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Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect
Corporate
Surveillance
June 2018
H14501.4
Configuration Guide
Abstract
This configuration guide provides the storage-specific configuration requirements and
Milestone storage tiering options necessary for a successful Milestone XProtect
Corporate 2018 installation.
Dell EMC Solutions
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Page 1: Configuration Guide
Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate Surveillance June 2018 H14501.4 Configuration Guide Abstract This configuration guide provides the storage-specific configuration requirements and Milestone storage tiering options necessary for a successful Milestone XProtect Corporate 2018 installation. Dell EMC Solutions... - Page 2 Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Published in the USA. Dell EMC Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748-9103 1-508-435-1000 In North America 1-866-464-7381 www.DellEMC.com Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Dell EMC storage considerations for Milestone XProtect Corporate...10 Video Flow..................10 Live DB...................10 Archive DB..................11 Storage considerations for Live DB and Archive DB......11 Summary of Dell EMC storage and network protocols....12 Releases tested...................13 Chapter 3 Dell EMC storage configuration Block storage (SAN, local)................16 File storage (NAS).................. - Page 4 CONTENTS Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate...
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Page 5: Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Introduction This chapter presents the following topics: Solution overview....................6 Purpose........................6 Scope........................6 Assumptions......................7 Introduction... -
Page 6: Solution Overview
Archive DB, which can accommodate long video retention cycles prior to being deleted from the second tier of storage. Live DB requires block storage, such as Dell EMC Unity or EMC VNX family arrays using iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC), or storage local to the server. In a virtualized environment, the Unity or VNX family arrays can serve a dual purpose by providing storage for the LiveDB and VMware datastores. -
Page 7: Assumptions
This solution assumes that internal Dell EMC personnel and qualified Dell EMC partners are using this guide with an established architecture. This guide assumes that the Dell EMC partners who intend to deploy this solution are: Associated with product implementation... - Page 8 Introduction Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate...
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Page 9: Configuring The Solution
CHAPTER 2 Configuring the solution This chapter presents the following topics: Dell EMC storage considerations for Milestone XProtect Corporate....10 Releases tested....................13 Configuring the solution... -
Page 10: Dell Emc Storage Considerations For Milestone Xprotect Corporate
Dell EMC storage platforms. Video Flow There are many Dell EMC storage platform options for each storage tier. The Live DB can be direct-attached storage (DAS), such as FC or iSCSI block storage. The Archive DB can be DAS if the storage requirement is minimal, and network-attached storage (NAS), FC, or iSCSI for virtualized server implementations and more substantial video storage requirements. -
Page 11: Archive Db
Although it is possible to use the NFS datastores for the Milestone boot drive in a VMware environment, this configuration with Milestone XProtect has not been tested in the Dell EMC Surveillance Lab. Retention periods A Live DB retention period longer than 24 hours may result in prolonged recording server restart, as the restart process includes verifying the index files for the retained video recordings. -
Page 12: Summary Of Dell Emc Storage And Network Protocols
™ a VNX5800 with FC and iSCSI. The following table lists the Dell EMC storage platforms and network protocols determined to be suitable for each XProtect video database storage tier. Table 1 Storage and protocols for XProtect database tiers Array/cluster... -
Page 13: Releases Tested
The Dell EMC Surveillance Lab continually tests Milestone XProtect Corporate with the latest Dell EMC storage offerings. For a complete list of XProtect releases and Dell EMC Storage offerings that have been tested, see the Dell EMC Surveillance Validiation Matrix... - Page 14 Configuring the solution Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate...
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Page 15: Dell Emc Storage Configuration
CHAPTER 3 Dell EMC storage configuration This chapter describes best practices for Dell EMC storage configurations. Block storage (SAN, local)..................16 File storage (NAS)....................16 Dell EMC storage configuration... -
Page 16: Block Storage (San, Local)
Flexible data protection and high availability Software modules that control costs and optimize resources For information about best practices for configuring Isilon storage, see Dell EMC Isilon Storage Best Practices with Video Management Systems: Configuration Guide. Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate... -
Page 17: Xprotect-Specific Configuration
CHAPTER 4 XProtect-specific configuration This chapter describes best practices for system and XProtect Corporate configuration. Note Internal server storage was not tested. If using server-based storage, refer to the Milestone recommendations and best practices. Configuring Active Directory and domain controller..........18 Hard disk formatting...................18 Enabling motion... -
Page 18: Configuring Active Directory And Domain Controller
Change theallocation unit size setting to 64 KB when formatting the hard disk for the Live DB only. See the Microsoft Support article Default cluster size for NTFS, FAT, and exFAT more information about single and multi-tier allocation unit sizes. Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate... -
Page 19: Enabling Motion Detection
XProtect-specific configuration Enabling motion detection If motion detection is not working, you must enable a new rule for motion detection. Procedure 1. Disable the Default Record on Motion Rule on the management server. 2. Add a new rule named Record Always using the following definition: Perform an action in a time interval always immediately... -
Page 20: Modifying The Archive Db Write Block Size
<write_buffer_size>65536</write_buffer_size> <!-- default 4096 --> </chunk_files> </disk_utilization> For Milestone version 2013 R2 and later. Update the chunk_files use_os_cache section. Modify the read_buffer_size and write_buffer_size values to 65536. <chunk_files use_os_cache="true"> <read_buffer_size>65536</read_buffer_size> <write_buffer_size>65536</write_buffer_size> <!-- default Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate... -
Page 21: Isilon Onefs For The Archive Db
Isilon OneFS for the Archive DB Configure XProtect to use an Isilon cluster for the Archive DB. Refer to the Dell EMC Isilon Storage with Video Management Systems: Configuration Guide to configure the following with Isilon OneFS: Configure SmartConnect and Domain Name System (DNS) Configure SmartQuotas OneFS 8.1 job workers (required) - Page 22 XProtect-specific configuration Valid Range: 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF Value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip \Parameters Value Name: TCPInitialRtt Data Type: REG_DWORD - Number Valid Range: 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF Value: Dell EMC Storage with Milestone XProtect Corporate...
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Page 23: Conclusion
CHAPTER 5 Conclusion This chapter presents the following topics: Summary......................24 Conclusion... -
Page 24: Summary
Summary Dell EMC performed comprehensive testing with Milestone XProtect Corporate against many EMC VNX and VNXe arrays and Dell EMC Isilon clusters. The VNX family arrays performed very well as either Live DB storage, Archive DB storage, or both when used in larger VNX arrays.
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