Enabling Continuous Archive

NOTE: Enterprise Edition only.

You can enable the Storage Management Continuous Archive feature to automatically archive video in hourly blocks during the configured time frame.

Archived video is accessible when you playback recorded video from the ACC Client software. For more information, see Playing Back Recorded Video.

Archived video is stored in Avigilon Backup (AVK) format, so you can also review archived video in the ACC Player software.

It is highly recommended that you setup the Storage Management Continuous Archive feature to work with video data aging. By configuring the two features together, you can create a tiered storage configuration to help manage the amount of video retained on the local ACC Server. Review your video data aging settings in the Recording and Bandwidth dialog box, and set up the Storage Management Continuous Archive feature to begin before data aging starts. This helps ensure that you always have high bandwidth quality video of important events, while the ACC Server continues to have space for new recordings.

For more information about data aging, see Recording and Bandwidth.

NOTE: The configured archiving schedule occurs in the server's local time and not the client's local time.

  1. In the server Setup tab, click .

    The Storage Management dialog box is displayed.

    NOTE: If you see an error message, the Storage Management feature must be enabled in the Avigilon Control Center Admin Tool or Edge Solution device web interface first. That is also where you select the preferred archive directory.

    If you are running the ACC Server software on a network video recorder, see The Avigilon Control Center Server User Guide for more information.

    If you are running an Edge Solution device, refer to the device user guide for more information.

  2. Select the Enable Continuous Archive check box.
  3. In the Camera(s) to Archive: list, select the device video to include in the archive.
  4. In the Options area, define the following:
    • Archiving permitted: specify the time frame when Continuous Archive is permitted.

      If you want archiving operations to occur 24 hours each day (including retries), specify the time frame to be 00:00 to 23:59.

      The time specified is in the server's local time. If you are physically located in a different time zone from the server, remember to consider the time difference.

    • Archive video older than: the minimum age of recorded video before it is archived.

      Check the Recording and Bandwidth dialog box, and enter at least one day before the system discards the High Bandwidth video. For example, if the Recording and Bandwidth dialog box marks that the system will maintain 10 days of High Bandwidth video, enter 9 or earlier.

      Tip: Recorded video remains in the site until it is removed by data aging.

      For more information, see Recording and Bandwidth.

    • Delete oldest archives when disk full: check this box to automatically delete the oldest archive files when the archive storage location is full.

      NOTE: Disable this setting if your storage is managed by a disk system.

  5. Click OK.

    The Status area displays when the next archive will occur.

Each video archive is saved in a subfolder within the configured archive directory, and is named after the archive start date and time.

If an error occurs during the archiving process, or if a network issue makes the destination folder temporarily unavailable, the ACC system will automatically retry archiving.

 

 

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