disk management
in this chapter we will learn how to configure the available disks
click on the menu button and then choose settings
the fourth category is disk
after clicking on it you will see a subcategory appearing on the right
we'll start with disk management
the main interface is mainly for information
here you will see the disk numbers, free and used capacities, model and serial number
status and the record period on which recordings are saved
the only operation you can perform here is to format the disks
we assume that the disk was formatted during the wizard settings,
but still we would like to remind you that an unformatted disk is not usable by the system
you can format a single disk by clicking on the format button and confirming the format process
if you wish to format all the available drives
click on the down arrow next to the operation tab and then choose format all
once we have confirmed that the disks are in normal state we will move forward to storage mode
storage mode is relevant only if the device has more than one disk installed
the idea is to separate the available cameras into several groups
by separating the cameras we can achieve one of several benefits, for example -
in case of disk failure only some of the camera records will be lost
in another scenario we can set a group of more important cameras
that will record for a longer duration than other cameras
in order to move cameras between groups we must first define the group
choose group 2
in order to relocate disks click on the plus button on the disk tab
a pop-up window will appear with the available disks
choose the disk you wish to relocate to the selected group and confirm
please note that the information stored on that disk will be deleted
next we need to add cameras to a group of disks
click on the plus button on the cameras tab and choose the cameras you wish to relocate
upon confirming all the recorded data of these cameras will be deleted
repeat this process as many times as you need to configure the groups as you please
newly added disks or cameras will be joined into Group 1 as default
the disks and cameras in the different groups can be deleted except for Group 1
in order to delete a group select a disk group and click on the X
on the top right corner of the added disk or camera
the deleted disks and cameras will be moved into Group 1 automatically
each group can receive disks and cameras from other groups
each disk or camera can be allocated to one group only
once done with the disk configuration we can view the disk status and S.M.A.R.T info
which stands for Self-Monitoring-Analysis and Reporting Technology
it monitors the working status of the hard drives and tries to detect failures before they happen
in case of a failure, the system will reboot automatically to try and revive the disk during the reboot procedure
if rebooting the device failed and the disk is still failing the system will issue a hard drive related alarm
this finalizes the disk configuration