Appendix . Best Practices for Installation

This appendix serves to prepare you for the installation of Final Cut Server at your organization, as well as to guide you through the installation of the software.

If you’ve already installed the software, you will also find information that can help you optimize its performance.

Final Cut Server has the potential to greatly tax the infrastructure of your organization, especially if it is engaged in the following tasks:

  • Searching a large catalog (50,000+ assets) by many users simultaneously

  • Performing full scans (as opposed to add-only scans) of a very large volume (such as an Xsan volume) during a time of day when the volume is being heavily used by the facility, or if the volume’s contents change significantly ...

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