High Density Recording Server - maXia Solutions Group

High-Density Recording Server for Large-Scale Deployments

A high-density recording server is specifically designed to handle a large number of IP cameras and store high volumes of video data. Commonly used in large-scale deployments such as airports, casinos, hotels, and shopping malls, these servers typically include:

One or two high-powered CPUs

Fibre network ports

Redundant systems for video storage drives, OS drives, and power supplies

Case Study: Custom Server for Hotel Surveillance

One of our integration partners was working on a hotel project requiring:

Support for 400 IP cameras

Minimum 60 days of storage

Our Solution

Based on the project requirements, our team designed and hand-built a high-density 2U recording server in-house. The build included:

Operating System: Windows® Server 2022

VMS Software: Milestone XProtect® Professional+

Processor: Intel® Xeon® 4516Y+ CPU

Memory: 128GB DDR5 ECC Registered RAM

Networking:

2 x 10GB Fibre Ports
4 x 1GB NICs
IPMI for remote management

Boot Drive:

1TB SSD for OS and software (RAID 1)

Live Database:

12 x 960GB Micron® SSDs (RAID 10)

Video Storage:

18 x 20TB Seagate® Skyhawk Drives (RAID 6)

Chassis: 2U 24-bay

Power Supply: 1200W hot-swap redundant PSU

We were able to source, build, configure, test, and ship the system within 10 business days for approximately $20,000 USD / $25,000 CAD.

Helping Customers Navigate Hardware Price Volatility

Hardware pricing continues to move as data centers, AI infrastructure, and high-performance computing projects consume more supply of memory, CPUs, SSDs, and hard drives. For systems integrators, this can make it harder to quote video surveillance projects confidently — especially when your customers need large storage capacities or enterprise-class specifications. Here are a few practical ways to help protect your customers’ budgets and keep projects moving.

The Difference is Inside

Every server, workstation, and storage system we build is assembled with care, tested thoroughly, and finished with clean, organized internal wiring. That may seem like a small detail, but in critical video surveillance environments, it can make a real difference.

Complete the Solution with the maXia® 4-Monitor Workstation

The maXia 4-Monitor Workstation pairs perfectly and is purpose-built for monitoring, investigation, and video playback across leading VMS platforms including Avigilon®, Milestone® XProtect, Genetec® Security Center, Bosch® BVMS/IQsight, and Luminys®. Built on Intel® Core Ultra technology with nVidia® RTX graphics, it delivers newer platform technology, improved operator experience, and up to 25% higher video playback performance in a flexible, North American-built workstation.

maXia® AI Evidence Server: AI-ready Video Infrastructure for the Next Generation of Security projects

Video surveillance is changing quickly. For years, security systems have focused on recording, storing, and retrieving video. That remains critical — but the next generation of video systems will need to do more. They will need to help users search faster, investigate smarter, summarize events, protect privacy, and extract useful intelligence from the video they already collect. That is why maXia™ is now building the maXia AI Evidence Server for leading security integration companies preparing for the next wave of AI-assisted video applications.

Solutions Spotlight: High Density Recording Server