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  • Page 1 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual UD.6L0205D1035A01...
  • Page 2 BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions” Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview ......................... 7 Chapter 2 Getting Started ........................ 8 HDD Installation ..........................9 Access by Web Browser ......................... 10 Login .............................. 11 Chapter 3 Maintenance ........................12 System Monitor ..........................13 Performance ..........................
  • Page 6 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 4.4.2 Deleting LUN ........................38 4.4.3 Renaming LUN ........................38 4.4.4 Enlarging LUN ........................38 Settings ............................39 4.5.1 Synchronization Speed and Type ..................39 4.5.2 Flashing Time ........................40 Chapter 5 SAN ..........................41 iSCSI ...............................
  • Page 7 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Playing and Downloading ......................77 7.6.1 Searching Video ........................ 78 7.6.2 Archiving ........................... 78 7.6.3 Remote Backup ......................... 80 7.6.4 Locking ..........................80 7.6.5 Playback ..........................81 7.6.6 Downloading ........................82 Archiving ............................84 7.7.1 Archive Volume .........................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Overview

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Purpose: DS-A80&81 series storage system is a high-performance and highly reliable storage system. Designed with four enterprise-class gigabyte network interfaces, it provides a bandwidth with 4 to 8G bps transmission capability and a huge storage space.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started Purpose: The chapter introduces HDD installation steps, web browser access steps, and login steps. Table 2. 1 Module Description Module Description HDD Installation Describes the steps of HDD installation. You can get access to the storage system via a server with the web browser Web Browser Access installed.

  • Page 10: Hdd Installation

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 2.1 HDD Installation Before you start: Prepare the following equipment and accessories.  A storage system  Hard disks  A pair of anti-static gloves  A screwdriver Steps: Press the blue button to pop up the hander. Figure 2.

  • Page 11: Access By Web Browser

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 2. 5 HDD Position Use a screwdriver to fasten the four screws into the screw holes that in both sides. Figure 2. 6 Install Screws Push the hard disk box back into the slot. Figure 2.

  • Page 12: Login

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 2. 8 Login Interface 2.3 Login Steps: Select Login account as Basic Management or CVR Sub-system.  Basic Management: Used to configure basic parameters of storage system.  CVR Sub-system: Used to Log into CVR sub-system. Select User name.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Maintenance

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 3 Maintenance Purpose: Maintenance function enables you to view login and iSCSI information, monitor running status, restore default settings, check and download logs, upgrade storage system, and so forth. Table 3. 1 Module Description Module Description It is a shortcut for reboot and shutdown and lists the login user’s information and...

  • Page 14: System Monitor

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 3.1 System Monitor Purpose: Once you log into the storage system, system monitor menu appears. System monitor menu is a shortcut for reboot and shutdown and lists the login user’s information and iSCSI connection information. Steps: Click Maintenance in navigation bar and choose System Monitor to enter System Monitor interface.
  • Page 15 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 3. 5 Graph Monitor Click Vmstat to pop up Vmstat window. Vmstat updates per second. Figure 3. 6 Vmstat Click of Iostat to unfold input/output status. Optionally, click of Iostat to fold input/output status. Figure 3.

  • Page 16: Common

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 3.3 Common Purpose: You can view system version, reset system, view logs, upgrade system, and add check and repair strategy. Step: Click Maintenance in navigation bar and choose Common to enter Common interface. Figure 3. 8 Common 3.3.1 Viewing Version Information Purpose: Version information interface lists information including SMI, CVR, Support, and so on.

  • Page 17: Resetting System

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 3.3.2 Resetting System Purpose: You can reset system to factory defaults when system is abnormal. You’re recommended to reset system under the direction of professional technical support. Resetting operation won’t restore administrator user name and password, RAID configuration, hot spot configuration, and network parameters.
  • Page 18 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 3. 11 Application Service 3.3.4.1 Modifying Password Purpose: You can modify password for basic management system and CVR sub-system user. Steps: Click Modify password button. And modify password window appears. Select User Name as web_admin or nvr_admin. ...

  • Page 19: Snmp Configuration

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 3.3.4.2 SNMP Configuration Purpose: By configuring SNMP parameters, you can log in PRTG Traffic Grapher tool to monitor the system status, including exception information, CPU usage, and so forth. Steps: Click SNMP configure button. Then SNMP configure interface appears. Figure 3.

