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Dear All, I would like to know if there are any available options to build a RAID (preferably SSD-based) that is compatible with the Dolby IMS3000, without involving Dolby support or using the inbuilt IMS3000 RAID configuration tools. If anyone has experience or recommendations regarding external or third-party RAID configurations that work reliably with the IMS3000 system, please share your insights. Thank you in advance for your support.
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I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I don't really understand what the question is. Are you, maybe, looking for an external RAID based NAS solution that works with the IMS3000, but isn't necessarily on the supported equipment list of Dolby? -
That was my read too, although maybe with more inclination to DIY one out of a chassis and NAS distro.Originally posted by Marcel Birgelen View PostComment
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We are currently planning to upgrade our Dolby IMS3000 server storage from 1TB to 2TB hard drives. However, we have observed that the RAID creation process within the IMS3000 takes approximately 8 to 10 hours, which impacts our operational downtime.
We would like to clarify whether there is any supported alternative method to create the RAID 5 configuration for the new hard drives outside the IMS3000 system, such as:
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While full initialization can take some time, you should be able to ingest and use the server while it completes those tasks. It just slows the task down to a crawl while you are showing content. You can expect the ingest times to also be impacted while the RAID is initializing. If you had a spare IMS3000, you could initialize them in that, then transfer the drives.Comment
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If you know the EXACT initialization parameters, you probably could build the RAID on a separate Linux system with sufficiently free SATA or SAS ports. Still, there are so many unknowns that the chances of this ever going to work are pretty limited.Comment
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