Milestone Migrating from XProtect Enterprise to XProtect Advanced VMS - Manual (Page 5)

Migrating from XProtect® Enterprise
to XProtect® Advanced VMS
System Migration Guide
www.milestonesys.com 5 Introduction
Introduction
Milestone’s premium IP video platform, XProtect ® Advanced VMS, raises system operation for large
installations to new heights of flexibility and ease-of-use.
Organizations currently using XProtect ® Enterprise —Milestone’s other comprehensive multi-server IP
video management system —may want to migrate to XProtect Advanced VMS for even greater
flexibility, including:
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Fully distributed server architecture
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Innovative centralized management
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Failover redundancy
 Milestone Federated Architecture™
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Time based user rights
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Smart Wall functionality
Before surveillance system administrators begin migrating complex video surveillance setups in
mission-critical environments, it is natural for them to ask for example:
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How to prepare the upgrade?
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How to ensure access to recordings from both the old and the new systems?
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To what extent can existing hardware be used?
This migration guide provides the answers, including:
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Information about reuse of existing hardware
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Important points to consider before migrating
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Best-practice advice on how to go about the upgrade, including a suggested strategy for
temporarily integrating existing XProtect Enterprise setups into XProtect Advanced VMS, thus
providing access to recordings from both old and new systems for as long as required
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Useful tips.