server, make a dedicated FTP connection to the FTP port.
Page 46: Networking Tips
On the Level 2 K2 Storage System, only one control port is connected, as control team redundancy is not supported. • On the external storage K2 Media Client, the two media (iSCSI) GigE ports are not teamed. On the Level 2 K2 Storage System, only one media port is connected, as iSCSI redundancy is not supported.
Page 47: Setting Up Host Tables
Server operating system computers. If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network, then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device.
Page 48: Testing The Control Network
2. Type cmd and click . The command prompt window opens. 3. Type ping, then a space, then the name of one of your K2 Storage System devices, such as the Gigabit Ethernet switch, as in the following example: ping root_gige_1 4.
Page 49: Configuring The Level 2 Storage System
“Configuring the server - Part 2” on page 60 Prerequisites for initial configuration Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information. Also refer to Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage...
Page 50: Defining A New K2 Storage System
Defining a new K2 Storage System Define a Level 2 K2 Storage System as follows: 1. On the control point PC, open the K2 System Configuration application. A login dialog box opens. 2. Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account.
Page 51 Defining a new K2 Storage System 4. Follow the on-screen text to define your Level 2 K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. On this page… Do this… Page 1 Create a name for your Level 2 K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box.
Page 52: Configuring The Server - Part 1
1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select [ PrimaryK2Server] 2. Click the button. The Configure K2 Server wizard opens. Configure Follow the on-screen text to configure the K2 Media Server for a Level 2 K2 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 53 Storage System, as described in the following table: On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name or IP address for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. For Level 2, leave all roles selected. Click...
Page 54: Configuring Raid
3. Continue with the next procedure to use Storage Utility to configure the storage and file system. Leave the Configure K2 Server wizard open while you are using Storage Utility. When you are done with Storage Utility, you continue with the wizard.
Page 55 Grass Valley representative. To configure these settings, do the following: 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, you will configure the network settings on the controller connected to K2 Media Server you are currently configuring.
Page 56 In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by “XX”. Refer to “Identifying disks” on page 377 for an explanation of how disks are actually numbered in Storage Utility. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 57 Unbound Bind LUNs context menu. The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 58 Close NOTE: Do not proceed until all LUNs are finished binding. 3. Restart the K2 Media Server. NOTE: Make sure start up processes on the K2 Media Server are complete before proceeding. 4. Continue with the next procedure “Creating a new file system”.
Page 59: Creating A New File System
If you do not know this value, contact your Grass Valley representative. 3. If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked. If accessed by Aurora Edits, refer to the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.
Page 60: Configuring The Server - Part 2
5. A message informs you that you must restart the K2 Media Server, however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices, so you do not need to restart now.
Page 61 This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a file system server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checked from this page.
Page 62 Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. Close the Validation Report and then click Next Database Server Configuration You do not need to enter or configure anything on this page. Click Next K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 63: Adding K2 Storage System Clients
Your configurations for the Level 2 K2 Storage System are complete. Adding K2 Storage System clients You can add now clients, such as K2 Media Clients or Aurora Edits, to the K2 Storage System and configure them using the K2 System Configuration application.
Page 64 Wait approximately 30 seconds for the disk drives to spin down before proceeding. 4. Power-off all Ethernet switches. 5. Power-off the control point PC and/or the NetCentral server PC, if necessary. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 65: Level 2 System Power-On Procedure
(Link), the LEDs should be on. -If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Elapsed time: 1 minute Continue with page 2 of Level 2 power-on procedure July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 66 Media Server. Elapsed time: the K2 Media Server. 3 minutes Power on K2 Media Clients and other iSCSI clients. Begin record/play operations. Level 2 K2 Storage System power-on complete K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
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Page 68 Chapter 2 Installing the Level 2 Storage System K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 69: Installing The Level 2R Storage System
Chapter Installing the Level 2R Storage System Use this chapter to install the K2 Level 2 Redundant (L2R) storage system. This chapter includes the following topics: • “Level 2R system description” on page 70 • “Preparing Level 2R devices” on page 71 •...
Page 70: Level 2R System Description
An Expansion chassis is optional for increased storage capacity. K2 Media Clients have a pair of redundant (teamed) Gigabit Ethernet ports for control and two Gigabit Ethernet ports (A and B) for media (iSCSI). Each port of the control team is connected to a different switch.
Page 71: Preparing Level 2R Devices
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software. For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application: • Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips”...
Page 72: Setting Up The Level 2R Redundant Gige Switches
“Control point PC description” on page 284. To fix the screen resolution problem seen with NetCentral on the Grass Valley Control Point PC, do the following: 1. Go to Display properties (right mouse selection of properties on the display area) 2.
Page 73 K2 Media Client. Also make two media (iSCSI) connections from K2 Media Server B. To the control ports on switch A, make one control connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client, from the RAID storage chassis, and from the control point PC.
Page 74 IP address. IP Address Refer to “Networking tips” on page d. Tab to the field and enter the subnet mask used for your network. Subnet Mask K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 75 You are now in configuration mode. 18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type...
Page 76 Boot Rom Version: I.08.07 Current Boot : Primary 29.Check the Primary Image Version and refer to your K2 Storage System Release Notes for information about currently supported versions. Then proceed as follows: K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 77 Then continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”. • If K2 Storage System Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently supported version, continue with the next procedure. 30.Type the following, then press Enter menu The main menu opens.
Page 78 Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list. In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs, two of the ports at the bottom of the list are labeled Trk1. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 79 8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following: • If you do not have trunks, select all ports. • If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked). July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 80 Flow Control settings (disable for 3400cl, enable for 2900) does not cause problems. 12.Click . Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface Apply Settings becomes active. 13.Choose . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator VLAN Configuration username and password. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 81 In the VLAN ID field enter 60. d. Click Add VLAN e. Click to return to VLAN Configuration. Main Screen 15.Configure the Media VLAN as follows: a. In the Media VLAN row, click Modify July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 82 In the Current Mode list box, scroll down and select the trunk. c. In the Mode drop-down list, select , then click . This allows default Tagged Apply VLAN traffic (non-iSCSI) to go over the trunk. 18.Click the tab. VLAN Configuration K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 83: Setting Up The K2 Media Server
Setting up the K2 Media Server Both the Dell PowerEdge 2850 and the Dell PowerEdge 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server. This section provides information on both platforms. Do the following to prepare a K2 Media Server: •...
Page 84: Setting Up The L2 Raid Chassis
Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2R Storage System Make a direct connection between the serial ports of the two servers. Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media Servers that take the role of file system/database servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby the servers monitor each other’s health.
Page 85 To media server A server B L2 RAID Chassis Connect Ethernet and diagnostic cabling as shown in the following diagram. Be aware of the following cabling requirements of the Level 2 storage devices: July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 86 0, so no configuration is required. However, if you have a L2 RAID Expansion chassis you must set its chassis address to 1 as shown in the following illustration. Also verify that the diagnostic ID switches are in the position shown. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 87 Do not swap Expansion chassis or otherwise reconfigure storage. If you connect a L2 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 88: Preparing K2 Storage System Clients
• A static IP address for the control network. • For a Level 2R, 3R or other redundant K2 Storage System, K2 Media Clients have one connection to the A media (iSCSI) network and one connection to the B media (iSCSI) network.
Page 89: K2 Configuration And Netcentral
— A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral Device providers installed server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System. For a Level 2R storage system, the following device providers must be installed: • Control point PC device provider — This is the Windows monitoring device provider.
Page 90: Networking For Level 2R
VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches. • K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port. If the server takes the role of FTP server, make a dedicated FTP connection to the FTP port.
Page 91: Networking Tips
System), both control ports are connected and the control team provides redundancy. • On the external storage K2 Media Client, the two media (iSCSI) GigE ports are not teamed. On the Level 2R K2 Storage System (a redundant K2 Storage System), both media ports are connected and each media port is assigned to a different media (iSCSI) network, which is required for redundancy.
Page 92: Setting Up Host Tables
Server operating system computers. If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network, then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device.
Page 93: Testing The Control Network
. The Run dialog box opens. Start | Run 2. Type cmd and click . The command prompt window opens. 3. Type ping, then a space, then the name of one of your K2 Storage System devices, July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 94 5. Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP addresses. 6. Go to each Windows device in the K2 Storage System and repeat this procedure. This verifies that network communication is correct to and from all devices.
Page 95: Configuring The Level 2R Storage System
“Configuring the redundant server” on page 111 Prerequisites for initial configuration Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information. Also refer to Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage...
Page 96: Defining A New K2 Storage System
Defining a new K2 Storage System Define a Level 2R K2 Storage System as follows: 1. On the control point PC, open the K2 System Configuration application. A login dialog box opens. 2. Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account.
Page 97 Defining a new K2 Storage System 4. Follow the on-screen text to define your Level 2R K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. On this page… Do this… Page 1 Create a name for your Level 2R K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box.
