The OS won't know the difference between an iSCSI network drive and a local drive.
That was my trick for network local storage long time ago, an I 'think' it still flies. (Although not a 'must to get it going'.)
On 13 Dec 2019, at 21:48, Jay Mahavier via Groups.Io <jay_mahavier=icloud.com@groups.io> wrote:I've been hearing good things about the QNAP stuff. I've also glanced at Mimiq. Do you know if it's working with the 2019 version of Media Composer? I worry about Avid doing something to break it.JayOn Dec 10, 2019, at 5:02 PM, Secret HQ <Greg@SecretHQ.com> wrote:We sold our office building and I'm downsized to just two bays- it didn't make fiscal sense to keep paying the service contract on the terrablock, so I asked Bob Zelin to talk me through setting up a QNAP - it's crazy fast and dirt cheap. I've got 8x12tb, raid 6, so 65tb of useable space. For avid, as indiesor Mimiq tineach client and it gives you bon locking and everything you're used to.All in, including drives, under 4K. (I used 5400 rpm drives to save $, but the recommended speed is 7200. I get sustained 600Mbps with the slower drives, so I'm happy!The box I bought has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, but the more typical install is a 10gig e switch for a dozen users.Also, they include all kinds of software, including some that allows you to set it up in a remote mirror-type situation, so can sync through the internet. (I haven't tried that- my clients don't allow servers to be connected to the internet.)Worth looking in to.On Dec 10, 2019, at 13:16, wilsonchao <wilsonchao@gmail.com> wrote:Back in Nov. 2014 I bought eight RAID enclosures by Akitio as locally-attached media storage for Avids. Here's the current version (mine are from the previous USB 3.0 generation):So far (5 years) they have all been working flawlessly. Each enclosure, with 2 spindles in a RAID 0 pair, will easily sustain 4 multicam streams of DNxHD 145, all the way from empty past 90% full. I've been using only HGST and Toshiba drives (cousins, if not siblings, after the Hitachi - Western Digital shotgun marriage of 2012) and so far I have no complaints.On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 2:52 PM Jay Mahavier via Groups.Io <jay_mahavier=icloud.com@groups.io> wrote:Looking for some local storage recommendations for a trashcan Mac. We got a G-Tech Shuttle XLAnd it is just terrible. I mean if I'm doing a finder level copy of a ton of data it's very fast, but as media storage it is just very slow to respond and scrub a timeline or clip. This is comparing it to an identical MacPro with the same project and media that's on an ISIS. The systems are being used as offline editors with DNx LB media, so the bandwidth isn't huge. But it does need to be 30TB+ because the it's going to mirror the ISIS, just in a remote location.Thank you for your recommendations.Jay
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