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Contents
About This Guide 16
INTENDEDAUDIENCE..................................16
VERDEUSERINTERFACESCREENS........................16
RELATEDINFORMATION................................16
TypographicalConventions.................................17
RelatedPublications........................................17
Chapter 1 – Product Overview 19
OVERVIEW...........................................20
FEATURES...........................................20
COMPONENTS........................................22
FrontViewofMasterNodes.................................22
RearViewofMasterNodes..................................24
RearPanelofMasterNodes.................................26
FrontViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode............28
RearViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode............29
FrontViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode..............30
RearViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode...............31
SOFTWARE...........................................32
OperatingSystem..........................................32
LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem.....................32
NFSandCIFSServers......................................32
VERDEUSERINTERFACE...............................32
Menus....................................................33
StatusIcons...............................................35
SupportedBrowsers........................................36
COMMANDLINEINTERFACE............................36
Chapter 2 – Initial Configuration 37
BEFOREYOUBEGIN...................................38
CONNECTETHERNETCABLES...........................38
POWERONTHEARRAY................................38
VerdeMasterNodesandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNodes....38
VerdeMasterNodeandVerdeArchiveExpansionNodes.......39

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CONFIGURETHEVERDEMANAGEMENTPORT..............40
AUTOMATICALLYIMPORTACTIVATIONKEYS..............41
LOGINTOTHEVERDEUSERINTERFACE..................42
CONFIGURETHEDATACONNECTION.....................44
CREATEAUSER......................................46
DescriptionofUserTypes...................................46
CreateaUser..............................................47
NEXTSTEPS..........................................48
Chapter 3 – Configuring Network
Attached Storage 49
OVERVIEWOFNASSTORAGEPOOLS,VOLUMES,ANDSHARES50
StoragePools..............................................50
VolumesandShares........................................50
CREATEASTORAGEPOOL..............................50
CREATEAVOLUME....................................54
CREATEASHARE.....................................56
CreateaCIFSShare........................................56
CreateanNFSShare........................................60
CONFIGURENASSERVICES.............................62
ConfiguretheCIFSService..................................62
ConfiguretheNFIService...................................62
ConfiguretheNFSService...................................62
ConfiguretheNASReplicationService........................63
CONFIGUREREPLICATION..............................65
ConfiguretheTargetArray..................................65
ConfigureFoldersforReplication............................66
Chapter 4 – Managing Network
Attached Storage 69
MANAGINGSTORAGEPOOLS...........................70
ExpandaStoragePool......................................70
DeleteaStoragePool.......................................71
MANAGINGVOLUMES.................................72
MoveaVolume............................................72
EditaVolume
.............................................72
DeleteaVolume...........................................74

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VOLUMESNAPSHOTS..................................75
CreateaSnapshot..........................................75
CreateaSnapshotSchedule..................................77
DeleteaSnapshot..........................................79
RestoretoaSnapshot.......................................80
RetrieveaSingleFilefromaSnapshot........................82
MANAGINGSHARES...................................82
EditaShare...............................................83
DeleteaShare.............................................83
MANAGINGNASREPLICATION.........................84
ManuallyStartNASReplication.............................84
CancelaReplicationInProgress.............................85
RestoringFilesfromaVerdeReplicationTarget................86
DisableaFolderReplication.................................86
EdittheNASReplicationService.............................87
DeletetheNASReplicationServiceConfiguration..............88
Chapter 5 – Configuring a Verde Array 90
CONFIGURENETWORKCONNECTIONSANDSETTINGS.......91
ConfigureEthernetPorts....................................91
ConfigureDNSSettings.....................................93
ConfigureSMTPSettings....................................95
ConfigureDateandTime...................................96
EdittheSystemName......................................96
CONFIGURENETWORKINGSERVICES.....................97
ConfiguretheActiveDirectoryService........................97
ConfiguretheSNMPService.................................98
CONFIGUREUSERS................................... 100
DescriptionofUserTypes..................................100
CreateaUser.............................................100
EditaUser...............................................100
DeleteaUser.............................................101
CONFIGURECERTIFICATES............................. 102
MANUALLYENTERACTIVATIONKEYS................... 103

