DVR5300 cannot retrieve playback when communicating using Pelco API / SDK

LL#17468 created on Jan 28th, 2015, last modified on Aug 10th, 2016

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Issue

The services on the DVR5300 can sometimes be called servicename-NVR instead of servicename-1 which will cause Pelco API calls to fail

Product Line

Pelco Video Management

Environment

DVR5300 v1.4+

SM5000 v1.4+

SM5200 v1.4+

Cause

The services on the DVR5300 can sometimes be called servicename-NVR instead of servicename-1 which will cause Pelco API calls to fail.

Resolution

 
#backup NVRDevice.xml as NVRDevice.xml.orig and then run sed on NVRDevice.xml file to modify it
sed -i.orig -r "s:(/control/VideoOutput-).{1,3}():\11\2:g" /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/NVRDevice.xml
 
#change the permissions on the modified NVRDevice.xml file
chmod 777 /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/NVRDevice.xml
 
#delete the Rtm* files
rm -f /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/Rtm*
 
#backup Config.xml as Config.xml.orig and change isSynced tag from "1" to "0"
sed -i.orig -r "s:()1():\10\2:g" /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Private/Config.xml
 
#backup Config.xml as Config.xml.orig and change isRegistered tag from "1" to "0"
sed -i.orig -r "s:()1():\10\2:g" /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Private/Config.xml
 
#change the permissions on the modified Config.xml file
chmod 777 /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Private/Config.xml
 
#restart the nsdd service
 
/etc/init.d/nsdd restart
 
#done*NOTEThis 
Step 1: Determine which DVR5300s have service identifiers ending in "-NVR" by running this command as a one-time script on the SM:
 
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U pelco -d DeviceManager -c "select * from deviceattribute where name = 'SYS_UpnpDevDescUrl' and devicedbid in (select rootdbid from service where upnpid ilike '%-NVR' group by rootdbid order by rootdbid) order by value;"
 
*NOTE: The IP addresses in the "value" column of the sample output below can help identify the DVRs that are affected by this issue.
 
 
Step 2: Run this command as a one-time script on the SM to modify every service that ends in "-NVR" and change it to end in "-1" instead:

/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U pelco -d DeviceManager -c "update service set upnpid = replace(upnpid,'-NVR','-1');"

 

Step 3: Run this command as a one-time script on the SM to modify every serviceattribute that ends in "-NVR" and change it to end in "-1" instead:

/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U pelco -d DeviceManager -c "update serviceattribute set value = replace(value,'-NVR','-1');"

 

Now that the SM changes are complete, the next thing to do is to modify the files on each DVR5300 identified in Step 1.
 

Step 4: SSH into the DVR5300

[username: "root", password: "pel2899100"]


Step 5: Modify the NVRDevice.xml file while saving a backup by running the following command:

sed -i.orig -r "s:-NVR:-1:g"  /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/NVRDevice.xml


Step 6: Change the permissions on the modified NVRDevice.xml file by typing:

chmod 777 /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/NVRDevice.xml
 

Step 7: Delete the Rtm* files by typing:

rm -f /usr/local/Pelco/NSD/Public/Rtm*

 

Step 8: Use Endura Utilities, run Device Actions-->Reset Both on this DVR5300

*NOTE: This will cause the DVR5300 to reboot
 

Step 9: Repeat Steps 4 thru 8 for each DVR5300 identified in Step 1

 


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