Prerequisites for initial configuration - Nearline K2 SAN
Before beginning your initial configuration, make sure the devices of the K2 SAN meet the following prerequisites.
Control point PC
- Ethernet cable connected
- Control Point software must be installed
- Control network IP address must be assigned
- There must be network communication over the control network with all other K2 devices
- Power must be on
Ethernet switch
- Ethernet cables connected
- Control network IP address must be assigned
- VLANs must be set up
- Trunks must be set up
- Power must be on
K2 Media Server
- Ethernet cables must be connected
- Fibre Channel cable must be connected
- Redundant servers must be connected by serial cable
- Software must be installed, as from the factory, including QuickTime 7
- MPIO software must be installed.
- Control network IP address must be assigned
- Power must be on for all servers
K2 RAID chassis
K2 RAID Expansion chassis (optional)