About sending files to standalone external drives

Transferring to and from a USB drive is supported on a local standalone K2 Summit/Solo system. (You can also transfer files in K2 Solo Media Server using a PCIE Express card.) USB drive transfers on K2 Summit SAN-attached system or Control Point PCs are not supported. Assets must be exported to a USB drive one at a time. Attempts to export more than one asset at the same time will result in the transfer aborting.

The following are operational considerations when sending files to external drives:

• Estimating clip file sizes - AppCenter does not prevent you from sending a file that is larger than the space available on the target disk. The transfer fails when the disk becomes full. To avoid this problem, check the clip size reported in the clip properties dialog box. You can use this to estimate the disk space required for the clip.
• Best transfer performance - File transfers are handled concurrently, up to four at a time. Additional transfer requests are queued.
• Adding/Removing USB devices - The USB connectors on the rear panel and front panel can be used to connect a mouse, keyboard, USB drive, or other USB device. Do not plug or unplug these devices while the K2 Summit/Solo system is being used for critical play to air activity.
• Maximum file sizes when exporting assets to USB drives - Exporting assets with long durations may result in file sizes that exceed 4GB. Some USB drives are formatted using FAT/FAT32, which has the 4GB maximum file size limitation. Attempting to send a file to these disk volumes will cause the transfer operation to fail. Disk volumes formatted using NTFS allow larger maximum file sizes. Before exporting an asset, be sure to check that the file size is less than 4GB, otherwise, ensure that the file system on the target drive supports larger files sizes.