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Understanding the core capabilities and performance of a supported server with Video Surveillance Manager is an important consideration when designing and deploying Cisco Physical Security solutions. This document provides the scalability limits for server platforms supported in Cisco Video Surveillance Release 7.x.
Be sure to use the specifications for the Cisco Video Surveillance release in your deployment.
Intended Audience
The intended audiences for this document are Cisco SE/CSEs and Physical Security Advanced Technology Provider Partners who make design decisions on system scope and infrastructure requirements for a deployment. Readers should be able to anticipate performance impacts on scalability and quality of experience for the end-to-end system.
Acceptable Load Per Client for High Definition (HD) H.265
Table 1 Acceptable Load Per Client for High Definition (HD) H.265
H.265 HD
H.265 HD
H.265 HD
H.265 HD
Video Streams
16
12
6
4
Resolution
1280 x 720
1280 x 960
1920 x 1080
2560 x 1920
Frame rate
30 fps
30 fps
30 fps
30 fps
Bit Rate Per Stream (CBR)
1 Mbps
1 Mbps
1 Mbps
1 Mbps
Server Performance for Cisco VSM Release 7.11.1 on UCS M5
The following performance data applies to Cisco VSM Release 7.11.1 running on Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS M5 series servers.
Table 6 describes the performance categories for Operations Manager servers.
Table 6 Understanding the Performance Numbers
Performance Category
Description
Maximum Number of Cameras
The maximum number of endpoint streams that are being managed at any given point in time. When a single camera is simultaneously transmitting dual streams and both are being recorded and/or displayed then it will count as two cameras for the purposes of this calculation.
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users
The total number of active users simultaneously logged onto the Operations Manager interface at any given time. This does not restrict the maximum number of users that can be provisioned within the system.
Maximum Raw Storage
The total number of disks available per platform multiplied by the maximum supported disk capacity (in TB). The actual usable storage will be less.
Max # of Alerts/Min
The maximum number of alerts that can be processed by the Operations Manager per minute.
Maximum Number of Media Servers
The maximum number of individual servers running the Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server software that can be managed at any given time in the system.
Media Server Performance Categories
Table 7 describes the performance categories for servers running the Media Server service.
Table 7 Understanding the Performance Numbers
Performance Category
Description
Maximum Number of Cameras
The maximum number of endpoint streams that are being managed at any given point in time. When a single camera is simultaneously transmitting dual streams and both are being recorded and/or displayed then it will count as two cameras for the purposes of this calculation.
Maximum I/O
The maximum sum of all bandwidth (Mbps) into and out of the server.
Maximum Raw Storage
The total number of disks available per platform multiplied by the maximum supported disk capacity (in TB). The actual usable storage will be less.
Resolution and Bitrate used for Cisco UCS M5 tests
Table 8 Streaming resolution and bitrate for Cisco UCS M5 series servers test
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