Raid Manager - Unisight EmPower NVR User Manual

3.9.9 RAID Manager

RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines
multiple physical HDD components into a single logical unit for the purposes of data redundancy,
performance improvement, or both.
Note
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RAID function is for some series product only. Slight difference may be found on the user interface.
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Right now, NVR supports RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, and RAID 10. Local hotspare supports
RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, and RAID10.
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Refer to the following table for detailed information.
RAID Type
RAID0
RAID1
RAID5
RAID6
RAID10
3.9.9.1 RAID Config
It is for you to manage RAID HDD. It can display RAID name, type, free space, total space, status and etc.
Here you can add/delete RAID HDD.
Click Add button to select RAID type and then select HDDs, click OK button to add. See Figure 3-201.
Figure 3-200
HDD Amount
At least 2 HDDs.
Only 2 HDDs.
At least 3 HDDs. Usually recommend the RAID5 consists of 4 to 6 HDDs.
At least 4 HDDs.
At least 4 HDDs.
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