Video Surveillance Hard Drive Failure Statistics 2018

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Nov 02, 2018

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.

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***** ************ *********: *** **** ***** ***** * **** ***** fails? **** ******* *** ***** ******* ** *** *** **** often?

** **** ******, ** ***** *** ******** **** ********* ***********, providing *** **** ** **** ***** ******* ********** ** ***** surveillance, *** **** ******* *********** *** **** ***** ****** ***** failures.

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

****** **** ** *********** ********* **** ****** **** ** * years ** ******, **% ** ***** ********* ****** ******* ****** 5 *****, *** ** **** ** ** *****. **** *% mentioned ******** ** ***** * *****.

*** ****** ********* *** *** *** ****** ****** **** **** or ************* ********, ***** ****** ******, *** ******** ********** ***** wear **** *** **** ** *** **** *****.

***** *********** *** ******* *** ******* **** ****** ********* ** the**** ****** ********* **** ****:

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

*** **** ****** ******* ********* *** ***** ******** *** **** or ************* ******* **** **** ** **** *******. *******, **** of *** ****-******* ******** ******* * **** ***** **** ** 5 ***** ** ****, ***** ** ****** *** * ** the *-**** ******** ** **** *************, *** ***** **** ** attributed ** ****** **** *** ****:

  • "* ***** ** **. ** ** *** **** * ***** amount ** ****** ****, *** **** **** ** ** ** locations **** **** **** *********** ******* ** ***** ******"
  • "* ******** ** **** **** *+ *****. *** **** ****** trend ** **** **** ****** ****-****** ** ** *** ******** doesn't **** ****** *********** ** *** ******** ** ******** ** or ******* *** ***** *********"
  • "* ***** ** ** *** ***** ****** **** *** ***** thinking ***** **** **** ***** ***********. **** ****** ***** ******* up *** *** ** *** ****** *** **** *** **** replacement. **** ** *** ******* *****, ** ******* *********** **** above **-** *** **** ** **** ** ** **** **** breath *** ******** *** ******. ** **** ** **** *** servers ** **** *********** ***** ** ********** *** **** ********** better ***** **** ****."
  • "***** ****** **** ******* ***** * ** * *****. *** main ****** ** ******* *********** *** ******* *******. ** **** systems ** *********** ************ ******* *** **** **** * ***** without *******."
  • "******* * *****. ****** ** ********* ***** **** ******* ******** and **** ***** ****** *********** - *.*. ****. ****** ***** be ********** **** *** ****."
  • "*-* *****. **** ****** **** **** *** ** ***********. **** was **** *** ** *******."
  • "* ***** ** **. **** ******* ***** ** ***** *** hot ************."
  • "*-*+ *****. **** *** **** *** *** **** ****** *******."
  • "* ***** *** ** *********** (**** *** ****)"
  • "* ** *** ****** ********. *+ ** ******** **********."
  • "*+ ***** ******** *** ** **** ** ***** ***********."
  • "*-* ***. *** ** ******** *** *** ************ ***********."
  • "* *****. **** ** *** *** *** *****."
  • "**** ***** **** ** ****** *** ******* ** ***** *.* years, ***** ~*. **** *** ******** ***** (**** ***) *** not ****."
  • "* - * **** ** *** ******. ******** *** ********* due ** **** ******** ** *********, **** ** *********** *** heat."

** ******* ******* ***** *** ************ *****, ** ****** ********* *********** *** ******* **********.

Normal **** ********

******* ****** ******** *** ******* **** *** **** ** *** drives ***** **** ***** ** ******** **** *******, ***** ****** 5+ ***** ** **** ******* *******:

