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Disk2Disk2TApe

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Disk2Disk2TApe
posted by Pete Forde on Aug. 2, 2016, 7:33 p.m.

Who users what these days for disk2disk2tape solutions.  I have long been a fan of Netvault, but haven't used the last two or three versions.

 

With production data sets getting so big these days how do you backup your data?  For those with 500TB or more the backup window just ain't big enough.

 

Pete

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Who users what these days for disk2disk2tape solutions.  I have long been a fan of Netvault, but haven't used the last two or three versions.

 

With production data sets getting so big these days how do you backup your data?  For those with 500TB or more the backup window just ain't big enough.

 

Pete


Iceotope tech?

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Iceotope tech?
posted by Peter Smith on Aug. 4, 2016, 11:05 a.m. (1 day ago)
Hola! Anyone looked at this technology? http:/www.iceotope.com/ Just had a quick tour myself. Looks VERY interesting for our industry needs. What do you think? To unsubscribe from the list send a blank e-mail to mailto:studiosysadmins-discuss-request@studiosysadmins.com?subject=unsubscribe
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Hola! Anyone looked at this technology? http:/www.iceotope.com/ Just had a quick tour myself. Looks VERY interesting for our industry needs. What do you think? To unsubscribe from the list send a blank e-mail to mailto:studiosysadmins-discuss-request@studiosysadmins.com?subject=unsubscribe

Azure GPU instances

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Azure GPU instances
posted by Jean-Francois Panisset on Aug. 4, 2016, 6:40 p.m. (1 day ago)
Azure now has GPU accelerated instances with decent memory configs and PCoIP support:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-n-series-preview-availability/

NV6

NV12

NV24

Cores

6

(E5-2690v3)

12

(E5-2690v3)

24

(E5-2690v3)

GPU

1 x M60 GPU (1/2 Physical Card)

2 x M60 GPU (1 Physical Card)

4 x M60 GPU (2 Physical Cards)

Memory

56 GB

112 GB

224 GB

Disk

380 GB SSD

680 GB SSD

1.44 TB SSD


I'm not finding pricing yet, but an "NV6" instance seems like it should be able to run Maya nicely.

JF

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Azure now has GPU accelerated instances with decent memory configs and PCoIP support:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-n-series-preview-availability/

NV6

NV12

NV24

Cores

6

(E5-2690v3)

12

(E5-2690v3)

24

(E5-2690v3)

GPU

1 x M60 GPU (1/2 Physical Card)

2 x M60 GPU (1 Physical Card)

4 x M60 GPU (2 Physical Cards)

Memory

56 GB

112 GB

224 GB

Disk

380 GB SSD

680 GB SSD

1.44 TB SSD


I'm not finding pricing yet, but an "NV6" instance seems like it should be able to run Maya nicely.

JF

Backup solutions

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Backup solutions
posted by Pete Forde on Aug. 5, 2016, 7:05 a.m.
Who users what these days for disk2disk2tape solutions. I have long been a fan of Netvault, but haven't used the last two or three versions and with production data sets getting so big how do you backup your data. For those with 500TB or more the backup window just ain't big enough.

Pete

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Bardel Entertainment Inc.

Tel:(604) 669-5589ext
1636

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Who users what these days for disk2disk2tape solutions. I have long been a fan of Netvault, but haven't used the last two or three versions and with production data sets getting so big how do you backup your data. For those with 500TB or more the backup window just ain't big enough.

Pete

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Pete Forde
Senior System Administrator
Bardel Entertainment Inc.

Tel:(604) 669-5589ext
1636

SDI broadcast display rental in NY?

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SDI broadcast display rental in NY?
posted by Rob LaRose on Aug. 5, 2016, 3 p.m.

Anyone know a place I can rent a small (20-24") HD-SDI broadcast display in NYC on short notice?

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Anyone know a place I can rent a small (20-24") HD-SDI broadcast display in NYC on short notice?

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Rapid Rail angle brackets?

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Rapid Rail angle brackets?
posted by Jean-Francois Panisset on Aug. 5, 2016, 4:50 p.m.
Has anyone run into a vendor that makes Rapid Rail-like angle brackets? Something like the AB2035 product from these guys:

http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/rack_brackets.asp#004

but that simply clips into square hole racks without the need for cage nuts and screws? Could be useful to speed up deployment of rental equipment.

