Managing K2 client system software


This chapter contains the following topics:

About K2 Media Client system software

The primary software installations for the K2 Media Client and K2 products are as follows:

This software…
Is distributed on…
With the installation file located at…
Which is installed on…
And is described as follows:
K2 Client
The K2 System Software CD
../K2Client/setup.exe
K2 Media Clients
Provides core functionality for all K2 Media Client models, including SD-only, SD/HD, internal storage, and external storage models.
K2 Server
The K2 System Software CD
../K2Server/setup.exe
K2 Media Servers
Provides core functionality for all K2 Media Servers in all roles.
Control Point
The K2 System Software CD
../ControlPoint/setup.exe
Control Point PCs
Provides remote control and configuration of K2 Media Clients (both internal and external storage) as well as the K2 Storage System.
NetCentral
The NetCentral Manager CD
../ServerSetup.exe
The NetCentral server PC (this can be a Control Point PC)
Provides remote monitoring of all K2 products. (Optional for K2 Media Clients with internal storage.)

In addition, the following software is installed in special cases:

Software components installed

Each of the K2 installation packages installs software components that provide the functionality for various applications and system tools. The components installed are as follows:

Software
Components installed
Comments
K2 Client
Core system software
Provides the primary media functionality.
AppCenter user interface
Allows you to operate AppCenter on the local machine.
AppServer
Provides AppCenter functionality. It is accessed by both the remote AppCenter (on a Control Point PC) and the local AppCenter user interface.
Storage Utility
Configures the media storage on internal storage K2 Media Clients only. Do not run Storage Utility on external storage K2 Media Clients.
K2 System Configuration
Installed only on external storage models. Provides to the remotely connected K2 System Configuration application the ability to configure the local machine. You cannot run the K2 System Configuration user interface on the local K2 Media Client.
Multi-Path I/O
Installation files copied to K2 Media Client but software not installed.
K2 Server
Core system software
Provides the primary media functionality.
Storage Utility
Provides functionality for the remotely connected Storage Utility that runs on the Control Point PC. You should not run Storage Utility locally on the K2 Media Server.
K2 System Configuration
Provides to the remotely connected K2 System Configuration application the ability to configure the local machine. You cannot run the K2 System Configuration user interface on the local K2 Media Server.
Control Point
AppCenter user interface
Connects to K2 Media Clients for control and configuration of channels.
K2 System Configuration user interface
Connects to K2 Media Clients, K2 Media Servers, RAID storage, and Gigabit switches for configuration of the K2 Storage System.
Storage Utility
Connects to the K2 Media Server, and through the K2 Media Server to the RAID storage, for configuration of the media file system, media database, and RAID storage.

Installing Control Point software

If you are using the Grass Valley control point PC, it comes from the factory with software installed, so you should not need to install software.

If you intend to use a PC that you own as a control point PC, make sure that you choose a PC that meets system requirements for supporting Control Point software. Refer to Control point PC system requirements. Then all that is required is to install the Control Point software from the K2 System Software CD, as referenced in the preceding section.

Installing K2 software

Except as noted in the preceding sections, when you receive your K2 Media Client, you do not need to install software. The system has the most recent software pre-installed at the factory. If you are upgrading software on a K2 Media Client, refer to the K2 Media Client Release Notes for that version of software for specific software upgrade procedures.

Re-installing Grass Valley software

NOTE: Follow these instructions if you need to re-install software. If you are upgrading to a new release version, see the Release Notes for the latest information on installation procedures. For more information on recovery procedures, see Backup and recovery strategies.

In most cases you can re-install the same version of software by simply running the correct setup.exe file from the K2 System Software CD.

At the opening screen of the install wizard, select Repair, then use the following instructions for the type of software you are installing:

K2 Client software

Follow the onscreen instructions, clicking Next on each page.

When you arrive at the Specify Target Type page, select as follows:

Click Next and Finish to complete the installation. When prompted, restart the machine.

K2 Server software

Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next and Finish to complete the installation. When prompted, restart the machine.

Control Point software

Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next and Finish to complete the installation.

Pre-installed software

The following software is pre-installed on K2 products when you receive them from the factory. This load of pre-installed software is referred to as the “golden drive”.

K2 Media Client pre-installed software

K2 Media Server pre-installed software

Grass Valley Control Point PC pre-installed software

Backup and recovery strategies

There are three partitions on the K2 Media Client system drive to support backup and recovery strategies as follows:

For more information on backup and recovery strategies, see the K2 Media Client Service Manual.


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