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Vi. raid MaNaGeMeNT
the intent of this section is to provide guidance in the creation and expansion of RaID sets within the xNVR and direct attached expan-
sion chassis.
the xNVR200, 300 and 400 families connect the OS drive to the embedded motherboard RaID controller. the VMS application(s)
also reside on the OS drive. Depending on appliance purchased and options selected the OS drive may consist of a mirrored pair. In the
cases where the OS drive is mirrored it is recommended that base management functions be done using the BIOS RaID controller tools.
the BIOS RaID controller tools are accessed by simultaneously hitting the Ctrl and M keys during power up while the following screen is
displayed on the console monitor.
It is recommended that the BIOS tools only be used for OS drive mirror set creation and rebuild/restore of a defective drive. to this end
only creation and rebuild/restore will be covered in this manual. all other functions, including rebuild/restore, can be done via the Mega-
RaID Software Manager (MSM) which can be found and launched from the Windows operating system desktop. Instruction for use of
the MSM can also be found in this manual.
the xNVR200, 300 and 400 families with 8 or more disk bays are supplied with a PCIe RaID controller. this PCIe RaID controller
maintains the array(s) that contain the video stream data and archives. Since the arrays can only be accessed while an operating system
is intact and operational and because control of the arrays is easier using the MegaRaID Software Manager (MSM) software, only the
MSM will be covered by this manual for PCIe based disks and arrays.
UsiNG BiOs CONTrOL FOr MirrOred driVe seTs ONLY
a. eNTeriNG BiOs raid CONTrOL MeNU
1. Power up system
2. During power up self-test wait for the following screen to appear. Immediately and simultaneously press the Ctrl and M keys
to enter the BIOS RaID routine.
xVault xNVR200/300/400 User Guide V2.0.0
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