HIKVISION 81 Series Quick Operation Manual
Quick Operation Guide of 81 Series Storage System
81 Series Storage System
Quick Operation Guide
UD.6L0205B1500A01
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Regulatory information
FCC information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Description ................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Features ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 2 Installation and Working Environment ............................................................................ 2
2.1 Power Supply System ................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Control of Working Environment .................................................................................................. 2
2.3 Installation and Initial Power-on .................................................................................................. 3
2.4 Notes for Installation .................................................................................................................... 4
2.5 Device Reliability .......................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Hardware System.......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Front View ....................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2 Description of Front Panel ............................................................................................... 5
3.1.3 Description of Buttons on Front Panel ............................................................................ 6
3.1.4 Description of Interfaces on Rear Panel .......................................................................... 6
3.2 Installation Requirements ............................................................................................................ 8
3.3 HDD Installation ............................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.1 Selecting HDD Model ...................................................................................................... 9
3.3.2 Installing HDD .................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.3 Precautions during HDD Installation ............................................................................. 10
3.4 Power On/Off.............................................................................................................................. 11
Chapter 4 IP Address Configuration for IP SAN/NAS Access .......................................................... 12
4.1 Login ....................................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Configuring Network Parameters ............................................................................................... 13
4.2.1 Modifying Network Parameters for Data NIC1/NIC2 ..................................................... 13
4.2.2 Configuring Bonding Mode ........................................................................................... 14
4.2.3 Configuring Multi-NIC Bonding ..................................................................................... 15
4.2.4 Deleting Multi-NIC Bonding .......................................................................................... 15
4.2.5 Network Connection ..................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 5 System Monitoring and Alarm ...................................................................................... 17
5.1 System Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 17
5.2 Environmental Information ........................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 6 Creation and Use of RAID .............................................................................................. 19
6.1 Logging in Storage Management System ................................................................................... 19
6.2 Disk Management ...................................................................................................................... 20
6.2.1 Viewing Disk List ............................................................................................................ 20
6.2.2 Viewing Disk Checking Status ........................................................................................ 21
6.2.3 Checking Disk ................................................................................................................ 21
6.3 Array Management ..................................................................................................................... 23
6.3.1 Creating an Array ........................................................................................................... 23
6.3.2 Rebuilding an Array ....................................................................................................... 25
6.3.3 Verifying Array ............................................................................................................... 29
6.3.4 Repairing Array .............................................................................................................. 30
6.4 Virtual Storage Pool Management ............................................................................................. 32
Chapter 7 Bad Disk Management .................................................................................................. 35
7.1 Configuring Alarm for Bad Disks ................................................................................................. 35
7.2 Replacing the Bad Disks .............................................................................................................. 36
Chapter 8 Configuring iSCSI Settings .............................................................................................. 37
8.1 Creating iSCSI Volume ................................................................................................................ 37
8.2 Enabling iSCSI Service ................................................................................................................. 38
8.3 Creating iSCSI Connection in Windows 2008 ............................................................................. 39
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8.4 Mapping to Local Disk & Formatting iSCSI Disk .......................................................................... 43
8.5 Creating iSCSI Connection in Redhat5 ........................................................................................ 44
8.6 Creating iSCSI Connection in Suse 10 ......................................................................................... 46
Chapter 9 Configuring NAS Settings ............................................................................................... 48
9.1 Creating NAS Net Disk ................................................................................................................ 48
9.1.1 Creating NAS Volume .................................................................................................... 48
9.1.2 Setting NAS Configuration ............................................................................................. 49
9.1.3 Adding NAS User............................................................................................................ 50
9.1.4 Creating NAS Disk .......................................................................................................... 51
9.2 Creating NAS Disk Connection .................................................................................................... 53
9.3 Cautions for Proper Use of NAS Disk .......................................................................................... 54
Chapter 10 CVR System .................................................................................................................... 56
10.1 Application Environment ......................................................................................................... 56
10.1.1 Introduction to CVR (Center Video Recorder) System .................................................. 56
10.1.2 Access Mode ................................................................................................................. 56
10.1.3 Platform Access Mode .................................................................................................. 57
10.1.4 Configuration Features .................................................................................................. 57
10.2 Creating LUN ............................................................................................................................ 58
10.3 Record Settings ........................................................................................................................ 59
10.3.1 Configuring Private Volume .......................................................................................... 59
10.3.2 Configuring Record Volume .......................................................................................... 60
10.3.3 Logging in the CVR System ............................................................................................ 61
10.3.4 Adding the Encoding Device ......................................................................................... 61
10.3.5 Editing the Simple Record Schedule ............................................................................. 63
10.4 Live View and Playback ............................................................................................................ 64
10.4.1 Live View ....................................................................................................................... 64
10.4.2 Searching & Playing Back Record Files .......................................................................... 66
Chapter 11 Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 68
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Description
Developed on the basis of Linux operating system, the storage system is a kind of high-performance
and cost-effective Gigabit network storage system and is mainly applicable to the medium and
large-scale video surveillance system, featuring flexible allocation and facilitated configuration.
