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Getting Started

Select the appropriate camera from the

Camera Type

drop-down list.

Type the name and location of the camera, and a

description.

To associate the camera with a Camera Pool, select it

from the drop-down list.

In the Target Camera section, click

Change

to populate

boxes. The Modify Target Camera dialog appears.

Содержание Surveillance Server

Страница 1: ...Administrator s Guide Surveillance Server by Version 5 6 19 Buffalo...

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Страница 3: ...0 Troubleshoot Camera Connection Problems 71 Add a VMS managed Camera Configuration 71 Add a Milestone managed Camera 74 Add an OnSSI managed Camera 77 Modify a Camera Configuration 77 Delete a Camera...

Страница 4: ...te a Policy 161 Modify a Selected Policy 163 Delete a Selected Policy 163 Import or Export Data Service Policies 175 Source Tab Specify Where Files Come From 179 Criteria Tab Set File Eligibility Defi...

Страница 5: ...urrent Clients 264 Media 266 Drives 267 Vault Admin Command Line for Advanced Users VaultAdminCl Search for Review and Export Surveillance Videos and View Live Feeds SVM 273 276 How to Search for Expo...

Страница 6: ...345 349 Add a Hard Disk Vault 359 Add a Tape Library 369 Disable SCSI Devices on a Windows Computer 372 Add a Standalone Tape Drive Vault 381 Disable SCSI Devices on a Windows Computer 384 Remove a V...

Страница 7: ...lo Surveillance Server properly manages the storage of video surveillance assets for long term retention You can easily set up and configure the Buffalo Surveillance Server to record store and manage...

Страница 8: ...this Agreement shall terminate Licensee s license to the Softw are All other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall survive termination in perpetuity 3 LICENSE GRANT 3 1 Company grants to Licens...

Страница 9: ...rranty gives Licensee specific legal rights and Licensee may also have other rights w hich vary from state to state and or country to country 6 GENERAL 6 1 If any provision or portion of a provision o...

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Страница 11: ...Welcome 11 Contact Information Please contact us with any comments or suggestions regarding how we can improve our products or documentation Buffalo Technology...

Страница 12: ...the path naming convention that is appropriate to the OS on which you are running this product For example if you are running a Unix OS where this guide states C Program Files BUFFALO you would inste...

Страница 13: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server resources e g media stored data Vault operations They cannot override local computer security The following are Buffalo Surveillance Server privileged users Windows Adminis...

Страница 14: ...t the prompt This completely isolates the command from the parent terminal shell Unsupported naming conventions in Windows Some Windows applications create filenames with characters that are unreadabl...

Страница 15: ...a to record and store video and search for captured video footage See Quick Start for VMS System Users to implement the Buffalo Surveillance Server begin to record and store video from your VMS system...

Страница 16: ...t to Perform the following steps 1 Connect and set up the storage device Follow the instructions from your Buffalo storage device to Physically connect the device to your network power it up and initi...

Страница 17: ...not unexpected results may occur 4 Connect your IP camera and determine its IP address Refer to the camera s user manual to install configure and initially access the camera Use the camera s discovery...

Страница 18: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 18 Click Next The Camera Information window appears...

Страница 19: ...manufacturer or model is not listed use the Camera Configuration window to add your camera rather than this wizard See Add an IP Camera Standard Mode In the IP address box enter the host name or IP a...

Страница 20: ...figurations window See Add an IP Camera Standard Mode for this procedure If your camera manufacturer and model are listed Buffalo Surveillance Server automatically fills the required camera informatio...

Страница 21: ...Getting Started 21 Select Always to record continuously Video is captured into the Buffalo Surveillance Server Information Repository in 5 minute clips Click Next The Recording Computer screen appears...

Страница 22: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 22 Select the computer that should be used for recording video from the drop down list Click Next The Ready to Add window appears...

Страница 23: ...Getting Started 23 Review the information To make changes use the Back button to go to the appropriate wizard screen Click Next The List of Cameras Added window appears...

Страница 24: ...lect it and then click the Remove Selected Camera button If you do not want to add another camera select No To add another camera select Yes in order to cycle through the wizard again Click Next If yo...

Страница 25: ...Policies application 6 Wait for your video feed to be recorded and processed After creating a recording policy wait about 15 minutes to allow the system time to record a 5 minute clip process and stor...

Страница 26: ...or Reviewing and Exporting Surveillance Video for more information about how to export video out of the system 8 Install Buffalo Surveillance Server clients on other computers To run Buffalo Surveilla...

Страница 27: ...ng steps 1 Connect and set up the storage device Follow the instructions from your Buffalo storage device to Physically connect the device to your network power it up and initialize it Ensure that you...

Страница 28: ...blocked by your local firewall software All devices running the Buffalo Surveillance Server must be time synchronized If they are not unexpected results may occur 4 Add camera configuration informatio...

Страница 29: ...mera Type drop down list Type the name and location of the camera and a description To associate the camera with a Camera Pool select it from the drop down list In the Target Camera section click Chan...

Страница 30: ...associated with the server and then select the camera with video to capture into the Buffalo Surveillance Server Click OK to close the dialog box In Video Type select the format the extracted video sh...

Страница 31: ...lance Server Information Repository 5 Create a recording policy to record and store video In the toolbar of the Camera Policies window click Add In the Create a Policy dialog box enter a Policy Name a...

Страница 32: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 32 In the Scheduling tab leave the defaults so video feeds are recorded continuously Click Save to save the policy...

Страница 33: ...the lower left The search results pane in the middle of the screen displays the video clip that was just recorded Also select the camera whose video you want to search Click More Search Options to see...

Страница 34: ...rveillance Video Files Search for Export Surveillance Video Files Launch an Application To launch a Buffalo Surveillance Server application see the instructions for the OS below Windows To launch a Bu...

Страница 35: ...uite of Buffalo Surveillance Server applications on your computer open the Camera Policies application Click the Add Camera Wizard button on the toolbar The Welcome screen appears Click Next The Camer...

Страница 36: ...Show all devices check box for any additional cameras on the network and other devices to display If your camera still does not display use the Select the Manufacturer and model pull down list option...

Страница 37: ...d password for the camera if they are required to access it Click the Test Camera button to start a viewer to test whether the supplied information is correct What if my camera is not listed in the Ad...

Страница 38: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 38 Enter a meaningful name that lets you identify the camera You may also enter a brief description Click Next The Recording Schedule window appears...

Страница 39: ...record video Select Always record video continuously Select At selected times to record only on certain days or at certain times of the day Click Next If selecting to record video at selected times a...

Страница 40: ...o record video Use the Start and Stop drop down lists to set the beginning and ending times for the period to record When you make your selections the length of the time period is indicated Click Next...

Страница 41: ...Getting Started 41 Select the computer for recording video from the drop down list Click Next The Ready to Add window appears...

Страница 42: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 42 Review the information To change anything use the Back button to go to the appropriate wizard screen Click Next The List of Cameras Added window appears...

Страница 43: ...t and then click the Remove Selected Camera button If you do not want to add another camera select No To add another camera select Yes in order to cycle through the wizard again Click Next If you have...

Страница 44: ...etting a schedule for it to record you created a new recording policy that is listed on the left side of the main Camera Policies application Create a Recording Policy For most users the quickest and...

Страница 45: ...ion tab to define the Vault media and or storage pool to which video will be recorded or captured 5 Select the Scheduling tab to choose whether to schedule recurring jobs or individual jobs 6 Select t...

Страница 46: ...ce Videos Follow the steps below to search for and retrieve videos 1 Launch the Surveillance Video Manager 2 Search for and Select Videos Clips for Export It is best to avoid using characters that the...

Страница 47: ...logging job operation completion times and other information for its own computer platform and file systems Any Camera Policies client can see and capture video data from any configured RTSP enabled I...

Страница 48: ...quent job starts the Buffalo Surveillance Server looks for the retry file and the videos slated for retry are added with first priority to the list of videos to be captured Data Migration and Replicat...

Страница 49: ...re captured when jobs start in which Vaults videos are stored how often jobs run when jobs stop and many other aspects of jobs The main Camera Policies window is divided into two main panes the right...

Страница 50: ...ra Configurations Important Tips The first time you launch Camera policies before you have created any policies the Policy Name pane is empty Before accessing any of the tabs create a policy When work...

Страница 51: ...cheduling tabs of the Camera Policies application To capture video from VMS systems such as Milestone or OnSSI you must use the Advanced Mode of Camera Policies You may also want to use Advanced Mode...