Page 98: Configuring The Server - Part 1
1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select [ PrimaryK2Server] 2. Click the button. The Configure K2 Server wizard opens. Configure Follow the on-screen text to configure the K2 Media Server for a Level 2R K2 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 99 On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name or IP address for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. Enter the name or IP address of the Ethernet switch, as currently configured on the switch, to which the K2 Media Server is connected.
Page 100 Apply Click Next File System Server Configuration Enter the name or IP address of the redundant K2 Media Server (server B ). Do not yet click Next. Do not yet enter anything in the File System Server #2 box. Click .
Page 101: Configuring Raid
Grass Valley representative. To configure these settings, do the following: 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, you will configure the network settings on the controller connected to K2 Media Server you are currently configuring.
Page 102 In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by “XX”. Refer to “Identifying disks” on page 377 for an explanation of how disks are actually numbered in Storage Utility. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 103 (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node) The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 104 3. To bind unbound disks for media storage, do the following: a. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the Unbound Bind LUNs context menu. (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 105 This causes the disk drive light to flash. Identify Disks. e. Click to close the Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process. The Progress Report dialog box opens, showing the status of the binding process. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 106 Close NOTE: Do not proceed until all LUNs are finished binding. 4. Restart the K2 Media Server. NOTE: Make sure start up processes on the K2 Media Server are complete before proceeding. 5. Continue with the next procedure “Creating a new file system”.
Page 107: Creating A New File System
If you do not know this value, contact your Grass Valley representative. 3. If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked. If accessed by Aurora Edits, refer to the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.
Page 108: Configuring The Server - Part 2
7. A message informs you that you must restart the K2 Media Server, however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices, so you do not need to restart now.
Page 109 If you have not already done so, enter the name or IP address of the redundant K2 Media Server (server B ). Click Check . When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct, click Next If you get a “The V: will not be available until this device is rebooted…”...
Page 110 Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. Close the Validation Report and then click Next Database Server Configuration Enter the name or IP address of K2 Media server B. This is the redundant partner of the server you are now configuring. Click Next K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 111: Configuring The Redundant Server
The Configure K2 Storage System Server wizard Configure opens. Follow the on-screen text to configure the server for a Level 2R K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. Some screens require no input from you, as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously...
Page 112 On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name for the K2 Media Server. This should be the current network name of the machine. Enter the name or IP address of the Ethernet switch, as currently configured on the switch, to which the K2 Media Server is connected.
Page 113 (media network) ports. The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the K2 Media Server. If correctly configured, it is already assigned the control network IP address, as displayed on this page.
Page 114 Click Next redundant server partner. Database Server Configuration You do not need to enter or configure anything on this page. Click Next K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 115: Adding K2 Storage System Clients
Your configurations for the Level 2R K2 Storage System are complete. Adding K2 Storage System clients You can add now clients, such as K2 Media Clients or Aurora Edits, to the K2 Storage System and configure them using the K2 System Configuration application.
Page 116: Basic Operations For Level 2R Storage
The Server Control Panel opens. Server Control Panel 3. Take note of which is the primary K2 Media Server and which is the backup K2 Media Server. The order in which you put servers back into service when you power up the K2 Storage System is dependent on their primary/backup roles at the time when you power down the K2 Storage System.
Page 117 Wait approximately 30 seconds for the disk drives to spin down before proceeding. 9. Power-off all Ethernet switches. 10.Power-off the control point PC and/or the NetCentral server PC, if necessary. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 118: Level 2R System Power-On Procedure
(Link), the LEDs should be on. -If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Elapsed time: 1 minute Continue with page 2 of Level 2R power-on procedure K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 119 Server Control indicator. powered down the K2 Panel Storage System. Green Put the K2 Media Server into service: In Server Control Panel, In Server Control Panel, click indicator? Start check the Failover Monitor start Failover Monitor.
Page 120: Failover Behaviors
Chapter 3 Installing the Level 2R Storage System Failover behaviors If a fault occurs and one of the failover mechanisms is triggered, a redundant K2 Storage System behaves as explained in following sections. The diagrams that follow illustrate the media (iSCSI) and control paths as they interact with the redundant K2 Media Servers in their role of media file system/ database server and iSCSI bridge.
Page 121 2. The control communication finds a path through GigE “B” switch and across an ISL to GigE switch “A” to reach the same control port on the same K2 Media Server. 3. Media (iSCSI) traffic keeps using the same path.
Page 122 This means the K2 Media Clients unaffected by the failover are using the iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “A” K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage, while at the same time the affected K2 Media Clients are using the iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “B”...
Page 123 L2R RAID chassis If the following system connection or component fails to respond to network communication: Either of the Media (iSCSI) network “A” connections between the GigE switch and the K2 Media Server " The control connection between GigE switch “A” and K2 Media Server “A”...
Page 124 • The “A” GigE switch Then the following failover behavior occurs: 1. The media file system (SNFS) and media database (SQL) on K2 Media Server “A” fail over and K2 Media Server “B” becomes the active media file system/database server.
Page 125 Chapter Installing the Level 3 Storage System Use this chapter to install the K2 Level 3 (L3) storage system. This chapter includes the following topics: • “Level 3 system description” on page 126 • “Preparing Level 3 devices” on page 127 •...
Page 126: Chapter 4 Installing The Level 3 Storage System
Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. Only the K2 Media Server in the role of FTP server has the GigE connection for FTP. K2 Media Servers host iSCSI interface cards for the GigE media connections and a Fibre Channel card for the RAID storage connection.
Page 127: Preparing Level 3 Devices
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software. For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application: • Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips”...
Page 128: Setting Up The Level 3 Gige Switch
• Set up VLANs on the switch. Refer to “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface” on page 133. • Install the switch in its permanent location. • Provide power to the switch. • Connect cables as follows: K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 129 Control Ports 2 - 20 even To the media ports make one iSCSI connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client and two iSCSI connections from each K2 Media Server. To the control ports make one connection from each K2 Media Client or other iSCSI client, from the RAID storage chassis, and from the control point PC.
Page 130 13.When prompted for the password, type a password of up to 16 ASCII characters with no spaces and press . The password can be one that is used on other K2 Enter devices, such as “adminK2” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator password.
Page 131 Setting up the Level 3 GigE switch 18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type...
Page 132 Then continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”. • If K2 Storage System Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently supported version, continue with the next procedure. 30.Type the following, then press Enter menu The main menu opens.
Page 133 Enter NOTE: The configuration application for the HP ProCurve switch requires Java. You can also access the switch’s configuration application from the K2 System Configuration application. 4. In the switch’s configuration application, choose , then...
Page 134 Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list. In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs, two of the ports at the bottom of the list are labeled Trk1. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 135 8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following: • If you do not have trunks, select all ports. • If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked). July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 136 Flow Control settings (disable for 3400cl, enable for 2900) does not cause problems. 12.Click . Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface Apply Settings becomes active. 13.Choose . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator VLAN Configuration username and password. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 137 In the VLAN ID field enter 60. d. Click Add VLAN e. Click to return to VLAN Configuration. Main Screen 15.Configure the Media VLAN as follows: a. In the Media VLAN row, click Modify July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 138 In the Current Mode list box, scroll down and select the trunk. c. In the Mode drop-down list, select , then click . This allows default Tagged Apply VLAN traffic (non-iSCSI) to go over the trunk. 18.Click the tab. VLAN Configuration K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 139: Setting Up The K2 Media Server
Setting up the K2 Media Server Both the Dell PowerEdge 2850 and the Dell PowerEdge 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server. This section provides information on both platforms. Do the following to prepare a K2 Media Server: •...
Page 140: Setting Up The L3 Raid Chassis
“Power on the L3 RAID chassis” on page 144 In addition, you will configure network settings, SNMP settings, and bind LUNs. These tasks are part of the K2 System Configuration application and Storage Utility procedures later in this chapter. The process of binding LUNs can take a significant amount of time—as much as eight hours—so you might want to put priority on the...
Page 141 Chassis Chassis (if installed) (if installed) 1 st L3 RAID L3 RAID Expansion Chassis Chassis (if installed) media media server 2 server 1 Connect Ethernet cabling as shown in the following diagram. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 142 Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration. One each Expansion Chassis, set the same address on both Expansion adapters, regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 143 Do not swap Expansion chassis or otherwise reconfigure storage. If you connect a L3 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 144: Preparing K2 Storage System Clients
Your preparations for L3 RAID storage are now complete. Preparing K2 Storage System clients Any devices that function as iSCSI clients to the K2 Storage System must be prepared with the following requirements: • One or more connections to the control network.
Page 145: K2 Configuration And Netcentral
— A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral Device providers installed server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System. For a Level 3 storage system, the following device providers must be installed: • Control point PC device provider — This is the Windows monitoring device provider.
Page 146: Networking For Level 3
Gigabit ports, cables, and by a dedicated VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches. • K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port. If the server takes the role of FTP server, make a dedicated FTP connection to the FTP port.
