Can a I split an ip camera signal to two nvr's?

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Hello, now I need to migrate from one system to another, can I do it easy with network equipment and configurations ?

We use Milestone Xprotect Surveillance System.

I think it is Xprotect version 5.
I search solution for migration without security breaches.


Milestone Xprotect system is released with Microsoft Windows Server and client operating systems and Milestone Xprotect software components and SAN.

My case, my situation here is :
We need to migrate from physical environment to virtual.

Our Milestone Xprotect infratructure now is on physical machines with Microsoft Server and client operating systems where are all Milestone Xprotect components are installed, we want to migrate to one physical machine using VMWAE ESXI to optimize our infrastructure and to win energy efficient

If I create new virtualized environment is it possible to stream ip cameras to two systems on the same time? To our physical and virtual Milestone Xprotect surveillance systems?

I want to do it for tests and securly without security breaches migration from physical to virtual environment.

We here use Cisco equipment.

And when I see new system is stable then I will switch to new system fully and I will shutdown old system whithout data losing during switching/migration process.


I will be happy to see your experience and advices with these things.
Thanks and regards.
 
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You are in luck. Yes you can. The streams that are output from the camera can be seen by multiple systems simultaneously. Are you doing a P2V of your current system or building a new one? If you are building a new one on your Cisco (I assume UCS), get the blade provisioned and install ESXi (Use Cisco's release of ESX as the version straight from VMware will not have the cisco drivers). Complete the ESX install, config, get your network working, and mount your storage. Build you first VM and install the camera software. You can access the same IP feed as the physical server. I am not super-experienced with Xprotect, but you should be able to export all of the settings and import them to the new server. Leave both up and running until you are happy and then power off the old system. Make sure you export any footage that you need to retain first! Good Luck
 
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Hi Matt Johnson. thank you for your answer, I read now heavy Administrator Guide for Milestone.

P2V or new clear installation I am not sure which is the best option for us, I think I like more P2V alternative and I think that the new clear installation is heavy and long process.

Did you do before P2V migration or cloning system from Physical to Virtual machine?

I did it only one time with one physical Windows 7 machine with VMWARE Workstation, I successfully created full coppy of physical machine to Virtual for investigation.

Are you talking about P2V like what I did with Windows 7 machine before or you are talking for something else?

I am not sure how can I export and import all settings of our old system, I know only the database is the key, there are stored all settings.

I can't see in the guide where they are talking about downtime of system during migration.

"Upgrading the Management Server
The management server has several components. This describes removing old components—except the Database Server—and installing the new ones:
1. First remove the management server itself. See Remove System Components (on page 27).
2. Next, remove the XProtect Corporate Windows components.
3. If the XProtect Corporate Management Client is installed on the management server itself, remove the Management Client too. See Remove System Components (on page 27).
4. Run the installation file for the new version of XProtect Corporate. After a short while, the installation window will open. Out of the three installation steps for the management server, you will be asked to address step 3 (XProtect Corporate management server).
5. Click the installation window's step 3, and complete the XProtect Corporate management server installation. During this process you will be asked to specify the path to your license (.lic) file.
6. When the management server is installed, the management server's web page will appear in a browser. If you want to install the Management Client software on the management server itself, you can do it from the management server's web page.

Upgrading Recording Servers
Once the new management server is installed, you can remove the old recording server version, and install the new one:
What happens to the recording server's recordings? During the removal process, you will be asked whether you want to keep the recording server's recordings.
1. See Remove System Components (on page 27) for how to remove a recording server.
2. When the recording server has been removed, open a browser and connect to the management server's web page at the following address:
http://[management server address]:[port]/installation/admin/
where [management server address] is the IP address or host name of the management server, and [port] is the port number which IIS has been set up to use on the management server.
If not accessing the web page on the management server itself, log in with an account which has administrator rights on the management server.
3. From the web page, install the new version of the recording server software.
4. Repeat for each recording server on your XProtect Corporate system.
When updating your recording servers, you automatically update your Video Device Drivers as well. After restarting your recording servers, it might take several minutes for your hardware devices to make contact with the new Video Device Drivers, so have patience. This is due to several internal checks being performed on the newly installed drivers.

