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Upgrading K2 systems
CAUTION: If you upgrade and then decide you do not want to stay with this version of K2
system software, you must use the recovery disk image process to downgrade to your previous
version.
Prepare for K2 system upgrade
Before upgrading K2 systems, do the following:
Procure the software installation les for this release via the appropriate distribution method,
such as download, CD-ROM, network drive, or external drive.
Start up the K2 systems you are upgrading, if they are not already started.
For K2 Summit Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server, if you have not already done so,
disable (unlock) the write lter.
Stop all media access on K2 systems.
Shut down all applications on K2 systems.
Upgrade QuickTime
Do not do this task if:
QuickTime is currently at version 7.6 or higher.
Do this task if:
QuickTime is at a version lower than 7.6.
1. Access the QuickTime installation les.
2. Locate and open the following QuickTime install le:
QuickTimeInstaller-7.6.exe
3. Work through the install wizard.
Con gure settings so that the software does not automatically update Quicktime and other Apple
software.
NOTE: Unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley, do not update or install Apple software.
Accept the default destination folder and other default settings.
Configure SNFS default.cfg file on stand-alone K2 system
In this task you open the media le system (SNFS) con guration le and verify/modify settings.
Do not do this task if:
You have already modi ed the con guration le with the required settings.
Do this task if:
The con guration le does not have the required settings.
Prerequisites for this task are as follows:
K2 systems must be of ine
You can verify and, if necessary, modify the media le system (SNFS) con guration le and still
keep your media le system intact if you carefully follow the steps in this procedure.
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K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
23 November 2010
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