Ultra-High Performance NFS and CIFS access for catapult™ systems
catapult bridge™ provides NFS and CIFS client access to frame sequences stored on any catapult™ system.
catapult's frame sequence scheduling and prioritizsing is maintained while catapult bridge™ is accessing
files, allowing high-throughput streaming frame access to operate concurrently with high-IOPS random access.
A low latency (less than 50 microsecond), non-volatile cache with extremely high IOPS (over 120,000 random
read/write), provides concurrent access operations for NFS and CIFS clients at the level of a high-end
SAN.
By employing aggressive frame level read-ahead, render node CPU's are kept from stalling while waiting on
network storage I/O. Small block read/write operations from software renderers are kept away from
centralizsed storage until file access has ceased. Intelligent frame level write-back ensures that
sequences are written back to catapult in optimal order for streaming. There is no need to re-order sequences.
catapult bridge™ enables customers to get the maximum performance from their render farms whilst
maintaining the unique and powerful features of catapult systems. Customers are now able to review incoming
uncompressed rendered frames in real-time without further copy to a dedicated system.
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Features & Benefits
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- Provides ultra fast access to catapult systems via NFS and CIFS protocols
- In-order frame write-back for optimal streaming.
- Less than 50 microsecond cache latency.
- Over 120,000 random read/write IOPS cache performance.
- Forward caching to maximise render node efficiency.
- Tunable cache parameters depending on strategy.
- Deployable in one-to-one and many-to-many configurations.
- Horizontal scalability for increased performance and capacity.
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