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Continuous Archive User Supplement Dedicated Micros ©2006 2 Continuous Archive Whilst every attempt is made to ensure these manuals are accurate and current, Dedicated Micros reserve the right to alter or modify the specification of the machine described herein without prejudice. Index Introduction .............................................................................................3 Features and Functions ..........................................................................3 How this Manual is Constructed .............................................................4 Installing NetVu Observer Software ........................................................5 Configuring NetVu Observer Software ...................................................6 Structuring the site tree ...........................................................................9 NetVu ObserVer Controls .....................................................................14 Alarm Receiving Functionality ..............................................................29 Event Distribution Point Software .........................................................30 Additional Functionality .........................................................................36 Appendix A ............................................................................................41 Appendix B ...........................................................................................42 Index .....................................................................................................43 Dedicated Micros ©2006 3 Continuous Archive Introduction How to Use the BX2 Continuous Archive The following will describe how the BX2 Continuous Archive unit operates, installation and removing the drives and the LED functions that will describe the process of the ‘mirror’ functionality supported on the BX2. The standard installation and configuration of the BX2 Continuous Archive unit is as described in the BX2 Manual MI-I-BX2D/E1-0. There are four removable drives in the BX2 Continuous Archive unit which can be accessed from the front panel. The drives are separated into two Primary and two Mirror drives. M I R R O R M I R R O R P R I M A R Y P R I M A R Y BUZZER BUZZER STATUS STATUS MIRROR MIRROR PRIMARY PRIMARY Unpacking The BX2 Continuous Archive unit will be supplied with the necessary Primary and Mirror drives seperately to the unit. These drives are labelled as C Primary and Mirror and E Primary and Mirror. Leave these labels in place to ensure the drives are always placed back into the correct locations. Looking from the front of the BX2 Continuous Archive unit the C Primary and Mirror drives are to left of the unit, the other drives are the E Primary and Mirror drive. (See diagram below). M I R R O R M I R R O R P R I M A R Y P R I M A R Y BUZZER BUZZER STATUS STATUS MIRROR MIRROR PRIMARY PRIMARY C Mirror Drive E Mirror Drive C Primary Drive E Primary Drive Warning: The drives must be fitted in the correct bays, if they are placed in the wrong bay then the system will overwrite the discs and the unit will not boot up. BX2 Continuous Archive Operation Under normal operation the BX2 Continuous Archive will function as described below: The BX2 Continuous Archive will write to both the Primary and Mirror drives, the read operation (review) is from the Primary drive. Mirror drives can be exchanged safely. The Primary drives should not be swapped. If for any reason the BX2 Continuous Archive is unable to write to the Primary drive, the unit will assume that the drive is faulty and will switch the write process to the Mirror drive, which can then be changed. If a new Mirror drive is introduced (e.g. original drive is removed for archiving) then the mirroring process will be activated, this ‘mirrors’ the video images stored on the Primary drive to the new Mirror drive. Dedicated Micros ©2006 4 Continuous Archive Note: All video files held on the Primary drive will be mirrored onto the new Mirror drive; this includes the files already on the drive that has been removed. This offers redundancy for these files. To Access the Removable Caddies The front panel of the BX2 has a latched door that will allow you to gain access to the removable caddies. Release the door by gently pressing in until you here the release ‘click’, lower the door. You will see the removable drives; each one is locked in place and can be released using the keys provided. The drives are separated into two sections with a Primary drive and Mirror drive in each section. Archive Procedure When the Primary discs are full or the recorded video needs to be archived, the normal procedure would be to remove both the Mirror discs. The record rate and the image size of the recorded files would dictate how often this would be required. The table below relates time period, file size and pictures per second. 600GB 168 Hrs 14KB 69pps 7 Days 18KB 53pps 25KB 38pps 336 Hrs 14KB 34pps 14 Days 18KB 26pps 25KB 19pps 744 Hrs 14KB 15pps 31 Days 18KB 12pps 25KB 8pps 62 Days 14KB 7pps (8 weeks) 18KB 6pps 25KB 4pps Example: To be able to record for 8 weeks, the default settings of 18KB file size, with 6pps would be necessary. These figures would change when MultiMode recording is used. Different conditions would result in a variety of file sizes and recording rates. Therefore these figures should be used as a rough guide. To archive the Mirror drive; 1. Set the Mirror device key to Off 2. Remove the Mirror drive and store in a suitable Archive location 3. Replace with a blank Mirror disc 4. Turn the Mirror device key. The BX2 unit will start mirroring the existing data on the Primary disc to the mirror device as soon as the device is locked in place. Note: Within 24 hours the unit will be fully synchronised. The BX2 Continuous Archive unit will continue to record during this process and no images will be lost, you will be able to identify the mirroring process from the LEDs on the chassis for the removable caddies (refer to LED section below).