Liberty Recording Simultaneous Write or "Mirroring" Feature

Introduction

As the Liberty Recorder captures the recording, it must write the primary recording file to a local hard-drive on the recording PC, usually the "C:" drive.

The Liberty Recorder can also simultaneously write the data to a secondary location, thereby providing a back-up, duplicate copy of the recording file. This simultaneous write facility is called "Mirroring" because, when active, a mirror copy of the recording file is automatically created by the Liberty system. The Mirror file is a complete copy of the primary recording file and includes any bookmark annotations and any video saved into the primary copy. The Mirroring feature eliminates the possibility of data loss due to a malfunctioning primary storage device.

Mirror Options

The Mirror file can be saved to either a network folder or an alternate local drive, including a memory stick or flash drive. 

If the Mirror file is saved to a network folder, then the folder location must be specified as a UNC path. The folder cannot be specified as a mapped drive letter. It must be specified as a UNC path. 

A UNC path definition always starts with two backslashes followed by specific location details. The host name or IP address of the device holding the folder follows the backslashes, which is in turn followed by the specific shared folder.

Mirroring is activated in the Recorder View => Options => Mirroring Window as seen below:

Options on the Mirror Window specify when the file is to be mirrored, if the "Archive" flag is to be used to identify files that have not been successfully mirrored, and if the local copy of the file must be deleted after mirroring has completed.

Automatic Recovery from Network Failures

In the event of a network failure, the Liberty Recorder will always keep track of any files that have not been mirrored and will automatically and without operator intervention, complete the mirror operation once network connectivity has been restored.

At any time, the operator may check the status of Mirroring operations by going to Help => Status of Mirror Operations as seen in the screen capture below.   

Alternative Methods to Copy Files

Post Recording Manager can also be used to copy the recording files to a secondary or tertiary storage location.