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1. Select the

Optimizations

tab.

2. A list of the available optimizations appears.

3. If an optimization is available, click

Optimize

.

4. Accept any user account control warning and wait for the optimization to be applied.

5. Check that the optimization is applied.

Storage management

On the Storage management tab, you can see the RAID type and status of the current data storage RAID array.

You can also change the RAID type to fit your storage needs for capacity, redundancy, and performance.

Check RAID status

To check the type and status of the data RAID configuration:

Getting started and maintenance guide | Milestone Husky IVO™ 1000R

23 | Husky Assistant

Summary of Contents for Husky IVO

Page 1: ...Milestone Systems Milestone Husky IVO 1000R Getting started and maintenance guide June 2021...

Page 2: ...e 12 Prepare your unit 13 Turn on the unit 14 Windows first run 14 Complete the Husky Assistant Wizard 15 Post installation tasks 20 Download the XProtect Device Pack 20 Update Windows 20 Install clie...

Page 3: ...8 Create a diagnostics file 28 Identify and replace a hard drive 30 RAID rebuild 30 Recovery 32 XProtect Upgrade 33 System scaling 34 Getting started and maintenance guide Milestone Husky IVO 1000R 3...

Page 4: ...ion rests with the recipient and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty Milestone Systems A S reserves the right to make adjustments without prior notification All nam...

Page 5: ...esult in an EXPLOSION Leaving a BATTERY in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment that can result in an EXPLOSION or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas A BATTERY subjected to extrem...

Page 6: ...O is a point of reference to the Milestone Husky software and Milestone Husky hardware This guide describes Husky Assistant an application that helps you install maintain and reconfigure your system G...

Page 7: ...4 x 3 5 empty hard drive slots 8 iDRAC direct indicator 12 VGA port Bezel To remove the bezel unlock the bezel lock and the bezel comes off When mounting the bezel mount the right side first then on t...

Page 8: ...em status indicator cable port CMA 6 2 x USB 3 0 Type A 10 LOM riser NIC port 2 3 DB9 serial com port 7 NIC port 1 11 Power supply unit 1 4 iDRAC9 dedicated network port 8 NIC port 2 12 Power supply u...

Page 9: ...details when contacting support iDRAC password A password used for remote management via the iDRAC interface You can find the IP address of the IDRAC interface in Husky Assistant support iDRAC port MA...

Page 10: ...ionality or your unit see Installation and service manual The documentation provided can have slightly different specifications or configurations compared to your Milestone Husky IVO unit Getting star...

Page 11: ...shelf for the desktop and tower models or use rails for the rack models to support the chassis l Connect peripherals LAN and power Turn on the unit and complete the Husky Assistant l Configure compute...

Page 12: ...milestonesys com before installation Your reseller may have done that for you You can also run the free version of XProtect Essential on your unit This version provides you with basic functionality an...

Page 13: ...ense request lrq file in the Management Client and then log in to the Software Registration page and upload the lrq file Once you have uploaded the lrq file Milestone emails you an activated lic file...

Page 14: ...eyboard Click Next 2 If prompted enter Windows product key and click Next You can locate the product key label on the top left side of your unit 3 Accept the license agreements 4 Create a administrato...

Page 15: ...ure your Milestone Husky IVO with l Computer name and domain or workgroup l Data storage drive detection l Data storage configuration l Milestone XProtect version l Additional system optimizations To...

Page 16: ...tings When completed Windows will require a restart to apply the changes 3 Restart Windows and wait for Windows to boot The Husky Assistant restarts Click Next 4 Because you have already configured th...

Page 17: ...e preferred RAID configuration to match your storage requirement Click Next The Advanced option is to manually configure the RAID using the RAID storage manager application Getting started and mainten...

Page 18: ...and click Next l To use your unit as a recording server in an already existing Milestone XProtect system 1 Select Download and install a recording server from an existing Management Server and click...

Page 19: ...al for detailed description of Milestone XProtect installation After you have completed the Husky Assistant wizard the application changes and Husky Assistant serve as an application that helps you co...

Page 20: ...ad the device pack for legacy devices For more information see https www milestonesys com community business partner tools device packs Update Windows To update your Windows operating system with all...

Page 21: ...led Milestone software components and versions Optimizations A list of applied or available optimizations you can apply Storage management See the status of the current data RAID array Change the data...

Page 22: ...a restart of Husky Assistant Apply optimizations Husky Assistant can help you to optimize Windows for running XProtect software and to optimize XProtect software for running on your Husky unit If you...

Page 23: ...k that the optimization is applied Storage management On the Storage management tab you can see the RAID type and status of the current data storage RAID array You can also change the RAID type to fit...

Page 24: ...1 Select the Storage management tab Getting started and maintenance guide Milestone Husky IVO 1000R 24 Husky Assistant...

Page 25: ...rd drives are missing from the RAID array so the raid is now unavailable or offline Replace one or more hard drives See Identify and replace a hard drive on page 30 Not Configured No RAID is configure...

Page 26: ...ct RAID 5 for maximum capacity The storage capacity will be one hard drive fewer than the combined storage capacity of the four hard drives because you have one redundant hard drive Husky IVO Product...

Page 27: ...d like to configure for data storage and click Apply Read the warning stating that all data will be deleted if you continue Your XProtect system records no video during the configuration 4 Click Forma...

Page 28: ...ught the unit from Create a diagnostics file To help your Milestone reseller get logs and details about your system create a Milestone diagnostics zip file that lists the system information 1 Select t...

Page 29: ...ed on the Windows desktop You can now move or transfer the file to any preferred location 6 Close Milestone Diagnostics Tool 7 Provide your Milestone reseller with the diagnostics zip file when they a...

Page 30: ...ard drive failure and get the drive replaced Data hard drives status LED indicator codes Condition Flashes amber four times per second Drive failure Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding Solid green D...

Page 31: ...is faster if you stop the recording server service In that case your XProtect system records no video during the rebuild process 7 Select Dashboard to Silence alarm and under Background Operations cli...

Page 32: ...and procedures for configuration and maintenance see the administrator manual for XProtect VMS Before the recovery process 1 Contact Milestone support to get the latest recovery software 2 Get help f...

Page 33: ...of Milestone XProtect VMS that matches your license You can upgrade your entire system configuration from one product version to another for example from XProtect 2020 R3 to XProtect 2021 R1 You can...

Page 34: ...system by installing the components on separate dedicated servers in a distributed system to scale and distribute the load Not all components are needed in all installations You can always add additio...

Page 35: ...ncy Milestone Systems enables an open platform community that drives collaboration and innovation in the development and use of network video technology with reliable and scalable solutions that are p...

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