Avid Nexis is known for its performance, reliability, and scalability. For any media production team, it is a great option. However, migrating from your current platform to Avid Nexis can come with a lot of challenges.
While Avid provides a free Avid Nexis migration tool and numerous other open-source/desktop technologies (e.g. rsync, chronosync) are used for migrating to Avid Nexis storage, the following are some of the key challenges encountered.
Mounting Tens (Maybe Hundreds) of Volumes/Workspaces
With Other Solutions |
With DNAfabric |
| Users have to manually mount tens, maybe hundreds of workspaces. Any operator error will result in applications not relinking and finding the correct media. | Automated scripts can query Avid Nexis via its SDK enabling auto-mounting of source and target Nexis volumes minimizing operator error. |
Read More: StorageDNA and Avid Data Management
Minimizing Time for Migration – Avid Nexis Migration
With Other Solutions |
With DNAfabric |
| Single-threaded readers and writers can slow down the migration process often stretching into days or maybe weeks. | Multi-threaded, multi-process readers and writers can accelerate transfers from any 3rd party storage or Avid ISIS to target Avid Nexis volumes. |
Minimizing Downtime for Creatives and Other Users
With Other Solutions |
With DNAfabric |
| Without incremental sync, users need to completely stop active access to both the old storage and new Nexis storage until all changes are synced resulting in considerable downtime. | Incremental sync allows for changes to be synchronized as editors and creatives are working on source storage up until admins are ready to switch over resulting in minimal to no downtime. |
Related Article: Avid Nexis Backup and Protection Against Data Loss
Relinking After Migration – Avid Nexis Migration
With Other Solutions |
With DNAfabric |
| Without workspace mirroring, users have to manually relink projects and applications. This process can be painstaking and result in considerable downtime. | Mirrors directories, files and workspace names ensuring applications seamlessly relink after migration. |
Though it seems like a complex process to migrate your shared storage, DNAfabric can simplify and accelerate the process.
Contact us today to get a free demo and let us show you how easy it is.
