GRASS VALLEY K2 7.3.8 - RELEASE NOTES AND Quick Start Manual page 8

Release Summary
The following hardware components and systems are available at some time after the initial software
release:
K2 10G SAN systems with K2 10G RAID storage
systems provides increased bandwidth. Devices include the following:
Features include the following:
K2 10G RAID for K2 client direct-connect
direct-connect between K2 client and K2 10G RAID storage.
K2 Summit Transmission models
transmission and play-to-air solutions. All models support agile playback of DV/DCVPRO,
MPEG-2, SD and HD at bit rates up to 50Mbps. Channels for MPEG-2 record at up to 50Mbps
vary by model. Both SAN and stand-alone models are available. Stand-alone models offer 4 TB
and 16 TB storage.
In addition to these release notes, the following documentation is available for existing and new
systems with this version 7.3.8 release of software:
K2 Documentation CD 063-8289-05 has been revised for use with this release of software.
K2 Lx0 RAID Instruction Manual 071-8614-01. This manual has not been revised. Use this
manual for K2 Level 10-40 RAID storage (NEC Condor with 4 Gig D1 and D3 controllers).
K2 10G RAID Instruction Manual 071-8778-00. This manual has been revised. Use this manual
for the new K2 10G RAID storage (NEC Condor with 8 Gig D4 controllers).
K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 071-8724-01. This manual has not
been revised. Use this manual for K2 Level 10-40 SAN systems (1 Gig TOEs and 4 Gig
controllers).
K2 Storage Area Network Installation and Service Manual 071-8779-00. This manual has been
revised. Use this manual for K2 10G SAN systems (10 Gig TOEs and 8 gig controllers).
K2 Storage Cabling Guide 071-8713-01. This manual has not been revised. Use this manual for
K2 Level 10-40 SAN systems (1 Gig TOEs and 4 Gig controllers) and K2 client direct-connect
storage with K2 Level 10-30 RAID storage (4 Gig controllers).
K2 Storage Cabling Guide 071-8780-00. This manual has been revised. Use this manual for K2
10G SAN systems (10 Gig TOEs and 8 gig controllers) and K2 client direct-connect storage
with K2 10G RAID storage (8 gig controllers).
Fibre Channel Switch Installation Manual 071-8713-02. This manual has been revised.
K2 Summit/Solo Field Kit Upgrade Instructions 071-8721-01. This document has been revised.
Use it for all eld kit upgrades.
K2 AppCenter User Manual 071-8723-01, K2 System Guide 071-8726-01, Quickstart Guides,
and Service Manuals have not been revised. Use these manuals with this release of software,
with new features/changes as documented in these release notes.
8 K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
K2 10G RAID storage (NEC Condor) with 8 Gig (D4) controllers
K2 Media Server (Dell 610) with 10 Gig iSCSI interface adapter (TOE) and SFP+ connection
2910 HP Switch with 10 Gig SFP+ connections
10 Gig iSCSI connection between K2 Media Server and Ethernet switch.
8 Gig Fibre Channel connection for SAN between K2 Media Server and K2 10G RAID
storage.
K2 Media Servers are 64-bit Windows Server 2008 operating system.
Licensing of a single K2 Media Server provides multiple bandwidth levels without requiring
additional iSCSI interface adapters and K2 Media Servers. This leads to an overall system
simpli cation.
A new storage infrastructure for SAN
Provides 8 Gig Fibre Channel connection for
New SD and HD/SD models provide high value for
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