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Spectra Verde ArrayUser Guide
September 2017 User GuideSpectra Verde Array2
Copyright Copyright20132017SpectraLogicCorporation.Allrightsreserved.ThisitemandtheinformationcontainedhereinarethepropertyofSpectraLogicCorporation.
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ContentsAbout This Guide 16
INTENDEDAUDIENCE.................................. 16VERDEUSERINTERFACESCREENS........................ 16RELATEDINFORMATION................................ 16
TypographicalConventions ................................. 17RelatedPublications ........................................ 17
Chapter 1 Product Overview 19OVERVIEW ........................................... 20FEATURES ........................................... 20COMPONENTS ........................................ 22
FrontViewofMasterNodes ................................. 22RearViewofMasterNodes.................................. 24RearPanelofMasterNodes ................................. 26FrontViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode ............ 28RearViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode ............ 29FrontViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode .............. 30RearViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode............... 31
SOFTWARE ........................................... 32OperatingSystem.......................................... 32LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem..................... 32NFSandCIFSServers ...................................... 32
VERDEUSERINTERFACE ............................... 32Menus .................................................... 33StatusIcons ............................................... 35SupportedBrowsers ........................................ 36
COMMANDLINEINTERFACE ............................ 36
Chapter 2 Initial Configuration 37BEFOREYOUBEGIN ................................... 38CONNECTETHERNETCABLES........................... 38POWERONTHEARRAY................................ 38
VerdeMasterNodesandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNodes .... 38VerdeMasterNodeandVerdeArchiveExpansionNodes....... 39
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CONFIGURETHEVERDEMANAGEMENTPORT .............. 40AUTOMATICALLYIMPORTACTIVATIONKEYS.............. 41LOGINTOTHEVERDEUSERINTERFACE .................. 42CONFIGURETHEDATACONNECTION..................... 44CREATEAUSER ...................................... 46
DescriptionofUserTypes ................................... 46CreateaUser.............................................. 47
NEXTSTEPS .......................................... 48
Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage 49OVERVIEWOFNASSTORAGEPOOLS,VOLUMES,ANDSHARES 50
StoragePools.............................................. 50VolumesandShares ........................................ 50
CREATEASTORAGEPOOL .............................. 50CREATEAVOLUME.................................... 54CREATEASHARE ..................................... 56
CreateaCIFSShare ........................................ 56CreateanNFSShare ........................................ 60
CONFIGURENASSERVICES ............................. 62ConfiguretheCIFSService.................................. 62ConfiguretheNFIService ................................... 62ConfiguretheNFSService................................... 62ConfiguretheNASReplicationService........................ 63
CONFIGUREREPLICATION.............................. 65ConfiguretheTargetArray .................................. 65ConfigureFoldersforReplication ............................ 66
Chapter 4 Managing Network Attached Storage 69MANAGINGSTORAGEPOOLS ........................... 70
ExpandaStoragePool...................................... 70DeleteaStoragePool ....................................... 71
MANAGINGVOLUMES................................. 72MoveaVolume ............................................ 72EditaVolume ............................................. 72DeleteaVolume ........................................... 74
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VOLUMESNAPSHOTS.................................. 75CreateaSnapshot.......................................... 75CreateaSnapshotSchedule.................................. 77DeleteaSnapshot.......................................... 79RestoretoaSnapshot ....................................... 80RetrieveaSingleFilefromaSnapshot ........................ 82
MANAGINGSHARES ................................... 82EditaShare ............................................... 83DeleteaShare ............................................. 83
MANAGINGNASREPLICATION ......................... 84ManuallyStartNASReplication ............................. 84CancelaReplicationInProgress ............................. 85RestoringFilesfromaVerdeReplicationTarget ................ 86DisableaFolderReplication................................. 86EdittheNASReplicationService ............................. 87DeletetheNASReplicationServiceConfiguration .............. 88
Chapter 5 Configuring a Verde Array 90CONFIGURENETWORKCONNECTIONSANDSETTINGS....... 91
ConfigureEthernetPorts .................................... 91ConfigureDNSSettings ..................................... 93ConfigureSMTPSettings.................................... 95ConfigureDateandTime ................................... 96EdittheSystemName ...................................... 96
CONFIGURENETWORKINGSERVICES ..................... 97ConfiguretheActiveDirectoryService ........................ 97ConfiguretheSNMPService................................. 98
CONFIGUREUSERS................................... 100DescriptionofUserTypes .................................. 100CreateaUser............................................. 100EditaUser ............................................... 100DeleteaUser ............................................. 101
CONFIGURECERTIFICATES ............................. 102MANUALLYENTERACTIVATIONKEYS ................... 103
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Chapter 6 Monitoring a Verde Array 105MONITORTHEVERDEARRAYS ......................... 106
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacon............................ 107ConfiguretheVisualStatusBeaconColor .................... 108SystemStatusLEDs ....................................... 109ViewSystemMessages .................................... 110ViewtheStatusofHardwareComponents ................... 111ViewtheStatusofPools.................................... 112ViewtheStatusofVolumes ................................ 113ViewtheStatusofShares................................... 113ViewtheStatusofServices ................................. 113ViewPerformanceMetrics ................................. 115ViewReports ............................................. 117
REBOOTORSHUTDOWNAVERDEARRAY ................ 118UsingtheVerdeUserInterface .............................. 118PowerCycleReset ........................................ 119
EXITTHEVERDEUSERINTERFACE ...................... 119
Chapter 7 Using AutoSupport 120ABOUTAUTOSUPPORT ................................ 121ENTERCONTACTINFORMATION ........................ 121CONFIGUREMAILRECIPIENTS.......................... 122
AddaNewRecipient ...................................... 122EditaMailRecipient ...................................... 123SendaTestEmail ......................................... 124DeleteaMailRecipient .................................... 125
LOGSETS ........................................... 125ConfigureaLogSetSchedule ............................... 126ManuallyGenerateLogSets................................ 127EmailaLogSet ........................................... 127DownloadaLogSet....................................... 128DeleteaLogSet ........................................... 128
Chapter 8 Maintaining a Verde Array 129DATAINTEGRITYVERIFICATION........................ 130INITIATERSCBACKUP ................................ 131COMPRESSION ....................................... 131
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ACCESSINGTHETECHNICALSUPPORTPORTAL ............ 132CreateanAccount......................................... 132LogIntothePortal ........................................ 133
CONFIGURINGAUTOMATEDSOFTWAREUPLOAD .......... 134UPDATINGSOFTWARE ................................ 135
ChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersion ......................... 135ChecktheCurrentlyReleasedVerdeSoftwareVersion......... 136DownloadandStagetheUpdatedSoftware .................. 137InstalltheUpdate......................................... 138
INSTALLINGANEWDATADRIVE ....................... 139EnsureESDProtection ..................................... 139InstalltheDrive ........................................... 140
REPLACINGAFAILEDCOMPONENT ..................... 142IdentifytheFailedComponent .............................. 142
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting and Support 145RESOLVINGAMANAGEMENTPORTIPADDRESSCONFLICT.. 146
UsingtheConsole ......................................... 146UsingaSeparateComputer................................. 146
NETWORKSETUPTIPS ................................ 148Configuration ............................................ 148ConnectivitytotheNetwork................................ 148Troubleshooting .......................................... 151Tools.................................................... 151
DETECTTOPOLOGYERRORS ........................... 152SPECTRALOGICTECHNICALSUPPORT................... 153
BeforeContactingSupport ................................. 153DeterminetheArraySerialNumber......................... 153OpenaSupportTicket ..................................... 154
REMOTESUPPORT .................................... 157EnableRemoteSupport .................................... 158DisableRemoteSupport ................................... 159
Appendix A Network File Interface 160
OVERVIEW .......................................... 160REQUIREMENTS ...................................... 160EJECTINGTAPESTOBEREADINANONBLACKPEARL
ENVIRONMENT.................................... 161CONFIGUREABLACKPEARLSYSTEMFORVERSIONING ...... 162
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CONFIGURENETWORKFILEINTERFACE .................. 165ConfiguretheNFIService .................................. 165ConfigureaVolume ....................................... 167
NEXTSTEPS ......................................... 171RESTORINGFILESFROMANNFITARGETBLACKPEARLSYSTEM...
