2 disk raid enclosures

[jahtao]

Hello,

Wanna get a v basic RAID setup to replace my SFX on external FW disks setup. (2 mirrored drives)

Any recommendations? I want reliability and portability

Thanks,
Matt

[RecRoom]

Well... it depends on how much you want to spend. You can't go wrong with a Glyph, but that may be overkill.

I'd probably recommend a G-Raid for value and quality.

G-Technology - G-RAID - Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System

[gmarinov]

Originally Posted by RecRoom

Well... it depends on how much you want to spend. You can't go wrong with a Glyph, but that may be overkill.

I'd probably recommend a G-Raid for value and quality.

G-Technology - G-RAID - Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System

RAID 0 = data split onto two disks - very fast, but if one goes down, so does the array and with striped data = your data is not recoverable. Look for a RAID 1 (Glyph G-Safe) or RAID 5 solutions (3 disks or more). Beware of cheap stuff like LaCie's 2big and similar.

[JSt0rm]

Honestly you should have multiple copies in different locations. I have a drive at work and a drive at home with my effects plus a protable owc drive with the effects as well. So 3 copies 2 locations.

[jahtao]

Yes agree with all that. Thanks

So G-RAID good, Lacie bad?

Any more for any more?

[pmx]

glyph is great, and i've got some iomega raid boxes running very well too. drobo enclosures are nice too, you can fill them with wd disks or alike.

'if data doesn't exist in 3 separate places, it doesn't exist'

keep that in mind creating your backup facilities...

[soundguydave]

FireWire RAID 1 Redundant Mirror Performance FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 Storage Solution NewerTech Guardian MAXimus

[smurfyou]

Originally Posted by jahtao

Yes agree with all that. Thanks

So G-RAID good, Lacie bad?

Any more for any more?

I would place G-RAID drives in the same category as LaCie - stay away from both. I've now seen 5 G-RAIDs die in a similar fashion, 2 of which were almost brand new. Luckily none were mine.

[postprosound]

I have never had a G-Raid go down. My video editing friends are staunch supporters of G-tech, and i tend to agree.

[RecRoom]

Huh... I've never heard bad things about g-raid as well. I suppose EVERY product is going to have a few horror stories.

[CaseyGlyph]

Originally Posted by jahtao

Yes agree with all that. Thanks

So G-RAID good, Lacie bad?

Any more for any more?

Hey, read your post- I am the international sales rep here at Glyph. I would go for the GT062E in your case.

Shoot me an email- cmartin@glyphtech.com and we can definitely hook you up.

Cheers!

[mikevarela]

for the IT inexperienced out there, the DROBO works very well. not 2 drive specific, but you can mix and match. it's a raid 5 system, so you have redundancy for 1 drive. it'll also warn you of an impending failure. I think the 4 drive unit (they're base model) costs around 400$ without drives.

[postprosound]

Originally Posted by mikevarela

for the IT inexperienced out there, the DROBO works very well. not 2 drive specific, but you can mix and match. it's a raid 5 system, so you have redundancy for 1 drive. it'll also warn you of an impending failure. I think the 4 drive unit (they're base model) costs around 400$ without drives.

Do you see good performance in these drives? Read: can i run large sessions or even video editing?

[dogandpony]

We use these:

Icy Dock 2 Bay SATA II External USB 2.0 +... (MB662UEAB-2S) at OWC

Toss in a couple of drives of your choice and stripe for Raid 1. Been using it for two years now, no problems at all. john.

[gmarinov]

g-raid = raid 0 = your data is at double risk.

[mikevarela]

Read speeds are fine on the DROBO, as you can connect via FW800. if you're inclined to edit off the drive, especially video, then look at the newer model that supports iSCSI with crazy fast speeds.

FW800 should be fine though for most.

Also, if you're using this as storage for SFX, then there shouldn't be a need for high speed. Surely you're using a browser (or soundminer) to import collected sounds into the session, which in turn import into the audio files folder --> so you're working off local storage, if not then other than SAN architecture, you'll be limiting yourself in speeds - closest being eSATA. Running sessions on a 3GBs sata drive at 7200 represents you're best bet, and if you can, make sure it's a separate drive from the application one.

[nas]

Originally Posted by mikevarela

Read speeds are fine on the DROBO, as you can connect via FW800. if you're inclined to edit off the drive, especially video, then look at the newer model that supports iSCSI with crazy fast speeds.

FW800 should be fine though for most.

Also, if you're using this as storage for SFX, then there shouldn't be a need for high speed. Surely you're using a browser (or soundminer) to import collected sounds into the session, which in turn import into the audio files folder --> so you're working off local storage, if not then other than SAN architecture, you'll be limiting yourself in speeds - closest being eSATA. Running sessions on a 3GBs sata drive at 7200 represents you're best bet, and if you can, make sure it's a separate drive from the application one.

I've been checking out the DROBO lately.. would it be fast enough for streaming large sample libraries..i.e. like orchestral libraries for film scoring etc.. ? also how quiet is the enclosure? I read somewhere that it can get pretty noisy.