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• Ethernet-based,scale-outsharedstorage

• Superior,consistentperformanceformediaworkflows

• High-density,upto504TBofrawcapacityin5RU

• Uniquefilesystemtechnologyenablesexceptionallyhighbandwidthacrossallcapacitypoints

• Simpleandcost-effectivetodeploy,manageandscale

• IntegrateswithSpectrum™mediaserversandHarmonicProMedia®XOriginstreamingvideoserver

• Qualifiedandoptimizedwithdozensofleadingmediaapplications

HIGHLIGHTS

Harmonic MediaGrid is a highly scalable, Ethernet-based shared storage system optimized for digital media workflows.

Provenintheworld’smost-demandingvideoenvironments,MediaGridisanidealfitfordigitalmediaapplicationsrequiringshared,real-timestorage,suchasingest,playout,archive,edit-in-place,collaborativeediting,transcodingandover-the-top(OTT)adaptivebitratestreaming.Simpletodeploy,manageandscale,MediaGridstorageacceleratesfile-basedworkflowsandprovidestheabilitytomanagetheentireassetlifecycle.Thesystemreducesthecostofstoringmedianearline,makingitpracticaltoeconomicallydeploymulti-petabytedigitalmedialibrariesandarchivesforvideoondemand(VOD)andotherapplications.

MediaGridispurpose-builtfromthegrounduptodeliverhighbandwidthandconsistentlowlatencyforvideo.ItsexceptionalperformanceisenabledbyaproprietarydistributedfilesystemandtheinstallationoftheMediaGridfilesystemdriver(FSD)oneachclientserver.UnlikecompetingclusteredNASsystems,whichcanonlyaccessdatathroughonepathatatime,theHarmonicFSDenablesMediaGridtodelivermaximumperformancethroughtrueparallelaccessacrossmanystoragenodesandnetworkconnections.

MediaGridsystemscanbebuiltinavarietyofconfigurationstomeettheexactingrequirementsofdiverseusecases.MediaoperationscanstartwithsmallerMediaGridsystems—aslittleas48TBofusablecapacity—andseamlesslyscaletopetabytesofcapacityandtensofgigabytespersecondofthroughput.Anindustry-leading,high-densitystorageoption—upto504TBofrawcapacityin5RU—canreducerackspacebyupto60%andlowerstorage-relatedcostsbyupto30%,minimizingtotalcostofownership(TCO)throughitsexceptionalprice/performancecapabilities.

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Ingest Colorgrading Nearlinestorage

Editing Transcoding Originstreamserving

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High ScalabilityMediaGridisbasedonafullydistributedscale-outarchitecture,resultinginincreasedperformanceasadditionalstoragenodesareadded.Nearly2GBpsofbandwidthcanbedeliveredtoasingleclient,withaggregatebandwidthreachingtensofgigabytespersecond.Asthesystemisexpanded,bandwidthandcapacityincreaselinearly,actuallyimprovingaccessspeedtocontentalreadyonthesystem.ThehighperformanceofMediaGridevenenablesthetransferofuncompressedfilesoverEthernet.

BandwidthconsistencyalsosetsMediaGridapart.Oncompetingstoragesystems,performancemaysignificantlydegradeovertimeduetodatafragmentation.TheMediaGridfilesystemstripesdataacrossallsystemservers,andclientsthenaccesstheserversinparallel,ensuringreliableperformanceforanyapplication,atanytime.

Simple and Cost-EffectiveMediaGridisremarkablysimpletodeploy.Basedonstandardhardwarecomponentsandcost-effectiveEthernettechnology,thesystemisalsoeconomicaltopurchaseandmaintain.ManyalternativemediastoragesystemsutilizeFibreChannelSANstodelivertherequiredlevelsofperformance,butFibreChannelisfarmorecomplexthanEthernetandrequiresexpensive,specializedpersonneltomanageit.Inmanycases,thesecompetingsystemsrequireaforkliftupgradetoexpandbeyondtheperformanceorcapacitylimitsonasinglecontroller,leadingtohighercostsuponinitialdeploymentandwhenaddingcapacity.NotsowithMediaGrid.

Mediaworkflowsoftendemandtheabilitytoquicklyandcontinuouslyaddnewcontent,necessitatinganeedtoeasilyscale.Onsomesystemsscalingcanbemanagement-intensiveandhighlydisruptivetousersandapplicationsalike.WithMediaGrid,scalingisfastandunobtrusive:storagenodesareadded,theadditionalcapacityisabsorbedbythefilesystem,andexistingdataistransparentlyrebalancedacrossthenewnodesasabackgroundtask.There’snoneedforfilesystemreconfigurationasyouscale,orforfilesystemdefragmentationasthefilesystemages.

