Managing the Restripe Utility
If you answer “Yes” to the dialog box that asks about restriping existing media, after the bandwidth expansion process completes, Storage Utility exits with a special code. On receiving the special exit code, the K2 System Configuration application sets the current date in the registry of the K2 Media Server that takes the role of FTP server.
When the FTP server restarts, the Restripe Utility automatically opens. The Restripe Utility reads the date set in the registry, finds clips and files created before that date, and restripes the clips and files, one at a time.
- You can monitor the Restripe Utility in the following
ways:
- While the Restripe Utility is running, it is represented by an icon in the system tray. You can right-click this icon and open the Restripe Utility window.
- The Restripe Utility window reports first on the progress of K2 clips being restriped, then on the progress of files being restriped.
- Click the Report button for a list of clips and files that failed to be restriped, if any.
- When the Restripe Utility completes its processes, it reports its results to C:\profile\RestripeResult.txt. Open this file in Notepad to verify successful results.
- You can stop the Restripe Utility manually as follows:
- At any time while the Restripe Utility is in the
process of restriping clips, you can right-click the icon in the
system tray, and select Abort. This stops
the restripe process and closes the Restripe Utility. Note: Stopping the Restripe Utility before it completes its processes leaves some of your existing media still striped across the original narrower stripe group. Once the Restripe Utility is stopped, you cannot restripe that existing media.
- At any time while the Restripe Utility is in the
process of restriping clips, you can right-click the icon in the
system tray, and select Abort. This stops
the restripe process and closes the Restripe Utility.