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WD Purple surveillance, WD Red NAS and WD Gold enterprise hard drives, up to 26TB.

26TBLargest Pro and enterprise drives
64HD cameras per WD Purple drive
550 TB/yrWorkload (Pro and Gold)
5-YearWarranty (Pro and Gold)
WD PurpleSurveillanceUp to 64 HD camerasWD RedNAS drivesTuned with NASwareAllFrameRAID healthyUp to 26TBBuilt for 24/7 useUp to 5-year warranty
26TBtop size of WD Purple Pro, WD Red Pro, WD Gold and Ultrastar drives
64 camerassingle-stream HD cameras on a WD Purple drive of 6TB or more
550 TB/yrworkload rating of WD Purple Pro, WD Red Pro and WD Gold
5 yearslimited warranty on WD Purple Pro, WD Red Pro, WD Gold and Ultrastar
Two families we use most

WD Purple for recorders, WD Red for NAS

Western Digital makes a hard drive family for each kind of workload. On security and small-office jobs two matter most: WD Purple in the video recorder and WD Red in the NAS, each in a standard and a Pro version. We choose by camera count, bay count and workload, then check the recorder’s or NAS’s compatibility list.

WD PurpleMainstream NVRs and DVRsWD Purple ProAI recorders and analytics serverslargest WD Purple Pro26TBAllFrame AI180 or 550 TB/yrUp to 64 HD cameras3 or 5-year warrantyWD Purple for mainstream recorders, WD Purple Pro for AI and analytics
For video recorders

WD Purple and WD Purple Pro

Drives made for recorders that run around the clock, where heat and vibration are higher than in a desktop PC. WD Purple suits mainstream NVRs and DVRs of up to 16 bays; WD Purple Pro, up to 26TB, is for AI-enabled recorders and analytics servers with any number of bays.

  • AllFrame technology to reduce dropped frames in playback
  • WD Purple: up to 180TB a year, up to 1M hours MTBF, 3-year warranty
  • WD Purple Pro: up to 550TB a year, 2.5M hours MTBF, 5-year warranty
  • Device Analytics (WDDA) health data on compatible recorders
WD Red insideOffice PCsCamerasBackupsMany usersNASMulti-user NASAlways on, drives in RAIDNASware tuningTLER for RAIDUp to 26TB (Pro)
For NAS

WD Red Plus and WD Red Pro

Drives made for always-on NAS units where several drives share the work in RAID. NASware firmware tunes each drive to NAS workloads, and Western Digital tests the drives with a wide range of NAS makers.

  • WD Red Plus for small and medium business NAS, 3-year warranty
  • WD Red Pro from 2TB to 26TB, for any number of bays
  • WD Red Pro: up to 550TB a year and a 5-year warranty
  • Rotational vibration sensors for multi-bay enclosures
What it does

The right drive, and enough of it

A drive’s job is to hold footage and files reliably for years. These are the parts of the Western Digital range that matter when we size storage for a site.

NVRWD Purple 6TB+Up to 64 HD camerasGateCar parkFoyerDockOffice+ 59 moreAllFrame helps cut frame loss when many cameras write at once

Many cameras, every frame

WD Purple drives of 6TB and above handle up to 64 single-stream HD cameras, and also cameras that send extra streams for basic AI. AllFrame improves how video is streamed to the disk, cutting frame loss in playback.

WDDA drive healthDrive 1HealthyDrive 2HealthyDrive 3HealthyDrive 4ActionStorage used (TB)RecommendationsDrives 1 to 3 OKDrive 4: replace soonSpare drive ordered

Drive health with WDDA

Western Digital Device Analytics passes operating and diagnostic data from each drive to a compatible recorder, which turns it into recommended actions, so a tired drive can be swapped before it fails.

Storage capacity estimator16 cameras, 4MP, H.265, 24 hours a day, keep 31 daysCameras16 at 4MPH.265, mediumRecording24 h a dayKept for 31 daysResultTotal TBThen choose drives

Sizing the storage

Western Digital’s surveillance storage estimator works out capacity from the camera count, resolution, video format, quality, scene activity, frame rate, hours a day and days kept. Most businesses keep 30 to 90 days, and some industries must keep more.

Multi-bay NAS, tower or rackWD Red ProRV sensors and TLERVibration seenFrom bay 3Drive adjustsRV sensorsRAID steadyTLER error limit

Built for RAID

In a box full of spinning drives, vibration from one drive affects the next. WD Red drives use rotational vibration sensors to counter it, and RAID error recovery control (Time-Limited Error Recovery on WD Red Pro) helps keep the array running without interruption.

