Preparing K2 clients

Do the following to each system in preparation for its addition as a client to the K2 SAN:

  1. If you have not already done so, rack, cable, and provide power.
  2. Power on the K2 client and log on to Windows as Windows administrator, which is username Administrator and password adminK2 by default. Ignore startup messages referring to a missing media storage system.
  3. Assign a control network IP address and configure other network settings for the K2 client. Use SiteConfig for this step. The two control ports are teamed, so even if are making a connection to port 1 only, you must configure network settings for the Control Team.
  4. Optionally, use SiteConfig to configure media (iSCSI) networks at this time. You can use either SiteConfig or K2Config to configure media networks. If you use SiteConfig, then you must open the relevant page in K2Config so that K2Config reads the settings in from the system you are adding as a SAN client. This also allows you to verify the media network configuration in the context of K2Config.
  5. Configure SNMP properties so the trap destination points to the SNMP manager PC. Use standard Windows procedures.

    Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in the "About This Release" section of the K2 Topic Library.

  6. If the K2 client connects to the K2 SAN with a redundant Ethernet (iSCSI) fabric, install Multi-Path I/O software.
  7. Copy the K2 SAN hosts file onto the system you are adding as a SAN client. You can use SiteConfig for this task.

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