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Purpose and features of the Failover mode

Distributed architecture can operate in the failover mode. If the connection with one of distributed system Servers fails, then this mode enables transfering the configuration created under the Server to a Standby Server. A Standby Server temporarily becomes a Video server and records archive in accordance with the settings of the Computer object that corresponds to a Standby Server (see Selecting the disks for video archive storage section). When the connection is restored, the configuration is restored on the main Server.

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The following migration time is confirmed in both directions (i.e. from the Main Server to the Standby Server and vice verca):

  1. 100 cameras are transferred in less than 20 seconds;
  2. 200 cameras are transferred in less than 30 seconds.

The archive size tested was more than 5TB and the Servers hardware as follows:
Main Server: Intel Core i5-8500, 16 GB RAM.
Standby Server: Intel Core i5-8400, 16 GB RAM.

Examples of Failover system organization

1 main Server + standby Server

If the main Server + standby Server flowchart is in use, it is possible to configure both main and standby Servers for recording on the same network resource or several resources (see Using network disks section). In this case the archive is always available no matter what Server operates with cameras.

N main Servers + standby server

If the N main Servers + standby server flowchart is in use, it is impossible to create a unified archive. In this case main Servers perform recording on different logical drives (sections, partitions), local or network. If these drives for archive recording are specified on a standby Server, then archives from different main Servers will mix.

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If configuration from several main Servers is transferred to one standby Server, then provide enough processor resources, RAM and LAN on a standby Server in case when all main Servers become disabled.

Two Servers being standby for each other

Any Server can act both as a primary and as a standby at the same time given that the performance of the Server platform allows it. Therefore, a Failover system can be organized with two video servers that are standby in relation to each other.
As in the cases described above, if both Servers write the archive to the network storage, access to the archive is available when the configuration is transferred. If the Servers write a local archive or use different network storages, the AxxonPlayer.exe utility (see The Axxon Player utility for viewing and converting the video archive) or synchronization through the Backup archive module (see Configuring archive synchronization of main and backup Servers) can be used to access the archive created by a standby Server on NAS or local drive.

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Limitations of the Failover mode

The Failover mode is configured using the Failover service objects created under the Computer objects corresponding to backup servers in the Hardware tab of the System settings dialog box.

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