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Set up K2 systems

All systems require this process.

If you received your K2 systems already set up by Grass Valley, you can skip this task.

Prerequisites for this task are as follows:

  • K2 system devices are racked, cabled, and powered on.
  • The K2 System has a SiteConfig system description.

This topic applies to the K2 systems that store and serve your high-resolution assets.

  1. Set up K2 systems as follows:
    • If you have standalone K2 Summit systems, do the following:
      Do these tasks... Using these tools... As instructed in the following:
      Discover, modify network interfaces, propagate hosts files SiteConfig the "Configuring the K2 System" section of the K2 Topic Library
      License the K2 Summit system for proxy SabreTooth License Manager the "Release Notes" section of the K2 Topic Library
      Enable proxy file recording and live network streaming K2 AppCenter Configuration Manager the "Configuring the K2 System" section of the K2 Topic Library
    • If you have an online or production K2 SAN, do the following:
      Do these tasks... Using these tools... As instructed in the following:
      Discover, modify network interfaces, propagate hosts files SiteConfig "K2 10G SAN Installation and Service Manual"
      License the K2 SAN SabreTooth License Manager
      Import SiteConfig system description into K2Config K2Config
      Configure the K2 SAN K2Config
      Configure SAN-attached K2 Summit systems K2Config
      License SAN-attached K2 Summit systems for proxy SabreTooth License Manager the "Release Notes" section of the K2 Topic Library
      Enable proxy file recording and live network streaming K2 AppCenter Configuration Manager the "Configuring the K2 System" section of the K2 Topic Library
  2. Install GV STRATUS support on K2 systems using SiteConfig as follows:
    1. In SiteConfig, add the following role(s) to standalone K2 Summit systems and to K2 Media Servers on K2 SANs that provide the high-resolution assets for the GV STRATUS system:
      • GV STRATUS Summit Service
    2. To the deployment group that contains the K2 systems, add the following:
      • GrassValley_K2system_x.x.x.cab, which contains the following cab files that apply to this device:
        • GrassValley_STRATUS_SummitServices_x.x.x.cab
      Note: Whenever installing or upgrading K2 systems for compatibility with GV STRATUS software, use GrassValley_K2system_x.x.x.cab. This cab file contains the compatible versions of all the K2 software and all the GV STRATUS software required on K2 systems.
      Refer to release notes for version numbers.
    3. Do the SiteConfig Check Software operation on the K2 systems.
      Note: If an "Unable to copy ... to target" error appears for a device that has the Grass Valley Embedded Security solution, apply the Embedded Security solution one-time initial deployment process to the device. After the one-time process is complete the error does not appear and it is no longer necessary to put Embedded Security in Update mode.
    4. Verify that deployment tasks are set to Install for the file(s) listed above.
    5. Deploy software to the K2 systems.
    6. Restart as prompted.
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