GetStorageAreaDetails

The GetStorageAreaDetails action returns information about the storage areas that have been configured for the VMS being queried.

Parameter Description
storagearea To view the details of a specific storage area, specify the index of the storage area. If you do not set this parameter, VMS returns the details of every storage area.

Examples

http://localhost:15000/action=GetStorageAreaDetails

http://localhost:15000/action=GetStorageAreaDetails&storagearea=2

Response

A response for the GetStorageAreaDetails action includes the following data:

Value Description
storagearea_index The index number for the storage area.
size_mb The size of the storage area in megabytes.
disk_location The location for the video files written to disk.
pointer_cur The current write position within the storage area. A changing value indicates that data is being recorded.
pointer_max The maximum value which pointer_cur can reach before returning to 0.
rate_bytes The rate at which data is being written to the storage area (in bytes per second).
rate_slots The rate at which data is being written to the storage area (in slots per second).

For example:

<storagearea>
  <storagearea_index>0</storagearea_index>
  <size_mb>13000000</size_mb> 
  <disk_location>C:\VMS\storage\area1</disk_location>
  <pointer_cur>1141195107</pointer_cur> 
  <pointer_max>1661913600</pointer_max> 
  <rate_bytes>4489216</rate_bytes> 
  <rate_slots>548</rate_slots> 
</storagearea>

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