FIX: LuxRiot DVR Server might excessively load operating system while recording to video archive
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.6.x up to 1.6.6
Symptoms
LuxRiot DVR Server configured with cameras set up for recording might make an excessive load on operating system, which may depending on configuration result in degraded performance, gaps in video archive, watchdog restarts, errors 0×80070021 ‘The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.’ logged into system event log.
Description
The problem is more likely to happen with two or more disks selected for recording and with high disk quotas (close to 100%). Please note that to avoid data fragmentation issues in long run it is recommended to use disk quotas not higher than 85-90%.
The update fixes the problem and improves stability of server part of LuxRiot DVR.
Resolution
An update of one of the LuxRiot modules fixes the problem.
- Download archive DVRServerTools-1.6.7.4454.zip
- Stop all LuxRiot applications
- Open LuxRiot installation directory, typically C:\Program Files\LuxRiot Digital Video Recorder
- Optional, but recommended: Backup file DVRServerTools.dll by renaming to e.g. DVRServerTools.01.dll
- Extract new DVRServerTools.dll from downloaded archive in place of the renamed file
- Start LuxRiot applications