Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 82)

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Configure the Device Type pane, then click Continue. 5
It is strongly suggested that you do not create any devices on the server Important:
computer’s startup disk. Devices contain large media files and can use all of the
available disk space on their hard disk, which causes serious issues if that hard disk is
also the startup disk.
For details about configuring a specific device type, see the following section.
In the Archive Device pane, select the Enable as an Archive Drive checkbox if you
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intend this device to be used as an archive device.
Archive devices are used to hold assets and productions that have been moved into
long-term storage using an archive response in Final Cut Server.
Archive devices are not available for regular, everyday asset storage. They are Note:
used exclusively with the archive response.
Archive devices are generally large or slow external disk drives or network connections
that are connected to the computer only when needed. When you archive an asset or
production, its media file is copied to the archive device and removed from its current
device, freeing up disk space on that device. The asset or production remains in the
Final Cut Server catalog and can be restored at a later date if necessary.