Avid storage solutions are designed from the ground up for high-pressure, high-volume, real-time media production. A range of systems and configurations makes it easy to design a storage solution that fits your business or classroom today—and gives you plenty of room to grow.

Local storage solutions | Networked storage solutions

Local storage solutions

Designed and qualified to the industry’s highest standards of reliability and performance, Avid local drives deliver uninterrupted access to your media. With models ranging from modular SCSI drives to high-capacity RAID configurations, Avid local storage solutions are optimized to integrate seamlessly into any Avid editing environment. [learn more]

From post boutique to broadcast network to campus media lab, Avid networked storage solutions continue to set new standards in performance, configuration flexibility, and reliability. Avid Unity media networks are engineered for real-time workgroup collaboration, and provide:

.Immediate, facility-wide access to offline and online media
.Simultaneous file sharing for real-time collaboration
.Uninterrupted availability

Purpose-built to handle digital media, Avid Unity systems combine high-performance hardware, software, and media management tools in a family of integrated, turnkey solutions backed and supported by a single, trusted source.

High-availability ATA drive arrays

The newest addition to the Avid local storage family, Avid VideoRAID RTR320 and RTR320X disk arrays deliver superb performance—up to dual-stream uncompressed HD—with fail-safe RAID protection. Available in high-capacity 5- and 10-drive configurations with an Ultra320 SCSI interface, Avid VideoRAID arrays continue to operate at full performance, and without loss of data, should a drive fail within the unit.

Self-contained SCSI drives

Standalone Ultra320 SCSI MediaDrive rS units can be rackmounted or stacked and are available in capacities from 73 GB to 300 GB. These drives feature exclusive QuietDrive™ technology, advanced thermal protection, rugged design, and self-contained power supplies.

High-capacity removable SCSI drive arrays

The Avid MediaDock Ultra320 features twelve removable Ultra320 SCSI drives in a rugged, rack-mount enclosure. The superior 10K drive performance supports all resolutions, including dual-stream uncompressed HD or any Avid DNxHD™ media. The 12-drive array stores up to 3.6 TB in 2U rack space.

Compact removable SCSI chassis

The Avid MediaDock 2+ features a rack-mountable, 2U chassis that houses two removable 36, 73, 146, or 180 GB MediaDock™ LVD shuttle drives.

High-throughput Fibre Channel arrays

High-performance Avid MEDIArray™ II Fibre Channel arrays feature a 14-bay 3U rack-unit chassis that supports up to 2 TB of storage and 2-Gb data rates. The heavy duty, fault-tolerant design includes hot-swappable, dual-redundant power supplies and advanced cooling modules. Supported as local storage with most Avid applications; also supported as shared storage with Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork (v3.0 and higher) or as add-on to Avid Unity LANshare EX systems.

Networked storage solutions

From post boutique to broadcast network to campus media lab, Avid networked storage solutions continue to set new standards in performance, configuration flexibility, and reliability. Avid Unity media networks are engineered for real-time workgroup collaboration, and provide:

.Immediate, facility-wide access to offline and online media
.Simultaneous file sharing for real-time collaboration
.Uninterrupted availability

Purpose-built to handle digital media, Avid Unity systems combine high-performance hardware, software, and media management tools in a family of integrated, turnkey solutions backed and supported by a single, trusted source.

Avid Unity media networks combine high-performance hardware, software, and media management tools in a family of integrated, turnkey solutions backed and supported by a single, trusted source. All Avid Unity media networks are engineered for real-time workgroup collaboration. Key features include:

• MultiWrite real-time file sharing for simultaneous editing of the same media
• FlexDrive on-the-fly workspace management and storage allocation
• Integrated, scalable Avid Unity file system and system administration
• Avid UnityRAID file protection standard with all configurations
• Optional media and asset management tools

Facility-class solutions for up to 46 clients

High-bandwidth Avid Unity MediaNetwork and Avid Unity for News systems handle compressed and uncompressed media in real time, while enabling editing, finishing, audio, and graphics work to take place simultaneously—using the same media files—in a shared workspace. Both systems rely on the modular MEDIArray™ XT storage system for enhanced diagnostics and failover capabilities. An Avid Unity MediaNetwork solution is ideal for small workgroups or to mid- to large-sized facilities

Enterprise-class solutions for up to 330 clients

The Avid Unity ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage) media network combines the highly scalable Avid Unity ISIS architecture and 64-bit file system with the innovative Avid ISIS Engine with built-in Ethernet switching. Together, they offer guaranteed support for up to 330 clients with simultaneous access to as much as 192 terabytes of storage today, with substantial expansion possibilities in the future. Avid Unity ISIS systems provide facility-wide access to media with seven layers of system redundancy; powerful yet simple management tools; and an open architecture that supports both Avid and non-Avid clients. With highly efficient and reliable delivery and massive storage capacity, plus self-healing technology in the event of a drive failure, the Avid Unity ISIS media network is designed for the most demanding post and broadcast production environments.

Engineered to deliver enterprise-level performance, availability, and scalability

Introducing a breakthrough in large-scale collaborative technology: the Avid Unity ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage) media network. Running on standard Gigabit Ethernet technology, Avid Unity ISIS systems expand the potential of any media enterprise with facility-wide uninterrupted access to media; powerful yet simple management tools; and an open architecture that supports both Avid and non-Avid clients in a range of mission-critical environments, including:

Intelligent, four-dimensional scalability

The highly scalable, self-balancing, distributed architecture of the Avid Unity ISIS system offers practically unlimited potential for growth: when you add capacity, you add intelligent processing power. The Avid Unity ISIS file system can expand from 8 TB to 192 TB with four-dimensional scalability:

• Capacity. Simply attach additional Avid Unity ISIS Engines and the file system automatically load-balances all of the storage blades without interrupting operations.
• Clients. Avid Unity ISIS media networks can accommodate up to 330 real-time clients, up to 1,000 user accounts.
• Performance. Scale bandwidth to deliver real-time SD and Avid DNxHD media, with higher bandwidth support planned for future release.
• Reliability. Redundant storage and connectivity ensure continued availability, while self-healing drive blades instantly redistribute data in case of a drive failure.

Innovative engineering for absolute reliability

The Avid ISIS Engine is a unique blade-based storage subsystem that features intelligent dual-drive storage elements, integrated Ethernet switching, and redundant power and cooling. Built-in system-wide health monitoring signals any point of failure. Avid ISIS Engines, storage blades, switch blades, and power/cooling modules can be easily added, removed, or hot-swapped while the system is live. The system automatically adapts to component failures and replacements - while work continues without delay.

Unlike common storage area networks (SANs) the advanced Avid ISIS architecture distributes data and metadata so that each intelligent storage element can make instant decisions that collectively optimize the performance, capacity, and health of the entire system. Complementary redundancy across all components provides an unprecedented seven layers of protection for uninterrupted availability and absolute reliability in high-pressure broadcast, post, or film production environments.