Avid® ISIS® 5500 | 5000 v4.6 Performance and Redistribution Guide Change History Date Revised Release Changes Made 12/1/2013 4.6 Add new OS and editor version support Make table headings repeat across pages First Draft Add/Remove redistribution with load New client support (Win 8 and RedHat) 5500 64 TB engine New resolution support (XAVC and 2K with DS 11.x) Updated FCP and Adobe Premier supported streams Added What’s new for 4.2/4.0.
Contents 1.0 What’s new for ISIS 5000 v4.6 ..................................................................................................... 3 2.0 What’s new for ISIS 5000 v4.5 ..................................................................................................... 3 3.0 Revisions from ISIS v4.0.3 / 2000 v4.2 ......................................................................................... 3 4.0 Revisions from ISIS v4.01/4.1 and Prior to This Guide ...........................
1.0 2.0 What’s new for ISIS 5000 v4.6 Avid has added support for Windows v8.1 and Mac OSX v10.9. What’s new for ISIS 5000 v4.5 The Avid ISIS 7000, Avid ISIS 5500 | 5000 and Avid ISIS 2000 infrastructures now support clients with the Windows 8 64-bit operating system. Note: Version 4.5 will be the last ISIS Client Manager release tested on workstations and laptops with the Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Operating Systems.
.0 Revisions from ISIS v4.01/4.1 and Prior to This Guide The ISIS v4.1 software kit includes ISIS 7000 v4.0.1, ISIS 5000 v4.0.1, and ISIS 2000 v4.1. The Avid ISIS v4.1 Client Manager software is required for ISIS 7000 v4.0.1, ISIS 5000 v4.0.1, and ISIS 2000 v4.1 infrastructures. For a list of what’s new in ISIS v4.1, see the ReadMe. This document includes performance related details on the ISIS 2000 (nearline) v4.1 release. Some minor changes to the ISIS 7000 and ISIS 5000 v4.
support for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®v6.2 and 6.3. These 10-Gb clients connect into a 10-Gb port on a qualified switch or can connect directly into the ISIS 5000 System Director 10-Gb port on a switchless configuration. Chelsio 10-Gb Ethernet adapters are not supported with ISIS 5000 clients. You can have one 10 Gb client per ISIS 5000 engine. For example, in a six Engine configuration you can have six 10 Gb clients.
7.0 Engine Performance The ISIS 5000 scales in a linear fashion (up to 6 engines) and is based on the amount of bandwidth an ISIS 5000 engine can provide. The following table defines an engine’s capabilities. A mix of Avid editors and test tools were used to generate bandwidth on the system during testing. Engine bandwidth ratings have been broken out into three different categories.
Example 2: Two ISIS 5000 engines with a mix of capture and playback devices # of Clients Client Type Format/ Resolution # of Streams per Client Data Rate per Stream Bandwidth 5 1 Gb 1080i 59.94 XDCAM 50 2 (reader) 8 MB/s 80 MB/s 4 1 Gb 1080i 59.
7.2 Performance Guidance During Drive Rebuilds In the event a drive needs to be replaced and a rebuild initialized, follow the guidance below for expectations on time to completion and bandwidth available. Keep in mind that the less bandwidth used the faster the rebuild will take place. If your storage group spans two engines the de-rating factor will be applied to both. Initially in first 5 minutes of the rebuild process you may experience skipped frames on playback.
Example 5: The chart below is an example of two ISIS 5000 engines during a single drive rebuild. The bandwidth rating utilized will be 200 MB/s per engine. # of Clients Client Type 1 Dual Gb (2 Gb) 2 1 Gb 1 Format/ Resolution 1080i 59.94 # of Streams per Client Data Rate per Stream Bandwidth 5 (reader) 18.5 MB/s 92.