JF

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Has anyone run into a vendor that makes Rapid Rail-like angle brackets? Something like the AB2035 product from these guys:

http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/rack_brackets.asp#004

but that simply clips into square hole racks without the need for cage nuts and screws? Could be useful to speed up deployment of rental equipment.

JF

Looking for Recommendation for Secure Document Sending.

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Looking for Recommendation for Secure Document Sending.
posted by William Sandler on Aug. 8, 2016, noon
Curious as to what other Sysadmins have implemented for sending larger documents to clients or vendors that exceed attachment limits. Preferably with some kind of security.

Dropbox Business looks good with SSO integration andTOTP options but would like to hear what else is out there.



William Sandler
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Curious as to what other Sysadmins have implemented for sending larger documents to clients or vendors that exceed attachment limits. Preferably with some kind of security.

Dropbox Business looks good with SSO integration andTOTP options but would like to hear what else is out there.



William Sandler

Looking for Recommendation for Secure Document Sending.

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Looking for Recommendation for Secure Document Sending.
posted by Michelle Munson on Aug. 8, 2016, 12:10 p.m.

Please forgive the marketing: We also offer "Aspera Files" a SaaS offering now that works well for such cases - folding sharing, public/private links, and package sending and receiving and cool brandable interfaces. Integrates with SAML/SSO.

See files.asperasoft.com to sign up or email me: michelle@asperasoft.com


On 8/8/16 9:06 AM, Saker Klippsten wrote:
Aspera.
They have various offerings, including an outlook plugin,and aspera shares which gives you drop box like functionality.



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On Aug 8, 2016, at 8:58 AM, William Sandler <william.sandler@allthingsmedia.com> wrote:

Curious as to what other Sysadmins have implemented for sending larger documents to clients or vendors that exceed attachment limits. Preferably with some kind of security.

Dropbox Business looks good with SSO integration andTOTP options but would like to hear what else is out there.



William Sandler
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Please forgive the marketing: We also offer "Aspera Files" a SaaS offering now that works well for such cases - folding sharing, public/private links, and package sending and receiving and cool brandable interfaces. Integrates with SAML/SSO.

See files.asperasoft.com to sign up or email me: michelle@asperasoft.com


On 8/8/16 9:06 AM, Saker Klippsten wrote:
Aspera.
They have various offerings, including an outlook plugin,and aspera shares which gives you drop box like functionality.



Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 8, 2016, at 8:58 AM, William Sandler <william.sandler@allthingsmedia.com> wrote:

Curious as to what other Sysadmins have implemented for sending larger documents to clients or vendors that exceed attachment limits. Preferably with some kind of security.

Dropbox Business looks good with SSO integration andTOTP options but would like to hear what else is out there.



William Sandler
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I.T the Movie. HAHAHAH

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I.T the Movie. HAHAHAH
posted by Saker Klippsten on Aug. 8, 2016, 2:50 p.m.

The only good that can come of this movie is that the Boss man will stop using in house IT for their personal technical difficulties at home . I know we have all been there :)

-S


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The only good that can come of this movie is that the Boss man will stop using in house IT for their personal technical difficulties at home . I know we have all been there :)

-S


Fileserver SSD Cache

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Fileserver SSD Cache
posted by Saham Ali on Aug. 9, 2016, 9:10 a.m.
Hey guys,
Just wanted to poke the hive mind and see what,if anything, people are doing to utilize SSD flash storage as a cache layer on top of their file servers?
In the past I have used LSI Cachecade, Which helped, only with files that are used over and over again, but new files read or written, wouldn't necessarily take advantage of the SSD. Great for DB transactions and same file read and writes, not for new frames and new data.

Is there any roll your own solution, other than going with ZFS where you can have a cache pool of storage, which presents itself to the file system, where all initial read and writes take place, and then delayed writes to disks happen, or even a way to have a folder maybe using directory junction to appear as if its in the same space as the root of the file system but actually sit on the SSDs?

