RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Archive Structure
When recordings are archived, they are stored in a certain sub-directory structure within the archive.
During all regular use of your RC-E system, the sub-directory structure will be completely transparent to the system's
users, as they browse all recordings with the Ocularis Client regardless of whether the recordings are archived or not.
Knowing the sub-directory structure is thus primarily interesting if you want to back up your archived recordings.
In each of the recording server's archive directories, separate sub-directories are automatically created. These sub-
directories are named after the name of the device and the name of the archive database.
Since you are able to store recordings from different cameras in the same archive, and since archiving for each
camera is likely to be performed at regular intervals, further sub-directories are also automatically added.
These sub-directories each represent approximately an hour's worth of recordings. The one-hour split makes it
possible to remove only relatively small parts of an archive's data if the maximum allowed size of the archive is
reached.
The sub-directories are named after the device, followed by an indication of whether recordings come from an edge
camera or via SMTP (if relevant),
plus
the date and time of the most recent database record contained in the sub-
directory.
Naming structure:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] - plus date and time of most
recent recording]\
If from edge camera:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] (Edge) - plus date and time of
most recent recording]\
If from SMTP:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] (SMTP) - plus date and time of
most recent recording]\
Real life example:
...F:\OurArchive\Archive1\Camera 1 on Axis Q7404 Video Server(10.100.50.137) -
2011-10-05T11:23:47+02:00\
Even further sub-directories are automatically added. The amount and nature of these sub-directories depend on the
nature of the actual recordings. For example, several different such sub-directories will be added if the recordings are
technically divided into sequences; something which is often the case if motion detection has been used to trigger
recordings.
If you want to back up your archives, knowing the basics of the sub-directory structure enables you to target your
backups.
Examples:
If wishing to back up the content of an entire archive, back up the required archive directory and all of its content; for
example everything under:
...F:\OurArchive\
If wishing to only back up the recordings from a particular camera from a particular period of time, back up the
contents of the relevant sub-directories only; for example everything under:
...F:\OurArchive\Archive1\Camera 1 on Axis Q7404 Video Server(10.100.50.137) -
2011-10-05T11:23:47+02:00\
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