Appendix vii:
Real time file duplication
If network connections are not reliable – or if a user wishes to save data to 2 different locations
simultaneously – it may be desirable to record video data to the local caddie drive on the DVRi – and
also to
another location on the network.
one between the DVRi and another storage device.
We can verify and confirm correct operation of these tools with our software and systems – currently,
the products we have tested and are happy with are:
Robocopy
If you use any other utility, we will not be able to support you – so take care in your selection if you do
not have IT support elsewhere.
Use of Robocopy:
You should download or be supplied a copy of Robocopy by our integrator.
Copy it to a directory on the DVRi (e.g. c:\robocopy)
Create a .cmd file and configure it to run in the “startup” folder of windows.
The contents of the .cmd file should be:
*where c:\video is the path on the DVRi where the raw video is being initially saved and
\\NAS_IP\backup
mediaNET despatcher can only log to 1 location at a time – but using other 3
rd
party tools – file
synchronisation can be d
start " DV Sync" /min /low robocopy c:\video \\NAS_IP\backup /s /xo /m /mot:5 /mon:1 /tee /np
/log+:c:\coabis\sync_log.txt /xf sync_log.txt
is the share on the remote system where the data is being replicated*
Robocopy.exe and sync.cmd can be downloaded from our website
www.netmcmarine.co.uk/file_downloads.htm
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