i-PRO NVR-R-2-180TB-V8 Rack-Mount Network Video Recorder
Overview
The i-PRO NVR-R-2-180TB-V8 is a 2U rack-mount network video recorder built for data center and server room deployment in large-scale surveillance environments. This system solves the core problem of sustained, high-throughput multi-stream recording and rapid retrieval across extended retention periods — typical in enterprise campuses, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and government installations where you need to record hundreds of camera feeds continuously without performance degradation.
The NVR-R-2-180TB-V8 delivers 180TB of native usable storage (160TB usable capacity after RAID accounting) paired with dual Intel Xeon Silver 8-core/16-thread processors and 64GB of system RAM. This hardware configuration handles concurrent ingest from multiple high-bitrate camera streams, real-time metadata indexing, and simultaneous playback queries without bottlenecks — the processing headroom is essential when you're managing dozens to hundreds of camera feeds in parallel.
Compatibility
The NVR-R-2-180TB-V8 integrates with any ONVIF-compliant IP camera ecosystem — Axis, Hikvision, Hanwha, Uniview, Bosch, Pelco, Vivotek, and other standards-based surveillance hardware. Windows Server 2025 Standard runs the i-PRO VideoInsight Edition software stack, enabling seamless integration with existing VMS infrastructure. The system includes 2 x 1GB BASE-T and 2 x 10GB SFP+ network ports to support both standard camera traffic and high-speed backup or inter-datacenter replication.
Installation Notes
The NVR-R-2-180TB-V8 requires a standard 19-inch rack with 2U vertical clearance (3.41 inches height). Mounting depth of 28.4 inches accommodates typical data center rack depths; verify your rack's available depth before installation. Dual 1100W hot-swap power supplies eliminate single points of failure — each supply can independently carry full load in redundancy mode. Connect both power supplies to separate PDU circuits for true N+1 protection. The system includes onboard RAID 5 storage (up to 12 x 3.5-inch enterprise HDD bays) with RAID 1 mirroring across two M.2 SSDs for OS protection. iDRAC9 Express provides out-of-band remote management — configure this interface before deploying the recorder into production to enable remote diagnostics and firmware updates without interrupting recording.
Recommended network recording rate performance: 300–600 Mbps on the 1GB BASE-T ports; 600–1000 Mbps on the 10GB SFP+ ports. Size your camera streams and bitrates accordingly to avoid saturation.
