Minimum System Requirements - Vivotek VAST User Manual

Minimum System Requirements

Before installing the VAST software, please make sure your system meets the following
recommended minimum system requirements.
If you would like to install ST7501 Server only, please follow the requirements as below:
Server
Operating System
Channels
CPU
RAM
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1 Gbit recommended
Graphics Adapter
Hard Disk Type
Hard Disk Space
If you would like to install both the server and client programs, please follow the requirements as
below:
LiveClient and Playback
Operating System
Channels
CPU
RAM
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended
Graphics Adapter
Hard Disk Type
Hard Disk Space
Only users with Administrator privileges can install or use VAST on a Windows Vista system.
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The required hard disk space will depend on the video settings, the number of network cameras and recording
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group settings. Please add more hard disks if you want to extend the system.
Below are approximate numbers for a week-long recording. The actual storage space required also depends on
imaging parameters, e.g., a complex retail environment that involves many moving objects requires more pixel
data to be transmitted over network than a simple environment such as a parking lot.
32-CH, VGA, about 1 week recording: 750 GB
64-CH, VGA, about 1 week recording: 1TB x 2
32-CH, 2-megapixel, about 1 week recording: 2TB x 2
64-CH, 2-megapixel, about 1 week recording: 2TB x 4
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Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 / Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit),
Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Below 32 channels
Core 2 Duo E6400
2.13GHz or above
2 GB or above
AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024×768, 16 bit colors
ATA-100, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 rpm or faster) in NTFS format
750 GB free *
Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 / Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit),
Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Below 16 channels 16 ~ 32 channels 32 ~ 40 channels
Core 2 Duo E6400 Core 2 Duo E8600
2.13GHz or above 3.33GHz or above
2 GB or above
AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024×768, 16 bit colors
Minimum 128MB Video RAM, 512MB recommended
ATA-100, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 rpm or faster) in NTFS format
750 GB free *
Above 32 channels
Core 2 Quad Q6600
2.4GHz or above
3GB or above
Above 40 channels
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Core i7
2.4GHz or above
3GB or above 4GB or above
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