Страница 52: ...tion Repository To learn how to view live feeds see the section titled Search for Export Surveillance Video Files View Live Camera Feeds The Camera Configuration window displays a list of the camera c...

Страница 53: ...IP Camera Advanced Mode Add a VMS managed Camera Configuration Modify a Camera Configuration Delete a Camera Licensing Add Camera Wizard The Add New Camera Wizard is generally the quickest and easiest...

Страница 54: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 54 Click the Add Camera Wizard button on the toolbar The Welcome screen appears Click Next The Camera Information window appears...

Страница 55: ...e Show all devices check box for any additional cameras on the network and other devices to display If your camera still does not display use the Select the Manufacturer and model pull down list optio...

Страница 56: ...ame and password for the camera if they are required to access it Click the Test Camera button to start a viewer to test whether the supplied information is correct What if my camera is not listed in...

Страница 57: ...Record and Capture Video Feeds 57 Enter a meaningful name that lets you identify the camera You may also enter a brief description Click Next The Recording Schedule window appears...

Страница 58: ...ant to record video Select Always record video continuously Select At selected times to record only on certain days or at certain times of the day Click Next If selecting to record video at selected t...

Страница 59: ...to record video Use the Start and Stop drop down lists to set the beginning and ending times for the period to record When you make your selections the length of the time period is indicated Click Nex...

Страница 60: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 60 Select the computer for recording video from the drop down list Click Next The Ready to Add window appears...

Страница 61: ...Record and Capture Video Feeds 61 Review the information To change anything use the Back button to go to the appropriate wizard screen Click Next The List of Cameras Added window appears...

Страница 62: ...lect it and then click the Remove Selected Camera button If you do not want to add another camera select No To add another camera select Yes in order to cycle through the wizard again Click Next If yo...

Страница 63: ...isted on the left side of the main Camera Policies application Add an IP Camera Standard Mode The Add New Camera Wizard generally provides the quickest and easiest way to set up an IP camera and start...

Страница 64: ...add an IP Camera Configuration From the toolbar at the top of the Camera Policies application click to open the Camera Configurations window Click to add a camera The Add New Camera window appears Fil...

Страница 65: ...est the RTSP URL by clicking Test If the test fails see Troubleshoot Camera Connection Problems for troubleshooting steps If the camera is not listed and you are unsure of your camera s RTSP URL check...

Страница 66: ...dd it manually in Camera Configurations In the Search Results window cameras in use appear grayed out and available cameras for configuration have an asterisk in the first column Select a camera and c...

Страница 67: ...window appears Fill in or select the following fields as needed Field Results Name and or Location A user defined value used in the menus and configuration file this is the name of the camera The name...

Страница 68: ...les the Buffalo Surveillance Server to capture video feeds In the first text box displays the IP address for the selected camera The second text box populates automatically with a known camera manufac...

Страница 69: ...er name and password to be accessed this is the password This field works in conjunction with User Name Alternative Frame Size The height and width in pixels of video images Use this field if you want...

Страница 70: ...Configurations In the Search Results window cameras in use appear grayed out and available cameras for configuration have an asterisk in the first column Select a camera and click OK or double click...

Страница 71: ...e and depending on your product license Add a Milestone managed Camera Add an OnSSI managed Camera Configuration Add a Milestone managed Camera Before you configure cameras managed by Milestone XProte...

Страница 72: ...t fields are displayed In the next two fields enter the name and or location of the camera and a description If you want the camera to be associated with a Camera Pool select it from the drop down lis...

Страница 73: ...f cameras associated with the server and then select the camera whose video you want to capture into the Buffalo Surveillance Server Click OK to close the dialog box In the Video Type field select the...

Страница 74: ...d of a Basic User to access the OnSSI database Video capture from VMS systems may not be available depending on your hardware device and depending on your product license You must be in Advanced Mode...

Страница 75: ...camera from the Camera Type dropdown list The relevant fields are displayed In the next two fields enter the name and or location of the camera and a description If you want the camera to be associat...

Страница 76: ...r and domain is the Windows domain the user is valid within Password Your Basic User password for the OnSSI database Click Refresh to update the list of cameras associated with the server and then sel...

Страница 77: ...ist From the menu at the top of the window select Edit Modify Selected Camera The Modify Camera window appears It is populated with camera parameters for the selected camera and otherwise identical to...

Страница 78: ...configurations from your entire Information Repository select Yes Click at the top of the Camera Configurations window to save changes Import and Export Camera Configurations This overview is intende...

Страница 79: ...to the Camera Configurations window Click to save the modified camera configurations to your Information Repository Before you can import a camera configuration file you must create one The following...

Страница 80: ...h camera_frame_width Default 0 frame_width integer The width of the video frame Works in conjunction with camera_frame_height Default 0 live_view_enable Boolean Enables SVM to receive and display live...

Страница 81: ...by the Surveillance Video Manager from camera_name Indicating the beginning of a camera block the name for the policy that defines camera parameters Default pool character string A camera pool is a us...

Страница 82: ...type character string The policy type of the file Default camcfg user_name character string The user name of the camera when a user name is required to access the camera Default version number The ver...

Страница 83: ...gmt_url http 192 168 5 240 7070 frame_width 0 frame_height 0 ptz_enable false live_view_enable true mgmt_enable true stream_over_tcp false owner end of object rule for Camera ACT Lobby policy_name ACT...

Страница 84: ...ter They define when video is recorded or captured and where it goes in the Information Repository Policies contain process parameters that include media camera and data destination values The policy...

Страница 85: ...l jobs 4 Click to save all policy settings and implement the recording policy To create a recording policy Advanced Mode 1 Launch the Camera Policies application 2 The Camera tab should already have f...

Страница 86: ...e the Create a Policy window In the first field of the Camera Tab of the main Camera Policies window select the camera configuration the policy applies to In the Scheduling tab select when you want to...

Страница 87: ...d then click Save any other users who have the Camera Policies application open will see a popup message asking them whether they want to save or accept the changes If they do not your changes will no...

Страница 88: ...s and be sure to keep track of where policies are exported to if it is a location other than the default location the user s home directory Before restoring a set of policies to a computer that curren...

Страница 89: ...and then click Save Import Export Policy File Structure An exported policy file is block structured but free from any column or order formatting The tokens listed below specify job criteria By defaul...

Страница 90: ...logs Valid values true false Default false act_log_pn pathname Defines the path for the activity log Supports token substitution Default path absolute_start yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Used only in the polic...

Страница 91: ...supported create_job_history Boolean Creates job history files for each job Valid values true false Default false data_paths number The maximum number of concurrent files that can be sent Default 1 d...

Страница 92: ...a to be used If you don t specify a value in this option the Buffalo Surveillance Server uses the first available unit of media Default any dst_media_speed character string Specifies the destination m...

Страница 93: ...u_type alpha yyyy mm dd hh mm ss or dtu_type L level Ingests files based on time and date or job level Valid values AO Absolute Old Selects files with a dtu date_time_use equal to or before the specif...

Страница 94: ...lt no directories excluded exclude_file_spec pathname Omits files Accepts multiple instances Default no files excluded ext_metadata command Extended metadata in a token value pairs Token values can be...

Страница 95: ...re ingest video files so they are readable by Buffalo Surveillance Server search applications Valid values true false Default false host_Id character string Where the tap service will run Default blan...

Страница 96: ...character string The policy source Valid values native_fs mse_pst mse_msg surv_camera Default native_fs out_of_band Boolean Enables the application to constantly monitor its processes and select the...

Страница 97: ...y in the policy file The amount of time that elapses before a job is repeated 1 Default 24 00 00 retry_time alpha yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Specifies the date and time to retry the list of files not ingeste...

Страница 98: ...not run For example if the job is to run on Thursday you would enter t 1 Default mtwtfss start_time hh mm ss Used only in the policy file Specifies the time the job should start for each defined start...

Страница 99: ...ning if the file meets the dtu_type criteria atime access time mtime modified time Default mtime type alpha The policy type of the policy file Only tap is valid for Camera policies Default tap update_...

Страница 100: ...bsolute_start or repeat_interval or start_days AND start_time Camera Token Value Description camera_cache_pn character string Required The location of the cache to hold the clips before sending to Vau...

Страница 101: ...amera pool is a user defined virtual grouping of cameras to search video from specified cameras For example a camera pool called Doors that includes all of the cameras that cover the doors of your est...

