Final Cut Pro on K2 SAN
quick start installation checklist
Use the following sequence of
tasks to set up Final Cut Pro on a K2 SAN with Fibre Channel SCSI access or
Gigabit iSCSI access. This checklist assumes that the K2 SAN has been
installed/commissioned and is fully operational.
Verify K2 SAN, Macintosh, and
Aurora system requirements as applicable.
—
On all Macintosh client
computers
Task
Comment
Install Final Cut Pro, if not
already installed.
—
Install
K2 FCP Connect
software.
The
software install file is K2FCPConnect.pkg.
Note: Before installing the software, you must be
logged in as a user with administrative privileges on the domain.
Xsan software, which is a prerequisite for K2 FCP
Connect, is included in the Macintosh operating system.
Cable network connections,
including Fibre Channel, if used.
—
Configure for control network, if
not already done.
—
Configure the hosts file for
networking.
Copy in host table information from
the K2 SAN's hosts file.
Optional: Configure Active
Directory Domain
This is optional. If you do this
task, you must also enable Access Control Lists on the K2 Media Server (FSM).
On the K2 Media Server
(FSM)
Task
Comment
Request a
K2 FCP Connect
license from Grass Valley for each K2 Media Server with role of media file
system server (FSM) on the SAN.
Make the license request early to
ensure that the license file is received and installed before configuring the
Mac Client in K2Config.
When the license XML is received,
install it on the K2 Media Server (FSM).
—
Configure hosts files on SAN
devices.
Enter Macintosh devices in hosts
files.
Optional: Enable Access Control
Lists
This is optional. If you do this
task, you must also configure Active Directory Domain on the Macintosh systems.
On the Control Point
PC
Task
Comment
Configure hosts file.
Enter Macintosh devices in hosts
file.
In K2Config, add and configure Mac
Client(s) onto K2 SAN.
The
K2 FCP Connect
license must be installed on K2 Media Server(s). K2Config can not proceed if
the license is not installed.
On selected Macintosh
computer(s)
Task
Comment
Test access to K2 SAN storage.
From the Macintosh system, create,
modify, delete a text file.
Final tasks
Task
Comment
Optional: Verify Access Control
Lists.
Do this if you are using Access
Control Lists.
Optional: Verify bandwidth.
Use Xbench.
Test connection
Launch Final Cut Pro and open GV
Connect. GV Connect automatically detects and displays K2 storage that is
mounted as a volume on the Macintosh system.
Verify SNFS configuration file and
configure if necessary.
Check GlobalSuperUser setting.
Configure K2 SAN HotBin to receive
finished Final Cut Pro files.
Refer to the
K2 System Guide.
If
using an Aurora Playout workflow, configure your Aurora Playout
system.
The
Aurora Playout system must be operational and available to the
Macintosh system.