User Manual

DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual
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8. Enter the HDD Information interface after rebooting by going to Menu > System Configuration >
HDD > HDD Information.
9. Select an expandable virtual disk and click the Expand button to expand the capacity of the
virtual disk.
Figure 143 HDD Information Interface
10. In the pop-up message box, click OK to start expanding.
Figure 144 Expand Warning Message
11. After expanding finished, the following message box will pop up. Click OK to finish the settings.
Figure 145 Expand Finish Message
Note:
Only migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 5 is supported by the device.
If there is no virtual disk existing under the array, the array migration cannot be done.
If the virtual disk of the array is under initialization, the array migration cannot be done.
Note:
After RAID migration and capacity expansion, the expanded capacity for each virtual disk can be
calculated by the following formula: Expanded VD capacity = (Original VD Capacity / Original Array
Capacity) * Newly Added Capacity of Hard Disk.
Upgrading Firmware
You can view the information of the firmware and upgrade the firmware by local backup device or
remote FTP server.