Overview

EFS 300 is an enterprise-scale, scale-out shared storage node designed for media production teams that require high throughput, predictable performance, and smooth collaboration. Starting from a compact 16-drive configuration, the platform scales linearly from a 64 TB master node to multi-petabyte clusters while including integrated media management and archive workflow tools. The system supports multiple protection schemes (XOR, COPY), hot-swappable components, mixed drive sizes in the same workspace, and compatibility with leading creative applications — enabling small to large teams to edit, share and manage high-resolution timelines reliably.

Features and Capabilities

• Scalability & Architecture: EFS 300 is a scale-out architecture that begins with a single master node (64 TB) and scales by adding nodes to reach 1 PB+ clusters, allowing capacity and bandwidth to grow without forklift upgrades.
• Performance & Throughput: Designed for media workflows, the platform provides generous bandwidth from the 16-drive base configuration and supports high-resolution formats and multi-user editing with consistent performance across concurrent sessions.
• Media Management Included: FLOW media management is bundled/integrated, providing logging, searching, metadata, and workflow tools that connect storage to editorial and post pipelines.
• Data Protection Options: Multiple file protection schemes (XOR and COPY) let you trade capacity for resilience; configurations can tolerate node loss while preserving content integrity.
• Mixed Drive & Expansion Flexibility: Allows mixing drive sizes within the same workspace and adding up to several additional nodes in one namespace for flexible capacity planning.
• Hardware Resilience & Serviceability: 2U rack form factor with redundant power supplies and cooling, multiple NIC options, and hot-swappable SSDs for system/metadata (e.g., two 480 GB SSDs) for easy maintenance and uptime.
• Application Compatibility: Native support and tested interoperability with major NLEs and post tools (Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut), enabling direct editing workflows without cumbersome ingest steps.
• Remote & Multi-Site Workflows: Supports remote editing and multi-site deployments with integrated workflow tools enabling hybrid cloud or distributed teams to collaborate.
• Archive Integration: Bundled or integrated ARK archive tools provide automated tiering/archiving workflows for long-term retention and LTO integration where required.
• Ease of Deployment & Growth: Simple building-block approach — start small and expand nodes as needs grow; designed to avoid forklift upgrades and reduce total cost of ownership for growing media operations.