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Page 5: Table Of Contents
For the installer of a standalone K2 product with internal storage............23 For the installer of a K2 product with direct connect storage..............24 For the installer of K2 Summit systems with K2 SAN shared storage..........24 K2 Release Notes..........................25 Quick Start Guides..........................25 K2 Storage Cabling Guide........................25...
Page 6 Configuring QOS on the GigE switch....................65 Upgrading firmware on HP switch.......................66 Setting up the control point PC.......................67 Install SiteConfig on control point PC....................67 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig................71 About developing a system description....................71 Importing a system description.......................71 About device and host names........................72 Modifying a device name........................72...
Page 7 About K2 SAN licensing........................119 About QOS on the K2 SAN........................119 Importing a SiteConfig system description into K2Config..............120 Configuring the basic K2 SAN - Online and Production...............120 Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic K2 SAN................121 Defining a new K2 SAN........................122 Configuring the server - Part 1......................125 Configuring RAID..........................129...
Page 8 Contents K2 SAN prerequisites for adding clients....................222 Verify license on K2 Media Server....................222 Preparing K2 clients..........................222 Installing Multi-Path I/O Software......................223 Configuring a K2 client for the K2 Storage System................224 Configure page 1 - K2 client......................225 Configure Software Configuration page - K2 client................226 Configure Network Configuration page - K2 client................227...
Page 9 Contents Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN.....................263 Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems................263 About application security on the K2 SAN..................264 About credentials in SiteConfig......................264 Modifying K2 SAN settings........................265 Accessing K2 SAN features......................265 About SiteConfig and K2Config settings...................265 About Control Panel, SiteConfig, and K2Config settings..............267 Synchronizing K2Config information to GV STRATUS Control Panel..........267...
Page 10 General guidelines..........................328 K2 RAID Fibre Channel port redundant configuration..............328 Installing SANsurfer Switch Manager software.................329 Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager software................330 Fibre Channel switch domains......................330 Fibre Channel switch zoning......................330 Fibre Channel fabric cabling......................335 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 11: Safety Summaries
This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s). The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one having the ratings indicated. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 12 The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can result in damage to equipment or other property — Do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than Use correct power source the voltage specified for the product. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 13 Sie besitzen die entsprechende Qualifikationen für diese Arbeiten. Sicherheit Begriffe und Symbole In diesem Handbuch verwendete Begriffe Sicherheitsrelevante Hinweise können in diesem Handbuch in der folgenden Form auftauchen: 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 14 Servicearbeiten nicht alleine ausführen weitere Person anwesend ist, die erste Hilfe leisten und Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen einleiten kann. – Legen Sie vor Servicearbeiten Schmuck wie Ringe, Uhren und andere Schmuck abnehmen metallische Objekte ab. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 15 CF-Karte nicht mit einem PC verwenden gespeicherte Software könnte gelöscht werden. – Wenn Sie einen Produktschaden oder Gerät nicht bei eventuellem Ausrüstungsfehler betreiben Ausrüstungsfehler vermuten, lassen Sie die Komponente von einem qualifizierten Servicetechniker untersuchen. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 16 à vos activités. Signalétique apposée sur le produit La signalétique suivante peut être apposée sur le produit : — risque de danger imminent pour l’utilisateur. DANGER K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 17 — N’utilisez pas ce produit si Utilisez le produit lorsque les couvercles et les capots sont en place les couvercles et les capots sont déposés. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 18 équipement à des tensions dépassant les 130 V en c.a. requiert des cordons d’alimentation qui satisfont aux exigences des configurations NEMA. Les cordons internationaux, s’ils sont fournis, ont reçu l’approbation du pays dans lequel l’équipement est utilisé. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 19: Certifications And Compliances
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. 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 20: Esd Protection
Grass Valley equipment. This section contains Grass Valley’s recommended ESD guidelines that should be followed when handling electrostatic discharge sensitive (ESDS) items. These minimal...
Page 21 Safety Summaries Recommended ESD Guidelines Follow these guidelines when handling Grass Valley equipment: • Only trained personnel that are connected to a grounding system should handle ESDS items. • Do not open any protective bag, box, or special shipping packaging until you have been grounded.
Page 22 * For situations where an ESD garment is used as part of the wrist strap grounding path, the total system resistance, including the person, garment, and grounding cord, must be less than 3.5 x 10 ohm. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 23: Preface
K2 storage in both basic (non-redundant) and redundant configurations. Refer to the sections that apply your K2 SAN's configuration. For custom K2 SANs that do not fit one of these pre-defined levels, you must work with your Grass Valley representative for installation and operation.
Page 24: For The Installer Of A K2 Product With Direct Connect Storage
Grass Valley Website PDF file 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…...
Page 25: K2 Release Notes
RAID storage chassis. The cabling guide provides instructions for K2 Storage Area Network (SAN) cabling and external configuration. The cabling guide provides instructions for each level of K2 SAN and covers both redundant and basic (non-redundant) systems. It also provides instructions for connecting direct-connect external RAID storage to K2 Summit systems.
Page 26: On-Line Help Systems
The cabling guide provides instructions for K2 Storage Area Network (SAN) cabling and external configuration. The cabling guide provides instructions for each level of K2 SAN and covers both redundant and basic (non-redundant) systems. It also provides instructions for connecting direct-connect external RAID storage to K2 Summit systems.
Page 27: Dell Server Documentation
Preface 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.
Page 28 Preface K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 29: Product Description
Product description K2 SAN overview description The K2 Storage Area Network (SAN) is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives multiple clients access to a common pool of media. In the iSCSI SAN, clients access the shared media storage via a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre Channel connection. Data is communicated using the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) data transfer interface and the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol.
Page 30: K2 San Key Features
23 K2 Storage types and terms Grass Valley configures K2 storage to meet their customer’s workflow needs. This topic describes some typical configurations and terminology. Online – Online storage is considered “Tier 1” K2 storage in that it is suitable for both record and play.
Page 31: K2 San Descriptions
Production storage. Live Production – In K2Config you can create a Live Production K2 SAN. This mode can be applied to online and production SANs. A K2 SAN with Live Production mode has a shorter minimum delay between start record and start playout and is ideal for use with K2 Dyno.
Page 32: Basic K2 San Description
Product description Basic K2 SAN description The basic (non-redundant) K2 SAN can be an online SAN or a production SAN. The SAN has one Ethernet switch, one K2 Media Server, and one basic K2 RAID chassis. RAID Expansion chassis are optional for increased storage capacity.
Page 33: Redundant K2 San Description
63 Redundant K2 SAN description The redundant K2 SAN can be an online SAN or a production SAN. The SAN has two Ethernet switches connected by Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) to support a redundant Ethernet fabric. The SAN also has redundant K2 Media Servers. The servers are configured to have identical roles. This provides redundancy for database, file system, iSCSI bridge, and FTP roles.
Page 34: Basic Nearline K2 San Description
This is because the Nearline system has no media database to support “movies” or “clips”, such as there is on an “online” K2 SAN. However, the files on a Nearline system can be readily available to an online K2 system via FTP transfer.
Page 35: Redundant Nearline K2 San Description
7.2K SAS drives provide the media file storage on a Nearline system. While these drives do not provide the high bandwidth of the drives required by an online K2 SAN, they offer larger capacity and lower cost. This makes these drives ideal for the Nearline SAN.
Page 36 This is because the Nearline system has no media database to support “movies” or “clips”, such as there is on an “online” K2 SAN. However, the files on a Nearline system can be readily available to an online K2 system via FTP transfer.
Page 37: Preparing For Installation
Set subnet mask and other in the SiteConfig system page 72, Modifying the settings. description. control network on page 72, Modifying the FTP/streaming network on page 74, Modifying a media (iSCSI) network on page 76 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 38: Software Update Checklist
103 Upgrade/install software to About deploying software for Refer to K2 Release Notes. devices from control point PC the K2 SAN on page 103 Next: SAN configuration checklist K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 39: San Configuration Checklist
The control network applies to both online, production, and nearline K2 SANs. All the devices of the K2 SAN are on the control network. Stand-alone K2 clients can also be on the same control network.
Page 40: Streaming/Ftp Network Description
On a redundant K2 SAN, if you have multiple K2 Media Servers with role of FTP server, balance servers between the A and B sides. • Stand-alone K2 clients - While not a part of a K2 SAN, stand-alone K2 clients can also be on the streaming/FTP network. Connect to the dedicated FTP port.
Page 41: Media (Iscsi) Network Description
• K2 Media Server - A server has one port available for connection to a media network. This is a 10 Gig iSCSI interface adapter, which supports the functionality of a TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE). On a redundant K2 SAN, one server is on the A media network and one server is on the B media network.
Page 42: About Host Files
For FTP transfers on a K2 SAN, transfers go to/from K2 Media Servers that have the role of FTP server. No transfers go directly to/from the shared storage K2 clients that are on the K2 SAN. To...