171RestoreFilesUsingtheEONBrowser ........................ 171RestoreFilesUsingtheDeepStorageBrowser................. 172RestoreFilesUsingaSpectraS3Client....................... 176
Appendix B HotPair Setup and Configuration 177
BEFOREYOUBEGIN .................................. 177PRIMARYANDSECONDARYMASTERNODES .............. 178CONNECTCABLES ................................... 178
ConnectEthernetCables ................................... 178InstalltheNullModemSerialCable ......................... 180CabletheMasterNodestotheExpansionNodes.............. 180
POWERONTHEPRIMARYMASTERNODE ................ 183CONFIGURENETWORKCONNECTIONS ................... 184
ConfigurethePrimaryMasterNodePrivateVerdeManagementPort ........................ 184
LogIntotheVerdeUserInterface ........................... 186ConfigurethePrimaryMasterNodePrivateDataConnection.. 188ConfigurethePublicDataConnection ....................... 189ConfigurethePublicVerdeManagementPort ................ 190ConfiguretheSecondaryMasterNodePrivateVerdeManagementPort ........................ 191
ConfiguretheSecondaryMasterNodePrivateDataConnection 192COMPLETETHEHOTPAIRCONFIGURATION ............... 193
CreateaStoragePool...................................... 193PowerontheSecondaryMasterNode ....................... 194VerifytheHotPairConfiguration............................ 194
NEXTSTEPS ......................................... 197
Appendix C Specifications 198
DATASTORAGESPECIFICATIONS........................ 199Verde2Uand4UMasterNodes .......................... 199VerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode ......................... 199VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ........................... 199
CAPACITY .......................................... 200
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SYSTEMSPECIFICATION ............................... 201Verde2UMasterNode .................................... 201Verde4UMasterNode .................................... 201
SIZEANDWEIGHT ................................... 202Verde2UMasterNode .................................. 202Verde4UMasterNodeandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode 202VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ........................... 203
POWERREQUIREMENTS ............................... 203InputPowerRequirements................................. 203PowerCords ............................................. 205
INTERFACESPECIFICATIONS............................ 206VerdeArrayInterfaceConnectors........................... 206ExpansionNodeInterfaceConnectors ....................... 207NetworkInterfaceCables .................................. 207UniversalSerialBus(USB)Support .......................... 208
ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONS .................... 208VerdeMasterNodesandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode.... 208VerdeArchiveExpansionNode ........................... 209
Appendix D Verde Chassis 1.0 Overview & Specifications 210
COMPONENTS ....................................... 211FrontViewofMasterNodesandExpansionNode ............. 211RearViewofMasterNodes................................. 212RearPanel ............................................... 213
SPECIFICATIONS ..................................... 214SystemSpecification ....................................... 214InterfaceSpecifications..................................... 215InterfaceConnectors ....................................... 215NetworkInterfaceCables .................................. 216
Appendix E Regulatory & Safety Standards 217
EUDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY ..................... 217Certifications............................................. 218
CEMARKING ....................................... 219FCCNOTICE ........................................ 219
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SAFETYSTANDARDSANDCOMPLIANCE .................. 219WasteofElectronicandElectricalEquipment(WEEE)Directive . 219RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronic
Equipment(RoHS)..................................... 220RECYCLINGYOURVERDEARRAY....................... 220CONFLICTMINERALSPOLICY .......................... 220
Appendix F Open Source Code Acknowledgements & Package List 221
APACHE............................................ 221FREEBSD ........................................... 221JAVA............................................... 222LIKEWISE ........................................... 230NGINX............................................. 230RUBY .............................................. 231RUBYONRAILS ...................................... 232ZFS ............................................... 233INCLUDEDPACKAGES ................................ 233
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About This Guide
Thisguidedescribeshowtoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainSpectraVerdemasternodes,whicharereferredtoasthemasternodeorthearrayintheseinstructions.Unlessotherwisenoted,theinstructionsinthisguideapplytoallconfigurationsoftheVerdearray.ThisguidealsodescribeshowtousetheSpectraVerdeEnterpriseexpansionnode,andtheVerdeArchiveexpansionnode.Theexpansionnodesareusedwithamasternodeandcannotbeusedasastandaloneproduct.WheninstructionsinthisguideapplytoboththeVerdemasternodeandexpansionnodes,Verdearray,thearray,orthesearraysareusedtorefertoboth.ThisguidealsodescribeshowtousetheSpectraNetworkFileInterface,whichisbasedontheVerdehardwareplatform.
INTENDED AUDIENCEThisguideisintendedfordatacenteradministratorsandoperatorswhomaintainandoperatefilestoragesystems.Theinformationinthisguideassumesafamiliaritywithcomputingterminology,RAIDtechnology,SASconnectivity,andEthernetnetworking.Youalsoneedtobefamiliarwithinstalling,configuring,andusingdatafilestorageandarchivalsoftware.
VERDE USER INTERFACE SCREENSTheVerdeuserinterfacechangesasnewfeaturesareaddedorothermodificationsaremade.Therefore,thescreensyouseeintheVerdeuserinterfacemaydifferfromthoseshowninthisguide.
RELATED INFORMATIONThissectioncontainsinformationaboutthisdocumentandotherdocumentsrelatedtotheSpectraVerdearrays.
About This Guide Related Information
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Typographical Conventions
Thisguideusesthefollowingconventionstohighlightimportantinformation:
Note: ReadtextmarkedwithNoteforadditionalinformationorsuggestionsaboutthecurrenttopic.
Thisguideusesanarrow(>)todescribeaseriesofmenuselections.Forexample:
SelectConfiguration > Network.meansSelectConfiguration,thenselectNetwork.
Related Publications
ThefollowingdocumentsrelatedtotheSpectraVerdearraysareavailableontheSupportPortalwebsiteatsupport.spectralogic.com,andfromtheDocumentationscreenontheVerdeuserinterface. TheSpectraVerdeArrayNetworkSetupTipsprovidehelpfulinstructions
fortroubleshootingcommonconnectivityproblems. TheSpectraVerdeArrayQuickStartGuideprovidesbasicinstructionsfor
theessentialinstallationandconfigurationsteps. TheSpectraVerdeArrayCommandLineInterfaceGuidedescribeshowto
configure,monitor,andmaintaintheSpectraVerdearraysthroughthecommandlineinterface.
TheSpectraVerdeArraySitePreparationGuideprovidesimportantinformationthatyoushouldknowbeforeinstallingaVerdearrayinyourstorageenvironment.
TheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuideprovidesinstructionsforinstallingaVerdearray.
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.
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ThefollowingdocumentsareavailableafterloggingintoyourSupportportalaccountat: support.spectralogic.com. TheSpectraVerdeReleaseNotesandDocumentationUpdatesprovidethe
mostuptodateinformationabouttheVerdearrays,includinginformationaboutthelatestsoftwarereleasesanddocumentationupdates.
TheSpectra12&36DriveChassisBootDriveReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedbootdriveinthearray.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveafterthearrayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthearray.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyafterthearrayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideandSpectra36DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideprovideinstructionsforreplacingafailedHBAinthearray.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveintheVerdearchiveexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthearchiveexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyinthearchiveexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisI/OModuleReplacementGuideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedI/Omoduleinthearchiveexpansionnode.
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CHAPTER 1Product Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheSpectraVerdearraysfeaturesandcomponents.
TopicOverview page 20Features page 20Components page 22FrontViewofMasterNodes page 22RearViewofMasterNodes page 24RearPanelofMasterNodes page 26FrontViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode page 28RearViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNode page 29FrontViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode page 30RearViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNode page 31
Software page 32OperatingSystem page 32LogicalVolumeManagerandFileSystem page 32NFSandCIFSServers page 32
VerdeUserInterface page 32Menus page 33StatusIcons page 35SupportedBrowsers page 36
CommandLineInterface page 36
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OVERVIEWTheVerdearraysprovidehighdensity,networkattachedstorageformostmajoroperatingenvironments,includingMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem,AppleOSXoperatingsystem,UNIX,andLinux.Optimizedforsecondarystorage,thehighlyversatileVerdearrayshavemanyapplications,includinguseas: NetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)forsharingfilebasedinformation
overanIPnetwork. Bulkfilestorageforbothgeneralanddigitalpreservationusage. Disktodiskdatafilestorage,eitheraloneoraspartofatieredstorage
solution.
FEATURESTheVerdearraysincludethefollowingfeatures:
Command Line Interface TheVerdearrayscanbeconfigured,monitored,andmaintainedusingacommandlineinterface.ThecommandlineinterfaceisdocumentedintheSpectraVerdeArrayCommandLineInterfaceGuide.
Easy Network-Based Administration TheVerdearrayscanbeconfiguredoveranEthernetnetworkusingastandardwebbrowser.
