Hot Spare Device Backup; Setting Hot Spare Device; Setting Working Device - HIKVISION Network Digital Video Recorder User Manual

User Manual of Network Video Recorder

7.5 Hot Spare Device Backup

Purpose:
Several devices which run on the same basis can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several
working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into
operation, thus increasing the reliability of the system.
Before you start:
At least 2 devices are online.
Note: This function is only supported by the iVMS-4200 client software.

7.5.1 Setting Hot Spare Device

Notes:
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The camera connection will be disabled when the device works in the hot spare mode.
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It's highly recommended to restore the defaults of the device to ensure the normal operation afterwards after
switching the working mode of the hot spare device to normal mode.
Steps:
1. Enter the HDD settings interface.
Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD
2. Click the N+1 Configuration button to set the hot spare function.
3. Set the Working Mode as Hot Spare Mode, click the Yes button in the pop-up message box.
The device reboots automatically to make the change take effect.

7.5.2 Setting Working Device

Steps:
1. Enter the HDD settings interface.
Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD
2. Click the N+1 Configuration button to set the hot spare function.
Figure 7. 12 Reboot Attention
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