NLT's Server is optimized for Nearchive and Avid Nexis
Designed to support the tasks of archiving data, building proxy and providing reliable storage with optional SAS or FC library interfaces. The server is built using enterprise quality components that are required in heavy data movement and compute bound environments. Below find some key attributes.
- Xeon processor
- 64GB ECC DDR4 2400 memory, expandable to 512GB
- Optionally add a second processor and +64GB of ECC memory
- 10/25Gbe SFP+ connections to a Nexis SAN and optionally Dell/EMC Isilon storage
- 12Gbps SAS HW RAID
- 12 HDD slots providing enterprise storage capacities of: 200TB using dual parity RAID-6 (add 48 HDD slots using an external chassis for 1PB of storage)
- 256GB RAID-1 SSD for OS
- Windows 2022 STD Edition
- Redundant 800w power supplies
- Industry leading prices for the integrated 2U server and storage
- Advanced replacement warranty (USA)
Proxy generation processor considerations
The Nearchive server can be configured to build h.264 MP4 proxy files. These files are stored on the Nearchive local storage volume and can be played using NLT’s asset browser.
The Nearchive server can also be configured to work with NLT’s Media Transcoder (an optional component) to build Interplay h.264 MXF based proxies. These proxies are stored on Nexis and available to all Avid products which can use the Interplay Proxies.
If these transcoding options are enabled, providing a faster machine with more cores is desired for better transcoding performance. Consider NLT's server to host the Media Transcoder and Nearchive.
NLT has completed product testing with:
- Avid Interplay V2.7.8 with Web Services V2.7.5
- Avid Interplay V3.0 - V3.2 with Web Services V3.8.1
- Avid Interplay Production Management V3.3 - V2022.3 with Web Services V2018.9.1 or V2022.3
- Avid MediaCentral MCUX V2.1, V2.2, V2.3, V2.4, V2.5, V2.6, V2.7, V2.8, V2.9, V2.10
- Avid MediaCentral MCCUX V2019.9, V2020.4, V2020.9, V2021.3, V2021.7, V2021.11, V2022.3, V2022.12
- Avid NEXIS Client V2020.7.6, V2021.3
Operating system supported for use with Nearchive and Archive include:
- Windows Server Standard Edition 2008R2 (deprecated)
- Windows Server Standard Edition 2012R2 (deprecated)
- Windows Server Standard Edition 2016 (deprecated)
- Windows Server Standard Edition 2019
- Windows Server Standard Edition 2022 (preferred)
- Hypervisor: ESXi V6.7, 7.0U3 with 10/25 Gbps connection to the Nexis LAN
- NAS Storage Systems should support NFS v4 or SMB v3
Nearchive Server Minimum Configuration Requirements
Physical Server 64GB memory, 8C 2.0Ghz processor, 512GB SSD OS disk, Avid Nexis 10/25Gbps NIC, add nearchive storage (local NTFS filesystem or a NAS with a 64 bit filesystem) Virtual Server VMWARE ESXi, 48GB, 1 socket with 4-8C, 1TB Thin OS disk, VMXNET3 NIC, add nearchive storage (local NTFS filesystem or a NAS with a 64 bit filesystem)
When adding MTC, use 8-12C
Archive Server Minimum Configuration Requirements
Supported Librarys Pick a 48 slot LTO library or choose another using a custom configuration Physical Server 64GB memory, 8C 2.0Ghz processor, 512GB SSD OS disk, Avid Nexis 10/25Gbps NIC, add nearchive storage (use only a local NTFS filesystem), only HP Fibre Channel or SAS HBAs are supported Virtual Server VMWARE ESXi, 48GB, 1 socket with 4-8C, 1TB Thin OS disk, VMXNET3 NIC, add nearchive storage (use only a local NTFS filesystem), only pass through HP Fibre Channel HBAs are supported. Call to discuss S3 Cloud Environments.
When adding MTC, use 8-12C
