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Sharing X-Raid with PC’s
I have gotten the impression that I can use a single license of SanMP Administrator to create a shared SAN storage that can be accessed over ethernet from Macs and PCs without SanMP Client software.
Need setup for a 3D renderfarm to write data to a SAN for later postproduction on Mac, and also looking into the possibility to have multiple Macs acces the data with SanMP management.
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Finalcut Studio, Dual G5, Kona 2, X-Raid
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You should probably use a server for that, you wouldn’t need a seat of SANmp Admin although it sounds like what you want to do is have something Scaleable over ethernet that you could used for your render farm and your video editors. You should check out global SAN from Studio Network Solutions it’s really a solid system and easy to use and works with everything, PC’s MAC’s, FCP, Vegas, Avid, and Protools even.
Check it out at
https://www.studionetworksolutions.com/content/products/globalsan/default.aspShane Sokolosky
SAN Product Manager
ProMax Systems inc.
16 Technology Dr. Ste.106
Irvine, CA. 92618Office (949) 727-3977 x108
Toll free (877) 776-6292
Fax (949) 727-7002
Website-https://www.Promax.com
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Morten,
MetaSAN/MetaLAN could be an interresting alternative to SanMP. MetaSAN is a file-level SAN management software normally used with Fibre Channel setup. However, MetaSAN can also run on a single server with direct attached storage, in conjunction with MetaLAN clients.
MetaLAN clients talk to the MetaSAN server(s), using block-level access across Gigabit Ethernet. One of our client, Topform Studio, managed to get close to 500% performance increase using Renderman over MetaLAN (as oppose to a regular network share). While I don’t think everyone should expect this level of performance increase, the fact that textures could be mapped in memory, as oppose to being fetched over the network, made a huge difference for them. In essence, MetaLAN makes network connection appear as local drive. MetaLAN allows Mac, Windows, and Linux clients to share content. It also offers the ability to allocate network bandwidth on a per-client basis (to ensure fair usage of the SAN).
Another MetaSAN feature, recently introduced, that you might find attractive is the File Sequence Optimizer. This feature is perfect for those doing 3D work, as it eliminates disk fragmentation that occurs when working with single frame images, and increase playback performance.
Let me know if you’d be interrested in learning more, please visit https://www.tiger-technology.com or give me a call.
Bernard Lamborelle
bernard at tiger-technology.com
514-667-2015
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