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CHAPTER 1 Introduction This chapter provides information on the purpose and scope of this solution: Solution overview....................6 Scope........................6 objectives...................... 7 Introduction...
Introduction Solution overview The purpose of this guide is to help you understand the benefits of using a Dell EMC storage solution with ISS SecurOS. The solution includes both hardware and software elements for video surveillance. The storage platforms include physical hosts that are running SecurOS Enterprise Video Surveillance Manager.
Introduction Key objectives The configurations documented in this guide are based on tests conducted in the Dell EMC Surveillance Lab and actual production implementations. These are the key objectives of this solution: Measure the sizing needs for specific system requirements so that an implementation can be correctly sized and the appropriate Dell EMC products can be matched to a customer's requirements.
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CHAPTER 2 Configured components This chapter provides information about the components configured in this solution: Isilon clustered storage system................10 Data protection....................10 Cluster size......................11 Configured components...
Network interface card (NIC) aggregation can be used to reduce the possibility of video loss from a cable pull, NIC failure, or switch port issue. Dell EMC recommends NIC aggregation, also known as link aggregation, in an active/passive failover configuration.
Configured components capacity nodes. Current releases of OneFS offer a new protection option, +3d:1n1d, which means the cluster can survive three simultaneous disk failures or one entire node failure plus one disk. OneFS also provides an option that continually evaluates the cluster and sends an alert if the cluster falls below the suggested protection level.
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CHAPTER 3 Solution components This chapter provides information about storage options for video and audio data: Dell EMC storage....................14 Storage protocols....................14 ISS SecurOS Enterprise..................14 Solution components...
VNX storage arrays and single- and multi-node performance testing on the Isilon storage array. Storage protocols Dell EMC uses standard file protocols to enable users and applications to access data that is consolidated on a Dell EMC storage solution. This guide provides information about these network protocols:...
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Solution components Table 1 SecurOS primary services (continued) Service Description Create and configure system objects Delete existing objects Change the parameters of the created and operating objects ISS SecurOS Enterprise...
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Sizing the solution This chapter provides information to enable you to quickly determine the correct storage array based on your customer's bandwidth requirements: Bandwidth sizing guidelines................18 EMC VNX ......................18 Dell EMC Isilon node and cluster (SMB2)............19 Sizing the solution...
The following table lists the firmware builds used in these tests. Expect equal or better results if you use more recent firmware or newer models of VNX storage. Table 3 EMC VNX firmware builds Array Firmware VNX5300 VNX OE 5.32.000.5.206 VNX5200 VNX OE 5.33.000.5.035 Dell EMC Storage with ISS SecurOS Sizing Guide...
Isilon FlexProtect running) to ensure a worst-case scenario for all sizing parameters. The following table provides bandwidth-sizing guidelines based on our test results. Table 4 Dell EMC Isilon node and cluster (SMB) test results Clust OneF Video Bandwidth (MB/s)
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CHAPTER 5 Testing and validation This chapter describes the testing used to validate this solution. Test objectives....................22 Test parameters....................22 Tests conducted....................22 Testing and validation...
The Dell EMC Surveillance Lab tests focus on storage-related factors with the following objectives: Determine the bandwidth for various Dell EMC storage arrays using FC and iSCSI. Determine the bandwidth for various Dell EMC storage clusters using SMB. Determine the best configuration parameters for Isilon and VNX storage options.
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Testing and validation NIC Failure test We performed the hard NIC failure test by removing one NIC cable from the active node that was involved in active recording. After the NIC failure, writing to the same node failed. When the network fails, the server must recognize the failure, then it must establish a new connection.
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$MDS isi_sysctl_cluster efs.bam.datalock.initiator.lazy_queue_goal= $MDS WARNING If running a mixed workload, these changes can adversely affect the other workloads that might be present on the cluster. Dell EMC Storage with ISS SecurOS Sizing Guide...
Dell EMC Isilon clusters. The ISS SecurOS architecture and product suite allows extreme scaling, from a few cameras to up to tens of thousands of cameras, by using Dell EMC storage. Dell EMC Isilon scale-out storage Dell EMC Isilon scale-out storage is ideal for midtier and enterprise customers. An Isilon cluster is based on independent nodes working seamlessly together to present a single file system to all users.