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The Vess A-Class NVR storage appliance is specially engineered for medium to large scale IP video surveillance
deployment. The Vess A-Class Series is ideally suited for continuous surveillance in banks, malls, casinos, factories,
warehouses, and similarly sized commercial, residential, governmental or private enterprises. The subsystems are
capable of continuous recording and playback operation without dropping frames for networked installations of
32 to 100 High-Definition IP cameras.
Vess A-Class NVR storage appliances are available with your choice of Windows or Linux operating systems, a
Video Management Software suite, and disk drives in order to streamline the installation and integration process.
The Vess A-Class Series subsystems are stand-alone devices with internal RAID storage, eliminating need for
additional servers, controllers, separate enclosures etc. The Vess A-Class Series uses the renowned PROMISE
RAID engine for maximum reliability, all drive bays are hot-swappable, and models are available with redundant
power supplies to ensure data safety and uninterrupted operation.
The Vess A-Class Series models include PCIe slots for added flexibility. The PCIe slots are suitable for video
graphics cards, video encode/decode cards, RAID cards, or other useful function available on the PCIe platform.
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Product Manual
Introduction
