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AoE Storage Array
IS anyone using the Coraid, SmallTree or similar AoE protocol storage array with one or more FCP stations? Using a dedicated Jumboframe GigE network with the array, will that be enough bandwidth to write DVCPro 50? Right now just considering as a NAS device for storage and archive but would consider MetaSAN to do simultaneous read/write.
Rick Price
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Rick,
The last I saw Small-Tree is not pursuing AoE. They are going the iSCSI route. An iSCSI SAN is good for uncompressed SD and compressed HD formats. MetaSAN is great for uncompressed HD and beyond. How many editing rigs do you need to connect? Another option is to capture locally and “push” the media to central storage via Gig-E. Once there it is easy to back up to tape or a virtual tape libary.
Cheers,
Ernesto Sanchez
ProMax, Inc.
E: ernesto.sanchez@promax.com -
[rprice] “IS anyone using the Coraid, SmallTree or similar AoE protocol storage array with one or more FCP stations? Using a dedicated Jumboframe GigE network with the array, will that be enough bandwidth to write DVCPro 50? Right now just considering as a NAS device for storage and archive but would consider MetaSAN to do simultaneous read/write.”
Hi Rick, The answer is YES to both of your questions. We have Users AND bandwidth 🙂 (now up to 10Gbit !).
2Degrees Frost (www.2degreesfrost.com) are Coraid’s strategic partner bringing AoE-based storage to the Mac as SATA-SAN solution-level products – a complete, cost-effective SAN solution featuring our software, Coraid’s AoE storage components and SAN software such as MetaSAN or FibreJet fully integrated and supported for FCP editing.
If you or other forum members have any questions let us know on the forum (or call) and we’ll be happy to answer them.
-Robin (2Degrees Frost Data Solutions)
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