Cisco® Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS® B and C Series Servers represents the start of a new generation of virtualized appliances for use with the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager product line.
The Cisco Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS B and C Series employs mainstream Cisco Video Surveillance Manager technology that has been optimized for virtual environments. This technology seamlessly integrates with new and existing Cisco Video Surveillance Manager deployments.
Table 1 describes the features of the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS B and C Series systems.
Table 1. Features of the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS B and C Series Servers
Item | Specification |
Proven surveillance platform | ● Extends proven Video Surveillance Manager capabilities to virtual environments ● Integrates seamlessly with new and existing Video Surveillance Manager deployments |
Increased solution flexibility and operational efficiency | ● Provides deployment flexibility and simplified management through virtualization tools ● Decreases end-to-end time to deploy a fully functional virtual machine |
Software Packaging and Installation
Table 2 describes how to obtain the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager.
Table 2. Software Packaging and Installation for Cisco Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS B and C Series Software Packaging and Installation
Package | Description |
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) | ● Downloadable OVF virtual appliance in the form of a single file with the extension.OVA ● Deployed with OVF templates and packages |
Solution Deployment Requirements
The products listed in Tables 3 and 4 must be deployed when using the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager for Cisco UCS B and C Series servers. Not that the B Series and C Series have different requirements.
Table 3. Deployment Requirements for Cisco Video Surveillance Manager on Cisco UCS B Series
Package | Description |
Hypervisor and hypervisor management | ● VMware ESXi 5.0+ |
Resources per virtual machine (VM) | 2.66 GHz or greater CPU, 4 vCPU, 12-GB vRAM |
Performance per VM | 250 Mbps aggregated across camera streams up to a maximum of 250 streams |
Max VMs | Dedicated physical core to vCPU in mixed environment Up to 4 VMs in a 12-core homogenous environment |
Storage | Fiber-attached logical unit numbers (LUNs) up to: 32-bit OS: 16TB max 64-bit OS: 100TB max |
Table 4. Deployment Requirements for Cisco Video Surveillance Manager on Cisco UCS C Series
Package | Description |
Hypervisor and hypervisor management | ● VMware ESXi 5.0+ |
Resources per VM | 2.40 GHz or greater, 4 vCPU, 12-GB vRAM. |
Performance per VM | 250 Mbps aggregated across camera streams up to a maximum of 250 streams. |
Max VMs | Dedicated physical core to vCPU; Overprovisioning of CPU resources not supported. |
Storage | Fiber-attached LUNs or Internal Storage LUNs up to: 32-bit OS: 16TB max 64-bit OS: 100TB max Note: For ESXi5.0, Internal storage in only multiple 2TB LUNs is supported |
Ordering Information
Table 5 lists the part numbers for the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager on Cisco UCS B and C Series systems.
Table 5. Ordering Information
Part Number | Description |
L-CPS-VSOM7-B-VM= | eDelivery license for Cisco B-Series VSOM 6.3.2 VM |
L-CPS-VSMS7-B-VM= | eDelivery license for Cisco B-Series VSMS 6.3.2 VM |
L-CPS-VSOM7-C-VM= | eDelivery license for Cisco C-Series VSOM 6.3.2 VM |
L-CPS-VSMS7-C-VM= | eDelivery license for Cisco C-Series VSMS 6.3.2 VM |
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