Infortrend Solution Media & Entertainment

Feb. 2015 Version: 1.5

Outline

• Growing Storage Demand

• Media Services Workflow and Requirements

• Best choice – EonStor DS 4000/3000

High density solution

Simultaneously stream videos with sustained performance

• Real environment test

• Workflow Type

• Competitor Analysis

• Success stories

• Worldwide awards

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(source: 2014 Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report )

• Capacity

Between 2013 and 2019 we expect an 5.4X increase in the digital storage capacity required in the entertainment industry and an 3.8X increase in storage capacity shipped per year (from 14,449PB to 50,649PB).

• Revenue

Between 2013 and 2019 media and entertainment storage revenue is expected to grow 2.3X (from $4.2B to $9.6B).

Growing Storage Demand

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Typical Media Content Workflow

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EonStor DS 4000/3000 Series

Requirement for Media Workflow

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Best choice – EonStor DS 4000 series

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Online Expansion for Wide Scalable Connection with SAS 12Gb/s JBOD

Dual SAS 12Gb/s expansion ports to maximize throughput

Up to 444 drives per system

Compatible JBODs in different form factors

Flexible Interface Options Dual host boards per controller, for extra

connectivity

Mixed FC, SAS, iSCSI

Massive performance gain

Redundant Core Components to Ensure High Availability Both EonStor DS 4000 series systems and JBODs

have redundant core components

The combination of redundant core components and data services translate to 99.9999% availability

Infortrend EonStor DS 4000 Series - Best for High Bandwidth Workstation

Latest 12Gb/s SAS Technology for Expandability

and Performance 12 Gb/s SAS interface on client and drive sides

12 Gb/s SAS doubling the previous 6Gb/s transfer speed

Leading Performance 11,000MB/s seq. read and 5,500MB/s seq. write

Up to 600K Random IOPS

Massive throughput gets you ready for 4K media and beyond

Support max. 128GB DDR4 memory per ctrl.

Best choice – EonStor DS 3000 series

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Tested and Proven Performance Simultaneously stream five 4K videos with sustained performance

Up to 350K random IOPS and 5,500 MBps throughput

Online Expansion for Ultra Scalability Expand to up to 360 HDDs

Capable of uninterrupted JBOD online-expansion

Redundant Core Components to Ensure High Availability The combination of redundant core components and data services translate to 99.9999% availability

Variety of form factor Available in 2U 12-bay/3U 16-bay/4U 24-

bay and high density form factors 2U 24-bay, 4U 48-bay and 4U 60-bay

Connection and Upgrade Flexibility to Keep System Up-to-Date Hybrid iSCSI host ports for extra

connectivity

Swappable host board design that allows future upgrades

Host boards are available in FC 16Gb, FC 8Gb, etc

Energy Saving Design Efficient 80 PLUS power supplies

Intelligent drive spin-down

Infortrend EonStor DS 3000 Series - Small Editing Group and Archiving

EonStor DS 4000/3000 Overview

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*Detailed JBOD compatibility in Infortrend DS expansion guide http://www.infortrend.com/ImageLoader/LoadDoc/539

EonStor DS 4000 Gen2 EonStor DS 3000

Position Mid-Range Entry to Mid-Range

Form Factor 3U16, 2U24(2.5") 2U12, 3U16, 4U24, 4U48, 4U60, 2U24(2.5")

Max. Throughput (Read/Write in MB/s)

11,000 / 5,500 5,500 / 2,200

Host Connectivity 16Gb FC, 8Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI, 10Gb FCoE 16Gb FC, 8Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI, 10Gb FCoE

JBOD Family* JB 3016 JB 3060 JB 3024B JB 2012 JB 2016 JB 2048 JB 2060 JB 2024B

Interface 12Gb SAS 6Gb SAS

Drive Type 2.5"/3.5" SAS/SATA 2.5"

SAS/SATA 2.5"/3.5" SAS/SATA

2.5" SAS/SATA

Disk Number (per enclosure)

16 60 24 12 16 48 60 24

AV Optimization Function

• Leverage EonStor DS AV optimization function to get high and stable performance for Media & Entertainment workflow

• Read-ahead not only automatically detects multiple sequential I/O behaviors, but also appropriately sets up the size of pre-read cache for each stream, prompting essential media data to be cached, providing a stable high throughput without frame drop.

• Suitable maximum drive response time ensures every drive responds to each I/O request immediately.