8.2 Supported Stream Counts with Avid Editors The charts in this section define the bandwidth used per resolution and a recommended stream count. Take the following into consideration when reading the tables below. All bandwidth ratings have been adjusted to include up to 8 tracks of 16 bit audio @ 48 KHz. The sequence used for testing has two second audio and video cuts offset by one second. Stream counts vary depending on the platform and editor version.
DV Resolution Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format Multi-cam (MB/s) GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way DV 25 30i NTSC PAL 4 8 12 16 20 24 20 40 14 DV 50 30i NTSC PAL 8 16 24 32 40 48 40 80 28 Legend o White cells indicate 1 Gb connectivity required o Light shaded cells indicate Dual 1 Gb (2 Gb) or 10 Gb connectivity required o Orange shaded cells indicate 10 Gb connectivity required.
JFIF Progressive Resolution 35:1 28:1 14:1 3:1 2:1 1:1 SD 1:1 10b SD Project Format Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Multi-cam (MB/s) GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way 24p 23.976p NTSC 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 7.5 15 5 25p, 24p PAL 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 7.5 15 5 24p, 23.976p NTSC 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 7.5 15 5 25p, 24p PAL 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 7.5 15 5 24p, 23.976p NTSC 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 12.5 25 9 25p, 24p PAL 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 12.
JFIF Interlaced Resolution Project Format Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Multi-cam (MB/s) GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way 15:1s 30i NTSC, 25i PAL 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9.0 7.5 15 5 4:1s 30i NTSC, 25i PAL 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 12.
1080i Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format GB/ Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-way 9-way RGB 10-bit * 240 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 864 1:1 10-bit HD 150 300 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 527 1:1 HD 125 250 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 439 RGB ProRes 4444 42 84 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 148 DNxHD 220 X 28 56 84 112 140 168 196 224 140 N/S 98 ProRes HQ 28 56 84 112 140 N/S
Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format GB/ Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-way 9-way RGB 10-bit * 206 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 742 1:1 10-bit HD 131 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 461 1:1 HD 105 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 369 RGB ProRes 4444 36 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 127 DNxHD 185 X 23.5 47 70.5 94 117.5 141 164.5 188 117.5 N/S 83 DNxHD 185 23.5 47 70.5 94 117.
Legend o White cells indicate 1 Gb connectivity required o Light shaded cells indicate Dual 1 Gb (2 Gb) or 10 Gb connectivity required o Orange shaded cells indicate 10 Gb connectivity required.
Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format GB/ Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-way 9-way 1:1 10-bit HD 131 262 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 461 1:1 HD 105 210 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 373 RGB DNxHD 444 365 X 46 92 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 162 RGB ProRes 4444 36 72 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 127 DNxHD 185 X 23.5 47 70.5 94 117.5 141 164.5 188 117.5 N/S 83 DNxHD 185 23.5 47 70.
Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format GB/ Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-way 9-way DNxHD 175 23 46 69 92 115 138 161 184 115 N/S 81 ProRes HQ 23 46 69 92 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 81 DNxHD 115 15.5 31 46.5 62 77.5 93 108.5 124 77.5 N/S 54 ProRes 15.5 31 46.
Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Project Format GB/ Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-way 9-way XDCAM35 5 10 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 25 N/S 18 XDCAM25 3.5 7 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 17.5 N/S 13 XDCAM17.5 2.5 5 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 12.
720p Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Project Format GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way 1:1 10-bit HD 142 284 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 499 1:1 HD 106 210 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 373 DNxHD 220 X 28 56 84 112 140 N/S 140 N/S 98 DNxHD 220 28 56 84 112 140 N/S 140 N/S 98 ProRes HQ 28 56 84 112 N/S N/S N/S N/S 98 DNxHD 145 18.5 37 55.5 74 92.5 N/S 92.5 N/S 65 ProRes 18.5 37 55.
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Project Format GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way XDCAM50 8 16 24* 32* N/S N/S 40 N/S 28 XDCAM35 5 10 N/S N/S N/S N/S 25 N/S 18 XDCAM25 3.5 7 N/S N/S N/S N/S 17.
