WHAT IS AUTOMATIC CAMERA FAILOVER?

Automatic Camera Failover is a feature in qulu which allows System Servers to automatically recover when a power or networking failure occurs on a Server. Automatic Camera Failover can be enabled on individual Servers. When enabled Failover tells the server to grab cameras from any failed Server in the System.


A single Server can handle a maximum of 128 cameras. So, for example, if a Server is actively recording 64 cameras it can act as a Failover Server for up to 64 additional cameras from other Servers in the System. 


Failover takes approximately 1 minute in the instance of a network or power failure.


TO ENABLE AUTOMATIC CAMERA FAILOVER ON A SERVER

  • Click on a server in the Resource Panel and choose Server Settings.
  • In the Server Settings dialog check Enable Failover. 
  • Enter the maximum number of cameras the selected server can handle (128 Maximum on Core i3 or above CPUs,12 maximum on ARM CPUs)
  • Click OK.
  • If you want to add additional Failover Servers in the same System repeat the steps above for each Server. 


TO SETUP FAILOVER PRIORITY

  • While in the Server Settings dialog click Failover Priority.
  • Assign a value of High, Medium, or Low priority to each camera. Failover for System cameras will follow assigned priorities - with High priority cameras failing over first, then Medium priority, and finally Low. Failover assigns cameras to the first available Failover server recognised by the System.
  • Repeat this for all cameras that should be prioritised.
  • Click OK to apply changes