For the installer of a standalone K2 product with internal storage............30 For the installer of a K2 product with direct connect storage..............30 For the installer of K2 Summit systems with K2 SAN shared storage............31 K2 Release Notes...........................31 Quick Start Guides..........................31 K2 Storage Cabling Guide........................31...
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Contents K2 Storage Cabling Guide 17 October 2012...
Chapter Start with the K2 storage system diagram This section contains the following topics: • To follow cabling instructions • Basic K2 SAN - Online or Production • Redundant K2 SAN - Online or Production • Basic Nearline K2 SAN •...
To follow cabling instructions The K2 10Gv2 SAN, and its K2 10G RAID storage, is documented in this manual. The K2 10Gv2 SAN is defined as follows: The K2 SAN with 8 Gig Fibre Channel and 10 Gig iSCSI connections.
Start with the K2 storage system diagram Basic K2 SAN - Online or Production K2 clients FTP/streaming Ethernet Switch Control NH Server (optional) Control point PC K2 Media Server Fibre Channel RAID Primary Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis (optional) To cable this K2 SAN device...
Start with the K2 storage system diagram Redundant K2 SAN - Online or Production K2 clients FTP/streaming Ethernet Control Switches ISLs NH Servers (optional) K2 Media Control point PC Servers Fibre Channel Fibre Channel RAID Primary Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis (optional)
Start with the K2 storage system diagram Basic Nearline K2 SAN FTP to/from online system Ethernet Control Switch Control point PC NH K2 Media Server Fibre Channel connection RAID Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis To cable this K2 SAN device Of this model or...
Start with the K2 storage system diagram Redundant Nearline K2 SAN FTP to/from online system Ethernet Control Switches ISLs ISLs Control point PC NH K2 Media Servers Fibre Channel connections RAID Chassis RAID Expansion Chassis To cable this K2 SAN device...
Cable K2 devices This section contains the following topics: • Cable K2 Summit system • Cable Ethernet switch • Cable K2 Media Server • Cable NH10GE K2 Media Server • Cable K2 RAID 17 October 2012 K2 Storage Cabling Guide...
Cable K2 devices Cable K2 Summit system As directed by the system diagram for your K2 storage, cable the K2 Summit system using the instructions in this section. Related Topics K2-XDP basic on page 14 K2-XDP redundant on page 14...
XDP/XDT direct-connect storage These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 Summit 3G system, first generation K2 Summit system, or K2 Summit Transmission Client with direct-connect K2 RAID storage Refer to related topics in "K2 System Guide" for additional information about direct-connect storage.
• Use CAT5e or CAT6 cables. The maximum cable length is 50 meters for CAT5e and 100 meters for CAT6. K2-SWE basic online/production These cabling instructions apply to the following: • HP 29xx series Gigabit Ethernet switch on a basic (non-redundant) online or production K2 SAN. Front view Rear view...
Connect the client’s iSCSI connection to one of the media ports on a switch and the client’s control connection to one of the control ports on the same switch. If you have more than one optional NH10GE K2 Media Servers, balance servers between switch A and switch B.
Cable K2 devices K2-SWE basic nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: • HP 29xx series Gigabit Ethernet switch on a nearline K2 SAN with one NH K2 Media Server. Front view Rear view To server Use SFP+ cable...
Cable K2 devices K2-SWE redundant nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: • HP 29xx series Gigabit Ethernet switch on a nearline K2 SAN. Front view Rear view K2 Storage Cabling Guide 17 October 2012...
Cable K2 devices Cable K2 Media Server As directed by the system diagram for your K2 SAN, cable the K2 Media Server or Servers for your K2 SAN using the instructions in this section. Related Topics K2-SVR basic on page 21...
• Dell 610 PowerEdge Server on a redundant online or production K2 SAN. Redundant server heartbeat serial cable 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.
Cable K2 devices Cable NH10GE K2 Media Server As directed by the system diagram for your K2 SAN, cable the NH10GE K2 Media Server or Servers for your K2 SAN using the instructions in this section Related Topics K2-SVR-NH10GE online/production...
Before cabling, install the K2 RAID chassis in its permanent location. After mounting the chassis in the rack, you must secure brackets to the front rail to support the Grass Valley bezel. Refer to related topics in "K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual" for rack mount instructions.
Cable K2 devices K2 RAID redundant online/production These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 10Gv2 RAID on a redundant online or production K2 SAN. Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. K2 Storage Cabling Guide 17 October 2012...
Cable K2 devices K2 RAID basic nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 10Gv2 RAID on a basic nearline K2 SAN. Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. 17 October 2012 K2 Storage Cabling Guide...
Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. K2 RAID direct-connect These cabling instructions apply to the following: • K2 10Gv2 RAID providing direct-connect storage for a K2 Summit system. Make Fibre Channel connections to K2 Summit system and between RAID chassis. K2 Storage Cabling Guide...
For the installer of a standalone K2 product with internal storage • For the installer of a K2 product with direct connect storage • For the installer of K2 Summit systems with K2 SAN shared storage • K2 Release Notes •...
For more information For the installer of a standalone K2 product with internal storage If you are installing a K2 system, such as a K2 Summit/Solo system, with standalone internal storage, refer to documentation in the following sequence: Find this document...
For more information For the installer of K2 Summit systems with K2 SAN shared storage If you are installing a K2 SAN with connected K2 Summit systems, refer to documentation in the following sequence: Find this document In these locations...
Valley website. The following URL allows you to browse by K2 software version: http://www.grassvalley.com/dl/k2_summit You can also find the Documentation Set on the USB Recovery Flash drive that ships with your K2 Summit/Solo system. The Documentation Set includes the following K2 product documents:...
The K2 FCP Connect product has its own documentation set, described as follows: GV Connect User Manual Provides instructions for using GV Connect, which is a Final Cut Pro plugin, to access and work with K2 assets. GV Connect is part of the K2 FCP Connect product. GV Browse User Manual...
For more information Dell Server Documentation If your system includes a Grass Valley product on a Dell server platform, refer to the applicable Grass Valley product manual for installation and configuration information. However, a full set of Dell server documentation has been provided on the Dell Product Documentation CD-ROM. Refer to the documents on this CD-ROM only as required by procedures in Grass Valley product manual.
Appendix Trademarks and Agreements This section contains the following topics: • Trademarks • JPEG acknowledgment 17 October 2012 K2 Storage Cabling Guide...
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