Page 43: Dell R620 Rack Specifications
50/60Hz 50/60Hz 50/60Hz Heat dissipation 4416 4100 2843 1908 (BTU/hr max) Maximum inrush current Related Topics K2 Media Server specifications on page 251 NH K2 Media Server specifications on page 252 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 44: K2 Raid Rack Specifications
100 to 240 VAC, single-phase 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz Maximum power consumption 400 W 290 W (when operating in a 25° C environment) Related Topics K2 RAID storage description on page 253 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 45: Cabling K2 San Devices
Use the following specifications to determine load, spacing, power, and other factors when planning system racks. Table 5: Mechanical specifications Characteristic Specification Cabinet Type Rack-mount Rack units External Dimensions 443 (w) x 44 (h) x 392 (d) mm 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 46: Dell R620 Rack Specifications
50/60Hz 50/60Hz 50/60Hz Heat dissipation 4416 4100 2843 1908 (BTU/hr max) Maximum inrush current Related Topics K2 Media Server specifications on page 251 NH K2 Media Server specifications on page 252 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 47: K2 Summit 3G Rack Specifications
Rack-mount Rack-mount Rack units External Dimensions 482 x 513.2 x 87.8 mm (no front 482 x 513.2 x 87.8 mm (no front bezel) bezel) Weight 31 kg maximum 29 kg maximum 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 48: Ft Server Rack Specifications
If the server is a Dell server, follow the instructions provided in the shipping box to install the rack rails and position the server in the rack. For the Dell 1RU PowerEdge Server, follow the illustration below to secure the system to the rack. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 49: Basic K2 San - Online Or Production
Install a screw in the bottom hole of the bracket on each side. Do not attempt to install a screw in the top hole of the bracket. Basic K2 SAN - Online or Production 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 50: Redundant K2 San - Online Or Production
59 This manual documents the default GigE switch configuration. Other configurations are available, depending on your port count and FTP bandwidth requirements. Redundant K2 SAN - Online or Production To cable this K2 SAN device… Of this model or Turn to these instructions: platform…...
Page 51: Basic Nearline K2 San
Cabling K2 SAN devices To cable this K2 SAN device… Of this model or Turn to these instructions: platform… Gigabit Ethernet Switch HP 2910 K2-SWE redundant online/production on page 54 K2 Media Server Dell R620 K2-SVR redundant Dell R620 on page 57...
Page 52: Redundant Nearline K2 San
Cabling K2 SAN devices Redundant Nearline K2 SAN To cable this K2 SAN device… Of this model or Turn to these instructions: platform… Gigabit Ethernet Switch HP 2910 K2-SWE redundant nearline on page 56 NH10GE K2 Media Server Dell R620...
Page 53: K2-Xdp Redundant
Provide power to the switch. 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 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 54: K2-Swe Redundant Online/Production
Cabling K2 SAN devices Rear view K2-SWE redundant online/production These cabling instructions apply to the following: • HP 29xx series Gigabit Ethernet switch on a redundant online or production K2 SAN. Front view Rear view K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 55: K2-Swe Basic Nearline
If you have more than one optional NH10GE K2 Media Servers, balance servers between switch A and switch B. 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...
Page 56: K2-Swe Redundant Nearline
Front view Rear view 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. K2-SVR basic Dell R620 These cabling instructions apply to the following: •...
Page 57: K2-Svr Redundant Dell R620
K2-SVR redundant Dell R620 These cabling instructions apply to the following: • Dell R620 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.
Page 58: Cable Nh10Ge K2 Media Server
Cabling K2 SAN 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 K2-SVR-NH10GE online/production Dell R620 These cabling instructions apply to the following: •...
Page 59: Cable K2 Raid
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 this document for rack mount instructions.
Page 60: K2 Raid Redundant Online/Production
Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. 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 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 61: K2 Raid Basic Nearline
Cabling K2 SAN 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. K2 RAID redundant nearline These cabling instructions apply to the following: •...
Page 62 Cabling K2 SAN devices Continue this cable pattern for additional Expansion Chassis. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 63: Setting Up The K2 San Infrastructure
K2 SAN Ethernet switch requirements are as follows: • Redundancy — A redundant K2 SAN must have an “A” media network and a “B” media network and requires at least two switches, so that the A network and the B network never share the same switch.
Page 64: Design Considerations For Ethernet Switches
• If enough “control” ports (non-iSCSI ports) are available on a switch or switches configured for an online K2 SAN, the Nearline system can be connected to those control ports. It is not required that a GigE switch be dedicated to the Nearline system.
Page 65: Configuring Qos On The Gige Switch
Setting up the K2 SAN infrastructure From the K2Config application, you can click the button to open the switch’s web Configure Switch configuration application. Refer to the installation procedures elsewhere in this document for switch configuration information. Configuring QOS on the GigE switch Prerequisites for this procedure are as follows: •...
Page 66: Upgrading Firmware On Hp Switch
Setting up the K2 SAN infrastructure 4. Type the following, then press Enter show qos vlan The screen displays VLAN information. Note the ID number of the Media (iSCSI) VLAN. It should be 60, as follows: VLAN priorities VLAN ID Apply rule...
Page 67: Setting Up The Control Point Pc
Install SiteConfig software. d) Install other supporting software. e) Install and license SNMP Manager software. This can be on the K2 SAN control point PC or on a separate SNMP Manager PC that monitors the K2 SAN. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes".
Page 68 • The PC is connected to the LAN on which all the devices to be managed are connected. • There are no routed paths to the devices to be managed. 1. Procure SiteConfig installation files from the Grass Valley website or via other distribution mechanisms.
Page 69 Setting up the K2 SAN infrastructure 2. If you already have a version of SiteConfig installed, go to Windows Add/Remove Programs uninstall it. 3. Double-click setup.exe The installation wizard opens. 4. Work through the wizard pages, clicking Next Finish If the PC does not have the appropriate version of Microsoft .NET, the SiteConfig installation programs installs it.
Page 70 Setting up the K2 SAN infrastructure 7. If not already configured, configure the SiteConfig PC with a valid Ethernet IP address for the LAN using Windows Network Connections. 8. If you are not going to be using SiteConfig to manage system hosts files, put the system hosts file on the SiteConfig PC.
Page 71: Planning And Implementing A K2 San With Siteconfig
About developing a system description You use SiteConfig to create or modify a system description for the K2 SAN. You can do this in your planning phase, even before you have devices installed or cabled. Your goal is to have the SiteConfig system description accurately represent all aspects of your devices and networks before you begin actually implementing any networking or other configuration tasks.
Page 72: About Device And Host Names
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig The current system description is closed and the system description you are importing is displayed in SiteConfig. About device and host names In SiteConfig, a device can have different names, as follows: •...
Page 73 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 2. Proceed as follows: • In the list view, right-click the Control network and select Details The Network Settings dialog box opens. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 74: Modifying The Ftp/Streaming Network
Type Ethernet is required Usage Control is required Redundancy None is required. This is true even on a redundant K2 SAN. (Only the iSCSI network is redundant on a redundant K2 SAN.) Name Control is recommended Exclude from Host Unselected is required...
Page 75 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 2. Proceed as follows: • In the list view, right-click the Streaming network and select Details The Network Settings dialog box opens. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 76: Modifying A Media (Iscsi) Network
Type Ethernet is required Usage FileTransfer is required Redundancy None is required. This is true even on a redundant K2 SAN. (Only the iSCSI network is redundant on a redundant K2 SAN.) Name Streaming is recommended Exclude from Host Unselected is required...
Page 77 • If the K2 SAN is basic (non-redundant), in the list view, right-click the iSCSI network and select Details • If the K2 SAN is redundant, in the list view, first right-click the primary iSCSI network and select . Then proceed to modify the primary iSCSI network. After the primary iSCSI Details network is modified, repeat these steps and modify the secondary iSCSI network.
Page 78: About Ip Configuration Of Network Interfaces On Devices
StorageNetworking is required Redundancy None is required for a basic (non-redundant) K2 SAN Primary is required for a redundant K2 SAN media network A Secondary is required for a redundant K2 SAN media network B Name iSCSI (non-Redundant) is recommended for a basic (non-redundant) K2...
Page 79: Placeholder Device Ip Configuration
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig Placeholder device IP configuration On a placeholder device, you edit network interfaces using the Unmanaged Network Interfaces dialog box. The Unmanaged Network Interfaces dialog box allows you only to save changes to the system description.
Page 80: Modifying K2 Client Unassigned (Unmanaged) Interface
• The system description has a SAN K2 client that is a placeholder device. • The placeholder device has a one or more unmanaged network interfaces. Use this task to modify unmanaged network interfaces on a K2 SAN device as follows: • K2 Summit Production Client 1.
Page 81 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 2. In the interfaces list view, right-click an interface and select Edit The Unmanaged Network Interface Details dialog box opens. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 82: Modifying K2 Media Server Unassigned (Unmanaged) Interface
Disabled, since names are excluded from the hosts file. Disregard. DNS Suffix Disabled, since names are excluded from the hosts file. Disregard. NOTE: There is no FTP/streaming network for a SAN K2 client. On the K2 SAN, FTP/streaming goes to the K2 Media Server. 4. Click to save settings and close.
