Configuring Proxy Config settings: Required

All systems, all workflows, require this process.

If you received your system pre-configured from Grass Valley, your Proxy Config settings are already configured so you can skip these tasks. Otherwise, work through this section sequentially to configure your Proxy Config settings.

Note: A GV STRATUS system must have only one proxy location and server, so these settings apply to all K2 Summit systems, both standalone and SAN.

Note: On an operational system, consult with Grass Valley Support before attempting to change Location of Proxy Assets, CIFS Server, or HTTP Server settings. Changing these settings requires a purge of the GV STRATUS database and a new K2 storage file system, which results in a loss of high-resolution and low-resolution media. Grass Valley Support can provide methods to avoid this loss of media.

To locate these settings, click Core | Proxy Config

In the Control Panel application, open Proxy Config settings.

Note: GV STRATUS versions lower than 3.0 had only one Proxy Server setting. With version 3.0 and higher, the CIFS Server and HTTP Server settings must be configured to replace the Proxy Server setting.

If your GV STRATUS system stores its proxy on a GV STRATUS Express server, configure as follows:

Setting or button	Description
Location of Proxy Assets	The name of the system that stores proxy files generated by K2 Summit and GV STRATUS systems, as follows: For proxy stored on the GV STRATUS Express server, this is the network name of the server with role GV STRATUS Core Server Express, as configured in SiteConfig.
CIFS Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server to which proxy files are written, as follows: For proxy stored on the GV STRATUS Express server, this is the network name of the server with role GV STRATUS Core Server Express, as configured in SiteConfig.
HTTP Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server from which GV STRATUS clients read proxy files. Typically the CIFS Server and the HTTP Server are hosted by the same device. For proxy stored on the GV STRATUS Express server, this is the network name of the server with role GV STRATUS Core Server Express, as configured in SiteConfig.

If your GV STRATUS system stores its proxy on an online or production K2 SAN (A1), configure as follows:

Setting or button	Description
Location of Proxy Assets	The name of the system that stores proxy files generated by K2 Summit and GV STRATUS systems, as follows: For proxy stored on the K2 SAN (A1), this is the name of the K2 SAN, as named in K2Config.
CIFS Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server to which proxy files are written, as follows: For proxy stored on the K2 SAN (A1), this is the network name of the GV STRATUS Proxy server attached to the K2 SAN, as configured in K2Config.
HTTP Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server from which GV STRATUS clients read proxy files. Typically the CIFS Server and the HTTP Server are hosted by the same device. For proxy stored on the K2 SAN (A1), this is the network name of the GV STRATUS Proxy server attached to the K2 SAN, as configured in K2Config.

If your GV STRATUS system stores its proxy on a dedicated Proxy Storage system (B1, C1), configure as follows:

Setting or button	Description
Location of Proxy Assets	The name of the system that stores proxy files generated by K2 Summit and GV STRATUS systems, as follows: For proxy stored on the dedicated Proxy Storage system (B1, C1), this is the name of the Proxy Storage system, as named in K2Config.
CIFS Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server to which proxy files are written, as follows: For proxy stored on the dedicated Proxy Storage system (B1, C1), this is the network name of the GV STRATUS Proxy Storage file system server, as configured in K2Config.
HTTP Server	The network machine name of the device hosting the server from which GV STRATUS clients read proxy files. Typically the CIFS Server and the HTTP Server are hosted by the same device. For proxy stored on the dedicated Proxy Storage system (B1, C1), this is the network name of the GV STRATUS Proxy Storage file system server, as configured in K2Config.

On the Test Connections tab, click Test Connections.
The GV STRATUS system populates a list of K2 Storage devices. Verify that this list is correct.
Select Enable Proxy Creation.
This allows K2 Summit systems to create proxy assets when high resolution assets are recorded.
Select Enable Proxy Encoders.
This allows the system to create proxy assets for any high resolution assets that do not currently have a corresponding low-resolution proxy asset. This setting applies to proxy created by Render Engine servers. If your system instead has Proxy Encoder servers, which are no longer supported, the setting then applies to proxy created by your Proxy Encoder servers.
Click Save.
If you changed Location of Proxy Assets, CIFS Server, or HTTP Server settings, under supervision of Grass Valley Support, you must purge the GV STRATUS database and make a new K2 storage file system. If you are configuring K2 Summit MDI settings, you can make those settings first before doing this step. This step provides the required restart after configuring K2 Summit MDI settings.

Next, do one of the following:

If your GV STRATUS system does not access any standalone K2 Summit systems, skip ahead and configure Summit MDI SAN settings.
If your GV STRATUS system accesses one or more standalone K2 Summit systems, configure Summit MDI standalone settings.