Chapter 6MediaCenter 2200B hardware referenceThe Spectrum MediaCenter 2200B is a media server and a media store combined in a compact 2-RUchassis.The MediaCenter 2200B provides file system and communication management for video and audio ingestand playout activities. MediaCenter coordinates connectivity between external Spectrum MediaPorts,ChannelPorts, or Spectrum X and the integrated storage subsystem.• About the MediaCenter 2200B• MediaCenter 2200B bezel• MediaCenter 2200B status LEDs• MediaCenter 2200B and 2200B-DS rear panel• About MediaCenter 2200B storage• MediaCenter 2200B specificationsAbout the MediaCenter 2200BThe MediaCenter 2200B provides a compact media server solution for up to 24 channels, and up to 32-TB of usable storage.Up to 10 Spectrum MediaPorts, ChannelPorts, or Spectrum X devices can be connected to theMediaCenter for real-time ingest and playout of video and audio content.Internal storage, via SAS disk drives, uses secure RAID-6 topology with dual-parity protection.For additional storage, you can connect the MediaCenter to the MediaStore 7200 via SAS. TheMediaCenter 2200B provides one SAS connector. The MediaCenter 2200B-DS provides two SASconnectors for redundancy.The Gigabit Ethernet connectivity is a standard implementation of high speed Ethernet for non-real timeasynchronous file transfer and support of FTP, Samba, and AFP (Apple® Filing Protocol) protocols.CAUTION: MediaCenter run on a non-standard Linux operating system. Do not editfiles manually, or run Linux-type commands via the shell unless instructed to do so byTechnical Support, or the product documentation. Be aware that If you manually edit files,any changes made may be overwritten when daemons restart, the system reboots, orduring system upgrades. Modifying files by hand and/or running Linux-type commands mayseriously impact functionality and performance.NOTE: There are no user-serviceable parts in a MediaCenter 2200B.139
