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Video | DSA E-Series (E2800 12-bay)

DSA E-Series (E2800 12-bay)

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u Scale-up network storage solution: controller unit

with 12 internal HDDs expandable via state-of-the­art SAS interface-connected expansion units

u Configurable hardware-based RAID protection

(RAID‑5 or RAID‑6) for highest system performance

DSA E2800 represents the next generation of
DSA E‑Series, the iSCSI-based digital video disk arrays
by Bosch. They are state-of-the-art platforms designed
for the security industries most demanding digital
video storage applications to manage relentlessly
growing digital video data. Since HD and recently UHD
(4K) IP cameras and encoders have entered the
surveillance market, the ever growing need for high
bandwidth and low complexity of the storage
infrastructure are the main challenges. The next
generation DSA E2800 disk arrays are the answer to it.

System overview

DSA E2800 is based on one 2U controller unit with 12
internal 3.5”, 7.2 K, NL-SAS (Serial Attached SCSI),
enterprise HDDs (Nearline SAS).
The controller unit is available as a standard single
controller configuration and as a dual controller
configuration for high availability requirements.

u Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and

cooling fans

u Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for highest speed

iSCSI connectivity

u Fully modular design for ease of service and

protected by NetApp services, including a 3 years
next business day on-site support

This storage system is a high-performance solution
designed with robust flexibility that makes it a great fit
for wide-ranging video surveillance requirements. Its
balanced performance is designed for supporting high
bandwidth and I/O intensive workloads.
The DSA E2800 disk shelf option with a standard 12­bay expansion unit with 12 x 3.5”, 7.2 K, NL-SAS,
enterprise HDD (2U) enables custom configurations
that can be optimized for any standard mid- to
enterprise-environments.
And the DSA E2800 fully redundant I/O paths,
advanced protection features, and extensive
diagnostic capabilities deliver high levels of
availability, integrity, and security.

Functions

DSA E2800 is the co-branded E2800 series from
NetApp. It is a scale-up network storage solution that
provides security, highest “in-the-box” scalability,
peace-of-mind data protection, and simplified
management of all your video data. NetApp pioneered

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the iSCSI protocol years ago and offers with the new
E2800 product line a high-end product for the video
surveillance market.
DSA E2800 in single or dual controller configuration
allows connecting up to seven 12-bay expansion units
(12 x HDDs per expansion shelf) to one single or dual
controller base unit.
It is a fully featured RAID protected disk array which
provides RAID‑5 protection for capacity-oriented
environments and RAID‑6 protection for availability­oriented environments. The RAID protection is based
on a hardware RAID implementation for highest
system performance. RAID‑6 is highly recommended if
the system will be used with a larger number of disk
shelf expansion units.

High reliability and availability

DSA E2800 keeps your data safe and available with
redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans,
and protects from double-disk failure and single bit
errors during RAID rebuilds with high performance
RAID‑6.
It is also prepared for use of Dynamic Disk Pools,
which allow for very low rebuilt times.
With over 20 years of storage development experience,
DSA E‑Series is based on a field-proven design
architected to provide high reliability and availability.
Its redundant components, automated path failover,
and online administration keep organizations
productive 24 x 7 x 365.
Further high-availability features include:

• Automatic drive failover and detection and rebuild if
using global hot spare drives

• Data cache with battery backup and de-stage to flash

• SANtricity proactive drive health monitoring
identifies problem drives before they create issues

Monitoring

Full SNMP support with MIB‑II and NetApp custom
MIBs supported. In case of component failures SNMP,
e-mail alert notifications will be generated.
Additionally, an event monitor for sending alert
notifications to a central major event log is available.
If the device is connected to the Internet/Intranet
automatically generated AutoSupport messages can
be sent. AutoSupport enhances customer service,
speeds problem resolution, and helps prevent issues.
It automatically sends alerts based on either event­based or time-based (weekly, daily, other) criteria to
provide faster and better customer service, keeping
your systems up and running longer.

Management

NetApp SANtricity storage management software
combines robustness and ease of use. Full-time
storage administrators appreciate the extensive
configuration flexibility which allows optimal
performance tuning and complete control over data
placement. Part-time system administrators love the
intuitive interface and wizards designed to simplify
their tasks. With its dynamic capabilities, SANtricity

software supports on-the-fly expansion,
reconfiguration, and maintenance without interrupting
storage system I/O.

Certifications and approvals

Region Regulatory compliance/quality marks

Europe CE DoC DSA E-Series (E2800 12-bay)

Installation/configuration notes

Bosch provides the necessary software tools for an
initial setup of the storage in a video surveillance
environment. In addition, the system provides web
based configuration and a powerful Command Line
Interface (CLI) which is fully remote accessible by SSH
(Secure Shell).
DSA E‑Series offers per controller a serial console
connector and 2 dedicated Ethernet management
ports for management access, 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet
iSCSI host ports, and 2 additional optical iSCSI ports.
Each port must be configured with a separate IP
address; the 4 iSCSI ports are separated access paths
to the storage system and represent an individual
iSCSI target each.
In dual controller systems the iSCSI ports with the
same number are tied together for redundancy
purpose, while one of the ports is a fall-back path for
an iSCSI port on the other controller.
The net capacity available is shown in the following
tables:

Configuration Information
(RAID-5)

12-bay unit (12 x 4 TB) 40964

12-bay unit (12 x 8 TB) 81928

12-bay unit (12 x 10 TB) 102410

Configuration Information
(RAID-6)

12-bay unit (12 x 4 TB) 37240

12-bay unit (12 x 8 TB) 74480

12-bay unit (12 x 10 TB) 93100

Net Capacity (GB)

Net Capacity (GB)

Performance data per controller unit in a 10 Gbit/s
network (in a 1 Gbit/s network the available network
bandwidth is the limiting factor):

Network Uplink 10 GbE (RAID-5 / RAID-6)

IP cameras Bandwidth Mbps

Single port 400 1250 / 250

Dual port 800 (400 per port) 1250 / 250