DNAevolution
Features List & System Information
ARCHIVING & BACKUP WORKFLOWS
Different ways to archive via the largest selection of workflows
| Avid, Adobe Project Archiving | Select and archive entire Avid ®, Adobe ® projects; intelligent collection of all media and metadata (including AMA linked media, native Avid media, graphics etc.); NOTE: effects not yet rendered are archived as part of Avid bin file(avb) |
| Avid, Adobe Project Backup and DR |
Intelligently monitors Avid and Adobe projects and performs incremental backups for purposes of disaster recovery |
| Folder-based Archiving | Archive folders via a simple Web interface designed to help you quickly archive camera media, removable drives and other folder-based sources |
| Drag ‘n’ Drop Archiving | Setup automated drop folders on your existing SAN or storage for high-speed, drag ‘n’ drop archiving |
| Policy-based Archiving | Setup archiving on folders and workspaces based on automated policies, such as time, size or access |
| AAF/XML/EDL Archiving | Archive media files connected to projects, bins, and sequences via AAF/XML /EDL |
| Third-party Archiving | Archive via the CatDV, Avid ® Interplay ® interface, with the ability to connect to other third-party applications |
BROWSE, SEARCH, AND PREVIEW
Options and flexibility to search and find the content you need
| Global Search | Search all archives across file metadata, camera metadata, and user tagged metadata |
| Filename Search | Search across all basic properties, such as file names, extension or tape id |
| Clip Search | Search across automatically extracted clip names, such as P2 clips, and Avid Op Atom |
| Extended Search | Search across all extracted metadata fields, (see the “Metadata Management” section) |
| Web File-system Browse | Browse your entire archive via the Web interface, even if tapes are not online |
| Web Low-res Previews | Play previews and proxies via the Web interface, (HTML-5 supported previews require a third-party transcoder) |
| Cue Points | Add metadata to timeline and search with global search tools |
| Range Markers | Add metadata to ranges in the timeline and search with global search tools |
RESTORE, CONFORM, AND ACCESS DIRECTLY FROM LTO
Maximum flexibility to get your data back
| Web Restore | Restore files and folders simply by browsing, searching, and selecting via the Web |
| AAF/XML Restore | Restore offine bins, sequences, and projects by restoring via AAF/XML/EDL, (requires the AAF/XML to be generated with the media online; must be generated before archiving and media removal) |
| Third-party Restore | Restore via CatDV, Avid Interplay interface, with the ability to connect to other third-party applications |
| Conform | Enables conform of high-resolution clips by specifying a low-resolution AAF/XML/EDL |
PERFORMANCE ACCELERATION
Deployments and software designed for maximum performance
| Direct-connect Transfers | High-speed, non-network transfers are enabled by connecting source storage directly to LTO tape |
| Media Data Movers | All transfers are performed by media-tuned data movers rather than Finder ® , Windows ® Explorer |
| Intelligent Scanning with Delta Differencing |
Media mover intelligently monitors existing workspaces and ingest folders–only archives or restores new and changed content |
| File-system Character Mapping |
Map illegal and incompatible filenames between client file systems and LTFS for smooth archive and restores |
| File and Folder Filters | Setup include and exclude file and folder lists |
| IOPS Limiting | ALimit the number of IO requests sent to the shared storage system |
| NAS/SAN Tuned Performance |
Designed and tuned for media SAN and NAS storage (e.g., Avid ISIS, Facilis, Isilon) for the fastest data transfers with custom tunable parameters |
METADATA MANAGEMENT
Advanced extraction, indexing, and search engine
| Extraction Plug-ins | Architecture allows for third-party plug-ins for extracting all metadata from archived data into XML key value pairs |
| Unlimited Metadata Fields | No limit on the number of metadata fields that can be extracted |
| No File Count Limits | No limit on the number of files that can be managed |
| NoSQL Metadata Store | Advanced NoSQL metadata store enables massive scalability and high speed search queries |
TAPE MANAGEMENT
Advanced features to help you more reliably access and manage LTO media
| Tape Spanning | Automatically spans data sets across tapes, ( individual files are not spanned) |
| Tape Grouping | Assign tapes to archives to prevent accidental overwrites |
| Tape and File Checksum | Automatically maintains a running checksum of every block, file, and tape during the archive process |
| Tape Verification | Enables automated and manual tape verification that performs multiple checks, (ltfs checks, per file checks), ensuring data consistency for long-term protection |
| Tape Duplication | Allows automated tape duplication for multiple copies |
| Tape Log Notes | Add log notes per tape for better tracking when offine |
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
A single point of control for your entire environment
| Browser Interface | Manage all aspects of the system by browser from any network-enabled system |
| Email Alerts | Setup email alerts for failed transfers, warnings, and other system events |
| User Access (Machines) | Limit access to archive managers based on user and group access |
| User Access (Folders) | Further limit access by enforcing folder access controls based on users and groups |
| User Group Access | Assign users to groups for wider access controls |
| Previews Management | Automatically indexes any network share that is hosting previews |
| Backup Management | Backs up the entire metadata catalog to a configured network share |
| Web Monitoring | Access all system health, monitoring, and error logs via the Web interface |
| System Stats | Web-based monitoring of servers for easy diagnosis of system resources |
| Remote Support Tools | Tools to help partners and support personnel to easily login and quickly debug system issues |
SCALABILITY AND CLUSTERING
Easy scaling to unlimited data movers; maintain a single point of control
| Central Controller | Central controller provides a single point of management and metadata indexing for multiple data movers, (Archive Managers) |
| Archive Manager Clustering | Ability to add Archive Managers, or LTO archiving stations, and cluster them together for a single point of management |
OPEN ARCHITECTURE
Truly open architecture enables open data, open metadata, and open storage access
| Open Data via LTFS | Preserves all data in its native format, (files and directories), and uses the open LTFS format on LTO tape media |
| Open Metadata via XML | All metadata is extracted and preserved in an open XML file-system |
| Open Storage Access | Interfaces via open file-system enabling archiving and restore workflows from any open SAN, NAS or storage system |
SYSTEM INFORMATION
DNAevolution Series X and N: Include hardware server hosting the DNAevolution Controller (Linux) and a DNAevolution Archive Manager (optional)
DNAevolution Controller Software (Linux ®): Comes prepackaged with all hardware
DNAevolution Archive Manager Software (Linux ®): Comes prepackaged with all hardware
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