18 TB Video Surveillance Drives (WD and Seagate)

Published Oct 19, 2020 13:50 PM

Both Seagate and Western Digital recently announced 18TB hard drives specifically for video surveillance, claiming that AI analytics are pushing the need for more storage.

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But will 18TB have an impact? How is AI driving storage needs?

In this note, we examine offerings by the 2 most widely used HDD manufacturers for video surveillance, Western Digital, and Seagate, including feedback from Seagate.

18TB ****** *** ***** ************

IPVM Image**** ********** **** ***** ** *** ****** *** ***** surveillance*** **** ******** ****, ****** * minority *** ****+.

******* ******* *** ******* ********* **** surveillance-focused ******. **** *** ******* ******, cite ******* ** ** ** *******, and ***** *-**** **********.

**************** *** ******* ** *********** ** ** *** "*****'* ***** purpose-built **** ***** *** ********** ************-******* surveillance *********", ******** * *****/** ******** rate, ******** ** *****/** *** **'* 18TB *****, ****** ******* **** ** truly *** **** *** *** **** validated.

******* ******* ********* ******'* **** *** ******** ****, ************ ******* ** ****** **** ******** **, ********* ****** ******** ******** ********* (EAMR) ***** **** **** ****** **% more ******** **** *** ******** **** models, ******* **** ** **** **** capacities. ******* ******* **** **** **** be ***** **** *** ********** ***** sizes ****** ****.

Cost *** *** ******* ******

*** ******* ******* *********** ****** ******** drive ***** *** **** *** *** support. ******* *******'* **** ***** $*** MSRP ** $**/**, ***** *******'* ** $510 **** ** $**/**.

*** ******* ****** *****/***** *** ** for ************-***** ****** *** ** **** 4TB ** ** **** ** $**/**, which ***** *******'* ** ********** **** expensive *** ** ** **% **** expensive *** ** **** **** ******** used ****** ****.

************, **** *********** *** ******* ** the ***** ********** **** *** ********* or ******* ** *** *************, *** many ******* ********* *** ***** **** are ******* ** **** ** **** drives.

Positives ** ********* ***** ****

** ***** **** ******** ******, ***** systems (*****+) *** ***** ********* ******* sizes **** ***** ***** **** *** require ***** ****** *******, ********** ******* system ****, ************* *** **** *****. Dell **-*** ****** ******* **** $*,*** - $**,*** ********* ** *************, ******* video ******* ******.

*** **** ********** ****** ******* **** is ********** ** ********** ***** *-** hours ** ***** ** *********, ********** install, *** ********/*******.

AI ****** *******

**** ** *** ******* ****** **** drives ** "**" ** "**-*******"; ******** that ****** ****** *** ******** ** 2020 ******* ** ******** ** ** *********:

  • ** "**-*******" ************: * *********** *******-************ ******** ***** ******** ******** ****** *********** companies ***** **** ** ******* ** them *** ***** ********* *** ** as ******* ** ****-********** **** ** their ***********.
  • *******'* "******* **" ************: *** ******** ** ****** **** data **** **** ** ******** *** deep ******** ******* ** ****** ******* and **** ******** ** ***** ********** analysis, *** ******** ******** ******** ************* more **** **** *********** ***** *******.

******* ********* ** **** ***** *** AI ******** *** *** *** ***** how ** *** ******* ****** **********, just ***** **** ****** ********* ***** requires **** ********:

************* **** ** ***** ** ******** capacities ** * ***** **** ***** del******* **** ********* ** ************ ********** **** ****** ***** *****. It ** ********* ** **** ****** retention ******* *** **** ***** *** static ****** ** ***** **** ****.

******* ******* *** *** ******* ** IPVM's ******** ***** **'* ****** ** storage.

**** ** ********* ******** ***** ****** from ******-***** ***** *********, ***** ***** decrease *** ******** ******* ********.

***** ********-***** ********* ************'* ******* ******** ************ ******* ****** *********/***** ********* *********, these ********* *** ****, *** *** not ******** ******** *** ****** ** storage ********. ******** **** ***** ****** analytics **** ******* ******:

**** *** *** ********* ****** *** the ********** ******** ********* ** ********** search, *** ****** ** ***** ******* from *** ******** *** *******.

Smart ******

********, ****** *** ***** ****** ************* include ***** ****** ** ** ***** some ** ***** *******, **** **** implementing **** ** *** ******** ** their ****. ********, * ***** ******** of*********** **** **** **** *** ***** codecs**% ** **** ** *** ****:

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**** ********* ********* *** ******* ************ by **% ** *******. **** ************** ******* ****** *********** (**** ****** Resolution *****), **** ******* ** *** ******* drives ****** **** ***.

