Verint SA Customer Furnished Equipment Guide

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All Rights Reserved Worldwide. its products or services) are the exclusive property of Verint Systems Inc. stability. Contents Preface 4 About this Document 4 Documentation and Firmware 4 Contacting Verint 4 Contacting Service and Support 5 Components 7 Verint SMC Workstation Specifications 8 Verint SA Administrator Specifications 8 Supported Video Cards 9 Integration Server Specifications 10 Application Server Specifications 11 Database Server Specifications 12 Supported Microsoft SQL Servers 13 Antivirus Guidelines 13 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. 3 . All Rights Reserved Worldwide. com/solutions/video-situation- intelligence/resources/index Download the documentation of the Verint VMS software and the latest firmware from the extranet: https://online. To contact us for sales.emea@verint. Actionable Intelligence is a necessity in a dynamic world of massive information growth because it empowers organizations with crucial insights and enables decision makers to anticipate.com © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. refer to the coordinates below: Location Contact Information Americas videoinfo@verint. respond and take action. and Africa marketing. Send your questions or comments on the current document. Today.verint. Verint Actionable Intelligence solutions help organizations address three important challenges: customer engagement optimization. Learn more at http://www.com +1-800-4VERINT Europe. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. This document is intended to guide customers who will be furnishing their own workstation and server hardware. risk.verint. use Verint solutions to improve enterprise performance and make the world a safer place. pricing and general inquiries.000 organizations in over 180 countries. including over 80 percent of the Fortune 100.com. and fraud. Documentation and Firmware Download the documentation of Verint IP cameras and encoders from: http://www. Middle East. and compliance. 4 .Preface About this Document The Customer-Furnished Equipment Guide provides hardware and software specifications for Verint SMC workstations and Verint SA servers.com Contacting Verint Verint® (NASDAQ: VRNT) is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions.com/.verint. to our documentation feedback team at documentationfeedback@verint. more than 10. or any other Verint Video Intelligence Solution (VIS) user documentation. security intelligence. For the main service and support page on the Verint web page.com Open 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (GMT) Monday to Friday Asia/Pacific Hong Kong: +852 2797 5678 Singapore: +65-68266099 APAC_VIS_Services@verint. For assistance.com Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST) Monday to Friday Central and Latin America +1-303-254-7005 [email protected]@verint.verint. you need access to the Verint Video Intelligence Solutions partner extranet. and +44 (0) 845-843-7333 Africa customersupport. If you encounter any type of problem after reading this guide. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. . contact your local distributor or Verint representative. Contacting Service and Support Location Contact Information +44 (0) 1932 839500 Asia/Pacific marketing.verint. VMS and Edge Devices: [email protected]/solutions/video- situation-intelligence/service-and-support/index.com Open 9:00 am to 6:30 pm (Monday to Thursday) 5 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc.com + 852 2797 5678 Contacting Service and Support To request the latest versions of firmware and software or to download other product-related documents. contact the customer service team: Location Contact Information USA and Canada +1-800-4VERINT. visit http://www. To [email protected] EdgeVR: CLM_Customersupport@verint. go to https://online.com.com Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST) Monday to Friday Europe. Middle East. 6 . All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Preface Location Contact Information 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (Friday) © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. and system management information from the Sub-System Adaptor to Verint Situational Awareness Platform and back. Sub-systems communicate with Verint Application Server through an Integration Server and the Sub-System Adaptor specific to that sub-system. user accounts. sensors. One Integration Server service can reside on the Verint SA Application Server. which serves requests from the client applications and interacts with the Integration Servers. alarms. access control. networks. alarms. A sub-system refers to any security. reports and map administration. add and manage sub-systems. or building management system integrated in Verint SA. These systems may include video management. . analytics. Verint SA Administrator is the application used to manage users. safety. alarms. devices. The adaptors route events. and view HealthCheck. The Application Server can host one Integration Server Service. The Verint SA database is deployed on a dedicated SQL Server database server. organize devices. The Verint SA database contains all configuration data. