Recording Server Installation

Recording server is a part of distributed Macula Enterprise installation; its main purpose is video recording. Recording server installations can also be assigned other roles - failover node (standby recording server), mirror (central server redundancy), or replication server (a particular case of the recording server). In other words, for every server in the Macula Enterprise system, except for the central management server itself, you need to use the Macula Recording Server installation file. Macula Recording Server server management is carried out via central server Macula Console.

Installation

Start installation by double-clicking the Macula Recording Server executable package file. Setup wizard will guide you through the installation process, providing available installation-time options depending on the chosen software package. Note that you may have to confirm and/or provide administrative credentials, depending on your Windows UAC configuration.

It is strongly recommended that you stop all running third-party applications, antivirus scanning and Windows (and other) updates during this phase, as these may interfere with the process and result in corrupt installation, which causes unexpected behavior and hard-to-track issues during further software operation.

Installation wizard presents the process overview; also, you are welcome to select the installation language here. You will be prompted for Macula Recording Server interface language later.

Step 1

Carefully read the Macula license agreement: you must agree to all parts of the given document in order to proceed. If you agree, select I agree... in order to continue; otherwise, terminate software installation. If you have any questions regarding the contents of the present license agreement, please contact [e-mail].

Step 2

Select the destination folder you want the software to be installed in. By default, Macula Recording Server is installed in:

32-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\GSF\Macula Recording Server

64-bit: C:\Program Files\GSF\Macula Recording Server

If you are re-installing Macula Recording Server and have previously selected a non-default location, make sure to select the same destination directory, or, alternatively, completely uninstall previous Macula Recording Server version. If unsure about this, ask for GSF technical support team assistance.

Setup wizards estimates required disk space for you. Make sure you have enough free space on the target disk. Note that low system disk space will dramatically decrease system performance and affect overall system stability.

Step 3

Some components are optional and can be chosen not to be installed. you can choose not to install them. The main Macula Recording Server part - recording server service - is obligatory and cannot be deselected (by default, these options are selected and grayed out).

If not checked at this stage, Macula Monitor and Macula Console can be installed later separately.

If you are ready to proceed, hit Next to begin the installation. Depending on selected components and host system condition, the process may take some time to complete, so please be patient.

Upon completion, the setup wizard will show you installation summary. If all the steps have been fulfilled successfully, simply hit Finish to close the wizard.

After the installation, Macula Recording Server initialization setup wizard will automatically pop up: please wait for it to appear and then apply the offered settings in order to complete the Macula Recording Server deployment.

If you have removed a Macula Recording Server from the Macula Enterprise configuration and have issues finding it again either from the same Macula Enterprise server or from another one, the following procedure is foreseen: run the Macula Recording Server upgrade (to the same or a newer version) and reset its configuration at the initialization step. Then, proceed with Macula Recording Server autodiscovery from your central management server.