This guide is intended for use by internal Dell sales and pre-sales personnel, and qualified Dell and Avigilon partners.
The guidelines presented are for storage platform positioning and system sizing. The sizing recommendations are based on performance and storage protocol conclusions derived from Dell testing.
The guidelines for sizing this video storage solution describe the use of the following storage platforms:
- Dell PowerScale
- Dell PowerEdge
These guidelines include the following design considerations:
- Architectural overview of Avigilon Control Center Software
- Dell storage considerations for Avigilon Control Center Software
Use this guide to determine the best practices for the following:
- Number of ACC Software Recorders
- Mix of nodes and ACC Software Recorders based on the expected bandwidth in a PowerScale implementation
- Storage using Server Message Block (SMB) on PowerScale systems
- Load factors related to the use of Dell storage systems in the customer's solution