Video Servers | SoftMetal 3000

Hardware

Server Grade Components
SoftMetal Video Servers are built from server-grade components, giving you a reliable platform you can depend on year after year.

HOT-SWAP FANS | Midplane cartridge fans accessible from the top of the chassis USB 2.0 | Front mounted to allow quick connect of external storage devices STATUS LEDs | Fan, power and temperature alarms • Disk and LAN activity DVD R/W DRIVE HARDWARE RAID | For maximum performance and reliability HARD DRIVES | SoftMetal uses only Enterprise-class SATA-II drives, designed for 24/7 operation. These drives are made by world-leading suppliers and are not micro-coded, giving you the utmost flexibility in sourcing spares. UP TO 14 MEDIA DRIVES | Hot swap RAID 5 or RAID 6 for system reliability and performance • Scalable and field upgradeable to meet your storage needs CPU | All video coding is done in software. The heart of the SoftMetal is a Quad-Core Xeon processor MIRRORED SYSTEM DRIVES | Mirrored system drives provide 100% redundant protection for the OS and video system SERVER GRADE CHASSIS | Heavy-guage steel construction for extra strength

Component List

  1. HOT-SWAP FANS | Midplane cartridge fans accessible from the top of the chassis
  2. USB 2.0 | Front mounted to allow quick connect of external storage devices
  3. STATUS LEDs | Fan, power and temperature alarms • Disk and LAN activity
  4. DVD R/W DRIVE
  5. HARDWARE RAID | For maximum performance and reliability
  6. HARD DRIVES | SoftMetal uses only Enterprise-class SATA-II drives, designed for 24/7 operation. These
    drives are made by world-leading suppliers and are not micro-coded, giving you the utmost flexibility in sourcing spares.
  7. UP TO 14 MEDIA DRIVES | Hot swap RAID 5 or RAID 6 for system reliability and performance • Scalable and field upgradeable to meet your storage needs
  8. CPU | All video coding is done in software. The heart of the SoftMetal is a Quad-Core Xeon processor
  9. MIRRORED SYSTEM DRIVES | Mirrored system drives provide 100% redundant protection for the OS and video system
  10. SERVER GRADE CHASSIS | Heavy-guage steel construction for extra strength

Connectivity
By combining the best of the broadcast world and the IT world, SoftMetal delivers a robust and flexible solution.

TIMECODE | LTC Input (disabled) GENLOCK | Looping analog reference accepts Blackburst or Tri-Level sync GPI I/O | 12 general purpose inputs • 12 general purpose outputs • Edge or level-based VIDEO INPUTS | 0, 1, 2 or 4 HD/SD inputs with 16 channels of embedded audio VIDEO OUTPUTS | 2 or 4 HD/SDI Outputs with 16 channels of embedded audio AES / EBU OUTPUTS | 32 Channels (16 pairs) of unbalanced 75 Ohm AES/EBU audio inputs AES / EBU INPUTS | 16 Channels (8 pairs) of unbalanced 75 Ohm AES/EBU audio inputs DUAL GIGABIT LAN | FTP / Network file transfer • Network SoftMetal Client Control 8 RS-422 SERIAL PORTS | Remote control via VDCP, Odetics, AMP and VTR protocols REDUNDANT POWER | Hot swap power supplies with N+1 redundancy

Connectivity List

  1. TIMECODE | LTC Input (disabled)
  2. GENLOCK | Looping analog reference accepts Blackburst or Tri-Level sync
  3. GPI I/O | 12 general purpose inputs • 12 general purpose outputs • Edge or level-based
  4. VIDEO INPUTS | 0, 1, 2 or 4 HD/SD inputs with 16 channels of embedded audio
  5. VIDEO OUTPUTS | 2 or 4 HD/SDI Outputs with 16 channels of embedded audio
  6. AES / EBU OUTPUTS | 32 Channels (16 pairs) of unbalanced 75 Ohm AES/EBU audio inputs
  7. AES / EBU INPUTS | 16 Channels (8 pairs) of unbalanced 75 Ohm AES/EBU audio inputs
  8. DUAL GIGABIT LAN | FTP / Network file transfer • Network SoftMetal Client Control
  9. 8 RS-422 SERIAL PORTS | Remote control via VDCP, Odetics, AMP and VTR protocols
  10. REDUNDANT POWER | Hot swap power supplies with N+1 redundancy