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September 2017 User GuideSpectra Verde Array2

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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

Contents


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

Contents


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.

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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.

WARNING Read text marked by the Warning icon for information you must know to avoid personal injury.WARNUNG Lesen Sie markierten Text durch die Warnung-Symbol fr die Informationen, die Sie kennen mssen, um Personenschden zu vermeiden.

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About This Guide Related Information


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



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.



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




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.



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)


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.




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



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.




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


Power supplies TheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection. EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector. EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepowerisonandfunctioningnormally.

SAS connectors TherearpaneloftheVerdeenterpriseexpansionnodehasfourSASportsusedtoconnectanexpansionnodetoamasternode.Twoportsareforprimaryconnectionsandtwoportsareforsecondaryconnections.Labelsnexttoeachportidentifyiftheportisaprimaryorsecondaryconnection.Forinformationonhowtoconnectcablesbetweenthemasternodeandenterpriseexpansionnode,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.

Data drives Upto21datadrivescanbeinstalledintherearoftheexpansionnode.


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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).



Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthearray,andcontainstheVisualStatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthearray.SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 78formoreinformation.



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


Fans FivehotswappablefansprovidethecoolingfortheVerdearchiveexpansionnode.

Power supplies TheVerdearchiveexpansionnodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection. EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector. EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepowerisonandfunctioningnormally.

SAS connectors TherearpaneloftheVerdearchiveexpansionnodehastwoSASportsusedtoconnectanexpansionnodetoaVerdemasternode.Forinformationonhowtoconnectcablesbetweenthemasternodeandexpansionnode,seetheSpectraVerdeArrayInstallationGuide.


Chapter 1 Product Overview Software


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.



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.




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.


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

page 38

VerdeMasterNodeandVerdeArchiveExpansionNodes

page 39

ConfiguretheVerdeManagementPort page 40AutomaticallyImportActivationKeys page 41LogIntotheVerdeUserInterface page 42ConfiguretheDataConnection page 44CreateaUser page 46DescriptionofUserTypes page 46CreateaUser page 47

NextSteps page 48

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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

button

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Configure the Verde Management Port


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Log In to the Verde User Interface


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Log In to the Verde User Interface


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Configure the Data Connection


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Configure the Data Connection


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Create a User


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Create a User


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.

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Next Steps


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

Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage Overview of NAS Storage Pools, Volumes, and Shares


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.

Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage Create a Storage Pool


Anydrivesnotconfiguredinstoragepoolsactasglobalsparedrives.IfadrivefailureoccursonaVerdearray,thearrayimmediatelyactivatesaglobalspare.Iftheglobalspareisinthesamechassisasthestoragepoolthatclaimedit,thenwhenthefaileddriveisreplaceditbecomesthenewglobalspare.Iftheglobalspareisinadifferentchassisthanthestoragepoolthatclaimedit,thenwhenthefaileddriveisreplaceditisrebuiltintothestoragepoolandthesparedrivebecomesaglobalspareagain.

SpectraLogicrecommendsleavingatleastonedriveforaglobalspare.Usethefollowingstepstocreateanewstoragepool.1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > NAS > Pools,orclickthe

PoolspaneontheDashboard.TheNASPoolsscreendisplays.

Figure 20 The NAS Pools screen.



2. SelectAction > New.Adialogboxopenstoshowthedefaultconfigurationoptionsforthenewpool.Note: TheStoragePoolPreviewpanedoesnotdisplayuntilyouhave

selectedthedisksyouwanttouseinthestoragepool

Figure 21 The New Pool dialog box.



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.

Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage Create a Volume


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.

Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage Create a Volume


2. SelectAction > New.TheNewVolumedialogboxdisplays.

3. Configurethevolumeasrequiredforyourenvironment.

Figure 23 The New Volume dialog box.


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.

Chapter 3 Configuring Network Attached Storage Create a Share


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.




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.



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.



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

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