When buying a device with a video recording feature, specify which stream it will record. Choose the camera source stream or the live preview stream. Define image settings, recording duration, simultaneous stream count, and continuous or event-triggered operation. The retention period is a policy setting. Actual retention depends on write volume, available space, cleanup rules and concurrent workloads.
Record the basis for storage estimates
Measure the amount of data written to disk on the intended device under representative conditions. Record bitrate changes, video segmentation and storage used by audio and index files. Estimate capacity for the planned number of video streams and retention period. Reserve space for other services and disk protection. For a capacity conclusion, record the storage medium, usable capacity, concurrent reads and writes, and measurement period.
Define delivery and acceptance records
Check file creation, time-based search, segment playback, low disk space and service recovery. Keep each stream's start and stop times, index errors, missing segments and failure reasons. Mark the number of simultaneous video streams and the retention period as pending verification if they have yet to be tested. List the tests needed to assess those conditions.
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