Expansion Nodes TheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodeaccommodatesupto44diskdriveswithanactivebezel,and45diskdriveswithapassivebezel,andcanbeconnectedtoamasternodetoincreaseoverallcapacityofthearray.TheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeholdsupto96diskdrives.
HotPair TwoVerdemasternodescanbeconnectedtomultipleexpansionnodesinafailoverconfiguration.Onemasternodeactsastheprimarycontroller,andtheotheractsasthesecondary.Intheeventthatthesecondarycontrollerdetectsafailureoftheprimarycontroller,itautomaticallytakesovertoprovideuninterruptedoperation,withoutadministrativeintervention.
File Sharing Connectivity for Major Operating Systems TheNetworkFileSystem(NFS)andCommonInternetFileSystem(CIFS)protocolsprovideconnectivitytomostmajoroperatingsystems,includingMicrosoftWindows,AppleMacintosh,UNIX,andLinux.SolidstatediskdrivesmaybeinstalledinyourarraytoimproveNFSperformance.
10GBase-T Ethernet Connectivity Twoonboard10gigabitcopperports(10GBaseT)provideEthernetconnectivityforthearrayswithonededicatedportusedtoaccesstheVerdeuserinterface.Ina2Umasternodewithoutanoptional10GigEcard,thesecond10GBaseTportisusedfordatatransfer.
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Mirrored Boot Drives Twodedicated,mirroreddrivesprovidethededicatedstoragefortheoperatingsystem.
Network File Interface TheNetworkFileInterface(NFI)serviceallowsyoutoautomaticallymovedatafromyourVerdearraytooneormoreBlackPearlConvergedStoragesystems,withouttheneedtouseaSpectraS3client.DataistransferredonascheduleanddatacopiedfromtheVerdearraytothegatewaycanbeconfiguredtobekeptonthearray,ordeleted.WhenauserneedsaccesstodatadeletedfromtheVerdearray,theBlackPearlsystemcopiesitbacktothearray.
Rack-Mount Hardware TheVerdearraysaredesignedtomountinastandard4post,19inch(48.3cm)rackusingjust2U(3.5inches,8.9cm)or4U(7 inches,17.8cm)ofrackspace,dependingonthesizeofthearray.EachVerdearrayincludesrackmountinghardware.Alternatively,youcanplacethearrayonaleveltabletoporotherhorizontalsurface.
RAID-Protected Data Disks DatadrivesintheVerdearrayprovidethearraysstoragecapacity.Diskdrivesaregroupedintoprotectedvolumeswithselectableparityoptionsandautomaticdataintegrityverificationtoprotectagainstdatacorruption.
Redundant Components ThearraysfeatureN+1redundantpowersuppliesanddatadrivesthatarehotswappableforuninterruptedoperation.Anydatadrivesnotconfiguredinastoragepoolactasglobalspares.Asparebecomesactiveifadriveinastoragepoolfails.
Replicated System Configuration TheVerdemasternodemirrorsitsbootdrivesontoanexistingstoragepoolonthearraysdatadisks.Ifoneorbothbootdrivesfail,thesystemrecoversautomaticallywhenreplacementbootdrivesareinstalled.
Verde User Interface TheVerdeuserinterfaceisusedtoperformconfigurationandmanagementtasksontheVerdearrays.ItalsoletsyoumonitortheVerdearrayhardwareandviewsystemmessages.
Write Performance Drives TheVerdearraysupportsevennumbersofsolidstatedrivesasWritePerformancedrives.ThedrivesincreasewritespeedtosharedNFSvolumesonthearray.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Adualport,10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)networkinterfacecard,optionalina2Umasternodeandstandardina4Umasternode,provideshighspeeddataconnectionsbetweenhostsandtheVerdearray.
40 Gigabit Ethernet Anoptionaldualport,40GigabitEthernet(40 GigE)networkinterfacecardcanbeinstalledtoprovidehighspeeddataconnectionsbetweenhostsandtheVerdearray.Anarraycancontainbotha10GigEcardanda40GigEnetworkcard,butcannotusebothcardssimultaneously.
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COMPONENTSThefollowingsectionsshowthelocationsofandbrieflydescribetheVerdearraysmajorfrontandrearpanelcomponents.
Front View of Master NodesFigure 1andFigure 2showthecomponentsonthefrontoftheVerdearrayswiththefrontbezelremoved.
Figure 1 The front view of the Verde master node (front bezel removed).
Figure 2 The front view of the Verde 2U master node (front bezel removed).
Latch Data drive status LEDsVisual Status Beacon control sled
Power button andsystem status LEDs
Data drives
Latch Data drive status LEDs
Power button andsystem status LEDs
Data drives
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Component Description
Front bezel(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthearray,andcontainstheVisualStatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthearray.SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 78formoreinformation.Note: ThefrontbezelsintheVerde2UmasternodesdonotincludeVisualStatusBeaconlightbars.
Visual Status Beacon control sled(Verde 4U master nodes only)
IntheVerde4Umasternode,thedrivesledintheupperleftcornerofthefrontofthearrayprovidescontrolfortheVisualStatusBeacon.Adiskdrivecannotbeinstalledinthisposition.Note: SincetheVerde2UmasternodesdonotincludeaVisualStatusBeaconcontrolsled,adiskdriveisinstalledinthisposition.
Power button ThepowerbuttoncontrolsthemainACpowerfortheVerdearray.
System status LEDs ThestatusLEDsindicatepowerstatus,diskandnetworkactivity,aswellashardwarefaults.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 80formoreinformation.
Data drives TheVerde4Umasternodessupportupto23highperformancediskdrivesmountedonindividualdrivesledsinthefrontofthearray.TheVerde2Umasternodessupportupto12datadrives.ThedrivesledsslideintobaysinthefrontoftheVerdeenclosuresandlockinplace.Thefrontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthearrayandalatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Data drive status LEDs
TwoLEDsoneachdrivesledindicatethestatusofthedrive.OneLEDisfordrivestatuswhiletheothershowsdriveactivity.
Empty drive sleds Whenfewerthanthemaximumnumberofdrivesareinstalled,emptydrivesledsareinstalledintheunuseddrivebaystopreventcontaminantsfromenteringtheenclosureandtomaintainproperairflow.
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Rear View of Master Nodes
Figure 3andFigure 4showthemajorcomponentsontherearofthecurrentchassisoftheVerdemasternodes.
Note: ForadescriptionofthecomponentsontherearoftheVerde1.0chassis,seeAppendix D VerdeChassis1.0Overview&Specificationsonpagepage 210.
Figure 3 The rear view of the Verde 4U master node.
Figure 4 The rear view of the Verde 2U master node.
PowerRear panel
Data drives
supplies Boot drives
Power supplies Rear panel
Boot drives
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Component Description
Power supplies TheVerdemasternodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection. EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector. EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepowerisonandfunctioningnormally.
Rear panel TherearpaneloftheVerdemasternodeallowsforEthernet,SAS,USB,andotherconnections.SeeRearPanelofMasterNodesonpage 26foradetaileddescription.
Boot drives ThebootdrivesprovidestoragefortheoperatingsystemandVerdeuserinterface.Thebootdrivesarehotswappablewhichallowsforuninterruptedoperationduringreplacement.
Data drives(Verde 4U master nodes only)
TheVerde4Umasternodessupportupto12datadrivesintherearofthearray.Dependingonyourorderconfiguration,theVerdearraymayoptionallycontainsolidstatedrivesforuseasaZIL.SeeWritePerformanceDrivesonpage 21formoreinformation.Note: TheVerdemasternodesdonothavedatadrivesintherearofthearray.
Empty drive sleds (Verde 4U master nodes only)
Whenfewerthanthemaximumnumberofdrivesareinstalled,emptydrivesledsareinstalledintheunuseddrivebaystopreventcontaminantsfromenteringtheenclosureandtomaintainproperairflow.
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Rear Panel of Master Nodes
Figure 5showsthecomponentsontherearpanelofthecurrentchassisfortheVerdemasternodes.
Note: ForadescriptionofthecomponentsontherearpaneloftheVerde1.0chassis,seeAppendix D VerdeChassis1.0Overview&Specificationsonpagepage 210.
Figure 5 The Verde master node rear panel components.
Monitor
USB
IPMI management port
ports (4)
10GBase-T
Expansionslots
Serialport
Verdemanagement port
10 GigE ports (2)Ethernet ports (2) connector Optional SAS ports (4)
Component Description
IPMI management port
Notcurrentlysupported.
