To allocate the disk for recording, execute the command in the root mode.

sudo su

fdisk -l

where

• /dev/sda − the first physical disk;
• /dev/sda1 − the first section of the first physical disk;
• /dev/sda2 − the second section of the first physical disk;
• dev/sdb − the second physical disk.

To delete the disk section, do the following:

1. Go to the disk where it is necessary to delete a section.

   fdisk /dev/sdb

   
   

2. Delete the section.

   d

   
   

3. Specify the section number.

   2

   
   

4. Save the changes.

   w

   
   

To create a section, do the following:

1. Go to the disk where it is necessary to create a section.

   fdisk /dev/sdb

   
   

2. Create the section.

   n

   
   

3. Specify the section: primary (p) or extended (e).

   p

   
   

4. Specify the section number.

   
   

   1

   
   

5. Specify the section size. G − gigabytes, M − megabytes, K − kilobytes.

   +5G

   
   

6. Save the changes.

   w

   
   

To create the archive as a disk, do the following:

1. Create a new archive in the Axxon One Client (see Creating a local archive).
2. Select the archive volume.
3. Specify the path to section in the address window. For example: /dev/sdb1. If it is required to use the whole disk as an archive, specify the /dev/sdc, /dev/sdd and so on.

4. Set the Format checkbox and click the Apply button.

   At this point you cannot change the archive size.