Page 147: Networking Tips
On the Level 3 K2 Storage System, only one control port is connected, as control team redundancy is not supported. • On the external storage K2 Media Client, the two media (iSCSI) GigE ports are not teamed. On the Level 3 K2 Storage System, only one media port is connected, as iSCSI redundancy is not supported.
Page 148: Setting Up Host Tables
Server operating system computers. If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network, then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device.
Page 149: Testing The Control Network
2. Type cmd and click . The command prompt window opens. 3. Type ping, then a space, then the name of one of your K2 Storage System devices, such as the Gigabit Ethernet switch, as in the following example: ping root_gige_1 4.
Page 150 5. Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP addresses. 6. Go to each Windows device in the K2 Storage System and repeat this procedure. This verifies that network communication is correct to and from all devices.
Page 151: Configuring The Level 3 Storage System
“Configuring server 2” on page 165 Prerequisites for initial configuration Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information. Also refer to Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage...
Page 152: Defining A New K2 Storage System
Defining a new K2 Storage System Define a Level 3 K2 Storage System as follows: 1. On the control point PC, open the K2 System Configuration application. A login dialog box opens. 2. Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account.
Page 153 Defining a new K2 Storage System 4. Follow the on-screen text to define your Level 3 K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. On this page… Do this… Page 1 Create a name for your Level 3 K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box.
Page 154: Configuring The Server - Part 1
1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select [ PrimaryK2Server] 2. Click the button. The Configure K2 Server wizard opens. Configure Follow the on-screen text to configure the K2 Media Server for a Level 3 K2 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 155 Storage System, as described in the following table: On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name or IP address for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. For Level 3 server roles, leave SNFS file system server iSCSI bridge, selected.
Page 156: Configuring Raid
3. Continue with the next procedure to use Storage Utility to configure the storage and file system. Leave the Configure K2 Server wizard open while you are using Storage Utility. When you are done with Storage Utility, you continue with the wizard.
Page 157 Grass Valley representative. To configure these settings, do the following: 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, you will configure the network settings on the controller connected to K2 Media Server you are currently configuring.
Page 158 7. For a Level 3 RAID chassis with two controllers, you must also configure network settings on the other controller. You can do this when you configure the K2 Media Server connected to the other controller.
Page 159 Unbound Bind LUNs context menu. The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 160 Upon 100% completion, click in Progress Report window. Close NOTE: Do not proceed until all LUNs are finished binding. 3. Restart the K2 Media Server. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 161: Creating A New File System
If you do not know this value, contact your Grass Valley representative. 3. If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked. If accessed by Aurora Edits, refer to the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.
Page 162: Configuring The Server - Part 2
5. A message informs you that you must restart the K2 Media Server, however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices, so you do not need to restart now.
Page 163 This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a file system server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checked from this page.
Page 164 You do not need to enter or configure anything on this page. Click Next Completing the Click . The wizard closes. The K2 Media Server restarts. Wait Finish Configuration Wizard until all startup processes have completed before continuing. If you are not sure if startup is complete, wait 10 minutes.
Page 165: Configuring Server 2
Configuring server 2 Configuring server 2 For Level 3, after you have configured your first K2 Media Server (server 1) you next configure the other K2 Media Server (server 2). 1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the K2 Media Server you are configuring as server 2.
Page 166 • File System Client If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed, you must first install it on the K2 Media Server before continuing. Refer to Chapter 9, Managing K2 software. After installing the software, click .
Page 167 Configuring server 2 On this page… Do this… File System Client Configuration This K2 Media Server does not function as a file system server. It does function as a file system client, which is validated from this page. Click . When the wizard reports that the configuration check is...
Page 168: Adding K2 Storage System Clients
Your configurations for the Level 3 K2 Storage System are complete. Adding K2 Storage System clients You can add now clients, such as K2 Media Clients or Aurora Edits, to the K2 Storage System and configure them using the K2 System Configuration application.
Page 169 Level 3 system power-off procedure 3. Shut down the K2 Media Server that is the FTP server. 4. Power-off the primary RAID controller chassis. If expansion chassis are connected, make sure the power-off of the controller chassis is prior to or simultaneous with the power-off of its connected expansion chassis.
Page 170: Level 3 System Power-On Procedure
(Link), the LEDs should be on. -If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Elapsed time: 1 minute Continue with page 2 of Level 3 power-on procedure K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 171 K2 Media Server. Elapsed time: the K2 Media Server. 3 minutes Power on the other K2 Media Server From the control point PC, at Media Server. responds to ping? the command prompt, ping Elapsed time: the K2 Media Server.
Page 172 Chapter 4 Installing the Level 3 Storage System K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 173 Chapter Installing the Level 3R Storage System Use this chapter to install the K2 Level 3 Redundant (L3R) storage system. This chapter includes the following topics: • “Level 3R system description” on page 174 • “Preparing Level 3R devices” on page 175 •...
Page 174: Chapter 5 Installing The Level 3R Storage System
Fibre Channel SCSI. Each server also runs the software components that allow it to function in its specific roles. Redundant K2 Media Servers with the role of media file system/database server are connected by a serial cable which supports the heartbeat signal required for automatic system recovery (failover) features.
Page 175: Preparing Level 3R Devices
• Use a PC that you own and install the required software. For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application: • Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips”...
Page 176: Setting Up The Level 3R Redundant Gige Switches
Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System • Verify that the PC meets system requirements, then install the Control Point software and other supporting software, as specified in the K2 Media Client System Guide. • Install and license NetCentral server software. You can install this on the NetCentral server PC, which can be the K2 configuration Control Point PC.
Page 177 Media Server 1B, and two media (iSCSI) connections from K2 Media Server 2B. To the control ports on switch A, make one connection from each K2 Media Client, from RAID controller 0, and from the control point PC. Also make the control network connection and the FTP network connection from K2 Media Server 1A and from K2 Media Server 2A.
Page 178 IP address. IP Address Refer to “Networking tips” on page d. Tab to the field and enter the subnet mask used for your network. Subnet Mask K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 179 You are now in configuration mode. 18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type...
Page 180 Boot Rom Version: I.08.07 Current Boot : Primary 29.Check the Primary Image Version and refer to your K2 Storage System Release Notes for information about currently supported versions. Then proceed as follows: K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 181 Then continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”. • If K2 Storage System Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently supported version, continue with the next procedure. 30.Type the following, then press Enter menu The main menu opens.
Page 182 Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list. In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs, two of the ports at the bottom of the list are labeled Trk1. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 183 8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following: • If you do not have trunks, select all ports. • If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked). July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 184 Flow Control settings (disable for 3400cl, enable for 2900) does not cause problems. 12.Click . Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface Apply Settings becomes active. 13.Choose . If prompted, log in with the switch’s administrator VLAN Configuration username and password. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 185 In the VLAN ID field enter 60. d. Click Add VLAN e. Click to return to VLAN Configuration. Main Screen 15.Configure the Media VLAN as follows: a. In the Media VLAN row, click Modify July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 186 In the Current Mode list box, scroll down and select the trunk. c. In the Mode drop-down list, select , then click . This allows default Tagged Apply VLAN traffic (non-iSCSI) to go over the trunk. 18.Click the tab. VLAN Configuration K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 187: Setting Up The K2 Media Server
Setting up the K2 Media Server Both the Dell PowerEdge 2850 and the Dell PowerEdge 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server. This section provides information on both platforms. Do the following to prepare a K2 Media Server: •...
Page 188: Setting Up The L3R Raid Chassis
Make a direct connection between the serial ports of redundant server pairs. Connect server 1A to server 1B, and connect server 2A to server 2B. Take care to use the proper serial cable to interconnect redundant K2 Media Servers that take the role of file system/database servers. This cable supports the heartbeat mechanism whereby the servers monitor each other’s health.
Page 189 L3 RAID Expansion Chassis Chassis (if installed) media media media media server server server server Media servers 1A and 1B are a redundant pair Media servers 2A and 2B are a redundant pair July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 190 Media servers 1A and 1B are a redundant pair Media servers 2A and 2B are a redundant pair Connect Ethernet cabling as shown in the following diagram. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 191 Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration. One each Expansion Chassis, set the same address on both Expansion adapters, regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 192 Do not swap Expansion chassis or otherwise reconfigure storage. If you connect a L3R RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 193: Preparing K2 Storage System Clients
• A static IP address for the control network. • For a Level 2R, 3R or other redundant K2 Storage System, K2 Media Clients have one connection to the A media (iSCSI) network and one connection to the B media (iSCSI) network.
Page 194: K2 Configuration And Netcentral
— A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral Device providers installed server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System. For a Level 3R storage system, the following device providers must be installed: • Control point PC device provider — This is the Windows monitoring device provider.
