Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 09:31:33 -0400 From: Chris Slothouber <chris@hier7.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andreas_Wider=F8e_Andersen?= <wodfer@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Video fileserver - Need some input Message-ID: <4641CD35.3030601@hier7.com> In-Reply-To: <23ed14b80705090521x7036ba6dm57771f694a861eac@mail.gmail.com> References: <23ed14b80705090521x7036ba6dm57771f694a861eac@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2007-05-09 08:21, Andreas Widerĝe Andersen wrote: > I'm planning a new fileserver for my post-production facility and need some > input regarding filesystems and network setup. I've been a FreeBSD fan for > almost 10 years now and will try to build this server based on the latest > stable FreeBSD version, allthough most machines here run WinXP. > In addition to this 1-5 machines will have access to the fileserver through > a shared Gigabit network connection for making DVDs and use the files as > source for editing. In short: There will be two direct 1Gb network > connections and one shared 1Gb connection. Will the server hold up? Depending on the resolution and frame rate of your video, GigE is nowhere near fast enough a pipe for live video manipulation. This is certainly the case when dealing with broadcast video. - -- Chris Slothouber (chris@hier7.com) -=- Mercenary Sysadmin BIZ: http://www.hier7.com -=- building.better.ideas PGP: 7A83 F021 5AC3 4BD7 6738 21D8 B348 0B16 79C0 C27F -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGQc01s0gLFnnAwn8RAggtAKDYIRWT1iB0VjkmRxxJ8EzbjJxg+wCgmPuM /fHCEVtbOq2G50rXb91djtg= =lzTn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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