Hey guys,
I have a question about HDDs and NVRs. In my case, we have a Hikvision NVR in our house. It's in the office of the security. Connected are 16 digital Coax Cameras and 2 IP Cameras. In the NVR is one HDD. But I think it's a Surveillance HDD, not just a regular one. It's a 2TB drive.
The installation in the house is really bad. With low light conditions the cameras begin to flicker. So in most cases they record all night long. The HDD contains videos of about 4 Days, so in my opinion the every 4 Days 2 TB are written to the HDD.
I looked up, what Seagate write about their drives, for example the ST2000VX008. It has a MTBF of 1.000.000 hours and a Workload Rate Limit of 180 TB/year. 2TB every 4 Day are roundabout 180TB a year. What's the realistic expectation for a life span of such a drive?
To be honest with you, I have myself a Storage Server in a Data Center. In the Server are 24 Drives. The drives are Seagate Exos drives. And nearly every 3-4 Month I have a failing Drive. And the workload of the Machine is far away from the 180TB/year.
The NVR is now about a year old, is in a small office with a smoking security and turned from Snow-White to smoking yellow. What do you think, how long will the HDD in the NVR last? Or the NVR itself?
I have a question about HDDs and NVRs. In my case, we have a Hikvision NVR in our house. It's in the office of the security. Connected are 16 digital Coax Cameras and 2 IP Cameras. In the NVR is one HDD. But I think it's a Surveillance HDD, not just a regular one. It's a 2TB drive.
The installation in the house is really bad. With low light conditions the cameras begin to flicker. So in most cases they record all night long. The HDD contains videos of about 4 Days, so in my opinion the every 4 Days 2 TB are written to the HDD.
I looked up, what Seagate write about their drives, for example the ST2000VX008. It has a MTBF of 1.000.000 hours and a Workload Rate Limit of 180 TB/year. 2TB every 4 Day are roundabout 180TB a year. What's the realistic expectation for a life span of such a drive?
To be honest with you, I have myself a Storage Server in a Data Center. In the Server are 24 Drives. The drives are Seagate Exos drives. And nearly every 3-4 Month I have a failing Drive. And the workload of the Machine is far away from the 180TB/year.
The NVR is now about a year old, is in a small office with a smoking security and turned from Snow-White to smoking yellow. What do you think, how long will the HDD in the NVR last? Or the NVR itself?