Page 195: Networking For Level 3R
VLAN on the HP GigE switch or by separate switches. • K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port. If the server takes the role of FTP server, make a dedicated FTP connection to the FTP port.
Page 196: Networking Tips
This directs the streaming traffic to the correct port. Refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide for a complete explanation. • K2 Media Servers in the role of FTP server must be on the streaming network, as they provide the FTP interface for shared storage streaming traffic. External (shared) storage K2 Media Clients do not need to be on the streaming network because they do not send or receive streaming traffic.
Page 197: Setting Up Host Tables
Server operating system computers. If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network, then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device.
Page 198 FTP server. No transfers go directly to/from the external storage K2 Media Clients that are on the K2 Storage System. So in the hosts file, you must add the “he_0” extension to a K2 Media Server hostname and associate that hostname with the K2 Media Server’s FTP/streaming network IP address.
Page 199: Testing The Control Network
2. Type cmd and click . The command prompt window opens. 3. Type ping, then a space, then the name of one of your K2 Storage System devices, such as the Gigabit Ethernet switch, as in the following example: ping root_gige_1 4.
Page 200: Configuring The Level 3R Storage System
“Configuring the redundant server 2B” on page 222 Prerequisites for initial configuration Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information. Also refer to Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage...
Page 201: Defining A New K2 Storage System
Defining a new K2 Storage System Define a Level 3R K2 Storage System as follows: 1. On the control point PC, open the K2 System Configuration application. A login dialog box opens. 2. Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account.
Page 202 Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System 4. Follow the on-screen text to define your Level 3R K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. On this page… Do this… Page 1 Create a name for your Level 3R K2 Storage System and type it in the Name box.
Page 203: Configuring The Server 1A - Part 1
1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select [ PrimaryK2Server] 2. Click the button. The Configure K2 Server wizard opens. Configure Follow the on-screen text to configure the K2 Media Server for a Level 3R K2 July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 204 On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name or IP address for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. Enter the name or IP address of the Ethernet switch, as currently configured on the switch, to which the K2 Media Server is connected.
Page 205 Apply Click Next File System Server Configuration Enter the name or IP address of the redundant K2 Media Server (server 1B). Do not yet click Next. Do not yet enter anything in the File System Server #2 box. Click . Storage Utility opens.
Page 206: Configuring Raid
Grass Valley representative. To configure these settings, do the following: 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application as in the previous procedure. If the RAID chassis has two controllers, you will configure the network settings on the controller connected to K2 Media Server you are currently configuring.
Page 207 7. For a Level 3R RAID chassis with two controllers, you must also configure network settings on the other controller. You can do this when you configure the K2 Media Server connected to the other controller. 8. In Storage Utility click .
Page 208 (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node) The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 209 3. To bind unbound disks for media storage, do the following: a. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the Unbound Bind LUNs context menu. (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 210 This causes the disk drive light to flash. Identify Disks. e. Click to close the Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process. The Progress Report dialog box opens, showing the status of the binding process. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 211 Close NOTE: Do not proceed until all LUNs are finished binding. 4. Restart the K2 Media Server. NOTE: Make sure start up processes on the K2 Media Server are complete before proceeding. 5. Continue with the next procedure “Creating a new file system”.
Page 212: Creating A New File System
If you do not know this value, contact your Grass Valley representative. 3. If the K2 Storage System is to be accessed by only K2 Media Clients you can leave Windows Security unchecked. If accessed by Aurora Edits, refer to the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.
Page 213: Configuring The Server 1A - Part 2
7. A message informs you that you must restart the K2 Media Server, however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices, so you do not need to restart now.
Page 214 If you have not already done so, enter the name or IP address of the redundant K2 Media Server (server 1B). Click Check . When the wizard reports that the configuration is correct, click Next If you get a “The V: will not be available until this device is rebooted…”...
Page 215 Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. Close the Validation Report and then click Next Database Server Configuration Enter the name or IP address of K2 Media server 1B. This is the redundant partner of the server you are now configuring. Click Next July 3, 2007...
Page 216: Configuring The Redundant Server 1B
The Configure K2 Storage System Server wizard Configure opens. Follow the on-screen text to configure the server for a Level 3R K2 Storage System, as described in the following table. Some screens require no input from you, as they are based on the configurations already completed on a previously configured K2 Media Server.
Page 217 • SNMP Services • QuickTime If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed, you must first install it on the K2 Media Server before continuing. Refer to Chapter 9, Managing K2 software. After installing the software, click .
Page 218 This page checks on the configuration of the K2 Media Server in one of its main roles as a file system server. The K2 Media Server also functions as a file system client, which is also checked from this page.
Page 219: Configuring Server 2A
Configuring server 2A For Level 3 redundant, after you have configured the first K2 Media Server (server 1A) and its redundant partner server (server 1B) you next configure the other “A” K2 Media Server (server 2A). 1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the K2 Media Server you are configuring as server 2A.
Page 220 Media Server. On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name for the K2 Media Server. This should be the current network name of the machine. For Level 3 redundant, select iSCSI bridge, FTP server, and NAS server. Click...
Page 221 (media network) ports. The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the K2 Media Server. If correctly configured, it is already assigned the control network IP address, as displayed on this page.
Page 222: Configuring The Redundant Server 2B
Configuring the redundant server 2B You must wait for server 2A to restart before continuing. For Level 3 redundant, the last K2 Media Server to configure is server 2B. It is the redundant partner to server 2A. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 223 Configuring the redundant server 2B 1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the K2 Media Server you are configuring as server 2B. 2. Click the button. The Configure K2 Server wizard opens. Follow the Configure on-screen text to configure the server for a Level 3R K2 Storage System, as described in the following table.
Page 224 (media network) ports. The top port is the port over which the K2 System Configuration application is communicating with the K2 Media Server. If correctly configured, it is already assigned the control network IP address, as displayed on this page.
Page 225 10 minutes. 3. If you got a “The V: will not be available until this device is rebooted…” message on the File System Server Configuration page, after the K2 Media Server restarts, do the following: a. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, under the K2 Media Server select the File System Server node.
Page 226: Adding K2 Storage System Clients
Your configurations for the Level 3R K2 Storage System are complete. Adding K2 Storage System clients You can add now clients, such as K2 Media Clients or Aurora Edits, to the K2 Storage System and configure them using the K2 System Configuration application.
Page 227 Level 3R system power-off procedure 3. Take note of which is the primary K2 Media Server and which is the backup K2 Media Server. The order in which you put servers back into service when you power up the K2 Storage System is dependent on their primary/backup roles at the time when you power down the K2 Storage System.
Page 228: Level 3R System Power-On Procedure
(Link), the LEDs should be on. -If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Elapsed time: 1 minute Continue with page 2 of Level 3R power-on procedure K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 229 Server Control indicator. powered down the K2 Panel Storage System. Green Put the K2 Media Server into service: In Server Control Panel, indicator? In Server Control Panel, click check the Failover Monitor Start Elapsed time: start Failover Monitor.
Page 230 Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System Level 3R power-on procedure page 3 Power on backup media file Power on backup FTP/bridge Power on K2 Media Clients system/database K2 Media Server K2 Media Server From the control point PC, at...
Page 231: Failover Behaviors
Failover behaviors Failover behaviors If a fault occurs and one of the failover mechanisms is triggered, a redundant K2 Storage System behaves as explained in following sections. The diagrams that follow illustrate the media (iSCSI) and control paths as they interact with the redundant K2 Media Servers in their role of media file system/ database server and iSCSI bridge.
Page 232 2. The control communication finds a path through GigE “B” switch and across an ISL to GigE switch “A” to reach the same control port on the same K2 Media Server. 3. Media (iSCSI) traffic keeps using the same path.
Page 233 This means the K2 Media Clients unaffected by the failover are using the iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “A” K2 Media Server to provide access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage, while at the same time the affected K2 Media Clients are using the iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “B”...
Page 234 L2R RAID chassis If the following system connection or component fails to respond to network communication: Either of the Media (iSCSI) network “A” connections between the GigE switch and the K2 Media Server " The control connection between GigE switch “A” and K2 Media Server “A”...
Page 235 • The “A” GigE switch Then the following failover behavior occurs: 1. The media file system (SNFS) and media database (SQL) on K2 Media Server “A” fail over and K2 Media Server “B” becomes the active media file system/database server.
Page 236 Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 237 “Networking for nearline” on page 256 • “Configuring the nearline storage system” on page 260 • “Basic operations for nearline storage” on page 278 Work through these topics sequentially to install the storage system. ‘ July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 238: Chapter 6 Installing The Nearline Storage System
FTP system must be able to access alternate FTP servers. • Media file system server — In this role only one K2 Media Server is active at any one time, and the media file system itself provides redundancy. If a fault occurs on the active server, one of the other servers automatically takes over as the active media file system server.
Page 239: Preparing Nearline Devices
Each K2 Media Server has one GigE connection for control, one GigE connection for FTP, and one Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. The two iSCSI GigE ports on the K2 Media Server are not used. Each server also runs the software components that allow it to function in its specific roles.
