Manual Creation

Manually create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 array.

1. Go to Storage > Advanced.
2. Check Enable RAID.
3. Click Apply and reboot the device to have settings take effect.
4. After reboot, go to Storage > RAID Setup > Physical Disk.
5. Click Create.
   Figure 1 Create Array
6. Enter Array Name.
7. Select RAID Level as required.
8. Select the physical disks to constitute the array.

   Table 1 The Required Number of HDDs

   RAID Level	The Required Number of HDDs
   RAID 0	At least 2 HDDs.
   RAID 1	At least 2 HDDs.
   RAID 5	At least 3 HDDs.
   RAID 6	At least 4 HDDs.
   RAID 10	The number of HDD must be an even ranges from 4 to 16.

9. Click OK.
10. Optional: The video recorder will automatically initialize the created array. Go to Storage > RAID Setup > Array to view the information of the created array.
    Figure 2 Array List