  • Page 20: Viewing Service Status

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Click Test to start testing. Test result would be listed in the current interface. Figure 3. 15 Test Result 3.3.4.4 Modifying Host Name Steps: Click Modify and text field appears. Enter host name in the text field. Click Modify to activate the new host name.

  • Page 21: System Upgrade

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 3.3.5 System Upgrade Purpose: You’re recommended to upgrade system under the help of professional support. Steps: Click System upgrade in Common menu to enter Application Service interface. Figure 3. 18 Application Service Click Browser and choose the upgrade package. Click Upload to upgrade.

  • Page 22: Graphical Display

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  Require: Repair the data bit and parity data mismatch issue. Select Array you want to verify.  Type is chosen as Disk check. Select check mode as All or Check.  All: Check all disk blocks. It takes longer time than quick check. ...

  • Page 23: Pie Chart

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Table 3. 2 Indicator Status Description Indicator Color Description Unlit Disk doesn’t exist. Top indicator Green Disk is connected and recognized. Green Disk is normal. Bottom indicator Blue Reading and writing normally. Disk is rebuilding. Positioning the pointer in a green indicator slot.

  • Page 24: Control Message

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 3. 23 Pie Chart 3.5 Control Message Purpose: Control Message shows the fans’ information, modules’ temperature, fan control panel version, and chassis power. Steps: Click Maintenance in navigation bar and choose Control Message to enter Control Message interface. Fan RPM (Revolutions per Minute), temperature, and other information are shown.
  • Page 25 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 3. 25 Fan Speed Choose speed as Low speed, Medium speed, or High speed in dropdown list. Click OK to save the settings.

  • Page 26: Chapter 4 Storage Management

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 4 Storage Management Purpose: Storage management provides configuration including disk, array, storage pool, LUN (logical Volume), and storage settings. Table 4. 1 Module Description Module Description You can:  Disk View disks’ information and status. ...

  • Page 27: Managing Local Disk

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 4.1 Managing Local Disk Purpose: You can view the disk information here, including disk location, supplier, model, size, status, and belonging group. Step: Click Storage in navigation bar and choose Disk to enter Disk interface. Figure 4.

  • Page 28: Rescanning Disk

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 4. 5 Disk Status There are totally 6 kinds of status for a disk. Table 4. 2 Disk Status Description Status Description Normal Disk works normally. Undetected Disk hasn’t gone through disk check in a storage system. Lost Disk is unrecognized.

  • Page 29: Disk Initialization

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 4.1.4 Disk Initialization Purpose: To recover a disk when its status is uninitialized or when it is kicked out by an array, you can initialize it. Steps: Check the checkbox of disk you want to initialize. Click Initialize and click OK in popup dialog box to start initializing.

  • Page 30: Array

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual There are 3 kinds of check status: Unsubmitted, Checking, and Completed. Table 4. 3 Check Status Description Check Status Description Unsubmitted Disk check hasn’t been submitted. Checking Disk is being checked. Waiting Another disk is being checked. You need to wait till the check is finished. 4.2 Array Purpose: You can create and manage array.
  • Page 31 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 4. 8 Create Array Input Array name in text field. Select RAID level in dropdown list. Up to 8 kinds of RAID are provided, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50. Figure 4.

  • Page 32: Array Exception

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  Intelligent: Without external IO task, array is initialized in the highest speed. Or array is initialized in the lowest speed. If RAID level is RAID 0, I/O priority isn’t available. Select the Available disks to create RAID. Or select Available arrays to create RAID.

  • Page 33: Checking Array

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  During rebuilding process, if a normal disk in array fails, the array becomes failed.  During rebuilding process, if I/O error occurs to the rebuilding disk, you need to change rebuilding disk. 4.2.3.1 Rebuilding with Hot Spare Before you start: Add global, area, or local hot spare disk or array for array.

  • Page 34: Repairing Array

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 4.2.5 Repairing Array Purpose: You can repair the data bit and parity data mismatch issue. If array in storage pool starts repairing, physical volume’s status is repairing. 4.2.5.1 Auto Repair Steps: Refer to 3.3.6 Strategy to start auto repair. Select Type as RAID verification and select Verify mode as Repair.

