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MegaRAID Storage Manager software automatically rebuilds the RAID 5 on a DIVAR IP unit without data loss. The rebuild is a fully automatic process, so it is not necessary to issue a Rebuild command. You can also monitor the progress of drive rebuilds. Once the chassis was replaced and the drives were mounted in drive carriers, follow this step-by-step guide in order to rebuild RAID 5 on a DIVAR IP.   Step-by-step guide   1. Open MegaRAID Storage Manager 2. Select your device and hit Login button 3. Fill in the credentials of the unit and hit Login button. 4. In Dashboard tab from MegaRAID Storage Manager, you will see that the capacity of DIVAR IP is not configured yet. 5. Go to Logical tab > right click on AVAGO MegaRAID > select Scan Foreign Configuration Note: You must have all of the drives in the enclosure in the same order as they have been removed, before you perform the import operation. 6. MegaRAID Storage Manager will detect how many drives have been installed. In this example 8 Foreign drives were detected. Choose Import logical configuration from all foreign drives and hit OK button 7. When Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears, you can see the details of the virtual drives. Please press on the "Accept" button: 8. To monitor the progress of these operations, open the show progress window by selecting Manage > Show Progress on the menu bar. Operations on virtual drives appear in the left panel of the window, The Group Show Progress window displays a percent-complete indicator for drive rebuilds. Rebuilds might take a long time to complete. An up-arrow appears above the drive icon while it is being rebuilt. 9. Once the intialization is complete, a New Volume (D:) with its data will be displayed in "This PC" folder. 10. Open Service Manager and Import Virtual disks (VHDs): Go to iSCSI menu > right click in the Server page and select "Import iSCSI Virtual Disk" > follow the importing process from the Virtual Disk Wizard window. 11. Last step is to import the old configuration of the BVMS software after setting the same IP address of the machine. ... View more

Question   Under most circumstances, Bosch IP cameras require additional licenses. If you want to use features that are covered by different licenses, you must install the appropriate licenses using the camera's installation code. For example: MIC IP starlight 7100i has the Camera Trainer program used to train the camera to recognize user-specified target objects, such as moving and non-moving objects, to alert operators of unusual scene activity. License is required to activate the Camera Trainer in this case. MVC-CT-PTZ is the license needed for PTZs Camera Trainer for Intelligent Video Analytics 7.10   But where can you find the installation code needed to license a Bosch camera? Answer   This article provides you 2 options for finding the camera installation code:   Option 1 Using Configuration Manager Login to the camera with its credentials > Go to the Service tab > select Licenses Option 2 Using UI Web browser 1. Open one browser > Access the camera by typing its IP address > login with its credentials 2. Go to Configuration > Service menu > Licenses submenu ... View more

Question   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, as in the following image: Answer   If Display Scaling is changed to anything other than 100%, BVMS 10.1 Operator Client will not allow the camera image to be displayed in its cameo. Here is the setting that seems to affect this in 'Display': Search for "Display settings" and change the scale to 100%. This inappropriate behavior of Operator Client will be fixed.  Do not increase over 100% because this will happen again.   ⚠️ IMPORTANT: Please note that this behavior has been fixed in BVMS 11.0 ... View more

Question   You may have installed Configuration Manager on your PC, you tried to run it but the software no longer works. What could be the reason? Answer   The version of Configuration Manager you are using and the device which does not meet the System Software Requirements, according to the Release letter. For proper use, the software requirements specifications can help prevent software project failure. Therefore, depending on the version of Configuration Manager you are using, please verify the system requirements and compare them to your system's specifications. If your system does not meet the requirements, this will most likely be the cause for any lower performance or crash that you may be experiencing. System Software Requirements:   Note: If your unit does not meet the minimum system requirements, the Configuration Manager software will not run and may not even install. If your unit meets the minimum requirements but does not meet the suggested requirements, the software is going to work, but it may be slow.   ⭐ Configuration Manager can be downloaded from Download Store > Software > select Configuration Manager ... View more

Check if your system is performing correctly! The VRM Monitor is one of the best options to check if the system is recording correctly, providing a quick overview as well as detailed information about all the cameras and storage added to VRM. In this article you are going to see how to access VRM Monitor from Bosch Video Management System (BVMS) Configuration Client. Furthermore, you will find here some useful information about each section on the Dashboard page.   Step-by-step guide   Open Configuration Client and login using your admin credentials Form the Devices tab > expand the VRM Devices > go to your VRM device >right click on it and select Show VRM Monitor The VRM Monitor window should appear. 💡  The other option to access VRM monitor page is by typing its IP address in a web browser.   This is the overview of VRM page, version 3.60:   This is the overview of VRM page, version 4.03:   Under the Dashboard you are going to find very comprehensive information about your system. Such as: General information about the VRM Server, the Server IP Address. The Average Retention time which means how many days can the system record without overwriting. VRM Uptime - for how long time has the VRM server been functioning. The total bit rate -  pay attention at the total bit rate so as not to exceed the hardware limit. If it exceeds the hardware limit, it means that your system may stop recording. At the bottom part of the Dashboard page, you can find the graphical representation of the bit rate for a longer period of time.   Capacity overview: Here you can check the storage available which it can give you a hint whether you need to add more storage or delete some of the old recordings. In Transcoders section you can see how many transcoder sessions are available on your system. Logs of the system: here you can see the list of warnings or errors in case of malfunctions.   Navigating the Dashboard: The Dashboard provides a wealth of system information at a glance. While this page can seem overwhelming at first, we will cover each portion of this page section by section: • General Information • Monitored Values • Graphs and Logs Image Several Hyperlinks exist in the page that allow quick access to specific menus in the “Monitoring” page. These Monitoring menus are covered in a later section.   Note: The VRM Monitor is a live webpage. Depending what is being tracked or tasks being performed, refreshing the page may be required on occasion.          1. General Information The general information portion of the “Dashboard” provides base system information:          2. Monitored Values The “Monitored values” portion of the Monitor page provides a wealth of information on the health and status of the system.   Capacity menu - provides an overview of the system’s storage and storage status. This includes Total, Available, and Empty storage space. This menu also provides information on Legacy and Protected recordings: • Legacy Recordings belong to device(s) that are no longer in the system and the minimum retention time of the video has not been reached. If the original device is to be replaced, the original recordings will “re-associate” with the new device  System menu - provides Time and Date information to include System and VRM uptime Transcoders menu - provides information and status of transcoders associated with a VRM system. This includes older VJ-XTC-XF external transcoders as well as internal transcoders supplied by recording appliances. • Mark I recording appliances are equipped with one (1) internal transcoder capable of one (1) transcoding instance • Mark II appliances are capable of four (4) simultaneous transcoding session Devices menu - provides total number of video channels configured in the system to include: • Offline devices • Active recordings • Idle (not recording) • And Signal Loss devices License menu - provides base license information. In the example, the VRM is licensed by the BVMS it is associated with. Storage menu - provides a high-level overview of iSCSI devices in the system. This includes the total number of targets in the system, and the number of LUNs configured system wide. Pool menu - provides the number of virtual storage pools that are configured in the system.                3. Bit Rate Graph and Logs This section of the Dashboard provides two useful tools: The Bit Rate Graph provides real time data of the system’s network throughput to the storage devices. The graph provides filter options that allow the following: 1hour, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month. There is also the option of filtering based on a date-to-date basis. The Logs portion of this section displays the most recent logs, and also provides a shortcut “Go to Logbook”. The Logbook menu allows log filtering and exports. That menu is covered later in this document.   ... View more