One of the questions customers and users frequently ask us, when planning a video solution is: How can I set up the hard drive(s) that store the video recordings of my cameras? We have summarized the answer to this question in our step by step guide below:
The initial setup of the storage location is done via the SeeTec Administration Tool:
For safety and data protection reasons, all video data is stored encrypted in a SeeTec-specific file format and can only be displayed via the SeeTec client in archive mode
We do not recommend saving directly to the root directory, but to create a dedicated folder for your video data on the hard disk.
You can add more than one zone per recording server. In this case, SeeTec Cayuga will take over the storage management and will balance the different zones automatically.
If you want to change the location/edit an existing zone, this also works in the SeeTec Administration Tool:
CAREFUL:
When changing the storage location, the previous video records will be lost. To avoid this, you can copy the raw data of the recordings to the new location.
1. Locale storage in the server: Procedure as described above
2. iSCSI: Procedure as described above, the memory is recognized as a local hard drive.
3. Storage on a NAS (Network Attached Storage):
Note: A local admin with the same username and password must be created on both, the NAS and the server .
... that in an installation with 15 cameras,
Feel free to use our server calculator to calculate the memory requirements for your individual project or contact our support team if you have any further questions.