infinigtr 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Has anybody here attempted to hold 30 days of video in Geovision? I need to figure out how to attain 30 days of storage for about 20 DVR's all running Geovision 8.2 with the GV1480 card and 16 cameras per DVR. Currently I am holding about 7 days (varies on each DVR +/- a day or two) with ~1.5TB of local storage space. How much space do you think would be required to reliably hold 30 days? Just a quick ballpark off the top of my head says about 8TB per DVR, but idk as each DVR varies based on what the cameras record. Also does anyone currently or have experience with saving data on a remote machine through Geovision? Do you experience any issues saving to a remote share aside from it being slower? I don't think I can fit the number of HHD's required for this in the case's I am using so remote storage will probably be required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crirvine 0 Posted February 21, 2008 What are your settings? Very few sites justify highest settings plus 30 fps per camera. If you are in a place that requires that type of setup then they need to not worry about the price and buy the storage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infinigtr 0 Posted February 21, 2008 What are your settings?Very few sites justify highest settings plus 30 fps per camera. If you are in a place that requires that type of setup then they need to not worry about the price and buy the storage. It is a Casino environment, so yes, highest settings and 30fps is required. I am only required to hold, I think ~7-10 days. However, recent events have the higher ups wanting the ability to hold up to 30 days. The price isn't really a concern at this juncture, I am just trying to get a better feel for how much storage space I will need. I am recording at 640x480 De-interlace in the Geo MPEG4 Format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
501 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Switching to Geo H.264 would double to triple your recording time. Personally I don't see a huge difference in quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crirvine 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Just look at 7 days on 1.5 TB x 4 = 6 TB Buy an 8 channel SATA controller and 6 1 TB SATA HD's and your 30 days is covered with a place for 2 more 1 TB SATA HD's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infinigtr 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Just look at 7 days on 1.5 TB x 4 = 6 TB Buy an 8 channel SATA controller and 6 1 TB SATA HD's and your 30 days is covered with a place for 2 more 1 TB SATA HD's That is what I am looking at. I will probably have to upgrade my cases though. They are pretty old and outdated. I can fit maybe 1 more drive in them. Currently the cases are housing 4 drives. I would like to have room for at least 8. I found a nice case on newegg with a 8 bay hot swappable configuration built in for about $430. I just have to figure out if my mobo and other components will fit in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crirvine 0 Posted February 21, 2008 I can not remember the part number but you can get hard drives racks that fit in the 5.25 slots they take up 3 5.25 slots and give you 4 3.5 hd slots sata or ide you can get either type. I have a case loaded 12 hard drives and a dvd burner with a big power supply. Theses racks are under the 100.00 price so not a bad choice to look at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infinigtr 0 Posted February 21, 2008 I can not remember the part number but you can get hard drives racks that fit in the 5.25 slots they take up 3 5.25 slots and give you 4 3.5 hd slots sata or ide you can get either type. I have a case loaded 12 hard drives and a dvd burner with a big power supply. Theses racks are under the 100.00 price so not a bad choice to look at. Yeah, I know exactly what you are talking about. I have looked at them before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayalas 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Check out the SC832/SC833 CHASSIS from supermicro this are the cases we are using in our casino with 8 hard drives. In our state by law we have to save the recordings for 15 days. Key Features 1. 760W Triple-Redundant Power Supply 2. 8 x 3.5" SCA Ultra320/160 SCSI Hot-swappable Drive Bays 3. 2 x 5.25" Peripheral Drive Bays 4. 1 x Slim CDROM Drive (Optional) 1 x Floppy Drive 5. 6x Full-height, Full-length expansion slot 6. 4 x 9cm Hot-swappable Fan 7. Power Switch & 5 LED Indicators Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infinigtr 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Check out the SC832/SC833 CHASSIS from supermicro this are the cases we are using in our casino with 8 hard drives. In our state by law we have to save the recordings for 15 days. Key Features 1. 760W Triple-Redundant Power Supply 2. 8 x 3.5" SCA Ultra320/160 SCSI Hot-swappable Drive Bays 3. 2 x 5.25" Peripheral Drive Bays 4. 1 x Slim CDROM Drive (Optional) 1 x Floppy Drive 5. 6x Full-height, Full-length expansion slot 6. 4 x 9cm Hot-swappable Fan 7. Power Switch & 5 LED Indicators That is the EXACT case I was looking at on Newegg! The SC833. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayalas 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Try there web sight they have some other models the SC832/SC833 CHASSIS we have are about 3-4 years old but with little problems they work alright, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
