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INTENDEDAUDIENCE..................................
BLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACESCREENS..................
RELATEDINFORMATION................................
TypographicalConventions .................................
RelatedPublications ........................................
ONLINEFORUM ......................................
Chapter 1 Product Overview

OVERVIEW ...........................................
FEATURES ...........................................
COMPONENTS ........................................
FrontView................................................
RearView .................................................
RearPanel ................................................
FrontViewoftheArcticBlueExpansionNode .................
RearViewoftheArcticBlueExpansionNode..................
BLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE ..........................
Menus ....................................................
StatusIcons ...............................................
SupportedBrowsers ........................................
Chapter 2 Initial Configuration

BEFOREYOUBEGIN ...................................
CONNECTETHERNETCABLES...........................
POWERONTHEGATEWAY .............................
BlackPearlGatewayandBlackPearlExpansionNodes ..........
BlackPearlGatewaywithArcticBlueExpansionNode...........
CONFIGURETHEBLACKPEARLMANAGEMENTPORT........
LOGINTOTHEBLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE.............
ENTERACTIVATIONKEYS ..............................
CONFIGURETHEDATACONNECTION.....................
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CONFIGUREDISKPOOLS ..............................
CreateOnlineDiskPool....................................
DeleteOnlineDiskPool ....................................
ImportDiskPool ..........................................
Chapter 6 Working with Tape Libraries

and Media
FORMATTAPES ......................................
INSPECTTAPES......................................
EJECTTAPES ........................................
EditTapeEjectInformation.................................
EjectaSingleTape ........................................
CancelTapeEjection.......................................
IMPORTTAPES.......................................
IMPORTFOREIGNTAPES...............................
MANAGETAPESNOTININVENTORY....................
MarkTapeasEjected......................................
DeleteLostorEjectedTape .................................
PUTATAPELIBRARYPARTITIONINSTANDBYMODE .......
ACTIVATEATAPELIBRARYPARTITION ..................
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Chapter 7 Operating the BlackPearl Gateway

DOWNLOADANOBJECT...............................
CANCELASPECTRAS3JOB............................
MONITORTHEBLACKPEARLGATEWAY ..................
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacon............................
ConfiguringtheVisualStatusBeaconColor ..................
SystemStatusLEDs .......................................
CheckSystemMessages....................................
ViewtheStatusofHardwareComponents ...................
ViewtheStatusofServices.................................
ViewtheStatusoftheDatabaseandCache...................
ViewBucketContents .....................................
ViewSpectraS3JobsInformation ...........................
ViewTapeMediaInformation..............................
ViewPerformanceMetrics .................................
ViewReports .............................................
DATABASEBACKUP&RESTORE ........................
ManuallyGenerateaDatabaseBackup.......................
CreateaDatabaseBackupSchedule .........................
RestorefromaDatabaseBackup ............................
DeleteBackup............................................
EditBackupDataPolicy....................................
ShowBackupPhysicalPlacement ...........................
MANUALLYSTARTINGTHES3DATAPATHBACKEND......
REBOOTORSHUTDOWNABLACKPEARLGATEWAY .......
UsingtheBlackPearlUserInterface ..........................
PowerCycleReset ........................................
EXITTHEBLACKPEARLUSERINTERFACE .................
Chapter 8 Using the Deep Storage Browser

INTRODUCTION ......................................
REQUIREMENTS ......................................
DOWNLOADTHEDEEPSTORAGEBROWSER ...............
INSTALLANDLAUNCHTHEDEEPSTORAGEBROWSER ......
CONNECTTOABLACKPEARLGATEWAY.................
USINGTHEBROWSER.................................
InterfaceOverview ........................................
CopyaFiletotheGateway .................................
ReadaFilefromtheGateway ...............................
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ABOUTAUTOSUPPORT ................................
ENTERCONTACTINFORMATION ........................
CONFIGUREMAILRECIPIENTS..........................
AddaNewRecipient ......................................
EditaMailRecipient ......................................
SendaTestEmail .........................................
DeleteaMailRecipient ....................................
LOGSETS ...........................................
ManuallyGenerateLogSets................................
EmailaLogSet ...........................................
DownloadaLogSet.......................................
ConfigureaLogSetSchedule ...............................
DeleteaLogSetorLogSetSchedule .........................
Chapter 10 Maintaining the BlackPearl Gateway

DATAINTEGRITYVERIFICATION........................
ACCESSINGTHETECHNICALSUPPORTPORTAL ............
CreateanAccount.........................................
LogIntothePortal ........................................
CONFIGURINGAUTOMATEDSOFTWAREUPLOAD ..........
UPDATINGSOFTWARE ................................
ChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersion .........................
ChecktheCurrentlyReleasedSoftwareVersion ...............
DownloadandStagetheUpdatedSoftware ..................
InstalltheUpdate.........................................
REPLACINGAFAILEDCOMPONENT .....................
IdentifytheFailedComponent ..............................
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UsingtheConsole .........................................
UsingaSeparateComputer.................................
NETWORKSETUPTIPS ................................
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TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................
FAQ...............................................
SPECTRALOGICTECHNICALSUPPORT...................
BeforeContactingSupport .................................
DetermineGatewaySerialNumber ..........................
OpeningaSupportTicket..................................
EnablingRemoteSupport..................................
DisablingRemoteSupport..................................
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DriveSpecifications .......................................
GatewaySpecifications ....................................
SYSTEMSPECIFICATION ...............................
SIZEANDWEIGHT .................................
ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONS ......................
POWERREQUIREMENTS...............................
InputPowerRequirements.................................
PowerCords .............................................
INTERFACESPECIFICATIONS............................
InterfaceConnectors.......................................
NetworkInterfaceCables ..................................
UniversalSerialBus(USB)Support ..........................
Chapter B BlackPearl 1.0 Chassis

Overview & Specifications
COMPONENTS .......................................
FrontView...............................................
RearView ................................................
RearPanel ...............................................
SPECIFICATIONS .....................................
SystemSpecification .......................................
InterfaceSpecifications.....................................
Appendix C Regulatory & Safety Standards

EUDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY .....................
Certifications.............................................
CEMARKING .......................................
FCCNOTICE ........................................
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WasteofElectronicandElectricalEquipment(WEEE)Directive .
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronic
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CONFLICTMINERALSPOLICY ..........................
Appendix D Open Source Code Acknowledgements &

Package List
APACHE............................................
FREEBSD ...........................................
JAVA...............................................
LIKEWISE ...........................................
RUBY ..............................................
RUBYONRAILS......................................
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About This Guide
Thisguidedescribeshowtoconfigure,monitor,andmaintaintheSpectra
BlackPearlDeepStorageGateway,sometimesreferredtoasthegatewayin
theseinstructions.Italsoprovidesproductspecifications.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Thisguideisintendedfordatacenteradministratorsandoperatorswho
maintainandoperatefilestoragesystems.Theinformationinthisguide
assumesafamiliaritywithcomputingterminologyandwithnetwork
connectivityprotocolssuchasSAS,FibreChannel,andEthernet.Youalso
needtobefamiliarwithinstalling,configuring,andusingdatafilestorage
andarchivalsoftware.
BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE SCREENS

