By Rory Falloon -
Hi,
I was not present at Siggraph but I understand again during the Renderfarm BoF the topic of how studios handle the different network and storage requirements of different departments - comp/lighting/assets/animation/FX - came up. To others on SSA - how are you handling this?
It always is the case (for us at least) that FX rendering generates the most regular sustained throughput to our filer and largest data sets, so we're considering throwing in some storage specifically for the department - separate from our main isilon cluster. The aim would be to move the sustained throughput and data from our large filer, allowing a more balanced network for the other departments, whilst allowing FX to thrash out as much data as their own storage allows. A benefit of this is (hopefully) with only a set amount of storage for FX, the department would manage this data more themselves, but that might be a bit of a pipe dream.
I assume there are others out there having to segment their storage/network like this. How are you doing it? What kind of storage and network do you have behind a department like FX, if any?
Rory Falloon
Snr. Systems Administrator
Mr. X Inc.
T: (416) 595-6222, x 290
Mr. X Inc.
T: (416) 595-6222, x 290