  • Page 35: Deleting Array

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual You can click Keep to resume. 4.2.7 Deleting Array Steps: Check the checkbox of array you want to delete. Click button to delete. If the array has been added to a storage pool, you need to remove it from storage pool first, or it can’t be deleted. 4.2.8 Adding Hot Spare Purpose: The hot spare disk can replace failed disk in the degraded array.

  • Page 36: Deleting Hot Spare

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 4. 10 Add Hot Spare 4.2.9 Deleting Hot Spare Steps: Select arrays you want to delete. Click button to delete. 4.3 Storage Pool Purpose: Storage pool, which is made of physical volumes and contains arrays and disks, is designed for central management of storage capacity.

  • Page 37: Adding Storage Pool

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Table 4. 5 Interface Description Area Name Description Lists the storage pool’s total size, free size, LUN size, snapshot size, CVR Information Area size, iSCSI size, and FC size. Configuration Area You can add, delete, and positioning created physical volume here. 4.3.1 Adding Storage Pool Purpose: You need to create physical volumes to build storage pool.

  • Page 38: Deleting Storage Pool

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 4.3.2 Deleting Storage Pool Purpose: You can delete storage pool by deleting the added physical volumes. Steps: Check the checkboxes of physical volumes you want to delete. Click button to delete them. Idle physical volumes can be deleted except the first created physical volume. 4.3.3 Positioning Storage Pool Before you start: Set the flashing time first.

  • Page 39: Deleting Lun

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 4. 15 Create LUN Enter LUN name. Enter LUN size (MB). Select Block size (Byte) from dropdown list. Choose Available PV. Click OK to create LUN. Created LUN is listed in LUN information list. 4.4.2 Deleting LUN Steps: Select the LUN you want to delete.

  • Page 40: Settings

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Steps: Click button of the LUN you want to extend. Figure 4. 16 Extend LUN Enter New size (MB). Select Available PV used to extend. Click OK to extend. 4.5 Settings Purpose: You can set the array synchronization speed type and flashing time of positioning indicator. Step: Click Storage in navigation bar and choose Settings to enter Settings interface.

  • Page 41: Flashing Time

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual The faster the speed is, the highest the internel IO percentage is. Click OK to save. Click Modify of Sync type. Select Sync type as Sync Signal Drive or Sync Multiple Drives Concurrently. Click OK to save. Figure 4.

  • Page 42: Chapter 5 San

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 5 SAN Purpose: You can add iSCSI disks and FC (Fiber Channel) disks in your computer. Table 5. 1 Module Description Module Description iSCSI You can add iSCSI disks in your computer. You can add FC disks in your computer. Keywords: iSCSI, FC Figure 5.

  • Page 43: Iscsi

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 5.1 iSCSI Purpose: You can add iSCSI disks in your computer. Step: Click SAN in navigation bar and choose iSCSI to enter iSCSI interface. Figure 5. 3 iSCSI 5.1.1 Adding CHAP User Purpose: When enabling iSCSI, you can select an added CHAP user as a way to verify your computer permission. Steps: Click button to enter Add CHAP User interface.

  • Page 44: Modifying Chap User

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 5.1.2 Modifying CHAP User Purpose: You can modify the password of added users. Before you start: If the CHAP going to be modified is linked to one or more iSCSIs and these iSCSIs are connecting with computers, you need to disconnect them from computer first.

  • Page 45: Disabling Iscsi

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Select the LUN Access mode as R/W, SR/W, RO, or IRO.  R/W: Read and writing permission.  IRO (Intelligent Read Only): Even though writing operation succeeded, data wouldn’t be written into LUN. It is mainly used to test storage system’s performance. ...

  • Page 46: Fc (Optional)

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 5.2 FC (Optional) Purpose: You can add FC disks in your computer. Before you start: Install fiber Ethernet adapter and fiber Ethernet adapter drive in both storage system and client server. Connect storage system and client server to fiber channel switch with fiber. Step: Click SAN in navigation bar and choose FC to enter FC interface.

  • Page 47: Disabling Fc

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Fiber Channel3. If you are not sure about selecting which one, select Available channels. Storage system can automatically connect storage system and client with an available channel. Fiber Channel 0 refers to fiber port 1 in real panel. Fiber Channel 1 refers to fiber port 2 in rear panel. And so on.

