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G Raid for editing
Just got my first 6 TB G Speed eS, never had any experience with G Raid hard drives
did everything according to the manual, now I am at initializing the hard drive stage, but not sure I am using the right option.
and I was wondering what would be the best Raid to use for editing? I am working on a project that the media is shot on a SXS card, and I want to make sure that my work is constantly backed up in case of any issue with the hard drive. I was reading about Raid 5 and 1 but not really sure which one is best for me?!could you please advise me on which Raid to choose, and what so I need to know?
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4 Replies
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RAID 5 is what you want. That allows one hard drive to completely fail in the array, but your media is fully protected.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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but doesn’t that mean tat only one hard drive gets backed up? I mean how would 4TB be backed up on 1.5 TB?
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[tel jaba] “but doesn’t that mean tat only one hard drive gets backed up? I mean how would 4TB be backed up on 1.5 TB?”
Tel – no it doesn’t – Raid 5 ensures that any 1 disk can fail and they integrity of your data is intact. If any disk fails the system can use the extra disk to rebuild the stripe. The plus is that short of doubling up an entire array (which is actually no guarantee if you think about it) it’s the most robust solution statistically speaking and offers the best cost/performance ratio. The downside is you loose 1 disk’s worth of capacity – so 5 x 1 TB disks will give you 4TB storage. For the cost it’s a no-brainer IMHO.
I’m sure Google will yield many articles by men with pointy heads explaining exactly how it works, but if I were you I’d set the ES up in RAID 5 and forget about it…
Jason
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[tel jaba] “I mean how would 4TB be backed up on 1.5 TB?”
Magic.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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