Page 83 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig • The placeholder device has a one or more unmanaged network interfaces. Use this task to modify managed network interfaces on a K2 SAN device as follows: • K2 Media Server • NH K2 Media Server For the K2 Media Server, do not configure the Fibre Channel interface.
Page 84 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 3. Configure the settings for the interface as follows: Setting... For control network interface Network Control is required IP Address The IP address for this interface on the network. Required. Interface Name The device host name.
Page 85: About Siteconfig Support On K2 Devices
• The SiteConfig Discovery Agent service must be running on the device, as reported in the Windows Services control panel. For K2 clients and K2 Media Servers shipped new from Grass Valley with K2 software version 7.0 or higher, these requirements are pre-installed. These requirements are pre-installed on recovery images for these K2 systems as well.
Page 86: Assigning Discovered Devices
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 2. In the toolbar, click the discover devices button. The Discover Devices dialog box opens. A list of discovered devices is displayed. 3. Click to re-run the discovery mechanism. You can do this if a device that you want to Rescan discover has its network connection restored or otherwise becomes available.
Page 87: Modifying K2 Client Managed Network Interfaces
After the control team, modify this interface as instructed in this procedure. Do not configure any other iSCSI interface, as only one iSCSI interface is used for a basic K2 SAN. • For a SAN K2 client on a redundant K2 SAN, identify the iSCSI (Primary Redundant) interface and the iSCSI (Primary Secondary) interface.
Page 88 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 2. In the Interfaces list view determine the interface to configure, as follows: • Identify the interface with which SiteConfig is currently communicating, indicated by the green star overlay icon. This should be the control network interface.
Page 89 Host Files is excluded from the hosts file, regardless of settings here. NOTE: There is no FTP/streaming network for a SAN K2 client. On the K2 SAN, FTP/streaming goes to the K2 Media Server. 7. Evaluate settings on the Planned tab and change if necessary.
Page 90 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 8. To modify planned settings, do the following: a) Select the network settings and click Edit The Edit IP Address dialog box opens. b) Edit IP address settings as follows: Setting... For network interface Control Team...
Page 91: Modifying K2 Media Server Managed Network Interfaces
• SiteConfig has communication with the device. • The device is defined in the system description with an appropriate network interface. Use this task to modify managed network interfaces on a K2 SAN device as follows: • K2 Media Server...
Page 92 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig • NH K2 Media Server 1. In the Interfaces list view determine the interface to configure, as follows: • Identify the interface with which SiteConfig is currently communicating, indicated by the green star overlay icon. This should be the control network interface.
Page 93 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 3. In the Interfaces list view, right-click the interface you are configuring and select Edit The Managed Network Interface Details dialog box opens. 4. Identify the interface on the discovered device that you are configuring.
Page 94 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 5. Configure naming settings as follows: Setting... For network interface Control Connection Interface Name The device host name. Required. Set To Default Not recommended DNS Suffix Allowed, if applicable to the network. The DNS suffix is added to the interface name.
Page 95 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 7. To modify planned settings, do the following: a) Select the network settings and click Edit The Edit IP Address dialog box opens. b) Edit IP address settings as follows: Setting... For network interface Control Connection...
Page 96: Making The Host Name The Same As The Device Name
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig Setting... For redundant SAN K2 Media Server A any network interface of type iSCSI IP Address The IP address for this interface on the network. Required. Setting... For redundant SAN K2 Media Server B any network interface of type...
Page 97: Pinging Devices From The Pc That Hosts Siteconfig
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 4. If enabled, click Set to Device Name This changes the host name to be the same as the device name. 5. Click 6. When prompted, restart the device. Pinging devices from the PC that hosts SiteConfig Prerequisites: •...
Page 98: Generating Host Tables Using Siteconfig
Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig SiteConfig does not automatically deploy hosts files to managed devices as you add or remove devices. If you add or remove devices from the system description, you must re-deploy the modified hosts file to all devices.
Page 99 Planning and implementing a K2 SAN with SiteConfig 4. Do one of the following: • If you are managing host table information yourself, click and save a copy of the Save As hosts file to a location on the control point PC. Then open the copy of the hosts file, copy the desired host table information from it, and paste it into your facility hosts file as desired.
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Page 101: Managing K2 Software
Managing K2 Software Configuring K2 software deployment Take the following into consideration when using SiteConfig to deploy K2 SAN software. • You typically configure one deployment group for K2 clients and one deployment group for K2 Media Servers. This allows you to target and sequence software deployment tasks to the different types of devices.
Page 102: Adding A Software Package To A Deployment Group
4. If one or more EULAs are displayed, accept them to proceed. If you do not accept a EULA, the associated software is not assigned to the deployment group. SiteConfig adds the package to the deployment group. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 103: Checking All Currently Installed Software On Devices
NOTE: If you have access problems, verify that the administrator account on the device has credentials as currently configured in SiteConfig. NOTE: If an "Unable to copy ... to target" error appears for a device that has Grass Valley Embedded Security, put Embedded Security in Update mode.
Page 104: Recommended Recovery Process
Recommended recovery process The recommended recovery disk image process is summarized in the following steps. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 105: Creating A Recovery Disk Image For Storing On E: Dell R610
Then press the standby button again to startup. The system boots from the Recovery CD. The Acronis program loads. 4. At the startup screen, select True Image Server OEM (Full Version) The Acronis main window appears. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 106: Restoring From A System-Specific Recovery Disk Image On E: Dell R610
If there is a problem restarting, hold the standby button down for five seconds to force a hard shutdown. Then press the standby button again to startup. The system boots from the Recovery CD. The Acronis program loads. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 107 22. When a message appears indicating a successful recovery, click 23. Click to exit the Acronis True Image program. Operations | Exit The machine restarts automatically. 24. Remove the recovery media while the machine is shutting down. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 108: Restoring From The Generic Recovery Disk Image On E: Dell R610
Partition size field in the middle of the page. Free space before and Free space after should both be reported at 0 bytes. Click Next 15. On the Next Selection page, select Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive then click Next K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 109 282 Installing the Discovery Agent on a K2 Media Server on page 114 Installing the Fibre Channel card driver on page 288 Activating the Windows operating system on page 116 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 110: Creating A Recovery Disk Image For Storing On E: Dell R620
Incremental or Differential. c) Set Validation to Validate a backup as soon as it is created 12. On the Back up now page, click The backup begins and the Backup Details page opens. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 111: Restoring From The System-Specific Recovery Disk Image On E: Dell R620
Even though your backup is on the E drive, it is not yet visible. d) Click On the Archive View tab, your backup name is listed. 9. On the Archive View tab, select your backup. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 112: Restoring From A Generic Recovery Disk Image Dell R620
If there is a problem restarting, hold the standby button down for five seconds to force a hard shutdown. Then press the standby button again to startup. The system boots from the Recovery CD. The Acronis program loads. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 113 In the Volume Selection dialog box, select i) Click j) Select Recover NTFS (E:) The Volume Selection dialog box opens. k) In the Volume Selection dialog box, select l) Click 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 114: Installing The Discovery Agent On A K2 Media Server
SiteConfig support software. Doing so allows SiteConfig to discover and manage the device. If the device has any version of the K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 115: Setting Up Windows
Set Time and click Next Windows loads components and restarts the K2 Media Server. 2. Upon restart, log in to Windows. 3. Rename the machine and set Windows clock as necessary. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 116: Activating The Windows Operating System
• GV STRATUS server • K2 Dyno S Replay Controller • GV STRATUS server, shipped new from Grass Valley with GV STRATUS software version 2.7 and higher. Embedded Security prevents any unauthorized programs from running on the system. It contains a whitelist of programs that are authorized to run.
Page 117 You use the Embedded Security Manager to enter and leave Update mode. The following policies apply to the Embedded Security: • Use Update mode only as instructed by Grass Valley product documentation or as directed by Grass Valley Support. Do not do any other operations with Embedded Security Manager, unless under the direct supervision of Grass Valley Support.
Page 118: Manage Embedded Security Update Mode
Managing K2 Software Manage Embedded Security Update mode 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start | All Programs | Grass Valley | Embedded Security Manager Embedded Security Manager opens. Interpret Current Status as follows: • : Embedded Security is enabled but is not in Update mode.
Page 119: Configuring And Licensing The K2 San
If you install K2 software version 7.3 or higher on K2 SAN with 1 GB iSCSI adapters (TOEs), no license is required. This is because the default amount of bandwidth allowed for a K2 SAN with no license is adequate for the maximum bandwidth needed for 1 GB iSCSI adapters.
Page 120: Importing A Siteconfig System Description Into K2Config
SAN, and displays the unconfigured SAN in the tree view. Therefore you do not need to define the K2 SAN in K2Config. You can skip this task and instead begin your work in K2Config by configuring the first K2 Media Server.
