well, all good things come to an end.  Lost a drive on my MediaRaid 8 (I know, get rid of it!!)

Since I'm running RAID 05, it's trying to rebuild. So while it's trying to rebuild, I can get to the files and do stuff. This won't last long. Called Avid to purchase a new drive to throw in there. I don't even know if they make/stock/have those any more.

Fine. What's a good replacement storage solution?  What's a good 'exit' strategy, ie. how do I get the stuff off the MediaRaid to go back in properly on the new storage device. (getting projects to see media, etc.)?

Should I have one practical volume?  Is there still a good reason to have a number of partitions?  See? I'm so out of all this...

what say you all?

must be a busy day. Responding to my very own post, I succeded in buying a replacement drive so I can rebuild the RAID 05 array.  Ouch on the money part. I will be able to get everything off there, however, which will be a good thing.

The other questions above still stand...  Any ideas on hardware that will talk to up-and-coming Avid stuff? Thanks for your time.

Hi Bill,

I'm afraid I don't know anything about MediaRaid... but if you're interested in a SATA or eSATA set-up, lots of people have weighed in on all sorts of options on another thread: Y

You might want to check there for information...

Cheers, Malcolm

very gracious, thank you.  I checked that out earlier, and is very helpful.  My questions regarding how the archived data should be reconstituted still merits some consideration, at least for me.  Do my sequences need to see my media in identical newly-constructed volumes of the same names?  Can I do some massive 'Relink Everything' command?  What would be the best migration methodology?  Those are questions on my mind right now.

Hi Bill,

Is this because you're planning to edit in a compressed format, and then 'bump' up the resolution of your picture-locked cut when it's done?  (you've introduced a whole new layer for me too).

cheers, Malcolm

"Do my sequences need to see my media in identical newly-constructed volumes of the same names? "

That's the beauty of Avid.  Avid will find your media for you.  Drive names don't matter.  When you launch Avid, it will locate any existing media databases and load them.  It will also locate any media that has bee changed, moved, etc, and create new media databases.  The only "rule" is that the media must be in the Avid approved folder structure.  The following must be at the root level of the media drive.

For OMF Media:
/OMFI MediaFiles

For MXF Media:
/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 ... or any numbered folder.

that is a beautiful thing. Thanks, Randall. Your tagline says it all.