Configure overload protection

You can configure a Symphony Server to automatically move cameras to anotherSymphony Server when the CPU load grows too great.

  1. In the Symphony Server configuration interface, click Settings > Servers.
  2. Select a server and click Overload Protection.
  3. Select whether to move cameras to a different server when the CPU load is too high.
  4. Select whether to use redundant servers.
    If you use redundant servers to accept cameras in the case of overload, you cannot use the server redundancy feature.
  5. Set the CPU threshold (in percent) above which the Symphony Server considers itself to be overloaded.
  6. Set the polling frequency (in seconds) to determine how often the Symphony Server monitors the CPU load.
  7. Set the maximum number of cameras to move to the new server.
  8. Click Save.