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. The Verint Integration Server and system-specific adaptors are installed on a single dedicated machine. At the core of Verint Situational Awareness Platform (Verint SA) is the Application Server. audit trails. rule engine. The Application Server is deployed on a dedicated machine. video. An Integration Server hosts system-specific adaptors. building systems. events. or on the Verint VMS. view audit trail logs. intercom and help points. A single Integration Server supports up to eight (8) sub-systems. Components Components Legend Description The Verint Situation Manager client (Verint SMC) is the application used by operators to view and manage. radar. 7 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. and incidents. environmental and more. incidents. maps. fire. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. DL-DVI-I) (2 DP to SL- Card DVI adapter) Customers who decide to purchase their own hardware must also buy the required Microsoft Windows operating system licenses. 8 . Please make sure you have the adequate number of Microsoft Windows licenses for your server deployment.5 inch Serial ATA (7200 RPM) DVD Drive 1 × DVD+/-RW Network 1 × Ethernet 1Gbps Card Graphics Dual NVIDIA® Quadro® K620 2GB (DP. 15M. Verint SA Administrator Specifications Component Configuration Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit or Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit Microsoft Windows 2012 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. All Windows licenses must adhere to the Microsoft licensing requirements. Components Verint SMC Workstation Specifications Component Recommended Configuration CPU Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1650 v3 (6C.5GHz. 140W) Memory 8G 2133MHz DDR4 (2 × 4GB) RDIMM ECC Hard Disks 1 × 500GB 3. 3. 96 9 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc.96 GeForce 7 series GeForce 8 series Validated with Forceware driver v258.10 Radeon X1xxx series Radeon HD 2xxx series Validated with Catalyst driver v10. X7xx. Verint has certified several models from three manufacturers: ATI. NVIDIA.96 GeForce 9 series Validated for megapixel cameras GeForce 100 series Validated with Forceware driver v258. Models and Series Notes ATI Radeon X3xx. Supported Video Cards Supported Video Cards Verint SMC applications require a high-end video card with at least 128 MB of RAM. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.10 Radeon HD 3xxx series Radeon HD 4xxx series Validated for megapixel cameras Radeon HD 5xxx series Radeon HD 6xxx series Radeon HD 7xxx series Validated with Catalyst driver v12. . The following table provides a list of supported video cards for Verint SMC. including important notes (where applicable).10 NVIDIA Quadro 600 or higher or equivalent Validated with Graphics/Performance driver 275.89 (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64- bit) GeForce 6 series Validated with Forceware driver v258. and Matrox. X8xx Validated with Catalyst driver v10. X6xx. P750 Supported only under Microsoft Windows XP Parhelia Integration Server Specifications Component Recommended Configuration CPU Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 3.97 Matrox Millennium P650. All Windows licenses must adhere to the Microsoft licensing requirements. 8M cache. 4C/8T. 10 . Components Models and Series Notes GeForce 200 series Validated with Forceware driver v258. Please make sure you have the adequate number of Microsoft Windows licenses for your server deployment. 2133MT/s RAID Controller PERC H330 Integrated Hard Disks 2 × 600GB 10K SAS.5GHz. 6Gbps 2. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.5" hot-plug DVD Drive 1 × DVD+/-RW Network Cards Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port 1Gb Graphics Card 1× Onboard Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Customers who decide to purchase their own hardware must also buy the required Microsoft Windows operating system licenses. turbo (80W) Memory 1x8GB UDIMM. © 2016 Verint Systems Inc.96 GeForce 300 series GeForce 400 series Validated for megapixel cameras GeForce 500 series GeForce 500 series GeForce 600 series Validated with Forceware driver v306. configured in RAID 1. 2133MT/s. configured 2 × 300GB 10K SAS.60GT/s QPI. 2133MT/s 4 × 8GB RDIMM. 2 x Intel® Xeon® 8M cache.5" hot-plug configured in RAID 1.20M Cache. . ×8 Data Width RAID Controller PERC H330 Integrated PERC H730P.Turbo. in RAID 1. turbo (80W) E5-2667 v3 3.8C/16T (135W) Memory 1 x 8GB UDIMM. Dual Rank. Application Server Specifications Application Server Specifications Recommended Component Recommended Configuration EverRun Failover Configuration CPU Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 3. 