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K2 shared storage overview description

The K2 Storage Area Network (SAN) is Grass Valley’s shared storage solution that gives multiple clients access to a common pool of media. In the iSCSI SAN, clients access the shared media storage via a Gigabit Ethernet network and a Fibre Channel connection. Data is communicated using the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) data transfer interface and the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol.



A custom-designed Fibre Channel SAN is also available in which clients access RAID storage via a Fibre Channel network, and the K2 Media Server connects via Ethernet for control functions only.

Refer to related topics in the "Configuring the K2 System" section of this Topic Library for diagrams and explanations of the media file system and the media database.

K2 Summit systems also support SMB storage. Refer to related topics in the "Installing and Servicing K2 shared storage systems" section of the K2 Topic Library.


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