CheesecakeNo7

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Is this Seagate Exos genuine? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
[–] CheesecakeNo7@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's probably the cheapest 20TB Seagate

Yes, that the reason I bought it!

Is this Seagate Exos genuine? in c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
[–] CheesecakeNo7@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'd check the s/n on seagate's site but it might be a white label drive (aka a OEM/rejected drive)

Seagate website says "This product was originally sold as a part of a larger system", so yes, I guess OEM.

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Is this Seagate Exos genuine? (alien.top)
 

I just received my brand new Segate Exos X20 (actually, two of them, for my new ZFS pool), but I was wondering if it's genuine: https://i.imgur.com/OHdcjxb.png

Compared to the images online, there isn't the fancy Exos logo on top (image from web, for comparison).

Also, I read on the web that is more noisy that the average hard drive, so I was expecting to hear a noisy motor, but actually the motor itself is very quiet, I think quieter than the other drives I own, but the drive it's very noisy when it read or write data (it looks like there is a hamster wheel inside). Is it normal?

Also, not on this unit, but on the other one that I'm testing right now, I noticed a small dent on the enclosure. Should I be worried, or as far it works properly I should be fine? (I'm running a full disk test using f3, feel free to recommend me better tools)

Thank you guys!

Do I need to worry about single-device network saturation with Jellyfin on an existing server? in c/main@selfhosted.forum
[–] CheesecakeNo7@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't know the bitrate of your cameras, but even if they were high quality 4K, it should be maximumx 16 Mb/s for each camera, so 48 Mb/s in total.

Assuming the device is connected with gigabit LAN, you still have more than 900 Mb/s for your Jellyfin.

Maximum UHD Bluray bitrate is 128 Mb/s, so you can play 7 original quality movies at the same time, without saturing the network.

So, as you can see, from network point of view, it is not a problem.

I would be more concerned about CPU usage, especially if you are re-encoding the security cameras streams (or you are using motion detection), and/or if you are planning to use re-encoding with Jellyfin.

(also, you obviously cannot play 7 movies at the same time if you are using a single mechanical hard drive, it can be done if you are using an SSD, or multiple hard drive in RAID)