Thanks!
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to poke the hive mind and see what,if anything, people are doing to utilize SSD flash storage as a cache layer on top of their file servers?
In the past I have used LSI Cachecade, Which helped, only with files that are used over and over again, but new files read or written, wouldn't necessarily take advantage of the SSD. Great for DB transactions and same file read and writes, not for new frames and new data.

Is there any roll your own solution, other than going with ZFS where you can have a cache pool of storage, which presents itself to the file system, where all initial read and writes take place, and then delayed writes to disks happen, or even a way to have a folder maybe using directory junction to appear as if its in the same space as the root of the file system but actually sit on the SSDs?

Thanks!

Open-E

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Open-E
posted by Saham Ali on Aug. 9, 2016, 2:40 p.m.
Any one ever played with Open-E Jovian software?
Seems to be ZFS, and has hybrid storage pools for hot data, and tiered cache etc.


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Any one ever played with Open-E Jovian software?
Seems to be ZFS, and has hybrid storage pools for hot data, and tiered cache etc.


60 TB SSD

60 TB SSDs are here

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60 TB SSDs are here
posted by Ali Poursamadi on Aug. 10, 2016, 2:21 a.m.

~3 PB in 4 U, and It's going to be very fast ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/09/flashy_seagate_demonstrates_monster_60tb_ssd/

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~3 PB in 4 U, and It's going to be very fast ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/09/flashy_seagate_demonstrates_monster_60tb_ssd/

Sydney Australia systems support

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Sydney Australia systems support
posted by Michael Oliver on Aug. 10, 2016, 8:40 p.m.

Looking for recommendations on workstation builders, rental shops, and IT support services in the Sydney Australia area. Thanks in advance.

Michael Oliver
mcoliver@gmail.com
858.336.1438

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Looking for recommendations on workstation builders, rental shops, and IT support services in the Sydney Australia area. Thanks in advance.

Michael Oliver
mcoliver@gmail.com
858.336.1438

Tape media suppliers in Vancouver

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Tape media suppliers in Vancouver
posted by James Braid on Aug. 10, 2016, 9:10 p.m.
Anyone got a favourite supplier for pre-labeled LTO tapes in Vancouver?

James
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Anyone got a favourite supplier for pre-labeled LTO tapes in Vancouver?

James

The switch performance that you have been waiting for

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The switch performance that you have been waiting for
posted by  on Aug. 12, 2016, 1:35 p.m. (1 day ago)

 

Mellanox Technologies

The SN2100 switch provides ahigh density, 19 inch side-by-side switching solution which supports speeds from 10GbE to 100GbE for the growing demands of todays database, storage, and data center environments.

 

The SN2100 isthe ideal top of rack (ToR) solution, allowing maximum flexibility and enabling full rack connectivity to any server at any speed.

Highest density Ethernet switch: 2 in 1U

Zero packet loss

Full redundancy in 1U

Software Defined Networking (SDN) support

Line rate performance -all ports, all packet sizes

Lowest power with under 6 watts/port

<="" p="">

We are so confident that the SN2100 is the perfect fit, we are putting our money where our mouth is. For a limited time only, we are offering a $4,000 USD rebate on your first SN2100 switch purchase.

And getting it is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Visit the website for all the forms and additional instructions.

Purchase eligible SN2100 switch from authorized Mellanox partner.

Register your purchase & describe how you are using your SN2100 unit.

Receive $4,000 rebate on one SN2100 unit limit one per company.

www.mellanox.com/2100rebate

*Promotion valid for purchases made between July 25th and December 31st and terms and conditions apply. Mellanox does not set end customer pricing, so pricing will vary. Rebate set at $4,000 USD per switch unit, and is limited to one switch unit per company for the duration of the promotion. Unit must be purchased through an authorized Mellanox partner. All purchases will require proof of purchase to be submitted at time of claim and will be validated through serial number verification. Purchases must be submitted within 45 daysof invoice date. Void on units sold at a significant discount. Other terms and conditions apply, see website for details. Void where prohibited.

 

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Mellanox Technologies

The SN2100 switch provides ahigh density, 19 inch side-by-side switching solution which supports speeds from 10GbE to 100GbE for the growing demands of todays database, storage, and data center environments.

