User's Manual of DS-7300HFI-ST Series DVR
Managing Disks
Checking Disk Status
The status of all installed hard disk drives (HDD) and Network hard drives can be checked under the Disk
Management menu.
To check the status of installed disks:
1. Enter the Disk Management menu, shown in Figure 57 by going to Main Menu > System
Configuration > Disk Management.
2. There are four different panels found in the Disk Management menu. They include:
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Disk Utilization: Displays the maximum space available of all disks combined.
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Available Disks: Displays a list of all installed disks(include local and network) and their
respective space and status.
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Network HDD: Display the parameters of the network hard drives.
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Status: Displays the available disk space of all disks combined.
3. Click the Done button to exit out of Disk Management.
Setting Network HDD
Add the allocated "DVR Storage Space" of NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR, this part will work as
network HDD.
To set a network HDD:
1. Enter the Disk Management menu, shown in Figure 57 by going to Main Menu > System
Configuration > Disk Management.
2. Select the number and the type of network hard drive. Then enter in the IP address and the
directory of network hard drives.
3. Click the Add button, the added hard drives will appear on the list of HDDS.
Figure 57 Disk Management Menu
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