Страница 102: ...Token Value Description camera_video_capture_url character string Required The URL from which the selected camera can be viewed Default Sample Recording Policy If you were to export a policy it would...

Страница 103: ...ool dst_volume_pack dst_local_only false localize true start_time 00 00 00 start_days mtwtfss stop_time R0000 00 00 00 00 00 pre_proc_cmd post_proc_cmd error_log R Logs P err summary true complete fal...

Страница 104: ...ess false lock_Vault true end of object rule for policy_name test Camera Tab Designate the Camera This tab enables you to select or enter the target camera for your recording policy This may be either...

Страница 105: ...ailable cameras Once selected the fields below pre populate Name A user defined value used in the menus and configuration file this is the name of the camera The name entered is for identification pur...

Страница 106: ...me for a user who has rights to access the camera whose video you want to extract This must be a Basic User Password If the camera requires a user name and password to be accessed this is the password...

Страница 107: ...If you want to add and configure a camera for use with multiple policies see Add Configure and Delete Cameras Select the camera to be used for this recording policy The Camera Info fields are populat...

Страница 108: ...ors camera pool as a search criteria and only video captured from cameras in the Doors camera pool are included There is no limit to the number of camera pools your Buffalo Surveillance Server solutio...

Страница 109: ...arget Camera fields for cameras managed by Milestone or OnSSI Field What it does Server Address The host name or IP address of the image server from which you want to extract video User Name The user...

Страница 110: ...ta Tab and Configuration The Metadata Tab is only displayed if it has been configured as described below This section is intended only for advanced users It covers MetadataExtensions cfg a text file y...

Страница 111: ...cters that are normally interpreted as wildcards when you search for metadata you need to use the escape character to denote that the wildcard is intended literally not as a wildcard For example if yo...

Страница 112: ...you prefer the Query blocks contained in SearchMdExt can be limited to a subset of those you have in IngestMdExt In this case you will be able to search only based on the Query blocks listed in Search...

Страница 113: ...ntifies the beginning of the edit metadata metadata extension block for Buffalo Surveillance Server search and retrieve applications May not contain an IngestMdExt block or SearchMdExt block Required...

Страница 114: ...nced Wildcard Functionality section for details about wildcards Query block Type Valid Token Values Description Checkbox Name character string The metadata item s name Required Default Type Checkbox T...

Страница 115: ...tion character string The tooltip for the control Default Choice character string A choice statement that can be selected Must have at least one Choice Can be reused as many times as needed Pathname N...

Страница 116: ...ultValue number The value that will be loaded into the control by default Valid values a number between the LowerLimit and UpperLimit Default the lower limit If the DefaultValue for a Spin block is no...

Страница 117: ...ntrol as it will appear in the application Default DefaultValue character string The value that will be loaded into the control default Valid values a string Defaults BlankValueOk Boolean Indicates wh...

Страница 118: ...ion field Query Name Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of the Desc...

Страница 119: ...e Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of the Description field Query...

Страница 120: ...Name Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of the Description field Qu...

Страница 121: ...es low resolution companion files and preview images enable you to search for needed video files and clips within files without having to first wait for the retrieval of large original video files The...

Страница 122: ...ave copy of preview image and type a path after Location Override original file permissions to allow any user to retrieve The Buffalo Surveillance Server adheres to the level of rights and access cont...

Страница 123: ...details about the fields Note You must be in Advanced Mode to set default User Preferences To set defaults select Tools User Preferences from the menu at the top of the respective window Destination...

Страница 124: ...any unnamed new entry and or the names of Vaults storage pools media media types and media speeds that are already implemented in the Information Repository appear in the pull down lists unless you ha...

Страница 125: ...t meets the data s requirements and then select available parameters from the remaining fields When you select a parameter from Vault Media Name or Storage Pool the Buffalo Surveillance Server will li...

Страница 126: ...you use a backslash as is customary on some platforms you may get unexpected results Wildcard Operators for Vault Media Name and Storage Pool The Buffalo Surveillance Server supports the following wil...

Страница 127: ...ent Sarbanes Oxley And you want to migrate data only to Vaults named Accounting and Actuarial In the Vault field you would enter Ac and data will be stored only to Vaults beginning with Ac regardless...

Страница 128: ...onday night backup storage pool and assign to it every unit of media that you want to use for that purpose See Prepare Media Storage Pool for information about creating storage pools using Vault Admin...

Страница 129: ...elds If no Vault media or storage pool is chosen only the speeds from media available within the Information Repository will be displayed Miscellaneous Options Check Keep files grouped together on the...

Страница 130: ...policy is active To stop a policy that has been set to record video always you must deactivate change or delete the policy When you select this option the rest of the Scheduling tab fields are inactiv...

Страница 131: ...u are using Advanced Mode In the Advanced tab set log report and performance options Select the options below to configure the policy Error Log Filename The Buffalo Surveillance Server creates an erro...

Страница 132: ...f you enter a path with variables separated by an underscore for the file name say R Logs P_from_ H_on_ D_at_ T the system will generate the report destination folder Logs and a report named Monday Ni...

Страница 133: ...te filenames for reports Variables make it much easier to distinguish between reports and to find particular reports For example if you enter a path with a literal file name C Program Files BUFFALO Lo...

Страница 134: ...default variables in place or type in the file name that you want to use including an extension or type in a variable name using Filename Field Variables below Or Use Browse to define a new location a...

Страница 135: ...D Dy Dm Dd T Th Tm Ts R or Rn Policy Name Host Name Date yyyy mm dd Year Month Day Time hh mm Hour Minute Second Root Pathname Valid only at the beginning of a string Enable Transmission Optimization...

Страница 136: ...the first client is finished Each client s connection to the server will lock out all other connections all other clients will have to wait before processing files To set the connection sharing value...

Страница 137: ...nfiguring the Camera Policies application The Live Viewer main menu bar includes a File menu to close the application a View menu to access commands for save rename and delete layouts a Tools menu for...

Страница 138: ...default layout to a single full screen camera view layout Double click again to return to the original layout View a feed from a camera View feeds from a camera pool Change save or delete a live view...

Страница 139: ...m 50ms to 2 seconds The smaller the delay value the video is viewed closer to real time but if the delay time is too small the video could freeze or hang Be sure to change the video stream delay setti...

Страница 140: ...ols Live Viewer The Live Viewer window opens with frames for four camera views by default The title bar for each frame reads Not in Use as no cameras have been selected yet Double click the Cameras fo...

Страница 141: ...e feeds from cameras that are configured with the live view option enabled To view live feeds from a camera pool Launch the Live Viewer directly or from the menu bar of the Surveillance Video Manager...

Страница 142: ...across in the row the second number represents the number of rows from top to bottom You can view a maximum of 16 feeds 4x4 at a time To save a Live Viewer layout Right click the Layouts folder under...

Страница 143: ...s application you can control those functions from the Live Viewer control panel If those functions are enabled you will see a white target symbol in the camera name bar of the camera feed when it is...

Страница 144: ...he Out button to zoom out from the center and include a wider angle of view To control a camera s focus In the Focus section of the control panel on the right use the Auto button to activate the camer...

Страница 145: ...the Buffalo Surveillance Server the system automatically configures camera settings and automatically preserves motion metadata along with captured video This data is then used by the Surveillance Vi...

Страница 146: ...pports motion detection This section is intended for advanced users only and documents only the AXIS network camera configuration affected by the Buffalo Surveillance Server For general and in depth i...

Страница 147: ...u choose a setting that is less than 20 system performance may be impaired while motion is being recorded If you choose a setting higher than 20 image quality may begin to degrade Modify Motion Detect...

Страница 148: ...or motion Adjust the following parameters to suit your needs By default Include is selected and the motion detection area is titled SoleraTec_me Do not change these values Field Function Object Size E...

Страница 149: ...The Buffalo Surveillance Server supports RTSP enabled AXIS IP cameras that utilize versions 2 or 3 of AXIS VAPIX API For a complete listing of cameras go to AXIS s on line Product Interface Guide www...

Страница 150: ...automatically preserves motion detection metadata along with captured video This data is then used by the Buffalo Surveillance Server Surveillance Video Manager SVM to create histograms of detected mo...

Страница 151: ...Motion Detection Camera Configuration 151 Select Setup The Setup page will appear Select Camera setup The Camera setup page will appear...

