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Contents
About This Guide 15
INTENDEDAUDIENCE..................................15
BLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACESCREENS..................15
RELATEDINFORMATION................................16
RelatedPublications........................................16
Chapter 1 – Product Overview 18
OVERVIEW...........................................19
FEATURES...........................................19
COMPONENTS........................................21
FrontViewofMasterNodes.................................21
RearViewofMasterNodes..................................23
RearPanelofMasterNodes.................................25
FrontViewoftheBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansionNode........27
RearViewoftheBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansionNode........28
FrontViewoftheBlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode..........29
RearViewoftheBlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode...........30
FrontViewofthe107‐DriveDiskSolution.....................31
RearViewofthe107‐DriveDiskSolution......................32
SOFTWARE...........................................33
OperatingSystem..........................................33
LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem.....................33
NFSandCIFSServers......................................33
BLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE..........................33
Menus....................................................34
StatusIcons...............................................37
SupportedBrowsers........................................37
COMMANDLINEINTERFACE............................37
Chapter 2 – Initial Configuration 38
BEFOREYOUBEGIN...................................39
CONNECTETHERNETCABLES...........................39

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POWERONTHEBLACKPEARLNASSOLUTION.............39
BlackPearlMasterNodesandBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansionNodes
40
BlackPearlNASSolutionwithArchiveExpansionNodesor107‐Drive
DiskSolution...........................................40
CONFIGURETHEBLACKPEARLMANAGEMENTPORT........42
AUTOMATICALLYIMPORTACTIVATIONKEYS..............43
LOGINTOTHEBLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE.............44
CONFIGURETHEDATACONNECTION.....................46
ConfigureanAggregatePortDataConnection.................46
ConfigureaSinglePortDataConnection......................49
ConfigureaStaticRoute....................................50
CREATEAUSER......................................52
DescriptionofUserTypes...................................52
CreateaUser..............................................53
NEXTSTEPS..........................................54
Chapter 3 – Configuring Network
Attached Storage 55
OVERVIEWOFNASSTORAGEPOOLS,VOLUMES,ANDSHARES56
StoragePools..............................................56
VolumesandShares........................................56
NamingConsiderations.....................................56
CREATEASTORAGEPOOL..............................57
CREATEAVOLUME....................................60
CREATEASHARE.....................................63
CreateaCIFSShare........................................63
CreateanNFSShare........................................67
CONFIGURENASSERVICES.............................69
ConfiguretheCIFSService..................................69
ConfiguretheNFIService...................................70
ConfiguretheNFSService...................................70
CONFIGUREREPLICATION..............................71
ConfiguretheNASReplicationService........................72
ConfiguretheTargetSystem.................................73
ConfigureVolumesforReplication...........................73

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Chapter 4 – Managing Network
Attached Storage 77
MANAGINGSTORAGEPOOLS...........................78
EditaStoragePool.........................................78
ExpandaStoragePool......................................79
DeleteaStoragePool.......................................80
MANAGINGVOLUMES.................................80
MoveaVolume............................................81
CancelaVolumeMove.....................................81
EditaVolume.............................................82
DeleteaVolume...........................................84
VOLUMESNAPSHOTS..................................84
CreateaSnapshot..........................................85
CreateaSnapshotSchedule..................................86
DeleteaSnapshotSchedule..................................88
DeleteaSnapshot..........................................89
RestoretoaSnapshot.......................................90
RetrieveaSingleFilefromaSnapshot........................92
MANAGINGSHARES...................................92
EditaCIFSShare...........................................92
EditanNFSShare..........................................93
DeleteaShare.............................................94
MANAGINGNASREPLICATION.........................94
ManuallyStartNASReplication.............................95
CancelaNASReplicationInProgress.........................95
RestoringFilesfromaNASReplicationTarget.................96
DisableaNASReplicationforaVolume......................97
EdittheNASReplicationService.............................98
DeletetheNASReplicationServiceConfiguration..............99
Chapter 5 – Configuring a BlackPearl NAS Solution 101
CONFIGURENETWORKCONNECTIONSANDSETTINGS...... 102
ConfigureEthernetPorts...................................102
ConfigureDNSSettings....................................108
ConfigureSMTPSettings...................................109
ConfigureDateandTime..................................110
EdittheSystemName.....................................111
CONFIGURENETWORKINGSERVICES.................... 112
ConfiguretheActiveDirectoryService.......................113
ConfiguretheSNMPService................................118