 

The SN2100 isthe ideal top of rack (ToR) solution, allowing maximum flexibility and enabling full rack connectivity to any server at any speed.

Highest density Ethernet switch: 2 in 1U

Zero packet loss

Full redundancy in 1U

Software Defined Networking (SDN) support

Line rate performance -all ports, all packet sizes

Lowest power with under 6 watts/port

<="" p="">

We are so confident that the SN2100 is the perfect fit, we are putting our money where our mouth is. For a limited time only, we are offering a $4,000 USD rebate on your first SN2100 switch purchase.

And getting it is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Visit the website for all the forms and additional instructions.

Purchase eligible SN2100 switch from authorized Mellanox partner.

Register your purchase & describe how you are using your SN2100 unit.

Receive $4,000 rebate on one SN2100 unit limit one per company.

www.mellanox.com/2100rebate

*Promotion valid for purchases made between July 25th and December 31st and terms and conditions apply. Mellanox does not set end customer pricing, so pricing will vary. Rebate set at $4,000 USD per switch unit, and is limited to one switch unit per company for the duration of the promotion. Unit must be purchased through an authorized Mellanox partner. All purchases will require proof of purchase to be submitted at time of claim and will be validated through serial number verification. Purchases must be submitted within 45 daysof invoice date. Void on units sold at a significant discount. Other terms and conditions apply, see website for details. Void where prohibited.

 

Octane GPU Rendering Node

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Octane GPU Rendering Node
posted by Aled Jones on Aug. 16, 2016, 1:10 p.m.
I was wondering what kind of hardware setup anyone was running as a Multi-GPU Render node/workstation for Octane, purely for rendering. Not for the artist's workstation.

Aled Jones Senior Systems Administrator
imaginary forces | 80 broad st, ny, ny 10004 | p 646.486.6868 | f 646.486.4700 |
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I was wondering what kind of hardware setup anyone was running as a Multi-GPU Render node/workstation for Octane, purely for rendering. Not for the artist's workstation.

Aled Jones Senior Systems Administrator
imaginary forces | 80 broad st, ny, ny 10004 | p 646.486.6868 | f 646.486.4700 |
www.imaginaryforces.com

Post Magazine

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Post Magazine
posted by Shawn Wallbridge on Aug. 16, 2016, 5:55 p.m.
Anyone get it digitally? Could you send me the August 2016 (latest) issue?

thanks
shawn
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Anyone get it digitally? Could you send me the August 2016 (latest) issue?

thanks
shawn

Server 2012 Storage Spaces

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Server 2012 Storage Spaces
posted by Saham Ali on Aug. 17, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
Has any one played around with Storage Spaces in Server 2012?
Reading how they have abstracted RAID to the OS Level, and you have the capability to have tiered storage with SSD's for hot data.

You end up creating a virtual disk, and that is what you end up mounting to share out to the network.

Anyone have any realworld usage with M&E workflows?

Only downside is the SAS enclosures you want are limited to about 4 trays, but you can have HA setups wich is nice.
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Has any one played around with Storage Spaces in Server 2012?
Reading how they have abstracted RAID to the OS Level, and you have the capability to have tiered storage with SSD's for hot data.

You end up creating a virtual disk, and that is what you end up mounting to share out to the network.

Anyone have any realworld usage with M&E workflows?

Only downside is the SAS enclosures you want are limited to about 4 trays, but you can have HA setups wich is nice.

Wacom makes me sad

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Wacom makes me sad
posted by Rob LaRose on Aug. 17, 2016, 6 p.m.
We've found that the newest Wacom driver 6.3.17-5 is registering double-clicks when it shouldn't on our OSX workstations. But older versions have a sticky performance problem in the new Adobe Premiere. Good times.

A) Anybody else experiencing this?

B) Anybody have a contact at Wacom beyond opening a regular tech support case?

--Rob


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We've found that the newest Wacom driver 6.3.17-5 is registering double-clicks when it shouldn't on our OSX workstations. But older versions have a sticky performance problem in the new Adobe Premiere. Good times.

A) Anybody else experiencing this?

B) Anybody have a contact at Wacom beyond opening a regular tech support case?

--Rob


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