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Multi-cam (MB/s) Project Format GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 4-way 9-way XDCAM35 5 10 15 N/S N/S N/S 25 N/S 18 XDCAM25 3.5 7 10.5 N/S N/S N/S 17.5 N/S 13 AVC-Intra 50 8 16 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 28 AVC-Intra 100 14 28 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 50 1:1 10-bit HD 58 116 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 204 1:1 HD 46 92 138 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 162 DNxHD 90 X 11.5 24 35.5 46 57.5 N/S 57.
8.3 Supported Stream Counts with Avid Non-Editor Ingest Devices The following charts outline Avid supported ingest devices and stream counts. The bandwidth displayed is the suggested bandwidth limit setting by resolution to still ensure real-time playback. The GB/Hour column represents the use of a single stream. Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Device 1 2 3 4 GB/Hour per stream XDCAM-HD 17.
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution GB/Hour per stream Device 1 2 3 4 IMX50 AirSpeed Multi Steam 10 20 N/S N/S 36 IMX30 AirSpeed Multi Steam 10 20 N/S N/S 22 DV 25 AirSpeed Classic 10 20 N/S N/S 22 DV 50 AirSpeed Classic 10 20 N/S N/S 36 IMX50 AirSpeed Classic 10 20 N/S N/S 36 IMX30 AirSpeed Classic 10 20 N/S N/S 22 DNxHD 115 AirSpeed Classic 18 N/S N/S N/S 64 DNxHD 120 AirSpeed Classic 18 N/S N/S N/S 64 DNxHD 145 AirSpeed Classic 22
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Device 1 2 3 4 DNxHD100 AirSpeed 5000 14 28 42 56 DNxHD145/120 AirSpeed 5000 20 40 60 80 DNxHD220/185 AirSpeed 5000 30 60 N/S N/S HDV 25 Mb AirSpeed 5000 10 20 30 40 DV50 AirSpeed 5000 10 20 30 40 DV25 AirSpeed 5000 10 20 30 40 AVC-Intra 50Mb Airspeed 5000 10 20 30 40 AVC-Intra 100 AirSpeed 5000 14 28 42 56 IMX50 AirSpeed 5000 10 20 30 40 IMX30 AirSpeed 5000 10 20 30 40 XDCAM-HD 17.
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution IMX30 Device AirSpeed Classic 1 2 3 4 6 12 N/A N/A 26
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Device 1 2 3 4 DNxHD 115 AirSpeed Classic 16 32 N/A N/A DNxHD 120 AirSpeed Classic 16 32 N/A N/A DNxHD 145 AirSpeed Classic 21 42 N/A N/A SD 1:1 AirSpeed Classic 25 50 N/A N/A Legend o N/S indicates not supported o Bandwidth limiting may be required to ensure the above ratings o When playing two tracks of compressed audio with H.264 media please budget 1.8 MB/sec. of bandwidth 9.0 Pro Tools Performance The ISIS 4.
Values in parenthesis reflect the use of a DL-360 G7 based server. 11.0 Adding a Single or Multiple Engines to a Storage Group Use the tables below to determine the amount of time it required when adding a single engine to an existing storage group. Avid supports up to 50% of the engine rating for the total number of engines that will be present in the larger Storage Group. Please note that UHRC resolutions are not supported during redistribution operations.
Time to Completion with 50% per engine bandwidth (Hours) Capacity Filled / Time to Completion # of engines 30% 60% 90% 6 12 18 7 13 20 9 18 26 10 20 28 11 22 30 1-2 Engines 2 TB 2-3 Engines 2 TB 3-4 Engines 2 TB 4-5 Engines 2 TB 5-6 Engines 2 TB 12.0 Removing an Engine from a Storage Group Avid supports up to 50% client load per the total number of engines remaining in the Storage Group following an engine removal. The table below outlines the engine ratings by configuration.