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Chapter 6 – Monitoring a Verde Array 105
MONITORTHEVERDEARRAYS......................... 106
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacon............................107
ConfiguretheVisualStatusBeaconColor....................108
SystemStatusLEDs.......................................109
ViewSystemMessages....................................110
ViewtheStatusofHardwareComponents...................111
ViewtheStatusofPools....................................112
ViewtheStatusofVolumes................................113
ViewtheStatusofShares...................................113
ViewtheStatusofServices.................................113
ViewPerformanceMetrics.................................115
ViewReports.............................................117
REBOOTORSHUTDOWNAVERDEARRAY................ 118
UsingtheVerdeUserInterface..............................118
Power‐CycleReset........................................119
EXITTHEVERDEUSERINTERFACE...................... 119
Chapter 7 – Using AutoSupport 120
ABOUTAUTOSUPPORT................................ 121
ENTERCONTACTINFORMATION........................ 121
CONFIGUREMAILRECIPIENTS.......................... 122
AddaNewRecipient......................................122
EditaMailRecipient......................................123
SendaTestEmail.........................................124
DeleteaMailRecipient....................................125
LOGSETS........................................... 125
ConfigureaLogSetSchedule...............................126
ManuallyGenerateLogSets................................127
EmailaLogSet...........................................127
DownloadaLogSet.......................................128
DeleteaLogSet...........................................128
Chapter 8 – Maintaining a Verde Array 129
DATAINTEGRITYVERIFICATION........................ 130
INITIATERSCBACKUP................................ 131
COMPRESSION....................................... 131

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ACCESSINGTHETECHNICALSUPPORTPORTAL............ 132
CreateanAccount.........................................132
LogIntothePortal........................................133
CONFIGURINGAUTOMATEDSOFTWAREUPLOAD.......... 134
UPDATINGSOFTWARE................................ 135
ChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersion.........................135
ChecktheCurrentlyReleasedVerdeSoftwareVersion.........136
DownloadandStagetheUpdatedSoftware..................137
InstalltheUpdate.........................................138
INSTALLINGANEWDATADRIVE....................... 139
EnsureESDProtection.....................................139
InstalltheDrive...........................................140
REPLACINGAFAILEDCOMPONENT..................... 142
IdentifytheFailedComponent..............................142
Chapter 9 – Troubleshooting and Support 145
RESOLVINGAMANAGEMENTPORTIPADDRESSCONFLICT.. 146
UsingtheConsole.........................................146
UsingaSeparateComputer.................................146
NETWORKSETUPTIPS................................ 148
Configuration............................................148
ConnectivitytotheNetwork................................148
Troubleshooting..........................................151
Tools....................................................151
DETECTTOPOLOGYERRORS........................... 152
SPECTRALOGICTECHNICALSUPPORT................... 153
BeforeContactingSupport.................................153
DeterminetheArraySerialNumber.........................153
OpenaSupportTicket.....................................154
REMOTESUPPORT.................................... 157
EnableRemoteSupport....................................158
DisableRemoteSupport...................................159
Appendix A – Network File Interface 160
OVERVIEW.......................................... 160
REQUIREMENTS...................................... 160
EJECTINGTAPESTOBEREADINANON‐BLACKPEARL
ENVIRONMENT.................................... 161
CONFIGUREABLACKPEARLSYSTEMFORVERSIONING...... 162

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CONFIGURENETWORKFILEINTERFACE.................. 165
ConfiguretheNFIService..................................165
ConfigureaVolume.......................................167
NEXTSTEPS......................................... 171
RESTORINGFILESFROMANNFITARGETBLACKPEARLSYSTEM...
171
RestoreFilesUsingtheEONBrowser........................171
RestoreFilesUsingtheDeepStorageBrowser.................172
RestoreFilesUsingaSpectraS3Client.......................176
Appendix B – HotPair Setup and Configuration 177
BEFOREYOUBEGIN.................................. 177
PRIMARYANDSECONDARYMASTERNODES.............. 178
CONNECTCABLES................................... 178
ConnectEthernetCables...................................178
InstalltheNullModemSerialCable.........................180
CabletheMasterNodestotheExpansionNodes..............180
POWERONTHEPRIMARYMASTERNODE................ 183
CONFIGURENETWORKCONNECTIONS................... 184
ConfigurethePrimaryMasterNode
‐PrivateVerdeManagementPort........................184
LogIntotheVerdeUserInterface...........................186
ConfigurethePrimaryMasterNode‐PrivateDataConnection..188
ConfigurethePublicDataConnection.......................189
ConfigurethePublicVerdeManagementPort................190
ConfiguretheSecondaryMasterNode
‐PrivateVerdeManagementPort........................191
ConfiguretheSecondaryMasterNode‐PrivateDataConnection192
COMPLETETHEHOTPAIRCONFIGURATION............... 193
CreateaStoragePool......................................193
PowerontheSecondaryMasterNode.......................194
VerifytheHotPairConfiguration............................194
NEXTSTEPS......................................... 197
Appendix C – Specifications 198
DATASTORAGESPECIFICATIONS........................ 199
Verde2Uand4UMasterNodes..........................199
VerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode .........................199
VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ...........................199
CAPACITY.......................................... 200