• Performance Improvement by AJA Benchmark Tool

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Video Resolution (Uncompressed) Read Throughput Improvement (%) *

(5K) 5120 x 2700 10-bit-RGB 25%-31%

(4K) 4096 x 2160 10-bit RGB 28%-34%

(2K) 2048 x 1556 10-bit RGB 30%-40%

* The performance improvement percentages shown are only guaranteed in specific configurations with AJA benchmark tool ** Tested with EonStor DS 4000 series

Real Environment Test including 4K Video Configuration & Topology

Mac Pro version 10.10 ATTO Thunderlink FC 2162 FC 16G Switch EonStor DS 4000R Gen2/3000R Model

- 7.2K NL-SAS 12Gb/s 8TB x 96 (DS 4000) - 7.2K NL-SAS 6Gb/s 6TB x 64 (DS 3000) - 16G Cache per controller

Xsan Configuration - Meta controller (Server 01) - Xsan client (Server 02)

Data LUNs - RAID6 - LUN 1,2,4,5

Meta & Journal LUNs - RAID1 - LUN 0,3

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EonStor DS 4000/3000 Performance (AJA Benchmark Tool)

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EonStor DS 4000 Gen2 EonStor DS 3000

Stream Performance # of Streams in Read # of Streams in Write # of Streams in Read # of Streams in Write

(5K) 5120 x 2700 10-bit-RGB 24fps 6 3 DS 4000 Gen2 is recommended

(4K) 4096 x 3112 10-bit RGB 24fps 6 3 DS 4000 Gen2 is recommended

(4K) 4096 x 2160 10-bit RGB 24 fps 8 5 5 2

(4K) 3840 x 2160 10-bit RGB 24 fps 9 5 6 2

(2K) 2048 x 1556 10-bit RGB 24 fps 23 12 15 5

(HD) 1280 x 720 10-bit 24 fps 68 27 43 13

Throughput Performance Reads Total (MB/s) Writes Total (MB/s) Reads Total (MB/s) Writes Total (MB/s)

(5K) 5120 x 2700 10-bit-RGB 7729 4467 DS 4000 Gen2 is recommended

(4K) 4096 x 3112 10-bit RGB 7753 4516 DS 4000 Gen2 is recommended

(4K) 4096 x 2160 10-bit RGB 7569 4378 5100 1877

(4K) 3840 x 2160 10-bit RGB 7529 4338 5038 1792

(2K) 2048 x 1556 10-bit RGB 7040 3717 4864 1639

(HD) 1280 x 720 10-bit RGB 6078 2495 3850 1175

EonStor DS 4000/3000 Performance (SPC-2 Simulation Test)

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• Supports 9,400 simultaneous streams, 7,400 MB/s Data Rate – Ideal for VOD applications EonStor DS 4000 Gen2 now features powerful performance to better meet the needs of VOD applications by boosting system performance and providing a much improved video streaming experience, solidifying Infortrend's capabilities as a leading provider of VOD optimized storage solutions.

• Best for Following Application A. Entertainment: movie on demands B. Online education and training C. Videoconferencing

• SPC-2 Simulation Test Result

SPC-2-VOD TR1

Number of Streams 9,400

Average Data Rate, MB/sec 7,392

Per Stream Data Rate, MB/sec 0.79

Average Response Time, ms 4.00

Workflow Type in Real Environments

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EonStor DS 4000/3000 Series FC Switch

File Server Mac - Xsan

Mac Pro Workstations

High Bandwidth Workflow

(for 4K, 2K Video Streams) • Up to 8 workstations • Mac, Windows, Linux • Support multiple 4K, 2K, HD, SD with compressed and uncompressed video stream editing and playback • 16/8Gb FC and 10Gb iSCSI • Replace NAS filer with block storage to support extreme high resolution video throughput

IP Switch

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Adobe Premiere Pro, etc

Win/Linux Workstations

File Server Windows/Linux - StorNext

IP Switch

Up to 8 Clients 8+ Clients

Windows/Linux Workflow Environment

Up to 8 Clients 8+ Clients

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc

Mac Workflow Environment

Mass Media Streams

(for HD, SD Video Streams) • More than 8 workstations • Mac, Windows, Linux • Compressed HD, SD • 16/8Gb FC, 10/1Gb iSCSI • Replace NAS filer with block storage to support for more clients and video streams • Cost-effective use of block storage with third-party file systems

16/8 Gb FC 10 Gb iSCSI

1 GbE Ethernet

Competitor Analysis Dxt Hxll AxxuredXAN 4xx4

• Maximum System Performance

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EonStor DS 4000 Gen2 Dxt Hxll AxxuredXAN 4xx4

Performance

(5K) 5120 x 2700 10 bit RGB 24 fps 6 streams -

(4K) 4096 x 2160 10-bit RGB 24 fps 8 streams 5 streams

(2K) 2048 x 1536 10-bit RGB 24 fps 22 streams 17 streams

Capacity and Drive

Drive type NL-SAS 7K SAS 10K

Drive Number 96(RAID6)

72(RAID?) 80(RAID5)

Capacity

610TB -

(RAID6, 8TB drive)

544TB -

(RAID5, 8TB drive)

Success Stories – Curiosity Stream • Background

Curiosity Stream is an SVOD platform that streams original and licensed content over the internet. Users can access content via website, multiple mobile apps, and streaming devices such as AppleTV and Roku.