  • "******** **** *-* *****. ****** **** *** ******** ******* ****** them ** **** **** ****."
  • "* *****+ ** *******, *** ******* ***** ** ** ************ defect *** **** **** *** ****."
  • "******* ****** **** **** **** ****. ** * **** ** thumb ***** * *****, *** *** ****** ******* **** **** in * ***** *********/********* *********** *** ***********."
  • "********* ** *** **** ****** ***** ******* ** *** * year **** ** ******* * ***** ***. ******* *** ** bad ******* ***** ** ********** ** *** **** **** ** always ***** *******."
  • "*** *** ****** **** ******** ** * ***** **** *** use ** **/*. ***** * *** ********* *** ******** *** hard **** ***** ** ****. *** ***** ** ****** ***** i **** ** * ****** ** ***** ******* ***** ****, so * ***** ***** ** ***** ****** ** ****** ** replace *** **** ****."
  • "**** ***** ***** ** **** ***** * *****. ** ***** 3 ***** ** ***** **** ******, ***** **** *** **** drive ** ***** ** *****. ****** **** * ******* ** lifespan ****"
  • "* ** * ***** ***** ** ** *** ****, ******** we **** **** **** ****** **** ** **** ****. ***** errors ** *** ******* ********* ** *******, *** ** ** have ****** **** **** ****."
  • "*** ****, * *****, *** ***."
  • "*-* *****. ***** ******** ****"
  • "** **** *********** **** ***** *-* ***** ** **** ** change **** **** ****** ******."
  • "********* * **** ***** **** **** ***** ********* *** ***** approximately * *****."
  • "*-* ***** **** ********** *** **********."
  • "* ** ** ***** ******* ** *** *****, ** *** its ********"
  • "*** ***** *+ ***** ****** ** *** ******* *** ** some ***** **** **** ****** ** **** ** ****. ***** is ** ****** ****** *** ******* ****** *** ***** *** reached *** ** ****. "

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

*********** ******** ******** ******* ** ***** ****** **** **** ******, some ********* ********* ***** **** **** ******* *** ******* *** of ******* ****** ***/** ***:

  • "** ******* * ***** *** ***** ******** ** ****** **** more **** * ***** **** ****** *** **** **** * years **** **** ******* ** **********. **'* **/** ** *** drive ***** **** *** **** ***** * ***** ***."
  • "* ***** *** *-* *****. **** ***** *** ****** ** line ******* **** ** ******."
  • "*+ ***. ***** **** **** *** **** ************ (*********** ** not) **** ****** ** **** ****** ******* ***** **** ***** who ***** *** ****** ***"
  • "******* ** * *****. ******** ********, ** *** *** ****** from *****-*** *** ********."
  • "* ***** ***** ******* - ******* ******* ******* ****** **** drive *** ****** / ******* ** *** ******"
  • "* ***** *** *** ** * *** *****. ***'* *** a ***** ***. **** *** ****** *** ** ***** ***, minor ***** ************ *** ***** *********** **** ***** ******."
  • "*-* *****, *****. *** **** ******, ***** ******."
  • "* ***** ** *****. ******* ******** ****** *** ** ***** failure."

*** ********** ****** ** ****** ******* ****** *********, *** *** IPVM*** ****** ***** *** ************ *****.

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

**** **** *% ** ********* ***** **** ********** ******* *** server *********** ****** ********* **** ***** ***** ** **** ***** failure. * *** *********** **** ********* ************ *********** ** ******:

  • "** ******* *******/******* *** ****** ****** ****** ****** ****. ******* we *** ******** ****** *** **** *** ** ************* ******"
  • "* **** **** **** ****** **** **** **** **** ** years, *** ********* ** *** ********** ********* **** ******* ******** every *-* *****."
  • "*-* ***** ***** ** ** ****** ******* ** **** ******. 2-3 ***** ** ***** ******. ** ********* *********** ** *-* years ** ******** ********"
  • "****** *** ***** ** ******* ****** ** ********** * ********* replacement ** ** ******* ** *** ***** ***. **** ***** be * ***** ** * ***** "

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

******* *** ** ********* **** ***** *********** ******** **** **** have ** ** ****** ***** ***** ******** ***** **** ****** their ***** *** ********:

  • "********* ** **** **** **** **** *** * *****, *** we **** *** *** * ****** ***** **** ** *** of *** ******* ** **** ********* (*** ** *** ****** have **** **** *** ** ****** ****** ** **** ** not **********). * ** ********** ****** ******** ** **** ****, but ** **** ***** **** *** *** **** ******. "
  • "* **** *** *** * ****** ***** ***** * ******* my ********. * *****"
  • "* **** **** *** *** ******* ** * ***** *** it *** * *********** **"
  • "*'* *** ****** **** ******* **** *** ****** ****** ***** I ******* ********** **** ******** *** ***** **** ***"
  • "* ***** ** ********, ** *** ******** ***. "
  • "** **** **** *** ** ******* **** **** ** * machine ********* * ***** *** ** ******* *******. ** *** a ******** ***** **** *** ***** *********. ***** **** ****, no ******** ** ***."

Comments (10)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

11/02/18 11:32am

* ***'* ***** ** ****** ** ******* ** ******'* ******** for **** *****. ******* **** *** ********* **** **** **** data *** ******** ***** **** ****** *** **** *********.

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

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 11/02/18 01:34pm

****** *** *** ******** #*, *******, ***** ***** *** **** a **** ****** ***********, ***** ** *** ********* *********** ************ in ***** ************ ***** ** **** **** ********** ** ****. Also ** * **** ******, **** ******* **** *** **** upgrading ********** ** ***** ***** ********:

** *****, ** *** *** ** ** **** ** *** 584 ***** ******, *** **** ** ********* **** ******* *****. We ******** ***, ***, *** **** * ******* ** *** drives **** *,*** *** **** ****** ***** *** **** **** data ****** **************

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 11/02/18 02:21pm

********* *** ***** ***** ** ***** ***** *** **** ** what * **** **** * ****** *** **** ******. **** drives ** * **** ****** ****'* **** **** ******** ****** conditions. ************* ***'* ***'* ****** ** ** * **** ****** environment. *** ** **** ********* *** ***** ********* ***** *** dusty, ***** *** ******** ***** ******** ***** ** **** ** days ****. ***** **** ***'* *** ********* ** **** ****** conditions *** ***** ** ** **** * ****** ********* ** a **** ****/***.

* **** ***** *** ********** *** ****** **** **** ******* and ***** ******. *** ******** **** ******** *** ****** **** 12TB ******. **** **** **** ***** *****. ** * **** center *********** *** ********* **** *** ** **** ****** ** install *** ****** ******. ****** *** **** *********** ** *** system *** ***** ** *** ****** ****** ** ******** *** firmware ** ****** ****** *** ** *********. **** ***'* ****** the **** **** ***'* *** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed #2

11/02/18 04:14pm

[****] ***********...**** ****** ********* ** *** **** ****** ********* **** 2016...

**** *** **% **** ***** ******** ** *** ***** *** years, ***** ***** ***********.

Undisclosed #3

11/02/18 04:25pm

** *** ***** ** ****, ** *** ****** *** ** set *** ********** *** ** ** ********* ****'* **** * problem. ***'** *** *** ********** ***** ** *** ********* *********, or ******* ******** * **** ** *** *** ** * long ***. ** **** * **** ****** *** **** ****** have * ****** ** ****** ** ***** ****. ******* ******* makes * ****** ***** *** ****** ******* ********.

Undisclosed End User #4

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 11/02/18 04:35pm

** ** ********* ****'* **** * *******

****** *** *** ********** **** ** *** ***** ****** ;)

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 11/05/18 04:38pm

***'* ***** *** *** ******** ******* *******.

Jamie Bienenfeld

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 11/04/18 11:54am

* ***** ** ****** ** ***** *** *** ****** (******* a ****** ****** **** *****) **** **** *** *** ****** by *** **** *********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jamie Bienenfeld | 11/04/18 08:17pm

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

* ***** *** ***** ***** * ******* ***** ******* **’* confession, *** ********* “**** **** ** * **** ********”.

****** *** ******** **** **!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

11/05/18 05:35pm

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

***** *** **** ******* **** **** **** **** *** *** HDD:

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