Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Nov.18 2008 - Manual (Page 8)

8 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual July 15, 2008
Contents
Ports used by K2 services....................................................................................... 432
Modifying K2 Storage System settings ................................................................... 433
Accessing K2 Storage System features ............................................................. 433
Renaming a K2 Storage System ........................................................................ 433
Adding devices to a K2 Storage System ............................................................ 434
Removing a K2 Storage System ........................................................................ 436
Accessing a K2 Storage System from multiple PCs........................................... 436
Reconnecting to a K2 Storage System .............................................................. 437
Taking a K2 Storage System offline ................................................................... 437
Bringing a K2 Storage System online................................................................. 438
Viewing iSCSI assignments ............................................................................... 438
Managing redundancy on a K2 Storage System..................................................... 439
Identifying current primary/backup K2 Media Servers........................................ 439
Triggering an intentional failover ........................................................................ 441
Working with K2 Media Servers .............................................................................. 443
Accessing K2 Media Server features ................................................................. 443
Taking a K2 Media Server out of service ........................................................... 443
Using the Stop button in Server Control Panel................................................... 445
Placing a K2 Media Server in service................................................................. 445
Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Server.................................................. 446
Identifying K2 Media Server software versions .................................................. 446
Modifying K2 Media Server network settings ..................................................... 447
Removing a K2 Media Server ............................................................................ 448
Replacing a K2 Media Server............................................................................. 448
Replacing an iSCSI interface adapter (TOE card) ............................................. 450
Recovering from a failed K2 Media Server system battery ................................ 451
Checking K2 Media Server services .................................................................. 453
Disabling OpForce.............................................................................................. 454
Working with K2 Media Clients ............................................................................... 455
Accessing K2 Media Client features................................................................... 455
Shutting down or restarting a K2 Media Client ................................................... 455
Taking a K2 Media Client offline......................................................................... 456
Bringing a K2 Media Client online ...................................................................... 456
Adding a K2 Media client.................................................................................... 456
Removing a K2 Media Client .............................................................................. 457
Identifying K2 Media Client software versions.................................................... 457
Modifying K2 Media Client control network settings ........................................... 458
Modifying K2 Media Client media (iSCSI) network settings ............................... 458
Modifying load balancing .................................................................................... 458
Working with K2 appliances .................................................................................... 459
About K2 appliances .......................................................................................... 459
K2 appliance system requirements .................................................................... 459
Adding a K2 appliance ....................................................................................... 460
Identifying K2 appliance software versions ........................................................ 462
Modifying K2 appliance control network settings ............................................... 462
Modifying K2 appliance media (iSCSI) network settings .................................... 463
Modifying load balancing .................................................................................... 463
Using Storage Utility................................................................................................ 463
Accessing Storage Utility.................................................................................... 464
Overview of Storage Utility ................................................................................. 465
Working on the media file system and database .................................................... 466
Checking the media file system.......................................................................... 466
Cleaning unreferenced files and movies ............................................................ 466
Making a new media file system ........................................................................ 467
Expanding the media file system by capacity..................................................... 469
Expanding the media file system by bandwidth ................................................. 471
Backing up the media database ......................................................................... 476