RAID ******* **** *******

* ******* **** ** ***** ****** capacity ****** **** *** **** ** the ******* **** **** ***** **** to ** ********. * ******* *** surveillance-focused ***** **** * ******* ******** rate **** **** ~** ***** ** idle ** *******, ** **** **** a *** *** * ****** **** continues ** ***** *** *****. **** with * *** **** ******** ****, WD's **** ****** **** **** ~** hours ** ******* ** ****.

******* **** **** ***** ***** ** help ****** **** ******* *****:

******* ********** **** ******* *** ****** various ********* **** *** ****** **** rebuild *****. (**** ****: ***** ****** vendors ** **** ***** *** *********)

******* ***** *********** ***** ** ********* with *** ******* *** *********** *** Health ********** ******* (*** *** ***). Instead ** ********** *** ****** **** array **** ****** ** *** **** array. **** **** *** ******* ***** could ** ******* ** *** *** spare *.* **% ** ********* ****. The ********* **% *** **** ** rebuild **** ****** ******** ******* ****. Our ****** ********** ******* **** ******* a **** ** *** **** *** be ******.

** *** ****** ****, ** **** ADAPT **** ********* *** ****** *** to * ****** ** ****** ******* reducing ******* ***** ****.

** *** *** ******* ***** **** rebuild *****.

*******

**** **** ****** ************* ********* ***** high ********** ******* (*.*.******** ****,****** ****) ** ****** ***** ************* **** continue ** ******** ******** ** ******, but ******** **** ** *******.

** ******** ************ **** ****** ** ***** *** need *** ****** ******** **** ******* system ***** **********. ********, **** *** next * - ** *****, ********* growth ** ***** ********* *** ********* the ****** *** ********** **-******* *******.

Comments (20)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Oct 19, 2020

**** ** ******** *******, **** ******* NVRs *** **** **** ** ******* these *** ****** ********** ******* ****. sheets ******* **** **** ***** **** support ** ** **/****.

** ***** *** ********* ****** *** know ** **** *** ***** * device **** ****** ***** *** ***** HDDs?

**** * *** *** ***** ** Dahua *** **** ******* **** ***'* seem ** ******** *** * ***/*** wouldn't *** *** **** ********.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Oct 19, 2020

********* ********, ****** **** ****** ******** more ****. ****, ****** ****** ********* the **** ** *** ***, *** may ****** *** ******* ******** ** the **** ** ** *** ********.

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Hash Salehi
Oct 19, 2020
Motorola Solutions

**** ***********, ***** *********** (*** **** generation ** *** *********) ** * 1TB ****** ***** ** ** ******** to ** *** * ****.

** ***** ** **** ********** *** range ** ******* ******* ** ** *** * ******* 10TB *****.

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Marc Cisneros
Oct 22, 2020

********* ********, **** ** ****, *** not *****. **** ** *** **** sheet *** * **** ***** ** the **** **** ******, *** *** will **** **** *** ***** *********** does ******** **** *** ** ** 6TB (********* *) *** ** ****, it ***** **** ****, *** **** increments ** ***** ****** ** *** get ** ****. ***? ******

****** **** *** ****** ** *** internal ****** **** *** **** ********** to ******** *** ******** *** ****** the ***** ****** *** *****. **** translates ** ******* ***** ***********/**** **********. If *** ***** **** ** **** more ***** **** *****, ******* ** for * **** ** *** ***** Paper ** ****** *****.

******* ******* **: ******* ********* *****

*********** (***) *.***

************ (****) *.***

******** **** *** *** ********, *** Idle ***** ** **********, ** ** tend ** ***** **** ****** **** endlessly.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Oct 19, 2020

**** ***** ** **** ** **** is *** **** ****** *** */* use **** *** ***** ** ******.

*** *******, *** ** ****** ** a **** ***** *** **** ***** matches **** *** * *** ********* machine *** **** ****** * *********** boost.

****** ****, **** ******* ** *** extra **** ***** ***** ****? ** does **** * *** ** ****/***** calls ** * ******** ** ** learns, ** * *** ******* *** 'learning ****' ** ***** ***** ** extra **** ***** *********. *******, **** does *** ********* ** * *********** boost.

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Brian Karas
Oct 19, 2020
Pelican Zero

** **** **** * *** ** Read/Write ***** ** * ******** ** it ******

****, **** ** *** * ********* truth ** **-***** *******.

** *** ***** ****** ** ******, using **** **** ** ** ****** not **** *** ****** ** *** HDD ***** ** *** ******. * think ******** *** "**" ******* ** the ************ *** ***** ** ****** a ********* *******.

