Buffalo Surveillance Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Glossary 393
Information Repository
Whenever you see "Information Repository" in this documentation, the "Buffalo Surveillance
Server Information Repository" is intended. In general, an information repository is an easy to
deploy active tiered storage environment. Specifically, in the Buffalo Surveillance Server the
information repository is the collection of all of your networked Buffalo Surveillance Server NAS
devices.
Ingesting
Also referred to as "capturing," ingesting refers to the process of using Buffalo Surveillance
Server clients to get data into the Information Repository. Capturing video from RTSP enabled
IP -cameras is a type of ingesting.
Interface
In this help documentation, "interface" refers to a Buffalo Surveillance Server application.
Load Balancing
Load balancing refers to keeping job loads and data distributed throughout the Information
Repository. Buffalo Surveillance Server queries each Vault regarding the availability of storage
resources that match the requirements of the files to be processed. It then negotiates a
connection with the Vault that best matches files' lifecycle requirements and copies the files to
Vaults. When there is more than one candidate Vault that matches the client's criteria, the
client makes a determination based on which Vault is most readily available and has the most
free space. Through this process, the network remains load balanced.
Locator
The Locator comprises components in Buffalo Surveillance Server's extended client/server
architecture that make it possible to link clients and servers together dynamically and only as
they are needed. Instead of network clients being hard-coded to work with only a single server
resource, the Locator makes it possible for any network client to take advantage of any server
resource.
Low Resolution Proxy
Low resolution proxies (also called companion files ) are playable videos, created by Buffalo
Surveillance Server when data is captured or ingested, that are a fraction of the size of stored
original files. They enable the user to quickly retrieve and visually peruse stored video files in
their entirety and select and retrieve only clips from large, stored originals when the entire
original is not needed. Because low resolution proxies always remain on-line, even when
original files are taken off-line, managed data remains fully searchable.