Tag: SMB

Archiving

Archiving allows you to create a copy of selected data on another storage device, whether it be an exacqVision S-series storage server, a user provided storage server, exacqVision Cloud Drive, an Amazon S3 account, or Wasabi S3 account. This video explains how to create a new archiving profile, establish the archiving task, then schedule the… Continue reading Archiving

How multiple adapters on the same network are expected to behave

Summary If you configure a Windows-based computer that has more than one network adapter on the same physical network and protocol subnet, you may experience unexpected results. This article describes the expected behavior of this kind of nonstandard configuration.  More Information Consider the following scenario: In this scenario, you may expect the two adapters on… Continue reading How multiple adapters on the same network are expected to behave

Archiving continually says “Disconnected” on Linux systems 12.04 and Older

When connecting an NVR running Ubuntu 12.04 or older to a newer S-series you may have issues with it connecting and displaying the “Disconnected” message on the archiving page; even thou everything is correct and systems running Ubuntu 14.04 or newer DO NOT have this issue. When you search the logs, you will see a… Continue reading Archiving continually says “Disconnected” on Linux systems 12.04 and Older

System watchdogs while archiving when SMB network share connection is lost

Affected platforms exacqVision 7.1.23 to 7.2.0 running on Ubuntu Linux <br> Symptom If the recorder is archiving and cannot reach an SMB archive target, the recorder will become unresponsive and watchdog reset. <br> Workaround Downgrade to a version prior to 7.1.23 <br> Resolution Upgrade server to 7.2.1 or newer to address proper timeout detection and… Continue reading System watchdogs while archiving when SMB network share connection is lost

SMB server signing and encryption for Archiving

exacqVision’s default method for archiving recorded data uses the SMB protocol. Using an exacqVision S-Series storage system makes configuring archiving simple. Users may also archive to SMB shares configured on their own third-party systems, but installing and configuring Samba or SMB Shares on non-Exacq built systems is outside the scope of Exacq Support. There have… Continue reading SMB server signing and encryption for Archiving

Configuring Samba (SMB) Shares on exacqVision S-Series Enterprise Could Fail After Repartitioning a Drive

If an exacqVision S-Series Enterprise system is configured for Samba (SMB) shares, and then the number of partitions on the drive is changed, configuring a Samba share on the new partitions could fail. <br> As a workaround, first configure the new partitions for extended storage to ensure that partitions are properly formatted. <br>

Auto Export to a Network Share from Linux-based Exacq Server

To configure auto export from a Linux-based Exacq Server to a network share, complete the following steps: (Windows procedure here)<br><br> NOTE: For Linux-based systems, this procedure is available in exacqVision Server/Client version 6.6 and later.<br><br> To remove the network target, complete the following steps: <br>

Auto Export to Windows Network Share from Windows-based Exacq Server

On a Windows system, exacqVision Server runs as a service. This is desirable because the service starts recording video without user interaction when the system is started. However, this creates an issue with the management of credentials for access to network storage, as the exacqVision Server does not run from a normal user account that… Continue reading Auto Export to Windows Network Share from Windows-based Exacq Server