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CONFIGUREANDUSEENCRYPTION..................... 120
ConfiguretheEncryptionService...........................120
ChangetheEncryptionPassword...........................122
UnlocktheSelf‐EncryptingDrives...........................122
CreateanEncryptionPasswordUSBKey.....................123
PSIDEraseanEncryptionDrive.............................124
CONFIGUREUSERS................................... 126
DescriptionofUserTypes..................................126
CreateaUser.............................................126
EditaUser...............................................126
DeleteaUser.............................................127
CONFIGURECERTIFICATES............................. 127
MANUALLYENTERACTIVATIONKEYS................... 128
Chapter 6 – Monitoring a BlackPearl NAS Solution 131
MONITORTHEBLACKPEARLNASSOLUTION............. 132
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacon............................133
ConfiguretheVisualStatusBeaconColor....................134
SystemStatusLEDs.......................................135
ViewSystemMessages....................................136
ViewtheStatusofHardwareComponents...................137
ViewtheStatusofPools....................................139
ViewtheStatusofVolumes................................141
ViewtheStatusofShares...................................141
ViewtheStatusofServices.................................142
ViewPerformanceMetrics.................................143
ViewReports.............................................145
REBOOTORSHUTDOWNABLACKPEARLNASSOLUTION... 146
UsingtheBlackPearlUserInterface..........................146
Power‐CycleReset........................................147
EXITTHEBLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE................. 147
Chapter 7 – Using AutoSupport 148
ABOUTAUTOSUPPORT................................ 149
ENTERCONTACTINFORMATION........................ 149
CONFIGUREMAILRECIPIENTS.......................... 150
CreateaNewRecipient....................................150
EditaMailRecipient......................................151
SendaTestEmail.........................................152
DeleteaMailRecipient....................................153

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LOGSETS........................................... 153
ConfigureaLogSetSchedule...............................154
ManuallyGenerateLogSets................................155
EmailaLogSet...........................................155
DownloadaLogSet.......................................156
DeleteaLogSet...........................................156
Chapter 8 – Maintaining a BlackPearl NAS Solution 157
DATAINTEGRITYVERIFICATION........................ 158
CancelDataIntegrityVerification...........................158
INITIATEANRSCBACKUP............................. 159
ACCESSINGTHETECHNICALSUPPORTPORTAL............ 159
CreateanAccount.........................................159
LogIntothePortal........................................161
CONFIGURINGAUTOMATEDSOFTWAREUPLOAD.......... 162
UPDATINGSOFTWARE................................ 163
ChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersion.........................163
ChecktheCurrentlyReleasedBlackPearlSoftwareVersion.....164
DownloadandStagetheUpdatedSoftware..................165
InstalltheUpdate.........................................166
INSTALLINGANEWDATADRIVE....................... 167
EnsureESDProtection.....................................167
InstalltheDrive...........................................168
REPLACINGAFAILEDCOMPONENT..................... 170
IdentifytheFailedComponent..............................170
Chapter 9 – Troubleshooting and Support 173
RESOLVINGAMANAGEMENTPORTIPADDRESSCONFLICT.. 174
UsingtheConsole.........................................174
UsingaSeparateComputer.................................174
NETWORKSETUPTIPS................................ 176
Configuration............................................176
ConnectivitytotheNetwork................................177
Troubleshooting..........................................179
Tools....................................................180
SPECTRALOGICTECHNICALSUPPORT................... 181
BeforeContactingSupport.................................181
DeterminetheSystemSerialNumber........................181
OpenaSupportTicket.....................................182

