Nikos Papadopoulos
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By the way Bob, I bought the Sonnet Solo 10G PCI-e version for my old Mac Pro 2008 3,1. I have ‘modified’ it to use High Sierra via a small patch. I can’t seem to get past 300 Read/Write though. I assume its the Xeon limitations. Any ideas?
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After rolling back, now I get this weird ‘verifying image’ in finder when opening FCPX libraries – obviously they are simply stored on the QNAP, not on an image. The modified file problem is gone though.
Apple have really dropped the ball quality wise, and it has started getting to me. Their ground work still gets them farther than their competition for my needs, but it is a warning sign when I start to feel more like a beta-tester than a user.
As for QNAP, great product, not so great support!
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Rolling back, resolved the issue. Please report to qnap so that we can be up to date on the firmware and working normally on FCPX!
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Hello!
I have been running into the same issue, connecting via a Sonnet Solo 10G (thanks Bob running smooth now!). I will try to roll back to 4.3.4.0569 but make sure to report this as a ticket to QNAP, so they look into it. I have just done so!
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Mel hello!
There hardly is plug and play shared storage. The reason is that it is no simple task. You need to know to assign static ip’s, permissions, mtu configuration etc… They all need to be configured. It is just that those solutions stated as “plug and play” have amazing support (which is included in the higher price of the machines) and they guide you through the process. On the other hand it is not rocket science. Depends on what you value more – your time or your budget! The raid systems (such as the ‘promise’) Bob mentioned are like external drive solutions, not shared storage – hence plug and play but not shareable. Setting up a 5 user network needs some networking knowledge which you can either get a person like Bob to help you or buy a solution with support built in. QNAP is diy!
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Bob hi!
Did you by the way get to test the Solo 10G connected directly to the QNAP? If you did, was the performance the same?
Sonnet said end of the month availability. Looking forward to getting a couple!
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I agree that dealing with problems is really a demotivator. A small correction, the QNAP has a realtime transcoding engine, so you can view it under the worst circumstances. Of course you can access the original too, but QNAP has really nailed this so well, I have impressed quite a few clients already!
Of course the estimates from the other companies will be quite above the QNAP and while it is quite a difficult area technical-wise, you can get started quite easily with a quick youtube video. If you order from SPAN.com you can also get it preconfigured, so 99% you’ll be good to go after connecting a few cables and change a couple of settings. I don’t know your level of expertise, so in case you don’t want to involve yourself setting anything up, Lumaforge has great support.
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Mel hello!
Jellyfish is really a plug and play solution. In my opinion, the only thing that separates it from the QNAP is its ability to search within spotlight! You connect to it via 10G ethernet just like the QNAP and thunderbolt is not a option. What you are not getting with it is a server. So you will not be able to connect to your footage and files remotely from your phone/tablet/internet ( a feature I could barely live without now!). You will not be getting a whole host of apps, or any sort of expandability via thunderbolt. And also you will not get the Jellyfish at the QNAP price. Your requirements therefore will dictate your options!
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Here you go for more info on Sonnet. Also excited about the PCI-e card for 100$!!…
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Hi Mel,
Though I am glad the issue was solved, the latest FCPX 10.4.1 update brought it forward again. So I had to remain at 10.4 until Apple resolves this. Thus in case FCPX is your tool of choice, I would highly recommend you invest in 10 Gbit ethernet adapters if you want to be updated and mostly trouble free. This is clearly an apple issue, and though it may be resolved, it is a rocky ride. If you stick to fcpx 10.4, all will run very smoothly. Both caldigit and sonnet are coming out with cost effective options for 10Gbe. Also the unit is extremely annoying in terms of noise, because of random vibrations in addition to drive and fan noise.
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