One big RAID array?

[Scott Pultz]

I'm putting together my first array for storage and editing. As far as performance goes, is it best to use one big array for both storage and rendering destinations? Or is it better to have a source and a destination array?

My concern with one big array is that it will be necessary to read and write to the array at the same time during rendering. Perhaps this won't be an issue? I'm considering 12 x WD SE 4tb drives in Raid 10 or Raid 6 (leaning towards Raid 10).

One array is certainly easier to deal with.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Neil W. Smith]

Special deals on ARECA CineRAID storage ...

Special deals on ARECA CineRAID storage ...

I'm putting together my first array for storage and editing. As far as performance goes, is it best to use one big array for both storage and rendering destinations? Or is it better to have a source and a destination array?

My concern with one big array is that it will be necessary to read and write to the array at the same time during rendering. Perhaps this won't be an issue? I'm considering 12 x WD SE 4tb drives in Raid 10 or Raid 6 (leaning towards Raid 10).

One array is certainly easier to deal with.

Thanks,

Scott

There are some other questions you also need to answer, Scott:

1) what codec are you primarily working with? ... .r3ds v. Uncompressed v. DPX v. ProRes

2) what res are you typically working at? ... HD, 2K, 4K, moreK?

3) how are you connecting to your Mac/PC ... through Thunderbolt v. SAS. v. Fibre Channel?

4) how many Terabytes of storage will you need in total?

Depending on the answers to those questions, we can then recommend the best solution for your needs.

If you're in the LA area you should come along to the LACPUG meeting on Wednesday night (Jan 25th) ... that's exactly the question I'm addressing for people who want to work with the new Mac Pro ... see other RU thread:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showth...ipple-Training-and-LumaForge-cover-FCP-X-10-1

Also, we have special deals on ARECA CineRAIDs this month, so once you know what you want, give us a call and we'll do you a deal!

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Cheers,
Neil

 

[Scott Pultz]

Thanks Neil,

1) Input will be uncompressed Cinema DNG RAW (5mb/frame) or ProRes HD in 4K resolution

2) Although I will have 4K input sources, at the moment I have been rendering out to 2560x1440 files to view on my display. Right now either uncompressed AVI or H264.

3) Drives will be connected directly to the RAID adapter on the PCI bus. Likely going with a high port Adaptec card but would consider others.

4) I'm not sure, but 24-40 Tb should do it if I get an LTO for storage of footage that I no longer need quick access to.