Stop all media access and power down K2 clients and other clients.
Clean unreferenced files and movies.
K2 Media Servers with role of file system/metadata server, both
primary and redundant, must be powered up but offline.
Power down the remaining devices of the K2 SAN.
Add disks or RAID equipment to support the additional RANKs
As applicable, remember to set Fibre Channel addresses on RAID
controllers and chassis addresses on Expansion Adapters.
Start up the RAID equipment.
Start up the primary K2 Media Server.
If there are multiple K2 Media Servers, this is the server that
takes the role of media file system server. On a redundant K2 SAN, this is the
server functioning as primary when the system was last powered down.
From the control point PC, open the
K2Config
application and launch Storage Utility.
Make sure that versions are correct and consistent on both new
and existing RAID storage devices.
Verify versions of controller microcode and disk firmware. Update
if necessary.
Make sure that versions are compatible on both new and existing
disks and RAID storage devices.
Bind RANKs using the new disks.
Wait for the binding process to complete.
Do not unbind or bind existing RANKs. Doing so destroys all data.
If in doubt, flash drive lights to identify disks.
Close Storage Utility.
Restart the primary K2 Media Server.
Do not use the standard startup processes here. Just start up the
server and wait until the Windows desktop appears. On a redundant K2 SAN, do
not use Server Control Panel or manually start.
Check the Windows Device Manager to verify that the server “sees”
both the old RANKs and the new RANKs.
Start up the remaining K2 Media Servers that are connected to the
K2 SAN.
Do not use the standard startup processes here. Just start up the
server(s) and wait until the Windows desktop appears. On a redundant K2 SAN, do
not use Server Control Panel or manually start.