Security: Video

What happens when you upgrade the SW of your Management Server form e.g. BVMS 10.0 to BVMS 10.1 and you have not prepared a BVMS 10.1 activation key beforehand? => The System will be unlicensed and Operator Client will not be able to connect to the MS as long the new BVMS 10.1 activation key is not provided to the system via Config-Client. Therefore,   performing the steps from this article is absolutely necessary.

Question Dear Bosch, you have so many nice articles related to BVMS on the knowledge base( 😉 ). I would really like to have a consistent overview of the available information. Answer Sure! Status Article Description   Bosch Visio Design Icons Set of Visio Design icons for Bosch products. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Device Compatibility This document describes how BVMS works with older and newer Bosch cameras. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Single port connectivity  This document describes how the SSH functionality works.   BVMS - Configure time services  This document provides a guideline on how to configure time services.   BVMS - Merging VRM systems  This document describes how to merge two VRM systems into a single system.   BVMS - Operator quick guide This document serves as a quick guide for operators. 2020-02 Updated BVMS - Streamlining This document describes the streamlining concept. 2020-02 Updated BVMS - Configuring a Microsoft iSCSI target This document explains how a Microsoft iSCSI target can be configured. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Deployment guide This document describes how a BVMS system can be deployed from the commandline. This is useful when using software deployment environments. 2020-08 Updated Virtualization - A concept explained This document explains virtualization. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Upgrade guide Described the process on how to upgrade a system (checklist)   BVMS - BIS Connectivity Describes how to connect BVMS to BIS 2020-08 Updated BVMS - SDK help Provides instructions and examples on how to use the BVMS SDK   BVMS - Keyboard shortkeys Shows a (normal computer) keyboard and the shortkeys that are available for BVMS.   BVMS - OPC Server Describes the functionality available in the OPC server.   BVMS - Mobile Video Service Describes the Mobile Video Service conceptually.   BVMS - GDPR Description on how GDPR impacts BVMS.   BVMS - Network design guide First version composed together with ASA. Feedback welcome! 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Upgrade guide Describes how to upgrade a BVMS system step by step. 2020-09 Updated BVMS - System design guide Previously known as pre-sales guide.   BVMS - Policy based recording Describes the “cameras and recordings” tab, in addition to the product manuals. 2021-01 Updated BVMS - Blueprints Shows general BVMS system design blueprints.   BVMS - Activate demo license Describes how customer can generate and activate their own demo license. Includes link to the LIF file. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - AE Specification Architects and Engineering specification.   BVMS - Automatic login of Operator Client Describes the parameters which allow the operator client to automatically login. Updated!  BVMS - ONVIF Compatibility Lists the tested ONVIF devices.   BVMS - Configuring LDAP Explains how BVMS can be connected to a LDAP environment.   Safe software delivery Describes how customers can check the integrity of the installation zip files.   BVMS - Client installation package Describes how a reduced client installation package can be used. 2020-10 Updated BVMS - Decoding performance Shows the workstation performance   BVMS - Migrating SQL Database Describes how to migrate the SQL database to a different server. 2020-08 Updated BVMS - Securing the security systems Describes how to secure a BVMS system.   BVMS - ANPR by ISS Describes how to configure ISS SecureOS and BVMS to combine ANPR functionality.   BVMS - IEC62676-1 Describes how BVMS meets the requirements specified in IEC62676-1   BVMS Lite - Quick start guide Describes how BVMS Lite can be set-up.   How-to: Transition from Project Assistant to (B)VMS Have you ever wondered how to best transition from the Project Assistant to (B)VMS?   Software-defined video surveillance storage Describes the collaboration between HPE, SUSE and Bosch in modernizing video surveillance storage.   BVMS Person Identification - Data Protection Information The attached document aims to provide concerned parties, such as customers, users, operators or consultants, with an overview of data privacy and protection related features of BVMS Person Identification. 2021-04 Updated Software Service and Support Describes how software moves through the product lifecycle.   VRM eXport Wizard Describes how to use the VRM eXport wizard 2020-11 Updated BVMS Project checklist The BVMS Project Checklist is an Excel-based tool which makes it easier to design a BVMS system.   BVMS - Automated firewall configuration How does BVMS 10.0.1 (or newer) configure the firewall during the installation of the system?   BVMS - Store snapshot of all cameras My customers asks me to store the field of view of the cameras connected to BVMS. Is there an easy way to achieve this without opening every camera manually?   BVMS - Demonstrating (JPEG) cameras How can I use "virtual" cameras to demonstrate BVMS?   How to create CA signed certificates for cameras and distribute  Configure video authenticity / integrity using CA signed certificates New 2020-08 BVMS - Operator collaboration using Slack  Configure BVMS to integrate with Slack. New 2020-08 BVMS - Person Identification Camera Placement Guide  Describes best-practices on camera placement when using person identification. New 2020-10 BVMS - Tattile configuration  Describes how to configure Tattile (LPR) cameras and BVMS.