TheBlackPearluserinterfacechangesasnewfeaturesareaddedorother
modificationsaremadebetweensoftwarerevisions.Therefore,thescreens
youseeintheBlackPearluserinterfacemaydifferfromthoseshowninthis
guide.
RELATED INFORMATION
Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutthisdocumentandother
documentsrelatedtotheSpectraBlackPearlgateway.
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Related Information
Typographical Conventions
Thisguideusesthefollowingconventionstohighlightimportant
information:
Note: ReadtextmarkedwithNoteforadditionalinformationor
suggestionsaboutthecurrenttopic.
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Read text marked by the Important icon for information that help you complete a
procedure or avoid extra steps.
Read text marked by the Caution icon for information you must know to avoid
damaging the gateway, the disk drives, or losing data.
Read text marked by the Warning icon for information you must know to avoid
personal injury.
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Informationen, die Sie kennen mssen, um Personenschden zu vermeiden.
Thisguideusesanarrow(>)todescribeaseriesofmenuselections.For
example:
SelectConfiguration > Network.
means
SelectConfiguration,thenselectNetwork.
Related Publications
ForadditionalinformationabouttheSpectraBlackPearlgatewayandthe
SpectraS3interface,refertothepublicationslistedinthissection.
Spectra BlackPearl Gateway

ThefollowingdocumentsrelatedtotheSpectraBlackPearlgatewayare
availableontheSupportPortalwebsiteatsupport.spectralogic.com,and
fromtheDocumentationscreenontheBlackPearluserinterface.
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TheSpectraBlackPearlSitePreparationGuideprovidesimportant
informationthatyoushouldknowbeforeinstallingaBlackPearl
gatewayinyourstorageenvironment.
TheSpectraBlackPearlRackMountInstallationGuideprovidesdetailed
instructionsforinstallingtheBlackPearlgatewayinastandardrack.
TheSpectraBlackPearlNetworkSetupTipsdocumentprovideshelpful
instructionsfortroubleshootingcommonconnectivityproblems.
TheSpectraBlackPearlSpectraS3APIReferenceprovidesinformationon
understandingandusingtheSpectraS3API.
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Online Forum
ThefollowingdocumentsareavailableafterloggingintoyourSupport
portalaccountat: support.spectralogic.com.
TheSpectraBlackPearlReleaseNotesandDocumentationUpdatesprovide
themostuptodateinformationabouttheBlackPearlgateway,
includinginformationaboutthelatestsoftwarereleasesand
documentationupdates.
TheSpectra12&36DriveChassisBootDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedbootdriveinthegateway.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveafterthegatewayis
installed.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthegateway.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyafterthe
gatewayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideandSpectra36Drive
ChassisHBAReplacementGuideprovideinstructionsforreplacinga
failedHBAinthegateway.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveintheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovidesinstructions
forreplacingafailedfanintheArcticBlueexpansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyintheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisI/OModuleReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedI/OmoduleintheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
ONLINE FORUM
NeedhelpwithSpectraLogicsS3softwaredevelopmentkitsorthe
SpectraS3API?PostyourquestionattheSpectraLogicS3SDKdiscussion
forumlocatedat:https://developer.spectralogic.com/forums
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CHAPTER 1
Product Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheSpectraLogicBlackPearlDeep
StorageGatewayfeaturesandcomponents.
Topic
Overview
page 15
Features
page 16
Components
page 18
FrontView
page 18
RearView
page 20
RearPanel
page 22
FrontViewoftheArcticBlueExpansion
Node
page 24
RearViewoftheArcticBlueExpansion
Node
page 25
BlackPearlUserInterface
page 25
Menus
page 26
StatusIcons
page 29
SupportedBrowsers
page 29
OVERVIEW
TheBlackPearlgatewayallowsdatatomoveseamlesslyintotapestorage
inawaynotpreviouslypossible.Itenablesuserstodeployatierofdeep
storagethatiscosteffective,easytomanage,andscalabletoexabytesof
data.
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Features
FEATURES
TheBlackPearlgatewayincludesthefollowingfeatures:
ArcticBlue Expansion Node TheArcticBlueexpansionnode
accommodatesupto96diskdriveswithanactivebezel.Uptoeight
ArcticBlueexpansionnodescanbeconnectedtoaBlackPearl4Ugateway,
whichallowsthegatewaytousetheArcticBlueexpansionnodesasstorage
domaintargets.UptotwoArcticBlueexpansionnodescanbeconnectedto
aBlackPearl2Ugateway.
BlackPearl Expansion Node TheBlackPearl4Uexpansionnode
accommodatesupto44diskdriveswithanactivebezel,and45diskdrives
withapassivebezel.UptoeightBlackPearlexpansionnodescanbe
connectedtoaBlackPearl4Ugateway,whichallowsthegatewaytousethe
BlackPearlexpansionnodesasstoragedomaintargets.Uptotwo
BlackPearlexpansionnodescanbeconnectedtoaBlackPearl2Ugateway.
BlackPearl User Interface TheBlackPearluserinterfaceisusedtoperform
configurationandmanagementtasksontheBlackPearlgateway.Italsolets
youmonitorthehardwareandviewsystemmessages.TheBlackPearluser
interfacealsoprovidesmonitoringandcontrolofsomeaspectsofan
attachedSpectraLogictapelibrary.
Easy Network-Based Administration TheBlackPearlgatewaycanbe
configuredoveranEthernetnetworkusingastandardwebbrowser.
Integration with a Spectra Logic Tape Library FibreChannelandSAS
HBAscanbeinstalledtoprovideconnectivitytoaSpectraLogictape
library.
LTFS Format TheBlackPearlgatewaywithaSpectraLogictapelibrary,
writesdataontapeintheopenLinearTapeFileSystem(LTFS)formatto
ensureyouarealwaysabletoaccessit.
Mirrored Boot Drives Theoperatingsystemishostedontwomirrored
drives.
Rack-Mount Hardware TheBlackPearlchassisaredesignedtomountina
standard4post,19inch(48.3cm)rackusingjust2U(3.5inches,8.9cm)or
4U(7 inches,17.8cm)ofrackspace,dependingonthesizeofthegateway.
RackmountinghardwareisincludedwitheachBlackPearlgateway.
RAID-Protected Data Drives ThebaseBlackPearlgatewayincludestwo
solidstatedriveswhichstorethegatewaydatabase,andtenspinningdisk
driveswhichprovidethegatewayscachingcapacity.Thedrivesare
groupedintovolumeswithdoubleparityprotectionanddataintegrity
verificationtoprotectagainstdatacorruption.
Redundant Hardware ThegatewayfeaturesN+1redundantpower
suppliesanddatadrivesthatarehotswappableforuninterrupted
operation.
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Features
Spectra S3 Clients UserscanleveragealibraryofexistingSpectraS3

