CONTENTS
Section Page
DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
BIOS CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
GHOST PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
LOADING RAID MANAGER SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
RAID MANAGER INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
CONFIGURE THE RAID MANAGER SERVER ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Page
1 CMOS Setup Utility .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 Save to CMOS Prompt ......................................................................................................................................................................................5
4 Raid Manager Folder Copy Procedure ..............................................................................................................................................................6
5 DX9000 Recorder ..............................................................................................................................................................................................7
6 Login Window .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
7 Recorder Applications ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8Viewstation Name ............................................................................................................................................................................................8
9 Additional Installs Folder ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
10 Raid Manager Folder ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
11 Raid Manager Software Copy Procedure ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
12 Setup Program Folder ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
13 Welcome Dialog Box ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
14 Software License Agreement Dialog Box ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
15 Choose Destination Location Dialog Box ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
16 Select Components Dialog Box ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
17 Raid Manager Server Component ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
18 Select Program Folder Dialog Box ...................................................................................................................................................................15
19 Detect Option Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
20 Raid Manager Watch Window........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
21 Run at Windows Startup Menu Option ...........................................................................................................................................................17
22 Remove at Windows Startup Menu Option .................................................................................................................................................... 17
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DESCRIPTION
The DX9000RM-KIT allows you to upgrade DX9000 recorders and viewstations with the same RAID Manager software that is
found in DX9200 recorders and DX9100 viewstations. To perform the upgrade, you need the following:
• DX9000RM-KIT
• DX9000 recorder with external IDE storage unit
• DX9000 viewstation
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INSTALLATION
Make sure the following parts are included with your kit.
1Viewstation Disk #1
1Viewstation Disk #2
1Viewstation Disk #3
1 Recorder Disk
1 Floppy Ghost Disk
NOTE: You must write down your system’s name and IP address, and export all videos before starting these procedures.
BIOS CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE
This procedure allows you to boot from the CD-ROM.
1. Turn the viewstation on.
2. Press Delete each time you are prompted during startup. The following screen appears.
Figure 1. CMOS Setup Utility
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3. Select Advanced BIOS Features, and then press Enter. The following screen appears.
Figure 2. Advanced BIOS Features
4. Select CDROM as the First Boot Device, and then press Enter.
5. Select Floppy as the Second Boot Device, and then press Enter.
6. Select HDD-0 as the Third Boot Device, and then press Enter.
7. Press Esc.
8. Press F10. The following prompt appears.
Figure 3. Save to CMOS Prompt
9. Press Y. The system restarts.
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GHOST PROCEDURE
This procedure allows you to configure your master viewstation.
1. Close all applications on the viewstation.
2. Insert Viewstation Disk #1 (CD-DX9000RM-VS1) into the CD-ROM drive of the viewstation.
3. Go to Start > Shutdown > Restart.
4. Press Enter at the Norton Ghost boot screen. Ghost starts the installation process.
5. Insert Viewstation Disk #2 (CD-DX9000RM-VS2) when requested, and then press Enter.
6. Insert Viewstation Disk #3 (CD-DX9000RM-VS3) when requested, and then press Enter. You will see the A:\>Prompt when
the process is complete.
7. Remove Viewstation Disk #3, and then press Ctrl+Alt+Del. The viewstation starts and performs a scan disk operation,
restarts automatically, and then prompts you to restart again.
8. Left-click the Yes button, and then close any error messages that appear.
9. Configure the date and time, IP address, network identification, and Client Configuration Utility on your master
viewstation. Refer to the DX9000 Viewstation Operation manual.
10. Configure the web page address, Internet Explorer settings, the recorders, and the Event Notification settings. Refer to
the
RAID Manager Utility
Viewstation Installation manual.
and
RAID Manager Home Page
LOADING RAID MANAGER SOFTWARE
The following steps show how to install the RAID Manager software on DX9000 recorders.
1. Load the RAID Manager software (CD-DX9000RM-R1) into the CD-ROM drive of any viewstation.
2. Copy the Raid Manager folder from the CD-ROM to the C:\Additional Installs folder on the viewstation.
sections in the DX9200 Digital Video Recorder & DX9100
Figure 4. Raid Manager Folder Copy Procedure
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