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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    @rkn - thanks for that. Looks like you have a pretty solid setup there. I think I will be trying something similar when I have time to set it up. How have you attached HDDs in an external caddy? USB? eSATA?
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    OK. So there are no issues backing up the OS disk for the running VM? Any comments on this? :idk:
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thank you, I understand. I am familiar with using incremental backups in general, just not in PVE specifically. @biggen, do you shutdown your VM when running backups?
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Makes sense. For video storage, it's probably simpler just to pass through and run the disks in a normal Windows format, thus eleminating another layer. This is pretty much exactly the setup I am working to achieve. Interesting you have it working. I am however unfamiliar with the exact...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Good to have some real experience from people running passthrough-ed disks. I suppose the question is, what is the advantage of passing through the disks? Why have you passed through disks? For the same reasons I have mentioned above?
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    I have decided that the first port of call for hypervisor is going to be Proxmox. Point taken about the possible added complexity though. As you have stated, is seems in many cases the GPU is not required for a good BI system. However, since I already have a GPU in my system (which was...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Yes, I have the physical host now, so I think I will try using Proxmox, as I have used it in the past and liked it. I am interested in this comment. I have not looked into doing this sort of thing with Proxmox much, only enough to know it is in theory possible. Currently my idea was to...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thanks again for the helpful responses! I left the E5-1630 machine running a while, and then came back to check the power consumption (I wondered if before Windows may have been doing some post-startup 'stuff'). Anyway it had certainly stabilized to about 80-85w at the PDU, with the CPU at...
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    Anyone out there tried these Wago connectors?

    Wagos are used all over the place in the UK, I think they are excellent.
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    And sorry to write so many posts, but another thing I just thought of - what about swapping the Xeon E5-1630 in the box currently for something more moderate / efficient, with the same socket? For example maybe a Xeon E5-2630L v3 - TDP only 55w, slower clock speed than the E5-1630, but 4 more...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    It's a shame the sockets differ, as it means I cannot swap a more efficient CPU into my big chassis. Mobile / embedded CPUs are great, but often the come In mobile / embedded systems, with less flexibility for disk, RAM, etc.
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    I haven't yet checked the power settings in Windows - so I am unsure what power profile it was running in the above test. I suppose this could help reduce the consumption a little, but I am not familiar with power management settings in Proxmox / Debian, so not sure if I would be able to make...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Hmm. Sitting mostly idle (Windows running), this specific machine averages about 85w I think, although keeps spiking to about 120w for a while. That's with the GPU running too I assume (pretty much idle), and 1 HDD spinning. Basic math says: Take 110w as an average. 110 / 1000 = 0.11 kW...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Also not sure if the above mentioned CPU supports hardware video processing - although I wonder if this is really needed with ample raw CPU power and substreams...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    One option I have is a machine which I may be able to get for free, with a Xeon E5-1630 v3 - according to Intel, the TDP is 140w, so fairly high, but I'm not sure what the consumption would be under a moderate to low load. The machine with this CPU has a massive amount of physical space for...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Very true. If I was buying new hardware I would likely not buy a GPU for it unless absolutely needed. However, I am unlikely to be buying new, but rather using surplus which is available, which may well include some old PC's with GPU's. Of course. I am unlikely to use a true server machine, but...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Also, I believe if you passthrough a GPU to a VM, the video output of that GPU comes directly from the VM's OS, so it could be useful for viewing the BI local console on a physical monitor, without having to go through the Proxmox web UI, or RDP, which generally reduces the video quality /...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thanks all for the responses. Sounds like I might get away with it then. OK. I am thinking of probably running CPAI, either on the same VM or a VM of its own, and thus if (big IF) my hardware has a discrete GPU, I would have thought it would be smart to pass it through for CPAI? One other...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Aren't they often OEM licenses, in which case they are tied to the hardware?
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Guess it's difficult to say without knowing what hardware I am likely to be using. Hoping to support 16 cameras, ideally with a little headroom for some more in the future. Most in the 4-5 MP range. Another thing is Windows Licensing. Generally when I get a PC, whether new or a used, older...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thinking of deploying a new BI machine, and wondering whether to run in a VM or not. I have yet to get some hardware to run the system, but I thought that if BI was running in a Windows VM, I would be able to utilize any spare capacity on the server with other VM's, which could make the system...
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    ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) not working??

    That's great - can you actually tell everyone how, or give some tips?
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    How do ya'll do backups?

    Similar to above, I have a site where offsite backups are required. Instead of using a paid cloud service, I just run another NVR at a different site, linked with a Site-to-Site VPN tunnel, and the cameras are added to the 2nd NVR as well, with 24/7 recording. In this particular case, runs...
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    Fair comments, thanks for the detail. Perhaps I should be using IE more.
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    Thanks, I am aware that most use IE, and I am aware it can be launched via a script, and I do use it with some systems. I usually use either Chrome or FF where I can, and it seems not to be an issue with these cams.
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    From memory I am fine in these areas.
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Personally, I would keep them as they are, but it depends on your situation / goals. If you had a 2.8mm on the alley, and 12mm on the roof, you would have some tighter shots, but still not very tight - E.G you would have 2 'ok' views. I would be inclined to leave it as-is, with the 2.8mm 8MP on...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Thats understandable. Some motion would be good to see if possible. You could even walk around yourself if you like. 1/25 is 40ms, I believe, this is a little high. Not sure how precise you can be on the Hikvisions, but try speeding it up a little (smaller number is faster) - you will get a...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    It is possible using either ONVIF or RTSP - note however, there is less compatibility than Hikvision camera with Hikvision NVR, so adjusting all the camera parameters within the NVR is not possible. Good, but it seems you have skipped the 'Exposure' tab, which may be the most important in this...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    No problem. I am not currently running BI in this instance, a Hikvision NVR is being used for 24x7 recording. You could start by sharing some sample images from your cameras, your camera models, and settings?
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