Tray icon status

The tray icons in the table show the different states of the services running on the servers in the XProtect VMS. The icons are available on computers with the servers installed:

Management Server Manager tray icon

Recording Server Manager tray icon

Event Server Manager tray icon

Failover Recording Server Manager tray icon

Description

Running

Appears when a server service is enabled and started.

If the Failover Recording Server service is running, it can take over if the standard recording servers fails.

Stopped

Appears when a server service has stopped.

If the Failover Recording Server service stops, it cannot take over if the standard recording server fails.

Starting

Appears when a server service is in the process of starting. Under normal circumstances, the tray icon changes after a short while to Running.

Stopping

Appears when a server service is in the process of stopping. Under normal circumstances, the tray icon changes after a short while to Stopped.

In indeterminate state

Appears when the server service is initially loaded and until the first information is received, upon which the tray icon, under normal circumstances, changes to Starting and afterwards to Running.

Running offline

Typically appears when the Recording Server or Failover recording service is running but the Management Server service is not.