No, it's called ISIS- all the best features of Unity, but ethernet infrastructure and the security of how Avid handles data and metadata.
The Unity issue of not being able to scale storage up is NOT a function of drive size- it's a function of the amount of memory available in the Unity Engine to manage metadata. Unity does not have a "real" directory structure, it's a VIRTUAL one.. which lives in RAM. That is where the bottleneck is, not enough horsepower to handle larger array sizes and drives, as they would mean a lot more files and folder to keep track off.
ISIS handles this by being a series of micro-servers, which handle parts of metadata just as they handle parts of data. Pairs of drives together, with a computer on top of each pair.
And if you have Unity, you can work out a trade-in deal most likely.
JDS
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, it's called Terrablock. Works just like unity in MC, and is scalable, high bandwidth, and less expensive than unity.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "paul.hartel" <phartel@> wrote:
> >
> > Speaking of things we'd like to see improved: isn't it time Avid figured out a way to significantly increase the size of unity storage,
> > without charging and arm and a leg for it? With 3 terrabyte drives available off the shelf for very little money, it's hard to understand why Avid can't offer 30/40/50/60 terrabyte Unity arrays.
> > In this day and age with more and more file based workflows and higher and higher storage demands and the desire to cut at higher resolutions, it's seriously disappointing that the best they can offer is a 16tb solution, and that at a ridiculously high price point. I realize it's disappointing to consider that you are going to possibly be making less and less money, but good lord, everyone else is struggling with the same issue.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "jeffsengpiehl" <jeffsengpiehl@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I've run it- Avid has approved it, as they sold it to me.
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "matthew_idlogix" <mattyboy78@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have a client with a SR2400 server, MediaNet 4.2.4 attached is a LP8TB chassis. They have a dual switch config. NOT interlink dual switch config.
> > > >
> > > > They want to add a 16TB XT Chassis as dumb storage to it.
> > > >
> > > > This should be possible right? Just load the 4.2.4 IBOD server and have a 42XS card correct?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > > M
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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