Setting hdd to redundancy, Checking hdd status – Bolide SVR8000s User Manual

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4. Set HDD Status to Read-Only.
5. Select OK to save and exit menu.

Note:

Once set to read-only, the HDD cannot be written to until it is set back to read/write (R/W). If the HDD that is

currently being written to is set to read-only, the data will be recorded to the next HDD. If there is only one HDD
present, setting it to read-only will cause the DVR to not record.

Setting HDD to Redundancy

In order to use HDD redundancy on your DVR, you will need to have at least two disk installed. Setting up HDD
redundancy will allow your DVR to redundantly record a copy of the videos onto multiple drives as a safeguard against
losing all your files in case of disk failures.

To setup HDD redundancy:

Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu > HDD.

Select HDD to setup redundancy on.

Select the Property button to enter the Property Settings menu, as shown in Figure 3.

Set HDD Status to Redundancy.

Select OK to save and exit menu.

Note:

The HDD that is set to redundancy is used to store an extra copy of the recording. If a HDD is set to

redundancy, at least one HDD should be set to the R/W status.

Checking HDD Status

You may check the status of any of the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime.

To check the status of a HDD:

1. Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu > HDD.
2. The status of your HDD is listed under the Status column. If the status is listed as Normal or Hibernate,

the HDD is in working order. If it is listed as Abnormal and has already been initialized, the HDD
needs to be replaced. If the HDD is Uninitialized, you will need to initialize it before it can be use in
your DVR. Please refer to Initializing HDDs for further instructions.

You may also view the SMART information of installed HDDs. SMART, short for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology is a monitoring system for hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of
reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.

To view SMART information of a HDD:

Enter the Log Search menu, shown in Figure 4 by clicking Menu > Maintenance > Log.