Withasingleglobalnamespacethatcanscaletomultiplepetabytes,MediaGridalsoeliminatestheneedtocreateandmanagemultiplevolumes.

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optimized for Media WorkflowsMediaGridwasdesignedfromthegroundupforthedemandingrequirementsofdigitalmediaworkflows,andistestedandoptimizedwithdozensofleadingmediasystems,includingHarmonicSpectrummediaserversandProMedia™XOriginmultiscreenmediaservers.Italsoenablescollaborativeeditingworkflowswithnonlineareditors,suchasApple®FinalCutPro®,Avid®MediaComposer®,andAdobe®Premiere®Pro.

Theadvancedmedia-specificfunctionalitydeliveredbyMediaGridreflectsHarmonic’sdeepexpertisewithmediaapplicationsandworkflows.Forexample,MediaGridenableseditingofgrowingfiles,acriticalcapabilityinenvironmentssuchasnewsbroadcasting,andvariableblocksizestooptimizeperformancefordifferenttypesofmediaworkloads.TheMediaGridFSDintelligentlyusesclient-sidememorytoreadaheadandstoreportionsofmediafilesbeforetheyarerequestedbytheapplication,providingextremelyfastaccesstomedia.

reliability and availabilitySharedstorageisacriticalresourceinfile-basedworkflows,andMediaGridisbuiltforthetask.MediaGridsystemshavenosinglepointoffailure,andleveragefeaturessuchasdualactive-activecontrollerswithtransparentfailover,redundantdatapathstoprotectagainststoragenodefailures,andtransparentclientfailovertoprotectagainstcontrollerfailures.SoftwareRAIDoptionsincludeRAID4andRAID6,offeringprotectionagainstunlikelyeventssuchasmultipledrivefailureswithinaRAIDgroup.

InadditiontothepowerfulfaultresiliencycapabilitiesofMediaGrid,thesystemisbuilttoeliminatedowntimeassociatedwithplannedmaintenanceactivities.Storagenodescanbeaddedtothesystemwhileitisrunning,andnodowntimeisrequiredforactivitiessuchassoftwareandfirmwareupgrades.

Toprotectbusiness-criticalassets,MediaGridoffersanadvancedcampus-leveldisasterrecoveryconfiguration.DatainaMediaGridsystemcanbetransparentlyreplicatedacrossdifferentphysicallocationsonacampuswhileremainingunderasinglefilesystem.Intheeventofasiteoutage,clientswilltransparentlyandautomaticallyroutetoalternativestorage,providingextremelevelsofdataandworkflowprotection.

World-Class Service and SupportHarmonicstandsbehindMediaGridsharedstoragesystemswithcomprehensiveserviceandsupportprograms,includingsystemdesign,servicedeployment,technicalsupportandnetworkmaintenance.World-classserviceplansandaglobalnetworkofflexibleandresponsivesupportprofessionalshelpensureyourabilitytodeliveroutstanding“anytime,anywhere,any-device”customerexperiences.

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MediaGridsharedstorageisavailableinavarietyofconfigurationstomeettheexactingrequirementsofdiverseusecases.AllMediaGridsystemsbeginwithContentDirectorandContentServersystems.StoragecapacityisexpandedbyaddingContentStorechassis.ContentBridgesystemsareusedtoconnecttoNASnetworks.

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ContentdirectorsContentDirectorsstore,manageandservefilesystemmetadata,andpresentasingleglobalnamespace.EachMediaGridsystemincludestwoContentDirectorsinanactive-activefailoverconfiguration.Solid-statemetadatastorageprovideshighperformanceandresiliency.

ContentServer 4000ContentServer4000nodesprovideprocessingpowerandstoragecapacityforMediaGridwith24hot-swappableenterpriseSASdrivesandachoiceof48TB,96TBor144TBofrawstorageper4-RUchassis.Connectivityisviaeight10-GbEports.Dualactive-activecontrollersareincludedineachunit.

ContentServer 3000 ContentServer3000systemsprovidebothprocessingpowerandstoragecapacity:16hot-swappableenterprisedrivesandachoiceof32TB,64TBor96TBofrawstoragecapacitywithinasingle3-RUchassis.Connectivityisviafour10-GbEports.Dualactive-activecontrollersareincludedineachunit.

