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raiding and “time machine”-ing in a mac pro….
Hi all,
i’m finally on the way to upgrade to 10.5 on my mac pro 8core 3.0ghz with final cut studio 2.
the setup i have now is:
1 System harddrive
1 Work-Drive with all the projects in it
1 Raid0 Capture scratch HArd drive (2x250gb)backup is going to external HD’s
so, now…
i think of a raid for system and working, and a separate drive for backup with time machine.
what’s the best configuration?
how does time machine do with large video files?a raid 1 with 3 drives + time machine drive (how big?)?
a raid 0 with 3 drives + time machine?
a raid 0 with 3 drives + sperate drive for project based backup without time machine?hm….
any help highly appreciated!!
cheers
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4 Replies
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Time Machine is not a good solution for pro apps and pro app media. I run Time Machine on my editing workstation and after using TM to Restore my system two months ago, it has been very unstable.
I would recommend running your RAID in RAID 5 or simply pick up a Drobo for your backup device. You can click on their banner link right here in the forum.
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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thanx walter!
does leopard support raid5 with disk utility?
i don’t know – but if not which software you’d recommend for a raid5?thanx..
stefan
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[stefan kroesbacher] “does leopard support raid5 with disk utility?”
No, there is no raid-5 software solution.
David Roth Weiss
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[stefan kroesbacher] “does leopard support raid5 with disk utility?”
No
[stefan kroesbacher] “i don’t know – but if not which software you’d recommend for a raid5”
The RAID Management software came with our ATTO R380 Host Bus Adapter. Any pre-configured RAID 5 box should come with the setup / management software.
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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