Video Surveillance Hard Drive Failure Statistics 2018

•Published Nov 02, 2018 11:05 AM

Hard drive failures can be significant service problems but how common of an issue are they in video surveillance? How long do drives last when constantly being written to?

150+ integrators answered this:

Video Surveillance Recording: How many years until a hard drive fails? What reasons for drive failure do you see most often?

In this report, we share our findings from surveying integrators, providing new data on hard drive failure statistics in video surveillance, and what factors integrators say most often causes drive failures.

5 ***** ** ******

****** **** ** *********** ********* **** drives **** ** * ***** ** longer, **% ** ***** ********* ****** lasting ****** * *****, *** ** many ** ** *****. **** *% mentioned ******** ** ***** * *****.

*** ****** ********* *** *** *** drives ****** **** **** ** ************* problems, ***** ****** ******, *** ******** continuous ***** **** **** *** **** of *** **** *****.

***** *********** *** ******* *** ******* were ****** ********* ** ******* ****** ********* **** ****:

Heat *** ************* ****** ***** ********

*** **** ****** ******* ********* *** drive ******** *** **** ** ************* factors **** **** ** **** *******. However, **** ** *** ****-******* ******** claimed * **** ***** **** ** 5 ***** ** ****, ***** ** beyond *** * ** *** *-**** warranty ** **** *************, *** ***** also ** ********** ** ****** **** and ****:

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"* ******** ** **** **** *+ years. *** **** ****** ***** ** find **** ****** ****-****** ** ** the ******** *****'* **** ****** *********** to *** ******** ** ******** ** or ******* *** ***** *********"
"* ***** ** ** *** ***** number **** *** ***** ******** ***** full **** ***** ***********. **** ****** start ******* ** *** *** ** two ****** *** **** *** **** replacement. **** ** *** ******* *****, if ******* *********** **** ***** **-** for **** ** **** ** ** hold **** ****** *** ******** *** coming. ** **** ** **** *** servers ** **** *********** ***** ** preferably *** **** ********** ****** ***** life ****."
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"******* * *****. ****** ** ********* rooms **** ******* ******** *** **** their ****** *********** - *.*. ****. Second ***** ** ********** **** *** tear."
"*-* *****. **** ****** **** **** due ** ***********. **** *** **** the ** *******."
"* ***** ** **. **** ******* occur ** ***** *** *** ************."
"*-*+ *****. **** *** **** *** the **** ****** *******."
"* ***** *** ** *********** (**** and ****)"
"* ** *** ****** ********. *+ if ******** **********."
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"*-* ***. *** ** ******** *** and ************ ***********."
"* *****. **** ** *** *** the *****."
"**** ***** **** ** ****** *** systems ** ***** *.* *****, ***** ~4. **** *** ******** ***** (**** one) *** *** ****."
"* - * **** ** *** normal. ******** *** ********* *** ** poor ******** ** *********, **** ** maintenance *** ****."

** ******* ******* ***** *** ************ *****, ** ****** ********* *********** *** cooling **********.

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******* ****** ******** *** ******* **** and **** ** *** ****** ***** many ***** ** ******** **** *******, often ****** *+ ***** ** **** without *******:

"******** **** *-* *****. ****** **** the ******** ******* ****** **** ** fail **** ****."
"* *****+ ** *******, *** ******* seems ** ** ************ ****** *** just **** *** ****."
"******* ****** **** **** **** ****. As * **** ** ***** ***** 5 *****, *** *** ****** ******* your **** ** * ***** *********/********* environment *** ***********."
"********* ** *** **** ****** ***** failing ** *** * **** **** on ******* * ***** ***. ******* due ** *** ******* ***** ** impossible ** *** **** **** ** always ***** *******."
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"* ** * ***** ***** ** be *** ****, ******** ** **** many **** ****** **** ** **** that. ***** ****** ** *** ******* indicator ** *******, *** ** ** have ****** **** **** ****."
"*** ****, * *****, *** ***."
"*-* *****. ***** ******** ****"
"** **** *********** **** ***** *-* years ** **** ** ****** **** with ****** ******."
"********* * **** ***** **** **** under ********* *** ***** ************* * years."
"*-* ***** **** ********** *** **********."
"* ** ** ***** ******* ** the *****, ** *** *** ********"
"*** ***** *+ ***** ****** ** see ******* *** ** **** ***** they **** ****** ** **** ** less. ***** ** ** ****** ****** for ******* ****** *** ***** *** reached *** ** ****. "

Power ****** ******* ***** ********

*********** ******** ******** ******* ** ***** issues **** **** ******, **** ********* increased ***** **** **** ******* *** running *** ** ******* ****** ***/** UPS:

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"* ***** *** *-* *****. **** often *** ****** ** **** ******* such ** ******."
"*+ ***. ***** **** **** *** more ************ (*********** ** ***) **** tended ** **** ****** ******* ***** than ***** *** ***** *** ****** off"
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"* ***** ***** ******* - ******* without ******* ****** **** ***** *** blocks / ******* ** *** ******"
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"*-* *****, *****. *** **** ******, power ******."
"* ***** ** *****. ******* ******** happen *** ** ***** *******."

