The SeaChange Universal MediaLibrary Grid (UML Grid) is a high-availability storage solution that offers high performance, high capacity, scalability, and flexible NAS and SAN connectivity for enterprise and multimedia data storage.

The UML Grid accommodates a massive 216TB in a 5RU storage matrix. Unlike the traditional content library that caters to transmission playout or production storage only, the UML combines the traditional linear playout support with production and streaming into an all-in-one product. It is an open storage and server infrastructure that is simple to manage and cost-effective, allowing direct ingest, edit-in-place, archive, and play-to-air functionalities.

• Private cloud storage in a single global namespace
• Simultaneous NAS and SAN connections for accessing iSCSI, CIFS, NFS, and FTP files without reconfigurations
• Media-centric file layout that allows space efficiency for small files and high-streaming performance for large media files
• Client-based bandwidth control; integration with LDAP and Active Directory for IT-friendly multi-user access administration; and file notification for efficient media inventory management
• Linear scalability of capacity from 72TB per “brick” to 144PB in a grid; and of performance from 17Gbps per “brick” to 34,000Gbps in a grid
• RAID 6-protected drives, high availability servers, file-level mirroring, and replication