WD GoldServers and AI workstationsUltrastar DC HC590Data centre storageon an 11-disk platform26TBHelioSeal2.5M hours MTBF550 TB/yr (WD Gold)5-year warrantyEleven disks in one drive for more capacity in the same bay

Enterprise and data centre

WD Gold and Ultrastar DC HC590 reach 26TB on an 11-disk CMR platform, with 2.5 million hours MTBF and a 5-year warranty. WD Gold adds ArmorCache power-loss protection from 22TB, and Ultrastar uses OptiNAND flash to free up capacity.

WDMatch the workloadPurple, Red, Gold, My BookNVRNASServersBackupOn the goWD Purple for NVRs, WD Red for NAS, WD Gold for servers

A drive for every box

Each family has its own job: WD Purple in recorders, WD Red in NAS units, WD Gold and Ultrastar in servers and data centres, My Book drives of up to 26TB for desktop backup, and My Passport drives of up to 6TB to carry.

The range

What Western Digital makes

Surveillance

  • WD Purple for mainstream NVRs and DVRs of up to 16 bays
  • WD Purple Pro up to 26TB for AI-enabled recorders
  • Surveillance storage capacity estimator

NAS

  • WD Red Plus for small and medium business NAS
  • WD Red Pro from 2TB to 26TB, for any number of bays

Enterprise and data centre

  • WD Gold enterprise drives up to 26TB
  • Ultrastar DC HC590 data centre drives up to 26TB

External

  • My Book desktop drives up to 26TB
  • My Passport portable drives up to 6TB
How it fits together

Western Digital drives in a Teracom system

ON SITESTORAGEPEOPLEIP camerasRecorded 24/7Office PCsFiles and backupsServersBusiness systemsNVRWD Purple drivesNASWD Red Pro drivesSecurity deskFootage on demandStaffShared filesTeracomDrive health and swapsSurveillance drives in the recorder, NAS drives in the file server, each sized for how long data must be kept

Cameras record to an NVR fitted with WD Purple, and office machines save to a NAS fitted with WD Red Pro. The security desk and staff work as normal, and we check drive health and replace a drive before it fails.

Where we put it to work

  • Retail
  • Schools
  • Small and medium businesses
  • Warehousing and logistics
  • Commercial property
  • Healthcare
  • Councils
Teracom and Western Digital

What Teracom does with Western Digital

  1. Advise

    Drive family and capacity worked out from the camera count, recording settings and how long footage must be kept, or from the office’s data and backup needs.

  2. Supply

    Western Digital drives supplied through our distributors and checked against the recorder’s or NAS maker’s compatibility list.

  3. Set up

    Drives fitted, RAID built and health monitoring switched on in the NVR or NAS before handover.

  4. Support

    Drive health checked on a maintenance plan, with failing drives replaced and help lodging warranty claims for drives bought from us.

From Western Digital: WD Purple surveillance drives · Western Digital surveillance storage · Western Digital warranty policy

Why Teracom works with Western Digital

A drive family for every workload.

Surveillance Drives with AllFrame

WD Purple handles up to 64 single-stream HD cameras on 6TB and larger models, rated for up to 180TB a year, with AllFrame technology to reduce frame loss and a 3-year limited warranty.

Built for AI Recorders

WD Purple Pro reaches 26TB for AI-enabled recorders and analytics servers, rated for 550TB a year and up to 2.5 million hours MTBF, with a 5-year limited warranty.

Tuned for NAS

WD Red Plus and WD Red Pro use NASware firmware and rotational vibration sensors for multi-bay NAS, with WD Red Pro running from 2TB to 26TB in any number of bays.

Enterprise and Data Centre

WD Gold and Ultrastar DC HC590 drives reach 26TB on an 11-disk platform, with 2.5 million hours MTBF and a 5-year limited warranty.

Drive Health Data

Western Digital Device Analytics passes drive health data to compatible recorders, which recommend action before a drive becomes a problem.

Western Digital makes hard drives with a separate family for each kind of workload. WD Purple is built for surveillance recorders that run around the clock, with AllFrame technology to reduce dropped frames and support for up to 64 HD cameras, while WD Purple Pro goes up to 26TB for AI-enabled recorders and analytics servers. WD Red Plus and WD Red Pro are tuned for NAS units with NASware firmware, and WD Gold and Ultrastar cover servers and data centres. My Book and My Passport external drives handle desktop and portable backup.

On security and small-office jobs WD Purple and WD Red matter most: surveillance drives in the recorder and NAS drives in the file server, each sized to how long footage and files need to be kept. WD Purple Pro, WD Red Pro and WD Gold are rated for up to 550TB of data a year, and they and Ultrastar carry a 5-year limited warranty.

We supply Western Digital hard drives through our distributors, checked against the recorder's or NAS maker's compatibility list.

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