Stone Direct

Whether you are working on SD or 2K Film, Autodesk® Stone® Direct Fibre Channel storage solution from Autodesk is the underlying subsystem that provides the high-performance, real-time playback of non-compressed digital media.

Designed to deliver fast access to stored media without compromising data integrity, Stone Direct combines high reliability and exceptional performance in a user-friendly solution. Stone Direct brings significant performance and operational advantages to independent creative systems as well as systems configured in a switchable storage environment.

Overview

Whether you are working on SD or 2K Film, Autodesk® Stone® Direct Fibre Channel storage solution from Autodesk is the underlying subsystem that provides the high-performance, real-time playback of non-compressed digital media. Designed to deliver fast access to stored media without compromising data integrity, Stone Direct combines high reliability and exceptional performance in a user-friendly solution. Stone Direct brings significant performance and operational advantages to independent creative systems as well as systems configured in a switchable storage environment.

Stone Direct offers the increased performance, reliability, and data integrity through level 5 hardware RAID. RAID 5 distributes block-level parity information across each of the multiple drives in the array, enabling complete data reconstruction in the event of a disk failure. With Stone Direct implementation of level 5 hardware RAID, facilities experience continued real-time performance with their visual effects or finishing/editing Autodesk® system investments-with the added assurance of efficiency, optimization, reliability, and data integrity.

Features

Stone® XR series

High-density, 12-bay Fibre Channel RAID/expansion
Supports 15,000-rpm disk drives
4 GB Fibre Channel device compatibility
High availability by using redundant, hot-swappable components – disk drives, RAID controllers, power supplies, and cooling module
RAID protection features include background initialization, background parity checking, and automatic drive rebuild with redundant RAID arrays
Supports two or four loop configurations
Advanced enclosure technology to minimize vibration and maximize drive performance
Available on Linux®, Windows® XP, and IRIX® operating systems

Specifications

Form factor: 19-inch rack mount, 2 U EIA high
Number of disk drive bays: 12 (15,000-rpm HDD)
Disk drive capacities: 146 GB
Disk drive form factor: 1 inch
Maximum storage capacity: 1.75 TB per enclosure

Connectivity

Drive interface: Single- or dual-loop FC at up to
400 MB/sec per loop; 4 SFP connectors
(1 in, 1 out) per card
Device support: 3 Gb Serial Attached SCSI disk drives
Stone Switched compatible: Yes
Operating/Power Specifications

Temperature Range: 5° C to 40° C; 10 to 80 percent non-condensing humidity
Voltage: 100-240 VAC; 5.0A maximum per input
Power Consumption: 300W typical

Certification

CCC
BSMI
CE
UL
cUL
RoHS (R5)

Dimensions
Rack-mount unit: 87.9 mm H x 443.7 mm W x 550 mm D (3.46 in H x 17.49 in W x 21.65 in D).