Page 121: Prerequisites For Initial Configuration - Basic K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the following prerequisites. Control point PC • Ethernet cable connected • Control Point software installed •...
Page 122: Defining A New K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Defining a new K2 SAN If you import a SiteConfig system description file in which the SAN is defined, you do not need to define a new SAN. You can skip this task and instead start by configuring the first K2 Media Server.
Page 123 Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 264 Configure New K2 System page 1 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Create a name for your system and type it in the Name box. 2. Select 3. If so designed, select Enable Live Production mode Do not select the Server redundancy option.
Page 124 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 2 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Move the following into the Number of devices box: • One K2 Media Server • One Ethernet switch • K2 clients as appropriate for your system.
Page 125: Configuring The Server - Part 1
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 3 - Basic K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a basic K2 SAN you should have the following: •...
Page 126 2. Select all roles, except as follows: If the K2 SAN has one or more optional NH servers, then FTP traffic should go to the NH server, not the K2 Media Server you are now configuring. In this case, do not select the FTP server role or the NAS server role 3.
Page 127 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 128 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. NOTE: This page does not configure the iSCSI interface (media network) ports.
Page 129: Configuring Raid
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure File System Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN 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 130 The RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name “public”. If your site’s policies require using a different SNMP community name, contact your Grass Valley representative. 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application.
Page 131 6. For SNMP Configuration, enter the IP address of the SNMP manager PC. You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMP trap messages. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes". 7. Click to save settings and close.
Page 132 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 3. In the Storage Utility main window, identify bound RANKs and unbound disks by their placement in the hierarchy of the tree view. In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by “XX”. 4. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the context menu.
Page 133 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 5. Leave unchecked. Full Bind 6. In the drop down box, select , as specified by your system design. Bind Type RAID 5 RAID 6 7. In the Available Disks box, select six contiguous disks at the top of the list.
Page 134 • If the K2 SAN is on a network domain, you may select Windows Security NOTE: Only select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a domain. Never select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a workgroup.
Page 135: Configuring The Server - Part 2
Next, continue with configuring the server using the K2Config application. Configuring the server - Part 2 Configure File System Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN Prerequisites for connected K2 RAID storage: • Network and SNMP settings configured •...
Page 136 The iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page opens. Related Topics Configuring reference file type on a K2 SAN system on page 273 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 137 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI (the GigE media network) and the Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapters and the page validates that the Fibre Channel adapter is in place and that the media RANKs are visible as iSCSI targets.
Page 138 4. Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. 5. Close the Validation Report. 6. Click Next The Database Server Configuration page opens. Configure Database Server Configuration page - Basic K2 SAN K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 139 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 140: Configuring Optional Nh Servers
NH1 (1 Gig FTP) servers and NH10GE (10 Gig FTP) servers. NOTE: Multiple NH servers on a K2 SAN must be of the same type, either all NH1 or all NH10GE. 1. In the K2Config application tree view, select the K2 Media Server you are configuring.
Page 141 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - NH server This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 142 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - NH server This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correctly.
Page 143 This system does not function as a file system server. It does function as a file system client, which is validated from this page. 1. Do not select unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is Reserved Bandwidth usually not configured for RVIO.
Page 144: Configuring The Redundant K2 San - Online And Production
Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 145: Prerequisites For Initial Configuration - Redundant K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Prerequisites for initial configuration - Redundant K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the following prerequisites. Control point PC • Ethernet cable connected • Control Point software installed •...
Page 146: Defining A New K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Defining a new K2 SAN If you import a SiteConfig system description file in which the SAN is defined, you do not need to define a new SAN. You can skip this task and instead start by configuring the first K2 Media Server.
Page 147 Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 264 Configure New K2 System page 1 - Redundant K2 SAN 1. Create a name for your system and type it in the Name box. 2. Select 3. If so designed, select Enable Live Production mode 4.
Page 148 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 2 - Redundant K2 SAN 1. Move the following into the Number of devices box: • Two K2 Media Servers • Two Ethernet switches • K2 clients as appropriate for your system.
Page 149: Configuring Server A - Part 1
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 3 - Redundant K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a basic K2 SAN you should have the following: •...
Page 150 3. Select all roles, except as follows: If the K2 SAN has one or more optional NH servers, then FTP traffic should go to the NH server, not the K2 Media Server you are now configuring. In this case, do not select the FTP server role or the NAS server role 4.
Page 151 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 152 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. NOTE: This page does not configure the iSCSI interface (media network) ports.
Page 153: Configuring Raid
The RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name “public”. If your site’s policies require using a different SNMP community name, contact your Grass Valley representative. 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application.
Page 154 You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMP trap messages. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes". 7. For the RAID chassis with two controllers, in the Controller Slot Number field enter...
Page 155 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Next, bind disk modules. Binding disk modules - Redundant K2 SAN Prerequisites for the K2 RAID chassis are as follows: • Fibre Channel cable(s) connected • Ethernet cable(s) connected • Power on Prerequisites for the optional K2 RAID Expansion chassis (if present) are as follows: •...
Page 156 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 4. For systems that use RAID 1 RANKs, you must now create the separate RAID 1 storage for file system metadata files and journal files. To bind unbound disks for metadata and journal storage,...
Page 157 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 5. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the context menu. Unbound Bind If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node. The Bind dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list.
Page 158 About full/background bind on page 314 Binding Hot Spare drives on page 316 Creating a new file system - Redundant K2 SAN Prerequisites for the K2 RAID chassis are as follows: • Fibre Channel cable(s) connected • Ethernet cable(s) connected •...
Page 159 • If the K2 SAN is on a network domain, you may select Windows Security NOTE: Only select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a domain. Never select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a workgroup.
Page 160 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 6. Click The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens. 7. If you have a RAID 1 RANK, assign the RAID 1 RANK for both MetaStripe and JournalStripe. You can distinguish a RAID 1 RANK from a media RANK by the value in the Number of Sectors column.
Page 161: Configuring Server A - Part 2
Next, continue with configuring the server using the K2Config application. Configuring server A - Part 2 Configure File System Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A Prerequisites for connected K2 RAID storage: • Network and SNMP settings configured •...
Page 162 The iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page opens. Related Topics Configuring reference file type on a K2 SAN system on page 273 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 163 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI (the GigE media network) and the Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapters and the page validates that the Fibre Channel adapter is in place and that the media RANKs are visible as iSCSI targets.
Page 164 Next The Database Server Configuration page opens. Configure Database Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A 1. Enter the name or IP address of K2 Media server B. This is the redundant partner of the server you are now configuring.
Page 165 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 166: Configuring Server B
3. Select all roles, except as follows: If the K2 SAN has one or more optional NH servers, then FTP traffic should go to the NH server, not the K2 Media Server you are now configuring. In this case, do not select the FTP server role or the NAS server role 4.
Page 167 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN The Software Configuration page opens. Configure Software Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page.
Page 168 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server A and server B This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. NOTE: This page does not configure the iSCSI interface (media network) ports.
Page 169 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure File System Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server B 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 170 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure iSCSI Bridge Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server B This page manages the components that bridge between iSCSI (the GigE media network) and the Fibre Channel connection to the RAID storage. You configure network settings on the iSCSI adapters and the page validates that the Fibre Channel adapter is in place and that the media RANKs are visible as iSCSI targets.
Page 171 5. Confirm that the iSCSI configuration is successful. 6. Close the Validation Report. 7. Click Next The Database Server Configuration page opens. Configure Database Server Configuration page - Redundant K2 SAN server B 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 172 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 173: Configuring Optional Nh Servers
NH1 (1 Gig FTP) servers and NH10GE (10 Gig FTP) servers. NOTE: Multiple NH servers on a K2 SAN must be of the same type, either all NH1 or all NH10GE. 1. In the K2Config application tree view, select the K2 Media Server you are configuring.
Page 174 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Define Server Roles page - NH server 1. Enter the name for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. 2. Select FTP server NAS server 3. Click Next The Software Configuration page opens.
Page 175 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - NH server This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 176 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - NH server This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correctly.
Page 177 This system does not function as a file system server. It does function as a file system client, which is validated from this page. 1. Do not select unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is Reserved Bandwidth usually not configured for RVIO.
Page 178 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 179: Configuring The Basic Nearline K2 San
Work through the topics in this section sequentially to configure a non-redundant nearline (Tier 3) K2 SAN. Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic nearline K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the following prerequisites. Control point PC •...
Page 180: Defining A New K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN • Power on for all servers K2 RAID chassis • Fibre Channel cable(s) connected • Ethernet cable(s) connected • Power on K2 RAID Expansion chassis (optional) • Fibre channel cable(s) connected • Power on...
Page 181 2. Log on to the K2Config application with the Windows administrator account. The K2Config application opens. 3. Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard opens to page 1. Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 264 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 182 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 1 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Create a name for your system and type it in the Name box. 2. Select Nearline The Server redundancy option is not selected and is disabled. This option applies to media database redundancy.