Compared to hardware, in which it is relatively easy to define an end-of-support concept based on the expected lifetime, software behaves totally different. In theory, when the environment does not change, software can still be running ten years after it has been installed. As new versions of the software are released regularly, it is important for customers to know what they can expect from Bosch Building Technologies when the software is purchased. This document describes how Bosch Building Technologies handles the life-cycle of the BVMS, BIS, AMS, and APE, and in which state a specific release can reside. Additionally this document lists the up-to-date situation for all of those software packages.

Related Products: BVMS, application crash, memory dump This article lists the scenarios in which technical support normally request dump file from a BVMS system. It contains general guidelines how to create a dump file for BVMS system and provides links to more concrete articles, that correspond to particular issues and exact steps to create a dump. BVMS dumps are needed to troubleshoot the following types of issues: Application crashes – dump is expected to provide more information about the cause of the crash and its origin. Memory or handle leaks – dump is expected to point to their origins Deadlocks, freezes and hangs – dump is expected to point to their origins Recommended tool to create BVMS dumps. The recommended tool is Procdump. It is a command line tool which must be started from the command shell. Development provides couple of .bat files that start Procdump with predefined parameters and cover the most common dump creation cases. The tool as well as the set of .bat files are attached to this article: BVMS_DumpTools_V2.zip The batch file names follow a naming guideline: <Executable>_<Dump use case> , where <Executable> is one of: ConfigClient ConfigWizard OperatorClient ManagementServer ArchivePlayer ExceptionTest and <Dump use case> is one of SingleDump TwoDumps DumpOnException DumpOnHang ActivatePostmortemDebugging There are 3 possible error scenarios and corresponding dump creation methods: Dump creation for reproducible crashes that trigger Windows Error Reporting Run the affected application/service (Operator Client, Configuration Client or Management Server Service) Reproduce the steps that lead to the crash Leave the Windows crash dialog open Run the corresponding batch file for creating a single dump: *_SingleDump.bat. E.g. run OperatorClient_SingleDump.bat to create a single dump of the Operator Client process. Provide support with the resulting .dmp file a description of the steps to reproduce the problem ConfigCollection Note: attached you can find a configured example for this scenario and application Operator Client - BVMS_OC_dump_onException.zip Dump creation for reproducible memory or handle leaks Run the affected application/service (Operator Client, Configuration Client or Management Server Service) Run the corresponding batch file for creating two dumps: *_TwoDumps.bat. E.g. run OperatorClient_TwoDumps.bat to create two dumps of the Operator Client process. Note that by default, the delay between the two dumps is set to one hour (3600 seconds). Depending on the magnitude of the memory leak, you might want to increase/decrease the delay. To do that, edit file *_TwoDumps.bat: replace value "3600" by a value that fits your needs e.g. a value of "7200" will create two dumps with a delay of two hours. Reproduce the steps that lead to the memory leak. Wait until the second dump was created. Provide support with the resulting two .dmp files a description of the steps to reproduce the memory leak a ConfigCollection Dump creation for crashes/hangs/freezes that are hard to reproduce Deactivate the restarting option for Operator Client / Configuration Client: To deactivate the restarting option for Operator Client / Configuration Client: edit ..\Bosch\VMS\bin\ConfigClient.exe.config or ..\Bosch\VMS\bin\OperatorClient.exe.config. Navigate to section <appSettings> add a new entry <add key = "DisableExceptionHandling" value="TRUE" />. Run ActivatePostmortemDebugging.bat Run the affected application/service (Operator Client, Configuration Client or Management Server Service) As soon as the issue appears, check whether the dump was created. Provide support with the resulting .dmp file description of the steps to reproduce the crash ConfigCollection Note: attached you can find a configured example for this scenario and application Operator Client - BVMS_OC_dump_Just-In-Time-Debuger.zip

Question Why I cannot see my camera in the Logical Tree from Operator Client? Answer Please make sure that you have done all the steps below accordingly. Normally, to be able to view a camera in the Operator Client, you need to: Go to the Maps and Structure tab from Configuration Client. Drag and drop the camera in question from the Device Tree to the Logical Tree. Save and Activate the changes. This step is very important because otherwise, you will not be able to see the changes in Operator Client, even though the first 2 steps were carried out in Configuration Client.

In this article we will present some useful examples, Q&A and specific cases in which our customers have requested assistance regarding the ports that must be open within a LAN for all BVMS components

What should you do if you tried to drag an drop the device to the cameo window from BVMS Operator Client and instead having the video, it displays the logical tree?

