Configure Recording Failover Server

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A Recording Failover Server is a server right under the control of the Management Server to fail over Recording Server in the same Recording Failover Server Group when the Recording Servers is disconnected with Management Server.

 

A Recording Failover Server is a server right under the control of the Management Server to fail over Recording Server in the same Recording Failover Server Group when the Recording Servers is disconnected with Management Server.

 

Once choose Failover mode, the server will be moved to Recording Failover Server category on Tree list.

 

To access the setting of a Recording Failover Server:

 

1. Access the Physical Config as described in Physical Config (Management Server).

 

The physical configuration opens onscreen, and the Tree Console shows the topics: Management Server, Recording Server, Recording Failover Server, Metadata Server, and Matrix.

 

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The Properties tabbed page then opens at the Configuration Pane to configure the selected Recording Failover Server.

 

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2. Access one of these tabbed pages to configure the Recording Failover Server.

 

A function overview of these tabbed pages:

Tab

Description

Properties

1.Enables/disables the Recording Server.
2.Choose the service type of the Recording Server, including Recording and Failover.

Once choose Failover mode, the server will be moved to Recording Failover Server category on Tree list.

3.Enters a brief description of the Recording Server for the better identification of it.
4.Launches an application to detect and install the available cameras within the network.
See Properties for the settings.

Hardware Setting

Complete and change hardware settings about RAID & File System, Network Setup, Management,and System.

See Hardware Setting for the settings.

Volume Group

Allocates the RAID disk volume for a camera to save the recorded videos to.

* It is suggest to assign more or the same number of Volume Groups as the Recording Server in the same Volume Group to ensure the system has the same throughput when recording failover starts.

Video recording requires a volume.
For RAID setting please go to RAID and File System

Auto Backup

Manages the backup for the videos recorded of the Recording Failover Server on the selected period.

The Auto Backup requires two major settings, one is the backup schedule and the other is FTP server setting.

Event Action

Sets the events to alarm for the Recording Failover Server.