Appendix D — Verde Chassis 1.0 Overview & Specifications
Components
September 2017
User Guide
—
Spectra Verde Array
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C
OMPONENTS
The
following
sections
show
the
locations
of
and
briefly
describe
the
Verde
chassis
1.0
major
front
and
rear
panel
components.
Front View of Master Nodes and Expansion Node
and
show
the
components
on
the
front
of
the
Verde
arrays
with
the
front
bezel
removed.
Figure 153
The front view of the Verde 4U master
and expansion nodes (front bezel removed).
Figure 154
The front view of the Verde 2U
master node (front bezel removed).
Latch
Data drive status LEDs
Visual Status Beacon
control sled
Power button and
system status LEDs
Data drives
Latch
Data drive status LEDs
Visual Status Beacon
control sled
Power button and
system status LEDs
Data drives
Component
Description
Front bezel
(not shown)
The
front
bezel
mounts
on
the
front
of
the
array,
and
contains
the
Visual
Status
Beacon
light
bar,
which
provides
status
information
for
the
array.
See
for
more
information.
Visual Status
Beacon control sled
The
drive
sled
in
the
upper
left
corner
of
the
front
of
the
array
provides
control
for
the
Visual
Status
Beacon.
A
disk
drive
cannot
be
installed
in
this
position.
Power button
The
power
button
controls
the
main
AC
power
for
the
Verde
array.
System status LEDs
The
status
LEDs
indicate
power
status,
disk
and
network
activity,
as
well
as
hardware
faults.
See
for
more
information.
Data drives
The
Verde
4U
master
and
expansion
nodes
supports
up
to
twenty
‐
three
high
‐
performance
disk
drives
mounted
on
individual
drive
sleds
in
the
front
of
the
array.
The
Verde
2U
master
node
supports
up
to
eleven
data
drives.
The
drive
sleds
slide
into
bays
in
the
front
of
the
Verde
enclosures
and
lock
in
place.
The
front
of
each
drive
sled
has
a
handle
for
removing
the
sled
from
the
array
and
a
latch
for
locking
the
drive
sled
in
place.
Data drive status
LEDs
Two
LEDs
on
each
drive
sled
indicate
the
status
of
the
drive.
One
LED
is
for
drive
status
while
the
other
shows
drive
activity.
Empty drive sleds
When
fewer
than
the
maximum
number
of
drives
are
installed,
empty
drive
sleds
are
installed
in
the
unused
drive
bays
to
prevent
contaminants
from
entering
the
enclosure
and
to
maintain
proper
air
flow.