Upgrading a Management Client
If the Management Client is installed on separate computers, such as the surveillance system administrator's workstation or similar, you should now remove the old version and install the new one:
1. See Remove System Components (on page 27) for details on removing a Management Client.
2. When the Management Client has been removed, open a browser and connect to the management server's web page at the following address:
http://[management server address]:[port]/installation/admin/
where [management server address] is the IP address or host name of the management server, and [port] is the port number which IIS has been set up to use on the management server.
If not accessing the web page on the management server itself, log in with an account which has administrator rights on the management server.
3. From the web page, install the new version of the Management Client.

Upgrading the Smart Client
Smart Client users should now remove their old Smart Client versions and install the new one:
1. See Installing the Smart Client (on page 25) for how to remove a Smart Client.
2. When the Smart Client has been removed, open a browser and connect to the management server's web page at the following address:
http://[management server address]:[port]/installation/
where [management server address] is the IP address or host name of the management server, and [port] is the port number which IIS has been set up to use on the management server.
3. From the web page, install the new version of the Smart Client.

Remove System Components If you are not an XProtect Corporate system administrator, do not attempt to remove the management software.
The following procedure describes standard system component removal in recent Windows versions; the procedure may be slightly different in older Windows versions:
1. In Windows' Start menu, select Control Panel, and then...
o If using Category view, find the Programs category, and click Uninstall a program.
o If using Small icons or Large icons view, select Programs and Features.
2. In the list of currently installed programs, right-click the required program or service, select Uninstall, and follow the removal instructions.
Removing Management Server
XProtect Corporate management servers are most likely installed on a dedicated server.
To remove, follow the general removal procedure (see "Remove System Components" on page 27).
Removing Management Client or Service Channel
XProtect Corporate Management Client and XProtect service channel are all removed at the computer on which the program or service is installed.
To remove, follow the general removal procedure (see "Remove System Components" on page 27).
Removing Recording Server
To remove an XProtect Corporate recording server, use the following procedure on the computer on which the recording server is installed:
What happens to the recording server's recordings? During the removal process, you will be asked whether you want to keep the recording server's recordings.
1. Stop the recording server service by right-clicking the recording server icon in the computer's notification area (also known as the system tray), then selecting Stop Recording Server Service.
Example: recording server notification area icon
2. To remove, follow the general removal procedure (see "Remove System Components" on page 27). Right-click the XProtect Corporate Recording Server in step 2 of the process.

Upgrade from Previous Version This information is only relevant if you are upgrading a previous installation of XProtect Corporate.
IMPORTANT: XProtect Corporate no longer supports Microsoft® Windows® XP. See System Requirements (on page 8).
The process of upgrading XProtect Corporate involves removing all of its components except the Database Server. The Database Server is one of the management server's components, it contains the entire system configuration (recording server configurations, camera configurations, rules, etc.). As long as you do not remove the Database Server, you will not need to reconfigure your surveillance system configuration in any way (although you may of course want to configure some of the new features in the new version). Backward compatibility with recording servers from XProtect Corporate versions older than 3.0 is limited. You can still access recordings on such older recording servers; but in order for you to be able to change their configuration, they must be of version 3.0 or later. It is thus highly recommended that you upgrade all recording servers in your XProtect Corporate system.
When doing an update which includes updating your recording servers, you automatically update your Video Device Drivers as well. In this case, after restarting your system, it might take several minutes for your hardware devices to make contact with the new Video Device Drivers."
 
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Sorry for the late response.
Yes, I am talking about what you did with your Win7 box. The P2V tool will copy the entire hard drive to the ESXi infrastructure and convert it to a VM. You will have to change some of the networking, but it should be simple.There is no downside to doing a P2V. If it fails, you still have your old system up and running. Here is a good how-to article: VMware P2V Migration: Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi Part 1
 
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Hey Matt, thank you!

We solve the problem with migration!

It's so simple!

The Axis cameras can stream to 8 streams!
And we just created new virtualized recording server in VMWARE ESXI!
We attached SAN to this new virtual recording server!
And we added the cameras to new recording server!

Now physical and virtual recording server work together and they record from the same camera.

Two servers are under one management server.

After 32 days we will shutdown the physical server and we will fully migrate to virtual recording server without downtime!

It's great!

It's possible under Milestone Xprotect.
 
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