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GE Only |
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Rackmount-ready chassis (4U rack height) |
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Rackmount-ready chassis (2U-5U) rack height) |
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Model |
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Dual Intel Xeon 2.80 GHz processors |
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Dual AMD Opteron -64 processors |
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(16) 250 GB IDE drives (7200 rpm) and (1) 80 GB (7200 rpm) system operation drive |
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(8-24) 250/400GB s-ATA drives (7200 rpm) system operation drive |
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2 GB ECC SDRAM |
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6-8 GB ECC SDRAM |
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(3) 450 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration) Gigabit Ethernet card |
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(3) 450 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration) 2 mother board based GE ports with up to 14 Gigabit Ethernet ports via NIC |
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Internal Slimline 8x DVD; 24x CD-ROM drive |
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Internal/External CD-ROM drive depending on model |
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Windows 2000 Server with SP3 - 32 bit OS |
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Linux 64 bit enterprise |
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SCSI port |
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SCSI port Optional |
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(2) IDE controllers |
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(2-3)s-ATA raid 0/1/5 controller |
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Offered in Copper Gigabit Ethernet and Optical Gigabit Ethernet configurations |
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Offered in Copper Gigabit Ethernet and Optical Gigabit Ethernet configurations |
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GE/FC |
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(2) Dual channel 2 Gb Fibre Channel host adapters |
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Optional FC HBA |
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Model |
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Supports all resolutions, from DV to HD. For example: |
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Supports all resolutions, from DV to HD. For example: |
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Via Gigabit Ethernet: |
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Via Gigabit Ethernet: |
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Up to 20 single stream clients at DV25, or |
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Up to 40 single stream clients at DV25, or |
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Up to 10 single stream clients at DV50 |
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Up to 20 single stream clients at DV50: |
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Via Fibre Channel: |
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Not Needed |
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Up to 3 dual stream clients at Avid DNxHD 145, or |
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Up to 5 dual stream clients at Avid DNxHD 145, or |
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Up to 2 dual stream clients at 1:1 10-bit SD, or |
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Up to 4 dual stream clients at 1:1 10-bit SD, or |
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Up to 5 dual stream clients at 2:1 |
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Up to 8 dual stream clients at 2:1 |
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4 TB standard, expandable to 6.88 TB |
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1.5- 8TB Storage range |
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Support for ABVB-, Meridien-, Avid Adrenaline-, and Avid Mojo- based Avid editing applications on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Macintosh OS X, OS 9, and OS 8.6 (Note: Windows NT clients supported on Avid Unity LANshare v3.5.3 and earlier) |
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Supported |
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Support for Avid Unity MediaManager, TransferManager, DMS, and Nearchive Productivity Tools |
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Supported |
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Minimal hardware components - requires only a LANserver EX (all-in-one storage and server unit), Ethernet switch, and (optional) Fibre Channel card(s) |
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Supported |
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Portable, compact design makes LANshare EX ideal for rentals or remote use |
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Supported |
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Open platform support connects your other tools to LANshare |
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Supported |
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Uses the ultra-reliable Avid Unity MediaNetwork software for powerful file sharing and system administration |
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Supported |
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Click-and-drag to create or resize virtual partitions |
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GUI based Supported |
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True file-level sharing for all clients |
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Supported |
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Full administration and monitoring capabilities |
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Supported |
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Optional UnityRAID (0+1) data protection |
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Supported for raid 0/1/5 |
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Specs |
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2.88 TB of storage (16 x 180 GB drives) |
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1.5TB - 8TB of storage (8 to 24 bay x 250 GB to 400GB drives) |
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Additional 80GB internal system drive |
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N/A |
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Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) |
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2 mother board based GE ports with up to 14 Gigabit Ethernet ports via NIC |
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2Gb Optical Single Channel Fibre Channel Controllers for a total of 3 Fibre ports |
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Optional, typically not needed |
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Dual Pentium III 32-bit 1.26 GHz Processors and 2 GB |
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Dual AMD Opteron 64-bit Processors and 6-8 GB SDRAM |
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Internal 24x CD-ROM Drive and 1.44 MB Floppy Drive |
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Internal CD-ROM Drive |
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Software (Avid Unity MediaNetwork / LANshare client software) and Documentation |
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Compatible software and documentation |
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Dongle with licenses for 20 Ethernet clients + 6 Fibre clients |
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No client limit |
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UnityRAID for LANshare |
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Raid 5 support |
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Networking (depending on configuration): |
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100 BaseT Ethernet and Fibre Client Support: |
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Management ports and any larer 2/3 Switch supported, FC not applicable |
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24-port 10/100 Ethernet switch with 2 Gigabit uplinks and a 3m CAT-5 RJ45 to RJ45 cable OR |
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Jumbo frame supported but not required |
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Gigabit Ethernet (Copper) and Fibre Client Support: 12-port 1000Base T Ethernet switch (10 1000Mbps RJ-45 ports with 2 GBIC ports) and a 3m CAT-5 RJ45 to RJ45 cable OR |
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Management ports and any larer 2/3 Switch supported, FC not applicable Jumbo frame supported but not required |
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Gigabit Ethernet (Optical) and Fibre Client Support: 12-port 1000Base T Ethernet switch (12 GBIC ports) and a 3m CAT-5 RJ45 to RJ45 cable |
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Management ports and any larer 2/3 Switch supported, FC not applicable Jumbo frame supported but not required |
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Specs |
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Intel Dual Xeon 3.2 GHz Processors |
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Dual Core/ Dual CPU AMD Opteron -64 processors |
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3 GB ECC memory |