Question:  What to do if “Management server is not online” message is displayed when you access Configuration Client?

Question:  What the “Storage state failure” alarm message means in Operator Client?

This article explains how to find and calculate the specific size of BVMS logs on your server when the log starts to overwrite your own data.

Various overlays in the video image provide important status information. But what does mean the blinking play button near the yellow exclamation icon?

From BVMS 10.0 onwards BVMS is an ONVIF Profile S conformant client. Cameras which are listed as Profile S compliant product on the ONVIF website are supported based on the ONVIF Profile S functionality. In the table below you can find an overview of the tested and supported ONVIF cameras for BVMS.   Version List of tested cameras BVMS 7.5 BVMS 7.5 list of tested ONVIF cameras  BVMS 8.0 BVMS 8.0 List of tested ONVIF cameras  BVMS 9.0 BVMS 9.0 List of tested ONVIF cameras  BVMS 10.0 BVMS 10.0 List of tested ONVIF cameras  BVMS 10.0.1 BVMS 10.0.1 List of tested ONVIF cameras  BVMS 10.1 BVMS 10.1 List of tested ONVIF cameras    The table below shows in which situation a specific camera can be connected to BVMS and is supported. BVMS version BVMS 9.0 and older BVMS 10.0 and newer ONVIF Profile S compliant camera Yes Yes Yes Yes BVMS tested camera Yes No Yes No           Supported camera Yes No Yes Yes   For BVMS version 10.0 and above, please make sure to go through these steps: Please check the List of tested cameras. If the device is not listed in the List of tested cameras, then please check   here   and make sure that your device is ONVIF Profile S compliant. If your camera is not listed in the tested cameras and is not listed on the ONVIF website as Profile S conformant, we cannot help you when you have an issue with this device. You should approach the device manufacturer to certify the device as ONVIF Profile S conformant. For example, if you have an   Axis camera, M1004 model, please fill in your product details in the Application Type, Profile(s), Manufacturer and the Product Name fields, under the   Product Search   option, and press on the “Search” button: 3. If your device is ONVIF profile S compliant you can contact Bosch Central Technical Support and request assistance. Additional information: Cameras listed as tested are owned by Bosch and issues can be fully investigated by Bosch. Cameras not listed as tested are not owned by Bosch. Solving issues might take longer as it requires collaboration with the camera vendor. Bosch support teams might need to refer to the camera manufacturer’s support line to help fixing the issue. We consider the firmware listed on the ONVIF website as the minimum firmware version of a camera. Please let us know if you run into issues with newer firmware versions so that we can investigate those accordingly. If the problem is a firmware regression, we might need to refer you to the camera manufacturer for support.

This article  provides an overview of Operator Client (BVMS 10.0.1) for most used functionality for security operators and incidental users.

Operator Client helps you display the original full image circle of a panoramic camera, its image dewarped or you can select a point of interest of the image. Cropping and using ePTZ in a cropped image is possible in Live and Playback Mode. The Image window allows a flexible resizing of the Image pane that displays a panoramic camera or any other camera. This article provides you information on how you can switch the view mode of panoramic camera in Operator Client. Article requirements: Operator Client Panoramic camera PC/ Server/ Workstation

This article describes how can you check the status of your Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) for Bosch Video Management System (BVMS)

When you open BVMS Viewer Configuration Client for the first time, the following message is displayed: "The system is running in an unregistered mode. Please activate your license package" For a proper use of BVMS Viewer you need to   activate   the  MBV-BVWR-100 License Viewer base, which is FREE! This can be found on the Bosch Security Systems Software License Manager (SLMS) platform. Follow the steps below and find out how you can license BVMS Viewer for free.

The purpose of this article is to provide step by step instructions on how to successfully import video and storage devices from a DIVAR IP Recording Appliance to a Professional BVMS system while retaining all existing recorded video. Note: This procedure should only be performed by a certified BVMS / VRM technician or installer

Logs are definitely important. We would even say they are the most important thing for a system to function properly. At some point, the Central Support Team may ask you to provide them with the BVMS Configuration Collection. This article explains you how and where you can get the BVMS Configuration Collection of your system.

This article helps you to solve the situation where the "No Config" error message appears when you try to authenticate in Operator Client. This error can be persistent, no matter what central server you attempt to login to and no matter what user account or credentials you are trying to use. This means that you have a corrupt cache .dat file on your system. Follow the steps from this article if you attempt to login into BVMS Operator Client and encounter the message below and you want to fix it: "Please enter your credentials... No config..."

This article describes how Streamlining works and how it can be finetuned.