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SYSTEMSPECIFICATION............................... 201
Verde2UMasterNode....................................201
Verde4UMasterNode....................................201
SIZEANDWEIGHT................................... 202
Verde2UMasterNode ..................................202
Verde4UMasterNodeandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode 202
VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ...........................203
POWERREQUIREMENTS............................... 203
InputPowerRequirements.................................203
PowerCords.............................................205
INTERFACESPECIFICATIONS............................ 206
VerdeArrayInterfaceConnectors...........................206
ExpansionNodeInterfaceConnectors.......................207
NetworkInterfaceCables..................................207
UniversalSerialBus(USB)Support..........................208
ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONS .................... 208
VerdeMasterNodesandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode....208
VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ...........................209
Appendix D – Verde Chassis 1.0 Overview & Specifications
210
COMPONENTS....................................... 211
FrontViewofMasterNodesandExpansionNode.............211
RearViewofMasterNodes.................................212
RearPanel...............................................213
SPECIFICATIONS..................................... 214
SystemSpecification.......................................214
InterfaceSpecifications.....................................215
InterfaceConnectors.......................................215
NetworkInterfaceCables..................................216
Appendix E – Regulatory & Safety Standards 217
EUDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY..................... 217
Certifications.............................................218
CEMARKING....................................... 219
FCCNOTICE........................................ 219

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SAFETYSTANDARDSANDCOMPLIANCE.................. 219
WasteofElectronicandElectricalEquipment(WEEE)Directive.219
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronic
Equipment(RoHS).....................................220
RECYCLINGYOURVERDEARRAY....................... 220
CONFLICTMINERALSPOLICY.......................... 220
Appendix F – Open Source Code Acknowledgements &
Package List 221
APACHE............................................ 221
FREEBSD........................................... 221
JAVA............................................... 222
LIKEWISE........................................... 230
NGINX............................................. 230
RUBY.............................................. 231
RUBYONRAILS...................................... 232
ZFS............................................... 233
INCLUDEDPACKAGES................................ 233

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About This Guide
Thisguidedescribeshowtoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainSpectra®
Verde®masternodes,whicharereferredtoasthemasternodeorthearray
intheseinstructions.Unlessotherwisenoted,theinstructionsinthisguide
applytoallconfigurationsoftheVerdearray.
ThisguidealsodescribeshowtousetheSpectraVerdeEnterprise
expansionnode,andtheVerdeArchiveexpansionnode.Theexpansion
nodesareusedwithamasternodeandcannotbeusedasastand‐alone
product.WheninstructionsinthisguideapplytoboththeVerdemaster
nodeandexpansionnodes,Verdearray,thearray,orthesearraysareusedto
refertoboth.
ThisguidealsodescribeshowtousetheSpectraNetworkFileInterface,
whichisbasedontheVerdehardwareplatform.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Thisguideisintendedfordatacenteradministratorsandoperatorswho
maintainandoperatefilestoragesystems.Theinformationinthisguide
assumesafamiliaritywithcomputingterminology,RAIDtechnology,SAS
connectivity,andEthernetnetworking.Youalsoneedtobefamiliarwith
installing,configuring,andusingdatafilestorageandarchivalsoftware.
VERDE USER INTERFACE SCREENS
TheVerdeuserinterfacechangesasnewfeaturesareaddedorother
modificationsaremade.Therefore,thescreensyouseeintheVerdeuser
interfacemaydifferfromthoseshowninthisguide.
RELATED INFORMATION
Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutthisdocumentandother
documentsrelatedtotheSpectraVerdearrays.

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Typographical Conventions
Thisguideusesthefollowingconventionstohighlightimportant
information:
Note: Readtextmarkedwith“Note”foradditionalinformationor
suggestionsaboutthecurrenttopic.
Thisguideusesanarrow(>)todescribeaseriesofmenuselections.For
example:
SelectConfiguration > Network.
—means—
SelectConfiguration,thenselectNetwork.
Related Publications
ThefollowingdocumentsrelatedtotheSpectraVerdearraysareavailable
ontheSupportPortalwebsiteatsupport.spectralogic.com,andfromthe
DocumentationscreenontheVerdeuserinterface.
TheSpectraVerdeArrayNetworkSetupTipsprovidehelpfulinstructions
fortroubleshootingcommonconnectivityproblems.
TheSpectraVerdeArrayQuickStartGuideprovidesbasicinstructionsfor
theessentialinstallationandconfigurationsteps.
TheSpectraVerdeArrayCommandLineInterfaceGuidedescribeshowto
configure,monitor,andmaintaintheSpectraVerdearraysthroughthe
commandlineinterface.
TheSpectraVerdeArraySitePreparationGuideprovidesimportant
informationthatyoushouldknowbeforeinstallingaVerdearrayin
yourstorageenvironment.
TheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuideprovidesinstructionsfor
installingaVerdearray.
Important
Read text marked by the “Important” icon for information that helps you complete
a procedure or avoid extra steps.
Caution
Read text marked by the “Caution” icon for information you must know to avoid
losing data, or damaging the array.
WARNING
Read text marked by the “Warning” icon for information you must know to avoid
personal injury.
WARNUNG Lesen Sie markierten Text durch die “Warnung”-Symbol für die
Informationen, die Sie kennen müssen, um Personenschäden zu vermeiden.

