| | | | Re: Suggestions for iSCSI storage
by Bob Zelin on Jun 23, 2012 at 4:06:55 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
you want iSCSI - no problem baby.
You can use anything now. Meaning your Mac Pro and some storage array (who cares whose drive array it is). Run the absolutely amazing Studio Network Solutions Globalsan Xtarget, and you have an iSCSI target for | | | | |
| | | | NAB 2012: A Wide Open Future
by Bob Zelin on Jun 19, 2012 at 2:12:14 pm
in the NAB Expo Forum
Industry leader, visionary, and wielder of baseball bats and shotguns Bob Zelin takes a look at the world through NAB-colored glasses and sees that, from now on, anything goes. | | | | |
| | | | Re: NAS Device setup
by Bob Zelin on Jun 5, 2012 at 12:10:30 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Christian -
you want me to not be insulting. You stated that you are working with RED Epic cameras at 4K and 5K. These are VERY VERY expensive cameras, that require an extensive crew, including a very knowlegeable post production crew that knows e | | | | |
| | | | Re: NAS Device setup
by Bob Zelin on Jun 3, 2012 at 7:26:51 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
yea, but the Small Tree solution actually works.
when you say "we mostly edit RED 4k and 5k" - first, you have not stated what editing system you are using. If you are using Premiere to edit the native .r3d files, REDCODE 42 at 4Kp24 is only 36MB | | | | |
| | | | Re: Migrating from Avid Unity to a NAS
by Bob Zelin on May 1, 2012 at 10:05:02 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
But you already know how to do this. Unless someone is going to write software as a metadata server, migrating from Avid Unity to a NAS creates limitations that the original AVID user was not used to - working in a semi restricted volume based envio | | | | |
| | | | Re: Storage problem SD to HD
by Bob Zelin on Mar 5, 2012 at 1:29:28 am
in the - ARRAYS & RAID Set-Up - Forum
neither -
there are countless manufacturers of shared storage systems.
They all participate on Creative Cow. They are all active in the
SAN Networks forum. Some have their own forum.
QNAP, Synology, (and Drobo) are NOT shared storage system | | | | |
| | | | Re: Storage problem SD to HD
by Bob Zelin on Mar 4, 2012 at 6:26:52 pm
in the - ARRAYS & RAID Set-Up - Forum
Timothy writes -
"Because they said Gigabit can't support live edit .."
REPLY -
"they" are complete idiots. "They" do not know what they are talking about.
In addition to Aaron's response, AVID ISIS 5000, EditShare, Apace,
Small Tree, | | | | |
| | | | Re: Media Server Options
by Bob Zelin on Feb 2, 2012 at 10:21:13 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Hi Marco -
Andrew is using FCP and Adobe products, not AVID. You are correct in saying that EditShare, Facilis, and of course AVID ISIS 5000 will handle the file structure that AVID requires. If you create a volume based system (as is sold by Stu | | | | |
| | | | Re: Its a miracle - mounting SCSI through Fibre?
by Caspian Brand on Feb 2, 2012 at 1:11:09 am
in the Apple Xsan Forum
Hi Ian,
Xtarget bridges local storage to iSCSI only. iSCSI is a block level protocol unlike AFP, and depending on what type of work you're doing, can provide a performance benefit over AFP as well. The nature of block level iSCSI enables it to b | | | | |
| | | | Re: Its a miracle - mounting SCSI through Fibre?
by Caspian Brand on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:44:50 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
We have a new software product called Xtarget for OS X, which is an iSCSI Target Server for OS X. This allows you to bridge any direct attached storage over iSCSI.
You can see it in action in this YouTube video which illustrates bridging a volume | | | | |
| | | | Re: mac shared storage
by Bob Zelin on Dec 15, 2011 at 4:04:43 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Fibre -
Facilis Terrablock
Studio Network Solutions
(old) AVID Unity
Apple XSAN (using Promise or Active Storage arrays)
Tiger Technology MetaSAN
Command Soft Fibre Jet (with Rorke Data storage)
JMR (with Command Soft or MetaSAN software)
So | | | | |
| | | | Re: Fibre San or 10Gbe
by Stephen McKenna on Dec 12, 2011 at 7:03:40 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Hi Prinaay,
My name is Stephen McKenna and I am the territory manager for Studio Network Solutions in India. I know Ryan replied to your post, but I just wanted to introduce myself and give you my contact info so we could talk more about this | | | | |
| | | | Re: Fibre San or 10Gbe
by Ryan Stoutenborough on Dec 7, 2011 at 11:53:45 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
I would recommend getting something that is flexible enough to adapt to the changes this industry will continue to throw at you by making sure the solution you choose today will be flexible enough to be relevant tomorrow. EVO shared storage server fr | | | | |
| | | | AVID Cross Platform work environment
by Thomas Imbrigiotta on Nov 9, 2011 at 10:20:35 pm
in the AVID Forum
I've been primarily a FCP editor for the last decade. Although, I've recently been utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro for some shorter projects and have used AVID Media Composer in the past. With the whole FCPX/Mac Pro "news" I've been thinking it's bes | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Cross Platform work environment
by Thomas Imbrigiotta on Nov 9, 2011 at 10:19:46 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
I've been primarily a FCP editor for the last decade. Although, I've recently been utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro for some shorter projects and have used AVID Media Composer in the past. With the whole FCPX/Mac Pro "news" I've been thinking it's bes | | | | |
| | | | Re: Building a new RAID and archiving the old drives
by Bob Zelin on Aug 25, 2011 at 2:02:15 am
in the - ARRAYS & RAID Set-Up - Forum
Hi Alex -
many companies, sponsors and not sponsors, say "hey call me, and I can answer your questions" - just look at the SAN Network Forums - everyone from Studio Network Solutions, Rorke, Small Tree, Maxx Digital, ProMax, Apace, etc. all say "ca | | | | |
| | | | log ins/ownership/permissions
by Brian Scheffler on Jul 11, 2011 at 3:31:03 pm
in the Media 100 Forum
I am looking for a resource (preferably a book) with info on setting log ins, ownership, and permissions for our workflow. We have 7 editors and 9 edit suites. Bins, projects, etc are touched by multiple people on the various workstations. We are | | | | |
| | | | Re: FCPX and SAN
by Bob Zelin on Jun 22, 2011 at 12:21:10 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
I do not know the answer to this very important question.
