Document Outline

• Contents
• Safety Summaries
  • Safety terms and symbols
  • Warnings
  • Cautions
  • Sicherheit – Begriffe und Symbole
  • Warnungen
  • Vorsicht
  • Consignes et symboles de sécurité
  • Avertissements
  • Mises en garde
  • Laser compliance
  • Safety certification
  • Recommended ESD Guidelines
  • Sources of ESD and Risks
  • Grounding Requirements for Personnel
• Preface
• Product description
  • About K2 systems
  • K2 Summit 3G system features
  • K2 Summit system features
  • K2 Solo 3G system features
  • K2 Solo system features
  • K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support
  • Features of internal storage models
  • Features of external storage models
  • Product identification K2 Summit 3G
  • Product identification first generation K2 Summit
  • Product identification K2 Solo
  • Front panel indicators K2 Summit 3G system
  • Front panel indicators first-generation K2 Summit
  • Front panel indicators K2 Solo
  • Rear panel view
    • K2 Summit 3G models rear panel
    • K2 Summit first generation models rear panel
    • K2 Solo 3G Media Server rear panel
    • K2 Solo Media Server rear panel
    • ChannelFlex rear panel connections
  • Considerations for first startup out of box
  • K2 Summit/Solo system overview
    • Application System
    • Real Time System
    • Media control and processing
    • Loop through, E to E, and feeds
      • Recording synchronous and asynchronous feeds
      • Loop through on K2 Summit/Solo
  • Ports used by K2 services
  • RAID drive numbering K2 Summit 3G system
  • RAID drive numbering first generation K2 Summit system
  • RAID drive numbering K2 Solo system
• Overview of K2 System Tools
  • Configuration Manager
    • Accessing Configuration Manager
    • Saving and restoring Configuration Manager settings
      • To save custom settings:
      • To restore custom settings:
    • Restoring default Configuration Manager settings
  • K2Config
    • Opening the K2Config application
  • Storage Utility for standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
  • Remote Desktop Connection
    • Accessing Remote Desktop Connection
  • About SiteConfig
    • Opening SiteConfig
    • SiteConfig main window
• System connections and configuration
  • About networks
    • Control network description
    • Streaming/FTP network description
    • Media (iSCSI) network description
    • Network considerations and constraints
  • Network connections
    • Ethernet cable requirements
    • About network ports
    • Making network connections
  • Network configuration
    • About network functionality
    • About modifying or restoring network settings
    • Configure network settings for a stand-alone K2 systems
    • Streaming video between K2 systems
      • Set up hosts files
      • Sample K2 client configuration and hosts file
      • Add host names to AppCenter to enable streaming
  • Configuring Server 2008 for domain
  • Using FTP for file transfer
    • About the K2 FTP interface
    • Limitations with complex media types
    • Transferring between different types of systems
    • Transfer mechanisms
    • FTP access and configuration
    • FTP access by automation
    • FTP and media access security
    • About FTP internationalization
    • Setting the FTP language
    • FTP access by Internet Explorer
    • FTP commands supported
    • Using FTP on a K2 Nearline SAN
  • Using reference files
    • About QuickTime reference files
    • About MXF reference files
    • Configuring reference file type on a standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
    • Configuring reference file type on a K2 SAN system
  • Quicktime and Final Cut Pro support
    • About connecting to K2 storage with Final Cut Pro
    • Install and configure Macintosh Final Cut Pro systems on K2 storage
      • Final Cut Pro CIFS mount to K2 storage quick start installation checklist
    • Using Final Cut Pro on a K2 storage
  • Connecting RS-422 K2 Summit/Solo 3G system
  • Connecting RS-422 first generation Summit
  • Connecting GPI
• Import/export services
  • Using the HotBin capture service
    • About the HotBin capture service
    • Prerequisites for using the HotBin capture service
    • Considerations for using the HotBin capture service
    • Configuring the HotBin Capture Service
    • HotBin capture service components
  • Using the XML Import capture service
    • About the XML Import capture service
    • Prerequisites for using the XML Import capture service
    • Considerations for using the XML import capture service
    • Configuring the XML Import Capture Service
    • Testing the XML Import Capture Service
    • XML Import capture service components
  • Using the P2 capture service
    • About the P2 capture service
    • Prerequisites for using the P2 capture service
    • Considerations for using the P2 capture service
    • Configuring the P2 Capture Service
    • Testing the P2 Capture Service
    • P2 capture service components
  • Using the Export capture service
    • About the Export capture service
    • Prerequisites for using the Export capture service
    • Considerations and requirements for using the Export capture service
    • Configuring the Export Capture Service