Страница 152: ...eath the video feed find Preset Position and then click SETUP The Position No page will appear In the Preset No field at the top of the page use the pull down list to select SOLERATEC TM and then clic...

Страница 153: ...eters Field Function Status Enables you to turn motion alarms and motion metadata gathering on and off When set to ON alarms are enabled and the Buffalo Surveillance Server will capture motion metadat...

Страница 154: ...elect section immediately below this table for detailed directions for creating motion detection areas Information addition Should be set to OFF Adds additional information such as timestamp that the...

Страница 155: ...otion Detection Camera Configuration 155 Click SET to save and activate your settings Supported Cameras The Buffalo Surveillance Server currently supports all RTSP enabled Panasonic 202 series cameras...

Страница 156: ...ice policies and managing devices and Vaults in the Information Repository See Data Service Policies Create Policies to Manage Data in the Information Repository to learn how to use Data Service Polic...

Страница 157: ...thus keeping your Vaults free from unnecessary clutter A single Vault can contain any number of policies that when coordinated migrate and duplicate files through a complex storage hierarchy that can...

Страница 158: ...ult or Vaults that contains the denoted storage pool and stores the defined files to it If there are multiple Vaults with media belonging to the storage pool defined for the initial job clients pick t...

Страница 159: ...ewing the most current list of policies use You can also use to update the contents of the Vault Media Name and Storage Pool fields in case you have added Vaults media or storage pools via Vault Admin...

Страница 160: ...iguration If at any time after you add a policy you find that the policy no longer meets your needs you can always modify or delete it by following the directions below Once a policy is created that m...

Страница 161: ...e tape until you run Erase Selected Media and media is reused and files are overwritten In contrast files on hard disk media are purged immediately Do not run purge policies on critical data that you...

Страница 162: ...deletes files from the Information Repository When you select Purge for files on a unit of tape media a flag indicating that the files on the tape are deleted is logged in the database log index Howe...

Страница 163: ...Policies This section is intended for advanced users Buffalo Surveillance Server policy importing and exporting functionality allows you to save policies restore policies and copy sets of policies fro...

Страница 164: ...s policies client or vice versa you will get an error message and no policies are added Import Policies When you import policies they are added to the policies that are already in the policy editor In...

Страница 165: ...e policy is exported is block structured but free from any column or order formatting The tokens listed below specify job criteria By default the Buffalo Surveillance Server exports to and imports fro...

Страница 166: ...lues true false Default false content_filter character string A word or phrase in the file to be processed Default data_paths number The maximum number of concurrent files permitted to be sent during...

Страница 167: ...Surveillance Server uses the first available unit of media Default any dst_media_speed character string Specifies the destination media to be used according to media speed Valid values S0 S10 Unspecif...

Страница 168: ...re the specified date Enter the year as a 4 digit number AN Absolute New Selects files with a dtu equal to or after the specified date Enter the year as a 4 digit number RO Relative Old Selects files...

Страница 169: ...the configuration file R Logs P err Default path for the command line dev tty exclude_dir_spec pathname Omits directories Accepts multiple instances Default no directories excluded exclude_file_spec p...

Страница 170: ...mand line dev tty max_file_size number Specifies the maximum size in bytes of a source file The min_file_size and max_file_size options are mutually exclusive Default 18446744073709551615 min_file_siz...

Страница 171: ..._water_mark number Specifies the maximum percent of media that will be used If the used is greater than the entered value the file is processed Valid values 1 100 Default 0 src_low_water_mark number S...

Страница 172: ...string Specifies the source storage pool Default any src_Vault_name character string Specifies the source Vault Default any src_volume_format Currently not supported src_volume_name Currently not sup...

Страница 173: ...aults Throttle values are relative to Information Repository capacity and range from 1 to 100 A lower setting reduces the amount of available bandwidth that will be used Valid values 1 100 Default 100...

Страница 174: ..._media_type Unspecified dst_volume_format Unspecified dst_volume_name dt_access I dt_stored I error_log R Logs P err hostname include_offline false job_type migrate list_pn R Logs P log min_file_size...

Страница 175: ...sed by the Information Repository unnamed any new entry Only any unnamed new entry and or the names of Vaults media storage pools media types and media speeds that are already implemented in the Infor...

Страница 176: ...he new Vault Media Name or Storage Pool and click OK The new entry appears in the field s pull down list Although you can enter a new name here it is a placeholder that cannot be used to run jobs unti...

Страница 177: ...utes for only all names containing any character or set of characters jpg Substitutes for any single character and can be combined to denote multiple characters If used in a pathname it cannot replace...

Страница 178: ...Media Name and Storage Pool options will be limited to any or unnamed and new entry Media Name Media Name refers to the names of individual units of media in the Vaults of your Information Repository...

Страница 179: ...time objectives Media Speed enables you to specify what media will be used based on media performance For example if S4 is an option and you select it only S4 media will be utilized Although only S4...

Страница 180: ...name of the computer as shown in your network that you want to define as the Host Content This option enables you to limit the files that are processed to only those containing a particular word or ph...

Страница 181: ...single character substitutes for two characters substitutes for three characters and so on Only names with characters equal to the number of used are processed For example cell substitutes for all nam...

Страница 182: ...n list changes to reflect your selection Select the clock icon to launch the Period of Time window and then enter a period of time in terms of years months days hours minutes AND OR seconds The period...

Страница 183: ...directory level You can create Exclude filters that exclude specific files and or directories from the job and Include filters that include only specific files and or directories in the job Both file...

Страница 184: ...are read from the top down For example if you have an exclude directory filter that excludes all folders named Pictures followed by a filter that includes Pictures 2003Convention the first filter wil...

Страница 185: ...a filter simply select the filter by single clicking it and then click Examples of File Filters and Directory Filters Suppose you have a directory that contains several different files types and you...

Страница 186: ...ion 3 jpg Elevator design 12502 vsd Elevator design rev 20502 vsd Elevator design rev 21502 vsd Part345X xls Part236 xls Part 532 xls Ref guide rev21502 doc Ref guide rev21802 doc Install guide 21502...

Страница 187: ...y filters for zero or more of any character for any single character Substitutes for zero or more characters Can be used in truncation and for multiple characters If used in a pathname it cannot repla...

Страница 188: ...on fib two characters such as carbon fiber or carbon fibre See Advanced Wildcard Functionality for a complete list of and more complete information about wildcards Destination Tab Define Data Destinat...

Страница 189: ...e rest If for example you select a Media Speed of S8 the Buffalo Surveillance Server will write only to media that runs at the speed associated with S8 Likewise if you select only a Storage Pool or Me...

Страница 190: ...s that you have entered that do not yet have hardware implemented in the Information Repository These will not be saved if they are not selected when you save the policy Limitations to adding a new na...

Страница 191: ...names with characters equal to the number of used are processed For example cell substitutes for all names containing cell one additional character For example cells and cello but not cell You can us...

Страница 192: ...ally look for the Storage Pools that comprise the media If the Buffalo Surveillance Server cannot find storage pools that comprise the media that you have selected the Storage Pool field will display...

Страница 193: ...ned a high rating S8 Slower tape technologies are lower performance and are assigned a lower rating S0 You can set either Media Type or Media Speed but not both Click the pull down control arrow under...

Страница 194: ...ific dates and times Select an option from the When should the job run pull down list to schedule recurring processes Option 1 On selected days each week This option enables you to schedule jobs that...

Страница 195: ...st deactivate change or delete the policy When you select this option the scheduling tab will look as follows Adjacent to the How often should this job run text box click to set the interval at which...

Страница 196: ...heduled run dates and times delete the entry that you want to change and then Add a new run date and time Determine whether the job should be stopped before it is completed Set a job to stop before it...

Страница 197: ...ecute commands before and after each session You can also enter commands to send process completion notification emails Type your pre and or post processing command strings in the appropriate text box...

Страница 198: ...never errors are encountered during a job Use it to assist you when troubleshooting problems that arise in the job The Error Log Filename text box can include literal file names or a combination of fi...

Страница 199: ...nerated On the other hand if you enter a path with variables separated by an underscore for the file name say R Logs P_from_ H_on_ D_at_ T the system will generate the report destination folder Logs a...

Страница 200: ...e filenames for reports Variables make it much easier to distinguish between reports and to find particular reports For example if you enter a path with a literal file name C Program Files BUFFALO Log...

Страница 201: ...n you may find that you can get better performance by un checking this option If your Information Repository seems to be slower than you would expect run a few timed tests to see which setting will wo...

