Hello Scott
I have a 24D server with 24 Terrabytes in version 4.6.4 serving up media to Avids, Premiere Pro and Smoke 2011. The config I have can offer on average 500MB/s so is as fast as a standard Promise / Xsan setup. I also oversee a 15x FCP setup with Promise and Xsan. I too am investigating leaving the apple fold for something else, maybe terrablock. Depending on your workflow, the terrablock can serve up the speeds you are used to with the xsan. The problem at the moment (I know that James at Terrablock is reading this so I hope he will not hate me for this) is that, currently, the Terrablock has mac client issues that can make the multi-user part less stable than the PCs (I run both off the Terrablock). I can assure you that Terrablock is working hard to give the macs the same stability as the PCs, but at present that is not the case.
I too am looking for an Xsan alternative but I am holding off to see who will fill the Xsan shoes. The Unity 5000 is an option but it seems to be limited to 300mB/s, which is too slow for FCP HD work for me. The Terrablock is a strong contender in the reasonably priced zone. You can look into Isilon or Rodes. These are a very hardcore solution that are very versatile, fast and similar to Xsan but I think they cost a fortune
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Scott Ham <scottham.list@...> wrote:
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> Hey all,
> We're an edit house that will be mixing Avid's and FCP on a Terrablock with
> 8 offline seats. We haven't upgraded to Terrablock 4.x but are looking to
> do that shortly.
>
> Currently, we use an XServe as our share point between graphics, sound,
> offline, etc to transfer files for ingest into offline which are imported
> and playback off of the Terrablock. We are now considering removing the
> XServe from our workflow once we upgrade the Terrablock since we will have
> greater read/write access and using the Terrablock as both the shared
> offline media hub as well as the work server that passes materials between
> departments.
>
> Part of me is hesitant to bring the Terrablock into the workflow as anything
> but a media server for edit stations but I think that just may be my own
> paranoia.
>
> Does anyone use a Terrablock as their main server/media hub? Are there any
> issues I should be aware of before tearing down our traditional server from
> the workflow and giving everyone access to the Terrablock? Do I need to
> worry about slowdown or extra network chatter with more connections?
>
> Thanks as always.
> Scott
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