Spectra BlackPearl Nearline User manual

Spectra Logic
BlackPearl Nearline
Gateway
User Guide
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Part Number
90990093 Revision W
Revision History
Revision Date Description
N September 2017 Updated for the BlackPearl 4.0 release.
Q January 2018 Updated for the BlackPearl 4.1.1 release.
Revisions O & P were never released.
R July 2018 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.0 release.
S May 2019 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.1 release.
T February 2020 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.1.4 release.
U November 2020 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.2 release.
V August 2021 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.3 release.
W January 2022 Updated for the BlackPearl 5.4.1 release.
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Table of Contents
About This Guide 26
Intended Audience 26
BlackPearl User Interface Screens 26
Related Information 27
Related Publications 27
Tape Library User Guides 29
Online Forum 29
Chapter 1 - Product Overview 30
Overview 30
Features 31
Metadata Performance Drives 33
Components 35
Front Bezel 36
Gen2 X Series 37
Gen2 S Series and Gen2 V Series 41
Gen1 S Series, Gen1 P Series, and Gen1 V Series 47
Front View of the 44-Bay Expansion Node 53
Rear View of the 44-Bay Expansion Node 54
96-Bay Expansion Node 55
107-Bay Expansion Node 57
User Interface 59
Menus 60
Status Icons 63
Supported Browsers 64
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Chapter 2 - Initial Configuration 65
Before You Begin 66
Rackmount the Chassis 66
Installing Data Drives 66
Ensure ESD Protection 66
Install a Drive in a Gen2 S Series Chassis 67
Install a Drive in a Gen2 V Series Chassis 68
Install a Drive in a Gen2 X Series Chassis 69
Install a Drive in a Gen1 Chassis 71
Connect Ethernet Cables 73
Automatically Import Activation Keys 73
Power On the Gateway 74
Configure the BlackPearl Management Port 76
Log Into the BlackPearl User Interface 78
Configure the Data Connection 80
Configure an Aggregate Port Data Connection 80
Configure a Single Port Data Connection 83
Configure a Static Route 84
Create a User 85
Description of User Types 86
Create a User 87
View S3 Credentials 89
Next Steps 91
Chapter 3 - Understanding Advanced Bucket Management 92
Goals of Advanced Bucket Management 93
DS3 Overview 93
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DS3 Clients 95
BlackPearl Cache 95
Storage Domains 95
Data Policies 95
Data Persistence Rules 96
Data Replication Rules 97
Tape Eject Strategy 97
Tape and Disk Partitions 97
Tape Partitions 98
Tape Drive Reservation 98
Tape Media Inspections 99
Disk Partitions 99
Special Considerations for Ejecting Tapes 100
Special Considerations for Reading Tapes in a Non-BlackPearl Nearline Gateway
Environment 100
Example Configurations 101
Single Copy on Tape 102
Dual Copy on Tape 106
Single Copy on Nearline Disk 111
Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Tape 115
Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Dual Copy on Tape 120
Chapter 4 - Configuring Advanced Bucket Management 126
Create a Disk Pool 127
Create a Nearline Disk Pool 127
Create an Online Disk Pool 131
Create a Disk Partition 133
Create a Tape Partition 134
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Create a Replication Target 135
Create a BlackPearl Target 135
Create an Amazon S3 Target 139
Create a Microsoft Azure Target 143
Create a Storage Domain 145
Add a Storage Domain Member to a Storage Domain 150
Create a Data Policy 152
New Data Policy ACL for a Group 156
New Data Policy ACL for a User 157
Add Data Persistence Rules and Replication Rules to a Data Policy 157
Create a Bucket 164
Create a New Bucket ACL for a Group 166
Create a New Bucket ACL for a User 168
Transfer Data 169
Chapter 5 - Managing Advanced Bucket Management Settings 170
Manage a Storage Domain 171
Edit a Storage Domain Member 172
Exclude a Storage Domain Member 173
Cancel Storage Domain Member Exclusion 173
Delete a Storage Domain Member 174
Edit a Storage Domain 175
Delete a Storage Domain 176
Manage Data Replication Rules 176
Edit a BlackPearl Data Replication Rule 176
Edit an Amazon S3 Data Replication Rule 177
Edit a Microsoft Azure Data Replication Rule 178
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Delete a Data Replication Rule 179
Manage a Data Policy 180
Edit a Data Policy 180
Delete a Data Policy 181
Delete a Data Policy ACL 182
Edit a Data Persistence Rule 182
Delete a Data Persistence Rule 184
Change the BlackPearl gateway Cache Configuration 185
Manage Replication Targets 186
Edit a BlackPearl Replication Target 187
Edit an Amazon Replication Target 187
Edit an Azure Replication Target 188
Verify a Replication Target 189
Put a Replication Target in Standby State 190
Activate a Replication Target 191
Delete a Replication Target 192
Manage a Disk Partition 192
Edit a Disk Partition 193
Delete a Disk Partition 193
Manage Online and Nearline Disk Pools 194
Import a Nearline or Online Disk Pool 194
Delete a Nearline or Online Disk Pool 196
Manage Buckets 196
Show Bucket Physical Placement 197
Edit a Bucket ACL 197
Delete a Bucket ACL 198
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Edit a Bucket 198
Delete a Bucket 199
Chapter 6 - Configuring Network Attached Storage 201
Overview of NAS Storage Pools, Volumes, and Shares 201
Storage Pools 202
Volumes and Shares 202
Naming Considerations 202
Create a NAS Storage Pool 202
Create a Volume 207
Create a Share 215
Create a CIFS Share 215
Create an NFS Share 220
Configure NAS Services 222
Configure the CIFS Service 222