Platform HP z820 Lenovo C30 HP z800 HP z820 HP z420 Lenovo S30 HP z400 OS Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Red Hat Linux 6.2/6.3 Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit SP1 CPU Memory Editor Version ISIS Client Media Composer 7.0 8 Core 2.7 GHz Intel Xeon 16 GB Media Composer 6.5 v4.6 Media Composer 6.0 Media Composer 7.
Media Composer 7.0 HP Z210 Windows 7 64-bit SP1 4 Core E31270 3.40 GHz Intel Xeon 4 GB Media Composer 6.5 Media Composer 6.0 v4.6 Media Composer 5.5 Media Composer 7.0 HP 8570w Windows 7 64-bit SP1 i7-3820QM 2.7 GHz 8 GB Media Composer 6.5 Media Composer 6.0 v4.6 Media Composer 5.5 Media Composer 7.0 HP 8760w Windows 7 64-bit SP1 4 Core 2.3 GHz Intel i7 4 GB Media Composer 6.5 Media Composer 6.0 v4.6 Media Composer 5.5 Media Composer 7.0 Dell M6600 Windows 7 64-bit SP1 4 Core 2.
14.0 Supported Stream Counts with Apple Final Cut Pro Editors Avid has tested Final Cut Pro version 7 as a client in the Avid ISIS 5000 shared storage environment. Testing was done with Avid ISIS v3.2 Final Cut Pro v7.0.3 and Media Composer 5.0. There is no Avid restriction on the QuickTime version. Use the QuickTime version recommended in the Final Cut Pro application. QuickTime v7.6 was the version used in the Avid testing.
Final Cut Pro and Avid Editors in a Mixed Environment # of Engines All Reads All Writes Aggregate Available B/W per engine 250 MB/s 200 MB/s 200 MB/s The following charts define the bandwidth used per resolution and the recommended stream count for each. Attempting to increase the number of streams beyond what is shown may result in unexpected results for the Client, but should not affect the ISIS system. Take the following into consideration when reading the tables included in this section.
ProRes HQ 110 15 30 45 60 75 90 53 ProRes Proxy 38 6 12 18 24 30 36 21 16 32 48 64 80 96 57 24 48 72 96 N/S N/S 84 20 40 N/S N/S N/S N/S 70 29 58 N/S N/S N/S N/S 102 ProRes NQ 122 720p/50 ProRes HQ 184 ProRes NQ 147 720p/59.
PAL / NTSC Resolution Project Format Number of Streams per client (MB/s) GB/Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 6 9 12 15 18 10 5 10 15 20 25 30 17 ProRes NQ PAL 41 7 14 21 28 35 42 24 ProRes HQ PAL 61 9 18 27 36 45 54 31 ProRes Proxy NTSC 12 3 6 9 12 15 18 10 5 10 15 20 25 30 17 ProRes NQ NTSC 42 7 14 21 28 35 42 24 ProRes HQ NTSC 63 9 18 27 36 45 54 31 ProRes Proxy PAL 12 ProRes LT PAL 28 PAL ProRes LT NTSC 30 NTSC Legend o White cells indicate 1 Gb
Uncompressed 10bit 4:2:2 HD 1280x720p 23.98 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Uncompressed 10bit 4:2:2 HD 1280x720p 25 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Uncompressed 10bit 4:2:2 HD 1280x720p 29.
14.2 Final Cut Pro Editor Hardware and Software Used During Testing The following chart describes the Final Cut Pro and Avid hardware and software used during testing in a complete Final Cut Pro environment and in a mixed environment. Platform OS CPU Memory Mac Pro 10.6.8 2 x 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (Nehalem) 12GB Mac Pro 10.6.8 and 10.7.1 2 x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (Harpertown) 4GB Mac Pro 10.6.8 2 x 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (Nehalem) 12GB Mac Pro 10.6.8 and 10.7.1 2 x 2.