clientsavailablethroughtheSpectraLogicDeveloperProgram,ordevelop
theirownclient.TheusermovesdatathroughtheclienttotheBlackPearl
gatewayandthenthegatewayhandlesallinteractionwiththetapelibrary.
Spectra S3 Interface TheSpectraS3interfaceisadatatransportand
communicationinterfacethatallowssoftwareclientstodirectandmanage
bulkstoragereadorwriteoperationsofdataobjects.Thefirst
implementationsupportsbulkobjectstorageoperationswithtapefor
accessibilitytothelowestcostmediaoption.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Adualport,10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)network
interfacecardisinstalledtoprovidehighspeeddataconnectionsbetween
hostsandtheBlackPearlgateway.
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Components
COMPONENTS
Thefollowingsectionsshowthelocationsofandbrieflydescribethe
BlackPearlgatewaymajorfrontandrearpanelcomponents.
Front View
Figure 1andFigure 2showthecomponentsonthefrontoftheBlackPearl
gatewayswiththefrontbezelremoved. .
Visual Status Beacon control sled
Power button and

system status LEDs
Latch
Data drive status LEDs
Data drives
Figure 1 The front view of the BlackPearl 4U gateway (front bezel removed).
Visual Status Beacon control sled
Power button and

system status LEDs
Latch
Data drives
Figure 2 The front view of the BlackPearl 2U gateway (front bezel removed).
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Components
Component
Description
Front bezel
(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthechassis,andcontainstheVisual
StatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthesystem.See
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 121formoreinformation.
Visual Status
Beacon control sled
Thedrivesledintheupperleftcornerofthefrontofthechassisprovides
controlfortheVisualStatusBeacon.Adiskdrivecannotbeinstalledinthis
position.
Power button
ThepowerbuttoncontrolsthemainACpowerfortheBlackPearlgateway.
System status LEDs
ThestatusLEDsindicatepowerstatus,diskandnetworkactivity,aswellas
hardwarefaults.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 123formoreinformation.
Data drives
ThebaseBlackPearl4Ugatewayincludesonehighperformancesolidstate
drive,andfivespinningdiskdrivesmountedonindividualdrivesledsinthe
frontofthechassis.Additionaldrivesareinstalledintherearofthechassis.The
BlackPearl2Ugatewayincludestenspinningdiskdrivesandtwohigh
performancesolidstatedrivesinthefrontofthechassis.
ThedrivesledsslideintobaysinBlackPearlenclosureandlockinplace.The
frontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthechassisand
alatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Data drive status

LEDs
TwoLEDsoneachdrivesledindicatethestatusofthedrive.OneLEDisfor
drivestatuswhiletheothershowsdriveactivity.
Empty drive sleds
Emptydrivesledsareinstalledintheunuseddrivebaystoprevent
contaminantsfromenteringtheenclosureandtomaintainproperairflow.
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Components
Rear View
Figure 3andFigure 4showthemajorcomponentsontherearofthe
currentchassisoftheBlackPearlgateway.
ForadescriptionofthecomponentsontheBlackPearl1.0chassis,see
Appendix B BlackPearl1.0ChassisOverview&Specificationsonpage
page 222.
Power
supplies
Rear panel
Boot drives
Data drives
Figure 3 The rear view of the BlackPearl 4U gateway.
Rear panel
Power supplies
Boot drives
Figure 4 The rear view of the BlackPearl 2U gateway.
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Components
Component
Description
Power supplies
ThestandardBlackPearlgatewayconfigurationincludestwopowersuppliesto
provideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection.
EachpowersupplyhasitsownACpowerconnector.
EachpowersupplyhasasingleLEDthatlightstoindicatewhenthepoweris
onandfunctioningnormally.
Rear panel
TherearpaneloftheBlackPearlgatewayallowsforEthernet,FibreChannel,
SAS,USB,andotherconnections.SeeRearPanelonpage 22foradetailed
description.
Boot drives
ThebootdrivesprovidestoragefortheoperatingsystemandBlackPearluser
interface.ThebootdrivesintheBlackPearlgatewayarehotswappablewhich
allowsforuninterruptedoperationduringreplacement.
Data drives
(BlackPearl 4U
gateway only)
rearofthechassis.Additionaldrivesareinstalledinthefrontofthechassis.
ThedrivesledsslideintobaysintheBlackPearlenclosureandlockinplace.
Thefrontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthechassis
andalatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Note: TheBlackPearl2Ugatewaydoesnothavedatadrivesintherearofthe
chassis.
Empty drive sleds

(BlackPearl 4U
gateway only)
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Components
Rear Panel
Figure 5showsthecomponentsontherearpanelofthecurrentchassisfor
theBlackPearl4Uand2Ugateways.
ForadescriptionofthecomponentsontheBlackPearl1.0chassis,see
Appendix B BlackPearl1.0ChassisOverview&Specificationsonpage
page 222.
10GBase-T
Ethernet ports (2)
IPMI management port
Serial
port
USB
ports (4)
BlackPearl
management port
Monitor 10 GigE ports (2)

connector
Optional SAS ports (4)
Expansion
slots
Figure 5 The BlackPearl rear panel components.

Component
Description
IPMI management
port
Notcurrentlysupported.
10GBase-T
Ethernet ports
TheBlackPearlgatewayincludestwo10GBaseTports.Oneofthe10GBaseT
portscanbeusedfornetworkconnectivityona10GBaseTnetwork.Theleft
portofthetwo10GBaseTportsisdedicatedastheBlackPearlmanagement
portandcannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
Notes:
The10GBaseTportsautonegotiatedownto1000BaseT.
SpectraLogicrecommendsusingthe10GigEportsfordatatransferto
ensuremaximumperformance.
Monitor connector
Ifnecessary,youcanconnectamonitortotheSVGAconnectoronthe
BlackPearlgatewayfortroubleshootingpurposes.Onlyconnectamonitorfor
initialconfigurationoftheBlackPearlmanagementport,orasdirectedby
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.
10 GigE ports
Thetwo10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)portscanbeusedfornetwork
connectivityona10GigEnetwork.
Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsusingthe10GigEportsfordatatransferto
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Components
Component
Description
SAS ports
(optional)
Dependingonyourconfiguration,theremaybeaSAScardinstalledinan
availableexpansionslot.AfourportSAScardprovidesconnectivitytoSAS
drivesinaSpectraLogictapelibrary,orprovidesconnectivityforuptotwo
BlackPearlexpansionnodes.AtwoportSAScardprovidesconnectivitytoup
totwoArcticBlueexpansionnodes.
Fibre Channel ports