Adopting the embedded modular design, the product has promoted the storage system stability and
reliability, and has provided massive storage space with low cost.
1.2 Features
• Storage for NAS files;
• Storage for IP SAN block data;
• Support CVR storage mode;
• Provide 2Gbps transmission bandwidth
• Provide 16 bays for installing hard disks;
• Support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 and RAID 50 storage scheme;
• Network bonding and load balance;
• Support HDD hot-swap capability;
• Working status LED indicators and alarm by email notification;
• Logs saving and inquiry for working status and operation records.
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Chapter 2 Installation and Working
Environment
The device described in this manual should be installed in a standardized equipment room.
2.1 Power Supply System
The storage system is very sensitive to the change of a voltage, and an excessive high or low voltage,
or a sudden change of the voltage may delete the data in the memory or even cause the damage of
the components. To avoid of such damage, you must ensure the pure power supply and the power
must be grounded. You are recommended to use the UPS, or the multiple power supply if
permitted.
Requirements:
The voltage should be 110V~220V+/-4%, and the sudden change cannot be more than
110V~220V +/-15%; Frequency: 50~60Hz+/-0.5Hz;
Make correct Neutral Line and GND Line connections, and the voltage between them must be
less than 1V.
Grounding for AC power supply system: ensure the GND line is properly connected. The
grounding for the chassis is recommended.
Grounding for DC power supply system: the chassis must be properly grounded.
Connect all power cords before applying power to the redundant power supply module.
The storage system supports management for some UPS models.
2.2 Control of Working Environment
The over-high or over-low temperature and other unsatisfying installation and running environment
factors can cause failures of the chip and mechanical components of the device, and thus they affect
the stable and reliable running of the device as well as the data safety on the disks. Please follow the
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measurements shown below to take proper measurements:
Use an air conditioner to control the temperature and the humidity at least 2 or 3 days before
installing the device.
The working environment of the device should meet the temperature of 23 ºC ±2 ºC , humidity
of 50%Rh ± 5%Rh and the temperature change rate of <5 ºC/h with non-condensing.
The floor in the equipment room must be capable of loading more than 600kg/m
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, and the
height between the floor and the ceiling must be more than 2.7 m. The loading capability of the
rack can be computed in 10 kg/U, e.g., for a 4U chassis, the required loading capability of the
rack is 40 kg.
Ensure adequate air ventilation of the rack.
Close all the doors and windows to prevent the dust or use a dust-filtering ventilation device.
The dust particulate (≥5μm) must be less than 18,000 particulate / (dm)³.
In an conditions of non-working status of the device, the horizontal and vertical vibration
acceleration value of the equipment room’s floor surface must be lower than 0.5m/S².
The rack or surface on which the device is installed must be properly grounded, and ensure
that each device is grounded as well. The resistance between the device casing and the ground
must be less than 4Ω.
2.3 Installation and Initial Power-on
The device shall be placed on the fixed flat surface. Tilting surface is not allowed.
You can use the standard plate in the industrial cabinet or use the guide (not provided) to
install the device to the rack. It is recommended to use the bolts to fix the device to the rack
through the mounting screw holes on the rack.