Page 240: Setting Up The Nearline Gige Switches
Chapter 6 Installing the Nearline Storage System • Use a PC that you own and install the required software. For either option, you must do the following for the Control Point PC that runs the K2 System Configuration application: • Assign a control network IP address to the PC. Refer to “Networking tips”...
Page 241 1 - 19 odd Control Ports 2 - 20 even NOTE: If the switch is used for the Nearline system only and there is no K2 media (real-time iSCSI) traffic on the switch, there is no need for VLANs or dedicated “media” ports.
Page 242 Tab to the field and enter the subnet mask used for your network. Subnet Mask 9. Press , then right-arrow to . Press and revert to previous menu. Enter Save Enter K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 243 You are now in configuration mode. 18.Configure an administrator username. The username can be one that is used on other K2 devices, such as “administrator” or “K2admin”, or it can be your site's administrator username. For example, to set the username to “administrator” type...
Page 244 Boot Rom Version: I.08.07 Current Boot : Primary 29.Check the Primary Image Version and refer to your K2 Storage System Release Notes for information about currently supported versions. Then proceed as follows: K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 245 Then continue with the next procedure “Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface”. • If K2 Storage System Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently supported version, continue with the next procedure. 30.Type the following, then press Enter menu The main menu opens.
Page 246 Select (Ctrl + Click) the trunked ports. Typically the trunked ports are at the bottom of the list. In the configuration for 10 Gig ISLs, two of the ports at the bottom of the list are labeled Trk1. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 247 8. On the Port Configuration page, do one of the following: • If you do not have trunks, select all ports. • If you have trunks, select the remaining ports (the ports not trunked). July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 248: Setting Up The K2 Media Server
. Wait until settings are applied and the Web interface Apply Settings becomes active. NOTE: If the switch is used for the Nearline system only and there is no K2 media (real-time iSCSI) traffic on the switch, there is no need to configure VLANs. 13.Close the switch configuration application.
Page 249 Setting up the K2 Media Server Dell 2850 PowerEdge server iSCSI interface ports (not used) Fibre Channel GigE GigE port 2 port 1 Keyboard/Mouse Power VGA monitor Serial port (FTP) (control) (USB) Dell 2950 PowerEdge server Fibre Channel PCI 2...
Page 250: Setting Up The L3 Raid Chassis
252. In addition, you will configure network settings, SNMP settings, and bind LUNs. These tasks are part of the K2 System Configuration application and Storage Utility procedures later in this chapter. The process of binding LUNs can take a significant amount of time—as much as eight hours—so you might want to put priority on the...
Page 251 A L3 RAID Chassis with A L3 RAID Chassis with two controllers supports one controller supports 3 or 4 media servers 1 or 2 media servers July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 252 Expansion chassis you must set their chassis addresses as shown in the following illustration. One each Expansion Chassis, set the same address on both Expansion adapters, regardless of whether or not the second Expansion adapter is connected to a second RAID controller. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 253 Do not swap Expansion chassis or otherwise reconfigure storage. If you connect a L3 RAID Expansion chassis to the wrong controller such that the Expansion chassis contains disk modules that were bound using a different controller you will lose your media file system. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 254: K2 Configuration And Netcentral
— A device provider must be installed on the NetCentral Device providers installed server PC for each type of device in the K2 Storage System. For a nearline storage system, the following device providers must be installed: • Control point PC device provider — This is the Windows monitoring device provider.
Page 255 — This software must be installed on Grass Valley PC Monitoring software installed the K2 configuration Control Point PC. It includes Grass Valley SNMP agents and other WMI based components to perform process monitoring. This provides the information for some of the SNMP trap messages that must be sent to NetCentral.
Page 256: Networking For Nearline
• Control network — For all other non-streaming, non-iSCSI traffic. • Networks must be on separate subnets. • K2 Media Servers have a dedicated FTP port. If the server takes the role of FTP server, make a dedicated FTP connection to the FTP port.
Page 257: Networking Tips
Server operating system computers. If you include the names and addresses of all the devices on the network, then you can copy the same file onto all the other K2 devices instead of editing the hosts file on each K2 device.
Page 258: Testing The Control Network
FTP server. No transfers go directly to/from the external storage K2 Media Clients that are on the K2 Storage System. So in the hosts file, you must add the “he_0” extension to a K2 Media Server hostname and associate that hostname with the K2 Media Server’s FTP/streaming network IP address.
Page 259 5. Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control network IP addresses. 6. Go to each Windows device in the K2 Storage System and repeat this procedure. This verifies that network communication is correct to and from all devices.
Page 260: Configuring The Nearline Storage System
“Configuring remaining servers” on page 275 Prerequisites for initial configuration Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 Storage System meet the following prerequisites. Refer to sections earlier in this manual for detailed information. Also refer to Chapter 7, “Description of K2 Storage...
Page 261: Defining A New K2 Storage System
Defining a new K2 Storage System Define a nearline K2 Storage System as follows: 1. On the control point PC, open the K2 System Configuration application. A login dialog box opens. 2. Log in to the K2 System Configuration application with the Windows administrator account.
Page 262 Move one or more Ethernet switches into the Number of Devices box. If a switch is also part of another K2 Storage System, it is allowed to make it part of the Nearline system as well. The wizard does not allow you to move any clients into the Number of Devices box.
Page 263: Configuring The Server - Part 1
• One or more Ethernet switches Click Finish . The Define New K2 Storage System wizard closes. Your K2 Storage System appears in the tree view of the K2 System Configuration application. 5. Continue with the next procedure. Configuring the server - Part 1 1.
Page 264 Storage System, as described in the following table: On this page… Do this… Define server roles Enter the name or IP address for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. For Nearline server roles, selections are disabled. Leave SNFS file , and selected.
Page 265: Configuring Raid
3. Continue with the next procedure to use Storage Utility to configure the file system. Leave the Configure K2 Server wizard open while you are using Storage Utility. When you are done with Storage Utility, you continue with the wizard.
Page 266 At the time of this writing, this is specified as 05ND microcode. Refer to K2 Storage System Release Notes for the most recent version specification. To check the controller microcode version, in Storage Utility select the controller in the tree view and the microcode version is displayed in the right-hand panel of the Storage Utility window.
Page 267 7. For a Level 3 RAID chassis with two controllers, you must also configure network settings on the other controller. You can do this when you configure the K2 Media Server connected to the other controller.
Page 268 (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node) The Bind LUN dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 269 3. To bind unbound disks for media storage, do the following: a. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the Unbound Bind LUNs context menu. (If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 270 This causes the disk drive light to flash. Identify Disks. e. Click to close the Binding LUN dialog box and begin the binding process. The Progress Report dialog box opens, showing the status of the binding process. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 271 Close NOTE: Do not proceed until all LUNs are finished binding. 4. Restart the K2 Media Server. NOTE: Make sure start up processes on the K2 Media Server are complete before proceeding. 5. Continue with the next procedure “Creating a new file system”.
Page 272: Creating A New File System
RAID 1 LUN as a journal stripe. You can distinguish RAID 1 LUNs from media LUNs by the value in the Number of Sectors column. 6. Click . The Configuration File dialog box opens. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 273: Configuring The Server - Part 2
7. A message informs you that you must restart the K2 Media Server, however the restart at the end of the Configure K2 Server wizard suffices, so you do not need to restart now.
Page 274 10 minutes. 2. If you got a “The V: will not be available until this device is rebooted…” message on the File System Server Configuration page, after the K2 Media Server restarts, do the following: a.
Page 275: Configuring Remaining Servers
K2 System Configuration application embeds the configuration and start of the media file system into the wizard when you configure the first K2 Media Server, as in the previous procedure. That server is now the acting media file system server. If you have more than one K2 Media Server, you can now configure the remaining servers using the following procedure.
Page 276 • File System Client • QuickTime If software with Yes in the Required column reports as Not Installed, you must first install it on the K2 Media Server before continuing. Refer to Chapter 9, Managing K2 software. After installing the software, click .
Page 277 LUNs or create a file system, since those tasks were completed when you configured the first K2 If the RAID chassis has two controllers, when configuring a K2 Media Media Server. However, if Server connected to the second controller click Launch Storage Utility...
Page 278: Basic Operations For Nearline Storage
10 minutes. 3. If you got a “The V: will not be available until this device is rebooted…” message on the File System Server Configuration page, after the K2 Media Server restarts, do the following: a. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, under the K2 Media Server select the File System Server node.
Page 279: Nearline System Power-On Procedure
(Link), the LEDs should be on. -If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Elapsed time: 1 minute Continue with page 2 of Nearline power-on procedure July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 280 K2 Media Server. responds to ping? the command prompt, ping Elapsed time: the K2 Media Server. 3 minutes Power on the other K2 Media Server From the control point PC, at Media Servers. responds to ping? the command prompt, ping Elapsed time: the K2 Media Server.
