MASS Software Failover
To enable failover support for MASS, the software must be installed on a dedicated failover server infrastructure or on a third-party virtualization/high-availability solution.
MASS itself relies on the underlying server or virtualization platform to provide redundancy. Therefore, when failover is required, it must be implemented using a dedicated failover environment purchased and configured from a third-party provider.
To determine the correct system requirements for MASS, please use the MASS Resources Calculator.
After calculating the required specifications, consult your chosen infrastructure or virtualization vendor for sizing validation, implementation guidance, and pricing.
AI Appliance Redundancy
The AI Appliance is responsible for video classification.
To achieve failover at the AI layer, full redundancy must be implemented by deploying double the required number of AI Appliance servers.
Example:
For a site with 16 cameras:
A standard deployment requires 2 AI Appliances (each supports up to 10 video streams).
With redundancy support, 4 AI Appliances must be deployed.
Licensing Considerations
When implementing AI redundancy, the required PTZ-AI channel licenses must also be doubled, since licensing is calculated per active channel and must match the total deployed AI capacity.
Summary
- MASS failover is critical — if MASS is unavailable, the entire system becomes non-operational.
- MASS failover requires installation on a dedicated failover server environment or third-party high-availability infrastructure.
- AI redundancy is achieved by doubling the number of AI Appliance servers.
- PTZ-AI channel licenses must be sized according to the total deployed AI capacity when redundancy is implemented.