Video storage requirements for safety and security can vary significantly, especially in highly distributed environments. Dell EMC has many offerings from small to large, including Unity and SC series. For large-scale multipetabyte requirements, Isilon scale-out storage and ECS Object Storage can offer high scalability and storage density for XProtect archiving.
For this solution, we1 tested various storage scenarios, including iSCSI, and SMB, to determine the Dell EMC storage platforms and associated network protocols that are best suited to each XProtect video database tier.
Becausesafety and security video is a constant write application, we performed additional validation and testing to determine best practices and provide configuration guidelines for partners and field sales teams. This validation and testing accounts for normal application processes, planned storage maintenance, and unplanned storage array component failures.
This Reference Architecture document discusses:
- The available storage protocols and which are appropriate for each storage tier
- Dell EMC storage array positioning, with XProtect configured as a multi-tier video storage solution based on Milestone best practices
The companion documents and discuss the validation and testing in more detail, including system design, sizing, and configuration.