Storage Bridge 1.2 Release Notes

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Fixed Known Issues in Version 1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . 2Upgrading Storage Bridge to Version 1.2 . . . . . . . 3

Storage Bridge 1.2 Release Notes

This document provides release information for Storage Bridge version 1.2. It discusses newfeatures and fixed known issues in this release.

What’s New in Storage Bridge 1.2
Support for Hitachi HCP
You can use Hitachi HCP as a disaster recovery storage and/or extension. For prerequisites andconfiguration steps, refer to the Storage Bridge 1.2 Administration Guide.

Support for Seagate CORTX
You can use Seagate CORTX as a disaster recovery storage and/or extension. For prerequisites andconfiguration steps, refer to the Storage Bridge 1.2 Administration Guide.

Changed Default Timeout for Replicating Data
With version 1.2, Storage Bridge waits for 1 minute after a recording has not been modified in orderto queue it for replication on the extension/disaster recovery storage. You can increase or decrease
this timeout in the Storage Bridge registry. For the purpose, you need to contact Tiger Technology
support for assistance.

Fixed Known Issues in Version 1.2
Stability Fix
Version 1.2 resolves a problem, which could cause instability of the XProtect Management Client
plug-in, in case Milestone XProtect Event server was not running.

Nearline/Offline Footage in XProtect Smart Client
In previous versions it was possible the preview of a given camera’s footage to be displayed as“Nearline” or “Offline” in the XProtect Smart Client plug-in, when in fact the footage had been
locally accessible. Version 1.2 resolves this problem.

Replicating Bigger Files to S3 or S3-compatible Target
Version 1.2 resolves a problem, which could result in failed replication of a file with size of 500 GB
or above over a slower connection to Amazon S3 target or any other target using the S3-protocol.

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Removing Replicated Folders from the Target
With version 1.2, whenever the retention limit of a recording storage or an archive is reached,
Storage Bridge automatically deletes from the extension/disaster recovery storage not only all
obsolete recordings, but also their containing folders.

Replacing Recordings with Stubs When the Recording
Storage/Archive is Full
Version 1.2 resolves a problem, which could prevent Storage Bridge from replacing files replicatedon the extension with stubs, if there was not enough free disk space on your recording storage orarchive. Storage Bridge 1.2 is capable of freeing space on your recording storage or archive, even if
there is no free space on the disk.

Upgrading Storage Bridge to Version 1.2
To upgrade Storage Bridge on your recording server(s) and the Storage Bridge plug-ins on yourXProtect Management Client and XProtect Smart Client, you simply need to run the respective
installation file, following the steps in the Storage Bridge Administration Guide. The upgrade
procedure does not require to restart the recording server(s), the XProtect Management Client orthe XProtect Smart Client. After upgrading to the new version, all configuration settings arepreserved.
Important: When upgrading the Storage Bridge plug-ins, you must close the XProtect Management
Client application and the XProtect Smart Client application.

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