![]() “For new RAID purchases we recommend the Promise VTrack E-Class subsystem.”Įach VTrak RAID 3U subsystem supports up to 16 integrated 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drives and an expansion chassis that can deliver another 16 SATA or SAS drives, for capacities up to 24TB per configuration. “Xserve RAID is still available while supplies last and we will continue to sell the 500 and 750GB drive modules,” said Nayar. While the RAID system itself has been discontinued, the company will still sell modules for it. “We decided to focus our efforts where we could add most value, with Xserve, Xsan and Leopard Server,” Apple spokesman Anuj Nayar, told Macworld.Ĭustomers that already own an Xserve RAID will still be able to add Apple storage too. Apple said the Promise product delivers on the features its customers have been asking for and it also delivers significantly greater performance. However, Apple struck a deal with Promise Technology to have its RAID systems qualified for use with Xsan 2, so users are not left out in the cold. ![]() It disappeared from the online Apple Store shortly after the company introduced Xsan 2 this morning. Xsan 2 requires that Mac OS X version 10.5 or Mac OS X Server version 10.5 software be installed and will support qualified Fibre Channel switches from vendors such as Brocade, QLogic and Cisco, and RAID storage hardware including Xserve RAID and Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystems.Īpple on Tuesday quietly discontinued its Xserve RAID enterprise storage product line. Xsan 2 has also been qualified with third-party RAID storage hardware from Promise Technology in configurations tuned and optimized for Xsan.Īpple has qualified Xsan 2 with Xserve, Mac Pro and Apple Fibre Channel PCI-X cards. In addition, Apple said that Leopard Server features such as iCal Server, Mail Server and Podcast Producer, can now integrate with Xsan 2 to support clustered file systems, improving performance and scalability and reducing the impact of a service outage from the loss of any one server. “Now with Xsan 2, businesses can efficiently share and access their data faster and easier than ever before.” “Tens of thousands of businesses, from small video post-production houses to large data centers and TV stations, use Xsan as their clustered SAN file system,” said Zelenka. Zelenka pointed to examples like a newsroom with separate SAN volumes for production and broadcast. ![]() Xsan 2 also includes a new feature called MultiSAN for users who need to access multiple Xsan volumes from the same workstation or server. The setup assistant will do all the heavy lifting for you, setting up everything including Open Directory permissions. When first setting up Mac OS X Server, a fourth option automatically appears if you have a Fibre Channel card installed. One of the ways Apple has accomplished this is with the SAN Setup Assistant, which is integrated into Mac OS X Leopard Server or as an application that can be run on its own. “The feedback we’ve heard from customers is that a SAN is too difficult to setup, so one of the goals in this release was to make SAN simpler,” Eric Zelenka, senior product line manager server & storage software, told Macworld. As I stated earlier, the full version will cost $1299, an upgrade from Final Cut Studio will set you back $499, and those still stuck on FCP will have to pay $699.In the first major upgrade to its Storage Area Network (SAN) file system, Apple on Tuesday introduced Xsan 2, adding a new feature called MultiSAN and making it easier for first time users to get up and running. You’ll be able to order FCS2 come May from the Apple store. Also introduced was Final Cut Server, which is designed for post-production and broadcasting work (think ILM and Pixar). This whole new package is full of all the professional tools you need to make movies and it comes with a lot of new features that makes it worth not pirating. ![]() that’s used for grading color and comparison checking. Improvements include Apple’s new ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD, Motion 3 with a new UI, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3 for batch encoding, DVD Studio Pro 4.2 for SD and HD authoring, and lastly, Color, a new app. Due out in May, this behemoth of a package comes with all the necessary tools to, ah, you know, create a movie. Video professionals rejoiced - rejoiced, we tell you - on Sunday as Apple unveiled Final Cut Studio 2.
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