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REMOTESUPPORT.................................... 184
EnableRemoteSupport....................................185
DisableRemoteSupport...................................186
Appendix A – Network File Interface 187
OVERVIEW.......................................... 187
REQUIREMENTS...................................... 187
SPECIALCONSIDERATIONSFORREADINGTAPESINA
NON‐BLACKPEARLENVIRONMENT................... 188
CONFIGUREABLACKPEARLSYSTEMFORVERSIONING...... 189
CONFIGURENETWORKFILEINTERFACE.................. 192
ConfiguretheNFIService..................................192
ConfigureaVolume.......................................193
NEXTSTEPS......................................... 199
RESTORINGFILESFROMANNFITARGETBLACKPEARLSYSTEM...
199
RestoreFilesUsingtheEonBrowser.........................199
RestoreFilesUsingaSpectraS3Client.......................199
Appendix A – IPMI Configuration 200
Appendix B – Specifications 203
DATASTORAGESPECIFICATIONS........................ 204
BlackPearlNAS2Uand4UMasterNodes.................204
BlackPearlEnterpriseExpansionNode .....................204
BlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode .......................204
107‐DriveDiskSolution....................................204
CAPACITY.......................................... 205
SYSTEMSPECIFICATION............................... 206
BlackPearlNAS2UMasterNode............................206
BlackPearlNAS4UMasterNode............................206
SIZEANDWEIGHT................................... 207
BlackPearlNAS2UMasterNode ..........................207
BlackPearlNAS4UMasterNodeandBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansion
Node ...............................................207
BlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode .......................208
107‐DriveDiskSolution ..................................208

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POWERREQUIREMENTS............................... 208
InputPowerRequirements.................................209
PowerCords.............................................210
INTERFACESPECIFICATIONS............................ 211
BlackPearlNASSolutionInterfaceConnectors................211
ExpansionNodeInterfaceConnectors.......................212
NetworkInterfaceCables..................................212
UniversalSerialBus(USB)Support..........................213
ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONS .................... 213
BlackPearlMasterNodesandBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansionNode.
213
BlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode .......................214
107‐DriveDiskSolution....................................214
Appendix C – Regulatory & Safety Standards 215
EUDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY..................... 215
Certifications.............................................216
CEMARKING....................................... 217
FCCNOTICE........................................ 217
SAFETYSTANDARDSANDCOMPLIANCE.................. 217
WasteofElectronicandElectricalEquipment(WEEE)Directive.217
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronic
Equipment(RoHS).....................................218
RECYCLINGYOURBLACKPEARLNASSOLUTION.......... 218
CONFLICTMINERALSPOLICY.......................... 218
Appendix D – Open Source Code Acknowledgements &
Package List 219
APACHE............................................ 219
FREEBSD........................................... 219
JAVA............................................... 220
SAMBA............................................. 228
NGINX............................................. 228
RUBY.............................................. 229
RUBYONRAILS...................................... 230
ZFS............................................... 231
INCLUDEDPACKAGES................................ 231

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About This Guide
Thisguidedescribeshowtoconfigure,monitor,andmaintaintheSpectra®
BlackPearl®NAS(NetworkAttachedStorage)solutionmasternode,which
isreferredtoasthemasternodeintheseinstructions.
ThisguidealsodescribestheSpectraBlackPearlenterpriseexpansion
node,andtheBlackPearlarchiveexpansionnode,whicharereferredtoas
expansionnodesintheseinstructions.Theexpansionnodesareusedin
conjunctionwiththemasternodeandcannotbeusedasastand‐alone
product.
WheninstructionsinthisguideapplytoboththeBlackPearlNASsolution
masternodeandexpansionnodes,thesolutionisusedtorefertoboth.
ThisguidealsodescribeshowtousetheSpectraNetworkFileInterface,
whichisbasedontheBlackPearlConvergedStorageSystemplatform.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Thisguideisintendedfordatacenteradministratorsandoperatorswho
maintainandoperatefilestoragesystems.Theinformationinthisguide
assumesafamiliaritywithcomputingterminology,RAIDtechnology,SAS
connectivity,andEthernetnetworking.Youalsoneedtobefamiliarwith
installing,configuring,andusingdatafilestorageandarchivalsoftware.
BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE SCREENS
TheBlackPearluserinterfacechangesasnewfeaturesareaddedorother
modificationsaremade.Therefore,thescreensyouseeintheBlackPearl
userinterfacemaydifferfromthoseshowninthisguide.

