One year on, and this topic is due an update.
Hikvision have just released their new large
Super H Series NVRs.
Those NVRs can accept a 20TB HDD (up to 24 in one NVR!).
Only this
Seagate Sky Hawk AI 20TB hard drive has been tested and approved by Hikvision (select the 20TB variant from the dropdown on the linked product page).
In establishing that fact, we learned that a few other NVRs are also now able to accept that 20TB HDD.
Please see the table below for further details of which Hikvision NVR range can accept what capacity of
Seagate Sky Hawk AI HDD:
Y=Compatible
N=Not compatible
| Backend Products | ST1000VX013 | ST2000VX017 | ST3000VX015 | ST4000VX016 | ST6000VX009 | ST8000VE001 | ST10000VE001 | ST12000VE001 | ST16000VE002 | ST20000VE002 |
| [DVR] iDS-72HQHI-M & iDS72HUHI-M (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
[DVR] iDS-73/81/90xxHQHI-M &
iDS-73/81/90xxHUHI-M (K21B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 5.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 96 NI-M (K21B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 86 96 NXI-I (K22B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] iDS-96000NXI-I (X50+KT2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| [NVR] DS-96000NI-I (X50) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| [NVR] iDS-77 86 88 96NXI-I | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 86 96NI-I | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76NI-Q & 76 NI-K | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76NI-Q(C) & DS-76NI-K(C) (K9B2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NI-Q & 76NI-K (K21B2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NI-K (D&E) (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NXI-Kx (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
Hikvision have thus far only tested Western Digital HDDs up to 18TB - below is the corresponding table for the WD drives:
| Backend Products | WD10PURZ
(WD10PURX) | WD11PURZ | WD23PURZ | WD33PURZ | WD43PURZ
(WD42PURU) | WD64PURZ
(WD63PURU-78) | WD85PURZ | WD8001PURP
(DS82HKAI-78GVLY0) | WD101PURP
(DS102HKAI-78WCLY0) | WD121PURP | WD141PURP | WD181PURP |
| [DVR] iDS-72HQHI-M & iDS72HUHI-M (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
[DVR] iDS-73/81/90xxHQHI-M &
iDS-73/81/90xxHUHI-M (K21B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [DVR] 7204HGHI-K & 7208HGHIK (K9B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 5.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 3.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 3.0 -F for RAID | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [DVR] Turbo 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 96 NI-M (K21B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 86 96 NXI-I (K22B1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] iDS-96000NXI-I (X50+KT2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| [NVR] DS-96000NI-I (X50) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| [NVR] iDS-77 86 88 96NXI-I | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77 86 96NI-I | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| [NVR] DS-71NI-Q1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-71NI-Q (C) (K20B2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76NI-Q & 76 NI-K | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76NI-Q(C) & DS-76NI-K(C) (K9B2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NI-Q & 76NI-K (K21B2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NI-K (D&E) (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-78 79 86NXI-Kx (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| [NVR] DS-76 77NXI-Kx (K20A9) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
I have also attached the latest available Hikvision HDD compatibility document pdf (87 pages).
Pages 2-6 explain which NVR & DVR models fall within which category used within the document for detailing HDD approval.
If you find your model in the right-side section there, then the category title at the left-side is usually a hyperlink to take you to the document page for your device.
At the head of that page/section device model numbers are confirmed.
Within the section for your device you will find the hard drive models that Hikvision have tested and proven with your device.
WD = Western Digital
ST = Seagate
MG = Toshiba Enterprise [NB the 5yr warranty on this Toshiba range]
