Chapter 1 — Product Overview
Overview
September 2017
User Guide
—
Spectra Verde Array
20
O
VERVIEW
The
Verde
arrays
provide
high
‐
density,
network
‐
attached
storage
for
most
major
operating
environments,
including
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating
system,
Apple
®
OS
X
®
operating
system,
UNIX
®
,
and
Linux
®
.
Optimized
for
secondary
storage,
the
highly
versatile
Verde
arrays
have
many
applications,
including
use
as:
Network
‐
Attached
Storage
(NAS)
for
sharing
file
‐
based
information
over
an
IP
network.
Bulk
file
storage
for
both
general
and
digital
preservation
usage.
Disk
‐
to
‐
disk
data
file
storage,
either
alone
or
as
part
of
a
tiered
storage
solution.
F
EATURES
The
Verde
arrays
include
the
following
features:
Command Line Interface
The
Verde
arrays
can
be
configured,
monitored,
and
maintained
using
a
command
line
interface.
The
command
line
interface
is
documented
in
the
.
Easy Network-Based Administration
The
Verde
arrays
can
be
configured
over
an
Ethernet
network
using
a
standard
web
browser.
Expansion Nodes
The
Verde
enterprise
expansion
node
accommodates
up
to
44
disk
drives
with
an
active
bezel,
and
45
disk
drives
with
a
passive
bezel,
and
can
be
connected
to
a
master
node
to
increase
overall
capacity
of
the
array.
The
Verde
archive
expansion
node
holds
up
to
96
disk
drives.
HotPair
Two
Verde
master
nodes
can
be
connected
to
multiple
expansion
nodes
in
a
failover
configuration.
One
master
node
acts
as
the
primary
controller,
and
the
other
acts
as
the
secondary.
In
the
event
that
the
secondary
controller
detects
a
failure
of
the
primary
controller,
it
automatically
takes
over
to
provide
uninterrupted
operation,
without
administrative
intervention.
File Sharing Connectivity for Major Operating Systems
The
Network
File
System
(NFS)
and
Common
Internet
File
System
(CIFS)
protocols
provide
connectivity
to
most
major
operating
systems,
including
Microsoft
Windows,
Apple
Macintosh,
UNIX,
and
Linux.
Solid
state
disk
drives
may
be
installed
in
your
array
to
improve
NFS
performance.
10GBase-T Ethernet Connectivity
Two
onboard
10
gigabit
copper
ports
(10GBase
‐
T)
provide
Ethernet
connectivity
for
the
arrays
with
one
dedicated
port
used
to
access
the
Verde
user
interface.
In
a
2U
master
node
without
an
optional
10
GigE
card,
the
second
10GBase
‐
T
port
is
used
for
data
transfer.