Assigning a SAN client to different FTP server

If your K2 SAN has multiple K2 Media Servers that take the role of FTP server, such as when you have one or more options NH servers, you can change the FTP assignment of a SAN client so that it uses a different FTP server. This is helpful if one of the FTP servers requires service work or otherwise becomes unavailable. In this case, you might want a SAN client assigned to that FTP server to use a different FTP server, so that its FTP access can continue.

From the Control Point PC, open the K2Config application.
For each SAN client, open the Media Database page.
Identify the SAN clients assigned to the FTP server that is about to become unavailable.
For those K2 clients, click Change Server. A message box appears that asks if you are sure you want to change the FTP server.
In the message box, click Yes. The K2Config application finds the FTP server with the most available FTP bandwidth and re-assigns the K2 client to that FTP server.
On each SAN client for which you changed the FTP server assignment, restart the client. This puts the change into effect, so that the next time the SAN client needs FTP access, it uses the newly assigned FTP server.