EVS XT-3 Technical Reference Hardware Manual

XT3 Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.05 - Hardware Technical Reference Manual
Issue
10.05.D
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA – July 2011
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1.8.5 RECORDING CAPACITY FOR XT3 SERVERS
DISK STORAGE
The disk storage, on SAS disks, can be as follows, with a total of up to 84 disks:
• internal storage only: 6 or 12 x 300 GB or 900 GB SAS disks
• external storage only: up to 4 arrays with 24 x 300 GB or 900 GB SAS disks,
with or without spare disks
• both internal and external storage.
Important
The sum of internal and external disk storage on an XT3 server cannot
exceed 20 TB.
FIGURES IN RECORDING CAPACITY TABLES
The following tables show the recording capacity, in hours, for different video
bitrates for:
• 1 record channel, that is 1 video + 4 stereo audio tracks in SD; 1 video + 8
stereo audio tracks in HD.
• with the Operational Disk Size parameter set to 100%.
• with arrays of 300 GB disks.
Note
The table figures should be multiplied by 3 for 900 GB disk arrays.
Configurations in normal characters are the recommended ones without hot spare
disks.
Configurations in bold characters are the recommended ones with hot spare disks.

EVS XT-3 Specifications

General

Brand	EVS
Model	XT-3
Category	Server
Language	English