Page 183 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 2 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Move the following into the Number of devices box: • One K2 Media Server • One Ethernet switch 2. Click Next Page 3 opens.
Page 184: Configuring Nh Server - Part 1
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 3 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a redundant nearline K2 SAN you should have the following: •...
Page 185 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Define Server Roles page - NH server 1. Enter the name for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. For Nearline server roles, selections are disabled. Leave SNFS file system server, FTP server, and NAS server selected.
Page 186 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - NH server This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 187 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - NH server This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correctly.
Page 188: Configuring Raid
This page checks on the file system server role. The server also functions as a file system client, which is also checked from this page. 1. Do not select unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is Reserved Bandwidth usually not configured for RVIO.
Page 189 The RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name “public”. If your site’s policies require using a different SNMP community name, contact your Grass Valley representative. 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application.
Page 190 6. For SNMP Configuration, enter the IP address of the SNMP manager PC. You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMP trap messages. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes". 7. Click to save settings and close.
Page 191 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 3. In the Storage Utility main window, identify bound RANKs and unbound disks by their placement in the hierarchy of the tree view. In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by “XX”. Nearline systems store media files across both the primary RAID chassis and the optional Expansion chassis.
Page 192 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 4. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the context menu. Unbound Bind If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node. The Bind dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list.
Page 193 About full/background bind on page 314 Binding Hot Spare drives on page 316 Creating a new file system - Nearline K2 SAN Prerequisites for the K2 RAID chassis are as follows: • Fibre Channel cable(s) connected • Ethernet cable(s) connected •...
Page 194 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN • Disks bound 1. If you have not already done so, launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application. 2. As prompted, wait while Storage Utility gathers system information, then Storage Utility opens. 3. In Storage Utility, click Tools | Make New File System The Setting dialog box opens.
Page 195: Configuring Nh Server - Part 2
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 7. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 8. Click Accept A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succeeded…” message confirms the process is complete.
Page 196 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 197: Configuring The Redundant Nearline K2 San
Work through the topics in this section sequentially to configure a redundant nearline (Tier 3) K2 SAN. Prerequisites for initial configuration - Nearline K2 SAN Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the following prerequisites. Control point PC •...
Page 198: Defining A New K2 San
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN K2 Media Server • Ethernet cables connected • Fibre Channel cable connected • Redundant servers connected by serial cable • Software installed, as from the factory, including QuickTime 7 • MPIO software installed. • Control network IP address assigned •...
Page 199 2. Log on to the K2Config application with the Windows administrator account. The K2Config application opens. 3. Click New K2 System The New K2 System wizard opens to page 1. Related Topics About application security on the K2 SAN on page 264 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 200 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 1 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Create a name for your system and type it in the Name box. 2. Select Nearline The Server redundancy option is not selected and is disabled. This option applies to media database redundancy.
Page 201 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 2 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Move the following into the Number of devices box: • Two K2 Media Servers • Two Ethernet switches 2. Click Next Page 3 opens.
Page 202: Configuring Nh Server A - Part 1
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure New K2 System page 3 - Nearline K2 SAN 1. Review the information on this page and verify that you have correctly defined your K2 SAN. For a redundant nearline K2 SAN you should have the following: •...
Page 203 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Define Server Roles page - NH server 1. Enter the name for the K2 Media Server, as currently configured on the machine. For Nearline server roles, selections are disabled. Leave SNFS file system server, FTP server, and NAS server selected.
Page 204 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - NH server This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. NOTE: MPIO software is required on servers in redundant systems.
Page 205 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - NH server This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correctly.
Page 206: Configuring Raid
This page checks on the file system server role. The server also functions as a file system client, which is also checked from this page. 1. Do not select unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is Reserved Bandwidth usually not configured for RVIO.
Page 207 The RAID storage device is configured by default for the SNMP community name “public”. If your site’s policies require using a different SNMP community name, contact your Grass Valley representative. 1. Launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application.
Page 208 You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMP trap messages. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes". 7. For the RAID chassis with two controllers, in the Controller Slot Number field enter...
Page 209 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 3. In the Storage Utility main window, identify bound RANKs and unbound disks by their placement in the hierarchy of the tree view. In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by “XX”. Nearline systems store media files across both the primary RAID chassis and the optional Expansion chassis.
Page 210 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 4. Right-click the node for a controller, then select in the context menu. Unbound Bind If the RAID chassis has two controllers, both controllers are represented by the single “Controller” node. The Bind dialog box opens showing all unbound disks for the controller listed in the Available Disk list.
Page 211 About full/background bind on page 314 Binding Hot Spare drives on page 316 Creating a new file system - Nearline K2 SAN Prerequisites for the K2 RAID chassis are as follows: • Fibre Channel cable(s) connected • Ethernet cable(s) connected •...
Page 212 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN • Disks bound 1. If you have not already done so, launch Storage Utility from the K2Config application. 2. As prompted, wait while Storage Utility gathers system information, then Storage Utility opens. 3. In Storage Utility, click Tools | Make New File System The Setting dialog box opens.
Page 213: Configuring Nh Server A - Part 2
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 7. Verify media file system parameters. Do not edit the configuration file for the media file system. 8. Click Accept A “…Please wait…” message box displays progress and a “…succeeded…” message confirms the process is complete.
Page 214 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 215: Configuring Nh Server B
Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Next, configure the other NH server. Configuring NH server B Prerequisites: • Server A is configured • The restart of server A after it is configured is complete On nearline systems, both NH K2 Media Servers are identical, with the exception that only one server can be the active media file system server at any time.
Page 216 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN 2. Click Next The Software Configuration page opens. Configure Software Configuration page - NH server This page checks for the software required to support the roles you selected on the previous page. NOTE: MPIO software is required on servers in redundant systems.
Page 217 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN Configure Network Configuration page - NH server This page displays the control network Ethernet port, and allows you to configure the FTP/Streaming network Ethernet port. 1. Verify that the top port is configured correctly.
Page 218 It is not necessary to bind RANKs or create a file system, since this task was completed when you configured the previous K2 Media Server. 1. Do not select unless instructed to do so by Grass Valley. This system is Reserved Bandwidth usually not configured for RVIO.
Page 219 Do not modify these settings. Leave at default values of Max FTP streams = 4, FTP Data Socket Timeout = 60, and FTP Port = 21. Only qualified Grass Valley personnel should specify other values, as these settings are intended for use only with custom systems designed by Grass Valley.
Page 220 Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN • The restart of the K2 Media Server after it is configured is complete This task is required for NAS server functionality. 1. Verify that the K2 Media Server has restarted by opening the MS-DOS command prompt and use the “ping”...
Page 221: Configuring Clients On The K2 San
As you add your K2 clients to the K2 SAN, you must assign a bandwidth value to each K2 client. This value is based on your intended use of the channels of that K2 client. There is a page in the K2Config application on which you enter parameters such as channel count, bit rate, and track count per channel to calculate the bandwidth value for a K2 client.
Page 222: K2 San Prerequisites For Adding Clients
Verify license on K2 Media Server The K2 SAN license is installed on K2 Media Servers with role of iSCSI bridge. If a redundant system and/or a large system with multiple servers, the license must be installed on each K2 Media Server with role of iSCSI bridge.
Page 223: Installing Multi-Path I/O Software
6. If the K2 client connects to the K2 SAN with a redundant Ethernet (iSCSI) fabric, install Multi-Path I/O software. 7. Copy the K2 SAN hosts file onto the system you are adding as a SAN client. You can use SiteConfig for this task.
Page 224: Configuring A K2 Client For The K2 Storage System
Configuring clients on the K2 SAN 8. After restart, to verify that the software is installed, on the Windows desktop right-click and select Computer Manage The Computer Management window opens. 9. In the left pane select Device Manager 10. In the right pane open the...
Page 225: Configure Page 1 - K2 Client
3. In the K2Config application tree view, verify that the K2 SAN has the correct number of clients, according to your system design. If the correct number of clients is not currently added to the K2 SAN, you can add or remove clients now (before clients are configured), as follows: •...
Page 226: Configure Software Configuration Page - K2 Client
Configuring clients on the K2 SAN Configure Software Configuration page - K2 client This page checks the client for required software. NOTE: Multi-Path I/O software must be installed on K2 clients connected to a redundant K2 SAN. 1. If software with in the Required column reports as , install the software.
Page 227: Configure Network Configuration Page - K2 Client
• If a basic (non-redundant) K2 SAN, verify or enter the media network IP address. Also enter the subnet mask. • If a redundant K2 SAN, verify or enter an IP address for the “A” media (iSCSI) network. Also enter the subnet mask.
Page 228: Configure Database Client Configuration Page - K2 Client
1. Verify that the K2 client is connecting to the correct K2 Media Server or Servers, as follows: • For a basic (non-redundant) K2 SAN, the client connects to the only server. • For a redundant K2 SAN, the client connects to server A as database server 1 and server B as database server 2.
