Raid - Clinton Electronics Shadow Pro User Manual

This feature is only available on the Pro-Series, HD-SDI (HDVR16), & Hybrid (HY16) DVRs. Clinton DVRs that are
pre-built with RAID come set at RAID Level 1.

RAID:

Displays RAID level.
RAID 0 - Splits data evenly between 2 HDDs. If one HDD fails, the data will be lost- there is no copy of the data.
RAID 0 build time is typically around 5 minutes.
RAID 1 - Mirrors/copies the same data to 2 HDDs. If one HDD fails, the second HDD will still have recorded data.
RAID 1 build time will range from 24-48 hours.
DISK: Displays disk status of installed HDDs.
STATUS:
Displays RAID build status during setup and installed status after setup.
RATE:
Display the progress during RAID setup.
NOTICE
• A minimum of 2 hard drives must be installed for RAID.
• The RAID HDD should be the same model and same size (i.e. 1 TB, 2 TB, etc..) as
primary Hard Drive.
• Reboot time is longer than normal boot time when initializing RAID. (About 5 minutes)
WARNING!
• When RAID is built, all previous HDD information will be deleted. Backup
needed data before starting RAID setup.
• Disk errors can occur if RAID HDD brand or model is different from primary
SETUP MENU > Disk > RAID
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