*** ********** ****** ** ****** ******* backup *********, *** *** ******* ****** ***** *** ************ *****.

Servers ******** ****** **** ****** ****

**** **** *% ** ********* ***** that ********** ******* *** ****** *********** cycles ********* **** ***** ***** ** hard ***** *******. * *** *********** also ********* ************ *********** ** ******:

"** ******* *******/******* *** ****** ****** before ****** ****. ******* ** *** failures ****** *** **** *** ** manufacturing ******"
"* **** **** **** ****** **** last **** **** ** *****, *** generally ** *** ********** ********* **** require ******** ***** *-* *****."
"*-* ***** ***** ** ** ****** average ** **** ******. *-* ***** on ***** ******. ** ********* *********** at *-* ***** ** ******** ********"
"****** *** ***** ** ******* ****** up ********** * ********* *********** ** 75 ******* ** *** ***** ***. That ***** ** * ***** ** 3 ***** "

** ** ******* ********

******* *** ** ********* **** ***** Integrators ******** **** **** **** ** or ****** ***** ***** ******** ***** they ****** ***** ***** *** ********:

"********* ** **** **** **** **** for * *****, *** ** **** not *** * ****** ***** **** at *** ** *** ******* ** have ********* (*** ** *** ****** have **** **** *** ** ****** though ** **** ** *** **********). I ** ********** ****** ******** ** fail ****, *** ** **** ***** have *** *** **** ******. "
"* **** *** *** * ****** drive ***** * ******* ** ********. 6 *****"
"* **** **** *** *** ******* in * ***** *** ** *** a *********** **"
"*'* *** ****** **** ******* **** the ****** ****** ***** * ******* installing **** ******** *** ***** **** out"
"* ***** ** ********, ** *** failures ***. "
"** **** **** *** ** ******* last **** ** * ******* ********* 5 ***** *** ** ******* *******. It *** * ******** ***** **** for ***** *********. ***** **** ****, no ******** ** ***."

Comments (10)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

•Nov 02, 2018

* ***'* ***** ** ****** ** relying ** ******'* ******** *** **** topic. ******* **** *** ********* **** with **** **** *** ******** ***** they ****** *** **** *********.

****** **** *****://***.*********.***/****/****-****-*****-*******-*****/

Reactions:

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Sean Patton

•Nov 02, 2018

IPVM

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

****** *** *** ******** #*, *******, those ***** *** **** * **** center ***********, ***** ** *** ********* integrators ************ ** ***** ************ ***** is **** **** ********** ** ****. Also ** * **** ******, **** mention **** *** **** ********* ********** as ***** ***** ********:

** *****, ** *** *** ** Q3 **** ** *** *** ***** drives, *** **** ** ********* **** storage *****. ** ******** ***, ***, and **** * ******* ** *** drives **** *,*** *** **** ****** using *** **** **** **** ****** infrastructure

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Shannon Davis

•Nov 02, 2018

IPVMU Certified

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

********* *** ***** ***** ** ***** story *** **** ** **** * will **** * ****** *** **** drives. **** ****** ** * **** center ****'* **** **** ******** ****** conditions. ************* ***'* ***'* ****** ** in * **** ****** ***********. *** as **** ********* *** ***** ********* under *** *****, ***** *** ******** front ******** ***** ** **** ** days ****. ***** **** ***'* *** installed ** **** ****** ********** *** often ** ** **** * ****** converted ** * **** ****/***.

* **** ***** *** ********** *** really **** **** ******* *** ***** noting. *** ******** **** ******** *** drives **** **** ******. **** **** this ***** *****. ** * **** center *********** *** ********* **** *** is **** ****** ** ******* *** larger ******. ****** *** **** *********** in *** ****** *** ***** ** the ****** ****** ** ******** *** firmware ** ****** ****** *** ** installed. **** ***'* ****** *** **** with ***'* *** ** *** *****.

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(2)

Undisclosed #2

•Nov 02, 2018

IPVMU Certified

[****] ***********...**** ****** ********* ** *** IPVM ****** ********* **** ****...

**** *** **% **** ***** ******** in *** ***** *** *****, ***** seems ***********.

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Undisclosed #3

•Nov 02, 2018

** *** ***** ** ****, ** one ****** *** ** *** *** boundaries *** ** ** ********* ****'* been * *******. ***'** *** *** occasional ***** ** *** ********* *********, or ******* ******** * **** ** the *** ** * **** ***. We **** * **** ****** *** many ****** **** * ****** ** liquor ** ***** ****. ******* ******* makes * ****** ***** *** ****** company ********.