Running content via Network

[hdmcc]

Hi All.

I was just wondering if when running (for example) 2 Catalysts, 1 as your main and 1 as a live back up, is it possible to have all the content on a 3rd machine (with scsi or solid state hdd and gigabit networking) or is the connection (1gb/s of course) not fast enough?

Thanks.

Hamish

[kiwi]

it is "possible", but your performance will suffer greatly.

The best solution is to mount an SSD is each machine and copy the same content to each using a syncing program on a third machine (normally an edit machine)

I do tracking backup servers as standard in my systems so pm me if you want more info

Paul

[samsc]

you can test it out for yourself to see how well content plays from a mounted networked drive
what you see is what you get-

what works depends on what you need - dont be optimistic

you can also see what data rates you get copying from a network disc to a local disc- that will give you some idea of network overhead.
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[hdmcc]

Thanks guys i think ill probably just go with identical drives. i was just wondering what people thought of it haha.

Cheers.

[samsc]

Thanks guys i think ill probably just go with identical drives. i was just wondering what people thought of it haha.

Cheers.

i dont know - i havent tested it recently-

ssd's pretty much made everything else redundant-

[hdmcc]

are you still able 2 get scsi drives around the place? and if so whats the price comparison between scsi and ssd?

[samsc]

are you still able 2 get scsi drives around the place? and if so whats the price comparison between scsi and ssd?

scsi is dead - dont even go there- if you have them - bin them-

check amazon.com for ssd prices


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...Aaps%2Ck%3Assd

[hdmcc]

haha ok. i mite be able to get my boss to convert to SSD on the old one, the new one should be easier as it doesnt have either yet

[samsc]

bin scsi -

ssd are 2-3 times performance of scsi - even in ancient computers - and they plug straight into computer without needed an interface card

hard discs - rotating discs - have been the bottleneck for computers for many years-