Hello Readers,
I'm seeking advice on hardware recommendations for a server which needs to serve IP cameras and make live or recorded videos available.
The setup will have 8 cameras (HIKVision DS-2CD2132-I). The claimed frame rate is 30 fps with 1920 x 1080 resolution, and the highest reasonable frame rate/resolution would be used. The cameras would be recording 24/7.
1) What kind of hard drive(s) are the best for this purpose? High RPM traditional drive(s), such as a Seagate Cheetah 15K? Are SSDs a good choice for continuous video recording?
My understanding is that large files and streaming entails mostly sequential reads/writes, and little random reads/writes, am I correct?
2) Is there an advantage to split the 8 cameras over 2 or 4 NICs/LANs/VLANs (viewers/clients would be served over a separate NIC/LAN) for a total of 3 or 5 NICs?
3) How much RAM would be comfortable assuming 4 simultaneous viewers of live video?
4) CPU: Would an Opteron 6320 be sufficient, for example? Is that overkill?
Any other hardware considerations?
Many thanks for your insight!
I'm seeking advice on hardware recommendations for a server which needs to serve IP cameras and make live or recorded videos available.
The setup will have 8 cameras (HIKVision DS-2CD2132-I). The claimed frame rate is 30 fps with 1920 x 1080 resolution, and the highest reasonable frame rate/resolution would be used. The cameras would be recording 24/7.
1) What kind of hard drive(s) are the best for this purpose? High RPM traditional drive(s), such as a Seagate Cheetah 15K? Are SSDs a good choice for continuous video recording?
My understanding is that large files and streaming entails mostly sequential reads/writes, and little random reads/writes, am I correct?
2) Is there an advantage to split the 8 cameras over 2 or 4 NICs/LANs/VLANs (viewers/clients would be served over a separate NIC/LAN) for a total of 3 or 5 NICs?
3) How much RAM would be comfortable assuming 4 simultaneous viewers of live video?
4) CPU: Would an Opteron 6320 be sufficient, for example? Is that overkill?
Any other hardware considerations?
Many thanks for your insight!