Страница 202: ...network environment and the storage resources available Sometimes during normal working hours running a job at peak performance will interfere with other network operations To adjust throttling click...

Страница 203: ...eleted or purged from the Information Repository Due to its sequential write nature a file marked for deletion may lie on the media between two files that remain viable On such media files that are el...

Страница 204: ...g to do with preparing and managing media Vault Admin is designed to support the day to day tasks associated with managing Vaults See Basic Media Concepts to learn about storage media The Vault Admin...

Страница 205: ...lly there is no need to perform any Vault operations The information in this Vault Admin section is provided for information only Actions and Options Unlike other Buffalo Surveillance Server interface...

Страница 206: ...ously used media Unload Media Media can be removed from the Information Repository or labeled as off line and be tracked by the Information Repository Erase Media Remove all data from a unit of media...

Страница 207: ...rm such as individual computer digital tape cartridges or it can be in a virtual form such as a portion of hard disk assigned for use by the Information Repository The list of media that the Buffalo S...

Страница 208: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server delays the actual event until just before the media is to be re used This enables you to manage many units of media without having to wait for the typically long delays as...

Страница 209: ...PORTANT NOTE If you are using the Buffalo Surveillance Server Vaults and media are preconfigured and prepared automatically there is no need to perform any Vault operations The information in this Vau...

Страница 210: ...perform any Vault operations The information in this Vault Admin section is provided for information only Shut Down Vault enables you to shut down or restart a selected Vault You must shut down a Vaul...

Страница 211: ...rt Restart executes a Normal shutdown and then restarts the selected Vault Client activity stops after the running transaction completes all database transactions and performs any cleanup activity req...

Страница 212: ...e Access your Host Id and view license summary activate a product key and change delete or import a license file Security Define Vault access for users groups and domains Logs Activate activity loggin...

Страница 213: ...sequently they are read only Type indicates the type of Vault Location indicates the IP address of the Vault device Software Version indicates the version of the Buffalo Surveillance Server Start Time...

Страница 214: ...s window features several tabs each responsible for some aspect of Vault functionality It opens to the General tab Select the Device tab Select the values that you prefer for the Vault from the follow...

Страница 215: ...l memory used for each data stream cache This setting defines how much virtual memory is set aside for incoming and outgoing data during file storage and retrieval A larger cache may improve performan...

Страница 216: ...s Tape Vault The Device tab enables you to define parameters for the selected tape Vault Open the Vault Admin application In the left pane of the Vault Admin main window select the Vault to modify Cli...

Страница 217: ...ored This setting enables you to define where the working cache will be located The default location is install dir WorkingCache When Buffalo Surveillance Server is processing files it sometimes creat...

Страница 218: ...ing Database pathname This field can be defined only when installing a Vault It indicates the location at which the database is stored on the host computer s hard disk Time daily when database is opti...

Страница 219: ...wn are Serial Type Capacity Expiration Product Type and Platform Type Click the Add button to open the Add License window where you can add a new license by activating a product key or import a licens...

Страница 220: ...lick the Vault name and select Properties The Properties window features several tabs each responsible for some aspect of Vault functionality It opens to the General tab Select the License tab Click t...

Страница 221: ...tatus so you still have access to the Vault Admin You may need to reboot your computer to initiate the product A license file will be sent to you via e mail After receiving the license file from Vault...

Страница 222: ...ts Open the Vault Admin application In the left pane of the Vault Admin main window select the Vault to modify Click to launch the Vault Name Properties window or right click the Vault name and select...

Страница 223: ...ights he will not have any rights if he is a member of the Documentation group On the other hand if JohnDoe appears above the Documentation group and JohnDoe is given full rights he will retain full r...

Страница 224: ...ven user group domain or everyone Right Meaning Full Control Enables the user group domain or everyone to have full control Store Retrieve Enables the user group domain or everyone to store and retrie...

Страница 225: ...above the Documentation group and JohnDoe is given full rights he will retain full rights even if he is a member of the Documentation group and the Documentation group is denied rights Also note that...

Страница 226: ...g and to set activity and error log pathnames as well as maximum log size and the event to be executed when a log reaches maximum size Open the Vault Admin application In the left pane of the Vault Ad...

Страница 227: ...Select or enter the values that you prefer for the Vault from the following Field Meaning and Directions Enable activity logging This checkbox will enable activity logging and the activity log fields...

Страница 228: ...because it may be difficult to find needed the information in an overly large activity log Action to take when the log reaches it maximum size This option enables you to overwrite the existing activit...

Страница 229: ...k to launch the Vault Name Properties window or right click the Vault name and select Properties The Properties window features several tabs each responsible for some aspect of Vault functionality It...

Страница 230: ...w that appears on the computer monitor This window remains open as long as the Vault is running If the Vault is stopped the window disappears If the Vault is restarted the window disappear and then re...

Страница 231: ...he default Disabled If you use diagnostic logging to assist in the resolution of problem conditions be aware that it will seriously impact Information Repository performance This is a complex feature...

Страница 232: ...creen window that is opened by the process On a UNIX OS this option sends the output to the computer s console window To enable this option in Windows you need to configure Vault service on Windows to...

Страница 233: ...n and out of the Vault Library Provides details about SCSI activity regarding moving media within a robotic tape storage device File system Includes any messaging about the host computer s working env...

Страница 234: ...functions Click OK to save your changes Vault Checkup Use the Vault Checkup window to see Vault health Run Vault Checkup if you suspect something may be wrong with a Vault in your Information Reposit...

Страница 235: ...illance Server Information Repository See the Buffalo Surveillance Server Configuration sections for information and directions for adding Vaults The Vault to which you want to add media must be unsec...

Страница 236: ...olicies and Data Service Policies Field Description Media Name This is the name the Information Repository will use when referencing this media The name is displayed on all media referencing interface...

Страница 237: ...it every unit of media that you want to use for that purpose To assign a unit of media to a storage pool select a storage pool from the pull down list or enter the name of the storage pool for exampl...

Страница 238: ...f data in your Information Repository This means that if the Vault or media upon which the data is stored fails you will lose your data To prevent this from happening be sure to back up all critical d...

Страница 239: ...rights being subordinate to overall Vault permissions To add new permissions see Add a New User Group Domain or Everyone To change existing permissions see Change a Security Entry To delete existing p...

Страница 240: ...thname is relative to the computer on which the Vault Service is running The Buffalo Surveillance Server Vault Service must have rights to add files and or subsequent folders at the specified location...

Страница 241: ...al rights granted to the given user group domain or everyone Right Meaning Full Control Enables the user group domain or everyone to have full control Store Retrieve Enables the user group domain or e...

Страница 242: ...up and JohnDoe is given full rights he will retain full rights even if he is a member of the Documentation group and the Documentation group is denied rights Also note that Vault rights and media righ...

Страница 243: ...mat be sure to first create and run a Data Service policy to migrate or move the data to the media on which it will be preserved When executing Vault and media operations the Buffalo Surveillance Serv...

Страница 244: ...s of Camera policies and Data Service Policies Field Description Media Name This is the name the Information Repository will use when referencing this media The name is displayed on all media referenc...

Страница 245: ...it every unit of media that you want to use for that purpose To assign a unit of media to a storage pool select a storage pool from the pull down list or enter the name of the storage pool for exampl...

Страница 246: ...f data in your Information Repository This means that if the Vault or media upon which the data is stored fails you will lose your data To prevent this from happening be sure to back up all critical d...

Страница 247: ...al with media rights being subordinate to overall Vault permissions To add new permissions see Add a New User Group Domain or Everyone To change existing permissions see Change a Security Entry To del...

Страница 248: ...ven user group domain or everyone Right Meaning Full Control Enables the user group domain or everyone to have full control Store Retrieve Enables the user group domain or everyone to store and retrie...

Страница 249: ...above the Documentation group and JohnDoe is given full rights he will retain full rights even if he is a member of the Documentation group and the Documentation group is denied rights Also note that...

Страница 250: ...ogue in other words re index media that is being tracked in the Information Repository you must reload it Reloading media means re adding media to the Information Repository that has already been in u...

Страница 251: ...s full tapes can be inserted into the new library The result is a balanced Information Repository with two libraries that are accessible to the network If there is more than one Vault available client...

Страница 252: ...being loaded in the Enter Pathname text box Buffalo Surveillance Server will always look for the media at the default location Leave Force Re Index set to Only re index if needed Buffalo Surveillance...