Connect all the power cords of the device to the power socket and wait for 12 hours before
starting up. The temperature of the device and the equipment room must be consistent to
prevent the damage caused by a huge temperature difference.
If the device has been transported and stored for more than 10 days; perform the previous
operation and then start up and run the device for 30 minutes without the hard disks. And then
you shut down the device, insert the hard disks and start the device again.
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2.4 Notes for Installation
The device is high-precision equipment. Please keep stable and gentle when moving it.
Installation and running environment must meet standards. Take regular investigations and
records for the equipment room, or apply a remote monitoring for the working status of the
device.
Do not unplug the power cord when the device is running.
In case of alarm beeper produced during the system running, please take immediate check and
solution.
2.5 Device Reliability
To enhance the reliability of the operating of the device, you can take the following measurements:
Use the mobile alarm software installed on the storage system, and the message will be sent to
your mobile phone as SMS.
Add the Email alarm software module and the alarm information can be sent to the dedicated
Email address.
Use the StorOS Manager software to realize the online management and monitor for all the
storage devices.
Connect to the NTP server to adjust time for the storage server to avoid the inaccuracy of
record time or record loss.
Add a SNMP software module, the system alarm can be sent to the SNMP client on a PC.
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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
3.1 Hardware System
The Network Storage System includes hardware system and software system, which can be installed
separately.
The software storage system can manage the network storage devices via network.
The hardware system adopts rack-mounted chassis which provides LED indicators for the status of
power, network and HDD.
3.1.1 Front View
Figure 3. 1 Front View of Storage Chassis
3.1.2 Description of Front Panel
Note: After you open the front cover of the storage chassis with the supplied key, you can see the
front panel shown below. After you finish installing the storage chassis and hard disks, please close
the front cover with the supplied key.
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Figure 3. 2 Front View of Front Panel
1~16 indicates the sequence of the 16 hard disk slots.
3.1.3 Description of Buttons on Front Panel
The buttons on the front panel are shown below.
Figure 3. 3 Buttons on Front Panel
①: Power switch for turning on or off the system. To turn on the system, press this button; and to
turn off the system, press and hold the button for 4 seconds; and to force the system to close
when the system is abnormal, press and hold the button for 15 seconds.
②: System LED indicator for indicating the status of the system. When the system is in normal
status, the indicator is off. When the system is in abnormal status, the indicator lights in red.
③: Power LED indicator Indicates the power connection status. During the startup process, the
indicator flickers in green. After successful startup, the indicator lights in green.
④: Mute button for clearing the beep sound when the system exception occurs.
⑤: FN device positioning button. Press this button, the power LED indicator on the front panel and
I/O FN device positioning LED indicator on the rear panel flicker; press it again to stop the
indicators flickering. This button can help to position the specific storage chassis if you have
many devices.
3.1.4 Description of Interfaces on Rear Panel
The rear panel of the system is shown below.
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Figure 3. 4 Rear Panel with Redundant Power Supplies
Figure 3. 5 Rear Panel with Single Power Supply
Table 3. 1 Description of Rear Panel
Icon
Description
①
Power supply
②
Power switch
③
NIC 2
④
NIC 1
⑤
USB port
⑥
Network management interface
⑦
VGA interface
⑧
USB port
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⑨
Expansion port
⑩
Expansion port LED indicator
⑪
Audio interface
⑫
I/O FN device positioning LED indicator
⑬
FN device positioning button
⑭
COM1 for connecting Hyper Terminal
⑮
COM2 for connecting mobile phone alarm device
or UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)
3.2 Installation Requirements
Before installation, please prepare the following equipment and accessories:
1. Network Storage System
2. Power cord
3. 100M/1000M network cable (CAT 5e recommended)
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The following accessories are optional or user-provided:
1. Gigabit Ethernet switch (second-layer switch, user-provided)
2. Rack guide apparatus (optional)
Please check the following hardware connection
1. Network cable connection: use the network cable to connect the switch or router to the
network storage system. Please connect to LAN1 if only one network interface is to be used.