(optional,
not shown)
Dependingonyourconfiguration,theremaybeaFibreChannelcardinstalled
inanavailableexpansionslot.TheFibreChannelcardprovidesconnectivityto
FibreChanneldrivesinaSpectraLogictapelibrary.
Expansion slots
Theexpansionslotsaccommodateoptionalinterfacecardstoprovideadditional
connectivity.Aninstalled10GigabitEthernetnetworkinterfacecardprovides
highspeeddataconnectionbetweenhostsandtheBlackPearlgateway.An
optionalfourportSASorFibreChannelcardprovidesconnectivitybetweenthe
BlackPearlgatewayandtapedrivesinaSpectraLogictapelibrary,orprovides
connectivityforuptotwoBlackPearlexpansionnodes.Anoptionaltwoport
SAScardprovidesconnectivitytouptotwoArcticBlueexpansionnodes.
BlackPearl
management port
TheBlackPearlmanagementportisusedtoconnecttoabrowserbaseduser
interfacetoconfigure,manage,andmonitortheBlackPearlgateway.The
BlackPearlmanagementportcannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
USB ports
Ifnecessary,youcanusetheseportstoconnectaUSBdrive,orUSBkeyboardto
thechassisfortroubleshootingpurposes.OnlyconnectaUSBdriveor
keyboardasdirectedbySpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.
Serial port
Notcurrentlyused.
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Components
Front View of the ArcticBlue Expansion Node

Figure 6showsthemajorcomponentsonthefrontoftheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
o
Figure 6 The front view of the ArcticBlue expansion node (Visual Status Beacon removed).
Component
Description
Front bezel
(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontoftheexpansionnode,andcontainsthe
VisualStatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthe
expansionnode.SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 121formore
information.
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BlackPearl User Interface
Rear View of the ArcticBlue Expansion Node

Figure 7showsthemajorcomponentsontherearoftheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
o
Fans
SAS connectors
Fans
Power supplies
Figure 7 The rear view of the ArcticBlue expansion node.

Component
Description
Fans
FivehotswappablefansprovidethecoolingfortheArcticBlueexpansionnode.
Power supplies
TheArcticBlueexpansionnodeincludestwopowersuppliestoprovideN+1
redundancyandfailoverprotection.
SAS connectors
TherearpaneloftheArcticBlueexpansionnodehastwoSASportsusedto
connectanexpansionnodetoaBlackPearlgateway.
BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE

TheBlackPearluserinterfaceprovidesbrowserbasedconfiguration,
management,andmonitoringoftheBlackPearlgateway.Thefollowing
sectionsdescribethecommonfeaturesthatappearinallscreensintheuser
interface.
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Menus
Themenubarappearsalongthetopedgeofeachscreen.Usethemenubar
dropdownmenustonavigatethroughtheinterface.
Menu
bar
Status
bar
Power
Alerts
Figure 8 The Dashboard screen of the BlackPearl user interface.

Thefollowingtableprovidesanoverviewofthescreensavailableunder
eachmenu.
Menu
Available Options
Dashboard
TheDashboardnavigationlinkreturnsyoutotheDashboardscreenfromanyother
screenintheinterface.TheDashboardscreendisplaysthegeneralstatusofthe
gateway,tapecache,andnetworkconnections.Clickinganyofthepanesonthe
Dashboardtakesyoutoadetailsscreenforthatselection.TheDashboardscreenalso
displaysperformancemetricsforthegateway.
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Menu
Available Options
Configuration
TheConfigurationmenuprovidesaccesstocontrolsforconfiguringallaspectsof
gatewayoperation.
BucketsDisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentlyconfiguredbucketsandlets
youadd,edit,ordeletebuckets.Youcanalsoviewinformationabouttheobjects
containedinabucketandthephysicaltapemediaassociatedwitheachbucket.
Advanced Bucket ManagementDisplaysinformationaboutthecurrently
configuredadvancedbucketmanagementsettings,andletsyouconfigure
partitions,andcreatenewstoragedomainsanddatapolicies.
Database BackupDisplaysinformationaboutanycurrentlygeneratedbackups
onthegateway,aswellasallowsyoutocreatenewbackups,eithermanuallyoron
aschedule.
ServicesDisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentlyconfiguredservicesandlets
youeditexistingservices.
NetworkProvidescontrolsforconfiguringtheEthernetportsontheBlackPearl
gateway,DomainNameServers,dateandtime,aswellasenteringSMTP(Simple
MailTransportProtocol)informationtoallowthegatewaytosendemails.
Mail RecipientsProvidescontrolsforconfiguringmailrecipientaccountsto
receiveemailswhenamessageseveritythresholdisreached,orwhen
AutoSupportLogsets(ASLs)aregeneratedbythegateway.
UsersProvidescontrolsforcreatingnewS3useraccountsthatactasownersfor
buckets,editingtheloginpassword,anddisplayingtheS3credentialsforeach
user.
Status
TheStatusmenuprovidesaccesstothetoolsformonitoringtheBlackPearlgateway
inyourenvironment.
HardwareDisplaysinformationaboutthegateway,itscomponents,andthetape
drivesinstalledintheSpectraLogictapelibrary.Selectingthetabsonthe
Hardwarescreendisplaysdetailedcomponentstatusinformation.
Tape ManagementProvidescontrolsformanagingthetapemediaintheSpectra
LogictapelibraryconnectedtotheBlackPearlgateway.
S3 JobsDisplaysinformationaboutthestatusofallS3jobscurrentlybeing
processedbythesystem.
MessagesDisplayssystemmessagesforthesystem.
PerformanceDisplaysperformancemetricsforthetapecache,individualdrives,
networkconnections,andtheCPUsintheintegratedserver.
ReportsProvidescontrolsforgeneratingreportsabouttheconfigurationand
statusofthegateway.ReportscanbegeneratedinXMLorJSON(JavaScript
ObjectNotation)formats.
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Menu
Available Options
Support
TheSupportmenuprovidesaccessformaintenanceandtroubleshootingoptionsfor
theBlackPearlgateway.
SoftwareProvidescontrolsforupdatingtheBlackPearlsoftware.
Activation KeysProvidescontrolsforenteringactivationkeys.
LogsDisplaysanycurrentASLsetsonthegatewayandprovidescontrolsfor
generatinganewlogset.
DocumentationDisplaysBlackPearldocumentationthatispresentonthesystem.
Contact InformationDisplayscontactinformationforSpectraLogicTechnical
Support,aswellasthepartandserialnumbersforthegateway.
ToolsDisplaystoolstousefordataintegrityverificationofstoragepools.
Logout
LogsthecurrentuseroutoftheBlackPearluserinterfaceandreturnstothelogin
screen.
TheinformationinthefollowingtablecanbefoundontheStatusbar,
locatedatthebottomofallscreens.
Status Bar
Available Options
Hardware
ProvidesanataglancestatusoftheoverallhealthoftheBlackPearlgateway.
ClickingthislinktakesyoutotheHardwarescreen.
Messages
Displaystheseverity,date,andtimeofthelastinformational,warning,orerror
messagethatwasgenerated.ClickingthislinktakesyoutotheMessagesscreen.
Note: Thislinkdoesnotdisplayiftherearenocurrentsystemmessages.
Power
Providescontrolsforrebootingandshuttingdownthegateway.
Note: Theconnectiontotheuserinterfaceislostafterrunningtherebootcommand.
Waitwhilethegatewayrebootsbeforeattemptingtoreconnecttotheuserinterface.
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Status Icons
Iconsindicatethestatusofacomponentandthehighestseveritylevelfor
anysystemmessages,asdescribedinthefollowingtable.
Icon
Meaning
ComponentOK Thecomponentisfunctioningcorrectly.
Information Aninformationalmessageaboutasystemcomponentis
available.Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponent.
Warning Asystemcomponentrequiresattention.Checkmessagesto
determinethecomponent.
Error Asystemcomponentexperiencedanerrorcondition.Check
messagestodeterminethecomponentanditserrorcondition.
Unknown Thestatusofasystemcomponentcannotbedetermined.
Checkmessagestodeterminethecomponentanditsstatus.
Supported Browsers
TheBlackPearluserinterfacesupportsthefollowingstandardweb
browsers:
GoogleChromeversion20orlater
MozillaFireFoxversion13orlater
AppleSafariversion5orlater
MicrosoftInternetExplorerversion8orlater
Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsusingGoogleChrometoaccessthe
BlackPearluserinterface.
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CHAPTER 2
Initial Configuration
ThischapterdescribestheinitialsetupoftheSpectraBlackPearlDeep
StorageGateway,necessaryforoperationinyourenvironment.
Task
BeforeYouBegin
page 30
ConnectEthernetCables
page 31
PowerOntheGateway
page 31
BlackPearlGatewayandBlackPearlExpansion
Nodes
page 31
BlackPearlGatewaywithArcticBlueExpansion
Node
page 32
ConfiguretheBlackPearlManagementPort
page 33
LogIntotheBlackPearlUserInterface
page 34
EnterActivationKeys
page 36
ConfiguretheDataConnection
page 38
CreateaUser
page 40
ViewS3Credentials
page 42
NextSteps
page 42
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

