Storage options – Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.3 Installation User Manual
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September 20, 2007
Aurora Edit Installation and Configuration Guide
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Storage Options
Storage Options
With the Aurora Edit system, you have two options for storing files:
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) network, a shared storage network consisting of
these components:
• NAS Server to manage the network file systems
• RAID arrays provide storage for all media
• Database System Manager (DSM), which hosts the Aurora database and
optionally the SmartBin Service
• K2 network, a shared storage network consisting of these components:
• K2 Media Server to manage the network file systems
• RAID arrays provide storage for all media
• Gigabit Ethernet Switch connecting the K2 Media Server and the Aurora Edit
client devices
• Control point PC, which hosts the K2 Configuration application used to
configure the storage system
• Database System Manager (DSM), which hosts the Aurora database and
optionally the SmartBin Service