VBrick Systems EtherneTV NVR - Manual (Page 3)

Network Video Recorder Release Notes 1
NVR v4.2 Release Notes
The Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a component of VBrick's Media Control Server Suite
and provides a dedicated platform to perform multiple simultaneous recordings of live
streams coming from VBrick encoders. The NVR lets you off-load all recording tasks from
the ETV Portal Server machine to one or more separate "recorder server" machines. The
NVR is available in two versions—one that supports 10 simultaneous records and one that
supports 40—and is ideal for environments that require large scale recording on a robust and
reliable platform. The NVR is tightly integrated with the Portal Server, the Scheduler, and
VBrick's Video-on-Demand servers. See the ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide for
related information.
Topics in this document
Installing an NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Configuring an NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NVR Hardware Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing an NVR
The NVR is sold as a hardware/software combination or as software-only product. If you
purchased the hardware/software combination from VBrick, the Standard or Standalone
NVR software will be pre-installed and your server license(s) will be activated. You will still
need to configure the NVR as explained in the Portal Server Admin Guide.
If you purchased only the software from VBrick, you must install the NVR software as
explained below and then configure it using the instructions in the Admin Guide. If you are
using server hardware not purchased from VBrick, be sure to read NVR Hardware
Recommendations on page 2.
Installing a Standard NVR
T To install a standard NVR:
1. Go to the "Network Video Recorder" page on the Product CD and double-click on
the
Standard NVR
setup file.
2. Follow the prompts and exit the window when done.
3. Then open the Portal Server Admin Console and configure the NVR: see
"Configuring a Standard NVR" in the Portal Server Admin Guide.
Installing a Standalone NVR
T To install a standalone NVR:
1. Go to the "Network Video Recorder" page on the Product CD and double-click on
the
Standalone NVR
setup file.