Symphony server stores three kinds of data to your hard disk.
• Binary application files
• Video data
• Configuration information stored in a SQL Server Database.
Symphony is installed by default in
C:\Program Files\Aimetis\Symphony\
or on 64 bit OS
C:\Program Files (x86)\Aimetis\Symphony
The default path for all data (log files, video, etc.) is
C:\Program Files\Aimetis\Symphony\data\
You can change the:
• default installation path during installation of Symphony.
• default data path during the Setup Wizard.
The provides a summary of key folders
• <AppRoot> denotes installation path
• <DataRoot> denotes data path)
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Path |
Description |
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<AppRoot>\_bin |
Binaries for all Aimetis Symphony executables and DLLs |
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<AppRoot>\_docs |
Small .txt files storing alarm instructions and Aimetis.com's IP address |
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<AppRoot>\_tools |
Tools and utilities that Aimetis Support Specialists use to diagnose system problems |
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<AppRoot>\_Scripts |
Scripts for configuring Symphony. For example, a database schema creation script for manually creating the Symphony database |
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<AppRoot>\WebRoot |
Web files & binaries |
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<DataRoot>\_footagearchive |
Video data recorded from all cameras |
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<DataRoot>\_images |
A cache of JPEG images generated from the footage |
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<DataRoot>\_logs2 |
All server log files useful for debugging and diagnosing problems. |
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<DataRoot>\_searches |
Stored searches. These files will not be automatically cleaned and searches must be manually deleted by user |
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<DataRoot>\_signals |
Timeline data (green, yellow, red) |
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<DataRoot>\_signals2 |
XML metadata for searches and reports |
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<DataRoot>\Reports |
Location for generated reports. Depending on write-permissions, a generated report will be stored in the \Data\Reports folder on the master server machine. The folder is generated ONLY after a report has been run and saved. |
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\windows\temp\config_backup\ |
Location for automatic backups of server configuration |
In addition to the folders, Symphony Server adds the following registry keys:
HKLM\Software\Aimetis
Some configuration data for the server is stored here, such as the database connection string.
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It is highly recommended that the <DataRoot> folders are not on the same physical Hard Disk as Windows and <AppRoot>. This is to limit the amount of disk read and writes to the OS disk to prevent catastrophic failure. |
Symphony Client is installed by default in
C:\Program Files\Aimetis\Symphony Client\
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Folder |
Description |
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C:\Documents and Settings\%WINUSER%\Application Data\\ |
All client configuration, such as window layouts, general configuration, logs |
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Aimetis\ |
This folder contains RegisteredFarms.xml and FarmList.xml |
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These paths may be slightly different on different operating system versions. |
These files define the farms that have been registered. The default is whatever the client configuration path is set to but you can override this. The paths in can be configured via the Aimetis Symphony Client Settings dialog box.
• From the View menu, select Settings.
Two (optional) variables can be used in the path names:
• %WINUSER% represents the Windows username of the current user. This is used in the default path so Symphony can store the configuration in the current user’s application data folder.
• %SYMPHONY USER% represents the Symphony username. This is valid only if credentials are required for login to Symphony.
If a customer prefers to keep these settings global, do not use either of these variables when specifying the paths.