Surveillance Storage 101

Published Mar 23, 2020 13:02 PM

This guide teaches the fundamentals of video surveillance storage.

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Inside we cover:

  • Surveillance Storage
  • NVR / Recorder Storage
  • Camera / Edge Storage
  • Network Storage
  • Cloud Storage
  • Specialized Surveillance Hard Drives
  • Storage Capacity
  • Storage Duration
  • Recording Types (Continuous vs Event)
  • Recording Schedules
  • Automatic Storage Cleanup
  • Edge Redundant Recording / Trickling
  • Storage Redundancy
  • RAID
  • Redundant / Backup Servers
  • Notable Surveillance Storage Suppliers

Surveillance Storage

Surveillance video must be stored in order to review past events. Encoded video streams are saved as video files, where they can be selected and played back in client decoding software.

Storage can be located in recorders, cameras, network-based, or in the cloud.

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NVR / Recorder Storage

********* **** ** *** / *** Recorder ** *** **** ****** ****** in ***** ************. ******* ***** ** central ******* ****** ******* *** *** storage ** ******** ******* ***** ** more ********* **** ********* ** ******, which ******* ****.

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***** ** ********* ****** ** *** or **** *********** **** ******, ***** can ** ********** ** **** ***** provides ***** **********. **** ** ****** in ***** *******. ******* ******* **** redundancy **** ****** ******** ***** **** many ******* **** *** ******* ** a ****** **** *****.

Camera / **** *******

******* ***** ** * ****** *** eliminate *** **** *** * ******** recorder. ******* ** ********* ******** **** microSD, *** ** ***** ******.

***** *** *** **** **** ** using **** *********:

  • **** ****/** ***/***:**** ******* *** ** **** ** the **** *******, **** ** ******* NVR/VMS, ********* **** ******* *******.
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Network *******

****** *******-***** ******* *** ****** ******* capacity (**** **** ******) ** * surveillance ******. **** *** ***** * system ** ******* **** *******, ***** longer ********* *****, ** ******** *** resolution/quality ** *** ******* *******.

***** *** * ****** ******* *** adding ******* *******; *** *** ***.

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*** ******* ** * ***-**** ****** of *******-******** ******* *** ***** ***** systems. ******* ***** *** ********** *** lower **** ******** ** ***-***** *******.

******* ***** ** * *** ****** large ***** *********, ******** ******** ****** architectures *** ********* **** **********.

****** ********* ******** *** ******* **** typically ************* ******** ***** **** ******** to ****** **** ******* ** *** primary ********. ********, **** ********* ******* manufacturer-specific ******** *** ******-***** *********** ** engineers ** ********* *** *******.

Cloud *******

***** ******* *** ************ **** * limited ****** *** ***** ************. ***** storing ***** ** *** ***** ********* (or **********) *** **** *** ******** storage, ** *** **** ********* ******* in ***-******* ******* *****-***** *****.

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*** ******* ********** ** ***** ******* are *********** **-**** ********* **** ****** it ****** ** *** **** ******* and ********* **** **********.

************, ***** ***** ******* ********** *** risk ** ***** **** ** *** recorder ** ******* ** ******. **** is ******** ******** ** ***** ******* providers *** ***** ******** *** ******** happens, ** ** *** * ****** problem.

*******, ******* *** ***** ** ***** stored ***-*******, *** ***** **** ** uploaded, ********** ********* *********** *** ******* loss ** ** ******** ******. ***** are **** ********* *********** ** *** number ** ******* **** *** ****** video ** *** *****, ***** ** upstream ******** ********* *** * ***** site.

**** *** ***** ** ******** ** the *****, ** *** ********* ** viewed ******** ******* ********** ** *** local *******/*******.

** ** **** **** ****** ** store ***** ** *** ***** ** 77% ** *********** ***** **** ************ or ***** ** **. *** **** details ** *** ******,***** ***** ************ ******* ***** ****.

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Specialized ************ **** ******

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*********** ************ ****** *** **** ~** as **** ** ******* ***** ******** "desktop" ******, *** **% - **% less ********* **** **** ****** ******** for **** ****** ***.

Storage ********

*********** *** ****** ** ******* ******** is * *** **** ** ********* a ************ ******. ***** ** *** be ********* ** *** ***** *** vary ****** ******* *** **** ******** conservatively.

*** ****** ** ****** ********* ****** from ********* **** * ** * camera ** ********* * *** ** a ******** ** * ***** ** dozens ** ****** *******.