10GBase-T Ethernet ports
TheVerdearraysincludetwo10GBaseTports.Oneofthe10GBaseTportscanbeusedfornetworkconnectivityona10GBaseTnetwork.Theleftportofthetwo10GBaseTportsisdedicatedastheVerdemanagementportandcannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
Note: The10GBaseTportsautonegotiatedownto1000BaseT.
Monitor connector Ifnecessary,youcanconnectamonitortotheSVGAconnectorontheVerdemasternodefortroubleshootingpurposes.
10 GigE ports Thetwo10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)portscanbeusedfornetworkconnectivityona10GigEnetwork.Anarraycancontainbotha10GigEand40 GigEnetworkinterfacecard,butcannotusebothcardssimultaneously.
Note: The10GigEisoptionalintheVerde2Umasternodes.
SAS ports(Optional)
Dependingonyourconfiguration,theremaybeSAScardsinstalledinavailableexpansionslots.EachfourportSAScardprovidesconnectivitybetweenthemasternodeanduptotwoVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodes.EachtwoportSAScardprovidesconnectivitybetweenthemasternodeanduptotwoVerdearchiveexpansionnodes.Forinformationonhowtoconnectcablesbetweenthemasternodeandexpansionnode,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.
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Expansion slots Theexpansionslotsaccommodateoptionalinterfacecardstoprovideadditionalconnectivity.
Verde management port
TheVerdemanagementportisusedtoconnecttothebrowserbaseduserinterfacetoconfigure,manage,andmonitortheVerdearray.TheVerdemanagementportcannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
USB ports Ifnecessary,youcanusetheseportstoconnectaUSBdrive,orUSBmouseandUSBkeyboardtothearrayfortroubleshootingpurposes,ortoconfiguretheIPaddressingfortheVerdemanagementport.
Serial port TheserialportisusedtoconnectaprimarymasternodetoasecondarymasternodeinaHotPairconfiguration.Thetwomasternodesareconnectedusinganullmodemcable.ForinformationonconnectingcablesforaHotPairconfiguration,seeAppendix B HotPairSetupandConfigurationstartingonpage 136.
40 GigE ports(Not shown, optional)
Thetwo40GigabitEthernet(40 GigE)portscanbeusedfornetworkconnectivityona40GigEnetwork.Anarraycancontainbotha10GigEand40 GigEnetworkinterfacecard,butcannotusebothcardssimultaneously.Note: The40GigEcardisnotsupportedin2Umasternodes.
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Front View of the Verde Enterprise Expansion Node
Figure 6showsthemajorcomponentsonthefrontoftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnode.
Note: ForadescriptionoftheVerdearchiveexpansionnode,seeFrontViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNodeonpage 30.
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Figure 6 The front view of the Verde enterprise expansion node (Visual Status Beacon removed).
System
Power
Data drives
button
Latch Data drive status LEDs
Visual Status Beacon
status LEDs
control sled
Component Description
Front bezel(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthearray,andmaycontaintheVisualStatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthearray.SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 78formoreinformation.
Visual Status Beacon control sled
Iftheexpansionnodeusesanactivebezel,thedrivesledintheupperleftcornerofthefrontoftheexpansionnodeprovidescontrolfortheVisualStatusBeacon.Adiskdrivecannotbeinstalledinthisposition.
Iftheexpansionnodeusesapassivebezel,adiskdriveisinstalledinthisposition.
Power button ThepowerbuttoncontrolstheACpowerfortheenterpriseexpansionnode.
System status LEDs ThestatusLEDsindicatepowerstatus,diskandnetworkactivity,aswellashardwarefaults.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 80formoreinformation.
Data drives TheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodesupportsupto23enterprisediskdrives,or24drivesiftheexpansionnodeusesapassivebezel,mountedonindividualdrivesledsinthefrontofthearray.Thedrivesledsslideintobaysinthefrontoftheenclosureandlockinplace.Thefrontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthearrayandalatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Data drive status LEDs
TwoLEDsoneachdrivesledindicatethestatusofthedrive.OneLEDisfordrivestatuswhiletheothershowsdriveactivity.
Empty drive sleds Whenfewerthanthemaximumnumberofdrivesareinstalled,emptydrivesledsareinstalledintheunuseddrivebaystopreventcontaminantsfromenteringtheenclosureandtomaintainproperairflow.
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Rear View of the Verde Enterprise Expansion Node
Figure 7showsthemajorcomponentsontherearoftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnode
Note: ForadescriptionoftheVerdearchiveexpansionnode,seeRearViewoftheVerdeArchiveExpansionNodeonpage 31.
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Figure 7 The rear view of the Verde enterprise expansion node.
Power supplies Data drives
Data drives
SAS connectors
Component Description
Power supplies TheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection. EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector. EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepowerisonandfunctioningnormally.
SAS connectors TherearpaneloftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodehasfourSASportsusedtoconnectanexpansionnodetoamasternode.Twoportsareforprimaryconnectionsandtwoportsareforsecondaryconnections.Labelsnexttoeachportidentifyiftheportisaprimaryorsecondaryconnection.Forinformationonhowtoconnectcablesbetweenthemasternodeandenterpriseexpansionnode,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.
Data drives Upto21datadrivescanbeinstalledintherearoftheexpansionnode.
Empty drive sleds Whenfewerthanthemaximumnumberofdrivesareinstalled,emptydrivesledsareinstalledintheunuseddrivebaystopreventcontaminantsfromenteringtheenclosureandtomaintainproperairflow.
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Front View of the Verde Archive Expansion Node
Figure 8showsthemajorcomponentsonthefrontoftheVerdearchiveexpansionnode.
Note: ForadescriptionoftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnode,seeFrontViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNodeonpage 28.
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Figure 8 The front view of the Verde archive expansion node (Visual Status Beacon removed).
Component Description
Front bezel(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthearray,andcontainstheVisualStatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthearray.SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 78formoreinformation.
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Rear View of the Verde Archive Expansion Node
Figure 9showsthemajorcomponentsontherearoftheVerdearchiveexpansionnode.
Note: ForadescriptionoftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnode,seeRearViewoftheVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNodeonpage 29.
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Figure 9 The rear view of the Verde archive expansion node.
Power suppliesSAS connectors
Fans Fans
Component Description
Fans FivehotswappablefansprovidethecoolingfortheVerdearchiveexpansionnode.
Power supplies TheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection. EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector. EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepowerisonandfunctioningnormally.
SAS connectors TherearpaneloftheVerdearchiveexpansionnodehastwoSASportsusedtoconnectanexpansionnodetoaVerdemasternode.Forinformationonhowtoconnectcablesbetweenthemasternodeandexpansionnode,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.
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SOFTWAREThesoftwareinstalledontheVerdebootdrivesincludesthefollowing: Operatingsystem Logicalvolumemanagerandfilesystem NFSandCIFSservers
Operating System
Theoperatingsystem,runningontheintegratedapplicationserver,providesthefoundationforallsoftwareandapplicationsrunningonthearray.
Logical Volume Manager and File System
TheVerdearraysfeatureacombinedlogicalvolumemanagerandfilesystemwhichcontrolsthestructureandmanagementofthedatastorageonthearray.TheVerdearraysincludedataverificationtoprotectagainstcorruption.
NFS and CIFS Servers
TheNFSandCIFSserversrunningontheVerdearraysprovidenetworkfilesystemaccesstohostcomputersoveranEthernetnetwork.NFSandCIFSsharescanbeaccessedbymostmajoroperatingenvironments,includingMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem,AppleMacintoshoperatingsystem,UNIX,andLinux.
VERDE USER INTERFACETheVerdeuserinterfaceprovidesbrowserbasedconfiguration,management,andmonitoringoftheVerdearrays.Thefollowingsectionsdescribethecommonfeaturesthatappearinallscreensintheuserinterface.
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Menus
Themenubarappearsalongthetopedgeofeachscreen.Usethemenubardropdownmenustonavigatethroughtheinterface.
Thefollowingtableprovidesanoverviewofthescreensavailableundereachmenu.Thepreviouslyselectedscreenremainsdisplayeduntilyouselectanotheroption.
Figure 10 The Dashboard screen of the Verde user interface.
PowerAlerts
Menubar
Statusbar
Menu Available Options
Dashboard TheDashboardnavigationlinkreturnsyoutotheDashboardscreenfromanyotherscreenintheinterface.TheDashboardscreendisplaysthegeneralstatusofthearray,storagepools,volumes,andnetworkconnectionsonthearray.ClickinganyofthepanesontheDashboardtakesyoutoadetailsscreenforthatselection.TheDashboardscreenalsodisplaysperformancemetricsofthearray.