2. Power cord connection: connect the power cord to 110V~220VAC power supply.
3. 100M independent management port: by using a network cable to connect to the port, the
management PC or server is able to access the IP SAN/NAS system.
4. Serial port: connect the serial port to operate initialization for the storage system (optional).
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3.3 HDD Installation
3.3.1 Selecting HDD Model
It is recommended to adopt the certificated professional HDD models so as to ensure the stable
running of the system and the reliable data storage. It is highly recommended to purchase the
enterprise-class hard disks, e.g., Seagate Constellation™ ES, Western Digital WD RE3 and WD RE4
series hard disk. The use of non-enterprise hard disks for establishing RAID may cause instability of
the system running and thus lead to data damage. In case of hard disk failure, please replace it with
the functioning one immediately so as to prevent the data loss or performance effect.
Please refer to the List of Compatible HDD Models of our company for the recommended HDD
models.
Note:
In order to avoid damages during transportation, it is recommended to package and transport the
hard disks separately with the chassis of network storage system.
3.3.2 Installing HDD
To install the HDD on the bay brackets:
1. Press the spring lock of the HDD on the left, draw the handle and then pull out the HDD bracket
from the chassis along the guide apparatus.
Figure 3. 6 Pull out the HDD Bracket
2. Remove the plastic parts from the HDD bracket.
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Figure 3. 7 Remove the Plastic Parts
3. Use four screws to secure the HDD (with the PCB side downward) to the bracket.
Figure 3. 8 Secure the HDD
4. Insert the HDD bracket (with the PCB side towards the left of the chassis) to the chassis and
push it along the guide apparatus to the bottom. Finally, press the securing handle to ensure
the bracket has been seated into position and lock it.
5. Repeat the operating steps above till all HDDs have been installed.
3.3.3 Precautions during HDD Installation
When you plug or unplug the hard disks, please take the following precautions:
1. After you have plugged the hard disk to its mounting bracket, please use the provided screws to
fix the four edges of the mounting bracket.
2. Make sure the HDD mounting bracket is steadily plugged to the chassis along the slot.
3. When you unplug the hard disk, unplug it about 3cm away from the chassis and then make it
stay about 30 seconds on the slot guide before totally unplug it from the chassis. Since the discs
of the hard disk are still spinning at high speed just after powering off, unplugging the hard disk
immediately will damage the discs.
4. The system supports disk hot swapping, yet the data storage safety is not ensured.
5. Please avoid frequent plugging/unplugging of the hard disks during the system running so as to
maintain long service life of the hard disks.
6. Take regular check and examine of the working status of the hard disks every two months, or
configure the system with auto check and examine task. Please refer to Chapter 4 for details.
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7. The certification for the new hard disk is required when it is plugged to the system for the first
time. Please refer to Chapter 7 for details.
Note:
Please avoid unplugging a hard disk when it is writing/reading data so as to prevent data loss.
3.4 Power On/Off
Apply power to the device and then press the power switch on front panel to start the system. The
system start-up will take about 3 minutes until it has produced “Di Di” sound.
If the unit fails to start up, please check whether all connections have been properly made.
As the unit has the power-off protection capability, the data will be automatically recovered when it
starts up again if the unit encounters power-off failure during its running.
When the system is started, it allows you to access the storage management center over WEB client
to view current status of the system.
Notes:
1. If the storage system is configured with redundant power supplies, please make all
connections of the power before starting the system.
2. The IP address of the PC or server for storage management must be set in the same network
with IP SAN/NAS system.
Power Off
Two methods can be used to power off the system:
1. It is recommended to turn off the system by clicking the button under the
in the Management System.
Note: You can also reboot the system in the Management System.
2. You can also press the POWER switch on front panel and the system will power off after a
while (not recommended).
Note: Do not hold the POWER switch to forcedly turn off the system to avoid damages to it.
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Chapter 4 IP Address Configuration for IP
SAN/NAS Access
4.1 Login
For the use of first time, the administrator is allowed to set the IP address for access to IP SAN/NAS.
The manage port and data NIC1/NIC2 network port provided by the system can be connected with
PC to configure system parameters over WEB Server.
