Camera Server Sizing Calculator
Right-size your surveillance infrastructure — instantly.
The IP Camera Server Sizing Calculator eliminates guesswork from large-scale VMS deployments. Enter your camera count, resolution, and retention requirements to get precise storage, RAID, VM, and physical host recommendations — engineered for enterprise production.
Multi-Variable Camera Inputs
Resolution, frame rate, compression codec (H.264 / H.265), motion activity, and recording mode — every variable accounted for.
Precise Storage Sizing
Per-camera bitrate modelling with configurable retention periods, storage buffer, and filesystem overhead for accurate usable capacity estimates.
RAID Array Recommendations
Auto-grouped drive arrays for RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 60 — complete with fault tolerance, storage efficiency, and rebuild time estimates.
VM & Physical Host Sizing
CPU cores, RAM, and network throughput per VM — with N+1 and N+2 host redundancy planning and hypervisor recommendations built in.
Example output — 1,500 cameras @ 720p / H.264 / 10 fps / 30-day retention