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Related Publications
ThefollowingdocumentsrelatedtotheSpectraBlackPearlNASsolution
areavailableontheSupportPortalwebsiteatsupport.spectralogic.com,
andfromtheDocumentationscreenontheBlackPearluserinterface.
TheSpectraBlackPearlNetworkSetupTipsdocumentprovideshelpful
instructionsfortroubleshootingcommonconnectivityproblems.
TheSpectraVerdeNASSolutionQuickStartGuideprovidesbasic
instructionsfortheessentialinstallationandconfigurationsteps.
TheSpectraVerdeNASSolutionCommandLineInterfaceGuidedescribes
howtoconfigure,monitor,andmaintaintheSpectraVerdeNAS
solutionthroughthecommandlineinterface.
TheSpectraVerdeNASSolutionSitePreparationGuideprovides
importantinformationthatyoushouldknowbeforeinstallingaVerde
NASsolutioninyourstorageenvironment.
TheSpectraVerdeNASSolutionInstallationGuideprovidesinstructions
forinstallingaVerdeNASsolution.
TheSpectraBlackPearl&VerdeHotPairInstallation&ConfigurationGuide
providesdetailedinformationoninstallingandusingaVerdeNAS
solutioninaHotPairconfiguration.
WARNING
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October 2019 User Guide—Spectra BlackPearl NAS Solution 17
ThefollowingdocumentsareavailableafterloggingintoyourSupport
portalaccountat: support.spectralogic.com.
TheSpectraBlackPearlReleaseNotesandDocumentationUpdatesprovide
themostup‐to‐dateinformationabouttheBlackPearlNASsolution,
includinginformationaboutthelatestsoftwarereleasesand
documentationupdates.
TheSpectra12‐&36‐DriveChassisBootDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedbootdriveinthesystem.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveafterthesystemis
installed.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthesystem.
TheSpectra12‐,36‐&45‐DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyafterthe
systemisinstalled.
TheSpectra12‐DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideandSpectra36‐Drive
ChassisHBAReplacementGuideprovideinstructionsforreplacinga
failedHBAinthesystem.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveintheBlackPearlarchive
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovidesinstructions
forreplacingafailedfaninthearchiveexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyinthearchive
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96‐DriveChassisI/OModuleReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedI/Omoduleinthearchiveexpansion
node.

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CHAPTER 1
Product Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheSpectraBlackPearlNASSolution
featuresandcomponents.
Topic
Overview page 19
Features page 19
Components page 21
FrontViewofMasterNodes page 21
RearViewofMasterNodes page 23
RearPanelofMasterNodes page 25
FrontViewoftheBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansion
Node
page 27
RearViewoftheBlackPearlEnterpriseExpansion
Node
page 28
FrontViewoftheBlackPearlArchiveExpansion
Node
page 29
RearViewoftheBlackPearlArchiveExpansionNode page 30
Software page 33
OperatingSystem page 33
LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem page 33
NFSandCIFSServers page 33
BlackPearlUserInterface page 33
Menus page 34
StatusIcons page 37
SupportedBrowsers page 37
CommandLineInterface page 37

