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MetaSAN iSCSI and Openfiler
Hi!
Have anyone tested out the opensource NAS/SAN Openfiler?
It is a very nice distribution and can act iSCSI target. I have set up a test environment to evaluate a cheap SAN solution with SNS GlobalSAN initiator connected to Openfiler. Next step would be to share the files on a filebased level.
Since I know Bernard Lamborelle is a frequent user of this forum, I tought I might get some good points from here. 😉
I have even looked a MetaLAN from Tiger Technology. Could this work for me?
Oh! BTW. In our shop we have one dedicated FCP station and three Macs, both laptops and MacPros, that do effects and graphics. We have ProRes for our workflow hence only needing sub 100Mb/sec.
Please push me in the right direction.
Cheers!
//Peter
Peter Brauner
VFX Artist
Effektfabriken
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Hi Peter,
If you are going to put your own iSCSI Target (as oppose to using an iSCSI appliance), you might be better off using MetaLAN Server with MetaLAN clients. Much like iSCSI, MetaLAN bypasses network protocols and sits on TCP/IP.
This will greatly simplify your setup. I would also strongly recommend using a multi-port NIC with link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) and a switch that supports it. This way, you get much more bandwidth on the LAN side.
MetaLAN will give you block-level access to the storage (so it can mount as a real drive as oppose to a network connection), bandwidth control, and easy cross-platform integration so your Mac and Windows machine can co-exist peacefully. MetaLAN also supports virtualization for Avid, allowing Media Composers, Adrenaline, etc. to simultaneously share mediafiles (Windows only).
Feel free to email or give me a call. I’m here to help.
Bernard Lamborelle
Tiger Technology
bernard at tiger-technology.com
+1 514 667 2015
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