Security: Video

NetApp® from time to time provides new HDD firmware for the various HDD / disk models. In January 2024 an NetApp Knowledge Base Article was created that needs to be taken into consideration as well.

Port 3260 is used on iSCSI ports. Control-ports require 2463, 50889, 161, 162, 80 and 443 to be accessible.

This article provides causes and solutions regarding Netapp E2800 periodically disconnections.

This article presents what should we check first if Channel 5 & 6 of DSA E2800 are showing as disconnected: Verify if the expansion slots are connected correctly (page 21) Afterwards, wait a few minutes until they load up, and only then start the DSA S2800. Now, you can check in the Configuration Manager to see if the IP addresses need to be changed. Once you verify that they are correct, you can add the Device in Configuration Client.

This article presents where you can find and download the Firmware for NetApp DSA unit. Depending on the version you need, you can access this E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software Link for Downloads. 

This article explains where to find the Serial-No. of a system. The BOSCH sticker is most important.  For registration and NetApp case creation of the DSA E2700 and the DSA E2800 units only the NetApp S/N of the Controller base unit is relevant. 

This is a living document and the list will be constantly updated. Details can also be found in the BOSCH Product catalogue:

This article explains how is the storage capacity calculated for DSA E-Series E2800 12-bay (RAID 6).

This article contains a step-by-step guide related to updating process of the E-Series controller firmware

Redundant network connection to a NetApp array can be configured with virtual interface. NetApp provides tree different types of virtual interfaces (VIF). Check this article and find more details!

This article gives you the solution to fix the behavior when the recording doesn't work for VG4 AutoDome camera and when the Bosch logo is displayed in the cameo

This article will redirect you to the instructions about how to replace HDDs in the NetApp DSA E2800 unit

This article give you hints on what you can do if you are not able to see the expansions of your DSA E2800 in the Hardware tab and you see the controller only.

If the Host Type was set to other value than “Factory Default” for DSA E2800 and you want to integrate it with BVMS, the targets will most likely not be scannable and there will be no recordings at all.

This article contains a step-by-step guide which explains how you can perform a full factory default of DSA E2800 via SANtricity Storage Manager by using Script Editor

This article explains how you can configure the iSCSI ports of your DSA E2800 dual or single controller and afterwards configure it in BVMS Configuration Client.

In this article we cover the following basic questions: How to Factory Default a NetApp E-Series unit by using BOSCH tools and NetApp WEB GUI? How to download the NetApp Support Bundle of a reachable online NetApp Storage Array

   Find attached the French version of this article!   🕞 This procedure takes in average ~ 10 min to complete   This information may be requested by Central Technical Support Team, as the bundle file is useful for troubleshooting the improper behavior of the unit. The method for collecting the NetApp DSA E2800 support bundle file from SANtricity Storage Manager App is provided below.   Step-by-step guide   Please make sure that you have the SANtricity Storage Manager App installed on your unit. 1. Open the SANtricity Storage Manager App   2. Right click on your DSA E2800 > select "Execute Script..." option    3. Add the following line in the Script Editor:  save storageArray supportData file="c:\supdat.7z" force=true;   4. Go to Tools and select "Verify Syntax"   5. "Syntax check complete" message should be displayed   6. Next, go to Tools and select "Execute Only"   7. To perform this operation, you have to login with your DSA E2800 credentials > click OK > "Working" message will be displayed Note: it may take a while for the next window to appear 8. Select "Add Security Exception" and next "Confirm Security Exception"   9. You will be prompted to enter the credentials again. Fill in the necessary details and click OK   10. The Script will start the execution and the bundle file will be exported.   11. The file will be downloaded in "C:\"     Nice to know:   How to download the support bundle file for DSA E2800 via WEB browser? How to download the support bundle file for DSA E-Series E2700?   You can also see the NetApp Knowledge Base:  How to collect an E-Series support bundle via SANtricity command line interface Note: You should have a NetApp account to access the NetApp KB article above.

Network switch has port security on and shuts down a NetApp iSCSI data port (e.g. CH3). This article is only relevant in aspects of network security / port security where MAC addresses are analysed. Some network security applications are capable of sniffing network packets thoroughly enough to pick up MAC addresses on E-Series Controller ports that are not seen in the Storage Array Profile data.

With the DSA E2800 Bosch introduced Multipathing. It is a fault-tolerance technique that defines more than one physical path between the camera and its iSCSI storage devices through redundant network connections. When using this feature, recording of video data and replaying video data is possible even in case of an iSCSI controller failure. To ensure also that outages of infrastructure equipment (e.g. Switch) could be covered, we recommend following Interconnection.