
Chapter 1 — Product Overview
Components
September 2017
User Guide
—
Spectra Verde Array
23
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.
Note:
The
front
bezels
in
the
Verde
2U
master
nodes
do
not
include
Visual
Status
Beacon
light
bars.
Visual Status
Beacon control sled
(Verde 4U master
nodes only)
In
the
Verde
4U
master
node,
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.
Note:
Since
the
Verde
2U
master
nodes
do
not
include
a
Visual
Status
Beacon
control
sled,
a
disk
drive
is
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
nodes
support
up
to
23
high
‐
performance
disk
drives
mounted
on
individual
drive
sleds
in
the
front
of
the
array.
The
Verde
2U
master
nodes
support
up
to
12
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.