MakesurethegatewayisinstalledinaccordancewiththeSpectra
BlackPearlSitePreparationGuideandtheSpectraBlackPearlRackMount
InstallationGuide.
Additionally,makesureyourSpectraLogictapelibraryisinstalledin
accordancewithitsSitePreparationGuide,availableontheSupportPortal
websiteatsupport.spectralogic.com/documentation.
Note: IfyourBlackPearlgatewaywasinstalledbySpectraLogic
ProfessionalServices,allthestepsinthischapterwere
performedbytheinstaller.PleaseseeNextStepsonpage 42to
beginusingyourBlackPearlgateway.
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Connect Ethernet Cables
CONNECT ETHERNET CABLES

Beforeproceedingwiththebelowsections,youmustconnectEthernet
cablestothemanagementanddataportsontheBlackPearlgatewayrear
panel.SeeRearPanelonpage 22forthelocationoftheEthernetportson
therearofthegateway.
POWER ON THE GATEWAY

UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontopoweronaBlackPearlgateway,
expansionnode,orArcticBlueexpansionnode.Duringthepoweron
sequence,theBlackPearlgatewayinitializesallofitsinstalledcomponents
andstartstheBlackPearlwebserver.
BlackPearl Gateway and BlackPearl Expansion Nodes

TopoweronaBlackPearlgateway,removethefrontbezelandthengently
pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanel.ThepowerLEDilluminates
indicatingthatpowerison.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 123formore
information.
Power
button
Power LED
Figure 9 Press the power button.

WaitwhiletheBlackPearlgatewaycompletesitspoweronsequence,
whichtakesapproximately5to10minutes,dependingonthe
configuration.
Note: Donotusethegatewaysfrontpanelpowerbuttontopower
downthegateway.SeeRebootorShutDownaBlackPearl
Gatewayonpage 147.
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Power On the Gateway
BlackPearl Gateway with ArcticBlue Expansion Node

IfyourconfigurationincludesbothaBlackPearlgatewayandoneormore
ArcticBlueexpansionnodes,powerontheexpansionnode(s)before
poweringonthegateway.TopoweronaArcticBlueexpansionnode,plug
bothpowercablesontheArcticBlueexpansionnodeintopoweroutlets
neartherearofthechassis.TheArcticBlueexpansionnodeimmediately
powerson.Waitapproximatelyfourminuteswhiletheexpansionnode
initializesbeforepoweringonaBlackPearlgateway.
TopoweronaBlackPearlgateway,removethefrontbezel,andthengently
pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanel.ThepowerLEDilluminates
indicatingthatpowerison.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 105formore
information.
Power
button
Power LED
Figure 10 Press the power button.

Note: Donotusethegatewaysfrontpanelpowerbuttontopower
downthegateway.SeeRebootorShutDownaBlackPearl
Gatewayonpage 147.
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Configure the BlackPearl Management Port
CONFIGURE THE BLACKPEARL MANAGEMENT PORT

ThedefaultIPaddressfortheBlackPearlmanagementportissetto
10.0.0.2,withanetmaskof255.255.255.0.Ifyournetworkisalreadyusing
thisIPaddress,oryouwanttoconfigureadifferentIPaddressforthe
managementport,usetheBlackPearlconsoletoconfigurethemanagement
portIPaddress.
IfyoudonotwanttochangethedefaultmanagementportIPaddress,skip
toLogIntotheBlackPearlUserInterfaceonpage 34.
Important
You must connect Ethernet cables as described in Connect Ethernet Cables on

page 31 before either proceeding with the steps below or skipping this section and
accepting the default IP address for the management port.
Note: UsingtheBlackPearlconsoleistherecommendedwaytochange
themanagementportIPaddress.Ifyoucannotusetheconsole,
seeResolvingaBlackPearlManagementPortIPAddress
Conflictonpage 183forinformationonalternatemethods.
1. ConnectamonitorandUSBkeyboardtotherearoftheBlackPearl
gateway.SeeRearPanelonpage 22tolocatethemonitorandUSB
connectors.TheConsolescreendisplays.
Figure 11 The Console screen.
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Log Into the BlackPearl User Interface
2. PressCTRL-N.TheConfigureManagementNetworkInterfacescreen
displays.
Figure 12 The Configure Management Network Interface

screen.
3. SelecteitherDHCPorStaticastheaddressingmethod.
Ifyouselectstaticaddressing,enterthefollowinginformation:
IP AddressEnteravalidIPv4address.
NetmaskEnterthesubnetmask.
Default GatewayEnterthedefaultnetworkgateway.
4. SelectOK.TheconsolescreendisplaysshowingthenewIPaddress.
5. ConnectacablefromyournetworktotheBlackPearlmanagementport
ontheBlackPearlgateway.Youarenowabletoconnecttothe
BlackPearluserinterfacewiththeIPaddressdisplayedinStep 4.
6. DisconnectthemonitorandUSBkeyboardfromtheBlackPearl
gateway.
LOG INTO THE BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE

