In the event a network outage or hardware failure prevents a server from recording camera video, the IP Server Failover Server feature option will enable another server to take over the recording capabilities of the offline server.
When configured with a shared SQL Database as part of a cluster, the Failover Server feature minimizes video loss and enables continuous live streaming video.
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Complete setup of two identical servers with the same hardware configuration.
A shared Database installation; see IP Server’s “Installation with an existing SQL Database”Server Installation for more details.
A license and a serial number or activation key for each server.
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