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14BChapter 15: Storage management
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Note: If the overwrite function is enabled, the maximum capacity for both recordings and
snapshots is set to zero by default.
To set the HDD quota for a camera:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Storage Management > Storage Mode.
2. Under the Mode option, select Quota.
Note: The recorder will reboot automatically if you change the HDD mode.
3. Select a camera whose storage capacity you want to change and enter the values in GB for
the maximum record capacity and snapshot capacities. The available quota space available
is displayed on screen.
4. If you want to copy these values to other cameras, select each camera individually.
5. Click Save to save the settings.
Group HDDs
Your recorder can organize multiple HDDs into groups. Videos from specified channels can be
set to be recorded onto a particular HDD group. You could, for example, save the records from
a couple of high priority cameras to one HDD, and save the recordings from all the other
cameras to another HDD.
To set up an HDD group:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Storage Management > Storage Mode.
2. Under Mode, select Group.
Note: The recorder will reboot automatically if you change the HDD mode.
3. Under Record on HDD Group, select a number for the HDD group.
4. Check the channels to be added to this group.
Note: By default, all channels belong to HDD group 1.