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Performing

Service

Operations

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Viewing

System

Logs

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Checking

the

System

Version

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Configuring

Automatic

Database

Backup

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Software

Upgrade,

Uninstallation

and

Reinstallation

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Preparations

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Preconditions

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Logging

the

Server

Using

the

SSH

Client

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Software

Upgrade

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Copying

and

Extracting

the

Software

Package

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Running

the

Upgrade

Script

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Software

Uninstallation

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Software

Reinstallation

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FAQs

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How

Replace

Hard

Disk

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Preinstallation

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Installation

Procedure

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Summary of Contents for VM8500-E

Page 1: ...VM8500 E Video Management Server Quick Guide Manual Version P100 20140307 ...

Page 2: ...licable national laws and regulations Safety and Compliance Information Conventions Used Symbol The symbols in this chapter are shown in the following table They are used to remind the reader of the safety precautions during equipment installation and maintenance Safety Symbol Description Generic alarm symbol To suggest a general safety concern ESD protection symbol To suggest electrostatic sensit...

Page 3: ...orts and the fiber cable ends when they are powered on Caution Use of controls or adjustments to the performance or procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser emissions Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reaso...

Page 4: ...European Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and EMC Directive 2004 108 EC WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC The product this manual refers to is covered by the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive and must be disposed of in a responsible manner ...

Page 5: ...on a Workbench 13 Installing the Hard Disks 14 Preinstallation Check 14 Installation Procedure 14 Installing the Front Panel 15 Installing the Extended Network Interface Card Optional 15 Connecting Cables 16 Connecting the RS 232 Cable 16 Connecting the Grounding Cable 17 Connecting the Power Cable 19 3 Device Power On Off 20 4 Basic Configuration 20 Configuration Tasks 20 Configuration Through th...

Page 6: ...ninstallation and Reinstallation 29 Preparations 30 Preconditions 30 Logging In to the Server Using the SSH Client 30 Software Upgrade 31 Copying and Extracting the Software Package 32 Running the Upgrade Script 33 Software Uninstallation 33 Software Reinstallation 33 6 FAQs 36 How to Replace a Hard Disk 36 Preinstallation 36 Installation Procedure 36 ...

Page 7: ...re enabling it to meet application requirements of large and medium scale video surveillance systems Featuring mass storage access high reliability high compatibility and comprehensive support for high definition HD the VM8500 E has a wide range of applications in public security finance transportation electric power education and medical care Appearance The actual appearance of the device may be ...

Page 8: ... port 3 RS 485 9 GE port 1 10 GE port 2 11 FE port 12 Power on off button 13 Reset button 14 Grounding terminal For detailed descriptions of the ports and buttons refer to Table 1 1 Table 1 1 Port and button descriptions Port Description AC input 100 to 240 V AC 50 Hz 60 Hz Extended power slot Standard 1 slot Optional 2 slots in 1 1 redundancy mode Extended NIC Two options z NIC with 4 GE ports RJ...

Page 9: ...ial port 1 RS 232 RJ 45 port for debugging and maintenance purposes Serial port 2 RS 485 RS 232 RJ 45 port compatible with RS 485 and RS 232 ports GE port 10 100 1000 Mbit s adaptive Ethernet port for connection to a service network FE port 10 100 Mbit s adaptive Ethernet port for connection to a client computer Power on off Pressing and holding this button for 3 seconds powers off the device Howe...

Page 10: ...LED 2 Hard disk status LEDs Rear panel LEDs and nixie tubes Figure 1 5 Rear panel LEDs and nixie tubes 1 Power module LED 2 Heartbeat LED 3 Alarm LED 4 Device status nixie tubes 5 GE port 1 LED 6 GE port 2 LED 1 2 ...

Page 11: ...s connected to AC power but the device is not powered on z Blinking red With two power modules installed power module A is connected to AC power but B is not and the device is powered on then the LED for power module B blinks red z Steady red The power module is faulty Heartbeat LED Green z Off The device is powered off z Blinking at 1 Hz The system is operating properly Note The Heartbeat LED doe...

Page 12: ...n module is working properly The nixie tube on the left represents fan module 0 and that on the right represents fan module 1 P0 0P PP P blinks Blinking P indicates that the corresponding power module is faulty 0 indicates that the corresponding power module is working properly The nixie tube on the left represents PSU 0 and that on the right represents PSU 1 U0 0U UU U blinks z U0 The CMOS batter...

Page 13: ... Working humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Storage humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Working altitude 60 m to 5000 m Factory Default Settings for Network Parameters Table 1 5 lists the factory default settings for the network parameters You may change these settings as required Table 1 5 Factory default settings for network parameters Item Description FE port Obtains...

