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Final Cut Pro on K2 SAN quick start installation checklist

Use the following sequence of tasks to set up Final Cut Pro on a K2 SAN with Fibre Channel SCSI access or Gigabit iSCSI access. This checklist assumes that the K2 SAN has been installed/commissioned and is fully operational.

Prerequisites

Task Comment
Verify K2 SAN, Macintosh, and Aurora system requirements as applicable.

On all Macintosh client computers

Task Comment
Install Final Cut Pro, if not already installed.
Install K2 FCP Connect software. The software install file is K2FCPConnect.pkg.
Note: Before installing the software, you must be logged in as a user with administrative privileges on the domain.
Xsan software, which is a prerequisite for K2 FCP Connect, is included in the Macintosh operating system.
Cable network connections, including Fibre Channel, if used.
Configure for control network, if not already done.
Configure the hosts file for networking. Copy in host table information from the K2 SAN's hosts file.
Optional: Configure Active Directory Domain This is optional. If you do this task, you must also enable Access Control Lists on the K2 Media Server (FSM).

On the K2 Media Server (FSM)

Task Comment
Request a K2 FCP Connect license from Grass Valley for each K2 Media Server with role of media file system server (FSM) on the SAN. Make the license request early to ensure that the license file is received and installed before configuring the Mac Client in K2Config.
When the license XML is received, install it on the K2 Media Server (FSM).
Configure hosts files on SAN devices. Enter Macintosh devices in hosts files.
Optional: Enable Access Control Lists This is optional. If you do this task, you must also configure Active Directory Domain on the Macintosh systems.

On the Control Point PC

Task Comment
Configure hosts file. Enter Macintosh devices in hosts file.
In K2Config, add and configure Mac Client(s) onto K2 SAN. The K2 FCP Connect license must be installed on K2 Media Server(s). K2Config can not proceed if the license is not installed.

On selected Macintosh computer(s)

Task Comment
Test access to K2 SAN storage. From the Macintosh system, create, modify, delete a text file.

Final tasks

Task Comment
Optional: Verify Access Control Lists. Do this if you are using Access Control Lists.
Optional: Verify bandwidth. Use Xbench.
Test connection Launch Final Cut Pro and open GV Connect. GV Connect automatically detects and displays K2 storage that is mounted as a volume on the Macintosh system.
Verify SNFS configuration file and configure if necessary. Check GlobalSuperUser setting.
Configure K2 SAN HotBin to receive finished Final Cut Pro files. Refer to the K2 System Guide.
If using an Aurora Playout workflow, configure your Aurora Playout system. The Aurora Playout system must be operational and available to the Macintosh system.

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