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SpycerBox Ultra/Flex | Hardware Guide | Version 3.1
Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH
Introduction
Introduction
This documentation describes how to use the hardware of the Spycer-
Box manufactured by the Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH (in short ’R&S
DVS’). The SpycerBox is a multi-purpose storage as well as server de-
vice delivered with several data management tools. It is the ideal solu-
tion for users at broadcast and post production facilities who want to
make the most of their file-based workflows. The SpycerBox can be
used, for example, …
… as a high-performance automated backup and archiving solu-
tion,
… as a powerful file server with proxy clip generation, or
… as an NAS solution for a network.
Together with the hardware of the SpycerBox you also receive the
SpycerBox software, an extended version of R&S DVS’s data manage-
ment software Spycer. With the SpycerBox software you can, for in-
stance, automatically create low-resolution proxy video clips of the
content on the local or a connected storage, defragment an SNFS stor-
age such as a SAN, or perform scheduled maintenance tasks automat-
ically in your network. Furthermore, you can use the SAN Remo
software to configure and monitor all SpycerBoxes in your network.
The SpycerBox hardware uses Linux as its operating system and can be
delivered with various storage capacities. Furthermore, several connec-
tion possibilities are optionally available to integrate the system seam-
lessly into your workflows.
The SpycerBox can be delivered in two hardware variants: SpycerBox
Ultra using 3.5" hard disks (normally 24 pcs.) and providing a storage
capacity of up to 96 TB, and SpycerBox Flex using 2.5" hard disks (nor-
mally 48 pcs.) with up to 57.6 TB of storage capacity.