  • Page 48: Chapter 6 Cvr

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 6 CVR Purpose: You can configure CVR and N+1 parameters. Table 6. 1 Module Description Module Description You can:  Configure private volume, CVR configuration, create record volume, and extend record volume.  CVR one-key configuration.

  • Page 49: Quick-Setting Cvr

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 6.1 Quick-Setting CVR Purpose: Quick-setting creating helps you to create CVR quickly. Before you start: Ensure there is neither storage pool nor array in storage system. Steps: Click button in top-right corner to start quick settings. Click OK to confirm.

  • Page 50: Cvr Configuration

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual storage pool by array mode.  If only one disk exists, no reserved volume is created. In single-disk mode, no reserved volume is created in the last disk of storage system. In array mode, two reserved volumes are created in each RAID.
  • Page 51 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Steps: Click Set private volume menu to enter Set private volume interface. Figure 6. 5 CVR Configuration Check the checkbox of Start CVR after setting. Optionally, check the checkbox of Config spare LUN for private LUN and Use spare LUN of Private LUN. Spare LUN for private LUN: Create a spare volume for private volume.

  • Page 52: Resetting Cvr

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 6. 6 Created Prviate Volume Figure 6. 7 CVR Starts Running Table 6. 2 CVR Status Description Status Description Not configured or incomplete CVR is not configured. Running CVR is correctly started. Click Stop CVR to stop CVR service. Once CVR is stopped, you are not able Stopped to view encoder information and videos.

  • Page 53: Record Volume

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 6.2.3 Record Volume Purpose: Record volume is the logical volume stores videos. 6.2.3.1 Creating Record Volume Steps: Click Create record volume menu. Figure 6. 9 Create Record Volume Enter the Name in text field. Select Data overlay as Cycle cover or No cover.
  • Page 54 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 6.2.3.2 Clearing, Modifying, and Deleting Record Volume Purpose: The created record volumes are listed in Record Volume list. You can clear videos saved in it, modify its configuration, and delete it. Table 6. 3 Icon Description Icon Name Description...

  • Page 55: Backup And Restoring

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 6. 12 Extend Record Volume Select the record volume you want to extend in Name dropdown list. Select the Free LUN used to extend. Click OK to start extending. 6.3 Backup and Restoring Purpose: The chapter introduces the video backup and CVR restoring steps.

  • Page 56: Restoring

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 6.3.2 Restoring Purpose: When error occurs to CVR, restoring CVR can recover it. Restoring may cause data loss, so you need to contact us for professional help. We are not responsible for error caused by unprofessional operation. Step: Click Restore menu to enter Restore interface.

  • Page 57: Recovering Video Data

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 6. 15 Backup 6.3.4 Recovering Video Data Purpose: If you reset CVR, deleted record volume, or cleared record volume by mistake, you can contact us for professional help, we would help you to recover these data. We are not responsible for error caused by unprofessional operation.

  • Page 58: Adding Backup Cvr

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual master CVRs fail, the backup CVR would record the videos from encoders. Master CVR error includes network error, private volumes damaged, database error, and CVR service error. After the master CVRs recovers to normal, backup CVR would upload videos back to master CVRs.

  • Page 59: Deleting Backup Cvr

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  Enable data fetch: Once master CVR recovers to normal, backup CVR uploads the videos back to master CVR.  Delete the data of working device remained on the backup device: Delete the videos in backup CVR once they are uploaded to master CVR.
  • Page 60 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Table 6. 4 Backup CVR Status Backup CVR Status Description Standby When master CVR is normal, backup CVR is standby. When master CVR is abnormal, backup CVR takes over the tasks. Now backup CVR’s Working status is working and master CVR’s status is taken-over.

  • Page 61: Chapter 7 Cvr Sub-System

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 7 CVR Sub-System Purpose: You can configure the parameters for CVR sub-system. Table 7. 1 Module Description Module Description Information Encoding device, record schedule, and record volume information are listed. You can add and manage encoding devices, adjust CVR sub-system time, count remaining Device Management recoding capacity, and analyze video loss.

  • Page 62: Access By Web Browser

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.1 Access by Web Browser Steps: Open web browser. Input the storage system’s IP address (https://10.254.254.254:2004) in Web browser address bar. Press Enter. Then login interface appears. Enter Password of CVR sub-system and click Login to log in. The default password is 123. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED–We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 63: Device Management

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 4 Information Table 7. 2 Status Description State Description Free Connection is normal and it is recording. It appears when encoding device amount reaches the limit or CVR is No video input rebooting.