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6-8 GB ECC memory(Ideal Cache memory for high speed writes and one step capture of SD |
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Windows 2000 Professional operating system - 32 bit OS |
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Linux 64 bit bit enterprise |
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Rackmount-ready (2U rack height) |
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2U - 5U rackmount |
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Removable, lockable front cover |
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Supported |
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Optional redundant power supply |
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Standard Redundant power supply on 3U and 4U rackmounts, Optional on 2U rackmount |
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Avid Unity MEDIASwitch 16-4G |
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Rackmount-ready (1U rack height) with 16-ports per switch |
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Up to 14 Gigabit ports can be integrated in the Chassis |
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Operating voltage: 100 - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz |
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Supported |
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Power Source Loading: 1.0A at 100-120 VAC, 0.5A at 200- 240 VAC |
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Supported |
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Operating temperature: +5° C to +40°C |
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Supported |
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Relative humidity: 5% - 90% non-condensing |
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Supported |
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Storage |
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Uses MEDIArray II Drives and Chassis or MEDIArray ZX Storage Subsystem |
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Expandable with any SCSI or FC RAID |
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Host Adapters |
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ATTO 2-Gb or 4-Gb version |
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N/A, not needed, all traffic supported through GE |
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Avid Unity File Manager Software |
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AutoFailover option ensures any failure in primary File will cause secondary File Manager to take over operation of system |
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Not supported |
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AutoRecover feature automatically recovers data on failing drives onto hot spares |
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Supported |
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MediaNetwork server-based status, diagnostics, and system tuning applications |
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Supported |
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Local or remote dial-in access |
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Supported |
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Automatic dial-out status change/error notification |
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Supported |
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Integration with ScheduALL resource management software |
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N/A |
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Avid Unity Administration Tool |
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Allocation Groups (disk sets): define, increase, or redefine without interrupting operations |
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Supported |
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Dynamic on-the-fly storage allocation through FlexDrive |
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Dynamic Storage allocation supported |
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Add and remove drives at any time without system |
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Supported |
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Users: view, create, edit, delete, and assign passwords |
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Supported |
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Workspaces: create, view, rename, move, delete, protect/unprotect, optimize, duplicate, increase/decrease size |
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Supported |
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User Workspace Access: none/read only/read and write |
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Supported |
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Log tab: errors, warnings, informational messages Monitoring: user status, Workspace status, comprehensive event log, read and write bandwidth usage |
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Supported |
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Configuration Assistant: automatically set up available drives Replace, Recreate, and Recover failed drives |
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Supported |
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Avid Unity Monitor Tool |
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Total system bandwidth usage |
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N/A |
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Active clients |
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N/A |
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Bandwidth usage per client |
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N/A |
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Error notification |
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N/A |
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Avid UnityRAID |
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Complete media redundancy |
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Supported |
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Increases performance by raising data availability and lowering system latency |
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Supported at RAID 5 level |
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Protect/unprotect at any time (even after files are written) |
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Supported |
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Per Workspace protection |
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Supported |
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Protect all files/Unprotect all files |
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Supported |
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Protect new files only/Unprotect new files only |
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Supported |
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Flexible, real-time configurations with all clients simultaneously sharing media. For example v3.6 supports: |
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Up to 8 dual-stream clients at uncompressed 10-bit SD or 8 dual-stream clients at 10-bit Avid DNxHD 220x |
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supported via two Dual core/Dual CPU v2000 series |
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Up to 16 dual-stream clients at uncompressed 8-bit SD or up to 16 dual-stream clients at Avid DNxHD 145 |
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supported via two Dual core/Dual CPU v2000 series |
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Up to 24 dual-stream 2:1 systems |
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supported via two Dual core/Dual CPU v2000 series |
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Up to 60 single stream DV25 systems |
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supported via two Dual core/Dual CPU v2000 series |
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Any combination of supported clients may simultaneously write or read media in the same workspace |
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Supported |
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Ability for any network-aware system within the facility to share media assets through the Avid Unity PortServer feature (including SGI-IRIX systems |
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Support and allowed access for all PC, MAC and UNIX/Linux systems |
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Redundant File Managers for failsafe system operation through the AutoFailover feature |
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N/A |
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UnityRAID™ media protection allows flexible protection of media assets, at any time, and even allows media files to be protected after they've been written |
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N/A |
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Huge storage capacity of up to 20 TB with MEDIArray™ ZX or MEDIArray ZX4 storage, up to 14.3 TB with MEDIArray II Fibre storage |
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Self contained Storage and can be expanded via SCSI or FC if need be, no storge limit. |
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Supports a mix of real-time clients: Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Macintosh® OS X, OS 9, and OS 8.6 applications via Fibre Channel or via Ethernet with Avid Unity PortServer Pro. |
