System monitor details (explained)

If you click a server or camera tile, you can see the status of each selected monitoring parameter below the dashboard.

System monitor details - monitoring parameters

Example: A camera's LIVE FPS monitoring parameters has reached the Warning state.

The State field shows the camera's state. For example, a red warning is shown if the connection to the device is broken. The icon includes a tool tip with a short description of the issue that is causing the warning.

The Used space field shows data from other recording servers where this device has recordings if, for example, the device has been located on other recording servers previously.

If you click the Details button for the relevant camera/server, you can view system information and create reports regarding:

Component

Description

Management server

Shows data from the selected management server

Recording server(s)

Shows data from the selected recording server. You can view these per:

  • Disk
  • Storage
  • Network
  • Camera

Failover recording servers

Shows data from the selected failover recording server.

Additional servers

Shows data on log server, event servers and more.

Cameras

Shows data from any camera in any camera group in your setup.

Each of these elements is an area you can click and expand. When you click this area, it provides relevant dynamic data on this server or camera.

The Cameras bar contains a list of camera groups to select from. Once you select a group, select a specific camera and see dynamic data for it. All servers display CPU usage and available memory information. Recording servers also display connection status information. Within each view, find a History link. Click it to view historic data and reports (to view reports on a camera, click the name of the camera). For each historic report, you can view data for the last 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days. To save and/or print reports, click the Send to PDF icon. Use the < and home icons to navigate System Monitor.

You can only create historical reports with data from the recording server where the device is currently located.

Important: If you access the system monitor's details from a server operating system, you may experience a message regarding Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Follow the instructions in the message to add the System Monitor page to the Trusted sites zone before proceeding.

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