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ContentStore 5840ContentStoresareindividualstorage-onlynodesfeaturingdualactive-activeSASexpandersandachoiceofRAID4orRAID6protection.UptofiveContentStorescanbeconnectedtoeachContentServertoprovidecost-efficientscaling.Thehigh-density,5-RUContentStore5840systemincludes842-TB,4-TBor6-TBdrives,forupto504TBofrawstoragecapacity.Convenientdrawer-based,hot-swapaccesstothedrivessimplifiesstorageexpansionandmaintenance.

ContentStore 4240The4-RUContentStore4240providesrawstoragecapacityof48,96or144TBvia24hot-swappable2-TB,4-TBor6-TBenterprisedrives

ContentStore 3160The3-RUContentStore3160systemoffersachoiceof16hot-swappable2-,4-or6-TBenterprisedrives,foratotalof32,64or96TBofrawcapacity.

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ContentBridgeOptionalContentBridge2000modulescanbeaddedtoMediaGridtoprovideaccesstoNASprotocols,includingCIFS,NFSorFTP,viatwo10-GbEports.

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MediaGrid BasePacksToprovideconvenientconfigurationsfromwhichtobuildaMediaGridsystem,severalBasePacksareavailable.MediaGridBasePacksarecompleteentry-levelsystemconfigurations,andincludetwoContentDirectors,oneContentServerwith16drives,andallsystemsoftware.

BasePack Model (raw) 10-GbE Ports Contentdirectors SystemManager, ContentManager

MG-BASE4000-2TB-8XO 48TB 8 2 3

MG-BASE4000-4TB-8XO 96TB 8 2 3

MG-BASE4000-6TB-8XO 144TB 8 2 3

MediaGrid Component SpecificationsContentServer 4000 ContentServer 3000 ContentStore 5840 ContentStore 4240 ContentStore 3160 ContentBridge 2000

Function Processorandstoragenode

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NetworkConnectivity Eight10-GbEports Four10-GbEports Two10-GbEports

FormFactor 4RU 3RU 5RU 4RU 3RU 1RU

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Component Environmental SpecificationsByusingtheenvironmentalspecificationsforeachindividualcomponentprovidedbelow,aggregatesystem-levelenvironmentalspecificationscanbegeneratedforanyMediaGridconfiguration.

ContentServer 4000 ContentServer 3000 ContentStore 5840 ContentStore 4240 ContentStore 3160 ContentBridge 2000

Width 19in/48.3cm 17.2in/43.7cm 17.2in/43.7cm 19in/48.3cm 17.2in/43.7cm 17.1in/43.4cm

Height 7in/17.8cm 5.2in/13.2cm 8.6in/21.9cm 6.9in/17.4cm 5.2in/13.2cm 1.7in/4.3cm

Depth 27.5in/69.9cm 25.5in/64.8cm 38.0in/96.5cm 21in/53.4cm 25.5in/64.8cm 24.7in/62.7cm

Weight(max) 104lbs/47kg 90lbs/41kg 288.9lbs/131kg 63.9lbs/29kg 78lbs/35kg 35lbs/15.9kg

InputPower 100-240V,50-60Hz 100-240V,50-60Hz 200-240V,50-60Hz 100-240V,50-60Hz 100-240V,50-60Hz 100-240V,50-60Hz

Cooling 3047BTU/hr@893W 2912BTU/hr@854W 6261BTU/hr@1835W 1436BTU/hr@421W 718BTU/hr@210W 797BTU/hr@234W

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System-Level SpecificationsCapacity(usable) 48TBtomultiplepetabytesinasinglefilesystem

Performance BandwidthuptotensofGBpspersystem

Scaling Linear,non-disruptivescalingbyaddingnodes

RAIDsupport RAID4orRAID6

OperatingSystemSupport(withFileSystemDriver) WindowsMacOSLinux

NASProtocolSupport FTP,CIFSandNFSviaoptionalContentBridge

NetworkInterfaces 10-Gbserverinterfacewithsupportfor10-,40-and100-Gbclients

HighAvailability NosinglepointoffailureRedundanthot-swapcontrollersHot-swapdiskdrivesHot-swappowersuppliesRedundantSASfabricOnlinesoftwareupgradesOnlinefirmwareupgradesReplicationfordisasterrecovery

IncludedSoftware FileSystemDriver(unlimitedlicense)forclientaccesstodataContentManagerformanagingquotasandaccessMediaGridSystemManagerReplication

OperatingTemperature 32ºto95ºF/0ºto35ºCMaxchange50ºF/10ºCperhour

OperatingHumidity 20%to80%non-condensingMaxchange10%perhour

Compliance RoHScompliant

SafetyandEMC USA:ULandFCCCanada:cULEurope:CEDerivativecertificationsavailableforothercountries

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