Clustered Mode

Follow this section if your Single Site Milestone Management Server is Clustered or has Management Server Failover.

For deployments with fewer than 500 cameras

For a single-site architecture and clustered mode with fewer than 500 cameras, deploy the following components:

RMF Service Components

The following Service components are installed on the Management Servers M1 and M2:

RMF SmartSync Service
RMF Alarm Service
RMF Configurator
Milestone Management Client

For more information on the RMF Services installation, refer to the following sections:

Installation Procedure

Reference Link

RMF Services (Manual Installation)

RMF Services (Manual)

RMF Services (Silent Installation)

RMF Services (Silent)

Post Installation Procedure (RMF Services)

Validate the Installation of RMF Services and UI

Add RMF Service Components to cluster management

Additionally, add the Smart Sync Service and the Alarm Service to the Cluster Manager. Including these services in the cluster ensures that the standby node activates them when it becomes active, and RMF services have HA. The information below illustrates the process for the RMF alarm service when using Windows Clustering. Repeat the steps for RMF Smart Sync Service. If using Milestone Management Server Failover, the steps may vary slightly, but the outcome should be the same.

Start

Select

Confirm

Finish

Verify

For additional information on the Milestone XProtect Management Client, refer to the Milestone XProtect documentation.

RMF Smart Client Component

The RMF Smart Client Component is installed on the Smart Client Machine (SC1).

For more information on the RMF Smart Client installation, refer to the following sections:

Installation Procedure

Reference Link

RMF Client (Manual Installation)

RMF Client (Manual)

RMF Client (Silent Installation)

RMF Client (Silent)

Post Installation Procedure (RMF Smart Client)

Validate the Installation of RMF Smart Client Components

For deployments with more than 500 cameras

For a single-site architecture and clustered mode with more than 500 cameras, one must deploy the RMF services components on a Dedicated RMF Server (DRMF). This server must have the exact machine specifications as the Milestone Management Server. For high availability, the DRMF server can be clustered.