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Configuration TheConfigurationmenuprovidesaccesstocontrolsforconfiguringallaspectsofthearraysoperation. NAS > PoolsDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredstoragepoolsandletsyoudefinenewpools,andeditordeleteexistingpools.
NAS > VolumesDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredvolumesonanexistingstoragepoolandletsyoudefinenewvolumes,andeditordeleteexistingvolumes.
NAS > Shares > CIFSDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredCIFSsharesandletsyoudefinenewshares,andeditordeleteexistingshares.
NAS > Shares > NFSDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredNFSsharesandletsyoudefinenewshares,andeditordeleteexistingshares.
ServicesDisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentlyconfiguredservicesandletsyoueditexistingservices.
NetworkProvidescontrolsforconfiguringtheEthernetportsontheVerdearray,aswellasenteringSMTP(SimpleMailTransportProtocol)informationtoallowthearraytosendemails.
Mail RecipientsProvidescontrolsforconfiguringmailrecipientaccountstoreceiveemailswhenamessageseveritythresholdisreached,orwhenAutoSupportLogsets(ASLs)aregeneratedbythearray.
UsersProvidescontrolsforcreatingnewuseraccountsforaccessingtheVerdeuserinterface,aswellaschangingthepasswordofexistingaccounts.
Note: Creatingadditionalaccountsisnotsupportedatthistime.
Status TheStatusmenuprovidesaccesstothetoolsformonitoringtheVerdearraysinyourenvironment. HardwareDisplaysinformationaboutthearrayanditscomponents.SelectingthetabsontheHardwarescreendisplaysdetailedcomponentstatusinformation.
NAS > PoolsDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredstoragepools.
NAS > VolumesDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlyconfiguredvolumesonanexistingstoragepool.
MessagesDisplayssystemmessagesforthearray. PerformanceDisplaysperformancemetricsforstoragepools,individualdrives,andtheCPUsintheintegratedserver.
ReportsProvidescontrolsforgeneratingreportsabouttheconfigurationandstatusofthearray.ReportscanbegeneratedinXMLorJSON(JavaScriptObjectNotation)formats.
Menu Available Options
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TheinformationinthefollowingtablecanbefoundontheStatusbar,locatedatthebottomofallscreens.
Status IconsIconsindicatethestatusofacomponentandthehighestseveritylevelforanysystemmessages,asdescribedinthefollowingtable.
Support TheSupportmenuprovidesaccessformaintenanceandtroubleshootingoptionsfortheVerdearrays. SoftwareProvidescontrolsforupdatingtheVerdesoftware. Activation KeysProvidescontrolsforenteringactivationkeys. LogsDisplaysanycurrentASLsetsonthearrayandprovidescontrolsforgeneratinganewlogset.
DocumentationDisplaysdocumentationabouttheVerdearray. Contact InformationDisplayscontactinformationforSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport,aswellasthepartandserialnumbersforthearray.
ToolsDisplaystoolstotroubleshootanyinternalorexternalservercablingerrors.
Logout LogsoutthecurrentuseroftheVerdeuserinterfaceandreturnstotheloginscreen.
Status Bar Available Options
Hardware ProvidesanataglancestatusoftheoverallhealthoftheVerdearray.ClickingthislinktakesyoutotheHardwarescreen.
Messages Displaystheseverity,date,andtimeofthelastwarning,error,orinformationalmessagethatwasgenerated.ClickingthislinktakesyoutotheMessagesscreen.Note: Thislinkdoesnotdisplayiftherearenocurrentsystemmessages.
Power Providescontrolsforrebootingandshuttingdownthearray.Note: Theconnectiontotheuserinterfaceislostafterrunningtherebootcommand.Waitwhilethearrayrebootsbeforeattemptingtoreconnecttotheuserinterface.
Menu Available Options
Icon Meaning
ComponentOK Thecomponentisfunctioningcorrectly.
Information Aninformationalmessageaboutasystemcomponentisavailable.Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponent.
Warning Asystemcomponentrequiresattention.Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponent.
Error Asystemcomponentexperiencedanerrorcondition.Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponentanditserrorcondition.
Unknown Thestatusofasystemcomponentcannotbedetermined.Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponent.
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Supported Browsers
TheVerdeuserinterfacesupportsthefollowingstandardwebbrowsers: GoogleChromeversion20orlater MozillaFireFoxversion13orlater AppleSafariversion5orlater MicrosoftInternetExplorerversion8orlater
Notes: SpectraLogicrecommendsusingGoogleChrometoaccesstheVerdeuserinterface.
PopupwindowsmustbeenabledtousetheVerdeuserinterface.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACEThecommandlineinterfaceprovidestextbasedconfiguration,management,andmonitoringoftheVerdearrays.UsethecommandlineinterfacetoperformmanyofthetasksthatareavailablethroughtheVerdeuserinterfacesuchasconfiguringstoragepools,volumes,andshares;networkadministration;andmonitoringthestatusofthearray.Forafulllistofthefeaturesavailableinthecommandlineinterface,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayCommandLineInterfaceGuide.
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CHAPTER 2Initial Configuration
ThischapterdescribestheinitialsetupandconfigurationstepsfortheVerdearray.
Note: IfyourarrayisaHotPairconfiguration,seeAppendix B HotPairSetupandConfigurationstartingonpage 177forspecificinstructionsonhowtosetupyourarray.
TopicBeforeYouBegin page 38ConnectEthernetCables page 38PowerOntheArray page 38VerdeMasterNodesandVerdeEnterpriseExpansionNodes
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VerdeMasterNodeandVerdeArchiveExpansionNodes
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ConfiguretheVerdeManagementPort page 40AutomaticallyImportActivationKeys page 41LogIntotheVerdeUserInterface page 42ConfiguretheDataConnection page 44CreateaUser page 46DescriptionofUserTypes page 46CreateaUser page 47
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BEFORE YOU BEGINMakesurethearrayisinstalledinaccordancewiththeSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.
CONNECT ETHERNET CABLESBeforeproceedingwiththebelowsections,youmustconnectEthernetcablestothemanagementanddataportsontheVerdemasternoderearpanel.SeeRearPanelofMasterNodesonpage 26forthelocationoftheEthernetportsontherearofthearray.
POWER ON THE ARRAYUsetheinstructionsinthissectiontopoweronaVerdearray.Duringthepoweronsequence,theVerdearrayinitializesallofitsinstalledcomponentsandstartstheVerdewebserver.
Verde Master Nodes and Verde Enterprise Expansion Nodes
TopoweronaVerdearray,removethefrontbezel,andthengentlypressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanel.IfyourconfigurationincludesbothaVerdemasternodeandoneormoreenterpriseexpansionnodes,poweronallarraystogether.ThepowerLEDilluminatesindicatingthatpowerison.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 109formoreinformation.
Figure 11 Press the power button.
Power
Power LED
button
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WaitwhiletheVerdearraycompletesitspoweronsequence,whichtakesapproximatelyfourminutes,dependingontheconfiguration.
Note: Donotusethearraysfrontpanelpowerbuttontopoweroffthearray.SeeRebootorShutdownaVerdeArrayonpage 118torebootorshutdownthearray.
Verde Master Node and Verde Archive Expansion Nodes
IfyourconfigurationincludesbothaVerdemasternodeandoneormoreVerdearchiveexpansionnodes,powerontheexpansionnode(s)beforepoweringonthemasternode.TopoweronaVerdearchiveexpansionnode,plugbothpowercablesontheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeintopoweroutletsneartherearofthechassis.TheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeimmediatelypowerson.WaitapproximatelyfourminuteswhiletheexpansionnodeinitializesbeforepoweringonaVerdemasternode.TopoweronaVerdemasternode,removethefrontbezel,andthengentlypressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanel.ThepowerLEDilluminatesindicatingthatpowerison.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 109formoreinformation.
Note: Donotusethearraysfrontpanelpowerbuttontopoweroffthearray.SeeRebootorShutdownaVerdeArrayonpage 118torebootorshutdownthearray.
Figure 12 Press the power button.
Power
Power LED
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CONFIGURE THE VERDE MANAGEMENT PORTThedefaultaddressoftheVerdemanagementportissetto10.0.0.2withanetmaskof255.255.255.0.IfyournetworkisalreadyusingthisIPaddress,oryouwanttoconfigureadifferentIPaddressforthemanagementport,usetheVerdemasternodeconsoletoconfiguretheVerdemanagementportIPaddress.IfyoudonotwanttochangethedefaultmanagementportIPaddress,skiptoLogIntotheVerdeUserInterfaceonpage 42.
