Recorded files in a channel or recorder
A channel (and recorder) keeps a list of recordings in the Recordings section in the Admin panel. These files remain on the system even if the channel (or recorder) configuration is changed
Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and Pearl Nexus example
Prior to applying your configuration preset, you have channels with indexes 1, 2 and 3; each of these has five recording files. When you apply a configuration preset that has channels with index 1 and 2 only, you'll notice those channels each still have the same 5 recording files. Channel with index 3 is no longer present, but the files are not lost!
Overwritten channel files are still available. To access and download/delete these recorded files, enter the following into the address bar:
http://<deviceIP>/admin/channelN/archive or
http://<deviceIP>/admin/recorderN/archive, where N is the index of the removed channel/recorder.
For example, if a Channel with index 3 is no longer present, its corresponding files can be accessed by entering the following into the address bar:
http://192.168.0.183/admin/channel3/archive
If you now create a new channel with index 3 (or load a preset that contains a channel with index 3), you'll find it starts with five recorded files in the Recordings section. These are the same recorded files that existed at the start of this example.
Furthermore, if you delete any of the recordings, you are deleting the only instance of those files. Using our previous example, if you delete one of the five recordings from channel index 1, you'll find that even after applying different presets channel 1 will have only four recorded files.
Deleting channels and recorders on Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini
Recorded files are stored on the system based on their channel or recorder number. All files saved for channel index 1 are in one folder, and all files for recorder index 2 are in another. When you delete a channel (or recorder), you permanently delete all recordings for that channel (or recorder) even if those recordings were made while a different preset is applied.
Applying a configuration preset with a different set of channels or recorders is not the same as deleting a channel.
When deleting a channel or recorder that has recorded files, the Admin panel warns you of other configuration presets that use the same channel or recorder index numbers. When you see this prompt, we recommend you take a moment to look through the Recordings list to make sure you're okay to proceed with permanently deleting all the recorded files.
Orphaned Kaltura resource registrations and duplicate resources
Returning the Pearl device to the factory defaults using the factory default configuration preset or performing a factory reset does not delete the registered resource instance in Kaltura CMS. In that case, you can reregister your Pearl device using the same resource name and take over for the resource instance that is still registered in Kaltura, see Reassign a registered resource.
If you apply a configuration preset to set up a replacement Pearl device with the settings from a Pearl device that is currently registered with Kaltura, the replacement Pearl device assumes the identity of the registered resource. However, you risk having two active Pearl device resources with the same identity, which can effect recording and the content that's uploaded to Kaltura for scheduled events.
To remove the risk of having two active devices with the same registered resource identity in Kaltura, we recommend powering down one of the Pearl device resources, then disconnect it from the network and consider performing a factory reset or applying the factory default configuration preset.
