The Archive DB is the long-term storage for XProtect and typically constitutes most the storage capacity requirement. Moving video from the Live DB to the Archive DB involves many activities, including optimizing index files for the larger video repository, and moving the files.
Archive DB considerations and recommendations
- Storage options
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- Unity
- SC series
- Isilon
- ECS Object Storage
- Considerations
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- When using FC, Live DB and an Archive DB can co-exist on the same Unity array.
- Arrays such as the Unity500 can be used with iSCSI for both the Live DB and Archive DB.
- Dell EMC recommends using 1 GbE or 10 GbE network interface cards (NICs). Test results for this solution are based on both GigE and 10 GB interfaces on the Isilon cluster. XProtect by default moves video from the Live DB to the Archive DB using a single thread. With NAS (SMB2 protocol), the Archive DB thread count can be increased to enable parallel video file moves within the archive process.
- For Isilon scale-out storage, the OneFS protection scheme should be +2:1 (or greater) for installations up to 10 nodes, N+2 for up to 20 nodes, and N+3 for more than 20 nodes. We tested +2:1 on our five-node clusters.
Unity and SC series
- Live DB options
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- PowerEdge R740xd
- PowerEdge 740xd2
- Unity 300
- Unity 400
- Unity 500
- Unity 600
- SC 2030
- Validated Unity arrays as Archive DB
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- Unity 500
- Unity 600
- Validated SC arrays as Archive DB
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- ME4
Isilon
- Live DB options
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- PowerEdge R740xd
- PowerEdge 740xd2
- Unity 300
- Unity 400
- Unity 500
- Unity 600
- SC 2030
- Validated Isilon clusters Archive DB
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- A200
- A2000
- H400
ECS
- Live DB options
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- PowerEdge R740xd
- PowerEdge 740xd2
- Unity 300
- Unity 400
- Unity 500
- Unity 600
- SC 2030
- Validated Unity arrays as Archive DB
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- Unity 500
- Unity 600
- Validated SC arrays as Archive DB
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- ME4
- Validated Isilon clusters Archive DB
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- A200
- A2000
- H400