Страница 253: ...y You can use forced re indexing to ensure that your media is re indexed Click OK to complete the process A new unit of media will appear in the media list Load Tape Media You can load media only to e...

Страница 254: ...edia only if necessary Click OK to complete the process A new unit of media will appear in the media list Reload Media As long as you are tracking media your Vault will display the media even if the m...

Страница 255: ...e Server determines that re indexing is not called for On the other hand if the catalog entries for the media are suspect or do not exist the Information Repository will attempt to re index the media...

Страница 256: ...r when the Buffalo Surveillance Server completes its given task it responds normally Follow the steps below to unload media From the left frame of the Vault Admin main window click in front of the Vau...

Страница 257: ...ct Header information comprises the information entered when the media was prepared media name owner rights and other pertinent information are retained for future use It is better to erase media than...

Страница 258: ...lly there is no need to perform any Vault operations The information in this Vault Admin section is provided for information only When managing an Information Repository there may be times when Vaults...

Страница 259: ...start Vaults These rights are not the same as the Buffalo Surveillance Server rights that are set for processing data or adding media to the Information Repository Linux Simply reboot your system to...

Страница 260: ...st Name Only The client s host name and port number are displayed Right clicking the mouse anywhere on the active window activates a Refresh button Use this button to redisplay the active clients any...

Страница 261: ...everal Information Repository components Vault Details The active Vaults in the network are represented in the left frame of the Vault Admin main window Click the plus box in front of a Vault name to...

Страница 262: ...bage Space The amount of purgeable space in the Vault this will normally be zero on hard disk based Vaults Media Type Additional information about the storage device technology used by the Vault Hard...

Страница 263: ...ber of remote procedural calls that have been made to the Vault since its latest startup cycle Total RPC Calls Out The number of remote procedural calls made by the Vault since its latest startup cycl...

Страница 264: ...he left frame of the Vault Admin main window click the Media icon under a Vault to see a list of media in the Vault Click a particular unit of media from the directory tree or from the right frame to...

Страница 265: ...ository Home Location tape media only The slot in a drive to which media is assigned Media Name The name of the media unit selected The media name is part of the media label Owner Displays the user lo...

Страница 266: ...t the selected drive Access Control 1 ACL The first of a possible sixteen controls that can be assigned to the selected unit of media Block Size The block size employed by the media when it is accepti...

Страница 267: ...by referring to the user s guide section for the application that performs the same operations as the command line in which you are interested To see a list of available options use executable name us...

Страница 268: ...Displays information about a selected drive If the name is not listed on the command line you will be asked to provide the name errorlog pathname Sets the Vault s error log pathname Valid values pathn...

Страница 269: ...Vault media name media in default location yes no if not in a default location pathname force reindex of media yes no media Lists the media for the selected Vault mstat name Displays media status nam...

Страница 270: ...storage pool content searching file de duplication storage loc prepare media now yes no Arguments for a hard disk Vault media name description storage pool media size content searching file de duplic...

Страница 271: ...ult after all clients and callbacks have been serviced Closes all open databases normal Closes the Vault and all current connections restart executes a normal shutdown and then restarts the Vault emer...

Страница 272: ...Surveillance Server 272 Argument Description Valid arguments storage pool scale factor minimum file size maximum file size maximum sleep time check file yes no stop test on error yes no time to run h...

Страница 273: ...lication enable you to toggle between the Search and Export windows Use Search Results and the Export Queue in the Search window to find videos and place them in the Export window Use the Export windo...

Страница 274: ...ensive search criteria as needed to obtain relevant search results The Search Results frame displays found videos You can double click a thumbnail to view a low resolution proxy version on the Media V...

Страница 275: ...ort Job Configuration frame enables you to select the specific parameters for the videos you will export You can export to a local file system a Rimage system or through FTP Each type of export has it...

Страница 276: ...terprets as wildcards or as otherwise special If you need to use a character literally that the Buffalo Surveillance Server uses as a wildcard the character must be preceded by an escape character For...

Страница 277: ...pplication see the instructions for the OS below Windows To launch a Buffalo Surveillance Server application from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs BUFFALO and then select the application t...

Страница 278: ...label file resides on the Rimage computer however it can just as easily reside on any networked computer for which Rimage has access and security permissions Folder Access and Permissions Settings To...

Страница 279: ...r from the Buffalo Surveillance Server client computer Client computer refers to the computer on which the Buffalo Surveillance Server client is running Local View Network Publisher Orders folder The...

Страница 280: ...bel merge text to the label that will be used for your media Every field you define here will be added to Export Job Configuration where you can define the contents of each field If you enter a number...

Страница 281: ...ls User Preferences to launch the User Preferences window Select or enter values in the fields listed below Field Details Enable tool tips When checked tool tips appear in the window whenever you hove...

Страница 282: ...to empty the cache when the application closes Preferred viewer Select the type of video viewer To play back videos in the Buffalo Surveillance Server media viewer you will need VideoLAN s VLC media...

Страница 283: ...ve search and return all related files including high resolution originals preview images low resolution proxy videos and any other related files in the Information Repository Enable Storyboard Select...

Страница 284: ...ort it and if the control is enabled when configuring the Camera Policies application The Live Viewer main menu bar includes a File menu to close the application a View menu to access commands for too...

Страница 285: ...of the view frame for the camera to quickly change the default layout to a single camera view layout Double click again to return to the original layout View a feed from a camera View feeds from a cam...

Страница 286: ...t what you have found work through the subsequent section Set Export Options Export Videos Launch Surveillance Video Manager SVM The Surveillance Video Manager will open and be ready to accept search...

Страница 287: ...s Click the start date and select Start Time Select a start time and then click OK Click the end date and select End Time Select an end time and then click OK To search all stored video regardless of...

Страница 288: ...is no limit to the number of camera pools your Buffalo Surveillance Server solution may have If you know a video is located in a specific camera pool select the camera pool using the pull down list S...

Страница 289: ...ch from the pull down list or type a media name and a wildcard Show video stored in this storage pool Limit your search to only a specific storage pool Select the storage pool from the pull down list...

Страница 290: ...ess you have checked Load images immediately when scrolling in User Preferences thumbnail images will be loaded only when you stop scrolling Search Results Search results comprise several types of inf...

Страница 291: ...or information about how Buffalo Surveillance Server automatically configures supported cameras see the Customization Settings section titled AXIS Camera Motion Detection Configuration When no motion...

Страница 292: ...r than one originally selected a new Media Viewer will open to the point in time associated to this thumbnail image You can have as many Media Viewers open as you need and each will depict the entire...

Страница 293: ...ng of the file and one second of the end of the file the entire original full resolution file will be exported Clicking the small golden triangle enables you to select an embedded time display type wh...

Страница 294: ...d to export the currently selected clip by selecting Export Once you have selected the part of the video you want to export click Export The clip will be sent to the Export Queue Once a clip is in the...

Страница 295: ...ing policy If not the metadata values could be lost When you create configure and implement a MetadataExtensions cfg file the Metadata tab will appear in Camera Policies It will contain the Query bloc...

Страница 296: ...and a closing brace after its last Query block Query block statements describe the controls that will appear on the application These can include any number of string fields check boxes spin controls...

Страница 297: ...ock Identifier Description IngestMdExt Identifies the beginning of the metadata extensions block for Buffalo Surveillance Server ingesting and capturing applications May not contain a SearchMdExt bloc...

Страница 298: ...st to avoid using characters that the Buffalo Surveillance Server interprets as wildcards or as otherwise special If you need to use a character literally that the Buffalo Surveillance Server uses as...

Страница 299: ...ng The label for the control as it will appear in the application Default DefaultValue number The value that will be loaded into the control by default Valid values the number of the entry in the pull...

Страница 300: ...ueOk Boolean Indicates whether the value may be left blank Valid for String and Pathname only Valid values true false Default true Description character string The tooltip for the control Default Spin...

Страница 301: ...mit number The upper limit for the spin control Valid only for Spin Default lower limit 100 String Name character string The metadata item s name Required Default Type String The Query type Label char...

Страница 302: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 302 Query block Type Valid Token Values Description Default...

Страница 303: ...sample of the Description field Query Name Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This i...

Страница 304: ...Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of the Description field Query N...

Страница 305: ...scription field Query Name Name2 Type Pathname Label Sample Pathname Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated with a value BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of th...