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Jon Swatzell
Oct 26, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*** **** ****... *** ***'* ****** a *** ** ***** ** */* operations ** **** ** * ***** state **** ***** ** *** ***** storage ******.

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Marc Cisneros
Oct 22, 2020

** ******* **** ************* *** ****** 90/10 *****/**** '******** ******' ** *****-********-***** drives, ******** **** ** *** ******* this ** * ****.

**** ************* **** ******* ** ** their **** '****-***', **** ****** ***'* with '**' ************ *** **** **** to **** **** *** ******** *** caching ******* ** ***** ****** ******, which *** *** ******** ** '**' capable.

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U
Undisclosed #4
Oct 19, 2020

*** **** ***** ******** ** *** OP ***** ** ***** ** **:

**** ******* *** ******* ******* ******** announced **** **** ****** ************ *** video ************, ******** ****AI ********* *** ******* *** **** *** **** *******.

*** ***** **** ******** ** ****?

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* ***** **** *** - **** is ******* * ****** ********* *******.

*******, ** ** * ****** ********* point ** ***** ****, ***.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Oct 19, 2020

**** *** ******** **** *** *** recording *** ***** *** ** ******. They ***'* ********** **** ** *** AI *** **** ******** *********.

**** ***** ** ** ** ****** additional ******** **** *** ***** ******. Think ***** ***, ******, ******** *****, etc. ******** **** *****, ****, *****, etc. ********.

**** ** ***** ********** *** **** stored **** *** **** *** **** forensic ******.

** *** **** **** ****** ***** stream ****** ** *** *** ** is ******** ******, *** *** ******** may **** ** ** ******** *** of *** ****** *** ****** ** to * ********* ********...

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U
Undisclosed #4
Oct 19, 2020

* ** ** ****** ** ********... but ** **** **** **** ******** stored ********* ***** ** ******* ******?

** ** **, *******, ******** ****** in *** *** **** *** *** can ***** ** *** ****** *****?

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Brian Karas
Oct 20, 2020
Pelican Zero

** *** **** **** ****** ***** stream ****** ** *** *** ** is ******** ******, *** *** ******** may **** ** ** ******** *** of *** ****** *** ****** ** to * ********* ********

****-****, ** **** *****, ** **** in ********** ** *** ***** ****. Even **** **** ******* ** *** scene, ** **** *** **** **** text ** ******** **** ****** *** its *******/*********/***. ************, *** *** **** products ***** ** **** * ***** stream, **** **** ** ** * simultaneous **** ******, **** ** * POS ***********.

*** ************* **** ******, *** * common ******** ** ** **** * storage ***** (**: * ** **** disks) ********* ** ******* *****, ***** will ******** ** * ********** ***** process, *** * ********* ***** ********* to * ********. *** ******** **** commonly ** ******* ** *******, *** in **** ***** *** **** **** portion ** *** **** ****** ** RAM *** ********* ********* ****** ***** written ** **** (**: ** *** are ***** ****** ** ***** *********, or **-****** *********, *** *** *** know ***** * *** ******* (** minutes) ***** ** * ******* ** frames ** ***** *******).

* ** *** *** ***** ****** being ******** **** *** *** ** storage, ***** ** ******** *** **** of *** ***** **** ******** ** "AI" **** *** ***** ******* *****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Oct 19, 2020

* ** ******* * **** ** a ****** *********** ******** ** *** lab *** * *** ** ***** a *** ** ***** ** ***** faces **** **** ** **** **** the ****** *****.

*** ******** * ** ***** ** that *** ***** **** **** *** NVR, * ******** ******* **** *** video *******, *** **** ** *** have **. *** ***** ** **** to ** * ****** **** ******* in ***** ** ** ********. **** has ******* ******* ** **** ******.

********* ** ** *** ******* *** there *** **** ******.

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Marc Cisneros
Oct 22, 2020

****** **** *** **** *** ******* attention ** *** ******* **** ****** now ****** ** ******. **** * couple **** ********:

- *****/** ** ****** **** **** a ******* **** ******** ** ******* to ******. ** ***** **** ** it ****** ****** *** ****** *******.

- ** **** **** ** ***** the **** $/**. ** **** ***** a *** ****** ** *** ******** so ** **** **** ****.

- **** *********** ****** ******** ******, take * **** ** ***** ****, which *** ********* **** **********, *** also **** (**** **** ******* *******). MTBF ** * *********** *********** ****, backed ** ** ****** ******* **** a ***** ****** ** ****** ** the **************' ****. **** *** ***** are '******' ****** ***** *** ****** and ********* ********, ***** *** ****** MTBF ******.

