The GT 062 has been upgraded to support RAID 1, as well as Striping, JBOD and Spanning.

Glyph's GT 062 is a two-drive tabletop designed for professional audio and video applications, and can be configured in four drive modes. RAID 1 offers data redundancy and real-time backup by writing the same data to the two hard drives at the same time. Should a drive failure happen, data is still available on the remaining drive. RAID 0 (striping) increases the performance of the drive system by spreading the data across two drives. RAID 0 is a proven technology for editing video, working with huge graphics files, sound libraries, and streaming instruments that play hundreds of samples simultaneously. JBOD mode (individual volumes) is very well suited for audio production, while Spanning mode simply shows the two internal drives as one large volume.

Glyph Manager software

GT 062 ships with the Glyph Manager software, a utility for Mac OS X and Windows that configures the GT 062 in one of the four drive modes, and displays health status of the GT 062 drives. When configured in RAID 1 mode, Glyph Manager constantly monitors the health of the drives. When a problem is detected, Glyph Manager alerts the user by animating in the Mac OS X dock or displaying an error balloon from the Windows System Tray. Data can then be backed up before any is lost due to drive failure. The GT 062 combination of RAID 1 real-time backup and drive health monitoring provides the highest level of data security of any product in its class.

Want to upgrade your GT 062 to include RAID 1? Here's what to do.

Features

• Supported NLE systems: Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress, Adobe Premiere
• Ideal for video, content creation, sound libraries and audio editing applications
• FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB2.0 interfaces
• Supports four software-selectable drive modes: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, Spanning
• Default shipping drive mode: JBOD
• Dual Seagate SATA drives each with 8MB, 16MB or 32MB cache, depending on capacity
• 80 MB/sec sustained transfer rate
• Durable Stainless Steel
• Rack-mountable (rack-mount kit optional)
• Internal power supply, no wall wart, internal quiet fan
• Ships in hard-shell plastic case
• 3 Year Warranty
• 2 Year Free Basic Data Recovery
• Overnight Advance Replacement

How should I configure my GT 062 for audio production?

Our in-house testing has shown that, in an audio environment, the highest track count can be achieved in JBOD mode. In JBOD mode, using our 48 KHz/24-bit test sessions, the GT 062 supported 80 tracks at edit level 1*. In RAID 0 mode, the same test above supported 78 tracks. In JBOD mode, using our 96 KHz/24-bit test sessions, the GT 062 supported 62 tracks at edit level 1. In RAID 0 mode, the same test supported 50 tracks. At 192 KHz/24-bit, either mode was able to handle 36 tracks at edit level 1. 36 is the max track count we can test using our Pro Tools|HD 2 system.

Above tests were done using Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz, OS 10.4.9, Pro Tools 7.1, HD|2 Accel, GT 062 connected via FireWire 800. *Edit level 1 = one edit every two seconds across every track in the test session. Check out our Track Count Test Results page for the complete test results.

PLEASE READ THE MANUAL FIRST! Changing the drive mode reconfigures the internal drives, which will require you to re-format the GT 062. Doing so will erase all of the current data on the drive. Make sure you backup all data before changing the drive mode and reformatting the GT 062!

Technical Specifications
Part Number	GT0621F-x (x = drive capacity. Example GT0621F-2000)
Capacities	500GB // 1TB // 1.5GB // 2TB more about disk capacities
Rotational Speed (RPM)	7200
Interfaces	FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) - One 6-pin port FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) - Two 9-pin ports USB 2.0 Hi-speed (device-side) port
Bridging Chip	Oxford 924
Average seek time (read)	8 milliseconds
Software selectable drive modes	RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, Spanning
Maximum Transfer Rate	800 Mb/sec (100MB/sec)
Sustained Transfer Rate	84MB/sec
Buffer Size (cache)	500GB: 16MB (8MB per drive) 1TB and 1.5TB: 32MB (16MB per drive) 2TB: 64MB (32MB per drive)
Dimensions	H 1.7" x W 8.6" x D 9.5"
Configuration	Desktop enclosure (rack mount optional)
Weight	5.9 lbs. :: 2.7 kg
Internal Power Supply	Universal 100-240v 50/60 Hz
Operating System Compatibility	Apple OS 8.6, 9.X, 10.X Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista* Modern Unix-based, Linux, or BSD *Glyph Manager Release 2 supports Vista with Service Pack 2 more info
NLE Applications	Qualified with Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress, Adobe Premiere
Included	9-Pin FireWire 800 Cable 6-Pin FireWire 400 Cable hard-shell plastic carrying case IEC Power Cable
Warranty	Full 3 Years 1 Year Overnight Advance Replace more info 2 Years Free Basic Data Recovery more info