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Old microserver as CCTV computer?
Is an old microserver good as a video surveillance computer? In this video you'll find out if an HP ProLiant MicroServer with an N54L processor is able to handle multiple capture cards and to record the video footage.
Links:
- HP Proliant G7 specsheet: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02503511&docLocale=en_US&page=GUID-560AA969-7049-46FE-8D64-04B1F80FBCB9.html
- Debian: https://www.debian.org
- Motion: https://motion-project.github.io/
- FFmpeg: https://ffmpeg.org/
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:37 Hardware considerations: USB capture cards and ports
1:16 More ports are needed: PCIe USB cards
1:44 Extracting the motherboard from the case
2:01 Low profile brackets for the PCIe cards
2:21 Cards installed in the system
2:31 HDD screws and screwdrivers (T9H)
3:01 Minimal Debian setup as OS (netinstall and no proprietary firmware)
3:42 Use motion to capture the video feeds and ffmpeg to record them
3:58 All capture cards are plugged
4:03 Fan, heat and noise considerations
4:30 CPU usage considerations
4:51 Power consumption
5:00 Alternatives
5:23 To reduce CPU load use VA-API with ffmpeg (on supported CPUs)
5:41 Test the HP ProLiant as a desktop PC by viewing YouTube
6:09 Outtro
#hpproliant #microserver #n54l #debian #motion #ffmpeg
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