Note: UsingtheVerdemasternodeconsoleistherecommendedwaytochangetheVerdemanagementportIPaddress.Ifyoucannotusetheconsole,seeResolvingaManagementPortIPAddressConflictonpage 146forinformationonalternatemethods.
1. ConnectamonitorandUSBkeyboardtotheVerdemasternode.SeeRearPanelofMasterNodesonpage 26tolocatethemonitorandUSBconnectors.TheConsolescreendisplays.
2. PressCTRL-N.TheConfigureManagementNetworkInterfacescreendisplays.
Figure 13 The Console screen.
Figure 14 The Configure Management Network Interface screen.
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3. SelecteitherDHCPorStaticastheaddressingmethod.Ifyouselectstaticaddressing,enterthefollowinginformation: IP AddressEnteravalidIPv4address. NetmaskEnterthesubnetmask. Default GatewayEnterthedefaultgateway.
4. SelectOK.TheconsolescreendisplaysshowingthenewIPaddress.5. ConnectacablefromyournetworktotheVerdemanagementporton
theVerdemasternode.YouarenowabletoconnecttotheVerdeuserinterfacewiththeIPaddressdisplayedinStep 4.
6. DisconnectthemonitorandUSBkeyboardfromtheVerdearray.
AUTOMATICALLY IMPORT ACTIVATION KEYSActivationkeysenablefeaturesontheVerdearray.Theyaretiedtotheserialnumberofthesystemforwhichtheyareissued,andcannotbeusedonanotherarray.RenewalsofexpiredactivationkeysareobtainedbycontactingSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 7).TheUSBdeviceintheVerdedocumentationkitcontainstheactivationkeysfortheoptionsthatyoupurchased.Followthesestepstoimportthekeys.
Note: IfyourVerdedocumentationkitdoesnotcontainaUSBdevice,seeManuallyEnterActivationKeysonpage 103forinstructionsformanuallyenteringtheactivationkeys.
1. InserttheUSBdeviceintoaUSBportonthebackofthearray.SeeFigure onpage 26.WhentheVerdearraydetectstheUSBdeviceitautomaticallyimportstheactivationkeysandpowercyclesthesystem.
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2. WaitwhiletheVerdearrayperformsitspoweronsequenceandthenlogintotheVerdeuserinterface.
Note: Thefirsttimethatyouloginafterimportingactivationkeys,aninformationalmessagedisplaysindicatingthatyoucannowsafelyremovetheUSBdevice.Usethefollowingstepstoclosethemessage:
a. RemovetheUSBdevice.b. Onthemenubar,selectStatus > Messages.Themessages
screendisplays.c. SelectthemessageaboutsafelyremovingtheUSBdevice,and
thenselectAction > Mark as read.Theinformationalmessagecloses.
LOG IN TO THE VERDE USER INTERFACE1. Openawebbrowseronacomputeronanactivenetworkthathas
accesstotheVerdearray.2. EntertheIPaddressoftheVerdemanagementportinthebrowser
addressbarusingeitherthedefaultaddressof10.0.0.2,ortheIPaddressyouconfiguredinConfiguretheVerdeManagementPortonpage 40.Note: TheVerdeuserinterfaceusesasecureconnection.
3. ResolvethesecuritycertificatewarningfortheVerdeuserinterface.ThewarningdisplaysbecausetheVerdearraysdonothaveasecuritycertificate.
Notes: Thiswarningonlydisplaysifyoudidnotalreadyresolvethesecuritycertificatewarning.
Consultyourbrowserdocumentationforinstructionsonhowtoresolvethesecuritycertificatewarning.
Ifyouchoosenottoresolvethewarning,youreceivethewarningaboutthesecuritycertificateeachtimeyouaccesstheVerdeuserinterface.
Theabsenceofthecertificatedoesnotaffectfunctionality.
Important Do not remove the USB device until after the system power cycles and the Verde user interface displays a message that it is safe to remove the USB device.
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4. Entertheloginusernameandpassword.ThedefaultusernameisAdministrator.Thedefaultpasswordisspectra.Thefieldsarecasesensitive.
Notes: SpectraLogicrecommendsthatyouchangethedefaultpasswordfortheprimaryadministrator(seeEditaUseronpage 100).
IfyouareupgradingfromapreviousversionofVerdesoftware,theexistingadministratoraccountspectraisretained.TheAdministratoraccountisautomaticallycreatedwithoutanypermissions.
IfyouareupgradingfromapreviousVerdesoftwareversiontosoftwareversion4.0,theVerdesystemretainsanyaccountscreatedbeforetheupgrade.
Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsthatyouchangethedefaultpassword(seeEditaUseronpage 100).
5. Click> tologin.Note: Thereisnolimittothenumberofuserswhocanlogintothe
interface.SpectraLogicrecommendsonlyonepersonusetheinterfaceatatimetoavoidconflictingoperations.
Figure 15 The Verde user interface Login screen.
Important The remainder of this guide assumes you are logged in to the Verde user interface.
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CONFIGURE THE DATA CONNECTIONThissectiondescribesusingtheVerdeuserinterfacetoconfigurethedataconnectionfortheVerdemasternode.Thearrayincludestwo10GBaseTportsandtwo10GigEportsontherearpanel(seeFigure 5onpage 26).
Notes: Bydefault,youcanonlycreateonedataconnectiontothearray.Youcanconfigurelinkaggregationforbetterperformance.
YoucanonlyusetheVerdemanagementporttoaccesstheVerdeuserinterface.Youcannotusethisportfordatatransfer.
Ifyourarraycontainsa10GigEnetworkinterfacecard,or40GigEnetworkinterfacecard,the10GBaseTportscannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
Optionally,a40GigEcardcanbeinstalledin4Umasternodes.Theconfigurationstepsarethesameforboththe10GigEand40 GigEcards.
Whilebotha10GigEand40GigEcardcanbeinstalledinthesameVerdearray,onlyonecardcanbeusedfordatatransfer,asthearrayonlyallowsasingledataconnection.
UsethefollowingstepstoconfigurethedataconnectionfortheVerdemasternode.1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Network,orclickthe
NetworkpaneontheDashboardscreen.TheNetworkscreendisplayswithinformationaboutthenetworkconnectionsofthearray.
Figure 16 The Network screen.
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2. IntheNetworkInterfacespane,doubleclicktheDatarow,orselecttheDatarowandthenselectAction > Editfromthemenubar.TheEditDataPortsdialogboxdisplays.Note: Dependingonyourhardwareconfiguration,theEditDataPorts
dialogboxmaylookdifferentthanwhatisshownbelow.
3. Clicktheoptionbuttonforthedatainterfaceyouwanttoconfigure.Youcanonlyconfigureoneinterface.TheAggregate Alloptionsallowyoutoconfigurealinkaggregationusingalloftheportsofthatinterfacetype.LinkaggregationusesmultipleEthernetports,configuredwithasingleMACaddress,toimprovedatatransferspeeds.SeeLinkAggregationNotesonpage 149formoreinformation.Note: IfthesystemsspareonboardEthernetportisa10GBaseTport
andthesystemhasa10GBaseTHBA,theonboardportisincludedwiththeHBAportsinthelinkaggregation.Ifyoudonotwanttousetheonboardport,onlyconnectcablestotheHBAports.
4. SelecteitherDHCPorStaticastheaddressingmethod.Ifyouselectstaticaddressing,clickthe+ buttonandenterthefollowinginformation: IP AddressEnteravalidIPv4address. NetmaskEnterthesubnetmask.Note: Ifdesired,youcanenterAliases,multipleIPandNetmask
addressesassignedtothedataport.Usethe+ buttonatthebottomoftheEditDataPortsdialogboxtoincreasethenumberofIPandNetmaskaddresses.Amaximumof16additionalIPandNetmaskaddressescanbeconfigured.
Figure 17 The Edit Data Ports dialog box.
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5. Default GatewayEnterthedefaultgateway.6. ChangetheMTU(MaximumTransmissionUnit)value,ifdesired.Ifyou
settheMTUvaluetosomethingotherthan1500,ensurethatyourswitchconfigurationsupportslargerMTUsettings,aswellasallthehostsonthenetwork.
7. ClickSave.Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewuser,editexistingusers,changepasswords,andconfigurethesessiontimeoutsetting.
CREATE A USERUsetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewuser.