1. Openawebbrowseronacomputeronanactivenetworkthathas
accesstothegateway.
2. EntertheIPaddressoftheBlackPearlmanagementportinthebrowser
addressbarusingeitherthedefaultIPaddress,10.0.0.2,ortheIP
addressconfiguredinConfiguretheBlackPearlManagementPorton
page 33.
Note: TheBlackPearluserinterfaceusesasecureconnection.
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Log Into the BlackPearl User Interface
3. ResolvethesecuritycertificatewarningfortheBlackPearluser
interface.ThewarningdisplaysbecausetheBlackPearlgatewaydoes
nothaveasecuritycertificate.
Notes:
Thiswarningonlyappearsifyoudidnotresolvethesecurity
certificatewarning.
Consultyourbrowserdocumentationforinstructionson
howtoresolvethesecuritycertificatewarning.
Ifyouchoosenottoresolvethewarning,youreceivethe
warningaboutthesecuritycertificateeachtimeyouaccess
theBlackPearluserinterface.
Theabsenceofthecertificatedoesnotaffectfunctionality.
YoucanenterasignedSSLcertificateforthemanagement
portsothatthiswarningdoesnotdisplay.SeeConfigure
Certificatesonpage 97.
4. Entertheprimaryadministratorusernameandpassword.
Thedefaultusernameandpasswordarebothspectra,usingall
lowercaseletters.
Notes:
Onlytheprimaryadministratoraccountcanaccessthe
SpectraLogicrecommendsthatyouchangethedefault
password(seeConfigureUsersonpage 90).
Figure 13 The BlackPearl Login screen.
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Enter Activation Keys
5. Click> tologin.
Note: Thereisnolimittothenumberofuserswhocanlogintothe
userinterface.SpectraLogicrecommendsonlyonepersonuse
theinterfaceatatimetoavoidconflictingoperations.
Important
The remainder of this guide assumes you are logged in to the BlackPearl user interface.
ENTER ACTIVATION KEYS

ActivationkeysareusedtoenablefeaturesontheBlackPearlgateway.
Activationkeysaretiedtotheserialnumberofthegatewayforwhichthey
areissued,andcannotbeusedonanothergateway.Akeyisvaliduntilits
expirationdate,atwhichtimeanewkeymustberequested.Activation
keysareincludedintheshippingboxwhenyoupurchaseyourgateway.
RenewalsofexpiredactivationkeysareobtainedbycontactingSpectra
LogicTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 4).
Important
The activation keys must be entered in the order described in these instructions.
Failure to enter the keys in the proper order causes an error.
Usethefollowinginstructionstoenteranactivationkey.
1. SelectSupport > Activation Keys todisplaytheActivationKeysscreen.
Anypreviouslyenteredkeysarelisted.
Note: TheBlackPearlwebinterfacedisplaystheVerdelogoand
interfacedesign.TheinterfacechangestotheBlackPearllogo
andfunctionalityafteryouenterallactivationkeysprovidedin
theshippingbox.
Figure 14 The Activation Keys screen.
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Enter Activation Keys
2. SelectAction > New.TheEnterActivationKeydialogboxdisplays.
Figure 15 The Enter Activation Key dialog box.

3. Locatethecapacitykey(s)listedontheSoftwareActivationKey
Certificateincludedinyourshippingbox.Therearefourtypesof
capacitykeys.
Key Type
Description
EM_S3_SAS_COUNT
EnablesthespecifiednumberofSASdrives
presentintheBlackPearlgatewayorBlackPearl
expansionnode.
EM_S3_SATA_COUNT
EnablesthespecifiednumberofSATAdrives
presentintheArcticBlueexpansionnodes.
EM_S3_SSD_COUNT
EnablesthespecifiednumberofSSDdrives
presentintheBlackPearl4Ugateway.
EM_S3_TAPE_COUNT
Enablesthespecifiednumberoftapeslotspresent
intheattachedSpectraLogictapelibrary.
4. Enterthekey,exactlyasprovided,intheActivationKeyfieldandclick
Createtosavethekeyonthegateway.TheActivationKeysscreen
displayswiththenewlyenteredkeylisted.
5. Ifnecessary,repeatStep 2throughStep 4toaddadditionalkeys.
6. LocatetheproductkeylistedontheSoftwareActivationKeyCertificate
includedinyourshippingbox.Thereisonlyonetypeofproductkey
fortheBlackPearlgateway.
Key Type
Description
EM_S3
EnablesthegatewaytousetheBlackPearl
interfaceandfunctionality.
Note: Youmustenterthecapacitykey(s)beforeenteringtheproduct
key.
7. Enterthekey,exactlyasprovided,intheActivationKeyfieldandclick
Createtosavethekeyonthegateway.TheBlackPearlwebinterface
changestoreflecttheinstallationoftheproductkey.
8. EnteranyadditionalkeysthatmaybeincludedontheSoftware
ActivationKeyCertificate,suchastheSoftwareUpdatekey.
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Configure the Data Connection
CONFIGURE THE DATA CONNECTION

ThissectiondescribesusingtheBlackPearluserinterfacetoconfigurethe
dataconnectionfortheBlackPearlgateway.Thegatewayincludestwo
10GBaseTports,andtwo10GigEportsontherearpanel(seeFigure 5on
page 22).
Notes:
Youcanonlycreateonedataconnectiontothegateway.You
canconfigurelinkaggregationforbetterperformance.
YoucanonlyusetheBlackPearlmanagementporttoaccess
theBlackPearluserinterface.Youcannotusethisportfor
datatransfer.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Network,orselectthe
NetworkpanefromtheDashboardscreen.TheNetworkscreen
displayswithinformationaboutthenetworkconnectionsofthe
gateway.
Figure 16 The Network screen.
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Configure the Data Connection
2. DoubleclicktheDatarowintheNetworkInterfacespane,orselectthe
DatarowandselectAction > Editfromthemenubar.TheEditData
Portsdialogboxdisplays.
Note: Dependingonyourhardwareconfiguration,theEditDataPorts
dialogboxmaylookdifferentthanwhatisshownbelow
Figure 17 The Edit Data Ports dialog box.

3. Clicktheoptionbuttonforthedatainterfaceyouwanttoconfigure.
Youcanonlyconfigureoneinterface.
TheAggregate All interfacetype optionsallowyoutoconfigurealink
aggregationusingalltheportsofthatinterfacetype.Linkaggregation
usesmultipleEthernetports,configuredwithasingleMACaddress,to
improvedatatransferspeeds.SeeLinkAggregationNotesonpage 186
formoreinformation.
Ifyouselectstaticaddressing,clickthe+ buttonandenterthefollowing
information:
Note: Ifdesired,youcanenterAliases,multipleIPandNetmask
addressesassignedtothedataport.Usethe+ buttonatthe
bottomoftheEditDataPortsdialogboxtoincreasethenumber
ofIPandNetmaskaddresses.Amaximumof16additionalIP
andNetmaskaddressescanbeconfigured.
5. EntertheDefault Gateway.
6. ChangetheMTU(MaximumTransmissionUnit)value,ifdesired.Ifyou
settheMTUvaluetosomethingotherthan1500,ensurethatyour
switchconfigurationsupportslargerMTUsettings,aswellasallthe
hostsonthenetwork.
7. ClickSave.
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Create a User
CREATE A USER
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateusers,whichactasS3users
wheninteractingwiththeBlackPearlgatewaythroughaSpectraS3SDK
(SoftwareDevelopmentKit)client,orSpectraS3API.Eachuserhasa
uniqueS3AccessIDandSecretKey.
Note: UsersarenotabletologintotheBlackPearluserinterface.Only
theprimaryadministratoraccountcanlogintotheinterface.You
cannotcreateadditionaladministratoraccounts.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Users. TheUsersscreen
displays.
Figure 18 The Users screen.