Page 281: Using Ftp For File Transfer
Using FTP for file transfer Since the Nearline system has no media database, procedures that apply to “online” K2 storage systems (Levels 2, 3, and 4) do not globally apply to the Nearline storage system. This includes procedures for streaming, import, export, and FTP.
Page 282 Chapter 6 Installing the Nearline Storage System K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 283 Chapter Description of K2 Storage Devices This chapter contains descriptions of the devices that make up the K2 Storage System, as follows: • “Control point PC description” on page 284 • “K2 Ethernet switch description” on page 285 • “K2 Media Server description” on page 287 •...
Page 284: Chapter 7 Description Of K2 Storage Devices
• Adobe Acrobat Reader • Windows Remote Desktop Connection You can purchase a control point PC from Grass Valley. In this case the PC has all the above software pre-installed at the factory. When you receive the PC it is ready to install on the K2 Storage System control network and begin using with minimal configuration.
Page 285: K2 Ethernet Switch Description
System. The switch supports Gigabit Ethernet connections, which provides the bandwidth required for the iSCSI media traffic. The HP ProCurve switch is qualified as the K2 Ethernet switch. Both the 3400cl series and the 2900 series switches are qualified. This section provides information on both types of switches.
Page 286 Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices Characteristic Specification Weight 4.62 kg (10.20 lbs) Input voltage 100-127/200-240 volts, 50/60 Hz Temperature Operating: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) Non-operating: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) Relative humidity: Operating: 15% to 95% at 40°C (104°F) (non-condensing) Non-operating: 15% to 90% at 65°C (149°F)
Page 287: K2 Media Server Description
K2 Media Server description K2 Media Server description The central component of the K2 Storage System at Level 2 and higher is the K2 Media Server. It is built on a Dell PowerEdge server platform. Both the Dell 2850 and the Dell 2950 are qualified as platforms for the K2 Media Server.
Page 288: K2 Media Server Specifications
Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices K2 Media Server specifications The K2 Media Server is built on a Dell PowerEdge server platform, with specifications as follows: Dell 2850 PowerEdge server Characteristic Specification Processor 2.8GHz/1MB Cache, Xeon, 800MHzFront Side Bus...
Page 289 1 shock pulse of 41G for up to 2ms Storage Shock 6 shock pulses of 71G for up to 2ms Operating Altitude -16m to 3,048m (-50ft to 10,000ft) Storage Altitude -16m to 10,668m (-50ft to 35,000ft) July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 290: K2 Level 2 Raid Storage Description
Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices K2 Level 2 RAID storage description The K2 Level 2 RAID Storage is used in Level 2 and Level 2R K2 Storage Systems. The RAID storage device is a high performance, high availability mass storage system.
Page 291 Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions. The K2 Level 2 RAID chassis is a NEC S1300 model. For specifications and servicing information on the L2 RAID storage system, refer to the K2 Level 2 RAID Storage Instruction Manual. July 3, 2007...
Page 292: K2 Level 3 Raid Storage Description
Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices K2 Level 3 RAID storage description The K2 Level 3 RAID Storage is used in Level 3 and Level 3R K2 Storage Systems. The RAID storage device is a high performance, high availability mass storage system.
Page 293 Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions. The K2 Level 3 RAID chassis is a NEC S1400 model. For specifications and servicing information on the L3 RAID storage system, refer to the K2 Level 3 RAID Storage Instruction Manual. July 3, 2007...
Page 294 Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 295: Chapter 8 Overview Of K2 Storage Tools
K2 Storage System via the control network. You can configure the devices of the K2 Storage System as follows: • K2 Media Client and K2 Media Server — These devices are configured directly by the K2 System Configuration application.
Page 296 Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual to add and configure a new K2 Storage System. You can expand and select nodes in the tree view to view K2 Storage Systems, individual devices, and configuration settings. When you do so, the K2 System Configuration application displays information as found in a configuration file, rather than continuously polling devices to get their latest information.
Page 297: Server Control Panel
To launch Server Control Panel, in the K2 System Configuration application, click the button. You can also launch Server Control Server Control Panel Panel on the local K2 Media Server. When you do so you must log in with administrator-level privileges. Refer to procedures in Chapter 11, Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System to use Server Control Panel for maintenance, service, and other tasks.
Page 298: Netcentral
RAID storage device for access and configuration. When you launch Storage Utility from the K2 System Configuration application on the control point PC, you use a Storage Utility remote interface to control the main application as it runs on the K2 Media Server.
Page 299: Windows Remote Desktop Connection
Windows Remote Desktop Connection You can connect to a K2 Media Client or a K2 Media Server remotely using the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection application. Do not use the Remote Desktop Connection to access the PC running the Control Point software or to access the AppCenter application;...
Page 300 Chapter 8 Overview of K2 Storage Tools K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...
Page 301: Chapter 9 Managing K2 Software
In addition, the following software is installed in special cases: • Multi-Path I/O software — You must install this software on K2 Media Clients that are part of a Level 2R or 3R K2 Storage System. Refer to the K2 Media Client July 3, 2007...
Page 302: Software Components Installed
Each of the K2 installation packages installs software components that provide the functionality for various applications and system tools. Refer to Chapter 8, Overview of K2 Storage Tools and to the K2 Media Client System Guide for descriptions. The components installed are as follows: Software Components installed...
Page 303: Re-Installing Grass Valley Software
K2 Server software 1. Make sure all connected K2 Media Clients are shut down. 2. Insert the K2 System Software CD in the K2 Media Server’s CD drive, if it is not already inserted, or otherwise access the installation files.
Page 304 Chapter 9 Managing K2 software • QuickTime • ATI Display Driver • Dell OpenManage • Dell OpenManage Array Manager • Dell OpenManage IT Assistant • Intel Pro Network Adapters & Drivers • IT Assistant • J2SE Runtime Environment • MS J# Redistributable Package •...
Page 305: Backup And Recovery Strategies
“Activating the Windows operating system” on page 316 About the recovery disk image process On the K2 Media Server, there are three partitions on the system drive to support backup and recovery strategies as follows: • The C: drive is for the Windows operating system and applications.
Page 306 Chapter 9 Managing K2 software Windows operating system (Windows XP), rather than for the server Windows operating system (Windows 2003 server) which runs on the K2 Media Server. Do not interchange these recovery CDs. After your K2 Media Server is installed, configured, and running in your system environment, you should create new recovery disk images for the machine to capture settings changed from default.
Page 307: Creating A Recovery Disk Image For Storing On E
Creating a recovery disk image for storing on E: Do the following at the local K2 Media Server to create a disk image of the C: partition and the D: partition and store the image file on the E: partition: 1.
Page 308: Creating A Recovery Disk Image Cd Set
Creating a recovery disk image CD set Do the following at the local K2 Media Server to create a disk image of the entire system drive, which includes the C:, D:, and E: partitions, and store the image file on a set of CDs: 1.
Page 309 Acronis True Image program. Operations | Exit The K2 Media Server restarts automatically. 17. Remove any CD that is still in the CD drive while the K2 Media Server is shutting July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 310: Restoring From A System-Specific Recovery Disk Image On E
“Restoring from the generic recovery disk image on E:” 1. Make sure that media access is stopped and that the K2 Media Server on which you are working is out of service. 2. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the K2 Media Server.
Page 311: Restoring From The Generic Recovery Disk Image On E
Restoring from the generic recovery disk image on E: This procedure can be used on a K2 Media Server that needs to be restored to its factory default state. For example, if you neglected to make a first birthday image, you might need to use this procedure.
Page 312 Chapter 9 Managing K2 software 1. Make sure that media access is stopped and that the K2 Media Server on which you are working is out of service. 2. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the K2 Media Server.
Page 313 Acronis True Image program. Operations | Exit The K2 Media Server restarts automatically. 23. Remove any CD currently in the CD drive while the K2 Media Server is shutting down. 24. Upon restart the Windows Setup Wizard automatically opens. Do Windows setup as follows: a.
Page 314 The K2 Media Server is now restored to its factory-default state. However, you can complete its configuration as part of a K2 Storage System by using the K2 System Configuration application. Refer to the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual for detailed procedures.
Page 315: Restoring From A Recovery Disk Image Cd Set
NOTE: At any step in this procedure if a message appears asking for disc/volume, insert CDs as prompted until you can proceed to the next step. 1. Make sure that media access is stopped and that the K2 Media Server on which you are working is not being used.
Page 316: Activating The Windows Operating System
20. Remove the Recovery CD while the K2 Media Server is shutting down. Activating the Windows operating system If a K2 Media Server is restored to its factory default state or otherwise has the Windows operating system re-applied, you might need to active the operating system.
Page 317: Chapter 10 Ftp On The K2 Storage System
Window scaling, see the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base web site.) The K2 FTP server runs on K2 Media Servers that have the role of FTP server. While it also runs on internal storage K2 Media Clients (stand-alone), it is important to understand that it does not run on external storage K2 Media Clients.
