We are currently building a camera system using XProtect.
At present, in order to view one month of recorded video in Smart Client, we store archived data on a storage server that is separate from the recording server.
We are planning to migrate our storage server due to a Windows Server OS upgrade.
After the migration, we intend to change the archive storage destination from the current storage server to a new storage server.
In this case, will it still be possible to access video data that was archived on the existing storage server prior to the migration through Smart Client?
Migrating archived footage is not necessary, as the recording server can use multiple locations until they no longer hold video data within the retention period. It is automatic that the recording server uses the new archive for the data in that archive and the older archive for the data in that archive.
The documentation on recording server storage may apply for this and other scenarios: Add a new storage + Move non-archived recordings from one storage to another
If this answer doesn’t fit or isn’t detailed enough I would have to refer you to ask questions in a support case instead. (The focus on this forum is integration development using Milestone’s APIs.)