Service manual

Contents
Safety Summaries......................................................................................................................................11
Preface.......................................................................................................................................................23
About documentation for previous K2 SANs...........................................................................................23
Product description.....................................................................................................................................29
K2 SAN overview description.................................................................................................................29
K2 SAN key features...............................................................................................................................30
What's new in the K2 10Gv2 SAN..........................................................................................................30
K2 Storage types and terms...................................................................................................................30
K2 SAN descriptions...............................................................................................................................31
Basic K2 SAN description...................................................................................................................32
Redundant K2 SAN description..........................................................................................................33
Basic Nearline K2 SAN description.....................................................................................................34
Redundant Nearline K2 SAN description............................................................................................35
Preparing for installation.............................................................................................................................37
K2 SAN installation checklists................................................................................................................37
Pre-installation planning checklist.......................................................................................................37
Infrastructure checklist........................................................................................................................37
Network setup and implementation checklist......................................................................................37
Software update checklist...................................................................................................................38
SAN configuration checklist.................................................................................................................39
Understanding system concepts.............................................................................................................39
Control network description.................................................................................................................39
Streaming/FTP network description....................................................................................................40
Media (iSCSI) network description......................................................................................................40
Networking tips....................................................................................................................................41
Network considerations and constraints.............................................................................................41
About host files....................................................................................................................................41
Host Table tips.....................................................................................................................................42
Cabling K2 SAN devices............................................................................................................................43
To follow cabling instructions..................................................................................................................43
Basic K2 SAN - Online or Production.....................................................................................................43
Redundant K2 SAN - Online or Production............................................................................................44
Basic Nearline K2 SAN...........................................................................................................................45
Redundant Nearline K2 SAN..................................................................................................................45
Cable K2 Summit system.......................................................................................................................46
K2-XDP basic......................................................................................................................................46
K2-XDP redundant..............................................................................................................................46
Cable Ethernet switch.............................................................................................................................47
K2-SWE basic online/production.........................................................................................................47
K2-SWE redundant online/production.................................................................................................48
K2-SWE basic nearline.......................................................................................................................49
K2-SWE redundant nearline...............................................................................................................49
Cable K2 Media Server...........................................................................................................................50
K2-SVR basic Dell R620.....................................................................................................................50
K2-SVR redundant Dell R620.............................................................................................................50
Cable NH10GE K2 Media Server...........................................................................................................51
K2-SVR-NH10GE online/production Dell R620..................................................................................51
K2-SVR-NH10GE basic nearline Dell R620........................................................................................52
K2-SVR-NH10GE redundant nearline Dell R620................................................................................52
Cable K2 RAID.......................................................................................................................................53
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