The Live DB can be a storage array in a SAN configuration. The Archive DB can be a Unity or SC series storage array in a SAN configuration, or an Isilon scale-out cluster in a NAS configuration.
- With the Unity or SC series, both the Live DB and Archive DB can use either FC or iSCSI protocols. For iSCSI, you can use GigE or 10 GbE NICs.
- When using smaller Unity or SC series arrays with iSCSI, we recommend that the Live DB and Archive DB reside on different volumes.
- When using FC, Live DB and an FC Archive DB can co-exist on the sameUnity array.
- Arrays such as the Unity 600 can be used with iSCSI for both the Live DB and Archive DB.
- Unity or SC series storage can be used for:
- LiveDB only
- LiveDB as the first tier in a tiered implementation
- Archive DB as the second tier in a tiered implementation
- For Isilon scale-out storage, NAS can be used with Isilon OneFS 7.0 or higher. Use the default Isilon protection scheme unless the customer needs additional protection.
- You can use GigE or 10 GbE network interface cards (NICs). Test results for this solution are based on both GigE and 10 GbE interfaces on the Isilon cluster. By default, XProtect moves video from the Live DB to the Archive DB using a single thread. With NAS, you can increase the Archive DB thread count to allow parallel video file moves within the archive process.
- When using Isilon storage, we recommend using it as the Archive DB storage tier.
- Although it is possible to use the NFS datastores for the Milestone boot drive in a VMware environment, this configuration with Milestone XProtect has not been tested in the Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab.