To do so, however, requires servers, switches, cables and computer interfaces that support both 10G Ethernet and jumbo frames.įor many of us, the ability to quickly share files within a workgroup is an equal priority to performance. There are also benefits to connecting key users to shared storage via 10G Ethernet to take advantage of the extra speed. The fewer users on the network, the faster data transfer speeds will be, up to the maximum speed of the communications protocol. This configuration supports up to 10 editors getting data at close to the maximum 100 MB/second speed of 1 Gb Ethernet, which is enough for most HD productions. If sharing files is more important than performance, the most cost-effective option is to connect one or more servers to a data switch via 10G Ethernet, then have individual editors connect to that switch via 1 Gb Ethernet. Replace the HDDs with SSDs and direct-connect speeds blow any Ethernet-connected device out of the water. Even a 4-drive RAID filled with spinning hard disk drives easily exceeds the overall speed of a 10G connection to a server when comparing both read and write speeds. If high performance is your goal, the best option is to direct-connect an SSD RAID to your computer.
As well, the least expensive storage you can have, on a per user basis, is also that which is directly connected. The absolute fastest and most consistently-performing storage you can have is that which is directly connected to your computer. NOTE: All this gear was purchased by me, in case you were interested. I’m looking forward to sharing what I’ve learned. I’ve wanted to have the gear necessary to write this article for more than a year.
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