Manually adding partitions and Archiver roles

To set up your SV-7000E or SV-300E All-in-One appliance for the first time, you must manually create partitions. You can also manually add Archiver roles to an appliance that already has data on it, so the data is not lost.

1. If the appliance already has cameras enrolled, video archived, or access control data, do the following:
   1. Back up the Directory database using the SV Control Panel.
   2. Generate a Camera configuration report to take a snapshot of your current camera configuration. See "Viewing camera settings" in the Security Center User Guide.
2. Create the volumes that you need for the Archiver roles you plan to create on the appliance.
   • On appliances that have SAN storage, such as SV-7000E series appliances, create a logical unit number (LUN) for each Archiver role.
   • On appliances that have internal storage drives, such as SV-1000E, SV-2000E, and SV-4000E, use the Windows Disk Management tool to set up the volumes.
3. In Security Center, create an Archiver role:
   1. From the Config Tool homepage , open the System task and click the Roles view.
   2. Click Add an Entity and select Archiver.
      The Archiver role configuration wizard opens.
   3. On the Specific info page, enter a name for the Archiver role database and click Next.
      Each Archiver role must have a dedicated database.

      

   4. In the Basic information section, enter the Entity name and click Next.
      It is best practice for the Archiver role database name to match the entity name.

      

   5. Verify that the information on the Creation Summary page is correct and click Create.
4. Configure the Archiver role.
   1. In the entity browser, select your new Archiver role and click Resources.
   2. Click to expand the Server section and select a NIC from the Network card list.
      All Archiver roles must use the same NIC.

      

   3. Under Recording, select or create a Disk group or Network Location for the Archiver role.
      Each Archiver role needs a dedicated recording location. If Archiver A writes to disks A, B, and C, then Archiver B should write to disks D, E, and F. A role can own multiple partitions but there should never be two roles using the same partition.
   4. Click Apply.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create each Archiver role.
6. Add your cameras to their designated Archiver role:
   1. From the Config Tool homepage , open the Video task.
   2. In the Entity browser, select the Archiver role that you want to assign the camera to, and click Video Unit ().
   3. In the dialog box that opens, enter the required information regarding the camera and click OK.
      Note: It takes a few seconds to add the cameras. If the role is unable to add a camera in the given time, a failed status is indicated, and the camera is removed.
   4. Click Apply.