10-18-2022, 05:59 PM
It's definitely an 'option' especially if you want 24/7 recording to keep running, without having to buy a separate unit.
Any footage you want to keep longer term, just copy to another volume on your SHR managed drives - then you don't have to worry about backups or snapshots on your CCTV drive.
Obviously with a single HDD there's no drive failure redundancy, but do you really need it for days of footage where the postman delivers another bill, or your neighbour's cat jumps over the fence and walks up your garden path ?
The DS920+ will certainly cover what you need - and there's rumour of a new model soon, so it might just dip in price a bit too. Stay tuned on Robbie's deals for that buyer link to save you shopping around all over the place. Just keep an eye on that RAM usage as you add more cameras, you might need to increase that a little, but 2 should run just fine without needing to worry.
Also, set your volume size low and set an alert to increase when you get to 75/80% - it's a lot easier to add than it is to shrink when you realise you need space for something else. And allow upto 10% total space for Snapshots on a semi regular basis.
Any footage you want to keep longer term, just copy to another volume on your SHR managed drives - then you don't have to worry about backups or snapshots on your CCTV drive.
Obviously with a single HDD there's no drive failure redundancy, but do you really need it for days of footage where the postman delivers another bill, or your neighbour's cat jumps over the fence and walks up your garden path ?
The DS920+ will certainly cover what you need - and there's rumour of a new model soon, so it might just dip in price a bit too. Stay tuned on Robbie's deals for that buyer link to save you shopping around all over the place. Just keep an eye on that RAM usage as you add more cameras, you might need to increase that a little, but 2 should run just fine without needing to worry.
Also, set your volume size low and set an alert to increase when you get to 75/80% - it's a lot easier to add than it is to shrink when you realise you need space for something else. And allow upto 10% total space for Snapshots on a semi regular basis.
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