Description of User Types
TherearethreedifferenttypesofusersintheVerdeuserinterface.Administratorusers,monitorusers,andloginusers.Usethetablebelowforadescriptionoftheusertypes.
User Description
Primary Administrator
Theprimaryadministratoraccountiscreatedbydefault.ThisaccountcanaccesstheVerdeuserinterfaceandhasfullcontroloveralluserinterfacefunctions.StartingwithVerde4.0,thedefaultusernamefortheprimaryadministratorisAdministrator,withthepasswordspectra.IfyouareupgradingfromapreviousversionofVerdesoftware,theexistingadministratoraccountspectraisretained.TheAdministratoraccountisautomaticallycreatedwithoutanypermissions.Note: SpectraLogicrecommendschangingthepasswordfortheprimaryadministrator.SeeEditaUseronpage 100.
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Create a User
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateusers.1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Users. TheUsersscreen
displays.
Monitor User ThisaccountcanaccesstheVerdeuserinterfacebutcannotuseanyfunctionsoftheuserinterface.Thisaccountisusefultoviewthestatusofthearray,butdonothaveaccesstotheprimaryadministratoraccount.Note: ForVerdesoftwareversionsolderthanVerde4.0,themonitoruseraccountiscreatedbydefault.IfasystemrunningVerde3.xorolderisupgradedtoVerde4.xorlater,theexistingmonitoraccountisretained.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordarebothmonitorusingalllowercaseletters.Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsthatyouchangethedefaultpasswordforthemonitoraccount.SeeEditaUseronpage 100.
Login User AuserwithLoginpermissionsisabletologintotheVerdeuserinterface.
User Description
Figure 18 The Users screen.
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2. SelectAction > New fromthemenubar.TheNewUserdialogboxdisplays.
3. EnterthedesiredUsernamefortheuser.TheUsernamecannotcontaincapitallettersorspaces.
4. EntertheusersFull Name.5. EnterandconfirmthedesiredPasswordfortheuser.6. Ifdesired,enteravaluefortheSession Timeoutinminutes.Thisvalue
cannotexceed999minutes.Ifnovalueisentered,thearraycreatestheuserwiththedefaultsettingof60minutes.
7. SelectoneormoreUser Accesspermissions.SeeDescriptionofUserTypesonpage 46forinformationoneachlevelofuseraccesspermission.
8. ClickCreatetocreatethenewuser.
NEXT STEPSThenextstepsdependonifyouareconfiguringaVerdearrayasastandaloneproduct,orifyouplantouseyourarrayinconjunctionwithaBlackPearlsystem. IfyouhaveastandaloneVerdearray,continuetoConfiguring
NetworkAttachedStorageonpage 48. IfyouplantouseyourVerdearraywithaBlackPearlsystem,skipto
NetworkFileInterfaceonpage 160.
Figure 19 The New User dialog box.
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CHAPTER 3Configuring Network
Attached Storage
ThischapterdescribesusingtheVerdeuserinterfacetoconfigureNetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)storagepools,volumes,andsharesonaVerdearray.
Topic
OverviewofNASStoragePools,Volumes,andShares page 50StoragePools page 50VolumesandShares page 50
CreateaStoragePool page 50CreateaVolume page 54CreateaShare page 56CreateaCIFSShare page 56CreateanNFSShare page 60
ConfigureNASServices page 62ConfiguretheCIFSService page 62ConfiguretheNFIService page 62ConfiguretheNFSService page 62ConfiguretheNASReplicationService page 63
ConfigureReplication page 65ConfiguretheTargetArray page 65ConfigureFoldersforReplication page 66
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OVERVIEW OF NAS STORAGE POOLS, VOLUMES, AND SHARES
NASStoragepools,volumes,andsharesarethelogicalcomponentsusedtointeractwiththedatastoragecapacityprovidedbytheVerdearrays.
Storage Pools
Astoragepoolgroupsasetofphysicaldrivestogethertocreateavirtualdrivethattheoperatingsystemtreatsasasinglephysicaldrive.Dependingonhowitisconfigured,astoragepoolcanprovidemirrored,singleparity,doubleparity,ortripleparitydataprotection.Higherlevelsofprotectionallowformoreindividualdrivestofailbeforethedataiscompromised.Thecostsofhigherprotectionarereducedstorageavailabilityandreducedperformance.
Volumes and Shares
Volumesarelocatedoneachstoragepool.Volumescanbeconfiguredwithaminimumsizeandthinprovisionedwithamaximumsize.Whenyoucreateavolume,youcanspecifywhetheritusescompression,andwhetherthetimestampforfilesisupdatedwhenthefileisread(accesstime).Afterthevolumeiscreated,itcanbeshared(madeavailableforusebyothercomputersonthenetwork)viaeithertheNFSserviceortheCIFSservice.
CREATE A STORAGE POOLWhencreatinganewstoragepool,keepthefollowinginmind: Eachstoragepoolrequiresaminimumofonedrive.SpectraLogic
recommendsusingeightdrivesormoreinastoragepooltoreducetheimpactoftheoverhead.Overheadisthespaceonthestoragepoolusedtostoreparitydata,andnotusedfordatastorage.
Drivescanonlybeassociatedwithonestoragepool.Tocreateanewstoragepoolusingdrivesthatarealreadyconfiguredinanexistingstoragepool,youmustfirstdeletetheexistingstoragepoolasdescribedinDeleteaStoragePoolonpage 99.Youcanthencreateanewstoragepoolusingnewlyavailabledrives.
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Anydrivesnotconfiguredinstoragepoolsactasglobalsparedrives.IfadrivefailureoccursonaVerdearray,thearrayimmediatelyactivatesaglobalspare.Iftheglobalspareisinthesamechassisasthestoragepoolthatclaimedit,thenwhenthefaileddriveisreplaceditbecomesthenewglobalspare.Iftheglobalspareisinadifferentchassisthanthestoragepoolthatclaimedit,thenwhenthefaileddriveisreplaceditisrebuiltintothestoragepoolandthesparedrivebecomesaglobalspareagain.
SpectraLogicrecommendsleavingatleastonedriveforaglobalspare.Usethefollowingstepstocreateanewstoragepool.1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > NAS > Pools,orclickthe
PoolspaneontheDashboard.TheNASPoolsscreendisplays.
Figure 20 The NAS Pools screen.
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2. SelectAction > New.Adialogboxopenstoshowthedefaultconfigurationoptionsforthenewpool.Note: TheStoragePoolPreviewpanedoesnotdisplayuntilyouhave
selectedthedisksyouwanttouseinthestoragepool
Figure 21 The New Pool dialog box.
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3. Configurethestoragepoolasrequiredforyourenvironment.Asyoumakechanges,thescreenupdatestoshowthecharacteristicsofthenewpool.
For this option.... Do the following...
Name Enteranameforthepool.Note: Thesystemacceptsapoolnameofupto48characters,butSpectraLogicrecommendsanameof32charactersorless.Note: Eachpoolnamemustbeunique.Thisfieldiscasesensitive.Onlythefollowingspecialcharactersareallowed:hyphen(),underscore(_),colon(:),andperiod(.).
High Water Mark Enterapercentage.Whentheusedspaceonthepoolreachesthispercentage,analertisgenerated.Enter0ifyoudonotwanttosetanalertlevel.
Select Drives To Use
Usethedropdownmenutoselectthenumberofdrivestoincludeinthepool.Ifyourarraycontainsmorethanonetypeofdiskdrive,multipledropdownmenusarepresent,butonlyonetypecanbeassignedtoapool.Anydrivenotinastoragepoolactsasaglobalspare.Aglobalsparedriveisactivatedassoonasadriveconfiguredinastoragepoolfails.
Select Protection Level
Usetheradiobuttonstoselecttheprotectionlevelforthepool.Onlyoneoptioncanbeselected.UsetheStoragePoolPreviewinformationtocomparethefaulttoleranceandrequiredoverheadforeachconfiguration.NoneThepoolisnotconfiguredtoprovidedataprotection.Anydrivefailureresultsindataloss.MirrorDataisstripedacrosstwomirrors.Anydetecteddatacorruptioniscorrectedusingchecksums.ThistypeofRAIDoffersthebestperformanceforsmallrandomreadsandwrites.Single parityDataisstripedacrossmultiplesingleparityarrays,whichcantolerateonedrivefailurewithoutdataloss.ThistypeofRAIDhasfasterperformancethandoubleandtripleparitybasedRAIDs.Double parityDataisstripedacrossmultipledoubleparityarrays,whichcantoleratetwodrivefailureswithoutdataloss.Inmostcases,doubleparityprovidesthebestbalancebetweendataprotection,performance,andstoragecapacity.Triple parityDataisstripedacrossmultipletripleparityarrays,whichcantoleratethreedrivefailureswithoutdataloss.ThistypeofRAIDprovidesthemostdataprotection.