    • Testing the Export Capture Service
    • Export capture service components
  • Licensing K2 capture service software
  • PitchBlue workflow considerations
  • Pinnacle support
    • Pinnacle material that can be converted
    • Pinnacle import mechanisms
    • Enabling Pinnacle import
    • Importing via K2 Hot Bin
    • Importing via K2 FTP
    • Importing via Pinnacle emulation K2 FTP
    • Specifications for Pinnacle support
  • Compressed VBI import
    • About compressed VBI import processes
    • Compressed VBI import specifications
• Managing Stand-alone Storage
  • About the internal storage system
    • K2 Summit 3G internal storage system
    • First generation K2 Summit internal storage system
    • K2 Solo Media Server internal storage system
  • About the direct-connect storage system
  • Using Storage Utility
    • About Storage Utility
    • Opening Storage Utility
      • Opening Storage Utility through AppCenter
      • Opening Storage Utility Independently
    • Overview of Storage Utility
    • Checking storage subsystem status
    • Checking controller microcode
    • About identifying disks
    • Identifying internal disks
    • Get controller logs
    • Check disk mode pages
    • Disabling a disk
    • Forcing a disk to rebuild
    • Unbind LUN
    • Bind Luns
    • Changing RAID type for internal storage
    • Making a new media file system on a K2 Summit/Solo
    • Checking the media file system
    • Cleaning unreferenced files and movies
      • Clean unreferenced files
      • Clean unreferenced movies
    • Downloading controller microcode
    • Downloading disk drive firmware
    • Placing the K2 system into online mode
• Managing stand-alone K2 systems with SiteConfig
  • About managing stand-alone K2 clients with SiteConfig
  • SiteConfig and stand-alone K2 clients checklist
  • System requirements for SiteConfig host PC
  • About installing SiteConfig
  • Installing/upgrading SiteConfig
  • Creating a system description for stand-alone K2 clients
  • Creating the control network for stand-alone K2 clients
  • Creating the FTP/streaming network for stand-alone K2 clients (optional)
  • Adding a group
  • Adding stand-alone K2 clients to the system description
  • Modifying stand-alone K2 client unassigned (unmanaged) interfaces
  • Discovering devices with SiteConfig
  • Assigning discovered devices
  • Modifying stand-alone K2 client managed network interfaces
  • Adding a control point PC placeholder device to the system description
  • Assigning the control point PC
  • Making the host name the same as the device name
  • Pinging devices from the PC that hosts SiteConfig
  • About hosts files and SiteConfig
  • Generating host tables using SiteConfig
  • Configuring deployment groups
  • About deploying software for stand-alone K2 clients
• Managing K2 system software
  • About K2 system software
    • Software components installed
  • Installing Control Point software
  • Installing K2 software
  • Pre-installed software
  • Backup and recovery strategies
• Administering and maintaining the K2 system
  • Licensing
    • Software version licenses
    • Licensable options
  • Configuring K2 security
    • Overview of K2 security features
    • Example: Setting up user access to bins
    • Example: Setting up user access to channels
    • Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems
    • Configuring media access security for K2 bins
    • AppCenter operations and media access security
    • FTP and media access security
    • K2 SANs and media access security
    • Protocol control of channels and media access security
      • Associating a protocol channel with a user account
    • About channel access security
      • Setting up a channel access control list
  • K2 and STRATUS security considerations
  • Understanding virus and security policies
    • Windows operating system update policy
    • Embedded Security modes and policies
    • Grass Valley anti-virus scan policy
    • Network and firewall policies
  • About tri-level sync
  • Auto log on
  • Regional and language settings
  • Checking RAM
• Direct Connect Storage
  • About the direct-connect Fibre Channel card
  • Setting up direct-connect K2 G10v2 RAID storage
  • Setting up direct-connect K2 G10 RAID storage
  • Uninstalling Multi-Path I/O Software on a direct-connect K2 system
  • Installing Multi-Path I/O Software on a direct-connect K2 system
  • Powering on K2 G10v2 RAID
  • Powering on K2 G10 RAID
• K2 Summit Transmission models
  • K2 Summit Transmission models features
  • K2 Summit Transmission models channel configurations
  • K2 Summit Transmission models requirements and restrictions
  • Storage Utility procedures for K2 Summit Transmission Server models
• Proxy/live streaming
  • Proxy and live streaming workflow overview
  • About proxy/live streaming
  • Proxy/live streaming formats
  • Configuring proxy and live streaming settings
    • Enable proxy files
    • Enable live streaming
    • Configure live streaming multicast
    • Configure live streaming multicast using K2Config
  • Test proxy media generation
  • Proxy/live streaming technical details
• Remote control protocols
  • About remote control protocols