Page 318: Ftp Commands Supported
Chapter 10 FTP on the K2 Storage System FTP commands supported For a list of the FTP commands supported by the K2 FTP interface refer to the K2 Media Client System Guide. FTP security K2 security features that affect the K2 FTP interface are based on the logon user account for the FTP session.
Page 319: Sample Network Configuration And Hosts File
FTP/Streaming network shown. The media (iSCSI) network is not shown. This diagram includes a K2 Media Client with internal storage, a K2 Media Client with external storage (as on a K2 Storage System), a K2 Media Server (as an FTP server on K2 Storage System), as well as other Grass Valley systems.
Page 320 Chapter 10 FTP on the K2 Storage System # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # For example: # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host 127.0.0.1 localhost 10.16.42.10 K2-MediaClient 10.0.0.10...
Page 321 “Synchronizing system clocks” on page 324 • “Modifying K2 Storage System settings” on page 325 • “Managing redundancy on a K2 Storage System” on page 330 • “Working with K2 Media Servers” on page 334 • “Working with K2 Media Clients” on page 345 •...
Page 322: Chapter 11 Administering And Maintaining The K2 Storage System
These privileges are based on the Windows account that you use when you log in to the K2 System Configuration application. When you open Storage Utility from within the K2 System Configuration application, the account information is passed to Storage Utility, so you do not need to log in separately to Storage Utility.
Page 323: Virus Scanning And Protection Policies
K2 Systems. The following strategies are recommended for virus scanning: • Run the scanning software on a dedicated PC that connects to the K2 system via a network mount. Do not run scanning software locally on the K2 system.
Page 324: Ports Used By K2 Services
Synchronizing system clocks It is required that the system clocks on the devices of the K2 Storage System be kept synchronized. The main purpose for this time synchronization is so that entries in the various logs on the K2 Storage System devices can be correlated. The following procedure describes a mechanism by which clocks are synchronized.
Page 325: Modifying K2 Storage System Settings
• You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher. • The devices of the K2 Storage System do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required.
Page 326: Adding Devices To A K2 Storage System
• You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher. • The devices of the K2 Storage System do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required.
Page 327: Removing A K2 Storage System
• You must be logged in to the K2 System Configuration application with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher. • The devices of the K2 Storage System do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required.
Page 328: Accessing A K2 Storage System From Multiple Pcs
To remove a K2 Storage System from the K2 System Configuration application, do the following: 1. In the tree view, select the name of the K2 Storage System, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 2. Click .
Page 329: Reconnecting To A K2 Storage System
Retrieve Configuration or IP address of the K2 Media Server for the K2 Storage System. If the K2 Storage System has multiple K2 Media Servers, you must enter the name or IP address of the server configured first, which is designated as server 1, server A, or server 1A, depending on the level of the system.
Page 330: Managing Redundancy On A K2 Storage System
The Media Database Server dialog box opens and reports the Failover Mode as either Primary or Backup. Identifying primary/backup from the K2 System Configuration application 1. In the tree view, select the name of the K2 Storage System, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 2. Click the button.
Page 331 To identify primary/backup from the local K2 Media Server, do the following: 1. If you have not already done so, connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the K2 Media Server and log on to Windows.
Page 332: Triggering An Intentional Failover
For the K2 Media Servers of a Nearline K2 Storage System, Server Control Panel on the local K2 Media Server reports if the server is the current active media file system (SNFS) server. No database information is displayed, since the Nearline system does not have a media database.
Page 333 K2server1 is gone, so K2server2 takes over as primary. 4. Allow the failover process to complete, until K2server2 is operating correctly in its new role as the primary K2 Media Server for the K2 Storage System. 5. Verify K2server2 as primary as explained in “Identifying current primary/backup...
Page 334: Working With K2 Media Servers
This procedure applies to K2 Media Servers that are taking the role of media file system and database server. When you put a K2 Media Server out of service you stop services such that the K2 Media Server is prevented from functioning as a media file system and/or database server.
Page 335 Do not take the primary out of service. If you take the primary out of service it will trigger a failover event. If the K2 Media Server that you want to take out of service is currently the primary, you have the following options: •...
Page 336: Using The Stop Button In Server Control Panel
When you put a K2 Media Server in service you start the failover service software. This makes the K2 Media Server capable of taking the role of media file system and database server. If a redundant K2 Media Server is currently in service as primary,...
Page 337: Shutting Down Or Restarting A K2 Media Server
Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Server To shut down or restart a K2 Media server that is in the role of media file system and database server, first put the server out of service, as explained in the procedures earlier in this section.
Page 338: Modifying K2 Media Server Network Settings
1. Make sure you know the load balancing bandwidth parameters for each of the iSCSI clients, as you must re-enter these values later in this procedure. 2. Put all the devices of the K2 storage system in an offline or out of service state. Refer to the appropriate procedures in this chapter.
Page 339: Removing A K2 Media Server
3. Copy down network and hostname settings for the faulty K2 Media Server. You can do this from the K2 System Configuration application Network Configuration page. 4. Save a copy of the host table from the faulty K2 Media Server. You can find the host table at the following location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts 5.
Page 340 NOTE: If the replacement server was previously configured on a K2 Storage System, you must restart it before adding it to a K2 Storage System or in any other way reconfiguring it for use. 10. Configure the network settings and hostname on the replacement server to be the same as they were on the faulty server.
Page 341: Replacing An Iscsi Interface Adapter (Toe Card)
The replacing a server procedure is complete. Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) If you must replace an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) in a K2 Media Server, do the following: 1. In the K2 System Configuration application, for the machine with the faulty iSCSI interface adapter, open the iSCSI bridge page and make a note of the IP addresses.
Page 342: Recovering From A Failed K2 Media Server System Battery
Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery When the system battery in a K2 Media Server fails (non rechargeable) the system configuration is lost, and the system will not complete startup processes when the battery is replaced.
Page 343: Checking K2 Media Server Services
Mapper If a K2 Media Server is a media database server, it must also have the role of SNFS file system server. After startup confirm redundant status of servers and then use Server Control Panel to start this service accordingly.
Page 344: Disabling Opforce
This service is not necessary for operation on a K2 Storage System. If your K2 Storage System has redundant K2 Media Servers in the role of media file system/database server, use the following sequence: 1. Do the procedure on the backup server.
Page 345: Working With K2 Media Clients
Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Client Before you shut down or restart a K2 Media Client, you should stop all media access. Your options for shutting down a K2 Media Client are as follows: • Do a local shutdown/restart via AppCenter. Assuming a keyboard, monitor, and...
Page 346: Taking A K2 Media Client Offline
• The K2 Storage System must have adequate bandwidth available to meet the bandwidth needs of the K2 Media Client you are adding. • The devices of the K2 Storage System do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required.
Page 347: Removing A K2 Media Client
K2 administrator or higher. • Media access must be stopped on the K2 Media Client you are removing. • You can remove a K2 Media Client without disrupting the operation of the rest of the storage system.
Page 348: Modifying K2 Media Client Control Network Settings
4. Edit hosts files or other name resolution mechanisms for all the devices of the K2 Storage System. 5. Add the K2 Media Client as a new device to the K2 Storage System, load balancing the K2 Media Client just as it was previously. This is important, as you want the K2 System Configuration application to assign it to the same available bandwidth on the same iSCSI target as previously.
Page 349: Using Storage Utility
The installation chapters earlier in this document provide instructions for using Storage Utility as you initially set up and configure a Level 2 through Level 3 K2 Storage System. You should refer to those instructions for information that is specific to the level of your K2 Storage System.
Page 350: Overview Of Storage Utility
Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System Overview of Storage Utility Controllers in device Controller(s) Bound LUNs Disks Unbound Disks Status area (displays status of the selected item) The Storage Utility user interface includes a tree view in the left-hand pane, and a status information area displayed in the right-hand pane.
Page 351: Working On The Media File System And Database
• When you access Storage Utility, the K2 Storage System must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 Media Clients in the K2 Storage System must be offline. NOTE: This procedure can take 20 hours or more on a large storage system. Do not start this process unless you have adequate time set aside.
Page 352: Making A New Media File System
Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System • All iSCSI clients and K2 Media Clients in the K2 Storage System must be offline. To clean unreferenced files, do the following: 1. In Storage Utility, click Tools | Clean Unreferenced Files 2.
Page 353 • For Windows Security on a K2 Storage System with only K2 Media Clients, leave this setting unchecked. • For Windows Security on a K2 Storage System with Aurora Edits, refer to the Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide. Click .
Page 354: Expanding The Media File System By Capacity
Grass Valley support personnel. Contact your Grass Valley representative for assistance. If you need to increase the storage capacity of your K2 Storage System, you can do so by adding one or more Expansion Chassis, up to the maximum number of chassis allowed for your level of storage.