Overview
October 2019 User Guide—Spectra BlackPearl NAS Solution 19
OVERVIEW
TheBlackPearlNASsolutionprovideshigh‐density,network‐attached
storageformostmajoroperatingenvironments,includingMicrosoft®
Windows®operatingsystem,Apple®OSX®operatingsystem,UNIX®,and
Linux®.
Optimizedforsecondarystorage,thehighlyversatileBlackPearlNAS
solutionhasmanyapplications,includinguseas:
Network‐AttachedStorage(NAS)forsharingfile‐basedinformation
overanIPnetwork.
Bulkfilestorageforbothgeneralanddigitalpreservationusage.
Disk‐to‐diskdatafilestorage,eitheraloneoraspartofatieredstorage
solution.
FEATURES
TheBlackPearlNASsolutionincludesthefollowingfeatures:
BlackPearl User Interface TheBlackPearluserinterfaceisusedtoperform
configurationandmanagementtasksontheBlackPearlNASsolution.It
alsoletsyoumonitorthesystemhardwareandviewsystemmessages.
Command Line Interface TheBlackPearlNASsolutioncanbeconfigured,
monitored,andmaintainedusingacommandlineinterface.Thecommand
lineinterfaceisdocumentedintheSpectraVerdeNASSolutionCommand
LineInterfaceGuide.
Easy Network-Based Administration TheBlackPearlNASsolutioncanbe
configuredoveranEthernetnetworkusingastandardwebbrowser.
Expansion Nodes TheBlackPearlenterpriseexpansionnode
accommodatesupto44diskdriveswithanactivebezel,and45diskdrives
withapassivebezel,andcanbeconnectedtoamasternodetoincrease
overallcapacityofthesystem.TheBlackPearlarchiveexpansionnode
holdsupto96diskdrives.The107‐drivedisksolutionholdsupto107
drives.
HotPair TwoBlackPearlmasternodescanbeconnectedtomultiple
expansionnodesinafailoverconfiguration.Onemasternodeactsasthe
primarycontroller,andtheotheractsasthesecondary.Intheeventthatthe
secondarycontrollerdetectsafailureoftheprimarycontroller,it
automaticallytakesovertoprovideuninterruptedoperation,without
administrativeintervention.
File Sharing Connectivity for Major Operating Systems TheNetworkFile
System(NFS)andCommonInternetFileSystem(CIFS)protocolsprovide
connectivitytomostmajoroperatingsystems,includingMicrosoft
Windows,macOS,UNIX,andLinux.Solidstatediskdrivesmaybe
installedinyoursystemtoimproveNFSperformance.

Features
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Mirrored Boot Drives Twodedicated,mirroreddrivesprovidethe
dedicatedstoragefortheoperatingsystem.
Network File Interface TheNetworkFileInterface(NFI)serviceallows
youtoautomaticallymovedatafromyourBlackPearlNASsolutiontoone
ormoreBlackPearlConvergedStoragesystems,withouttheneedtousea
SpectraS3client.Dataistransferredonascheduleanddatacopiedfrom
theBlackPearlNASsolutiontotheBlackPearlsystemcanbeconfiguredto
bekeptontheNASsolution,ordeleted.Whenauserneedsaccesstodata
deletedfromtheBlackPearlNASsolution,theBlackPearlsystemcopiesit
backtotheNASsolution.
Rack-Mount Hardware TheBlackPearlNASsolutionisdesignedtomount
inastandard4‐post,19‐inch(48.3cm)rackusingjust2U(3.5inches,
8.9cm)or4U(7 inches,17.8cm)ofrackspace,dependingonthesizeofthe
system.EachBlackPearlNASsolutionincludesrackmountinghardware.
RAID-Protected Data Disks DatadrivesintheBlackPearlNASsolution
providethesystem’sstoragecapacity.Diskdrivesaregroupedinto
protectedvolumeswithselectableparityoptionsandautomaticdata
integrityverificationtoprotectagainstdatacorruption.
Redundant Components TheBlackPearlNASsolutionfeaturesN+1
redundantpowersuppliesanddatadrivesthatarehot‐swappablefor
uninterruptedoperation.Anydatadrivesnotconfiguredinastoragepool
actasglobalspares.Asparebecomesactiveifadriveinastoragepool
fails.
Replicated System Configuration TheBlackPearlmasternodemirrorsits
bootdrivesontoanexistingstoragepoolonthesystem’sdatadisks.Ifone
orbothbootdrivesfail,thesystemrecoversautomaticallywhen
replacementbootdrivesareinstalled.
Write Performance Drives TheBlackPearlNASsolutionsupportseven
numbersofsolidstatedrivesasWritePerformancedrives.Thedrives
increasewritespeedtosharedNFSvolumesonthesystem.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Adualport,10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)network
interfacecard,optionalina2Umasternodeandstandardina4Umaster
node,provideshigh‐speeddataconnectionsbetweenhostsandthe
BlackPearlNASsolution.
10GBase-T Ethernet Connectivity Twoonboard10gigabitcopperports
(10GBase‐T)provideEthernetconnectivityforthesystemwithone
dedicatedportusedtoaccesstheBlackPearluserinterface.Thesecond
10GBase‐Tportcanbeusedfordatatransfer.
40 Gigabit Ethernet Anoptionaldualport,40GigabitEthernet(40 GigE)
networkinterfacecardcanbeinstalledtoprovidehigh‐speeddata
connectionsbetweenhostsandtheBlackPearlNASsolution.
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