ZenSTOR-16 Shared Storage

Video Editing Storaged Storage


Affordable Ethernet Shared Storage

ZenSTOR-16 is a full featured, high-performance dedicated video editing shared storage appliance with advanced file sharing capabilities. Designed with large Post Production houses in mind, your entire creative team will immediately feel the performance and feel the increase in productivity with the Small Tree ZenSTOR-16.


The Only Networking Equipment You Will Need.

ZenSTOR-16 is an all-in-one Ethernet-based shared storage solution for professional video editors requiring shared access to media files. The Server, Networking, and Storage are all accommodated within ZenSTOR-16 3U rack mount design.


Put the latest storage technology to work for you

ZenSTOR-16 offers the right levels of capacity and storage software to keep you working efficiently. ZenSTOR is built on an open source operating system that was customized to be easy to use, feature-rich, reliable and perform at a high level. An intuitive web-based graphical user interface makes it easy for non-IT users to set up and manage ZenSTOR-16.

Storage Options and Supported Software

Choose from a 16 drive system with 2TB-10TB drives or add expansion chassis’s if needed. ZenSTOR-16 makes use of high performance 12Gb SAS drives to meet the high-bandwidth requirements of 4K video streams. ZenSTOR-16 Supports Avid+IndieStor, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Final Cut 7, Apple Final Cut Pro 10 in addition to other popular multimedia applications. None of the ZenSTOR products require any additional client or server licenses or metadata server(s). ZenSTOR-16 supports AFP (Apple Filing Protocol), NFS (Network File System) and Samba (CIFS) which allows Windows, Linux, Macintosh and UNIX clients to share media files resident on the ZenSTOR-16’s storage.
  • Reliable

    ZenSTOR-16 makes use of high performance 12Gb SAS drives to meet the high-bandwidth requirements of HD

  • RAID Support

    Protect your mobile date with extended RAID Drives – Support for RAID Level 0, 1, 5 and 10

  • Connectivity

    Support up to 24 GbE Clients and 18 10GBE Clients on one system.

  • Integrated Power

    Integrated Universal Power Supply — Built-in power supply means no external power brick to dangle or loose

  • Expandability

    Easily upgrade your solution to grow with your changing needs.


Stream Performance


Format Bandwidth
Stream Counts

DVCProHD  16.2 MB/sec       
56

ProRes 422 20.6 MB/sec 48

ProRes 422 HQ 30.9 MB/sec 36

ProRes 4444 41.0 MB/sec 26

Uncompressed 1080i 60 165.0 MB/sec 8

Stream Tests

  Media Max Distance
10GBASE-T Category 6a and 7 copper 100m
10GBASE-T Category 6 copper 55m
10GBASE-CR Twinax Copper (SFP+ DA Cable) 10m
10GBASE-SR 50 micron MMF 300m
1000BASE-SX 50 micron MMF 550m
1000BASE-T Category 5 Copper 100m

Technical Specifications

 
Operating System Customized BSD
File System ZFS
Management Web GUI
Boot Device SSD
File Access Protocols AFP, Samba (CIFS), NFS, FTP, FTPS, SFTP
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Processors 2
System Memory 128GB
Drives - Base System 16
Drives - Max Supported 24
Drive Capacity 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB or 12TB
Supported 12Gb SAS
Onboard GbE ports 0
Onboard 10GbE ports 2
Optional GbE ports up to 24
Optional 10GbE ports Up to 18
HBA 0
Power Supplies 2 x 800 Watts (1+1 redundant)
Fans 5 (hot swappable/redundant)
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 19.00" x 5.2" x 25.50" (48.3 cm x 13.2 cm x 64.8 cm)
Weight 74lbs (34kg)
Operating Temperature 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F)
Non-Operating Temperature -40º to 60º C (-40º to 140º F)
Relative Humidity 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Power Consumption Maximum 396 Watts
Power Consumption Idle 152 Watts
Input Voltage Range 100-240 V
Input Current (max) 10-4A
Input Frequency 50-60Hz
Input Connector IEC 320-C13

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ZenSTOR-16 is a full featured, high-performance video editing shared storage appliance with advanced file sharing capabilities. are you ready to integrate Titanium into your workflow?

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