APPENDIX: XProtect Rapid REVIEW 2024 M1 hardware recommendations
This section aims to assist in selecting hardware for a system that will run XProtect Rapid REVIEW.
At the core of these systems are the graphical processing units (GPUs) that are responsible for processing the original video and extracting metadata. The number/type of GPUs, the resolution of the original video, frame rate, and activity determine the number of hours of original video that can be processed per day (or per hour).
The more GPUs (and processing servers) a system has, the more original video it can process in an hour.
In addition to the GPUs, the system also relies on the CPU to support this video processing and the investigations that follow the processing – when the user filters through the various objects, measures proximity, and plays a VIDEO SYNOPSIS®.
The all-in-one, single server systems, cover a range of CPUs and a number of GPUs (from 1 to 4).
For systems that require more GPUs, BriefCam offers distributed architecture where the GPUs are located on dedicated Processing Servers alongside additional servers that run the BriefCam services (such as perform filtering and play a VIDEO SYNOPSIS®).
These hardware specs can be defined by their processing throughput (the number of hours of original video that can be processed within an hour of processing or per day). These are measured under certain input video characteristics, such as resolution and activity level.
When we refer to an activity level, we refer to the number of objects that pass through the scene in an hour, under certain movement patterns.
We benchmarked the throughputs in this document under medium activity – which refers to roughly 1,000 objects (people and vehicles detected by the analytics engine) per hour.
The throughputs listed below each hardware spec relate to the throughput of the machine (based on the throughput of the GPUs) – the VMS and network architecture and infrastructure need to support this throughput as well.
Several users can use the system concurrently, but this will increase the load on the system. Our recommendations and design assumptions are for a maximum of 2 concurrent users.
Face Recognition and License Plate Recognition Watchlist searches require resources. Our recommendations assume watchlists of less than 10,000 identities in total (across all of the used watchlists combined).
All-in-One configurations
This section aims to assist in selecting hardware for a system that runs XProtect Rapid REVIEW in All-in-One Configurations.
| System size | Medium | Medium | Large | Extra-Large | ||
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Form Factor |
Tower | 1U | 2U | 2U | ||
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CPU |
Latest Intel i9 | Latest Intel i9 | 2 x Xeon Silver | 2 x Xeon Gold | ||
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Memory (GB) |
128 | 128 | 128 | 256 | ||
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GPU |
1 x RTX A2000 | 1 x RTX A4000 | 2 x RTX A4000 | 4 x RTX A4000 | ||
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Hard Drives |
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No. |
Type | Purpose | ||||
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1 |
SSD (GB) | Operating System | 256 | 256 | 480 | 480 |
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2 |
Mixed Use SSD (GB) | Database | 480 | 480 | 1000 | 2000 |
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3+ |
HDD (TB) | Processed Video | 8 | 8 | 2 x 8 | 4 x 8 |
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Throughput |
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At 1080p Medium activity |
Up to 23 hours per hour (552 hours per day) | Up to 28 hours per hour (672 hours per day) | Up to 46 hours per hour (1,104 hours per day) | Up to 92 hours per hour (2,208 hours per day) | ||
| At 4K Medium activity | Up to 6 hours per hour (192 hours per day) | Up to 6 hours per hour (192 hours per day) | Up to 12 hours per hour (408 hours per day) | Up to 24 hours per hour (816 hours per day) | ||
Throughput example
24 hours of original 1080p video at medium activity will take about 2.5 hours with the small build, 1 hour with the medium build, 30 minutes with the large build, and 15 minutes with the extra-large build.
RAID redundancy
If bays are available, RAID1 redundancy can be applied with extra OS and DB drives, if desired.
Larger deployments
For larger deployments, please consult your local Milestone representative.
Supported Graphical Processing Units (GPU)
The GPUs listed below have undergone thorough testing and certification by BriefCam, accompanied by throughput benchmarking conducted by our organization:
| CERTIFIED NVIDIA GPUs | |
|---|---|
| GPU | Certified |
| Ampere A10 | Yes |
| Ampere RTX A2000 | Yes |
| Ampere RTX A4000 | Yes |
Intel, AMD or any other non-NVIDIA GPUs are not supported at this time.
Using more than one type of GPU on the same computer is not supported, and the new Ada Lovelace Architecture by NVIDIA is not supported either. GPUs utilizing this architecture will not be compatible with the BriefCam’s platform.
Other GPUs
While XProtect Rapid REVIEW is validated to run with most Nvidia GPUs, performance may vary, and the reliability of the analytics may also suffer from an underperforming GPU.
There is no guarantee regarding the performance of GPUs which are not listed as certified in the above list.