Page 14: ...are installation procedure Installation Procedure Figure 2 1 Hardware installation flowchart Preinstallation check Remove front panel Install the device Install hard disk Install extended NIC Connect cables End Install front panel Requirements met Begin No Yes ...

Page 15: ...t strap or gloves Checking the Installation Site The device must be installed indoors and the lightning protection and grounding requirements must be met z Ensure that the installation site meets lightning protection requirements If necessary use appropriate lightning protection apparatuses for the device z Ensure that the device is properly grounded through the grounding terminal For details refe...

Page 16: ...ng capacity of the cabinet is sufficient to support the device and no obstacle inside or around the cabinet will affect the installation z The cabinet door is not a glass door z The cabinet is supported by a bracket instead of rollers Installation Procedure Planning the installation position in the cabinet Plan the space and position according to the height 2 U of the device and the number of devi...

Page 17: ...11 Figure 2 4 Installed device in the cabinet ...

Page 18: ...12 Attach the slide rails to the cabinet Figure 2 5 Installing the slide rails NOTE You can extend the slide rails to fit the cabinet ...

Page 19: ...ew holes on the cabinet insert the screws through the holes and then tighten the screws Make sure the holes on the device bracket are perfectly aligned with the holes on the cabinet Figure 2 6 Securing the device to the cabinet using screws Installing the Device on a Workbench If a 19 inch cabinet is not available you may directly place the device on a clean workbench Before installing the device ...

Page 20: ...read the instructions for the hard disks included in the package z Use an antistatic wrist strap or antistatic gloves throughout this procedure Installation Procedure Removing the dust filter Figure 2 7 Removing the dust filter Inserting the hard disk Unpack the hard disk and then slowly insert it into the hard disk slot CAUTION Two hard disks are delivered with the device and should be installed ...

Page 21: ...ing the hard disk in place with your thumb Installing the Front Panel Attach the front panel to the front of the device and then tighten the captive screws Figure 2 10 Installing the front panel Installing the Extended Network Interface Card Optional Two types of extended network interface cards NICs are allowed You may choose either type as required z NIC with 2 10GE ports SFP z NIC with 4 GE por...

Page 22: ...ce and then install the extended NIC Figure 2 11 Installing the extended NIC Connecting Cables Connecting the RS 232 Cable Figure 2 12 shows cable requirements for device maintenance through serial port 1 RS 232 The DB9 port is connected to the PC and the RJ 45 port is connected to serial port 1 on the device ...

Page 23: ...interference Ensure that the grounding resistance does not exceed 5 ohms and the grounding cable is not longer than 30 meters For more information refer to YD5098 specifications Connect one end of the grounding cable to the grounding terminal of the device and connect the other end to a reliable grounding point as shown in Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Connecting the grounding cable ...

Page 24: ...rovides no grounding bar but a mud ground which can be used to bury a grounding conductor you may bury a angle steel or pipe at least 0 5 m long into the ground and use the buried angle steel or pipe for grounding purpose The grounding cable of the device must be connected and soldered to the steel angle or pipe and the joint point should be protected with anti corrosion treatment Figure 2 15 show...

Page 25: ...connect it to power For the power socket a three wire single phase power socket as shown in Figure 2 17 or a multifunctional computer power socket is recommended The neutral point of the power supply must be properly grounded Generally the neutral point of the power system for a building is grounded during cabling Check that the power system of the building is properly grounded Figure 2 17 AC powe...

Page 26: ...e by pressing and holding the Power On Off button for three seconds CAUTION To power off the device by pressing and holding the Power On Off button is not recommended 4 Basic Configuration WARNING Configuration operations shall be performed by qualified personnel only Any random configuration operation may cause severe system faults and loss of data Configuration Tasks Table 4 1 Configuration task...

Page 27: ...ackup function Configuration Through the Web Client Requirements Before you log in via Web ensure that the client computer meets the requirements listed in Table 4 2 Table 4 2 Client system requirements Property System Requirements Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition Microsoft Windows XP SP2 is recommended Software requirem...

Page 28: ...e voice intercom and audio broadcast functions might be unusable Network adapter 100Mbit s or higher Ethernet adapters are recommended Monitor resolution 1440 900 is recommended NOTE z The recommended client system can simultaneously play up to 16 channels of D1 videos To enable the client system to support more channels of D1 videos you need to upgrade the system for better performance including ...

Page 29: ... super administrators and have the maximum rights in the system including rights to upgrade management external domain management and system backup z One admin user can log in to the system at a time whereas multiple loadmin users can log in at the same time z The admin user can cancel the loadmin user s rights z The admin user cannot be deleted the loadmin user can be deleted if its super adminis...

