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The archive can be imported When Intellect is connectied to the camera with edge storage, then video server performs recording the video archive from the camera. If the connection is lost, then recording is performed to the edge storage only. It is possible to import the video archive (for the time period when connection was lost) from edge storages to Intellect file system when the connection is restored. The archive is imported as follows:

  1. Import to the Main video server archive. Prior to Intellect version 4.10.2, there is a restriction when using this method - the recording is performed to one disk/partition only; starting with version 4.10.3, there is no such restriction. Video server always records the main archive. When connecting a camera the main video server archive requires the edge storage for the archive over the period when the camera was disconnected from the server.
  2. Import to the Backup archive. The archive can be recorded onto several

    drives

    disks/partitions. When connecting a camera

    is connected and the archiving is started

    and activating the Backup archive

    requests

    , it requires the edge storage for the archive

    for

    over the

    entire

    period

    later the date/time of the latest synchronization from the edge storage. This information is derived from indexes

    when the camera was disconnected from the server.
    To configure import to the Backup archive, select and configure cameras for copying to the Backup archive – see the Selecting and configuring the cameras for the

    Long-term

    Backup archive section, as well as set the schedule for archive copying when the connection is lost - see Configuring the schedule of the video archive copying.

    Import to the Main

    Note
    titleImportant!

    Create a specific Backup archive object to import from edge storage and backup copying of video server archive.

    There is a limitation – recording is performed onto one drive/partition. Video server always records the main archive. When a camera is connected, recordings for the entire period later the date/time of the latest synchronization are requested from the edge storage. Synchronization date and time are stored in the  settings.xml file in the VIDEO folder

    Thus, the video archive is always divided into two parts: the archive over connection lost periods is in the specific Backup archive and the archive over periods when there is connection is in the Main and/or Backup archive of the video server.


Note
titleImportant!

In both cases only videos recorded when the Server was disconnected are imported in order to avoid video duplication.

Use a script to force import if it was not performed automatically (see IPSTORAGE).

The time from which the synchronization should start is set by the SyncedTime parameter in the Settings.xml file – see XML-file parameters reference guide. Also, the maximum possible synchronization period is set by the IpStorageSyncDepthHours key (see Registry keys reference guide). The time in the SyncedTime parameter can be changed when a new fragment appears in the archive provided that the synchronization is successful and forced by the UPDATE_TIME command (see IPSTORAGE).

Note
titleImportant!
In both cases

It is not recommended to view the archive

is recorded to

in the edge storage

only when it is disconnected from the Server

until the synchronization is completed in order to avoid

duplicate

video import.

Import from edge storages is enabled as follows:

  1. Go to the settings panel of the Edge storage object.
  2. Set the Sync Synchronize archive with file system checkbox checked (1).
  3. Click the Apply button to save changes (2).

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