The Dell EMC Safety and Security Lab is constantly being upgraded to the most recent software releases.
In order to test this solution, the Dell EMC Safety and Security Lab was configured as follows:
Virtualized environment:
- 8 vCPUs
- 8 GB memory
- Network adapter type: VMXNET3 (10 GbE)
- Isolated VLAN for storage (if not FC)
Physical/Baremetal minimum environment:
- 8 Cores
- 32 GB memory
Network environment:
- Network adapter type: 10 GbE
- Camera user VLAN
- Storage VLAN
All storage and server tests are conducted using 10 GbE NICs unless otherwise noted. Watermarking and motion detection require additional vCPU and memory.
For all the tests, the virtual CPU (vCPU), memory, and network were configured according to FLIR best practices. The VMware vSphere configuration was in accordance with the VMware Compatibility Guide (www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php). Microsoft MPIO is recommended for use with Unity arrays.
The Dell EMC Safety and Security Lab's host hardware met and exceeded the minimum system requirements for an ESXi/ESX installation. The FLIR Archiver VM was running on an ESXi 6.5 host using Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. For more information about VM configuration, see the General recommendations for storage and sizing section of the Using EMC VNX storage with VMWare VSphere guide.