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[OT] idea for RAID
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DRW-“I keep hearing this argument over and over again, and I really find it quite interesting, as it is undoubtedly of more concern to FCP users than it should be, and of more concern with FCP than it is on many other NLEs.”
This isn’t an FCP issue. Berkley did not design RAID 3 specifically for FCP.
Are you saying you should spend the extra money for good drives, redundant power supplies, etc., but not spend a few extra bucks for a RAID 3 controller? You would rather swap out fresh drives every year for $500??? That doesn’t make any sense.
pxlmvr
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[John Calhoun] “Are you saying you should spend the extra money for good drives, redundant power supplies, etc., but not spend a few extra bucks for a RAID 3 controller?”
No, I’m not. I’m saying that a $1000 raid built with good components will provide excellent service for many FCP users.
DRW
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[walter biscardi] “It really doesn’t matter how accurate your NLE is, if your drives fail at the wrong time, then recapturing is really not an option if you want to keep your clients. For instance I did a 3 hour DVD project two years ago with over 25 hours of digitized material and 500 photographs. Not exactly an easy project to bring back with any NLE and certainly would have resulted in a lost client if the media array failed as the deadline approached.”
Walter,
Despite your implication to the contrary, I’ve never argued that expensive pre-configured raids are bad for those who require them. Clearly there are people and facilities and situations requiring mission critical hard drive subsystems with redundancy, and believe me, there are wonderful companies out there who are willing and able to help you spend any amount of money you want to throw at those solutions. However, I would maintain that many/most on the FCP Forum don’t require a $3000 – $5000 (and up) solution when an intelligently configured $1000 solution will do.
Its very easy to argue that a high-cost solution to a problem works better, but that doesn’t make it the best solution. Lamborginis are terrific, but there are many people in this world driving Volkswagons who get where they want to go.
DRW
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gotcha. I was merely saying that adding a RAID 3 controller would provide protection should a drive go down. Sort of equivalent to FCP having a backup vault.
With RAID 0, if a drive craps out your footage is lost. You would have to waste valuable time redigitizing everything. With RAID 3 you can continue working and when you get the replacement you can hot-swap out the drive and the RAID rebuilds in the background, thus eliminating costly downtime.
I’ve never had a drive go down in the last 4 years, but I have peace of mind that our weekly program won’t miss an airing because of an unprotected drive array.
pxlmvr
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[David Roth Weiss] “However, I would maintain that many/most on the FCP Forum don’t require a $3000 – $5000 (and up) solution when an intelligently configured $1000 solution will do.”
And why is that?
They’re not earning enough money?
They’re working on very low budget projects?
They don’t have deadlines?
The editors on this forum don’t need redundancy?
“This will do” does not cut it for a small shop like mine when I’m competing against multimillion dollar facilities in town. “This must work all day, every day” is all I can accept.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Walter,
Clearly many don’t require redundancy. Its your inability to recognize that single fact that has turned a simple thread into a long one.
DRW
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