XenData SX-520 Archive Serversfor Sony Optical Disc Archives

A series of archive servers for managing Sony Optical Disc Archive libraries, designed for the demanding requirements of the media and

entertainment industry.  

February 2014

XenData SX-520 Series Archive ServersNAS Architecture – storing on RAID and ODA

SX-520 Series server runs Windows Server and XenData6 Server software; includes RAID. Network Share over

1 GbE or 10 GbE

ODA Library

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XenData SX-520 Series Archive ServersStandard Windows File System

The XenData software virtualizes the RAID, ODA library and off-line ODA cartridges, presenting them as a single volume:

+ + = disk

Internal RAID

ODA Library

Externalized ODA Cartridges

XenData SX-520 Series Archive ServersBroad Application Compatibility

File/folder interface means the solution works with most applications – from MAMs to Windows Explorer to Finder:

Dalet o Evertz Mediator o Cinegy o CatDV o eMAM o EVS o GV Stratus o Avid Interplay

Marquis Project Parking o Adobe Premier o Harris Invenio o Aveco o Harmonic MAS o … etc

No need to load any special software on client computers.

Supports multiple simultaneous applications. Multiple ODA cartridge groups can be configured for each application by mapping folders to specific cartridge groups.

XenData SX-520 Series Archive ServersDesigned for Networks

NAS architecture makes it easy to deploy.

RAID cache delivers high performance in a network.

Interfaces via 1 GigE or 10 GigE.

Supports CIFS/SMB or FTP.

XenData SX-520 Series Archive ServersSupport Windows, Mac and FTP Clients – plus local transfers

Windows, Mac and FTP clients are natively supported.

Locally the archive volume appears as a logical drive letter.

XenData SX-520 ODA Archive Servers

Fast Archiving  

At the speed of RAID.

The system does not wait for ODA cartridges to be mounted.

XenData SX-520 ODA Archive Servers

Fast Restoring  

The system restores queues of files in the shortest possible time.

Restore requests are processed in disc order to minimize unnecessary disc movement.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Full Interchange with Cartridges written with Sony Software

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Industry Standard Security

The archive server integrates fully with the Microsoft security model based on Active Directory.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Manage Unlimited Externalized Cartridges

The system manages any number of externalized cartridges, providing an unlimited total capacity. There are no license fees for externalized capacity.

When offline files are accessed, the system prompts with email alerts and on-screen notifications, identifying the cartridge that should be imported back into the system.

A range of different reports helps manage the entire archive including all externalized cartridges.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Strong File Version Control

Accidentally over-wrote or deleted a file?

No problem; just select the file and restore deleted files or previous versions.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Scale to Multiple Petabytes of Near-Line Capacity

Supports multiple libraries.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

High Availability Cluster Option Available

The SX-525 is a server cluster that provides high availability.

XenData SX-520ODA Archive Servers

Worldwide Onsite Support

The server hardware comes with onsite support from HP which is available in most locations worldwide

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For more information, please visit www.xendata.com