Select Optimization Level
Usetheslidertomaximizeeitherpoolcapacityorperformance,ortomixthetwooptions.Greatercapacitymeansmorestoragespacebutslowerperformance.Higherperformancemeansthepoolisfasteratreadingorwritingdatawithlessoverallcapacity.Note: TheStoragePoolPreviewpaneoftheNewPoolscreenchangesasyoumovethesliderbetweenCapacityandPerformancetoshowtheimpactyourchangeshaveonthestoragepool.
Select Write Performance
UsethedropdownmenutoselectthenumberofdrivestouseinaZFSIntentLog(ZIL)forthispool.ThiscanincreasethewriteperformanceofthepoolwhensharedusingNFS.ThisfeatureisonlyintendedforstoragepoolswithNFSsharesandtypicallyhaslittleimpactonCIFSshareperformance.
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4. ClickCreate.TheNASPoolsscreendisplays.Thestoragepoolisautomaticallycreatedandisavailableforuseimmediately.
CREATE A VOLUMEBeforeyoubeginusingastoragepooltostoredata,youmustcreateoneormorevolumestoorganizehowtheinformationisstoredonthepool.Afteryoucreateavolume,youcansharethevolumeusingNFSorCIFS,butnotboth.
Note: IfyouwanttoconfigurethevolumetousetheNFIservicetoautomaticallytransferfilesfromtheNASstoragetoaBlackPearlsystem,configuretheNFIservicebeforeconfiguringthevolume.SeeConfiguretheNFIServiceonpage 62.
Usethefollowingstepstocreateavolumeonastoragepool.1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > NAS > Volumes,orclickthe
VolumespaneontheDashboard.TheVolumesscreendisplays.
Figure 22 The Volumes screen.
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2. SelectAction > New.TheNewVolumedialogboxdisplays.
3. Configurethevolumeasrequiredforyourenvironment.
Figure 23 The New Volume dialog box.
For this option.... Do the following...
Name Enteranameforthenewvolume.Note: NFSdoesnotallowspacesinsharenames.Asaresult,anyspacesinthevolumenamearereplacedbyunderscoresinthecorrespondingNFSsharename.TheVerdeuserinterfacedisplaysthevolumenamewithouttheunderscores.Forexample,foravolumenamedShareOne,thecorrespondingNFSshareisnamedShare_Onetoexternalnetworkcomputers,butitisnamedShareOneintheVerdeuserinterface.
Pool Selectthestoragepoolonwhichtocreatethevolume.IftherearemultiplestoragepoolsconfiguredontheVerdearray,usethedropdownmenutoselectthePoolwhereyouwanttocreatethevolume.
Minimum Size Selectthedesiredunitsizefromthedropdownmenuandenteranumericalvaluefortheminimumsizeinthetextboxtotheleftoftheunitsizedropdownmenu.Thisspaceisallocatedimmediatelyifthereissufficientspaceavailableonthestoragepool.Ifthereisinsufficientspaceavailable,volumecreationfails.Note: LeavetheMinimum Size and Maximum Size blanktocreatethevolumewithaccesstoallavailablespaceonthestoragepool.
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Note: TheoptionsfortheNFI Volume PolicyareonlyusedinconjunctionwithaBlackPearlsystem.ToconfigureNFI,seeAppendix A NetworkFileInterfaceonpage 160.
4. ClickCreate.TheVolumesscreenrefreshestoshowthenewvolume.
CREATE A SHAREAfteryoucreateoneormorevolumes,youcanshareavolumeusingeithertheNFSorCIFSservice.Decidewhichmethodtouseforsharingandfollowtheappropriateinstructionsbelow. CreateaCIFSShare,below CreateanNFSShareonpage 60Note: Sharesarenotavailableuntilnetworksettingsareconfigured.
SeeConfiguretheDataConnectiononpage 44.
Create a CIFS Share
SpectraLogicrecommendsusingActiveDirectorytocontrolaccesstoCIFSsharesontheVerdearrays.However,ifyourWindowsoperatingsystemenvironmentdoesnotuseActiveDirectory,youcanenablelocaladministratorstatusonthearraytoallowaspecifiedusertoaccesstheCIFSsharesinaWindowsworkgroupenvironment.TheusernameandpasswordconfiguredontheVerdearrayareusedtoaccesstheCIFSshareswhenusingaWindowsworkgroupenvironment.
Maximum Size Selectthedesiredunitsizefromthedropdownmenuandenteranumericalvalueforthemaximumsizeinthetextboxtotheleftoftheunitsizedropdownmenu.Notes: Volumesarethinprovisioned,soitispossibleforthecombinedallocatedmaximumstorageofallvolumestoexceedthephysicalspaceavailable.
LeavetheMinimum Size and Maximum Size blanktocreatethevolumewithaccesstoallavailablespaceonthestoragepool.
Compression Ifdesired,selectthecheckboxtoenabletheVerdearraytocompressstoreddata.Formoreinformationoncompression,seeCompressiononpage 131.
Access Time Ifdesired,selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethearraytoupdatethetimestampofafilewhenitisread.SelectingAccess Timemayslowperformance.
For this option.... Do the following...
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Join an Active Directory DomainIfyourWindowsenvironmentusesActiveDirectory,youmustjoinanActiveDirectorydomainbeforecreatingaCIFSshare.SeeConfiguretheActiveDirectoryServiceonpage 97formoreinformation.ContinuewithCreateaCIFSShareonpage 58.
Enable Local Administrator StatusIfyourWindowsenvironmentdoesnotuseActiveDirectory,youmusteditausertoenablelocaladministratorstatus.
Note: Alternatively,youcancreateanewuserwithlocaladministratorstatus.SeeCreateaUseronpage 47.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Users.TheUsersscreendisplays.
2. Doubleclicktherowfortheuserforwhichyouwanttoenablelocaladministratorstatus,orselecttheuser,andthenselect Action > Edit.TheEditUserdialogboxdisplays.
3. SelecttheCIFScheckboxtoconfiguretheuserwithlocaladministratorstatusonthearray.
4. Ifdesired,changeothersettingsasdescribedinEditaUseronpage 100.
Figure 24 The Users screen.
Figure 25 The Edit User dialog box.
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5. ClickSave.6. ContinuewithCreateaCIFSShareonpage 58.
Create a CIFS Share1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > NAS > Shares > CIFS.The
CIFSSharesscreendisplays.
2. SelectAction > New.TheNewCIFSSharedialogboxdisplaystoshowtheoptionsforcreatinganewshare.
3. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheVolumeyouwanttoshare.4. SettheNamefortheCIFSshare.Thisisthenamethatisdisplayedin
ActiveDirectoryconfigurations.5. ThenetworkaddressdisplayedforPathistheaddressoftheshareyou
arecurrentlyconfiguring.Thedefaultpathallowsaccesstotherootofthevolume.Note: AftercreatingtheCIFSshare,youcanconnecttoitusingyour
Windowsbasedhostandcreatesubdirectoriesintheshare.YoucanthenedittheshareandusethePathfieldtoallowaccesstospecificdirectoriesbyspecifyingtheexactsubdirectory(seeEditaShareonpage 111).Forexample,ifyouenter/home/userinthepathfield,anyuserthatconnectstothisCIFSshareonlyhasaccesstotheuserdirectory,evenifthehomevolumecontainsotherdirectories.
Figure 26 The CIFS Shares screen.
Figure 27 The New CIFS Share dialog box.
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6. Ifdesired,selectRead-onlytoconfiguretheCIFSshareasreadonly.7. ClickCreate.ThenewlycreatedshareislistedontheCIFSSharesscreen.
Set Permissions for CIFS ShareWhenaCIFSshareiscreated,thedefaultpermissionisEveryone.ThisallowsausercreatingtheinitialsharestoeasilysettheproperpermissionsforadditionaluserswithoutrequiringtheActiveDirectoryDomainadministratorpassword.1. MountthenewCIFSsharetoyourMicrosoftWindowsoperating
systemhost.2. UsingWindowsExplorer,rightclickontheCIFSshare,andselect
Properties.TheGeneraltabofthePropertieswindowdisplays.Note: YoucannotusetheComputerManagementpaneltoset
permissionsonCIFSshares.
Figure 28 The Properties window