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Record Data Recovery
5.4 N+1 Management
Purpose:
A storage system whose Hybrid SAN service has started can serve as a backup Hybrid SAN for other Hybrid SANs.
When one or more master Hybrid SANs fail, the backup Hybrid SAN would record the videos from encoders. Master
Hybrid SAN error includes network error, private volumes damaged, database error, and Hybrid SAN service error.
After the master Hybrid SANs recovers to normal, backup Hybrid SAN would upload videos back to master Hybrid
SANs.
Log into master Hybrid SAN and add backup Hybrid SAN for master Hybrid SAN first. And then Log into backup
Hybrid SAN and add master Hybrid SAN for backup Hybrid SAN.
A storage system can be either backup Hybrid SAN or master Hybrid SAN.
Ensure the system time of backup Hybrid SAN and master Hybrid SAN are the same. For detailed steps of
modifying system time, refer to Chapter 8.4 Time.
Once master Hybrid SAN can only link to one backup Hybrid SAN
It is not recommended that encoding devices added in backup Hybrid SAN have duplicate name.
5.4.1 Add Backup Hybrid SAN
Purpose:
Add backup Hybrid SAN in master Hybrid SAN first.
Before you start:
Log into master Hybrid SAN.
Steps:
1. Go to Hybrid SAN > N + 1.
2. Click Add Backup Hybrid SAN.