PROMISE VESS A8020

STORAGE APPLIANCE FOR IP VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
ENGINEERED FOR VMS

Versatile

The Vess A8120 can perform one of three roles on the surveillance network: Management Server, Recording Server or IVA (Intelligent Video Analytics) Server. As a management server, the Vess A8120 can be independent management server which manages over 300 cameras/devices over surveillance network. As a recording server, the Vess A8120 can run users’ preferred recording software and have recorded video data stored within the Vess A8120 or PROMISE storage hardware for future playback.

Object Detection

Video Tracking

Scalable

Vess A8120 is a 1U 4-bay rack mounted hardware solution that enables storage capacity scalable to be easily scaled up using additional storage hardware. PROMISE Vess R3600 and Vess J3600 have been certified and tested with Vess A8120. Vess R3600 and up to 12 Vess J3600 JBODs could add capacity of up to 208 HDDs to a Vess A8120 deployment.

SMARTBOOST™ Technology Inside

PROMISE proprietary SMARTBOOST™  Technology creates the most stable and high-performance storage solution for your surveillance system. Performance that can be limited by storage equipment bottlenecks is significantly improved by Promise SMARTBOOST™ Technology. With the optimized software features and Vess A8020 has the best stability and storage performance with the best C/P ratio. 

Predictive Playback

Utilizes idle recording times to monitor read patterns to predict where the next playback will be needed so the hard disk drives are not competing with the workload of the system.

Remote Active Service

Takes all worries away by proactively detecting when PSU, controllers or HDDs are going into critical condition and automatically notifying user the hardware status. A huge advantage in installations with site restrictions, such as banking, as it not only saves maintenance costs but also the headaches caused when outside support personnel need access to restricted areas.

Sequential Pattern Recording

Eliminates the heavy workloads caused by random write patterns; this feature monitors recording patterns and collects data in the cache buffer and writes data to the drives once a full stripe is ready. This creates a sequential recording pattern which offers the smoothest performance.

Built for Surveillance

Vess A8120 is the successor of the best selling Vess A6120 Series, recognized in the industry for operating reliability and performance in surveillance projects worldwide. For most of those years, PROMISE has worked closely with major VMS vendors to incorporate storage management features into their software.

Security

Vess A8120 undergoes vigorous security testing, including strict adherence to Secure SDCL, Open Source Security, and NDAA compliance. And if you have any storage related problems the PROMISE tech support team and sales staff is available 24/7 to help workout the issue. Surveillance Planner>

Specifications

Model
Vess A8120
 
Form Factor
1U 19″Rackmount
Number of Bays
4 (front)
Drive Support
4 x 3.5″ (hot-swap) + 2 x 2.5″ (internal fixed)**
OS SSD (M.2 or 2.5”)
Optional for OS-boot RAID or non-RAID
HDD Type
Enterprise SATA HDD, optional SSD
Processor
Intel Xeon® Gen II Scalable Silver, Optional for Dual CPU
Memory
32G default; Max.256G (Single CPU) or 512G (Dual CPU)
External Storage Option
iSCSI & NAS
Throughtput
1000Mbps
 
Interface
NIC Port
1GbE Lan Ports x 4
10 / 100 / 1000 Management Port x 1
(Optional 10Gbe Ports)
USB Port
USB 3.0 Ports (Front panel) x2
USB 3.0 Ports (I/O panel) x 2
PCI Express Port
PCIe Gen3-16×2 (1 from CPU0, 1 from CPU1)
Graphic Port
D-Sub (VGA onboard) x 1
Serial Port
N/A
 
RAID Operation
RAID Level
Intel RAID 0,1,3,5,6,10
Hot Spare
Support
 
Software Highlights
Supported OS
Microsoft® Windows Server 2019
SMARTBOOST™ Technologies
SMARTBOOST™ Storage
Management Tool
BMC Controller AST2500
IPMI Supported / Dedicated GLAN
 
Physical Information
Dimension (H x W x D, mm)
43.4mm x 430.0mm x 625.0mm
Weight
20.5kg w/o drives / 24.5kg w/drives
AC Input
100-127Vac, 200-240Vac, 180-300Vdc
Current (Maximum)
8.8A@100-127Vac @full load / 4.3A@200-240Vac @full load / 5A@180-300Vdc @full load
Power Supply
Redundant 750W for each power
Hot Swap
HDD Module / PSU Module
 
Environment
Temperature Range
Operation Temperature:10˚C-40˚C
Green Certificate
Efficiency 80-PLUS Platinum
 
Warranty and Support
Warranty
3-years standard warranty, optional extended warranty, and on-site parts replacement program (PROMISE ServicePlus) available.
Support
24/7 PROMISE eSupport Portal (support.promise.com), optional 24/7 phone and email support available.
** 2 x 2.5” (internal fixed) drive can be either OS drive or data drive.
** 2.5” drives and 3.5” drivers cannot be mixed into the same disk array.