Setting up Archiver failover - Security Center 5.12

You can set up the Archiver role to fail over to a secondary server if the primary server fails, and to a tertiary server if both the primary and secondary servers fail. With this setup, you can maintain control of the video units, access live video, and minimize potential downtime.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Video task and click the Roles and units view.
2. Select an Archiver role, click the Resources tab, and then click Add failover ().
   
3. In the dialog box that opens, select a server and click Add.
   The server you added for failover becomes the secondary server tab.
4. From the secondary server tab, configure archive database and archive storage settings.
5. (Optional) If the secondary server is also on standby for other Archiver roles, then you might have to adjust the archiving priorities for standby servers.
6. (Optional) Add a tertiary server in case both the primary and secondary servers fail:
   1. Click the Add failover tab.
   2. Select a tertiary server and click Add.
      The server you added for failover becomes the tertiary server tab.
   3. From the tertiary server tab, configure archive database and archive storage settings.
   4. (Optional) If the tertiary server is also on standby for other Archiver roles, then you might have to adjust the archiving priorities for standby servers.
7. Click Apply.
8. To have the primary and standby servers archive video at the same time, enable redundant archiving.
   Redundant archiving ensures that the recorded video and audio are stored in multiple places, for extra protection. For more information, see Setting up redundant archiving.