Страница 306: ...ing and Vault Media Name Storage Pool and Metadata Fields Buffalo Surveillance Server enables you to use wildcards when creating file and directory filters as well as when searching for files Wildcard...

Страница 307: ...Only names with characters equal to the number of used are processed For example cell substitutes for all names containing cell one additional character For example cells and cello but not cell You ca...

Страница 308: ...r more characters in a name Substitutes for a minimum number or more characters If used in a pathname it cannot replace a forward slash The minimum number of characters matched is equal to the number...

Страница 309: ...umentsQ42007 document Q42007 and documents 123Q42007 Set of characters Substitutes for a set and includes any one of the characters in the set Or an ASCII sequential run of characters may be indicated...

Страница 310: ...t character itself not its wildcard expression meaning For example if you wanted to process literally Accounting 2007 you would enter Accounting 2007 since is normally interpreted by the Information R...

Страница 311: ...path 1 doc path1 docs etc One or more characters in a name path doc path1 doc paths doc path_sample doc etc path path doc path doc etc Zero or more characters in a pathname including slashes path doc...

Страница 312: ...a Service Policies features powerful content criteria filtering functionality See the Data Service Policies Criteria tab for details Operators Following are all of the wildcard operators you can use f...

Страница 313: ...r all names containing cell one additional character For example cells and cello but not cell You can use within or at the end of a phrase For example xl substitutes for only names containing xl a thi...

Страница 314: ...jpg etc jpg substitutes for only all names containing any character or set of characters jpg One or more characters in a name Substitutes for a minimum number or more characters If used in a pathname...

Страница 315: ...ort This search will find terms like deport reports and reporting You can also specify the level of required similarity Using a value between 0 and 1 only terms with a higher similarity will be matche...

Страница 316: ...the returned term will be By default the boost factor is 1 Although the boost factor must be positive it can be less than 1 for example 0 2 For example if you are searching for corporate compliance an...

Страница 317: ...tches documents where both terms exist anywhere in the text of a single document can be used in place of AND For example to search for documents that contain corporate compliance and Second Quarter 20...

Страница 318: ...ouping Use parentheses to group multiple clauses to a single field For example to search for a file that contains both return and the phrase overdue accounts you would use title return pink panther No...

Страница 319: ...user defined export criteria Click Export at the top of the SVM application Export Job Configuration Fields Set the criteria for the following fields Field Meaning and Directions Export Destination De...

Страница 320: ...y on the target computer to which you want to export it there will be a conflict and the file will not be exported The target computer is the computer to which files are to be exported How to export t...

Страница 321: ...d condition such as there already being a copy of the files on the target computer Mitigate most error conditions by setting additional export parameters For example to overwrite files on a networked...

Страница 322: ...orted to After setting the parameters click Start Export to export videos Buffalo Surveillance Server begins to export files and a job status box appears in the Job Status pane While the job is runnin...

Страница 323: ...the window The Export window displays Fields for Set Retrieval Options to Export to Rimage Set the criteria for the following fields Field Meaning and Directions Export Destination Define where files...

Страница 324: ...g folder and it contains a folder say 2008Q3 then 2008Q3 appears in the exported data at the same file level as Marketing not beneath it Finally if you select only files the exported data is comprised...

Страница 325: ...ick Stop while Buffalo Surveillance Server is exporting files the export is stopped and not all of the files in the Export Queue are exported However files that have already been completely exported w...

Страница 326: ...ing files the export is stopped and not all of the files in the Export Queue are exported However files that have already been completely exported will remain on the target computer Click Dismiss to c...

Страница 327: ...r For example This is an example using escape characters in a statement with a wildcard The following are Buffalo Surveillance Server wildcards and special characters See the Advanced Wildcard Functio...

Страница 328: ...ion cannot have more than Query statements However you may specify only certain blocks by omitting query numbers For example you would include only query blocks 1 3 and 7 by using only 1 3 7 The follo...

Страница 329: ...t Original Label character string The label found in the How do you want to export files box Default Export Extension Overwrite alpha When files will be overwritten Valid values Never Always IfNewer D...

Страница 330: ...Block name Description Query Identifies the beginning of a Query block Required The following tokens can be used in Query blocks Token Value Description BlankValueOk Boolean Indicates whether the valu...

Страница 331: ...ower limit Choice type 1 When typing a number into a spin control manually press the Tab key or the Enter key for the new number to take effect Description character string This is the tooltip for the...

Страница 332: ...Buffalo Surveillance Server 332 Token Value Description Pathname Choice Default none UpperLimit number The upper limit for the spin control Valid only for Spin Default lower limit 100...

Страница 333: ...cuted Query Name Name1 Type String Label Sample String Label DefaultValue This field can be left blank or pre populated BlankValueOk false Description This is a sample of the Description field Query N...

Страница 334: ...ce Server 334 Query Name Name5 Type Spin Label Sample Spin Label DefaultValue 26 Description This is a sample of the Description field LowerLimit 0 UpperLimit 100 This is the closing brace for the Exp...

Страница 335: ...rmation Repository is represented by a sphere and a label in the Network Activity window Clients appear when jobs are running and the activity is denoted by dynamic lines connecting clients and vaults...

Страница 336: ...s or standard Vault Stats Double click to open Mini Vault Stats Right click and hold the application s title bar to freeze the current image of network activity red circle A Vault in the Information R...

Страница 337: ...lt Statistics 337 Object Meaning green line moving The Information Repository is transferring data The direction of line s movement indicates the direction the data is moving blue line moving A media...

Страница 338: ...nd the Mbytes per Second displays data transfer from clients The display at the bottom right of the Mini Vault Stats window shows Nominal Media Request or Trouble Nominal Everything is okay Media Requ...

Страница 339: ...Monitor the Information Repository Network Activity Vault Statistics 339 Vault Stats See Mini Vault Stats 338...

Страница 340: ...intosh application menu displays Quit Retrieval of files requires TCP IP Ethernet Network Protocol Supported Configurations Buffalo Surveillance Server Vaults support many different types of storage h...

Страница 341: ...ries move media as tasked by the host system SCSI 2 Compliant Auto Loaders Libraries This category encompasses almost all tape automation systems created within the last decade Single standalone Tape...

Страница 342: ...y Requirements Apple QuickTime 7 7 1 VideoLAN s VLC media player VLC 1 1 11 Apple QuickTime is recommended for viewing production videos and VLC is recommended for viewing surveillance videos If you a...

Страница 343: ...ble Client OS Requirements Red Hat 7 2 or better Fedora Core 12 or better Processor Requirements Intel Pentium IV 3 40 GHz or better Hard Drive Requirements 10 GB of available space to install and run...

Страница 344: ...icies Vault platform devices surveillance or module extensions Milestone OnSSI The following is a breakdown of the two types of licensing Capacity licensing This license is used to increase Vault stor...

Страница 345: ...Vault All devices running the Buffalo Surveillance Server must be time synchronized If they are not unexpected results may occur Add Vaults Overview Work through the following steps to add Vaults to...

Страница 346: ...you have added to the Information Repository are not visible to the Information Repository you may have to start them manually See Vault Admin Start Vaults in the User s Guide Security Rights When you...

Страница 347: ...ve window appears If there are four Vaults installed on the computer where the wizard is run from then Add new Vault to this computer is disabled In that case delete a Vault before adding a new one Se...

Страница 348: ...ter the following in the Description window Field Directions What type of device will be used to store data Select Hard Disk Tape Library or Standalone Tape Drive What is the name of this Vault Enter...

Страница 349: ...r changing the default values it is best to use default values leaving advanced user mode unchecked After adding a Vault see the Vault Admin Prepare Media section to add media to your Vault and Inform...

Страница 350: ...Vault before adding a new one Select Add a new Vault to this computer Select Run this wizard in advanced mode if you are an advanced user and want to set parameters instead of using defaults settings...

Страница 351: ...ctions can be made to a Vault simultaneously Having several connections enables several clients to communicate with the Vault simultaneously so the more streams you permit the greater the requirements...

Страница 352: ...default location Buffalo Surveillance Server will use the default location Where can temporary files be stored This setting enables you to define where the working cache will be located The default lo...

Страница 353: ...n the Database window Field Meaning Where will the database be stored This field enables you to set the location on the hard disk where the database will be stored At what time daily do you want the d...

Страница 354: ...logging and the activity log fields listed below If unchecked Buffalo Surveillance Server will not create activity logs Buffalo Surveillance Server supports event auditing providing a security audit t...

