Advice for SAN for 3 x FCP / 2 x XServe RAID

[Ben Cheng]

Hi guys,

Wonder if you can help me out with the following :

– 3 x FCP (1 x HD / 2 x SD)

– 2 x XServe RAID (1 x 14 x 250GB / 1 x 7 x 500GB)

– 1 x QLogic SANbox 5200-8

– SANmp

May I know whats the ideal config for the XServe RAIDs ?

I’m thinkin of putting the 14-drive XServe RAID for the HD system, split the 7-drive XServe RAID among the 2 SD systems

14-drive XServe >
4 partitons/LUNs
1 partiton/LUN from Channel A + 1 partiton/LUN from Channel B = 1 volume
Total 2 volumes (1 for Media, 1 for Render)

7-drive XServe >
4 partitons/LUNs
2 partitons/LUNs = 2 volumes
Total 4 volumes (2 for Media, 2 for Render)

Will the 14-drive XServe RAID be able playback 1 x HD stream + 2 x SD streams (for the SD systems) at the same time ?

Is the 7-drive XServe RAID sufficient for the 2 SD systems ?

Any advice is greatly appreciated !

Cheers
Ben Cheng