Episode archive🔗
Keep important fragments of the archive without worrying that they will be deleted or overwritten using Episode archive.
Note
This feature is available only for Enterprise and ULTRA licenses.
Description
The system automatically deletes video fragments in the main archive without notification in the following cases:
If the free disk space is not enough to write new data. The oldest recordings in such case will be overwritten with new ones.
If the maximum fragment storage period set in settings is exceeded.
If certain archive fragments must be kept unchanged for longer than allowed by the system, transfer them from the main archive to the Episode archive.
Episode archive:
stores only video and sound without associated events.
allows storing data without time limits.
works as a separate application and requires a separate installation.
Requirements and limitations
The Episode archive service is a standalone application and must be installed individually.
The service can be installed on any computer without installing the Eocortex Server on it.
Only one service instance can be configured for the entire system.
The Episode archive service can be used simultaneously with the Long-term database service, but they do not communicate with each other.
Episodes are added to the Episode archive service database by system users and can only be added manually.
Eocortex version 3.6 uses an additional service called Episode Archive Agent to connect servers to the service. The Agent installs automatically during Eocortex Server deployment. In case of problems with saving episodes in the service database, it is recommended to check the status of this service. Name of the Agent depending on the operating system:
Windows: EocortexArchiveEpisodesAgent
Linux: eocortexarchiveepisodesagent.service
Starting with version 4.0, Eocortex servers connect to the service directly without using the Agent.
Episodes stored in the service database are bound to channels in the system configuration for access rights delimitation purposes. If a channel is deleted from the configuration or turned off in the Eocortex Configurator application, episodes associated with it will not be available for interactions. If it is necessary to delete a channel from the system, it is recommended to delete all episodes from the service database beforehand.
Note
Physical replacement of the camera within the existing channel, its transfer to another position or to another server within a multiserver system does not affect the availability of episodes.
Note
If a channel has been turned off or deleted without prior deletion of saved episodes, they can be accessed by turning the channel on or restoring it from the settings backup.
Only one disk can be selected to store episodes in the service database at a time.
The service does not support network drives for storing episodes.
Episode archive is not available for the Eocortex Client application connected via Eocortex Cloud or Eocortex Union.