2. SelectAction > New fromthemenubar.TheNewUserdialogbox
displays.
Figure 19 The New User dialog box.

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Create a User
3. EntertheusersFull Name.
4. EnterthedesiredUsernamefortheuser.TheUsernamecannotcontain
capitallettersorspaces.TheUsernameisusedtoidentifytheuserin
theSpectraS3environment.
5. EnteranEmailaddressfortheuser.
Note: Whileavalidemailaddressisrequired,thegatewaydoesnot
usethissettingforanypurposeatthistime.
6. Fromthedropdownlist,selectaRolefortheuser.
Note: YoucanonlyconfigurenewuserswitharoleofUseratthistime.
7. Fromthedropdownlist,selectaDefault Data Policyfortheuser.If
specified,thegatewayusestheselecteddatapolicyforallbuckets
createdbytheuser,unlessadifferentpolicyisspecifiedduringbucket
creation.
8. SelectorclearoptionsfortheGlobal Bucket Access Control List.These
optionsgiveordenypermissionfortheuserbeingcreatedtoperform
theactiondescribedinthetablebelow,forallbucketspresentonthe
gateway,aswellasanybucketscreatedatafuturedate.
Name
Description
List
Theusercanseethebucketandcanlisttheobjectsina
bucket.
Read
TheusercangetobjectsandcreateGETjobs.
Write
TheusercanputobjectsandcreatePUTjobs.
Delete
Theusercandeleteobjects,butcannotdeletethebucket.
Job
Theusercanmodifyorcanceljobscreatedbyotherusers.
Theusercanalsoseethedetailsofjobscreatedbyother
users.
Note: Alluserscanviewalljobs,butbydefault,only
theinitiatorofthejobcanseethefulldetailsofajob.
Owner
Theuserreceivesfullaccesstoallbuckets,includingall
permissionslistedabove.
9. Ifdesired,underGlobal Data Policy Access Control List,selectthecheck

boxtoallowtheuseraccesstoanydatapolicycreatedonthegateway.
10. ClickCreatetocreatethenewuser.ThegatewaygeneratesauniqueS3
AccessIDandSecretKeyfortheuser.
11. Ifdesired,repeatStep 2throughStep 10tocreateadditionalusers.
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View S3 Credentials
VIEW S3 CREDENTIALS
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoviewtheS3credentialsofauser.
displays(seeFigure 18onpage 40).
2. SelecttheuserforwhichyouwanttoviewtheS3credentialsfromthe
UserpaneoftheUsersscreen,andthenselectAction > Show S3
Credentials.TheS3Credentialsdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 20 The S3 Credentials dialog box.

3. UsetheS3 Access IDandS3 Secret KeytoaccesstheBlackPearlgateway
usingaSpectraS3client,orSpectraS3API.
NEXT STEPS
TheBlackPearlgatewaynowhasthenecessarycomponentsconfiguredto
begindesigningyourstoragearchitecture.Continuewithoneofthe
followingsteps:
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SeeUnderstandingSpectraAdvancedBucketManagementConcepts
onpage 43forinformationaboutSpectraS3andAdvancedBucket
Managementconceptsyouneedtounderstandbeforeyoubegin
designingthestoragearchitectureoftheBlackPearlgateway.
SeeAdditionalConfigurationOptionsonpage 79forinformationabout
theadditionaloptionsthatcanbeconfiguredontheBlackPearl
gateway.
SeeOperatingtheBlackPearlGatewayonpage 117forinformation
aboutdaytodaymonitoringandoperationofthegateway.
SeeUsingAutoSupportonpage 159tosetupAutoSupporttocollect
andemaillogsets.
SeeMaintainingtheBlackPearlGatewayonpage 169formaintenance
optionsforthegateway.
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CHAPTER 3
Understanding Spectra Advanced
Bucket Management Concepts
ThischapterexplainstheconceptsoftheBlackPearlgatewayadvanced
bucketmanagement.Itisimportanttounderstandtheinformationinthis
chapterbeforeyoubegindesigningthestoragearchitectureofthe
BlackPearlgateway.
Task
GoalsofAdvancedBucketManagement
page 44
SpectraS3Overview
page 44
SpectraS3Clients
page 45
StorageDomains
page 46
DataPolicies
page 46
DataPersistenceRules
page 46
TapeandDiskPartitions
page 48
TapePartitions
page 48
DiskPartitions
page 49
ExampleConfigurations
page 49
SingleCopyonTape
page 50
DualCopyonTape
page 52
SingleCopyonNearlineDisk
page 54
SingleCopyonNearlineDiskandTape
page 56
SingleCopyonNearlineDiskandDualCopyon
Tape
page 58
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Chapter 3 Understanding Spectra Advanced Bucket Management Concepts
Goals of Advanced Bucket
GOALS OF ADVANCED BUCKET MANAGEMENT