11 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. 2 GB NV Cache Hard Disks 2 × 300GB 10K SAS.2GHz. All Windows licenses must adhere to the Microsoft licensing requirements. 6Gbps 2. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 6Gbps 2.9. Please make sure you have the adequate number of Microsoft Windows licenses for your server deployment.5GHz.HT.5" hot-plug DVD Drive 1 × DVD+/-RW 1 × DVD+/-RW Network Cards Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port 1Gb QLogic 57800 2 x 10Gb BT + 2 x 1Gb BT Network Daughter Card Graphics Card 1 × Onboard 1 × Onboard Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows R2 Standard Server 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit Customers who decide to purchase their own hardware must also buy the required Microsoft Windows operating system licenses. 4C/8T. 60GT/s turbo (80W) QPI.5" hot-plug hard drive DVD Drive 1 × DVD+/-RW 1 × DVD+/-RW Network Cards Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port QLogic 57800 2×10Gb BT + 1Gb 2×1Gb BT Network Daughter Card Graphics Card 1 × Onboard 1 × Onboard Operating Microsoft Windows Server Microsoft Windows Server System 2012 R2 Standard 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit Customers who decide to purchase their own hardware must also buy the required Microsoft Windows operating system licenses. 2 GB NV Cache Controller. 3.5" hot-plug hard drive drive 6 x 600GB 15K RPM SAS 6Gbps 2. C/8T. Components Database Server Specifications Recommended Recommended EverRun Component Configuration Failover Configuration CPU 1 x Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 2 × Intel® Xeon® E5-2667 v3 3.5GHz. 2133MT/s. 2133MT/s 4 x 8GB RDIMM.HT.20M Cache. 8M cache.Turbo. All Windows licenses must adhere to the Microsoft licensing requirements.2GHz.5" hot-plug hard 6Gbps 2. 1GB NV Cache Hard Disks 8 x 300GB 10K RPM SAS 2 × 300 GB 15K RPM SAS 12Gbps 2.9. Dual Rank RAID Controller PERC H730 RAID PERC H730P. Please make sure you have the adequate number of Microsoft Windows licenses for your server deployment. © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 12 .8C/16T (135W) Memory 4 x 8GB RDIMM. products. Customers who are not 13 © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. or CAL server/device) is required for each workstation and server that connects to the database server (based on the CAL licensing model).com/sql/howtobuy/faq. A Microsoft SQL Server CAL license (CPU. Supported Microsoft SQL Servers Supported Microsoft SQL Servers Supported SQL servers include Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Update 4 Standard. For details on Microsoft SQL Server licensing methods . it is important that you exclude specific file types and locations. the virus scan will use a considerable amount of system resources. as well as certain network traffic. service packages.microsoft.microsoft. Without implementing these exceptions. and hotfixes. The antivirus software can be installed before or after the installation of Verint SA or Verint SMC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. visit: http://www. including Verint Inc.com/sql/howtobuy/sqlserverlicensing. and the scanning process can temporarily lock files which will likely result in a disruption in the recording process or even database corruption. recommends the following products. . If your IT policies require the use of an antivirus software. which have been verified for use with Verint SA and Verint SMC: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Symantec EndPoint Protection Trend Micro OfficeScan Microsoft Security Essentials (workstations only) Microsoft Windows Defender (installed by default on Windows 8) It is the customer’s responsibility to install and update antivirus software on network servers and other technology-related assets. Business Intelligence. CAL server/user.mspx Antivirus Guidelines When running an antivirus program on a computer running Verint SA. The customer is also responsible for updating virus definition files in order to maintain the effectiveness of the antivirus solution. Antivirus protection can involve changes to network servers and other technology-related assets. Verint Inc. It is the customer’s responsibility to update operating systems. or Enterprise editions. including operating systems.mspx http://www. Scheduling a system scan may produce unexpected results. Verint cannot guarantee optimal software performance when an antivirus scan is running on Verint SA and Verint SMC. Verint Inc. © 2016 Verint Systems Inc. The minimum system requirements for servers do not consider the additional system load generated by antivirus software. such as frame loss or slowing down of the server. Antivirus Guidelines prepared to perform this work should retain the services of a Microsoft- certified provider or other qualified third party. recommends the use of real-time detection. 14 . All Rights Reserved Worldwide. [email protected]@verint.com [email protected] marketing.com marketing.com .verint. Web Americas EMEA APAC http://www.