Xserve across 2 locations

[boch82]

Looking to set up a server for use with FCP and AfterEffects across multiple locations.

If anyone has any experience with editing and rendering using xserve from multiple locations please PM me.

 

[Silas1066]

What kind of wide-area link connects these two sites?

Are you using Open Directory with shared libraries, etc.?

 

[boch82]

What kind of wide-area link connects these two sites?

Are you using Open Directory with shared libraries, etc.?

We are looking into different options for video storage to connect 2 college campuses. They are connected already (i think through fiber). We would need to add an additional server and was wondering how the xserve will work into this.

 

[Silas1066]

well the XServes would be used for authentication (creating network users), file sharing (multimedia files, etc) and shared libraries (applications, etc)

A fiber link should be LAN speed or greater, so bandwidth and response should not be a problem. You can also use QoS in the network to prioritize multimedia traffic if necessary.

If Open Directory is configured, I would make one server the OD Master, and the 2nd a replica -they will sync across the fiber links.