G-Technology G-RACK12 “Black”
By Jim Bask
From LinkedIn
our famous G-Technology G-RACK12 is the high-performance storage for creative workflows. Dual Intel XEON processors and 12 x Ultrastar Enterprise HDDs grants enough power for video cutting and editing on this media storage. The only question for me was: how to transport this nearly 30 kilogram / 66 lbs “beast” in a secure way and how to offer an easy way to test and evaluate the storage on-site without half a day of integration work? Together with our German partner 21unity and Yogi M. Schneider, we found a stylish and technically “state-of-the-art” solution: the G-RACK12 “Black”
The goal was to provide a solution which is (kind of) mobile, fully usable “out of the box” and of course secured for even a rough transportation. Yogi solved this Gordian Knot by building the G-RACK12 “Black”, many thanks to Yogi! Securely stored in a Peli Hardigg Rack Mount Super-V 4 HU case, the G-RACK12 server now is combined with a 24-Port Ruckus ICX7450 switch and a Backmann multiple-power-socket with Surge protection and line filter.
Some details of the G-RACK12 “Black”
Inner Rack mount system of the Super-V was enhanced with an additional holding on the back side to mount and screw the G-RACK12 in front and back, due to the weight of the storage. Super-V case has bumpers inclduded at the corners of the inner rack to decouple vibrations and protect the server against severe shocks from outside…[continue reading]