- **** ******* **** ** ** important *****, *** ******** ** *** have **** ******** ******, *** **** of **** (******* **** *** **** higher ********), *** *** **** ******** and ********* ***** ********

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Marc Cisneros
Oct 22, 2020

***** *** **** *****:

***** ** ******** ****** ******** ******** Recording (****) ** ***** * ******** of ****, ******* *** **** ** reach **** ******** ***** ***** **** conventional ******** *********. (***)

**** ** “***” ********** ************, *** SkyHawk ** **** ******** *** **** a (****-****) **** *** ******* ********** advantage.

***** ** **** ** *********** **** the **** **** **** ** ** would ***** *** ************* *** ************* issues, ** ***** *********** ********* **** firmware ******/*********** **** **** *** ******* model.

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Ty Gruner
Oct 22, 2020
Seagate Technology

******* ****...

********** *** ***** ** **** *** super ***** **** *** ** **** was ********** ** **** ;-) ****** Marc *** **** ******** ***.

* ***** ***** **** *** ******** of *** ******* ********** ***** *-***, unit **** **** **** ** **** than **% ** *** ***** ****** but **** * ***** ******** *********** it ** * **** *** ******. The ******* ******** ******, ***** *** typically *** *** **** ********* **** a **** ***/** *********** *** ****** concentrated ***** ***** ******** *** ********* server / *** ********* ******* ** maximize ******* ******** ** ** *****.

*************, ******* *** ***** ************, ***** capacity ********* ** ******** **** ************* and ******* *** **** ******. * believe ***** *** **** ********* ******* this ********* ********* ****** ******, ****** MP, ****** ********* *** ******* ** and *** **** ************.

****** **** ** ****** ******** *** if ***** ** ******** * *** answer ** **** ****.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 22, 2020
IPVM

***** ******** ********* ** ******** **** substantially *** ******* *** **** ******

**, ******. *** *** ******** **** growth? *** ** **** ****** *** mean **** ***** ***** ** ****** units? * ** ****** ** ****** understand *** *********.

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Ty Gruner
Oct 23, 2020
Seagate Technology

*** ***** *** *** ***** *****.

*** **** ****** * ** ********* to ** ************ **** ***** *****, about ** ******** ** * *** be ***** ** ** *** **** is ** *** ******** ****** ***** range.

***** ******** *******, ***** **** ** perspective ** *** *** ****** ** track *** ****** *** *** ********, is ******* ** **** ****** ****** digits *** *** *** ****** ******* drive ******** ** *** ************ ******* is *** ***** ***.

**** ** *** *********** ****, ** highlighted ** *** ********, ***** ***** and *********** ***** * ***** ********** decrease ** ******* ***********. **** ** however ********* *** *** **** *****, the ******* ********* ****** ** *********** but *** *** ******* ** **** more **** ** ***** ******* / retained.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 24, 2020
IPVM

********* ** ** ************ **** ***** units, ***** ** ******** ** * can ** ***** ** ** *** this ** ** *** ******** ****** digit *****.

**** ***** *****. **** * ****** is *** **** ******** ** ****** in ****** ***** *******. *** ********** I **** ** **** ****** **** growth ** ****** **** **** ***** unit ******. ****, ***** ** ******** that ****** *** ********* ******* ******** given *** ********** ***** **** *** reduce **** ***** ***** ******.

SV
Stefaan Vervaet
Oct 29, 2020

******* **** **** ******* *******. ***** you, ****, *** ******* ** ******** on *** **** ******. ** ***** like ** ******* **** **** ******* to *** **** ******** ** *** latest ** ******™ **** *****.

*** *********** ***** ** *** ****** 18TB *** ***** *** *** **** as *** ***** ****** ********** ****** products *** ******** *** ********* ************:

  • *** ******-******** ************* ******** ********* ***** (ePMR), ***** ** * ***** ************** of *** ****-**** ******** ** **** technologies. **** ******** * **** ******* applied ** *** **** ** ******* writability. ***** *** ******** ** *** components ******** *** ****, ******* ** leverage *** ******** *********** ** ********* heads.
  • ** ******* **** **** ** ********-***** Triple ***** ******** (***) **** ******** more ******** *********** ************ ** ****** densities **** ****. * *** ****** together *****-****** ************ *** ************* ************ and ********* *** ***** ****** ** actuator **********.
  • ** *** *** ************* ** ****** ********** (*********®) ** optimize *** ***** *** **********. ** 2019, */**** ** ****** ******** ******* were ***** ** ******* ******* ******’* technology, * **** *********** ******** **********.

*** ***** ************ ******** ********** ** a ****** ********** *** **** ******** drive ******* *** ***’* **** ** an ********* ******** ****. ** *** more **** ***** ** ******** * follow ** **** ****** *** ***** like ** *** **** ******* ** the **********. **** **** ***** ******* some ** *** *********** *********.

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