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** ************ *******, ****** *** ********* offered ** ******** (**) *****. ***** systems *** ******* ** ****** ** 1TB, ***** ***** ******* *** ***** into ******** ** *** ** ********* of ** (**** ** ** * Petabyte) ** ******** ********* (**).

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Storage ********

******* **** ********* **** ******* ******** days ** *********, *** ****** ******* allowed ****, ****** ************* ** *** long ** ****** ***** ** * necessity.

*******, ******* *** **** *** / NVR ********** **** ******* * ******* number ** **** ****** ********** (* and * ***** ****** *** ******* systems). **** *** ********* ******* ********, especially ***** *** *** **** ** those ********** *** *** ***** **** of ********* ****** ****.

**-**** ** ******* ** **** ******** offered, *** ** *** ********* **** of ******* **** *** **** ** years *** *** ********* ********** ** storing ******* ********* ******.

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** **** ************ ** *********, ***** are *********** *** ************ *** *** maximum ****** ** **** ********, ** a ******* ****** ** **** *** to *********** (*.*. **** ******, ****** care, ***********).

Recording *****

******* ** *** ********* ***** ** customers, *** **** ** ********* ** important ** ******* *** ******** ******** video *** ******* *** ******** ******* duration **** *** ******** *******.

***** *** * ******* ********* *****; continuous *** *****/****** *********.

Continuous *********

********** ********* ***** *** ***** ** always ***** ********, **** **** ***** is ** ******** ** ******. **** is **** ****** ** ****-******** ********, corrections, *** ********* ***** *****/************ **** place (*.*. *******, *******, ***********).

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** ******* **** ********** **** ******* is ********, *** *** ******* ************* more ******* ******** **** *****/****** *********. This **** ******** *** **** ** hard ****** *** *** **** ******* additional *******.

Motion / ***** *********

****** ** ***** ********* ***** *** video ** **** ******** **** *** camera ******* ******/******** ****** *********) ** is ********* ** ** ***** (*.*. input *******, ****** *******).

**** *** ******* ************* ***** ******* capacity **** ********** *********, *******, **** the **** ** ******* * ******** incident ** ** ** *** ********.

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Recording **********

******* ***** *** ** ********* ********** for ********* ********* ** *** **** of *** ** ****, ********* *** primarily **** *** ******* ************. ***** a ****** *** ******* ********** ********* during ******** *****, **** ******* *** be **** ** ********* ** ****** recording ***** *****.

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**** ** **** ******** **** ** storage ***** **** ********* ************* **** the **** * *****.

Automatic ******* ********

********* ********* ****** *** ****** ***** to **** ** ***** *** *** video ** ** ********, **** ***** is *******.

**** ******* ***** ***** ** ******* specific ***** ***** **** ********* ******** to ******** ******** ******** ** **** importance (******** *********, ******** *****, ***.). This ** ********* ** *** **** of *********, *****, ***.

Storage **********

**** ******** *** ******** ************ ******* can *** ********* ** ****** ******* to ****** **** ********* *********. *** 3 ****** ******* ** ********** *** RAID, ********* *******, *** ****** *******.

****

**** ** *** **** ****** *** least ********* ****** ** ******* ********** for ******** *****. ***** **** **** is ******* ** ****** ******** ****** so ** * ***** ***** (** more ****** ********* ** *** ****), the ******* *** ** *********. *** most ****** **** ************* **** ** surveillance ******* *** **** * (* redundant *****) *** **** * (* redundant ******).

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Redundant / ****** *******

********* ******* ***** **** ***** ** recorded ** * ********* **************, ***** backup ******* ***** *** ***** ** first ******** ** ******* ******* *** then ****** ** * *********/****** ******* location. **** ***** ********* ********* **** with * ************ ******** **** (*.*. recording ****** *********** *******).

********* *** ****** ******* ********* **** double *** **** *** ******* ******* twice *** ****** *** **** ***** resources *** ******** *** ****. ***** are ******** ** **** ************ *******.

Edge ********* ********* / *********

****** ********* *** ** **** *** redundancy, ********* ************ ** *** ****** and * ********. ** *** ******'* network ********** ** **** *** *** recorder ****** ** ******* *** ****** continues ** ****** *******. **** ******* connectivity ** ******** *** ****** **** upload *** ******* ******** ***** ** fill ** *** **** ** *** server *********.

**** ** * ******* ********* **** supported ** **********-******* ***** *** *****-******* VSaaS ******* **** ****** ** ******* recording.

Notable ************ ******* *********

** ******** **** ** ******** ** notable ************ ******* *********:

*******/****** *********

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