Page 229: Configure Iscsi Initiator Configuration Page - K2 Client
The K2Config application keeps track of each SAN client's bandwidth, and when the total amount allowed by the K2 SAN license is consumed, the K2Config application displays an informative message and then disables your ability to add more SAN clients.
Page 230 Configuring clients on the K2 SAN If a custom K2 SAN, qualified system designers can view subnets to help assign iSCSI targets. 1. Click Modify The Bandwidth Input dialog box opens. 2. Enter the channel count, bit rate, and track count per channel information according to your intended use of the K2 client.
Page 231: Configure File System Client Configuration Page
• The devices of the K2 SAN do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required. 1. In SiteConfig, add the client device to the appropriate group and verify that it is communicating correctly on networks.
Page 232: Assigning A San Client To Different Ftp Server
Assigning a SAN client to different FTP server If your K2 SAN has multiple K2 Media Servers that take the role of FTP server, such as when you have one or more options NH servers, you can change the FTP assignment of a SAN client so that it uses a different FTP server.
Page 233 Configuring clients on the K2 SAN 2. Shut down the SAN client. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
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Page 235: Operating The K2 San
Operating the K2 SAN Powering off the K2 SAN Use the following procedures to do an orderly power off of the complete K2 SAN. Power off K2 Media Servers 1. Stop all media access as follows: • For nearline systems, stop all FTP streams or other media operations.
Page 236: Powering Off K2 G10V2 Raid
2. Power-off the control point PC and/or the SNMP manager PC, if necessary. The K2 SAN is powered off. Powering on the K2 SAN Use the following procedures to do an orderly power on of the complete K2 SAN. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 237: Basic K2 San Power On Procedure
Operating the K2 SAN Basic K2 SAN power on procedure 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 238: Redundant K2 San Power On Procedure
Operating the K2 SAN Redundant K2 SAN power on procedure K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 239 Operating the K2 SAN 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 240: Nearline K2 San Power On Procedure
Operating the K2 SAN Nearline K2 SAN power on procedure K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 241: Powering On K2 G10V2 Raid
If the ports are not connected to active network devices, the LEDs will stay off. Powering on the control point PC Use the following procedure to power on K2 SAN’s control point PC and verify proper operation during power up of the system.
Page 242: Failover Behaviors
Operating the K2 SAN 2. Start and log on to the SNMP manager. 3. The SNMP manager reports devices as offline. As each device of the K2 SAN is powered on, check the SNMP manager to verify the device’s status.
Page 243: Control Team Failover Behavior
• The control connection between a K2 SAN-attached system and GigE switch “A”. Then the following failover behavior occurs: 1. The control team on the K2 SAN-attached system fails over and communication begins on the other control port. 2. The control communication finds a path through GigE “B” switch and across an ISL to GigE switch “A”...
Page 244: K2 Client Media (Iscsi) Connection Failover Behavior
• Media (iSCSI) network “A” connection between a K2 SAN-attached system and the GigE switch Then the following failover behavior occurs: 1. The K2 SAN-attached system drops communication on its “A” media port and begins using its “B” media port and the “B” media (iSCSI) network. The iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “B” K2 Media Server provides access to the Fibre Channel connected RAID storage.
Page 245 • The control connection between a K2 SAN-attached system and GigE switch “A”. Then the following failover behavior occurs: 1. The control team on the K2 SAN-attached system fails over and communication begins on the other control port. 2. The control communication finds a path through GigE “B” switch and across an ISL to GigE switch “A”...
Page 246: K2 Media Server Failover Behavior
Media Server “B” becomes the active media file system/metadata server. 2. All K2 SAN-attached systems drop communication on the “A” media port and begin using the “B” media port, finding a path through GigE switch “B” to K2 Media Server “B”. All K2 SAN-attached systems use an iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “B”...
Page 247: K2 Media Server Failover With Control Team Failover Behavior
Media Server “B” becomes the active media file system/metadata server. 2. All K2 SAN-attached systems drop communication on the “A” media port and begin using the “B” media port, finding a path through GigE switch “B” to K2 Media Server “B”. All K2 SAN-attached systems use an iSCSI adapter (TOE) on the “B”...
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Page 249: Description Of K2 San Devices
A device that is an iSCSI or Fibre Channel client to the K2 SAN. Control point PC description A control point PC runs applications from which you operate, configure, and monitor the K2 SAN. You can have one or more PCs that provide control point functionality. You must have at least one control point PC on which you install and run the K2Config application.
Page 250: K2 Ethernet Switch Description
Description of K2 SAN Devices 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 SAN control network and begin using with minimal configuration.
Page 251: K2 Media Server Description
Up to 10,000 ft. (3 km) K2 Media Server description The central component of the K2 SAN is the K2 Media Server. The Dell PowerEdge R610 and R620 are qualified as the platform for the K2 Media Server. The following interfaces provide K2 SAN functionality with Dell PowerEdge R610: •...
Page 252: Nh K2 Media Server
The NH K2 Media Server is built on a Dell PowerEdge R610 and R620 server platform. Specifications that are unique to it purpose as a K2 Media Server are listed in the following table. For a complete list of specifications, refer to Dell documentation. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 253: K2 Raid Storage Description
SAS drives for online storage or SATA drives for nearline storage. There are two types of chassis: one type has 2.5 inch drives, with a capacity of 24 drives; the other type has 3.5 inch drives, with a capacity of 12 drives. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 254 Refer to the installation chapters earlier in this manual for connection and configuration instructions. The K2 10Gv2 RAID is NEC Storage M100 Series. For specifications and servicing information, refer to NEC Storage M100 Series manuals. Related Topics K2 RAID Rack specifications on page 44 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 255: Overview Of K2 Storage Tools
Overview of K2 Storage Tools About SiteConfig SiteConfig is Grass Valley's tool for network configuration and software deployment. SiteConfig is a ProductFrame application. ProductFrame is an integrated platform of tools and product distribution processes for system installation and configuration. You can use SiteConfig as a stand-alone tool for planning and system design, even before you have any devices installed or cabled.
Page 256: K2Config
The K2 System Configuration application (K2Config) is the primary tool for configuring systems in the category of a K2 SAN, which include online or production K2 SANs, K2 Nearline systems, and GV STRATUS Proxy Storage systems. Once the devices of the storage system are cabled and are communicating on the control network, you can do all the configuration required to create a working K2 SAN using the K2Config application.
Page 257: Opening The K2Config Application
The K2Config application runs on a control point PC and accesses the devices of the K2 SAN via the control network. You can configure the devices of the K2 SAN as follows: •...
Page 258: Server Control Panel
If you have one or more K2 SANs currently configured, the K2Config application displays the systems in the tree view. If you have not yet configured a K2 SAN, the K2Config application opens with the tree view blank. Server Control Panel Server Control Panel allows you to monitor and control the current status of a K2 Media Server in its roles as the media file system server and the metadata server.
Page 259: Storage Utility For K2 San
• Storage Utility for the K2 SAN • Storage Utility for stand-alone K2 systems This section explains Storage Utility for the K2 SAN. Refer to the K2 System Guide to learn about Storage Utility for stand-alone K2 Summit/Solo system. NOTE: For shared storage, run Storage Utility only via the K2Config application.
Page 260: About Ranks And Luns In Storage Utility
The distinction between LUN and RANK is necessary because the maximum disk size recognized by some older Windows operating systems is relatively low, and in a K2 SAN with large capacity disks, a group of disks can exceed this maximum size. To solve the problem, Storage Utility binds disks as smaller size LUNs which can be recognized by the Windows operating system as a logical disk.
Page 261: Windows Remote Desktop Connection
Both NetCentral and GV GUARDIAN run on commercial off-the-shelf server PCs, such as the K2 system control point PC. Grass Valley and 3rd party devices report status via Window Messaging, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or syslog to the NetCentral...
Page 262 GV GUARDIAN application. Each application provides easy to use, fully autonomous remote monitoring to predict errors, provide proactive notifications, and centrally consolidate error logs and hardware failure information. Grass Valley recommends using a remote monitoring tool like NetCentral or GV GUARDIAN. With NetCentral, and even more so with GV GUARDIAN, you can maximize your up-time with less manpower, as compared to manual system monitoring.
Page 263: Administering And Maintaining The K2 San
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems To provide a basic level of security, Grass Valley systems recognize three different security levels based on Windows users and groups, and the systems ship from the factory with accounts pre-configured accordingly.
Page 264: About Application Security On The K2 San
For initial setup and configuration, you can use the default Windows Administrator username and password to log in to applications and machines as you work on your K2 SAN. However, for ongoing security you should change the username/password and/or create unique accounts with similar privileges.
Page 265: Modifying K2 San Settings
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Modifying K2 SAN settings Use the topics in this section when changing or viewing settings on an existing K2 SAN. These are the settings that define the K2 SAN. Accessing K2 SAN features In the K2Config, use the following features to K2 SAN settings:...
