iView media pro, archive server, workstaion locations

[chucksavage]

Peter,
In chapter 3  of THE BOOK you describe how you have your G4 and big drive box portions of your digital archive located in the equipment storage room  where the fan noise is not a problem  The monitor and keyboard are located elsewhere, in your camera storage area.  In chapter 4 you refer to your "Photoshop workstation" which I assume is separate from the archive workstation.  My question is, in your set-up can you not do archive work on iVew Media Pro on the Photoshop workstation?  Is that why you have a dedicated archive workstation?  In other words, does iView Media Pro limit you to doing metadata work only on the same computer where it is loaded? If this is so as I suspect, it will effect where the archive workstation is located. 
Thanks,
Chuck

[peterkrogh]

Chuck,
The server, big drive box, monitor and keyboard are all in the equipment room.  The Workstations are in the work area of the studio.  Images that are accessible over a network can all be cataloged by iView. 

I moved the images from a studio workstation to the one in the equipment room for several reasons:
Not enough room on the studio counter for the drive box
The Drive Box is noisy
I wanted to be able to lock up the drives that hold my archive in a secure place

In order for iView to see and catalog images, it needs to be able to mount the drives.  These can be local or available over a network.
Peter

[chucksavage]

Thanks for clearing that up Peter.  We're building out a room for three work stations and an adjacent walk-in closet for the server and switch.  I just needed to be absouletly sure a dedicated archive management station was not needed prior to testing the DAM software.  Putting the archive in a sercurable area makes great sense too if the space is available.
Chuck

[peterkrogh]

Chuck,
Remember to be aware of possible heat build-up.  Spinning drives generate a lot of heat, and heat is the enemy.
Peter

[chucksavage]

The plan is to use a thermostatically controlled bathroom type exhaust fan above as well as passive venting.

[peterkrogh]

Sounds like a plan.
Peter