Summary:
If you’re looking for a shared-storage solution that
gives you some cross-platform access, RAID 1 protection, and 4 Gb data
flow, then Terrablock is a great value.
Target APPS:
Post facilities that need to improve workflow
What It Costs You:
8XS system, $9,990 USD; 12D system, $15,990; 24D system, $26,490 to start. (You also need fibre channel host cards on every computer.)
What’s Cool:
Easy to use through the simple Manager program; no need for a dedicated
IT staff; easy to install; 4 Gb throughput for heavy HD work; limited
cross-platform workflow
What’s Missing:
Parity RAID protection, which would use 20 percent of your drive space
vs. the 50 percent the system’s RAID 1 uses; file-level locking. Also,
volumes need to be unmounted, then remounted, to reflect changes made
by others.
Specs
8XS: up to eight users, 2TB to 3.2 TB of storage and handles compressed HD video streams; 12D: up to eight users, 3TB to 4.8 TB of storage and up to one stream of uncompressed 10-bit HD; 24D: up to 24 users, 6TB to 12TB TB of storage and up to three streams of uncompressed 10-bit HD
An Affordable, Cross-Platform and Reliable SANAND RELIABLE SAN
By Terence Curren
February 1, 2006 Source: Studio Monthly
Our company AlphaDogs, a post-production studio in Burbank, CA, had
been looking for a shared-storage solution for more than three years.
What we needed was hard to come by economically—a cross-platform
system, with real-time protection, that was easy to install and
maintain, at a reasonable price point. Then we discovered Terrablock
from Facilis Technology, Inc.
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