Page 266 SiteConfig and you later want with K2Config defined devices but description to bring in another K2Config defined K2 SAN leaves existing sites as is. that doesn't exist in SiteConfig. Do not merge a K2Config XML that you've already merged.
Page 267: About Control Panel, Siteconfig, And K2Config Settings
Control Panel Service host. If the configuration file does not already exist on the Control Panel Service host, the file is created. If the file already exists, the K2 SAN is added or remove in the configuration file, but any information in the configuration file about other K2 SANs is not removed or modified.
Page 268 Service host, replacing any information for that same K2 SAN that is already in the configuration file. By selecting this option, you are triggering the same operation that would take place if you removed a K2 SAN from K2Config and then added the SAN back to K2Config.
Page 269: Renaming A K2 San
K2 administrator or higher. • The devices of the K2 SAN do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required. 1. In the K2 System Configuration application tree view, select the current name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree.
Page 270: Removing A K2 San
1. If you have not already done so, in SiteConfig, add the server to the appropriate group and verify that it is communicating correctly on networks. 2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree.
Page 271: Accessing A K2 San From Multiple Pcs
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 3. Click . The SAN is removed from the tree view.
Page 272: Bringing A K2 San Online
You can review a report of clients and their iSCSI configuration on a K2 SAN as follows: 1. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree.
Page 273: Managing Redundancy On A K2 San
• On a SAN that is not yet fully configured, continue to work through the Configure K2 Server wizard. The restart at the end of the configuration process is sufficient. If a redundant K2 SAN, you must configure similarly and restart both K2 Media Servers with role of file system server.
Page 274: Identifying Current Primary/Backup K2 Media Servers
To identify the current primary/backup K2 Media Server, use one or more of the methods described in the following procedures. Identifying primary/backup from the K2Config application 1. In the tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree. 2. Click the button.
Page 275: Triggering An Intentional Failover
4. Determine if the local machine is currently the primary K2 Media Server or the backup K2 Media Server. If the K2 SAN does not have redundant servers, only one server (the left half of the Server Control Panel) is displayed.
Page 276: Recovering From A Failover
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 SAN. 5. Verify K2server2 as primary.
Page 277: Working With K2 Media Servers
If there is just one K2 Media Server in the role of media file system and metadata server, before you take the K2 Media Server out of service, you should stop all media access on the K2 SAN. If there are redundant K2 Media Servers currently in service (both primary and backup) in the role of media file system and metadata server, take only the backup out of service.
Page 278: Using The Stop Button In Server Control Panel
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 6. Proceed as follows: • If the server shuts down automatically, allow the shutdown processes to complete. Then start the server. When a redundant server restarts, it comes up in an out of service state.
Page 279: Placing A K2 Media Server In Service
If the K2 Media Server takes the role of media file system and metadata server, modifying its control network settings on an existing K2 SAN is not supported as a customer procedure. This is because the network identity of the K2 Media Server is embedded throughout the K2 SAN. To reconfigure...
Page 280: Configuring Server 2008 For Domain
Media Server. This should not be necessary for a normally operating system and in fact it should be avoided if possible. 1. Put all the devices of the K2 SAN in an offline or out of service state. Refer to the appropriate procedures in this chapter.
Page 281 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 2. From the Windows desktop click and in the box type the following Start Search programs and files and then press Enter wf.msc The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window opens. 2014 01 27...
Page 282: Restoring Network Configuration
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 3. At the bottom of the Overview section, click Windows Firewall Properties The Properties dialog box opens. 4. On the tab, set Domain Profile Firewall state 5. On the tab, set Private Profile Firewall state 6.
Page 283 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 3. Verify adapter names. • On a Dell R620 or R610 system with four 1 Gig adapters only, the required names are specified as follows: Adapter name Control Connection FTP-Streaming Connection Unused Connection 1 Unused Connection 2 •...
Page 284 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Next, reorder adapters. Reorder adapters Before beginning this task, make sure of the following: • Adapters are named correctly • The control team is created • The team and loopback are named 1. If not already open, open Network Connections as follows: a) Open the Windows control panel.
Page 285: Removing A K2 Media Server
In the K2Config application, select the K2 SAN in the tree view and then click the button in the toolbar to view client iSCSI assignments. A page opens that displays each client’s primary and secondary iSCSI targets.
Page 286 NOTE: If the replacement server was previously configured on a K2 SAN, you must restart it before adding it to a K2 SAN or in any other way reconfiguring it for use. 11. In SiteConfig, add, discover, and assign the replacement server. Configure the hostname and all network settings on the replacement server to be the same as they were on the faulty server.
Page 287: Replacing An Iscsi Interface Adapter (Toe Card)
Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) Prerequisites are as follows: • The K2 SAN must be at K2 system software version 3.2.7 or higher before you begin this procedure. • K2 system software version must be the same on all K2 Media Servers, before and after you replace the iSCSI interface adapter or adapters.
Page 288: Installing The Fibre Channel Card Driver
12. If you are replacing iSCSI interface adapters on multiple K2 Media Servers, repeat this procedure on the remaining K2 Media Servers. 13. Place the devices of the K2 SAN back online. Installing the Fibre Channel card driver When you restore a K2 Media Server from the generic disk image, the 8Gb Fibre Channel card driver is not on the disk image.
Page 289: Checking K2 Media Server Services
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 6. Restart the K2 Media Server. A startup screen displays the message “Warning: Detected mode change from SCSI to RAID on ChA of the embedded RAID system.” 7. Select A startup screen displays the message “Warning: Detected mode change from SCSI to RAID on ChB of the embedded RAID system.”...
Page 290 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Service SNFS file system iSCSI bridge Metadata server FTP server NAS server server Grass Valley Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual MegaRaid Server Grass Valley Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual MetaDataService Grass Valley Manual Manual...
Page 291: Licensing A K2 Media Server
Use these procedures to license a K2 Media Server for your K2 SAN as designed by Grass Valley. Consult with Grass Valley before attempting to add a license to an existing K2 SAN. To license a K2 SAN, the license must be installed on the K2 Media Server with role of file system server.
Page 292 You might want to keep a copy of the message for your records. 8. Send the email as instructed by the License Request Wizard. An email will be sent from Grass Valley to the return email address you specified; your SabreTooth software license will be provided as a text file.
Page 293: Working With K2 Clients
Save As dialog box. File | Export License 3. Assign a meaningful name to the file, and save it to the desired location. Grass Valley recommends saving the license file to a USB drive or other external location.
Page 294: Shutting Down Or Restarting A K2 Client
• The K2 SAN must have adequate bandwidth available to meet the bandwidth needs of the K2 client you are adding. • The devices of the K2 SAN do not need to be offline, and there is no restart of devices required. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 295: Removing A K2 Client
Assign the discovered K2 client to placeholder K2 client. e) Verify that networks are assigned and planned network interface settings applied. 2. In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree.
Page 296: Modifying K2 Client Media (Iscsi) Network Settings
Assign the discovered K2 client to placeholder K2 client. e) Verify that networks are assigned and planned network interface settings applied. 5. Edit hosts files or other name resolution mechanisms for all the devices of the K2 SAN. You can use SiteConfig for this task.
Page 297: Accessing Storage Utility
You can open Storage Utility in the following ways: • In the K2Config application tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system tree. Then click the button.
Page 298: Working On The Media File System And Database
• When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be offline. • K2 Media Servers with role of file system/metadata server, both primary and redundant, must be powered up but offline.
Page 299: Cleaning Unreferenced Files And Movies
• When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be online. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be online. • K2 Media Servers with role of file system/metadata server, both primary and redundant, must be powered up but online.
Page 300: Making A New Media File System
• When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be shut down. If your SNFS file system name is currently “default”, when you make a new file system the name changes to “gvfs_hostname”, where hostname is the name of the primary FSM.
Page 301 • If the K2 SAN is on a network domain, you may select Windows Security NOTE: Only select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a domain. Never select Windows Security if the K2 SAN is on a workgroup.
Page 302: Expanding The Media File System By Capacity
Valley support personnel. Contact your Grass Valley representative for assistance. If you need to increase the storage capacity of your K2 SAN, 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 303: 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 SAN, you must use the following procedures for dynamic bandwidth expansion. This process allows you to add RANKs to the stripe group, thereby expanding its width, without reinitializing the file system.
Page 304 LUNs per RANK. NOTE: Adding RAID storage devices changes your system design and must be specified for your K2 SAN by Grass Valley. Do not attempt to add RAID storage devices without support from Grass Valley. Procedures for expanding the media file system by bandwidth Grass Valley personnel who have received K2 SAN training can use the following procedures.
Page 305 7. Start up the primary K2 Media Server. If there are multiple K2 Media Servers, this is the server that takes the role of media file system server. On a redundant K2 SAN, this is the server functioning as primary when the system was last powered down.
Page 306 12. If directed, modify RTIOS. Depending on your use of the expanded file system, you might need to change the RTIOS value. This value can be calculated only by Grass Valley Support. Do this step only under the direction of Grass Valley Support.
