Part 2 - Configuration
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Storage
Use this option to configure storage settings.
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Type
: Indicates the type of the installed disk.
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Capacity
: Indicates the disk’s capacity.
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Format
: If the disk has been formatted, indicates
either
Record
or
Not Using
. If you have connected an
unformatted storage device, the Use As value will be
indicated as
Not Formatted
.
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Information
: Indicates if the disk is being used for
recording purposes. Disks that were used in different
systems will show up as
Other
. Select
Information
to check the saved data’s time information or select
Delete
to erase the data.
•
Select
Format
to prepare the disk as a storage for
data recording.
•
Disks formatted with Use As set to
Not Using
will
not be used for data recording.
•
This NVR supports SATA2 HDDs.
RAID
●
Internal HDD
: Indicates the disks configuring RAID.
●
Setup
: Check the RAID setup information and change
it Select RAID level (10,5,1) or Stop and then click OK
to activate the selected RAID setup after the system
has restarted.
If you change the setup related to RAID, you must
reboot the system. All existing data on the disks will
be erased.
●
Information
: Check the disk information configuring
RAID
HDD Installation Precautions
Depending on the connection port, HDD is divided into
two groups and they record the video input individually
as follows. Refer to
HDD Installation Precautions in
the installation manual
for more details.
Group 1
HDD Port
Internal SATA Port 1, 2, 3, 4
eSATA Port 1, 3
Recording Video In Channel
Odd Number
Group 2
HDD Port
Internal SATA Port 5, 6, 7, 8
eSATA Port 2, 4
Recording Video In Channel
Even Number
RAID Configuration Precautions
Support the four types of RAID configuration as follows.
Refer to
RAID Configuration Precautions
in the
installation manual
for more details.
Configuration 1
*R1(1,2), R1(5,6)
HDD connection to Internal SATA Port 1,2,5,6
Configuration 2
R1(1,2), R1(3,4), R1(5,6), R1(7,8)
After setting
Configuration 1
, add HDD to
Internal SATA Port 3,4,7,8
Configuration 3
R5(1,2,3,4), R5(5,6,7,8)
Configuration 4
R10(1,2,3,4), R10(5,6,7,8)
* R1(1,2) means RAID 1, which is configured as the HDD
connected to the Internal SATA port 1 and 2.
