Re: [Avid-L2] San Solution

Rick,
were you using fibre hubs instead of switches? That was an issue with
fibre hubs, since they share a common bandwidth. We had that as well,
but we chose to purchase the $4k hub instead of the $20k switch which
were the prices at that time. Transoft was always clear to us that
this would happen if we chose a hub over switches when we made the
original purchase. We also had raid 0 drives that bit us a couple of
times. Since the move to switches, it has completely disappeared for
us since every port is isolation. We have used Switches and RAID 5
since the Commandsoft installation and the ONLY time we had problems
was when we had a couple of students do something REALLY stupid they
were supposed to, like unplugging the fibre cable during a write.

Scott

On Nov 2, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Rick wrote:

> Transoft was awesome back in the MC 7 days. We had 6 Avids, and when
> one crashed, that editor would page the facility to let us know. We
> had seconds to save before it took down all the other systems. At
> least a quarter of everyday was spent rebooting.
>
> The 2 crashes I've had at this gig in 3 1/2 months on a Unity has
> been horrible. I never get a reboot break any longer.
> Rick Emery
> www.rickemery.com
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> From: Jason Gillet <jsg5403@yahoo.com>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 9:31:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] San Solution
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> This is very helpful thanks for the input.
>
> Jason Gillet
> Editor/Engineer
> Moving Pictures NYC
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> From: Scott Carmichael <sacarmic@indiana. edu>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com
> Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 8:33:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] San Solution
>
> Jason,
> we have been using Commandsoft since it came out. We were longtime
> users of Transoft before that. All I can say about Commandsoft is
> that it JUST WORKS! We have a mix of Apple Xserve RAIDs and Infotrend
> RAIDS and we have never had a problem with the system since we
> installed it. I can't commend on the others, because I haven't used
> them, but they are definitely worth taking a look at. We have FCP,
> AVId and our graphics workstations on the same network and they all
> live happily together.
>
> Scott
>
> On Oct 29, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Jason Gillet wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've been looking into the different shared storage solutions out
>> there. I know a lot about both Facilis and Edit share and I'm being
>> asked to look into Commandsoft and Metasan. The environment is
>> shared Avid Adrenaline/FCP about 7 - 10 systems total. Codecs
>> mostly used would be DNXhd or proRess. They will never use
>> uncompressed.
>>
>> What are your thoughts on Commandsoft or Metasan? Do they work with
>> both solutions? Is it something I need to stay away from? I am
>> looking to get user feedback since I've never used those before and
>> it'll help me either knock them off my list or cause me to take a
>> real serious look at them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jason Gillet
>> Editor/Engineer
>>
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