Page 307 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 14. In the K2Config application, do the following for each K2 Media Server with role of iSCSI bridge to verify that you see the correct number of drives: a) On the page, click and proceed as follows:...
Page 308: Recovering The Media Database
2. Navigate to the V:\media directory. If a K2 SAN, access this directory from a K2 Media Server with role of media file system server. 3. Make a copy of the media.db and media.db_bak* files and store them in a secure location.
Page 309: Working With Raid Storage
• If a stand-alone K2 system, use the Services control panel to stop the service. • If a K2 SAN, use Server Control Panel to stop the service on primary, and if present, backup K2 Media Server with role of file system server.
Page 310: Checking Controller Microcode
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Item in tree view Status information displayed RANK Binding Type, such as RAID 1 State (online or offline) Number of Logical Units Disk Firmware Vendor State Product ID Capacity Unbound Number of disks Checking controller microcode As explained in the previous section, to check controller microcode, in Storage Utility select the controller in the tree view and the microcode version is displayed.
Page 311 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Chassis Disk numbering Expansion 3 Disk numbering for 3.5 inch disks In Storage Utility, RAID disks are numbered with a hexadecimal convention. Disk modules are identified based on the chassis address and physical location as follows: Chassis...
Page 312: Get K2 10Gv2 Raid Controller Logs
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN Flashing disk LEDs Storage Utility’s Identify feature allows you to flash the disk LEDs so that you can physically locate a specific disk module or group of disk modules that make up a RANK. Always use the disk identify feature before removing and replacing a failed disk module.
Page 313: Unbind Rank
• You must access Storage Utility (via the K2Config application login) with permissions equivalent to K2 administrator or higher. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be shut down. Unbinding reverses the bind process. Unbinding might be needed when reconfiguring a SAN.
Page 314: About Full/Background Bind
These binding processes are described as follows: • Full bind — During this process, the K2 SAN must be in the offline mode. While the full bind process is underway, disks are not available for data access of any kind. On a large SAN, the full bind process can take many hours, so you should plan ahead for this process.
Page 315 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN For simplicity, the Storage Utility only allows binding the first available (at the top of the Available Disks list) contiguous disk modules into RANKs. After binding, disk modules become slot specific and cannot be moved to other disk module slots.
Page 316: Binding Hot Spare Drives
• When you access Storage Utility, the K2 SAN must be offline. • All iSCSI clients and K2 clients in the K2 SAN must be shut down. You can bind disks as hot spare drives. Hot spare drives are on standby and are used in the event of a drive failure in a RANK.
Page 317 Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 2. In Storage Utility, right-click a controller in the tree view, then do one of the following: • To load controller microcode select Advanced | Load Controller Microcode • To load expansion chassis microcode select...
Page 318: Downloading Disk Drive Firmware
The Open File dialog box opens. CAUTION: Do not attempt to download firmware to a single disk, unless directed to do so by Grass Valley. Downloading to a single disk can trigger a disk rebuild, with potential loss of data.
Page 319: Replacing A Disk Module
If the RAID chassis has redundant controllers and is properly cabled and configured for a redundant K2 SAN, you can replace a failed controller while media access is underway, as described in this procedure. When a controller detects a fault on its redundant partner controller, the good controller disables the faulty controller automatically.
Page 320: Replacing A K2 10Gv2 Raid Controller
If the RAID chassis has redundant controllers and is properly cabled and configured for a redundant K2 SAN, you can replace a failed controller while media access is underway, as described in this procedure. When a controller detects a fault on its redundant partner controller, the good controller disables the faulty controller automatically.
Page 321: Configuring Raid Chassis Network And Snmp Settings
Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN 3. Select the controller and check its status, then proceed as follows: • If the faulty controller reports as disabled, proceed to the next step in this procedure. • If the faulty controller reports as online, right-click the controller icon in the tree view, and...
Page 322 IP address of the SNMP manager PC. You can also enter IP addresses for other SNMP managers to which you want to send SNMP trap messages. Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in "K2 Release Notes".
Page 323 If the RAID chassis has redundant controllers and is properly cabled and configured for a redundant K2 SAN, you can replace a failed controller while media access is underway, as described in this procedure. When a controller detects a fault on its redundant partner controller, the good controller disables the faulty controller automatically.
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Page 325: Custom K2 San Systems
Custom systems extend the infrastructure of standard K2 SAN product bundles. For example, a custom K2 SAN has multiple primary RAID chassis connecting to K2 Media Servers via a Fibre Channel fabric consisting of one or more Fibre Channel switches. This is an extension of the Fibre Channel infrastructure of a standard K2 SAN, which has a single primary RAID chassis connecting to one or more K2 Media Servers via direct Fibre Channel connection.
Page 326: Iscsi Extended (Redundant Fsms)
Guidelines for this system are as follows: • The Fibre Channel switch fabric must be zoned. Related Topics Fibre Channel switch zoning on page 330 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 327: Fibre Channel Connected Clients (Redundant Fsms)
RAID, even though they do not read/write data to the media RAID. Guidelines for this system are as follows: • When adding a K2 SAN-attached client system in K2Config, set the Storage access option to Fibre Channel • When configuring the system in K2Config, select the option.
Page 328: Explanations And Procedures
In the above examples, one K2 Server connects to one RAID controller only. This means there is no redundancy (failover) at the Fibre Channel port level. Redundancy in a system that uses this K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 329: Installing Sansurfer Switch Manager Software
CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the CD with Windows Explorer. Locate and run the following installation program file: Windows_5.00.xx.xx.exe 3. Follow on-screen instructions to install the software. Click Next to accept defaults. 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 330: Uninstalling Sansurfer Switch Manager Software
1. In SANsurfer Switch Manager, expand the tree view and select a Fibre Channel switch. For the purposes of this procedure, this switch is designated as switch A. The Faceplate display opens. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 331 SANsurfer Switch Manager updates the switch. When a message box reports status complete, click The Switch Properties dialog box closes. 6. Open the Zoning menu, and select to open the Edit Zoning dialog. Edit Zoning 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 332 Switch Manager application will ask if you would like to add that zone and its membership to the zone set. 11. Right-click and select from the popup menu. ZoneSetA Create A Zone K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 333 Close 17. In the Port/Device tree on the right of the Edit Zoning dialog box, select ports (Shift + 8 - 15 Click) and drag them into the Zone2 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 334 Zone4 The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets tree. 32. Click the button to save changes to the zoning database. Apply K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 335: Fibre Channel Fabric Cabling
Make your cable connections symmetrical when cabling a multiple switch fabric. For example, for a K2 SAN-attached client system (or Server) that has redundant connections that each go to a different switch, if you make one connection to port 1 on switch A, make the other connection to port 1 on switch B.
Page 336 • Connect controller 1 port HP0 to switch B port 1 (Zone 3) • Connect controller 1 port HP1 to switch B port 9 (Zone 4) Connect RAID chassis 2, 3, and 4 similarly. K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 337 SAN configurations 39 configuring servers 125, 135 software 38 configuring software 127 clients 231, 269 defining 122, 146, 180, 198 assigning FTP servers 232 prerequisites 121 powering off 232 taking offline 232 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 338 K2 SANs 34 basic online or production K2 SANs 32 control networks 39 failover K2 SAN systems 31 recovering 276 media (iSCSI) networks 41 triggering 275 redundant nearline K2 SANs 35 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 339 FTP/streaming network descriptions 40 about bandwidth 221 FTP servers configuring basic online and production bridges 137 configuring basic nearline 196 configuring initiator for K2 clients on SANs 229 configuring basic online and production 139 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 340 56 cable redundant 53 cable redundant online or production 57 K2 Summit 3G accessing features 277 rack mount specifications 47 configuring IP 285 K2 System Configuration, See K2Config descriptions 251 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 341 K2 Media Server control network settings loading on RAID controller 316 loading on RAID disk 318 modifying K2 Media Server FTP network settings Microsoft Windows system requirement 68 modifying K2 Media Server media network settings 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 342 PCs 241 188, 206 Ethernet switches 241 configuring network and SNMP settings 323 K2 Media Servers 279 configuring networks and SNMP basic nearline 129, K2 SANs 236 nearline K2 SANs 240 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 343 B roles 185, 203, 215 configuring basic online and production K2 SANs configuring server roles 185, 203, 215 configuring servers 202, 213 configuring basic online and production NH servers configuring software 204, 216 140, 174 2014 01 27 K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual...
Page 344 Control Panel synchronizing with K2Config 267 K2Config streaming network and STRATUS Control Panel, SiteConfig settings SiteConfig 74 streaming/FTP networks main window 255 descriptions 40 Network Configuration Connect Kit 68 Summit, See K2 Summit K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual 2014 01 27...
Page 345 V:drive redundant online and production system diagram K2 SANs 178 K2 SAN basic nearline 51 viruses K2 SAN basic online or production 49 embedded security solution 116, 118 K2 SAN redundant nearline 52 K2 SAN redundant online or production 50 Windows...
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