Adobe Premiere Only # of Engines All Reads All Writes Aggregate Available B/W per Engine Single 1 Gb connection 180 MB/s AVC intra is 130 MB/s 120 MB/s 120 MB/s 140 MB/s 140 MB/s All Writes Aggregate 120 MB/s 120 MB/s Available B/W per Engine Dual 1 Gb connection 200 MB/s AVC intra is 135 MB/s Engine ratings are better with some DVC PRO resolutions. Some AVC resolutions can cause the Engine rating to fall below the expected rate.
720p (Windows 7/8 x64 and Macintosh 10.8.5) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format 1 2 3 4 5 6 DVCPROHD 960*720 23.976 720p/24 9 18 27 37 45 54 31.6 DVCPROHD 960*720 50 720p/50 18 35 51 69 86 NS 59.8 DVCPROHD 960*720 59.94 720p/60 18 35 52 69 86 NS 59.8 GB/Hour Legend o N/S indicates not supported o Light shaded cells indicate 2 X 1 Gb 720p (Mac OS 10.8.5) AVC-Intra 50 960*720 23.976 720p/24 6 11 19 25 30 35 21.
720p (Windows 7/8 x64) AVC-Intra 50 960*720 23.976 720p/24 5 10 18 22 28 N/S 21.1 AVC-Intra 50 960*720 25 720p/25 7 14 21 28 NS N/S 21.1 AVC-Intra 50 960*720 29.97 720p/30 8 15 24 32 NS N/S 21.1 AVC-Intra 50 960*720 50 720p/50 12 20 N/S N/S N/S N/S 35.2 AVC-Intra 50 960*720 59.94 720p/60 11 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 35.2 720p/24 10 19 28 37 N/S N/S 28.1 AVC-Intra 100 1280*720 25 720p/25 12 21 31 NS NS NS 35.2 AVC-Intra 100 1280*720 29.
1080i (Windows 7/8 x64) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format 1 2 3 4 5 6 DVC Pro HD 1440*1080 25 1080i/50 27 53 79 105 NS NS 59.8 DVC Pro HD 1280*1080 29.97 1080i/60 18 35 53 69 86 100 59.8 GB/Hour Legend o N/S indicates not supported o Light shaded cells indicate 2 X 1 Gb 1080p (Mac OS 10.8.5) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVC-Intra 50 1440*1080 23.976 1080p/24 10 17 25 N/S N/S N/S 28.
1080p (Windows 7/8 x64) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVC-Intra 50 1440*1080 23.976 1080p/24 10 20 NS NS NS NS 28.1 AVC-Intra 50 1440*1080 25 1080p/25 11 21 NS NS NS NS 35.2 AVC-Intra 50 1440*1080 29.97 1080p/30 11 21 NS NS NS NS 35.2 AVC-Intra 100 1920*1080 23.976 1080p/24 16 27 NS NS NS NS 49.2 AVC-Intra 100 1920*1080 25 1080p/25 28 NS NS NS NS NS 59.8 AVC-Intra 100 1920*1080 29.
Apple ProRes (Mac OS 10.8.5) Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format ProRes 422 HQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 1080p/24 28 56 85 111 N/S N/S ProRes 422 HQ 1080p/25 46 80 101 N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 HQ 1080p/30 34 68 101 N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 HQ 1080p/50 56 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 HQ 1080p/59.94 65 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 HQ 720x486p29.
Number of Streams per client (MB/s) Resolution Project Format ProRes 422 HQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 720p50 26 52 N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 4444 1080p30 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 720p59.94 720p59.94 20 41 N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 1080p25 27 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 LT 1080p50 22 44 68 N/S N/S N/S ProRes 422 Proxy 1080p50 12 25 N/S N/S N/S N/S Legend o N/S indicates not supported o Light shaded cells indicate 2 X 1 Gb 15.