XVCapture can store images locally, but Apteryx recommends against retaining a full local copy because performance can degrade over time. The recommended setup is one XVCapture installation per capture machine with purging enabled.
Applies To:
Product: Apteryx
Plan: All plans
Role: All users
Steps
- Can my practice have a copy of all imaging data hosted locally? Yes, but depending on the amount of data your capture program, XVCapture, may have degradation in performance as a result. Though the issue may not present itself immediately, it is certain to degrade over time and become worse as additional images are added. For this reason, we recommend not retaining a copy of your data locally.
- Why is there a degradation in performance? XVCapture's local database (flat file type) is not designed to host a complete copy of all imaging data locally. It is designed to capture and store images temporarily until they are forwarded to the Apteryx cloud database.
- What does the degradation look like? Depending on the amount of data hosted, server performance, and number of images actively being queried/saved, during new image save, or existing image query you can expect up to a 30 second delay in addition to instability of the program (crashing/freezing).
- What if I just want some historical data, not all? Though this will not be an immediate issue, depending on the requested number of images stored, you can expect degradation to grow over time. XVCapture has no tools to manage and purge the local database based on capture date.
- What is the recommended installation structure for XVCapture? Apteryx recommends installing XVCapture per capture machine with purging enabled. This means that once the images are confirmed to have been received by Apteryx, they will be purged from local hard drive. This will enable your organization to capture even if your intranet, internet, or server are completely down.
Expected Result
You should understand when local storage is supported, why performance can degrade, what that degradation may look like, and why Apteryx recommends per-machine installation with purging enabled.
Troubleshooting
If you are seeing slow performance, delays during image save or query, or crashes/freezes, review whether XVCapture is retaining too much local imaging data.