DSA E2700 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 E2700 is the answer to it.

System overview

DSA E2700 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 Simplex Controller configuration and as a Dual Simplex Controller configuration for high-capacity and extreme performance requirements.

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 E2700 disk shelf option with a standard 12- bay expansion unit with 12 x 3.5", 7.2 K, NL-SAS, enterprise HDD (2U) and a high-density 60-bay expansion unit with 60 x 3.5", 7.2 K, NL-SAS, enterprise HDD (4U) enable custom configurations that can be optimized for any standard mid- to enterprise-environments.

And the DSA E2700 fully redundant I/O paths, advanced protection features, and extensive diagnostic capabilities deliver high levels of availability, integrity, and security.

Functions

DSA E2700 is the co-branded E2700 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 the iSCSI protocol years ago and offers with the new E2700 product line a high-end product for the video surveillance market.

DSA E2700 in Simplex/Dual Simplex Controller configuration allows connecting up to seven 12-bay expansion units (12 x HDDs per expansion shelf) to one single/dual controller base unit.

Note: This is only valid for 12-bay expansion units with two ESM modules.

The Dual Simplex Controller configuration allows up to two 60-bay expansion units (60 x HDDs per expansion shelf) connected to one dual controller base unit. Connecting the 60-bay expansion unit to a single controller unit is not supported.

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.