Pelco DX9200HDDI installation manual Configuring TWO RAID Level 5 Arrays

CONFIGURING TWO RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAYS

To configure two RAID Level 5 Arrays:

1.Power up the DX9200HDDI. For information about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage Unit installation/operation manual.

2.On the DX9200HDDI control panel, do the following:

a.Press the CTRL button. The TO CONTROLLER PRESS ANY KEY message is displayed on the LCD screen.

b.Press !. The Enter Password prompt is displayed.

c.Press ! to enter 00000000 (default password).

d.Press !. The Main menu is displayed.

3.To configure array 1, do the following:

a.Press !"and scroll to 2 RAID Params.

b.Press !. The 2 RAID Params menu is displayed.

c.Press !"and scroll to 21 array 1.

d.Press !. The 21 Array 1 menu is displayed.

e.Press !"and scroll to 211 Re-Conf RAID.

f.Press !. The 211 Re-Conf RAID menu is displayed.

g.Press !"to scroll to YES.

h.Press ! to select YES. The entry is confirmed and the 21 Array 1 menu item is redisplayed.

4.To select the RAID Level for the array, do the following:

a.Press !"to scroll to 212 RAID Level.

b.Press !. The 212 RAID Level menu is displayed.

c.Press !"to scroll to 5.

d.Press ! to select 5. The 21 Array 1 menu item is redisplayed.

5.To specify the number of hard drives in array 1, do the following:

a.Calculate the number of drives in each array by dividing the total number of drives installed by two. For example, if the total number of hard drives is 12, then 12/2 = 6 hard drives per array.

b.From the 21 Array 1 menu, press !"to scroll to 213 Disk Number.

c.Press !. The 213 Disk Number menu is displayed.

d.Press !"to scroll to the number of disks for array 1.

For example, if there are 12 hard drives installed and the RAID level is 5, select 6. By default, the total number of drives is divided evenly between array 1 and array 2.

e.Press ! to select the number of disks for array 1.

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