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XProtect Remote Manager

Types of states

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All site elements have states that they report to XProtect Remote Manager. A site consists of the following elements:

  • Site

  • Hosts

  • XProtect services

  • Devices

  • Device components

The states are reported from the lowest level (device components) to the highest (site).

Site states

Name

Description

Healthy

All services, hosts, devices, and device components are running without any errors.

Attention

There is a non-critical issue on the site that requires attention. Check the related site elements for issues.

Critical

A device, device component, host, or service is in a Critical state. System operation might be interrupted. Check the site elements for more information about the failure.

Offline

The XProtect Cloud Connector service cannot connect to XProtect Remote Manager. Make sure that the XProtect Cloud Connector service is running.

Pending

You have added a site in XProtect Remote Manager, but the site is not connected yet. Make sure that XProtect Cloud Connector has been installed with the one-time key that was created for the site.

Unknown

The XProtect Cloud Connector service has stopped reporting to XProtect Remote Manager. Check if the service is running.

Host states

Name

Description

Healthy

All hosts are running without any errors.

Attention

The system reports that the CPU or memory levels are above the normal threshold but have not reached the critical threshold on a host that runs a VMS component. You can adjust the thresholds from System Monitor Thresholds in XProtect Management Client.

Critical

The system reports that the CPU or memory levels on a host that runs a VMS component have reached a critical level. The services on that host might not run properly, and the system operation might be interrupted.

Unknown

The host has reported an unknown state to XProtect Remote Manager.

XProtect service states

Note

Only the Management Server and Recording Server services report states to XProtect Remote Manager.

Name

Description

Healthy

All services are running without any errors.

Attention

The system reports a non-critical issue on a recording server or device component that requires attention.

Critical

A recording server is not functioning properly, and recordings might be lost.

Offline

The Management Server or Recording Server service is not running on a host.

Unknown

The service has reported an unknown state to XProtect Remote Manager. Make sure that the XProtect VMS API Gateway and the event server are running.

Device states

Name

Description

Healthy

All devices are running without any errors.

Attention

The system reports a non-critical issue on a device component that requires attention.

Critical

The system has detected critical issues on a device. Check the related device components for details.

Offline

The connection to the device has been lost. Check the connection between the recording server and the device.

Disabled

You have disabled the device component. To enable the component, see Enable or disable a device.

Unknown

The device has reported an unknown state to XProtect Remote Manager. Make sure that the XProtect VMS API Gateway and the event server are running.

Communication stopped

The grace period for your device might have expired. Check if you have activated your license.

Device components states

Name

Description

Healthy

All device components are running without any errors.

Attention

The device component is working, but the system has detected a non-critical issue.

Critical

(For cameras only) Video frames from the camera might be lost due to network or recording server issues.

Offline

The connection with the device component is lost. Check the connection between the recording server and the device.

Disabled

You have disabled the device component. To enable the component, see Enable or disable a device component.

Unknown

The device component has reported an unknown state to XProtect Remote Manager. Make sure that the XProtect VMS API Gateway and the event server are running.

Communication stopped

Your grace period for the device might have expired. Check if you have activated your license.