Страница 355: ...No for this option a new activity log will be created whenever the current activity log reaches the maximum size you defined in the previous field Where should the error log be stored Error logs are c...

Страница 356: ...r managing a Vault These events include Vault start Vault stop media requests etc and are the same as those recorded for notifications Who should receive email notifications Type the email address of...

Страница 357: ...the window disappears If the Vault is restarted the window disappear and then reappears If you select Computer Console or Window in a Windows environment configure Vault service on Windows to open a...

Страница 358: ...Completed window appears Click Finish to exit the Add or Remove Vault Wizard Restart the computer for the new Vault activation To add another Vault or remove a Vault launch the Add or Remove Vault Wiz...

Страница 359: ...to your Vault and information repository All devices running the Buffalo Surveillance Server must be time synchronized If they are not unexpected results may occur If you are running the wizard in sta...

Страница 360: ...In that case delete a Vault before adding a new one Select Add a new Vault to this computer Select Run this wizard in advanced mode if you are an advanced user and want to set parameters instead of us...

Страница 361: ...iption window Field Directions Devices Found Select a device If no devices are listed ensure that the tape drive is connected to your computer and powered on If you are adding a Vault to a Windows com...

Страница 362: ...e Server is processing files it sometimes creates temporary files These enable Buffalo Surveillance Server to work more quickly and efficiently and are especially important when you are clipping video...

Страница 363: ...Add or Remove Vaults 363 Field Directions Drives to identify Drive 1 Drive 2 etc Identify each drive by selecting it from the associated drop down list...

Страница 364: ...what time daily do you want the database optimized This option enables you to set how often the database will be optimized To ensure that Buffalo Surveillance Server and your Information Repository co...

Страница 365: ...ogs Activity logs include following events Vault start Vault stop file read file write file create file delete media load media unload and media erase For these events the following information is rec...

Страница 366: ...g reaches the maximum size you defined in the previous field Where should the error log be stored Error logs are created only when a Buffalo Surveillance Server Vault encounters a problem Error logs i...

Страница 367: ...anaging a Vault These events include Vault start Vault stop media requests etc and are the same as those recorded for notifications Who should receive email notifications Type the email address of the...

Страница 368: ...select Computer Console or Window in a Windows environment configure Vault service on Windows to open a window on the desktop for diagnostic messages For directions see section Configure Vault Servic...

Страница 369: ...nce Server Vaults and media are preconfigured and prepared automatically there is no need to perform any Vault operations The information in this Vault Admin section is provided for information only T...

Страница 370: ...ane find the tape drive or tape library installed on the computer Right click the tape drive and then select Properties If running a tape library be sure to disable the tape library Medium Changers an...

Страница 371: ...nder Device Usage click the down arrow and select Do not use this device disable Click OK The Tape Drive Properties window closes and the icon for the device in the right pane of Computer Management s...

Страница 372: ...in Prepare Media section to add media to your Vault and information repository All devices running the Buffalo Surveillance Server must be time synchronized If they are not unexpected results may occu...

Страница 373: ...at case delete a Vault before adding a new one Select Add a new Vault to this computer Select Run this wizard in advanced mode if you are an advanced user and want to set parameters instead of using d...

Страница 374: ...d Select a device If no devices are listed ensure that the tape drive is connected to your computer and powered on If you are adding a Vault to a Windows computer ensure that the device is disabled in...

Страница 375: ...rary files are kept in the working cache If you do not want to use the location chosen by Buffalo Surveillance Server you can chose an alternate location by clicking Browse This setting can be changed...

Страница 376: ...what time daily do you want the database optimized This option enables you to set how often the database will be optimized To ensure that Buffalo Surveillance Server and your Information Repository co...

Страница 377: ...ogs Activity logs include following events Vault start Vault stop file read file write file create file delete media load media unload and media erase For these events the following information is rec...

Страница 378: ...g reaches the maximum size you defined in the previous field Where should the error log be stored Error logs are created only when a Buffalo Surveillance Server Vault encounters a problem Error logs i...

Страница 379: ...anaging a Vault These events include Vault start Vault stop media requests etc and are the same as those recorded for notifications Who should receive email notifications Type the email address of the...

Страница 380: ...select Computer Console or Window in a Windows environment configure Vault service on Windows to open a window on the desktop for diagnostic messages For directions see section Configure Vault Servic...

Страница 381: ...Prepare Media for directions Disable SCSI Devices on a Windows Computer To ensure that Windows does not interfere with Buffalo Surveillance Server s management of SCSI tape drives and libraries Mediu...

Страница 382: ...ane find the tape drive or tape library installed on the computer Right click the tape drive and then select Properties If running a tape library be sure to disable the tape library Medium Changers an...

Страница 383: ...nder Device Usage click the down arrow and select Do not use this device disable Click OK The Tape Drive Properties window closes and the icon for the device in the right pane of Computer Management s...

Страница 384: ...d for information only Use the Buffalo Surveillance Server Add or Remove Vault Wizard to remove hard disk based Vaults tape library Vaults and single tape drive Vaults from your Information Repository...

Страница 385: ...ndow will appear Review the displayed summary to ensure that you have selected the correct Vault When you are ready to remove the Vault click Next The Completed window will appear Click Finish to exit...

Страница 386: ...e Window Date Window Follow the directions below to set the date on which you want a job to run Ensure that the month and year are set to your preference and then click a particular day from the calen...

Страница 387: ...e number of hours minutes and seconds the process will be allowed to run Click OK The Should the job be stopped before it is completed text box on the Scheduling tab will display how long the job will...

Страница 388: ...policy Enter the interval in hours minutes and seconds at which the job is to run The clock for the interval begins as soon as you save the policy So if you want a job to run every three hours enter...

Страница 389: ...lect an hour a minute and AM or PM From left to right the first field displays the hour of day the second the minute the third AM or PM Click OK The time that you have entered will populate the text b...

Страница 390: ...Server solution may have Catalog A catalog contains metadata for files on media in the Information Repository Catalogs are created and supported on media and in Vaults Catalogs on Vaults contain meta...

Страница 391: ...sent to Vaults It is also calculated independently as the Vault is writing the files to its storage device When the data write sequence is completed the Vault compares the client and server calculate...

Страница 392: ...er Frame Frame refers to a section of a GUI window that is set apart by borders or a single image comprised in a video Header In the context of data storage a header is an area on media in which the p...

Страница 393: ...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...

Страница 394: ...s will result in a higher catalog to data store ratio than large files with short pathnames The metadata catalog is replicated for safety and redundancy Every unit of media used to store data is equip...

Страница 395: ...stands for Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP is a network control protocol for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers RTSP is used to establish and control...

Страница 396: ...wing major minor revision build In other words the first number of the series is the number of the major release the second the minor release the third the revision the fourth the build of the revisio...

Страница 397: ...Glossary 397...

Страница 398: ...tory Filters 187 Block Size 264 266 Boot Time 262 Buffalo Surveillance Server clients 12 documentation conventions 12 overview 12 C Camera Policies Add an IP Camera Standard Mode 63 Add Camera Wizard...

Страница 399: ...gerprinting Prepare media 238 246 Directories to Include Exclude 183 directory filters create 184 rules 183 Disk Labeling Fields 324 disk vault remove 384 disk drive requirements 340 Do not track medi...

Страница 400: ...you want to export the files 326 How do you want to export the retrieved files 319 321 323 I Import Camera policies 87 Import Data Service policies 163 Import Policies 88 164 Import Export Policy Fil...

Страница 401: ...Do not update media 257 Update media if needed 257 Message Detail Vault Admin Actions 234 Message Type Vault Admin Actions 233 Microsoft Exchange Server 47 160 Migrate Create a Policy 160 Modify a Pol...

Страница 402: ...deo Components 121 Processing tab Camera Policies 121 Purge Create a Policy 160 Modify a Policy 161 R Random Access 264 Read Prepare media 238 246 Refresh view of polices 159 Re index Media 250 Reload...

Страница 403: ...2 Stored Files Completeness and Accuracy 47 158 Stored or Accessed 181 System requirements Network Protocol 340 T Tape devices message 233 tape library add 359 license 359 tape media load 253 tape req...

Страница 404: ...vaults add new 251 adding 345 removing 345 virtual hard disk 207 virtual media 207 load 251 reload 254 Volumes 262 Volumes Off line 262 Volumes On line 262 W Watermark 183 319 What file times do you w...

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