The Archiver role and Auxiliary Archiver role differ in several characteristics.
The following table shows the differences between the Archiver and the Auxiliary
Archiver.
Characteristics | Archiver role | Auxiliary Archiver role |
---|---|---|
Automatic unit discovery | Yes, on units that support it. | No. |
Command and control of cameras and video units | Yes. | No. It relies on the Archiver role. |
Command encryption using secure protocols (such as HTTPS and SSL) | Yes, on units that support it. | Not applicable. |
Recorded cameras | A camera can only be associated to one Archiver role. | A camera can be associated to multiple Auxiliary Archiver roles. |
Can only record cameras with which it has a direct connection, usually on the same LAN. | Can record any camera on the system, including federated cameras, but only from Security Center systems. | |
Recording settings | Each camera has the option to follow the default role settings or its own custom settings. | Each camera has the option to follow the default role settings or its own custom settings. |
Recorded video stream | Can only record the stream designated for Recording. | Can record any video stream. |
Manual recording | Yes, when Manual recording schedules are in effect. | No, although Manual recording schedules can be configured. |
Event logging in database | Yes. The events can be searched and viewed with the Archiver events video maintenance task. | Yes. The events can be searched and viewed with the Archiver events video maintenance task. |
Event logging to a flat file | Yes. Found in ArchiverLogs folder. | No. |
Database backup and restore | Yes. Video filesare not included. | Yes. Video files are not included. |
Failover support | Yes. One secondary server can be added to the Archiver role. | Not applicable. |
Multiple copies of the video archive | Yes, through redundant archiving, but the master and redundant copies are identical because they use the same recording settings. | Yes. Each Auxiliary Archiver produces a different set of video archives that follow recording settings. |
Video file protection | Yes. | Yes. |
Digital signature | Yes. | Yes. |