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Pelco dx8100 manual Introduction, About The External Storage Upgrade

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Introduction

Welcome to the external video storage upgrade for the DX8100 Series digital video recorder (DVR). The external video storage upgrade includes the DX8100-ISCI SCSI card and the DX8100HDDI (Infortrend® EonStor® A12U-G2421). These two items are ordered and shipped separately. The DX8100HDDI includes a 3.3 ft (1 m) SCSI cable and other parts for its installation. Before you upgrade the system, familiarize yourself with the instructions in this manual.

NOTE: The DX8100HDDI does not send operating status information or system alerts to the DX8100. If used, the DX8100HDDI client application should not be installed on the DX8100 server.

ABOUT THE EXTERNAL STORAGE UPGRADE

The DX8100HDDI external storage upgrade increases DX8108 or DX8116 storage capacity beyond the 3.0 TB internal storage capacity. Table A lists the available storage upgrade options.

Table A. External Video Storage Upgrade Options

	Part Number	Number of	Storage in GB
	Part Number	750 GB Drives	Internal	Video
		750 GB Drives	Internal	Video

	DX8100HDDI-2250	3	2250	1500

	DX8100HDDI-4500	6	4500	3750

	DX8100HDDI-6750	9	6750	6000

	DX8100HDDI-9000	12	9000	8250

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Pelco dx8100 manual Introduction, About The External Storage Upgrade

Contents

I N S T A L L A T I O N C3648M 7/08DX8100 Series Digital Video Recorder SCSI Card and External Video StorageImportant Safety Instructions ContentsList of Tables Other DX8100 Optional AccessoriesList of Illustrations C3648M 7/08C3648M 7/08 Important Safety Instructions Regulatory NoticesRADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE ABOUT THE EXTERNAL STORAGE UPGRADE IntroductionParts List and Tools DX8100-ISCI SCSI CARDDX8100HDDI EXTERNAL VIDEO STORAGE OTHER DX8100 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES DX8100-ISCI SCSI Card Installation PREPARING THE SCSI CARD FOR INSTALLATIONOPENING THE CHASSIS WARNINGSUNDERSTANDING THE COMPONENT LAYOUT MOVING THE MAIN CAPTURE CARD INSTALLING THE SCSI CARD REASSEMBLING THE UNIT INSTALLING THE DX8100HDDI DRIVE TRAYS Installing a New DX8100 and DX8100HDDI SystemINSTALLING THE UNITS Once installed, refer to Installing the DX8100HDDI Drive Trays3. Install the drive trays CONNECTING THE DX8100HDDI TO THE DX8100 TURNING ON THE DX8100HDDI AND THE DX8100HARDWARE INSTALLATION CONFIGURING THE DX8100Upgrading the DX8100 with the DX8100HDDI 9. When the Computer Management window appears, click Disk Management 2 Select “Convert to Basic Disk.” b. Perform a quick format 1 Click Next four times a. Configure any unallocated drives2 Click New Partition Figure 20. Unallocated Dynamic Drives 2 Select the “Perform a quick format” check boxUSING ONLY DX8100HDDI EXTERNAL STORAGE 15. Click Close to exit the Computer Management application Figure 26. Selecting the Recovery Option 23. Repeat step 22 until all partitions are set to Allocation C3648M 7/08Upgrading the DX8100HDDI HDD Storage Capacity BACKING UP RECORDED VIDEO DATA OPTIONALDELETING THE RAID ARRAY Figure 30. Entering the Telnet IP Address 12. Select “view and edit Logical drives,” and then press Enter Figure 32. Unmapping Partitions11. On the keyboard, press Esc twice to return to the Main Menu Figure 33. Main MenuINSTALLING THE NEW HDDS CREATING THE LOGICAL DRIVEOBTAINING AN IP ADDRESS UNMAP THE LOGICAL DRIVEPARTITIONING THE LOGICAL DRIVE Figure 42. Partition Logical Drive c. A warning message appears. Select Yes, and then press Enter MAPPING THE PARTITIONS Figure 48. Main Menu40. Press Enter four times FORMATTING THE DRIVES Figure 53. LUN MappingALLOCATING THE NEW DX8100HDDI DRIVES ELECTRICAL SpecificationsDesign and product specifications subject to change without notice MECHANICALRETURNS PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATIONWARRANTY REVISION HISTORYISO9001 Worldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco Way Clovis, California 93612 USAUSA & Canada Tel 800 Fax 800 International Tel +1 559 Fax +1