Although it is possible to assign the full PowerScale cluster file system to a single SecurOS Video Server, the Dell best practice is to use SmartQuotas to segment the single PowerScale file system so that each Video Server has a logical subset view of storage.
While there are three directory-level quota systems, the Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab only uses the hard limit system during validation testing:
- Hard limit (recommended)
- Lets you define a usage limit for strict enforcement and configure notifications. For directory quotas, you can configure storage users view of space availability as reported through the operating system.
- Advisory limit
- Lets you define a usage limit and configure notifications without subjecting users to strict enforcement.
- Soft limit
- Lets you define a usage limit, configure notifications, and specify a grace period before subjecting users to strict enforcement.