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 Long-term archive. The archive can be recorded onto several disks/partitions. When connecting a camera and activating the long-term archive, it requires the edge storage for the archive over the period when the camera was disconnected from the server.
    To configure import to the Long-term archive, select and configure cameras for copying to the Long-term archive – see the Selecting and configuring the cameras for the Long-term 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.

    Create a specific Long-term archive object to import from edge storage and backup copying of video server archive. Thus, the video archive is always divided into two parts: the archive over connection lost periods is in the specific Long-term archive and the archive over periods when there is connection is in the Main and/or Long-term archive of the video server.

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

It is not recommended to view the archive in the edge storage until the synchronization is completed in order to avoid video import.

Import from edge storages is enabled as follows:

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

Import from edge storages is now enabled.