• Streamlined shared storage solutions for boutique-size workgroups.

  Avid Unity LANshare LP combines both Fibre Channel and Ethernet interconnections with an all-in-one server and storage chassis to provide the perfect mix of simple, low cost connections for systems using offline resolutions and powerful, high-bandwidth connections for systems using finishing resolutions. This combination translates into a highly effective, low cost workgroup that dramatically streamlines the workflow of virtually any facility.

  Key Benefits of Avid Unity LANshare

  • Enables a real-time offline to online workflow with the ability to connect systems via Ethernet or Fibre Channel
  • Guaranteed real-time performance and simultaneous frame-level sharing by Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Macintosh OS X clients
  • Cost-effective solution that enables immediate workflow efficiencies and a fast return on investment
  • Built on the industry-leading Avid Unity file system and software that is proven reliable day in and day out at more than 3,000 customer sites worldwide
  • Supported with third party content creation tools on Macintosh OS X or Windows XP platforms. Use a mix of tools on Avid Unity LANshare for a truly collaborative and flexible workflow. 
  • Easy to set up, use, and maintain
  • Requires minimal hardware (all-in-one storage and server unit plus optional Ethernet switch); compact and portable - perfect for rental or remote use
  • Optional Avid Interplay workgroup services provide integrated asset, production, and system management, background media transfer, and archival storage

   

  • Avid Unity LANshare LP Features

    • Supports all resolutions, from offline to HD. For example:
      • Via Gigabit Ethernet:
        • Up to 20 single stream clients at DV25, or
        • Up to 10 single stream clients at DV50
      • Via Fibre Channel:
        • Up to 6 dual stream clients at 2:1;
        • Up to 4 dual stream clients at Avid DNxHD 145, or
        • Up to 3 dual stream clients at Avid DNxHD 220 or 1:1 10-bit SD
    • 4 TB or 8 TB standard capacity, expandable by 4 TB or 8 TB increment to a maximum 16 TB
    • Real-time support for Avid editing applications via Fibre or Gigabit Ethernet:
      • Avid Instinct
      • Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress Pro with Avid Mojo or Avid Mojo SDI
      • Media Composer, Media Composer Adrenaline, Media Composer Adrenaline with the Avid DNxcel board
      • Media Composer and Film Composer (Meridien)
      • NewsCutter Adrenaline, NewsCutter XP, NewsCutter Effects
      • Symphony, Symphony Nitris
    • Support for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Macintosh OS X client operating systems

Avid Unity LANshare LP Specifications

Gigabit Ethernet Configurations

• All-in-one server and storage
  • Rackmount-ready chassis (3U rack height)
  • Dual Intel Xeon 3.20 GHz processors
  • (16) 250 GB or 500 GB IDE drives (7200 rpm) and (1) 40 GB (7200 rpm) system operation drive
  • 2 GB ECC SDRAM
  • (3) 350 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration)
  • Gigabit Ethernet card
  • Internal Slimline 8x DVD; 24x CD-ROM drive
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • SCSI port
  • (2) IDE controllers
• 16-port Copper Gigabit Ethernet switch
• Client licenses and software for Gigabit Ethernet-attached clients

Fibre Channel Configurations

• All-in-one server and storage
  • Rackmount-ready chassis (3U rack height)
  • Dual Intel Xeon 3.20 GHz processors
  • (16) 250 GB or 500 GB IDE drives (7200 rpm) and (1) 40 GB (7200 rpm) system operation drive
  • 2 GB ECC SDRAM
  • (3) 350 watt power supplies (2+1 redundant configuration)
  • Gigabit Ethernet card
  • (2) 4-Gb PCI-X Fibre Channel cards
  • Internal Slimline 8x DVD; 24x CD-ROM drive
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • SCSI port
  • (2) IDE controllers
• Client licenses and software for Fibre Channel-attached clients

Avid Unity LANshare configuration options include:

• A mix of Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel-attached clients
• UnityRAID for LANshare
• 24-port copper Gigabit Ethernet switch
• 16-port optical Gigabit Ethernet switch
• Third dual-channel Fibre channel card to support additional Fibre Channel-attached clients or Fibre-based storage
• An external MEDIArray LP for an additional 4 TB or 8 TB (2 TB or 4 TB mirrored) storage capacity

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