Table Of Contents - GRASS VALLEY K2 7.3.8 - RELEASE NOTES AND Quick Start Manual

Contents
Grass Valley Product Support......................................................................................................................5
Release Summary........................................................................................................................................7
What's new in version 7.3.8......................................................................................................................7
Not supported in this release....................................................................................................................9
Changes and features in previous releases..............................................................................................9
Additional notes..........................................................................................................................................13
Using reference files...............................................................................................................................13
About QuickTime reference files.........................................................................................................13
About MXF reference files...................................................................................................................13
Configuring reference file type on a stand-alone K2 system...............................................................13
Configuring reference file type on a K2 SAN system..........................................................................14
Using the Export capture service............................................................................................................14
About the Export capture service........................................................................................................14
Prerequisites for using the Export capture service.............................................................................15
Considerations for using the Export capture service...........................................................................15
Configuring the Export Capture Service.............................................................................................15
Testing the Export Capture Service....................................................................................................18
Export capture service components....................................................................................................18
MXF interchange specification................................................................................................................18
MXF export behavior on K2 systems..................................................................................................19
QuickTime interchange specification......................................................................................................19
QuickTime video and key import specification....................................................................................20
P2 interchange specification...................................................................................................................21
About introducing ChannelFlex Suite on existing K2 systems................................................................22
Codec option matrix................................................................................................................................23
Managing the write filter..........................................................................................................................23
Passwords and security on K2 systems.................................................................................................25
About application security on the K2 SAN..........................................................................................26
Upgrading firmware on HP switch...........................................................................................................27
Configuring QOS on the GigE switch.....................................................................................................28
Operation considerations...........................................................................................................................30
Version compatibility...................................................................................................................................31
Compatible K2 Summit/Solo components..............................................................................................31
Compatible K2 Media Server components.............................................................................................33
Compatible K2 Control Point PC components........................................................................................33
Compatible HP ProCurve GigE switch components...............................................................................34
Compatible K2 RAID components..........................................................................................................35
Compatible K2 RAID disk drive firmware................................................................................................36
Compatible Grass Valley products..........................................................................................................39
Compatible third party products..............................................................................................................41
Compatible recovery applications...........................................................................................................41
Upgrading K2 systems...............................................................................................................................42
Upgrading a K2 SAN..............................................................................................................................42
About upgrading the K2 SAN with SiteConfig.....................................................................................42
Make recovery images........................................................................................................................43
Prepare SiteConfig for software deployment to K2 SAN devices........................................................43
Deploy control point PC software........................................................................................................44
Take SAN clients offline......................................................................................................................45
Manage multiple K2 Media Servers....................................................................................................45
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