Before you start
1. After having connected the management port, modify the IP address of PC connected to the
storage system in the same network (e.g., 10.254.254.10).
2. Use a crossover networking cable to connect the Ethernet port of your PC and the
management port of the storage system.
3. Make sure the network communication between the storage system and PC has been
successfully established.
Steps:
1. Input the IP address of system in the WEB browser, e.g., https://10.254.254.254:2004, for
access to the homepage of IP SAN/NAS management system.
2. Input the user name web_admin and the default password 123 to log in the management Web
page.
Figure 4. 1 Login
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3. Click System > Network to enter the network management page.
4. The administrator can also modify the IP address of the network port (100/100/1000Mbps).
The default IP address of the network port is 192.168.0.100.
4.2 Configuring Network Parameters
4.2.1 Modifying Network Parameters for Data NIC1/NIC2
Steps:
1. Click System > Network to enter the network management page.
Figure 4. 2 Network Management Interface
2. On the Bond NIC info field, check the checkbox to select the NIC port to modify.
3. Click the button to enter the following interface:
Figure 4. 3 Modify Bond NIC Info
4. You can modify the IP address, Netmask, Gateway and MTU value in the Modify bond NIC info
interface.
Note: When the MTU value is set to higher than 1500, it will effectively improve the network
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transmission performance, yet it must be supported by the used router and other network
devices.
5. Click OK to save the settings. When the modification is successful, the following interface pops
up:
Figure 4. 4 Successfully Modified Bond NIC Info
4.2.2 Configuring Bonding Mode
Steps:
1. Click System > Network to enter the network management page.
2. In the MAC and IP bonding configuration information field, the current NIC bonding mode can
be viewed. Click the button of the Current NIC bonding mode, and a drop-down
menu for mode selection is available.
Figure 4. 5 Current NIC Bonding Mode
3. Select the bonding mode from the drop-down menu and then click OK to save the settings.
Figure 4. 6 Modify NIC Bonding Mode
Note: Please restart the system after the NIC bonding mode is modified to activate the new settings.
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4.2.3 Configuring Multi-NIC Bonding
Steps:
1. On the Network Management interface, click the button in the NIC
information field to enter the pop-up dialog box.
2. Click OK to confirm the creation of NIC bonding. And the message box indicating successful
creation will pop up in few seconds.
Note: Please stop accessing to the storage system when you are operating the bonding
configuration.
4.2.4 Deleting Multi-NIC Bonding
Steps:
1. On the Network Management interface, select the bond NIC from the list in the Bond NIC info
field to be deleted.
2. Cick the button to enter the pop-up dialog box.
3. Click OK to confirm the deletion of bonding. And the message box indicating successful
deletion will pop up in few seconds.
4.2.5 Network Connection
Please obey the following 4 principles to connect the storage system and the client server (your PC,
laptop or server) to the network.
1. In order to guarantee the stability of the network condition, it is strongly recommended to
configure the IP address of the storage system and the IP address of the client server in the
same network segment.
2. The client server and the storage system must connect to the switch directly.
3. All the data network ports must connect to the switch.
4. The IP address 10.254.254.254 of the management port is used for debugging the storage
system and cannot be used for video streaming.
Note: You can use both the management port and the data network ports for debugging the storage
system.
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Figure 4. 7 Network Connection
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Chapter 5 System Monitoring and Alarm
5.1 System Monitoring
After logging in the storage system, the administrator can view the basic status and the running
information of the system. The top-right corner of the web page shows the current status of the
system. If the storage system is running normally, the status shows as follows.
Figure 5. 1 Normal System
When the system is exceptional, you can see the abnormal information listed in the top-right corner
of the web page. Click to unfold the alarm message box and you can see abnormal
information of the system.
Figure 5. 2 Abnormal System
The alarm information of the system includes but is not limited to the following conditions:
1. Hard Disk: The status and connecting condition of the disks installed on the chassis or
expandable cabinet.
2. Environmental Control Information: The temperature, fan and power supply of the chassis or
expandable cabinet.
3. System Business Status: iSCSI, NAS and CVR.
4. Network: The connecting status of the data network port or management port.
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