Operation considerations

On the K2/STRATUS system do not exceed the following maximum amounts:

Maximum number of assets/bin: 2000
Maximum bin depth: 9
Maximum number of markers/asset: 100
Maximum K2 database size: 80 MB

If a Dell server that is a GV STRATUS "Engine" server (Proxy Encoder, Conform, XRE) is on a redundant K2 SAN, Grass Valley recommends two media network (iSCSI) connections on the server, one to the A side of the K2 SAN and one to the B side of the K2 SAN. If such a server is connected to just one side of a redundant K2 SAN and a failover occurs on the K2 SAN, you must shut down the server if it is on the "failed" side of the K2 SAN.

At the time of this writing, the following formats are supported as source formats for transcoding by the Harmonic ProMedia™ Carbon (formerly Carbon Coder™) application:

DV25/50
DVCAM
MPEG I-frame
MPEG long GoP
DVCPRO HD
MPEG XDCAM
AVC-Intra
DNxHD

These formats are supported in PAL and NTSC. This list can change with ongoing product development. Refer to the manufacturer's product information for updates.

The GV STRATUS Proxy Encoder generates proxy media for high-resolution clips with one video track. Clips with more than one video track are not supported.