Migrate your Ava Appliances to Alta Cloud Connectors

Last modified: Thursday April 27, 2023.

To gain the benefits of cloud-connecting all your cameras, migrate your Alta Cloud Connectors to become Alta Cloud Connectors.

The migration process takes your existing Alta Video video management system off-line for some time, as Alta Cloud Connector firmware is updated, the system is reconfigured, and your cloud deployment is set up.

We recommend you schedule the migration for a time where you system is least used.

Prerequisites

  • Schedule a suitable time for your cameras to be offline.
  • Ensure that all nodes in your Alta Video deployment are online before starting the migration of your Alta Cloud Connectors.
  • The names for your Alta Cloud Connectors must be unique (You will see a message in the user interface if you choose a name that is already taken.)

Task — Migrate your Alta Cloud Connectors

  1. Choose Tools Tools > Appliances Appliances.
  2. Click Cluster Cluster.
  3. Click Convert to Cloud deployment.
    This converts your Alta Cloud Connectors to Alta Cloud Connectors and creates a new Alta Video deployment.
  4. Take notice of the dialog warning you that the system will become unavailable while the migration takes place.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Type the name to be applied to your Cloud deployment.

    Deployment names are limited to:

    • A maximum of 24 characters
    • Allowable characters include:
      • A-Z
      • a-z
      • 0-9
      • "-" (but the deployment name must not start or end with the hyphen "-" character)
  7. Select your closest region.
  8. Click Convert.
    Your Alta Cloud Connectors are migrated to Alta Cloud Connectors and joined to your Alta Video deployment.
  9. When the migration completes, click Go to sign in.
  10. When the Alta Video login page is shown, enter your user credentials.

    Use the same credentials you used to access your Alta Cloud Connector.

    You are directed to your new Alta Video deployment.