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Configuration | Table of Content
It relies on the Volume Group tabbed page to allocate the RAID disk volume for a camera to save the recorded videos to. The volume is required for video recording.
To access the Volume Group tabbed page that configures the Recording Server:
1. From the Tree Console, click the topic Recording Server.
By default, the Properties tabbed page then opens at the Configuration Pane.
2. Click the Volume Group tab.
The Volume Group tabbed page then opens.

Take a closer look at the user interface. The Volume Group tabbed page actually shows all the existing volume group(s), with the info about the allocated volume(s).

The featured settings and icons are:
Setting / Item
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Adds a new Volume Group
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Deletes a Volume Group
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Edits the name of selected Volume Group.
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Distributed camera
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Automatically distribute the camera to each Volume Group by the number of volumes.
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Available Volume Group
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Available volume pool for new volumes added to the system.
| ➢ | All new added volumes in the Recording Server will be assigned to Available Volume Group. |
| ➢ | Volumes on Available Volume Group will not record and it’s available to be assigned as Metadata database or Recording Server video recording. |
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Default Volume Group
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The pre-created Volume Group in the Recording Server.
| ➢ | By default, all new added cameras in the Recording Server will be assigned to Default Volume Group |
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Volume for Video Recording
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Volumes assigned to Volume Group can be used to store video data.
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Volume for Metadata database
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Volume on Available Volume Group can be assigned to store Metadata database.
Volumes assigned to store Metadata can not be assigned to camera recording.
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Remember to assign volumes from Available Volume Group to Volume Groups to start record.
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