Configure the NFI Service 224
Configure the NFS Service 225
Configure NAS Replication 226
Chapter 7 - Managing Network Attached Storage 233
Manage Storage Pools 234
Edit a Storage Pool 234
Expand a Storage Pool 235
Delete a Storage Pool 237
Manage Volumes 237
Move a Volume 238
Cancel a Volume Move 238
Edit a Volume 239
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Delete a Volume 241
Volume Snapshots 242
Create a Snapshot 242
Create a Snapshot Schedule 244
Delete a Snapshot Schedule 247
Delete Snapshots 247
Restore to a Snapshot 249
Retrieve a Single File from a Snapshot 250
Manage Shares 250
Edit a CIFS Share 251
Edit an NFS Share 251
Delete a Share 252
Manage NAS Replication 253
Manually Start NAS Replication 253
Cancel a NAS Replication In Progress 254
Restoring Files from a NAS Replication Target 255
Disable NAS Replication for a Volume 256
Edit the NAS Replication Service 256
Delete the NAS Replication Service Configuration 258
Manage NFI Replication 258
Edit the NFI Service 258
Delete the NFI Service Configuration 259
Manually Starting an NFI Replication 259
Reinitialize NFI Replication 260
Edit the NFI Volume Policy 260
Restoring Files From an NFI Target BlackPearl Gateway 261
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Chapter 8 - Additional Configuration Options 262
Configure Network Connections and Settings 263
Configure Ethernet Ports 264
Configure DNS Settings 270
Configure SMTP Settings 271
Configure Date and Time 272
Edit the System Name 273
Configure Networking Services 274
Configure the DS3 Service 274
Configure the Active Directory Service 278
Configure the SNMP Service 283
Configure a Vail Sphere 285
Register with a Vail Sphere 285
Configure and Use Encryption 287
Configure the Encryption Service 288
Change the Encryption Password 289
Unlock the Self-Encrypting Drives 290
Create an Encryption Password USB Key 291
PSID Erase an Encryption Drive 292
Configure Users 294
Description of User Types 294
Create a User 294
Edit a User 294
Change S3 Secret Key 297
Delete a User 298
Configure S3 Groups 299
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Create an S3 Group 299
Remove an S3 Group Member 302
Edit an S3 Group 302
Delete an S3 Group 303
Configure Certificates 303
Manually Enter Activation Keys 304
Chapter 9 - Working with Tape Libraries and Media 307
TapeLibrary BarcodeReporting 308
Format Tapes 308
Cancel Tape Format 310
Inspect Tapes 310
Eject Tapes 311
Edit Tape Eject Information 313
Eject a Single Tape 314
Cancel Tape Ejection 315
Eject Tapes from a T50e or T120 Library with Multiple Partitions 315
Import Tapes 316
Imported Tape Object Name Restrictions for Amazon S3 Replication 316
Import Tape Media 317
Import BlackPearl Foreign Tape(s) 318
Import LTFS Foreign Tape(s) 320
Compact a Tape Cartridge 322
Manage Tapes Not in Inventory 323
Mark Tape as Ejected 323
Delete Lost or Ejected Tape 324
Tape Library Options 324
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Activate a Tape Library Partition 324
Put a Tape Library Partition into Standby 325
Delete a Tape Partition 326
Tape Drive Options 326
Tape Drive Reservation 327
Offline a Tape Drive 331
Online a Tape Drive 332
Remove a Tape Drive from a Tape Partition 333
Data Migration 334
Chapter 10 - Operating the BlackPearl Nearline Gateway 335
S3 Operations 336
Download an Object 336
Cancel DS3 Jobs 337
Edit an S3 Job 338
Clear All Canceled or Completed Jobs 339
Manually Starting the S3 Data Path Backend 340
Disallow New Jobs 340
Allow New Jobs 341
Monitor the BlackPearl Gateway 342
Front Bezel Visual Status Beacon 343
Configuring the Visual Status Beacon Color 344
System Status LEDs 344
Check System Messages 348
View the Status of Hardware Components 349
View the Status of Services 351
View the Status of NAS Pools 351
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View the Status of NAS Volumes 354
View the Status of NAS Shares 354
View the Status of the System Pools 356
View Bucket Contents 358
View DS3 Jobs Information 359
View Tape Media Information 361
View Performance Metrics 366
View Reports 368
Database Backup & Restore 369
Create a Database Backup Schedule 370
Manually Generate a Database Backup 374
Restore from a Database Backup 374
Delete Backup 376
Edit Backup Data Policy 377
Show Backup Physical Placement 377
Reboot or Shut Down a BlackPearl Gateway 378
Using the BlackPearl User Interface 379
Power-Cycle Reset 380
Exit the BlackPearl User Interface 380
Chapter 11 - Using AutoSupport 381
About AutoSupport 381
Enter Contact Information 382
Configure Mail Recipients 383
Create a New Mail Recipient 383
Edit a Mail Recipient 384
Send a Test Email 385
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Delete a Mail Recipient 386
Log Sets 386
Configure a Log Set Schedule 387
Manually Generate Log Sets 388
Email a Log Set 389
Download a Log Set 390
Delete Log Sets 390
Chapter 12 - Maintaining the BlackPearl Nearline Gateway 391
Data Integrity Verification - Disk Media 391
Cancel Data Integrity Verification 393
Data Integrity Verification - Tape Media 393
Cancel Tape Media Verification 394
Initiate RSC Backup 395
Access the Technical Support Portal 395
Create an Account 395
Log Into the Portal 397
Configure Automated Software Upload 398
Update the Software 399
Check the Current Software Version 399
Check the Currently Released Software Version 400
Download and Stage the Updated Software 401
Install the Update 402
Replace a Failed Component 403
Identify the Failed Component 403
Chapter 13 - FAQ, Troubleshooting, and Support 406
BlackPearl Cache 408
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