This is a wonderful opportunity for companies like Studio Network Solutions, EditShare, Small Tree, Apace, etc. to post right here on
Creative Cow and say "yes, our great SAN system work | | | | |
| | | | Re: Final Cut Shared Storage
by Bob Zelin on Jun 15, 2011 at 2:02:23 am
in the Apple Xsan Forum
this is the basics -
you need a dedicated MAC Pro - preferably with 16 Gig RAM.
You need a very fast drive array, that is run by a host adaptor card that has very low latency. Putting 3 internal SATA drives inside a MAC Pro will not be fast en | | | | |
| | | | Advantage Video Systems
by Jeffrey Stansfield on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:44:57 am
in the Forum
UCLA, Pierce and LA Valley Collage, Apple Certified in Final Cut Pro, FInal Cut Server, XSAN, Xserve, Q Logic, RED, 3D Systems | | | | |
| | | | Re: Question regarding performance...
by Bob Zelin on Apr 21, 2011 at 1:44:40 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Mark writes -
Kind of the same principal as in your "Build your own affordable SAN" article, but using 10Gbps links (instead of an aggregated 4x1Gbps links) & a custom server, instead of a MacPro
Mark,
you are very innocent, and I can see t | | | | |
| | | | Re: Storage Options100+ TB
by Nate Cooper on Apr 19, 2011 at 9:11:35 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Drew,
Here are the solutions pretty much everyone looks at and generic price levels:
Complete Solutions
- Facilis $$
- Studio Network Solutions $$
- EditShare $$
- Isilon $$$$
Resellers with solutions
- Promax ShareMAX $
- Maxx Digital | | | | |
| | | | Re: Storage Options100+ TB
by Bob Zelin on Apr 15, 2011 at 4:51:03 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Hi -
because this is a small industry, and because all the competitors are pretty friendly with each other, you are not going to see "us say" - "oh yea, that brand sucks". They all work. The most expensive solution is as Mark suggested - Active S | | | | |
| | | | SanMP Admin & Client Dongles
by Jonathan Bond on Apr 1, 2011 at 4:18:40 pm
in the Classifieds, Personal Forum
I'm selling the following Studio Network Solutions SanMP dongles.
1 x SanMP Admin
3 x SanMP Client
Dongles and Installers included.
If you are interested or want more information please email me at jonathan{at}bavltd{dot}co{dot}uk
Items | | | | |
| | | | Re: Mid-range 8GB+ product?
by Caspian Brand on Mar 21, 2011 at 4:51:59 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
What format are your source files?
EVO can provide a direct attached approach to shared storage if that's of interest to you. SAN & NAS in the same box with modular Fibre & Ethernet options (including 10GbE). You could even edit the proxies from | | | | |
| | | | Re: SAN Networking Questions
by Bob Zelin on Feb 21, 2011 at 1:46:56 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Vik writes -
for the post production of a locally syndicated travel show edited using ProRes 422, is fibre storage an overkill? Are Gig/10 Gig storage networks significantly cheaper for comparable performance for the bandwidth I am pulling, or do t | | | | |
| | | | Re: Upgrading Post Production Office - ADVICE
by Jeremy Garchow on Jan 27, 2011 at 4:43:17 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Vern-
I'm not trying to be a jerk.
Do not do this yourself. It will fail. It is not about assembling the right pieces of hardware to build the shared pool.
I know, I know. Up until this point, you have been doing great. You have a built | | | | |
| | | | Re: Bad news day for Apple users?
by Bob Zelin on Jan 18, 2011 at 9:56:32 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
David writes -
"XSAN is not just about the Apple branding, it's also Apple support and the Apple "it should just work" mentality. FCP guys don't really want the hassle of SMB/NFS shares, third party iScsi initiators, or dealing with Linux servers"
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