Page 30: ...ster a license visit Uniview home page at http www uniview com en and then click Service at the top The registration page provides two options first time registration and upgrade registration The procedures are similar The following takes first time registration as an example 1 Click Register the First Time 2 Select the product category from the drop down list If you are not sure about your produc...

Page 31: ...a resftp root localhost resftp b In the FTP root directory create an update directory and then create a sub directory under the update directory Use the version number of the patch package to name the sub directory for example VM8500 IMOS110 B3139 SP05 root localhost resftp mkdir update root localhost update mkdir VM8500 IMOS110 B3139SP05 c Change the user and group of the new directory to the cur...

Page 32: ...ng and Modifying Parameter Settings Viewing parameter settings Use the following commands to view the current parameter settings root localhost vmcfgtool sh q DeviceID iccsid SnmpPort 162 SipPort 5060 ServerIP 192 168 0 10 DBBKUP_SWITCH on DBType PostgreSQL DBServerName 192 168 0 10 5432 imos DBUserName postgres DBPassword In the command output DBBKUP_SWITCH specifies whether to automatically back...

Page 33: ...those of the VM8500 E server It is recommended that you keep the time zone and time settings on the client computer consistent with those on the VM8500 E server Checking the time and date of the local time zone root localhost date Tue Apr 14 11 31 38 GMT 8 2013 NOTE In the Linux operating system GMT N indicates the eastern time zone and GMT N indicates the western time zone In this example GMT 8 i...

Page 34: ...dified a does not exist message will be displayed indicating that the service does not exist In that case you need to reinstall the software Starting the service The VM8500 E service automatically starts when the software installation is completed To start the service manually use the following command root localhost vmserver sh start Stopping the service To stop the service manually use the follo...

Page 35: ...mcfgtool sh autodbbackup on To disable automatic database backup run the following command root localhost vmcfgtool sh autodbbackup off NOTE z When database backup is completed a backup file is generated in the var autobackup directory and named in database Time tar gz format For example database 2013 01 26_0300 tar gz is a backup file generated at 03 00 on January 26 2013 z By default the system ...

Page 36: ...ed the upgrade uninstallation or reinstallation otherwise the operation might fail NOTE When you log in to the VM8500 E through the SSH client for the first time use 192 168 0 10 24 as the IP address of the GE 1 port 22 as the port number and use root uniview as the default user name and password Logging In to the Server Using the SSH Client Icons as shown in Table 5 1 appear on your desktop when ...

Page 37: ...st parameters as shown in Figure 5 2 and then click Figure 5 2 Connect to Remote Host dialog box 3 When the Enter Password dialog box as shown in Figure 5 3 appears type uniview as the password and then click to log in to the server Figure 5 3 Enter Password dialog box Software Upgrade To guarantee successful software upgrade follow the steps below strictly 1 Copy and extract the software package ...

Page 38: ...ne of the window select the directory where the package for example VM8500 E is located and then drag the package to the root directory in the right pane The package is copied to the server as shown in Figure 5 4 NOTE The working directory must be named in English Figure 5 4 Copying the package to the server 3 Access the directory containing the package and then use the tar command to extract it r...

Page 39: ...rmation about high availability installation contact technical support WARNING Reinstalling the software will uninstall the current version and delete all the related data so back up all the data before you start To reinstall the software perform these steps 1 Copy the software installation package to a work directory in the current server operating system and then extract the package For details ...

Page 40: ... on the server 192 168 254 151 start install database Installing pgsql change installdir change pgsqllog directory change pgdata directory Creating database Creating table Init database Route initialization succeeded Route initialization succeeded Flushing firewall rules OK Setting chains to policy ACCEPT filter OK Unloading iptables modules OK Begin to install VM8500 E server Begin to install rpm...

Page 41: ...server succeeded Starting ADAPTERSERVER services starting adapter start ok 0 CImfLogTask logNumber IMFMaxLogNumber 2 CImfLogTask logSize IMFMaxLogSize 1048576 CImfLogTask logPath IMFLogPath var log imoslog Start adapter succeeded Starting HTTPSERVER services starting apachectl usr local vmwww apache bin apachectl start httpd started start ok 0 Starting SGSERVER services starting sgserver start ok ...

Page 42: ...ld the left and right handle bars in the manner as shown in Figure 6 1 and then pull the handle bars smoothly to disengage the hard disk from the backplane Wait for at least 30 seconds till the hard disk stops spinning and then fully remove the hard disk from the slot CAUTION Use your strength appropriately to avoid damaging the handle bars Figure 6 1 Removing the hard disk Removing and installing...

Page 43: ...37 Figure 6 2 Removing and installing the handle bars 1 Left handle bar marked with L 2 Right handle bar marked with R Installing the hard disk For details refer to Hardware Installation 2 1 2 1 ...

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