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Support for all platforms via Ethernet |
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Real-time support for all Avid editing applications (ABVB, Meridien, DNA) and Digidesign® Pro Tools®. File transfer support for any other network aware system through Avid Unity PortServer. |
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Supported |
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Virtual storage partitions (workspaces) that can be changed in size dynamically without destroying media or interrupting work |
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Supported |
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Simple administration through comprehensive system status, remote diagnostics and remote status notification Add or remove drives from a drive set without losing the media or interrupting other users |
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Supported |
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Replace failed data drives with a simple menu command and recover the data without interrupting MediaNetwork operations |
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Supported |
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View, create, edit, and delete user accounts (with optional passwords) and assign users access privileges to workspaces |
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Supported |
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Support for Avid Unity MediaManager, TransferManager, DMS, and Nearchive Productivity Tools |
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Supported |
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Rackmountable chassis (4U rack height) |
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2U - 4U Enterprise Rackmount support |
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Intel Pentium 4 2.20 GHz processor |
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Single and Dual Core/ Dual CPU AMD Opteron 64 bit |
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(16) 250 GB IDE drives (5400 rpm) and (1) 60 GB (7200 rpm) system operation drive |
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250GB and 400GB s-ATA based configurations |
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1 GB DDR RAM |
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1 GB DDR RAM with upgrade to 8GB available |
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(3) 300 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration) |
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(3) 450 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration) |
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Gigabit Ethernet card |
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Built in 2 GE ports upgraded via NIC cards to 14 GE ports |
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Internal 24x CD ROM drive |
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Internal/External CDROM drive depending on Model |
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Windows 2000 Server software - 32 bit OS |
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Linux 64 Enterpise |
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Dual RAID controllers |
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Dual-Triple raid controllers with Raid 0/1/5 support |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Multiple workgroup configurations |
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Function |
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Function |
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Provides a nearline storage cache for Unity workgroups as well as non-Unity Avid environments |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Media is available and searchable to any user on the network |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Ease of use |
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Function |
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Function |
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browser-based GUI accessible from anywhere in the world |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Rapid learning curve; little training |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Unified Search |
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Function |
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Function |
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eStor and vStor share a very similar GUI based user interface |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Faster locating of and access to any online or near-line media in multiple Apace shared storage systems |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Hardware RAID protection |
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Function |
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Function |
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RAID 5 support. Option to back up from vStor to eStor |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Reliable media access even during a drive failure |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Affordable |
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Function |
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Function |
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Low-cost per-gigabyte media storage with both media and transfer management included |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Introduces facilities into a shared-media, collaborative workflow without the expense of real-time, online storage |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Scalable |
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Function |
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Function |
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Scales from 2 TB to 9.6 TB integrated in the Chassis and expandable via SCSI port - store hundreds of hours of DV25, DV50, SD and HD material |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Media facilities and broadcast stations can build for future media storage needs |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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High-speed archives and restores |
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Function |
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Function |
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Transfer rates of up to 300+ MB/sec |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Short wait during transfers mean editors can get to work sooner, with fewer interruptions |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Intuitive |
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Function |
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Function |
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Fast drag and drop, multithreaded transfers between vStor and |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Simple drag-and-drop from storage to editors (or from editors to storage) makes archive and restore tasks seamless |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Comprehensive media storage |
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Function |
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Function |
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Stores clips, sequences and non-Avid objects (using Desktop Check-in) |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Any file type can be stored, searched and accessed, to keep projects organized |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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MediaManager interface included |
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Function |
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Function |
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N/A |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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N/A |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Native Avid integration |
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Function |
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Function |
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eStor is fully compatible with AVID environment |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Seamless usability between archive and editing tasks |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Accessibility |
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Function |
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Function |
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Simple network-attached media storage |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Provides open access with no seat license restrictions |
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Feature |
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Feature |
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Flexible connectivity |
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Function |
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Function |
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Either TransferManager server on a workgroup, or stand-alone TransferManager in the editor will enable any editor to access central media |
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Benefit |
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Benefit |
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Accessible over generic IP networks, LAN and WAN |
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