Worth a note - if you're running Pelco DVRs. I had one loose a drive last week, and just stop recording.
This kind of thing happens all the time right? Well, this time there was no error message, or hung reboot, no -- anything. All looked as if it were recording fine. In fact - the only way to know that there was a problem was to go back and try to play archived video.
Not many organizations can stay on top of all their video systems, checking every aspect continually. That's why it's important for a system to actually be recording if it says it is. Granted, recordings should be checked regularly along with many other checks - but unless you've got an error message or other systems failure, you can usually assume you're recording correctly if your system is indicating as much.
This is not a trend that I know of - and both the tech and myself (loads of Pelco experience between the two of us) have never seen anything like this before. However - it's the kind of rare problem that can have serious consequences so I wanted to put a note out. If it does turn out to be a trend I'll post more.
If anything - this can serve as a good reminder to keep checking on video recording, no matter what the system says.
