Summit MDI SAN settings

These Summit MDI settings for SAN and/or Summit MDI settings for standalone are required on all GV STRATUS systems.

This type of MDI manages K2 Summit Production Client systems. This topic describes settings for a K2 Summit SAN system.

To locate these settings, click Core | MDI Configuration | Add | Summit

Designate one of the SAN-attached K2 Summit systems to be the managed device for the entire K2 SAN storage system. Configure a Summit MDI for only that K2 Summit system on the K2 SAN.

If you have multiple standalone K2 Summit systems, multiple K2 SAN systems, a combination of standalone and K2 SAN systems, a K2 Central system, or a SMB storage system, each system must have its own Summit MDI.

When you have multiple Summit MDIs, they must each have their own process port number. For this purpose, numbers 9160 - 9169 increment in the Port field.

Setting or button	Description
MDI Type	The Managed Device Interface (MDI) type to which these settings apply.
MDI Name	A name for this instance of the MDI type. Do not use spaces in the MDI name. The MDI name could be renamed later, if desired. Note: After renaming the Summit MDI, you must restart the Render Engine server and its services. Then, reconfigure other settings on the GV STRATUS Control Panel (such as Send Destinations, Rules, K2 Central storage, etc.) to use the new Summit MDI name.
Hostname of device running the MDI	The name of the GV STRATUS server that hosts this MDI.
Port number	The process port for this instance of the MDI type. Each instance must have its own process port. Port numbers must be in range 9160-9169.
Type of K2 device	Specifies either SAN-attached K2 Summit system , Standalone K2 Summit system, K2 Central system, or Third Party Storage system.
SAN Name	The name of the K2 SAN, as named in K2Config. You can also enter the name of K2 Central system or third party storage device, if you have them in your operation.
Primary Device	The SAN-attached K2 Summit system designated to be the managed device for the entire K2 SAN storage system. Or the managed device for K2 Central or the third party storage system in your operation.
UNC Path	The UNC path for a connection to the SMB Storage. The field for UNC path is only available when the Third Party Storage option is selected.
User Name	The user name that this MDI uses to access the K2 Summit system. This is the internal system account, which by default is GVAdmin.
Domain	If on a domain, it must be a fully qualified domain that this MDI uses to access the designated managed device. This field should only be set for fully qualified domain of third party storage system in your operation.
Password	The password that this MDI uses to access the K2 Summit system. Note: Do not enter a domain or otherwise modify account settings except under the supervision of qualified Grass Valley Support personnel. Extensive system configuration is required to achieve a working GV STRATUS system.
FTP Server Name	The FTP server name for the remote K2 Summit system. The drop-down list consists of all FTP servers belonging to the Summit SAN. For the typical system where there is a separate FTP network, this is the name of the K2 SAN's FTP server with the `_he0` suffix added. The `_he0` suffix specifies the FTP network.
Maximum concurrent transfers	The maximum number of concurrent transfers allowed. The maximum is set in K2Config. You may select the maximum or a lesser number as designed for your system. The number of concurrent transfers as well as the device status can be checked once the system is configured in Resource Monitor of the GV STRATUS Control Panel.
FTP User Account	The FTP user name for the K2 Summit system this MDI accesses. Typically this is `movie`.
FTP Password	The FTP password for the K2 Summit system this MDI accesses. When this field is blank the system automatically uses the default password.

If you changed MDI settings, you must restart the GV STRATUS Core server system and the K2 Summit system. If SAN MDI settings, you must restart the entire K2 SAN system, including K2 Media Servers, attached K2 Summit systems, and other SAN clients. If you are changing multiple K2 Summit MDI settings, you can make all those settings first before restarting these systems. Restarting the systems once is sufficient for multiple K2 Summit MDI settings changes.

When adding back a previously deleted Summit MDI, you can re-sync the MDI with all data retained in the GV STRATUS database by doing the following:

Reuse the same MDI name that was previously deleted
Reuse the same port number that was used with the deleted MDI