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ThefollowingdocumentsareavailableafterloggingintoyourSupport
portalaccountat: support.spectralogic.com.
TheSpectraVerdeReleaseNotesandDocumentationUpdatesprovidethe
mostup‐to‐dateinformationabouttheVerdearrays,including
informationaboutthelatestsoftwarereleasesanddocumentation
updates.
TheSpectra12‐&36‐DriveChassisBootDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedbootdriveinthearray.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveafterthearrayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthearray.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyafterthearray
isinstalled.
TheSpectra12‐DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideandSpectra36‐Drive
ChassisHBAReplacementGuideprovideinstructionsforreplacinga
failedHBAinthearray.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveintheVerdearchive
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovidesinstructions
forreplacingafailedfaninthearchiveexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyinthearchive
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisI/OModuleReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedI/Omoduleinthearchiveexpansion
node.

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CHAPTER 1
Product Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheSpectraVerdearrays’features
andcomponents.
Topic
Overview page 20
Features page 20
Components page 22
FrontViewofMasterNodes page 22
RearViewofMasterNodes page 24
RearPanelofMasterNodes page 26
FrontViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode page 28
RearViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode page 29
FrontViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode page 30
RearViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode page 31
Software page 32
OperatingSystem page 32
LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem page 32
NFSandCIFSServers page 32
VerdeUserInterface page 32
Menus page 33
StatusIcons page 35
SupportedBrowsers page 36
CommandLineInterface page 36

Chapter 1 — Product Overview Overview
September 2017 User Guide—Spectra Verde Array 20
OVERVIEW
TheVerdearraysprovidehigh‐density,network‐attachedstorageformost
majoroperatingenvironments,includingMicrosoft®Windows®operating
system,Apple®OSX®operatingsystem,UNIX®,andLinux®.
Optimizedforsecondarystorage,thehighlyversatileVerdearrayshave
manyapplications,includinguseas:
Network‐AttachedStorage(NAS)forsharingfile‐basedinformation
overanIPnetwork.
Bulkfilestorageforbothgeneralanddigitalpreservationusage.
Disk‐to‐diskdatafilestorage,eitheraloneoraspartofatieredstorage
solution.
FEATURES
TheVerdearraysincludethefollowingfeatures:
Command Line Interface TheVerdearrayscanbeconfigured,monitored,
andmaintainedusingacommandlineinterface.Thecommandline
interfaceisdocumentedintheSpectraVerdeArrayCommandLineInterface
Guide.
Easy Network-Based Administration TheVerdearrayscanbeconfigured
overanEthernetnetworkusingastandardwebbrowser.
Expansion Nodes TheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodeaccommodatesup
to44diskdriveswithanactivebezel,and45diskdriveswithapassive
bezel,andcanbeconnectedtoamasternodetoincreaseoverallcapacityof
thearray.TheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeholdsupto96diskdrives.
HotPair TwoVerdemasternodescanbeconnectedtomultipleexpansion
nodesinafailoverconfiguration.Onemasternodeactsastheprimary
controller,andtheotheractsasthesecondary.Intheeventthatthe
secondarycontrollerdetectsafailureoftheprimarycontroller,it
automaticallytakesovertoprovideuninterruptedoperation,without
administrativeintervention.
File Sharing Connectivity for Major Operating Systems TheNetworkFile
System(NFS)andCommonInternetFileSystem(CIFS)protocolsprovide
connectivitytomostmajoroperatingsystems,includingMicrosoft
Windows,AppleMacintosh,UNIX,andLinux.Solidstatediskdrivesmay
beinstalledinyourarraytoimproveNFSperformance.
10GBase-T Ethernet Connectivity Twoonboard10gigabitcopperports
(10GBase‐T)provideEthernetconnectivityforthearrayswithone
dedicatedportusedtoaccesstheVerdeuserinterface.Ina2Umasternode
withoutanoptional10GigEcard,thesecond10GBase‐Tportisusedfor
datatransfer.
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