• Requirement

Storage space and speed at an excellent price point.

Application used with Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Server, Telestream Episode.

• Solution

• EonStor DS 3060R – 60 bays high density model

• Sixty NL-SAS 6Gb/s 4TB drives

• Eight LUNs with RAID5

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“The Infortrend solution has really saved the day for us. The RAID solution is extremely capable and with

16Gb/s FC hosts, it quadrupled our storage and network speed in one week. Additionally, its management

platform and graphical user interface (GUI) is one of the cleanest and fastest I have ever seen.”

–Mr. Ray German, Server Manager at CuriosityStream.

Success Stories – Splash Entertainment • Background

Splash Entertainment is an animation studio that produces children's TV series.

• Requirement

Centralized infrastructure to improve productivity and reduce management costs

Improve performance and expand capacity

Additional RAID to handle Metadata, and scratch disk

• Solution

• Infortrend EonStor DS 3024 and JB 2024B

• 16Gb/s HBA & FibreConnect 16Gb/s switches

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“Thanks to this new solution, we now have a properly combined storage solution for our general data storage

and post production tasks, and are more capable of being a market leader in the animation industry.”

– Patrick Coy, Director of Technology at Splash Entertainment.

Success Stories – Jinan Television (JNTV) • Background

Jinan Television (JNTV), established in December 1984, currently has 7 channels, 16 departments and 800+ employees.

• Requirement

Data growth exceeding expectations

Need a solution that is easy to install, expand, operate and manage

Compatible with JNTV’s operations and existing solutions

Broadcasting system, general editing and apple system editing

• Solution

Infortrend RAID Storage Systems:

• EonStor DS 1016 – all-around high performance RAID storage system

• EonNAS 3016 – compatible with Apple operating systems

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Worldwide Awards

Worldwide Achievements and Recognition

• Shipped over 400K units of rackmount storage solutions

• Ranked 7th by IDC for worldwide external storage shipments

• CTO Michael Schnapp elected Storage SuperStar by CRN

• Worldwide FIRST deliveries:

16Gb/s FC RAID storage

8Gb/s FC RAID storage

2.5” drive RAID storage

SAS drive RAID storage

SATA drive RAID storage

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Infortrend TOP 10 in SPC-1 IOPS per Dollar

• Best price/performance choice Infortrend’s EonStor DS 3024B is ranked #1 based on IOPS per dollar ratio ($0.24) in SPC-1

(Source: SPC-1 Top 10 Best Performance Report – updated in Jun, 2015)

Delivering an impressive and reliable performance score of 218,007.79 IOPS with the lowest cost in the latest round of SPC-1 evaluation.

Excellent sustainability and stable response time

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EonStor DS 3024RTEB Scores a 5-star Review

• EonStor DS 3024RTEB scores a 5-star review, as recommended by leading UK tech site IT Pro

Infortrend’s hybrid controllers make the EonStor ESDS 3024RTEB very versatile as their 16Gbps FC ports provide high-speed data access whilst the iSCSI ports can be used for low cost disaster recovery replication. Performance is impeccable and it crams in a lot of features and expandability for the price.

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Read more: http://www.itpro.co.uk/storage/22451/infortrend-eonstor-esds-3024rteb-review

EonStor DS 1024B Scores a 5-star Review

• Leading UK technology site IT Pro gives the small form factor EonStor DS 1024B a 5-star review, proclaiming it “re-invents storage for SMBs”

“The EonStor DS1024B packs in a heap of features for the price and matches them with blue-chip beating FC SAN performance. The optional data tiering may be a manual affair but this enterprise level feature is not normally seen at this low price and its massive expansion potential makes this array a good long-term investment.”

Read more: http://www.itpro.co.uk/storagearrays/23786/infortrend-eonstor-ds1024b-review

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Awarded “Disk Based Product of The Year” by Storage Magazine

• EonStor DS 4000 series was awarded the title of “Disk Based Product: Small/Mid-range” at the 2015 Storage Awards. With powerful dual host board design and all-around 12G/s SAS integration

Delivering up to 11,000MB/s read, 4,200MB/s write and up to 1.5M IOPS

Comprehensive data services including remote replication, tiering and SSD cache

High scalability with up to 436 drives and superior flexibility with multiple hybrid host designs

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Thank you!