  • Page 64: Device

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 5 Device Management 7.3.1 Device Purpose: You can add and edit encoding devices and add and edit groups. Step: Click Device Management in navigation bar and choose Device to enter Device Management interface. 7.3.1.1 Adding Encoding Device Steps: Click...
  • Page 65 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 6 Add Encoding Device  Repeat above steps to add more encoding devices. Up to 1024 encoding devices can be added.  If the encoding device you add isn’t in the List of Compatible of Encoding Device, the Attribute would mark as B.
  • Page 66 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.3.1.3 Exporting and Importing Encoding Device Purpose: For the purpose of modifying a large number of encoding device in batch, you can export them, modify their parameters, and import them back to CVR sub-system. Steps: ...
  • Page 67 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 10 Import 7.3.1.4 Adding Group Purpose: Group helps you to manage encoding devices. Steps: Click button. Figure 7. 11 Add Group Enter Name and Note. Click button, select Type, IP address and Name, and click OK to add.

  • Page 68: Tools

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 12 Select & Add Or select encoding device you want to contain in dropdown list of Add encoding device. Click OK and click OK in confirmation dialog box to add the group. 7.3.1.5 Exporting and Importing Group Purpose: For the purpose of managing group in batch, you can export and import groups.
  • Page 69 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual If iVMS-5200 has started time synchronization with encoding devices, it isn’t recommended to start time synchronization in storage system. Step: Click and click OK in confirmation dialog box. CVR modify connected encoding devices’ time once it is started.

  • Page 70: Live View And Record

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Click button. Select encoding devices in the list. Or enter encoding device’s name in text field and click OK. Detecting takes a long time, so it isn’t recommended to select more than 10 encoding devices. Figure 7.

  • Page 71: Live View

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.4.1 Live View Purpose: Preview the real-time image of connected encoding device. Before you start: To add IP address of CVR to web browser trusted sites and enable all of ActiveX controls and plug-ins, do following steps: Enter Trusted Sites menu.

  • Page 72: Schedule And Alarm

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual To start or stop recording manually, do following steps. Steps:  To start or stop manual recording for specified encoding devices, do following steps: Check the checkboxes of encoding devices you want to start manual record. Click button to start recording.
  • Page 73 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual It is recommended to configure either basic schedule or advanced schedule. 7.5.1.2 Basic Schedule Purpose: Set the basic record schedule, and then the specified encoding devices automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: Click button to pop up Make plan interface.
  • Page 74 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  Dead status at initial state: If selected, schedule state is Stopped. And encoding device wouldn’t start recording. Other Schedule options wouldn’t take effective.  Deactivate the record schedule: If selected, encoding device wouldn’t start recording. Other Schedule options wouldn’t take effective.

  • Page 75: Record Upload

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Optionally, you can select one or more Schedule options. For details, refer to step 5 of 7.5.1.2 Basic Schedule. Select Schedule and set the End time. If Schedule is set as hour, minute, or customized, locking in schedule options is not selectable. Click OK to save the schedule.
  • Page 76 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual simultaneously. Figure 7. 28 Basic Settings 7.5.2.2 Adding Uploading Tasks Purpose: When videos in CVR lost, and the lost videos exist in encoding devices. You can upload the videos back to CVR by adding uploading tasks. Steps: Click the button.

  • Page 77: Alarm

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.5.2.3 Adding Uploading Schedule Purpose: Uploading schedule can judge whether video loss happens during record schedule. Configure the uploading schedule to upload the videos saved in encoding devices back to CVR. Before you start: Ensure pulling back data from encoding device in schedule options is selected when configuring basic or advanced schedule.

  • Page 78: Ds-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 32 Alarm Click button to pop up Add alarm configuration interface. Enter the encoding device name and click OK to select the encoding device. Repeat the step to add more. Or select encoding devices or groups in the list. Figure 7.

