Setting up direct-connect K2 G10v2 RAID storage

For a 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel card on K2 Summit Production Client, RAID controllers must be configured for 8 Gb/s. This is the default configuration as shipped from Grass Valley.

The topic applies to K2 G10v2 (M100) RAID storage with direct connection to a K2 Summit system system.

The following procedure is intending for the initial installation of a factory-prepared direct-connect system that you have ordered new from Grass Valley. If you are repurposing equipment or otherwise putting together direct-connect storage with equipment that is not factory-prepared, refer to the Service Manual for your model of K2 client for the complete restore/recover procedure.

As you work through the following procedure, refer as necessary to the K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual “Installing” chapters for information about cabling and configuring K2 RAID.

Connect the K2 Summit system and RAID devices as shown in the following illustrations.

Connect K2 Summit system Fibre Channel ports to RAID controllers. Connect Fibre Channel port 1 to RAID controller 0. If you have the redundant controller, connect Fibre Channel port 2 to RAID controller 1. Connect RAID controller Management ports to control ports on a K2 GigE switch. If you have redundant switches, connect controller 0 to switch A and controller 1 to switch B.
Note: The control network connection is required to support basic functionality such as gathering logs and loading controller microcode, as well as SNMP monitoring.
Connect RAID controller Disk Port to the Expansion chassis Disk Port In 1 ports.
Connect power cables and power up the RAID devices. Refer to “Powering on K2 RAID” later in this chapter.
Connect remaining cables to the K2 Summit system. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for the particular K2 Summit system model for cabling details.
Start up the K2 Summit system. The Windows initialization screen shows the progress bar but does not complete.
Power down the K2 Summit system.
Disconnect all Fibre Channel cables from the K2 Summit system.
Start up the K2 Summit system and log in to Windows.
Uninstall Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) software as instructed by the topic later in this section.
Log in to Windows.
Power down the K2 Summit system.
Reconnect one Fiber Channel cable.
Start up the K2 Summit system and log on to Windows.
On the K2 Summit system, open Storage Utility.
In Storage Utility, do the following:
1. Configure network and SNMP settings for controllers.
  Refer to related topics about Grass Valley recommended deployment and monitoring solutions in the "About This Release" section of the K2 Topic Library.
2. Bind the disks in the external RAID. Bind as RAID 5 or RAID 6, as specified by your system design.
3. When the binding process completes, proceed to the next step.
Restart the K2 Summit system and log in to Windows.
Reconnect the other Fiber Channel cable.
Install MPIO software as instructed by the topic later in this section.
In Storage Utility, make a new file system If you get a “…failed to remove the media database…” message, you can safely proceed.
Restart the K2 Summit system and log in to Windows.
Open AppCenter and manually remove all clips and bins except the default bin and the recycle bin.
Uninstall and then reinstall both SNFS software and K2 Client software. Use the sequence and detailed procedure in the K2 Release Notes for the version of K2 Client software currently on the K2 Summit system.
As you install K2 Client software, when you arrive at the Specify Target Type page, select K2 with local storage.
Restart the K2 Summit system.

The K2 Summit system is now ready for record/play operations.

Note: If you ever unbind LUNs, you must do the above procedure again, starting at step 5.