Preparing Hard Drives For Video Recording; Configuring Hard Drives Using The Megaraid Storage Manager Application - Bosch DIVAR IP all-in-one 7000 3U Quick Installation Manual

DIVAR IP all-in-one 7000 3U
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Recorded video streams need to be configured in a way that the maximum bandwidth of the
system (BVMS/VRM base system plus iSCSI storage expansions) is not exceeded.
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For further details, refer to the User manual.
8.4

Preparing hard drives for video recording

Systems that come pre-equipped with hard drives from factory are ready to record out-of-the-
box.
Hard drives that have been added to an empty system need to be prepared before using them
for video recording.
To prepare the hard drives for video recording, you have to do following steps:
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Configuring hard drives using the MegaRAID Storage Manager application

If you have added third party hard drives to empty units, you must configure the hard drives
using the MegaRAID Storage Manager application.
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The setup process with the MegaRAID Storage Manager application is not necessary for
units with pre-installed hard drives. These units are delivered with a default configuration.
To configure RAID5:
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10. In the RAID level: list, select RAID5.
11. In the Select unconfigured drives: list, select the respective hard drives and click Add>.
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iSCSI storage expansion for a BVMS or VRM system, which runs on a different hardware.
Configuring hard drives using the MegaRAID Storage Manager application, page 27 .
Recovering the unit, page 28 .
Install all hard drives.
Turn on the system.
Set up the operating system and install DIVAR IP Software Center as described in the
user manual.
After the DIVAR IP Software Center window is displayed, minimize the window.
On the Windows desktop, double-click the MegaRAID Storage Manager icon to start the
application.
The Enter User Name & Password dialog box is displayed.
Enter user name and password, and then click Login.
– User name: BVRAdmin
– Password: as it was set during the initial operating system setup process
In the MegaRAID Storage Manager main window, click the tab Physical.
In the device tree, right-click the desired controller node, then click Create Virtual Drive.
The Create Virtual Drive - Choose mode dialog box is displayed.
Click Advanced, then click Next.
The Create Drive Group - Drive Group Settings dialog box is displayed.
The selected drives are displayed in the Drive groups: box.
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