  • Using AMP protocol to control K2 systems
    • AMP Two-Head Player Model
    • Controlling transfers with AMP
    • AMP channel designations
    • AMP internationalization
  • Using VDCP protocol to control K2 systems
    • VDCP two-head player model
    • Controlling transfers with VDCP
    • VDCP internationalization
    • PitchBlue workflow considerations
  • Using BVW protocol to control K2 systems
  • Special considerations for automation vendors
    • Harris settings
  • RS-422 protocol control connections
  • Security and protocol control
• Specifications
  • K2 Summit transmission models specifications
  • AC power specification
  • Environmental specifications
  • Mechanical specifications
  • Electrical specifications
    • Serial Digital Video (SDI)
    • Genlock Reference
    • System Timing
    • AES/EBU Digital Audio
    • LTC Input/Output
    • VITC Input/Output
    • RS-422 specification K2 Summit 3G system
    • RS-422 specification first generation K2 Summit/Solo system
    • GPI I/O specifications
  • Operational specifications
    • Video codec description K2 Summit/Solo
      • DV formats
      • MPEG-2 formats
      • AVC-Intra formats
      • AVCHD/H.264 formats
      • Proxy/live streaming formats
    • Playout of multiple formats
      • Playout on K2 Summit/Solo
      • 25/50 fps conversions on HD K2 Summit/Solo system models
      • 29.97/59.95 fps conversions on HD K2 Summit/Solo system models
      • Aspect ratio conversions on HD K2 client
    • Active Format Description (AFD) specifications
      • About Active Format Description
      • AFD output flowchart
      • Storing AFD on K2 Summit/Solo systems
      • Ingesting SDI
      • Using AFD with file transfers
      • Default generated AFD values
        • Default generated AFD values when up-converting to HD
        • Default generated AFD values when down-converting to SD
        • Supported conversions from SD to HD using AFD
        • Supported conversions from HD to SD using AFD
    • VBI/Ancillary/data track specifications
      • VBI/Ancillary/data track definitions
      • Luma/Chroma VBI support on K2 Summit/Solo
      • VBI data support on K2 Summit/Solo
      • Data track support on K2 Summit/Solo SD channels
      • Data track support on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • Captioning system support
      • About FCC requirements
      • About privately defined data packets
      • Data bridging of VBI information on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • Line mapping of ancillary data packets on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • PitchBlue/H.264 ancillary data and timecode
    • Internationalization
    • Limitations for creating and naming assets and bins
      • Characters not allowed in asset and bin names
      • Asset and bin name limitations
      • Bin nesting limitations
    • Video network performance
    • About file interchange mechanisms on K2 systems
      • GXF interchange specification
      • MXF interchange specification
        • MXF export behavior on K2 systems
        • About MXF with DIDs and SDIDs
      • AVI interchange specification
      • QuickTime interchange specification
        • QuickTime video and key import specification
        • QuickTime reference files
      • MPEG interchange specification
      • P2 interchange specification
      • WAV audio interchange specification
    • Media file system performance on K2 systems
      • Record-to-play specifications
        • Standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
        • Live Play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode enabled
        • Normal play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode enabled
        • Normal play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode not enabled
      • Other media file system specifications
    • Transition effects formats and limitations
    • Protocols supported
    • Transfer compatibility with K2 Summit/Solo
      • Transfer compatibility with K2 Media Client
      • Transfer compatibility with Profile XP Media Platform
      • Data compatibility between K2 Summit/Solo and PVS models
        • Transferring from PVS (source) to K2 Summit/Solo with HD license (destination)
        • Transferring from K2 Summit/Solo (source) to PVS (destination)
    • Control Point PC system requirements
  • MIB specifications
    • K2 client MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
    • K2 Media Server MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
    • K2 Appliance (Generic Windows computer based) MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
• Connector pinouts
  • K2 Summit/Solo system connector pinouts
    • AES Audio
    • RS-422 connector pinouts K2 Summit 3G
    • RS-422 connector pinouts first generation K2 Summit/Solo system
    • LTC connectors pinouts
    • GPI I/O connector pinouts
  • K2 Media Server connector pinouts
    • Redundant server heartbeat serial cable
• Rack mounting
  • Rack-mount considerations
  • Rack mount hardware shipped with the K2 system
  • Mounting the Rack Slides
  • Installing the K2 system on the rack mount rails
  • Making Rack Slide Adjustments
• Trademarks and Agreements
• Index