Abstract: A system delivers data and includes a plurality of data storage devices. A plurality of servers such as video servers are connected to the plurality of data storage devices and access the data storage devices to provide streaming data to a plurality of clients upon request therefrom. Upon failure of one of the servers, the load on the remaining servers is distributed equally among remaining servers using a distribution algorithm that assigns dual client network connections to server groupings such that the failure of any one server will increase the client load on any remaining server by no more than ceil (C/P) loads, where C is the total number of configured clients that access the plurality of servers in the system and P is the total number of server pairs.

Abstract: A video media data storage system may include first and second pluralities of data storage devices each arranged in a redundant array of independent drives (RAID) configuration for permitting writing and reading of video media data. The system may further include at least one memory controller coupled to the first and second pluralities of data storage devices for performing mirrored writing of video media data to both the first and second pluralities of data storage devices. The at least one memory controller may also be for generating respective first and second file allocation tables (FATs) including video media data time stamps and validity information for both of the first and second pluralities of data storage devices, and selectively reading video media data from the first and second pluralities of data storage devices based upon the first and second FATs.

Abstract: A system delivers data and includes a plurality of data storage devices. A plurality of servers such as video servers are connected to the plurality of data storage devices and access the data storage devices to provide streaming data to a plurality of clients upon request therefrom. Upon failure of one of the servers, the load on the remaining servers is distributed equally among remaining servers using a distribution algorithm that assigns dual client network connections to server groupings such that the failure of any one server will increase the client load on any remaining server by no more than ceil (C/P) loads, where C is the total number of configured clients that access the plurality of servers in the system and P is the total number of server pairs.

Abstract: A video media data storage system may include first and second pluralities of data storage devices each arranged in a redundant array of independent drives (RAID) configuration for permitting writing and reading of video media data. The system may further include at least one memory controller coupled to the first and second pluralities of data storage devices for performing mirrored writing of video media data to both the first and second pluralities of data storage devices. The at least one memory controller may also be for generating respective first and second file allocation tables (FATs) including video media data time stamps and validity information for both of the first and second pluralities of data storage devices, and selectively reading video media data from the first and second pluralities of data storage devices based upon the first and second FATs.

Abstract: A system and method for storing data in a data storage system. A data storage system is provided having a plurality of hard disk drive units each of which includes a plurality of hard disk storage devices. A first logical volume and a second logical volume may be formed for storing data such that the logical volumes include a respective set of hard disk storage devices for each of the plural hard disk drive units where each of the sets of hard disk storage devices are mutually exclusive. A first data set and a second data set may then be stored in the first and second logical volumes, respectively.

Abstract: A data storage system is described that simultaneously stores incoming data in a plurality of different digital formats linked together to permit economical accessibility and browsing of stored content by providing user access to reduced-resolution versions of stored format. Synchronization information correlates the same content stored in different digital formats to provide a means to reflect an edit of content in one format to the content stored in the other formats without manual editing of content in each format.