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Xserve Raid
I am thinking of getting a fcp system using 1TB xserve Raid. Is there a noise issue with the xserve Raid? Can I keep it rack mounted in my edit bay without having a sound issue?
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The Xraid is considerably louder than my Medea RTRX SCSI drives. It could be a concern depending on room layout.
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Put GBICs on and put it 2K away, doubt if you will here it then.
Seriously, use glass and move it if noise is a problem.
Peter
In Paris editing The French Open for ESPN
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Mine is loud enough to be a nuisance. I’ll certainly get a soundproof enclosure for it.
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It’s a bit louder than a G5, but not as loud as the original Xserves.
But why a 1TB RAID? I think the Xraid is only worth getting if you max out it’s drives. Otherwise there are cheaper solutions for 1TB of storage.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP
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Graeme
Which Xraid do you have? How is it for HD?
david
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3.5TB. It’s great for HD – I get over 300MB/s read, 200MB/s write configured RAID50. If you get one, just make sure it’s fully populated with drives.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP
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Yes, we have several 3.5s too, yet have you found the point where they get full and the write performance drops? I was thinking of striping 2 together to be able to do 4:4:4 outputs.
Any thoughts?
david
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I’ve not filled mine up enough yet!
Two Fibre cards, and four RAID halves together? That should be more than enough for 4:4:4 capture. I think a single RAID is enough for 4:4:4 playback, and on the verge of being able to capture.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP
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At our big rollout for FCP 5 last May in Hollywood I was working with a Engineer from Apple setting up the system which consisted of a couple XRaids striped together. He was telling me that he found better performance with one rather than striping two. Go figure
Michael Horton
lafcpug
https://www.lafcpug.org
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