Introduction
ThisdocumentoutlinesthetestedoperatingspecificationsforTelestream®LightspeedK80SSDServer™
Hardware/SoftwareSpecifications
TelestreamLightspeedK80SSDServershavebeentestedwiththefollowinghardware/softwareconfiguration:
• 1RUserverwith1600WDualredundantpowersupplies(80+PlatinumLevel94%+)
• DualTwelveCoreIntelHaswellCPU2.6Ghz(E5-2690v3)withHTT(48virtualcores)
• 32GBRAM(4X8GB1600MhzRegisteredECCDDR4)
• 1NVidiaTeslaK80DualGPUcard(4992NVIDIACUDAcores)with24GBGDDR5RAM(12GBperGPUcore)
• OS–WindowsServer2012R2-StandardEdition64-bit(150GBSSDpartition),Server2008R2optional
• Vantagesoftware-v6.2thruv6.3UP5
• MediaCache–1.2TBRAID-1(Twoenterpriseclass1.2TBSATA6Gb/sSSDdrives)
• DualPort10GbE(IntelX54010GBase-Tcompatiblewith10GBASE-T,100GBASE-TX,and1000BASE-T)
• Two(2)USB3.0ports
• Three(3)availablePCIslots,2(x16)PCI-E3.0&1(x8)PCI-E3.0low-profileslot(seequalifiedoptionsbelow)
• VGAvideoconnector
• RoHSCompliant
• PhysicalDimensions–Height1.7”(43mm)xWidth17.2”(437mm)xDepth30.6”(716mm)
• GrossWeight50lbs(22.9kg)
TelestreamLightspeedK80SSDServersarequalifiedwiththefollowingoptionalhardware:
• FibreChannelCards:
o ATTOCelerityFC-81ENSingle-Channel8Gb/sHBA(V-FIBRE-LS-SINGLE)
o ATTOCelerityFC-82ENDual-Channel8Gb/sHBA(V-FIBRE-LS-DUAL)
o QLogicQLE2560Single-Channel8Gb/sHBA(V-QLOGIC-FC-SINGLE)
o QLogicQLE2562Dual-Channel8Gb/sHBA(V-QLOGIC-FC-DUAL)
• EthernetNetworkInterfaceCards:
o IntelPRO/1000PTQuadPortServeradapter(V-ETH-LS-QUAD)
o ATTOFastFrameNS-11Single-ChannelSFP+10GbE(V-10GBESPF-LS-SGL)
o ATTOFastFrameNS-12Dual-ChannelSFP+10GbE(V-10GBESPF-LS-DUAL)
o MYRICOM10G-PCIE-8B-S+E10GbE(V-MYRICOM-10G-SGL)
o MYRICOM10G-PCIE2-8B2DualPort10GbE(V-MYRICOM-10G-Dual)
NOTE:Inordertoensureoptimalproductperformanceandwarrantycoverage,itisimportantthat
Telestreamproductsbeusedinaccordancewiththeproductpolicy.Itiscriticalthatourproductpolicyis
adheredtowhenusingadd-incards.Telestreampolicystates:
• Add-incard(s)aretobeinstalledbyTelestream,oranauthorizedagent,atorbeforecommissioning.
• OnlyTelestreamqualifiedadd-incardscanbeused.Forthemostup-to-datelistrefertothe
LightspeedServerproductsheet(http://www.telestream.net/pdfs/datasheets/dat-VantageLightspeed-Server.pdf).Usinguntestedandunknownadd-incardswillvoidtheproductwarranty.
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PowerandTemperaturerequirements:
• OperatingTemperature:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto90°F)
• Non-operatingTemperature:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)
• Maximumpoweris6.0amps(660watts)withbothGPUsandCPUsrunningat100%
• Cooling:Serversgenerate2252BTU/hwithbothGPUsandCPUsrunningat100%
Thermaltesting:
• WithallGPUsandCPUsrunningat100%loadforthreehours
o Externaltemperaturestableat30⁰C
o GPUtemperaturestableat64⁰Corlower
o CPUtemperaturesstableat64⁰Corlower
o Successfulcompletionoftranscodingjobsinthisenvironment(seeStressTestsbelow)
Certifications:
• FCC,CE,ULorCSA,CB,VCCI,Ctick
• Certificationsarevalidforthefollowingregions:NorthAmerica,EU,Japan,AUS/NZ
StressTesting
SustainedCPU/GPUTranscoding,HardDriveStressTest:
TwoLightspeedK80SSDServers(runningTranscodeMultiscreen)inanArraysuccessfullyperformed100,000transcode
jobswith100%up-time.
NOTE:PerformedbyVantageTranscodeProontwoLightspeedK80SSDServerswithSQLStandard.Eachjob
includeda5-secondtranscodeto3MbMP4fromanMOVProRessource;jobsweresettoexpireafterone
hourtoavoidexcessivedatabasegrowth.
SustainedGPUTranscodingStressTest:
OneLightspeedK80SSDServer(runningTranscodeMultiscreen)successfullyperformednon-stoptranscodingof3-hour
inputfilesforoneweek.Eachinputfilewasconvertedto10independentoutputvideostreamsand14outputpackages
(150hoursofoutputvideoperinput).Outputswererandomlycheckedforlipsyncandvideo/audioquality.
NOTE:PerformedononeLightspeedK80SSDServerwithSQLStandardastheprimarydatabase.Eachjob
includedconvertinga3-hourMOVProRessource,creating10independentoutputstreams(1080p243Mb,
2Mb,1Mb;720p242Mb,1Mb,480p2Mb,1Mb,240p1Mb,700Kb,400Kb)andpackagingintothefollowing
containers(oneMP4foreachstream,HLS,HSS,Dash,HDSincludingallabovestreams)
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