OWC Jellyfish Tower

The OWC Jellyfish Tower matches the ease-of-use and plug-and-play powers of the Mobile and is as powerful as something you’d find in your server room. It's quiet enough to stand on its own in your edit bay and powerful enough to take on 6+ editors working with 4K media and beyond.

Up to 6 x 10G/1G

Direct Connections

Remote Access

For Growing Teams

80TB - 360TB

Raw Storage Capacity

Expandability

Double your capacity with Tower expansion module

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Connectivity: Plug & play, no switch required

The OWC Jellyfish Tower shared storage server can be used with or without a switch. Users can connect directly into one of up to 16 onboard 1GbE or 10GbE ports, or connect to a switch for additional expansion.

1GbE / 10GbE
Desktop Tower

Storage: 5 capacity points to choose with and room to grow

The OWC Jellyfish Tower is listed with a raw capacity number and an available capacity number. An available capacity number is what will be represented as the total storage after RAID, performance buffers, and overhead are applied.

0TB Working Space

Number of Expansions

Performance: Ready for 4K, 8K, and beyond

If you need to go fast but don’t have a server room and IT support, the OWC Jellyfish Tower was built for you and your team. Massive bandwidth means smooth playback in hi-res and multicam, and the ability to ingest while editing.

Number of Expansions

Setup & Software

Setup is Simple

The OWC Jellyfish Tower shared storage server was designed to be unboxed and up and running in under 30 minutes with no prior networking experience required. You will be guided through each step of the setup online, and if you need additional help our support team is only a phone call away.

OWC Jellyfish Media Engine

Leverage the processing power of your OWC Jellyfish to generate proxies for your offline or remote workflows. Access those proxies locally or remotely and link them to your project. Switch to proxy mode in your editing software and enjoy smooth playback no matter your connection speed. OWC Jellyfish Media Engine comes free with your OWC Jellyfish purchase to provide your team with an extra level of flexibility.

OWC Jellyfish Manager

If you HAVE NEVER had to manage a server before, we designed the OWC Jellyfish Manager for you. If you HAVE managed a server before, you’ll wonder why they all weren’t this easy and intuitive.

OWC Jellyfish Connect

We’ve made connecting your Mac to the OWC Jellyfish Tower easier than ever with our patented OWC Jellyfish Connect app for macOS. Just open the app on your computer and get right to work.

OS Compatibility

The OWC Jellyfish Tower shared storage server is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems and supports a mixed hardware / software environment.

NLE Compatibility

Work in the NLE, DAW, or VFX software of your choosing, or use them all. Our engineers work closely with Apple, Adobe, and Blackmagic to ensure seamless workflows between your favorite apps.

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OWC Jellyfish Tower - Overview

Accessing Hard Drives

Users & Connectivity

Expanding a Tower

Common Terms

OWC Jellyfish Manager & Connect

Working Remotely

OWC Jellyfish & Windows

15,000 hours on a OWC Jellyfish Tower

Light Sail VR + OWC Jellyfish Tower

Editing on a OWC Jellyfish

FCPX + OWC Jellyfish

Premiere Pro + OWC Jellyfish

Deep Specs

Maximum Direct Connections

  • 16

Switch Required

  • No

Base Config.

  • 256GB DDR4 RAM
  • 2TB Read Cache SSD
  • 4TB Dedicated Project/Cache NVMe Pool
  • 2 x 1GbE RJ45 Ports

Connection Upgrades

  • Add 1GbE
  • Add 10GbE [RJ45 // SFP+]
  • Add 25GbE [QSFP]
  • Add 40GbE [QSFP]
  • Add 50GbE [QSFP]

Raw Capacity

  • 80TB
  • 120TB
  • 160TB
  • 240TB
  • 360TB

Available Storage Size

  • 53TB
  • 97TB
  • 106TB
  • 159TB
  • 240TB

Expandability

  • Add an additional OWC Jellyfish Tower expansion unit anytime over the included 12G Mini-SAS HD port.

Performance: Aggregate Bandwidth

  • 3,700MB/s Read
  • 2,400MB/s Write

Performance: Aggregate Bandwidth

  • 10GbE User - Up to 1,100MB/s
  • 1GbE User - Up to 100MB/s

Data Security: RAID Protection

  • All OWC Jellyfish utilize ZFS RAID which adds an extra layer of protection to your data since all data and metadata are stored on your pool.

Data Security: RAID-Z2

  • By default, an OWC Jellyfish Tower can sustain the failure of up to 2 hard drives per 10-disk virtual device, up to a maximum simultaneous failure of 4 physical drives per pool.

Backup & Archive

  • Rsync
  • Snapshots

Dimensions

  • Height: 70.5 cm (27.75 in)
  • Depth: 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
  • Width: 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
  • Weight: ~33.6 kg (~74.0 lbs)

Form Factor

  • Under Desk / Desktop

Noise Level

  • ~61 Decibels Under Heavy I/O

Power Supply

  • 1000 Watt

Additional Server Access

  • IPMI
  • 4 x USB 3 Ports
  • VGA Port

Protocol Support

  • SMB
  • NFS
  • FTP
  • SSH

Misc.

  • Integrated DaVinci Resolve Collaborative Database

Call us to learn more about customizing a video workflow for your team at +1-818-741-2858

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Our experts know the ins and outs of the OWC Jellyfish hardware, operating system, and software applications. We can help resolve most issues the same day that you report them.