
Media 100 Legacy Compatible Peripherals Guide
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SAN Solutions
Media 100 has been investigating and testing various Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions over
the past year and will continue to look at products as they mature. When considering a SAN
solution, it is important to understand up front how it will work in your environment and its
limitations. The SAN integrator is responsible for all of the SAN configuration and support. Media
100 technical support will troubleshoot and support individual Media 100 issues, but may not be
able to help with specific SAN problems. Therefore, we recommend purchasing SAN solutions
only from our recommended SAN integrators. Below are specific test configurations from JEMS
Data and ATTO Technology.
Media 100 has also endorsed Rorke Data as an approved SAN integrator based on their knowledge
of Media 100 products and their proven support record. We have worked extensively with Rorke
Data testing their StudioNet FC. Rorke Data has a large installed base of Media 100 and iFinish
SANs and has extensive knowledge and experience in configuring storage networks with
Media 100 products. The Rorke Data StudioNet FC is outlined in a separate white paper.
JEMS FibreLynx
Working with JEMS Data Unlimited, Inc. and CharisMac Engineering, the Media 100 Peripherals
testing group has tested the JEMINI FibreLynx Storage Area Network to work in a Media 100
workgroup environment.
The FibreLynx Network we tested consisted of the following equipment:
■ 1 – 9600 with Media 100 xs
■ 1 – beige G3 with Media 100 xs
■ 1 – blue and white G3 with Media 100 xr
■ 1 – G4 with Media 100 xr with dual monitors in a 7-bay expansion chassis
■ 2 – 4 Bay JEMINI Panther Fibre Channel dual loop towers
■ 8 – 18GB Fibre channel Seagate 10,000 rpm drives
■ 1 – 9 port Gadzoox Fibre channel Hub
■ 3 – seats of CharisMac FibreShare file control software
ATTO ExpressPCI-UL2D Ultra2 dual channel Firmware v1.44 Recommended
ATTO ExpressPCI-UL2S Ultra2 single channel
low voltage differential
Firmware v1.44 Recommended
ATTO ExpressPCI-UL3D Ultra3 dual channel Firmware v1.50 Recommended
SCSI Host Bus Adapters (Continued)
Manufacturer Model Type Notes Recommendation
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