Genetec Security Center is a unified security platform that seamlessly blends Genetec's IP security and safety systems within a single innovative solution. The systems unified under Security Center management include Genetec's Omnicast IP safety and security video, Synergis IP access control, and AutoVu license plate recognition (LPR).
Developed with simplicity of operation in mind, Genetec Security Center presents information to operators through a single interface, simplifies operator tasks, standardizes workflows, increases productivity, and enhances decision making. It aggregates physical security content from multiple sources, integrating IP networking with a full range of physical security systems, including:
- Video cameras for safety and security
- Access control devices and intrusion detection systems
- Information security applications
- Visitor management and identity recognition system
- Asset management application
- Sensors and alarms
To successfully design and implement a Genetec Security Center system, you need to consider many aspects of the system, including networks, cameras, storage, and more. This section presents storage considerations and recommendations you should take into account when deploying a Genetec Security Center system on Dell EMC storage platforms.
You can integrate Dell EMC storage platforms and array sizes with Genetec Security Center to provide a physical security solution to meet the requirements of applications of any size. This reference architecture includes the following storage solutions:
- Dell EMC Unity
- Dell EMC SC series
- Dell EMC ECS
- Dell EMC ME
- Dell EMC Isilon
- Dell EMC PowerEdge
Unity, SC series, ME, and PowerEdge support unified storage solutions. Unified storage topologies include FC, iSCSI, and SMBx (CIFS). These arrays can be configured as block storage only (FC and iSCSI) or unified storage to include SMB protocols.
Isilon Scale-Out storage provides enterprise class network attached storage (NAS) for centralized or decentralized enterprise requirements. An Isilon cluster is modularly scalable from terabytes to petabytes of storage.
The following figure shows the overall physical architecture of the core solution