Hi,
Small problem that's hopefully easily solvable! We have to rebuild the Avid database from time to time as we work over a SAN. One partition has, within the Avid mediafiles folder, 3 subfolders named 1,2, and 3. Folder 1 will not refresh properly: i.e. when you delete the MDB and PMR files, it will recreate the PMR but not the MDB. This then means when Avid eventually opens it just keeps trying to refresh subfolder 1.
Any idea why, or how I can get it to rebuild the MDB?
Cheers
The rules for databases vary in shared-storage environments. What type of "SAN" are you using?
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Hi Randall,
It runs Tiger Tech metaSAN which basically makes Avid think the SAN partitions are local drives. It's just this one subfolder on one partition that is having trouble.
Cheers.
The folder may be the problem. Rename "1' to another number. Write new media to that volume, which should create a new "1" folder with new databases. A fast way is to just "Create Tone Media" from the Audio Tool right menu.
If that works, move the media from the older "1" folder and launch Avid. The databases should scan & update.
Taking the whole SAN part out of the equation; this sounds like corrupt media. The technique to find corrupt media is often referred to as Divide and Conquer.
-- Bob Russo Post-Production Workflow Manager - NFL Films
Thanks guys,
Looks like it was indeed corrupt media, all seems good now!
It works! Thanks a lot!
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