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Configuring and licensing the K2 SAN.....................................................................................................121
About K2 SAN licensing........................................................................................................................121
About QOS on the K2 SAN...................................................................................................................121
Importing a SiteConfig system description into K2Config.....................................................................122
Configuring the basic K2 SAN - Online and Production.......................................................................122
Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic K2 SAN........................................................................123
Defining a new K2 SAN.....................................................................................................................124
Configuring the server - Part 1..........................................................................................................127
Configuring RAID..............................................................................................................................131
Configuring the server - Part 2..........................................................................................................137
Configuring optional NH servers.......................................................................................................142
Configuring the redundant K2 SAN - Online and Production................................................................146
Prerequisites for initial configuration - Redundant K2 SAN...............................................................147
Defining a new K2 SAN.....................................................................................................................148
Configuring server A - Part 1.............................................................................................................151
Configuring RAID..............................................................................................................................155
Configuring server A - Part 2.............................................................................................................163
Configuring server B.........................................................................................................................167
Configuring optional NH servers.......................................................................................................175
Configuring the basic nearline K2 SAN................................................................................................181
Prerequisites for initial configuration - Basic nearline K2 SAN..........................................................181
Defining a new K2 SAN.....................................................................................................................182
Configuring NH server - Part 1..........................................................................................................186
Configuring RAID..............................................................................................................................190
Configuring NH server - Part 2..........................................................................................................197
Configuring the redundant nearline K2 SAN........................................................................................199
Prerequisites for initial configuration - Nearline K2 SAN...................................................................199
Defining a new K2 SAN.....................................................................................................................200
Configuring NH server A - Part 1......................................................................................................204
Configuring RAID..............................................................................................................................208
Configuring NH server A - Part 2......................................................................................................215
Configuring NH server B...................................................................................................................217
Configuring clients on the K2 SAN...........................................................................................................223
About iSCSI bandwidth.........................................................................................................................223
Determining K2 client bandwidth requirements....................................................................................223
K2 SAN prerequisites for adding clients...............................................................................................224
Verify license on K2 Media Server....................................................................................................224
Preparing K2 clients..........................................................................................................................224
Installing Multi-Path I/O Software......................................................................................................225
Configuring a K2 client for the K2 Storage System..............................................................................226
Configure page 1 - K2 client..............................................................................................................227
Configure Software Configuration page - K2 client...........................................................................228
Configure Network Configuration page - K2 client............................................................................229
Configure Database Client Configuration page - K2 client................................................................230
Configure iSCSI Initiator Configuration page - K2 client...................................................................231
Configure File System Client Configuration page.............................................................................233
Adding a generic client device..............................................................................................................233
Assigning a SAN client to different FTP server.....................................................................................234
Powering on/off a SAN client................................................................................................................234
Taking a SAN client offline....................................................................................................................234
Operating the K2 SAN..............................................................................................................................237
Powering off the K2 SAN......................................................................................................................237
Power off K2 Media Servers..............................................................................................................237
Powering off K2 G10v2 RAID............................................................................................................238
Power off remaining K2 SAN devices................................................................................................238
Powering on the K2 SAN......................................................................................................................238
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