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Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
About backup and restore
Using the SV Control Panel, you can securely back up your Directory database and configuration files. Later, you can restore them to the same System ID in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade.
Restoring your Directory database
If you have backed up your Directory database and configuration files using backup and restore in the SV Control Panel, you can easily restore your backup files to the same System ID in events such as a system failure or hardware upgrade.

Introduction to your Streamvault appliance
Learn how to deploy your Streamvault appliance.
Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
- About the SV Control Panel
  SV Control Panel is a user interface application that you can use to configure your Streamvault™ appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
- Activating your Security Center license on an appliance
  The Streamvault Control Panel activation wizard helps you activate your Security Center license on your Streamvault™ appliance.
- Activating a license manually from Server Admin
  If your Streamvault™ appliance does not have Internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.
- Activating System Availability Monitor
  To monitor your system availability and health issues on GTAP, you can set the System Availability Monitor to collect data about your appliance, and send it to Health Monitoring Services.
- Enabling Security Center video and access control features
  The Security Center installer assistant wizard guides you through setting up the main features of video surveillance and access control.
- About the Unit enrollment tool
  Unit enrollment is a tool that you can use to discover IP units (video and access control) connected to your network, based on their manufacturer and network properties (discovery port, IP address range, password, and so on). After you discovered a unit, you can add it to your system.
- Configuring default camera settings
  From the Camera default settings, you can modify the default recording and video quality settings applied to all cameras controlled by the Archiver. Initially, these settings are configured on the Camera quality settings page in the Security Center installer assistant.
- Creating custom recording schedules
  Create custom recording schedules from the Security Center installer assistant to have cameras record in different recording modes for a specific time range.
- About backup and restore
  Using the SV Control Panel, you can securely back up your Directory database and configuration files. Later, you can restore them to the same System ID in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade.
  - Backing up your Directory database
    To make configuring your system easier after a hardware upgrade, or to restore your configurations after a system failure, you can safely back up your Directory database and configuration files using backup and restore.
  - Restoring your Directory database
    If you have backed up your Directory database and configuration files using backup and restore in the SV Control Panel, you can easily restore your backup files to the same System ID in events such as a system failure or hardware upgrade.
- Choosing the method for creating Archiver roles and partitions
  To set up your appliance for the expected number of cameras and bandwidth usage, you need to create enough Archiver roles. Depending on the type and state of your appliance, you can choose between two methods.
Getting started with Streamvault Maintenance plugin
Configure your Streamvault Maintenance plugin to work with Security Center.
SV Control Panel reference
These reference pages help you understand the SV Control Panel.
Additional resources
Get more insight on your appliance.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot common issues that can occur.
Technical support
Genetec™ Technical Assistance Center (GTAC) assists customers with Streamvault issues related to software and hardware.
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Restoring your Directory database

2021-10-05

If you have backed up your Directory database and configuration files using backup and restore in the SV Control Panel, you can easily restore your backup files to the same System ID in events such as a system failure or hardware upgrade.

Before you begin

Make sure of the following:

Security Center 5.5 or later is installed.
Genetec™ Server is running.
You have a valid and active license.

What you should know

If you backed up your files to the cloud, you can restore any of the last five backups to the same System ID.
If you backed up your files locally, you can restore any of your backups to the same System ID.
If you created your own password for your encrypted backup files during the backup process, you will need it to restore your files.

Procedure

In the SV Control Panel, click the Configuration tab.
Under Backup/Restore Directory and configurations, click Restore wizard > Next .
On the Restore method page, select either Cloud or Local.
If you selected Cloud, on the Authentication page, enter either your System ID or GTAP credentials, depending on which one you used to authenticate the backup. If you use your GTAP credentials, an activation code is sent to your email.
On the Backup selection page, select the file you want to restore to your system.
On the Restore page, if you chose to create a password during the backup process, you must enter your password here.
Follow the rest of the steps in the wizard to complete the restore process.