User Manual

DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual
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3. Edit the Array Name.
4. Select the RAID Level from RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
5. Check the checkbox of corresponding disk to select the Physical Disk that you want to configure
array.
6. Click OK to create array.
7. Click Array tab to view the successfully created array.
8. Click to select an array and click Create Vd to enter the Create Virtual Disk interface.
Figure 129 Create Virtual Disk Interface
9. Edit the Virtual Disk Name.
10. Set the Capacity of the virtual disk. And at least 100GB capacity must be configured for each
virtual disk. You can click the Information of Array Capacity area to set the remaining capacity
of the array for the disk.
11. Select the Initialization Type from Background, Foreground and Fast.
 Background: The background initialization can synchronize the disks, and detect and repair
the bad sector of the disks. During the background initialization, the virtual disk is allowed to
be used.
 Foreground (Recommended): By using foreground initialization, the RAID will be
initialized totally and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The
virtual disk can be used only after the initialization is complete.
 Fast: The fast initialization usually takes short time and only initializes part of the RAID,
and cannot detect the bad sector.
12. Click the Apply button to save the settings and click OK to return to the Array interface.
13. Click Virtual Disk tab to enter the virtual disk interface. The successfully created virtual disk will
be listed on the interface.
14. Enter the HDD Information interface and the virtual disk will display. For operation guide of
initializing the virtual disk, please refer to Page 116 if you adopt foreground initialization, the
virtual disk will display in the HDD Information interface after the initialization is complete.
Figure 130 HDD Information Interface