g-raid firewire 800 raid

[jasonrudolph]

We are currently testing xserve raids for speed, and getting at least 6 dv layers.
http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/

Have you tried using the one xserve RAID with multiple machines yet?

[samsc]

no.

Im trying to get an xsan demo asap at apple- to do this properly,

I think you need to run a fibre channel network between computers as per apple docs-

this is apple's 'video workflow' node configuration:

http://www.apple.com/xsan/videoworkflow.html

[samsc]

Have you tried using the one xserve RAID with multiple machines yet?

Peppe was very interested in this configuration as well for an upcoming show

[jasonrudolph]

Yeah, am doing a show with 5 servers as we speak, and am prepping for another one in a few weeks with 5 or 6, and might have the budget to purchase some disks, just trying to figure out the best route to go with.

[samsc]

do you have any relationship with apple locally to you?

( and can you check your email address on here- email to you keeps getting bounced )

[jasonrudolph]

do you have any relationship with apple locally to you?

( and can you check your email address on here- email to you keeps getting bounced )

Don't really have much of a relationship with apple here yet.

Fixed my e-mail.

[samsc]

jason.

whats the cost of fibre channel switches that work with xserves raids where you are?

have you looked at the approx cost of doing a raid network?

[samsc]

Yeah, am doing a show with 5 servers as we speak, and am prepping for another one in a few weeks with 5 or 6, and might have the budget to purchase some disks, just trying to figure out the best route to go with.

Jason.

Do you know anything about fibrechannel switches?