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Configuring Storage

Select EDIT in the media folder record you want to use for storage, in the Use For

Storage field select the dropdown arrow

, click the Disable indicator then select Save.

4 Click OK to dele

te any previously recorded media.

The Use For

Storage indicator turns gray, indicating that the media folder is not being

used for storage.

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Allocating Storage Space for Media

When a media folder has been enabled for storage, by default all of the media folder will be used

for storage. You can set the amount of space to be used for storage as required.

Procedure 5-3 

Allocating Storage Space for Media

Step Action

1 Select the Storage menu.

2 Select Basic.

e Basic Storage Configuration page opens (Figure 5-1).

3 Select EDIT

in the media folder record for which you want to assign storage space.

4 Enter th

e amount of storage space you want to reserve for media, in this folder, in the

Amount to Use For Media field.

Note

1 The Amount to Use for Media entered cannot exceed the total size available.

2 If the storage space specified does not meet minimum storage capacity

requirements (10GB), a warning message displays.

5 Click Save.

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Data Culling

When there is not enough space in a storage set to store recorded media, media will be deleted.

If there is any media older than the maximum retention

period specified for a specific camera, the

media will be automatically deleted.

The available space in each storage set is determined

periodically. If the available space in a

storage set falls below the data-culling threshold, media will be deleted for any camera in the

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American Dynamics VideoEdge User Manual Page 81