  • Page 79: Searching Video

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Step: Click Play & Download in navigation bar to enter Play & Download interface. Figure 7. 35 Schedule & Alarm 7.6.1 Searching Video Steps: Click button to enter Search record interface. Enter the encoding device name and click OK to select the encoding device. Repeat the step to add more. Or select encoding devices or groups in the list.
  • Page 80 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.6.2.1 Archiving a Single Video Steps: Click button and click Archive in popup window. Enter Level and Note. Level: Type in your custom level. Select the Start time and Duration to archive. Click OK to start archiving. You can check logs for archiving process. Figure 7.

  • Page 81: Remote Backup

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 39 Archive 7.6.3 Remote Backup Purpose: Remote backup refers to back up the videos saved in current CVR to the archive volume of another storage system. Before you start:  Search videos first. ...

  • Page 82: Playback

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Before you start: Search videos first. Steps: Check the checkboxes of videos you want to lock. Not more than 100 videos can be selected. Click button. Select lock mode as Unlock, Lock last, or Lock time. ...

  • Page 83: Downloading

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 42 Playback Window You can play all selected videos by clicking button in upper-right corner. 7.6.5.2 Segment Playback Purpose: Divide original videos into several segments to play. Steps: Click button. Enter the segment number in Block text field and click Segment file. Then the segment videos are listed. Select videos and click button to start playback.
  • Page 84 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Before you start: Search videos first. 7.6.6.1 One-Key Downloading Step: Click button and select the saving path to save a single video. 7.6.6.2 Block Downloading Steps: Click button and click Integrated Download to download. Figure 7.

  • Page 85: Archiving

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 45 Batch Downloading 7.7 Archiving Purpose: For the purpose of saving significant videos, you can save them in archive volumes. Step: Click Archive in navigation bar to enter Archive interface. Figure 7. 46 Archive 7.7.1 Archive Volume Step: Click Archive in navigation bar and choose Archive volume to enter Archive volume interface.

  • Page 86: Archive Search

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 47 Archive Volume 7.7.1.2 Specify Archive Volume Step: Select archive volume from dropdown list and click Modify to save the settings. 7.7.1.3 Break Remote Backup Step: Click button and click OK in popup confirmation dialog box to stop remote backup.

  • Page 87: User

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 49 Select Encoding Devices Set the search conditions including video start time, end time, Record type, Level, Archive start time, Archive end time, and Comment. Click OK to start search. The matched archive files would be listed. 7.8 User Purpose: You can switch system language and edit display rows in each page.

  • Page 88: System Alarm

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 51 System 7.9.1 System Alarm Purpose: You can set linkage actions for alarm type, specify alarm type for alarm events, and turn on or turn off status alarm. Steps: Click System in navigation bar and choose System Alarm to enter System Alarm interface. Alarm type includes Info (Information), Warning, Error, and Fatal.

  • Page 89: Cvr Version

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 7. 53 Alarm Events Turn on or turn off status alarm. Figure 7. 54 Status Alarm Click to save the settings. 7.9.2 CVR Version Purpose: You can view CVR version, CVR library version, and CVR other version. Step: Click System in navigation bar and choose CVR Version to enter CVR Version interface.

  • Page 90: Log Management

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.10 Log Management Purpose: Log helps you figure out CVR history actions. You can search, export, and clear logs. Step: Click Log Management in navigation bar to enter Log Management interface. Figure 7. 56 Log Management 7.10.1 Searching Log Steps: Click...

  • Page 91: Clearing Log

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 7.10.3 Clearing Log Step: Click button and click OK in popup confirmation dialog box to clear all logs saved in CVR sub-system.

  • Page 92: Chapter 8 System

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 8 System Purpose: You can configure network parameters, alarm triggered action, system time, modify system password, and so forth. Table 8. 1 Module Description Module Description You can:  Modify the configuration of management NIC and data NICs. ...

  • Page 93: Network

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 8.1 Network Purpose: Storage system provides one Management NIC (Network Interface Card) and two Data NICs. The Management NIC is designed for configuring the Data NIC and device maintenance. The Data NICs are used to transmit data. Step: Click System in navigation bar and choose Network to enter Network interface.

  • Page 94: Nic Bond

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 8. 4 Modify NIC Information 8.1.2 NIC Bond Purpose: When transmitting data via a single data NIC, once the data NIC fails, data transmission stops. By bonding multiple data NICs into one, they can share one IP address, thus to balance network load and create redundant links.