Page 355: Expanding The Media File System By Bandwidth
Expanding the media file system by bandwidth Expanding the media file system by bandwidth If you want to retain your media file system and yet expand the bandwidth of your K2 Storage System, you must use the following procedures for dynamic bandwidth expansion.
Page 356 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System Dynamic bandwidth expansion checklist Grass Valley personnel who have received K2 Storage System training can use the following checklist to expand the bandwidth of an K2 Storage System system. Dynamic bandwidth expansion checklist...
Page 357 “sees” both the old Server. server and wait until the Windows LUNs and the new LUNs. desktop appears. On a redundant K2 Storage System, do not open Server Control Panel or manually start Failover Monitor. ❑...
Page 358 On receiving the special exit code, the K2 System Configuration application sets the current date in the registry of the K2 Media Server that takes the role of FTP server. When the FTP server restarts, the Restripe Utility automatically opens. The Restripe Utility reads the date set in the registry, finds clips and files created before that date, and restripes the clips and files, one at a time.
Page 359: Backing Up The Media Database
Backing up the media database Backing up the media database On a K2 Storage System, you can back up the K2 media database as part of your system recovery plan. When you back up the database, remember that you are backing up only the records in the database.
Page 360 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System 4. In the SQL Server Backup dialog box, select Database – complete Overwrite existing media 5. In the SQL Server Backup dialog box, the Destination area lists the path to any previous backups.
Page 361 8. In the Backup Device Location dialog box, specify a file name with a “.bak” extension and click . The Backup Device Location dialog box closes and reveals the Select Backup Destination dialog box. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 362 “…completed successfully” message is displayed. Back up SQL Server 2005 database If the K2 Media Server has SQL Server 2005, use the following procedure to back up the media database. If you have a redundant K2 Storage System, backup up the database on the K2 Media Server that is the primary media file system/database server.
Page 363 The Locate Database Files dialog box opens. 6. In the Locate Database Files dialog box, browse to your desired location to store your database backup. For example, you could store the database backup on the E: July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 364 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System partition. NOTE: Do not store the backup file on the C: drive. 7. In the Locate Database Files dialog box, enter a file name for the database backup file. There is no need to enter an extension for the file name. Then click .
Page 365 Back Up Database dialog box. Restore SQL Server 2000 database If the K2 Media Server has SQL Server 2000, use the following procedure to restore the media database. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 366 334. There must be no connections to the media database and Failover Monitor must be off. If you have a redundant K2 Storage System, restore the database to the K2 Media Server that is the primary media file system/database server.
Page 367 Backing up the media database 11.In the Choose Restore Devices dialog box, click . The Choose Restore Devices dialog box closes and reveals the Restore database dialog box. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 368 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System 12.In the Restore database dialog box, select Restore backup set Database - complete 13.In the Restore database dialog box, select the tab. The Options view Options appears. K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 369 “Placing a K2 Media Server in service” on page 336. Restore SQL Server 2005 database If the K2 Media Server has SQL Server 2005, use the following procedure to restore the media database. Before restoring the database, take the K2 Storage System offline and take the media file system/database server or servers out of service.
Page 370 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System 2. In Management Studio, expand the tree view. 3. In the Management Studio tree view, right-click the node and select Databases . The Restore Database dialog box opens. Restore Database 12.In the The Restore Database dialog box, in the...
Page 371 . The Locate Backup File dialog box closes and reveals the Specify Backup dialog box. 15.In the Specify Backup dialog box, click . The Specify Backup dialog box closes and reveals the Restore Database dialog box. July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 372 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System 5. In the Restore Database dialog box, under “Select the backup sets to restore”, in the row that specifies the media database, check the box in the column. Restore K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 373 Backing up the media database 16.In the “Select a page” area, select . The Options view opens. Options July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 374 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System 6. In the Restore Database Options view, specify the location to restore the media database data file, as follows: a. Under “Restore the database files as”, identify the row that specifies the media database data file.
Page 375 Click . The restore process runs. 8. When the restore process is complete, you can place the K2 Media Server into service and bring the K2 Storage System online. If you have a redundant K2 Storage System, you must place the K2 Media Servers into service in the proper sequence (first primary, then backup) to ensure that the database is replicated correctly.
Page 376: Working With Raid Storage
Working with RAID storage Use the procedures in this section when doing configuration or service work on the RAID storage devices of an existing K2 Storage System. Procedures are as follows: • “Checking RAID storage subsystem status” on page 376 •...
Page 377: Checking Controller Microcode
Accidentally removing the wrong disk module can destroy all data on the disk drives. To identify RAID disks do the following: 1. Open Storage Utility and in the tree view expand all nodes so that all disks are July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 378: Get Controller Logs
K2 administrator or higher. • When you access Storage Utility, the K2 Storage System must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 Media Clients in the K2 Storage System must be shut down. To unbind a LUN, do the following: 1.
Page 379: Binding Luns
The requirements for this procedure are as follows: • You must access Storage Utility (via the K2 System Configuration application login) with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher.
Page 380 Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System • When you access Storage Utility, the K2 Storage System must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 Media Clients in the K2 Storage System must be shut down. To bind a LUN, do the following: 1.
Page 381: Binding Hot Spare Drives
K2 administrator or higher. • When you access Storage Utility, the K2 Storage System must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 Media Clients in the K2 Storage System must be shut down. To bind drives as hot spare drives, do the following: 1.
Page 382: Loading Raid Controller Microcode
3. The Progress Report window appears showing the microcode upgrade task and the percentage completion. 4. On 100% completion, power cycle the RAID controller chassis, then restart the K2 Media Server. Downloading disk drive firmware You might be instructed in K2 release notes to upgrade disk drive firmware.
Page 383: Replacing A Disk Module
Requirements for this procedure are as follows: • All K2 Media Clients and other clients must be powered down, or in some other way disconnected from the K2 Storage System. • The K2 Media Server through which Storage Utility is connected to the RAID Storage must be powered up.
Page 384 NOTE: Disks modules may not be visible in the tree view if they are part of a newly bound LUN. You must restart your RAID chassis and the K2 Media Server to allow the drive modules to be seen in Storage Utility.
Page 385: Replacing A Controller
Replacing a controller Replacing a controller If the RAID chassis has a single controller (non-redundant), you must take the K2 Storage System offline before replacing a failed controller. Refer to procedures in the Instruction Manual for your level of RAID storage chassis. The remainder of this procedure does not apply to non-redundant systems.
Page 386: Configuring Level 2 Raid Chassis Network And Snmp Settings
Chapter 11 Administering and maintaining the K2 Storage System enabled to become the “backup” RAID controller. Configuring Level 2 RAID chassis network and SNMP settings Through Storage Utility you can configure the following settings on a RAID chassis: • IP address •...
Page 387: Configuring Level 3 Raid Chassis Network And Snmp Settings
RAID controller. Therefore, if the RAID chassis has two controllers, each controller must be configured separately, as in the following procedure. 1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, open the node for a K2 Media Server and select the node to open its property page.
Page 388: Working With Ethernet Switches
ISLs. You do not need to consider iSCSI bandwidth on ISLs. Using two 10 Gig ISLs to connect switches is the recommended solution for all K2 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 389: Configuring A Switch Through The K2 Configuration Application
Adapt the procedures according to your switch design as you configure your switches. Configuring a switch through the K2 Configuration application In the K2 Configuration Application, features for working on a Ethernet switch are as follows: Select the To make these Ethernet switch...
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Page 391: Index
Failover Monitor service 336 C drive 305 FC-AL 290 CAT5e 28 Fibre Channel certifications and compliances 11 K2 Media Client connected 22 Cisco Catalyst switch 285 Fibre Channel address ID 40 configuration Fibre Channel card 287 file 296 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis...
Page 392 Index K2 Media Server system battery 342 K2 software Gateway Address installing 302 RAID 55 K2 System Configuration 295 golden drive 303 K2 User 322 Grass Valley PC Monitoring software 44 grounding, safety 9 GXF 317 load balancing 338 logs 324...
Page 393 VLANs 35 summary 9 VT-100 29 terms and symbols 10 SAMBA shares 323 security 322 web site, for Thomson Grass Valley 17 serial cable 333 Windows serial connection, K2 Media Server 84 July 3, 2007 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual...
Page 394 Index Remote Desktop, using 299 Windows account 322 Windows Administrator 322 Windows Security 353 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 3, 2007...

GRASS VALLEY K2 Instruction Manual

Chapter 4 Installing the Level 3 Storage System

Chapter 5 Installing the Level 3R Storage System

Chapter 6 Installing the Nearline Storage System

Chapter 7 Description of K2 Storage Devices

Chapter 8 Overview of K2 Storage Tools

Chapter 9 Managing K2 Software

Chapter 10 FTP on the K2 Storage System

Chapter 11 Administering and Maintaining the K2 Storage System

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