transfer

The transfer command is used to manage exporting of files to an external storage location.

Synopsis

transfer create [source=ssd] [dest=text] [file=txt][remove=yes,no] 
transfer id/name/all start 
transfer id/name/all delete 
transfer id/name/all stop 
transfer id/name/all get [config/stats/all]

Actions

Action	Description
create	Creates a file transfer from the encoder. A series of one or more `parameter=value` pairs can be specified at once.
start	Starts the transfer.
delete	Removes the transfer.
stop	Stops the transfer.
get	Displays information about the transfer. See Parameters below. You can specify the `config`, `status`, or `all`.

Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description/Values
`source`	ssd	The source device: `ssd` only in the current release.
`dest`	n/a	The destination ID or name from the preconfigured destination list, or `usb`, `sd`, or `nfs`
`file`	n/a	The name of the file to transfer.
`remove`	no	If yes, removes the source file if the transfer is successful.

Example

# transfer create dest=usb file=NewOne-2015-06-23-18

Transfer to copy small recording to USB (completed right away). Returns information such as:

Transfer created successfully - ID: 1.
# transfer 1 get all
Transfer ID          : 1
Name                 : (None)
Configuration : 
  Source             : SSD
  Destination Device : USB
  File               : NewOne-2015-06-23-18h18m00s.mp4
  Remove Source File : No
Status :
  Status             : SUCCESS
  Transfer Type      : COPY
  Transferred        : 100%
  Start Time         : 2015-6-23 18:29:37
  End Time           : 2015-6-23 18:29:39

# transfer create dest=1 file=Stream#1-2015-06-22-18h02m56s.mp4

Transfer using a preconfigured FTP destination (ID=1) to export a larger file. Returns information such as:

Transfer created successfully - ID: 2.
# transfer 2 get all
Transfer ID          : 2
Name                 : (None)
Configuration:
  Source             : SSD
  Destination ID     : 1
  File               : Stream#1-2015-06-22-18h02m56s.mp4
  Remove Source File : No
Status:
  Status             : IN PROGRESS
  Transfer Type      : FTP
  Transferring File  : /mnt/storage1/recordings/
                         Stream#1-2015-06-22-18h02m56s.mp4
  Start Time         : 2015-6-23 18:31:7

Related Topics

Managing File Transfer History