  • Page 95: Adding Route

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 8. 6 Bonded NIC Information 8.1.2.2 Deleting Bond Steps: Check the bonded NIC checkbox. Click and click OK in confirmation dialog box. Then the bonded NIC is recovered to several data NICs. Figure 8. 7 Confirmation Dialog Box 8.1.2.3 Modifying Bond Mode For detailed information and steps, refer to section 8.1.5.2 Bond Mode.

  • Page 96: Mac And Ip Bonding

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 8. 8 Add Route Input Route IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. The client server within Route IP address can access storage system via the Default Gateway. Select Bonded Data NIC in the dropdown list. Click OK to add the route.

  • Page 97: Advanced Parameters

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 8.1.5 Advanced Parameters Purpose: You can configure DNS server, bond mode, and network work speed parameters. 8.1.5.1 DNS Server Purpose: You are required to add DNS server IP address if you need to access external network. Steps: Click Modify of Preferred DNS Server.
  • Page 98 DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Bond Mode Description  The order of received data is uncertain.  Low network throughput.  Definition: The default bond mode. Transmits data via a specified data NIC, other data NICs are standby. Only when the specified data NIC fails, another standby data NIC takes over transmission task.

  • Page 99: Alarm

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Bond Mode Description  Advantage:  Data NICs are fully used.  Load balance when sending data.  Disadvantage: Load balance isn’t supported when receiving data.  Definition:  Storage system allocates input and output traffic to each data NICs, according to current load.

  • Page 100: Alarm Type

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 8.2.1 Alarm Type Purpose: The Table 8. 3 Alarm Type Description describes the supported alarm types and corresponding event level. E-mail and SNMP manager support notifying you about the alarm types in Table 8. 3. Table 8.

  • Page 101: Adding E-Mail

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Module Alarm Type Event Level transmission failed Cluster resource network error: resource network Serious interface % disconnected 8.2.2 Adding E-Mail Purpose: Alarm messages are sent to receiving e-mails via sending e-mails. Before you start: Set DNS server first.

  • Page 102: Testing E-Mail

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Figure 8. 14 Add Email Alarm User 8.2.3 Testing E-Mail Purpose: After sending and receiving e-mail are configured, you can test the communication between them. Steps: Check the checkbox of sending e-mail you want to test. Click button and click OK in confirmation dialog box to start test.

  • Page 103: Testing Smtp Manager

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Enter SNMP manager and SNMP port in the text field. SNMP version is V2(V2C) by default and is not editable. Choose Event Level as System Log, Alert, Error, or Serious. Click OK and click OK in conformation dialog box. The added SNMP manager is listed in SNMP manager list. 8.2.5 Testing SMTP Manager Purpose: You can test the network communication of SMTP manager.

  • Page 104: Adjusting System Time

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 8.3.1 Adjusting System Time 8.3.1.1 Manual Adjust Steps: Do one or more of the following:  Adjust Time Zone Click Modify of Current System Time Zone. Select time zone in the dropdown list. Click OK and click OK in confirmation dialog box. ...

  • Page 105: Tool

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Click Enable of SYNC Strategy Status (Synchronization Strategy Status). Enter Time Server IP Address in text field Enter SYNC Cycle (Synchronization Cycle) in text field. Click Set to start time synchronization. Figure 8. 20 Synchronize Time 8.4 Tool For details, refer to section 3.3.4 Application Service.

  • Page 106: Chapter 9 Log

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual Chapter 9 Log Purpose: Table 9. 1 Module Description Module Description It records the content and time of each operation. Search, download, and clear logs are Operation log supported. Storage system records the performance logs at every ten minutes. Performance log Performance log includes messages of CPU usage, memory footprint, network traffic, and array read and writing speed.

  • Page 107: Operation Log

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual 9.1 Operation Log Purpose: Operation log records the content and time of each operation. Search, download, and clear logs are supported. Steps: Click Log in navigation bar and choose Operation Log to enter Operation Log interface. Do one or more of the following: Figure 9.

  • Page 108: Performance Log

    DS-A80&81 Series Storage System User Manual  Clear All Logs Click and click OK in popup dialog to confirm. 9.2 Performance Log Purpose: Storage system records the performance logs at every ten minutes. Performance log includes messages of CPU usage, memory footprint, network traffic, and array read and writing speed. Steps: Click Log in navigation bar and choose Operation Log to enter Operation Log interface.
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