Installation guide

Kaleidescape Part No. 101-0105-00 Rev 3 Page 9
Kaleidescape Installation Guide Overview
and music. With RAID-K technology, a failed hard drive does not cause any
loss of data.
Unlike other variations of RAID technology, RAID-K allows new drives with
different storage capacities to be added to the array. However, RAID-K
technology does NOT allow swapping disk cartridges between servers.
The 3U Server has an additional protection feature, a hot spare disk
cartridge. If a drive fails, information on the failed disk is automatically
rebuilt on the hot spare disk cartridge, and the Kaleidescape System
continues to operate without loss of data protection.
The hot spare disk cartridge reduces urgent service calls, and provides
peace of mind for marine or other remote installations.
System Control
A Kaleidescape System can be controlled by several types of control
devices.
0 Infrared (IR) remotes
0 Touch panels
0 Keypads
0 iPhone or iPod software applications
0 Web tablets
Kaleidescape provides control modules and templates as well as sample
programs for several products from leading manufacturers. Kaleidescape
also provides database files and IR codes for popular IR remotes. For more
information on control systems, see Control Systems on page 98.
Installation Requirements
The equipment required to install a Kaleidescape System depends on the
installation site and system configuration. Basic requirements fall into four
categories. Figure 1-1 shows a typical Kaleidescape System installation.
0 General equipment
0 Network requirements
0 Audio cables
0 Video cables