TheBlackPearlgatewayprovidesanS3frontendinterfacetodeepstorage
diskandtape.TheBlackPearlAdvancedBucketManagement(ABM)
featureautomatesmanyaspectsofdeepstorageincludingpolicybased
multiplecopiesondiversemediatypeswithouttheneedforexpensive
middlewaretooperatethelibrariesandstreamdatatotapedrives.The
BlackPearlgatewaydeliversseamlessdatamanagementenablinginfinite
retention,seamlessgrowth,andunlimitedretrievalofdataforaslowas
penniesperGigabyte.
SPECTRA S3 OVERVIEW
TheBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewayallowsdatatomoveseamlesslyinto
deepstorageinawaynotpreviouslypossible.SpectraS3isthefirstnative
RESTbasedinterfacetodeepstoragewhichenableseasyarchivingoflarge
amountsofbulkdata.Itenablesuserstodeploytape,nearlinedisk,and
onlinediskstoragethatiscosteffective,easytomanage,andscalableto
exabytesofdata.
SpectraS3utilizesthestandardAmazonS3operationsplusadditional
operationsspecificallydesignedtooptimizethetransportofdataobjectsto
andfromdeepstorage.Theadditionaloperationsdefinethejobsothatthe
BlackPearlgatewayinteractswiththeobjectsefficientlyanddefinethedata
policytocustomizewhereandforhowlongspecificdataisstored.
ThefirstoftheseadditionaloperationsiscalledSTARTBULKPUT.Itisan
HTTPPUToperationthatprovidestheBlackPearlgatewaywith
informationabouttheobjectsthattheclientwantstosendasasinglejob
forstoringontape.TheCreateBulkPutcommandissentwithapayload
thatismadeupofalistofobjectnamesandcorrespondingobjectsizes.
ThisinformationallowstheBlackPearlgatewaytoplantheinitialstorage
oftheobjectsinitscache,andhowitwillstorethedataontape.The
responsetotheCreateBulkPutcommandisaspecificallyorderedlistof
howtheBlackPearlgatewaywantsthosefiles(objects)sent.
ThesecondcommandiscalledCreateBulkGet.TheCreateBulkGet
commandisactuallyanHTTPPUTcommandbecauseittoocontainsa
payloadfortheBlackPearlgateway.Thispayloadisalistofobjectsthatthe
clientwantstogetfromtheBlackPearlgateway.Itisnotnecessaryforthe
requestpayloadtocontainthesizeofthefilesbecausetheBlackPearl
gatewayalreadyknowsthesizesoftheobjects(files).Theresponsetothe
requestisagainanorderedlistoftheobjectsandinformationaboutthe
objects,includingiftheyarealreadyinthecacheandreadytoberetrieved
fromcachebyaGETcommand.
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Spectra S3 Overview
Knowingthefilesthattheclientwantstoretrieve,theBlackPearlgateway
canmakethebestuseofitsresourcesinretrievingtheobjects.For
example,ifthelistofobjectsspansacrossfourdifferenttapesandthereare
fourtapedrivesavailable,thosefourtapescanallbeloadedintodrives
andtheobjectscanbereadbackinparallel,greatlyimprovingthespeedat
whichtheclientcangetalloftheobjects.WithouttheCreateBulkGet
request,theclientwouldbeaskingtheBlackPearlgatewayforthoseobjects
inalessefficientmanner.
Storinglargeamountsofbulkdataontapehashistoricallypresented
challenges.SpectraS3addressesthesechallenges:
Tapedrivesaresequentialblockstoragedevices,withdatalaidoutina
sequentialmanneralongthefulllengthofthetape.Thismakesit
inefficienttoretrievedataoutoforder.SpectraS3plansandqueuesa
largeamountofdatatobeefficientlywrittentotape;itlogicallygroups
dataontapeinawaythatreflectshowtheclientislikelytoreaditback.
Becauseofthemechanicalnatureofthetapemediaanddrives,tape
drivesdemandalargeamountofdatatobeavailable,viaafast
connection.Whendataisnotefficientlystreamedforthetapedrivesto
write(duetoslowdatabufferingoraslowconnectiontothedrive),the
resultispoorwriteperformance.Thispoorperformanceisduetoa
phenomenonreferredtoasshoeshining.Whenadriveissentasmall
amountofdata,itwritesthedataandthenisforcedtostop.Becausethe
tapecannotstopinstantaneously,thedriveovershootsasmallamount
andthetapeisnotinpositionforthenextwriteoperation.To
compensate,thetapedriverewindstogetbacktothecorrectposition
forthenextwrite.Ifthenextwritealsohasasmallamountofdata,then
thedrivewritesthenextportionandagainstops,overshoots,and
rewinds,causingabackandforthshoeshininglikeaction.SpectraS3
cachesdataontheBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewaybeforestartingthe
transfertotape,whichpreventstheshoeshiningbehaviorfrom
occurring.
Classically,differenttapestoragedeviceswrotedatatotapeinunique
ways,lockingyouintoaproprietaryandsinglevendorsolutionto
retrievepreviouslywrittendata.SpectraS3writesdatatotapeusing
theopensourceLinearTapeFileSystem(LTFS).WithLTFS,datais
alwaysaccessiblewithanyLTFSenabledsystem.
FormoreinformationontheSpectraS3interface,seetheSpectraBlackPearl
SpectraS3APIReference.
Spectra S3 Clients
UserscanleveragealibraryofexistingSpectraS3clientsavailablethrough
theSpectraLogicDeveloperProgram,ordeveloptheirownclient.The
usermovesdatathroughtheclienttotheBlackPearlgatewayandthenthe
gatewayhandlesallinteractionwiththedatastoragehardware.
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Storage Domains
STORAGE DOMAINS
Astoragedomainisacollectionofdatapartitionsand,whenapplicable,
mediatypecombinations.Storagedomainsdefinethepossibleplaces
wheredatasenttotheBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewaycanbestored.
Datapersistencerulesanddatapoliciesfurtherdefinewhereandforhow
longspecificdataisstored.
Entiredatapartition/mediatypecombinationsaremembersofstorage
domains.Whenadditionalcapacityisrequired,asinglestoragepoolor
tapeisallocatedoutofthememberdatapartitionstofulfillthecapacity
requirement.
DATA POLICIES
Adatapolicydefinesdataintegritypolicies(checksumtypeandendto
endCRCrequirements),defaultjobpriorities,anddatapersistencerules,
whichdefinewheredatashouldbewrittenandforhowlongitshouldbe
kept.Adatapolicymaybeusedbymultiplebuckets,butabucketuses
preciselyonedatapolicy.
Adatapolicyconsistsofoneormorepermanentpersistencerules,zeroor
moretemporarypersistencerules,andzeroormoreretiredpersistence
rules.Apersistencerulecanbepermanent,meaningthatdataiskeptinthe
specifiedstoragedomainatalltimes,ortemporary,meaningthatdatais
keptinthespecifiedstoragedomainundercertaincircumstances,andthen
itcanbedeletedfromthatstoragedomain.Existingpermanentand
temporarypersistencerulesmayberetiredsothattheruleisnotapplied
foranynewincomingdata,butcontinuestoretaindatapreviously
written.
Data Persistence Rules

Eachdatapolicymusthaveoneormorepermanentpersistencerules.Each
persistenceruletargetsaspecifiedstoragedomain.Therearethreetypesof
persistencerules:
PermanentAcopyofthedataisplacedinthespecifiedstorage
domaininitiallyandmaintainedtherepermanently.
TemporaryAcopyofthedataisplacedinthespecifiedstorage
domaininitiallyandmaintainedthereatleastuntilthespecified
retentionperiodexpires.
RetiredTheruleisnotappliedforanynewincomingdata,but
continuestoretaindatapreviouslywritten.
Dataiswrittentoeverystoragedomainforwhichthereisapersistence
rulewiththetypeconfiguredaspermanentortemporary.
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Data Policies
Thesamestoragedomaincannotbespecifiedmultipletimesusing
differentpersistencerulesinthesamedatapolicy.Thesamestorage
domaincanbereferredtoacrossdifferentdatapolicies.
Datapersistencerulesmustspecifythelevelofphysicalisolationrequired
forthedataretention.Therearetwotypesofdataretention:
StandardDataisisolatedaccordingtothestandardstorage
domainisolationrequirements.Whenmorestorageisneeded,a
tapeorpoolisassignedtothestoragedomain.Anybucketsusing
thatstoragedomaincanhavedataonthepoolortape,whichcan
makeitdifficulttoejectallofthetapesforasinglebucket.
Bucket IsolatedDatafromdifferentbucketscannotbemixedon
thesamephysicalstoragemedia.
Notes:
TheStandardisolationlevelprovidesthebestcapacity
utilizationandoverallperformance.
Bucket Isolatedallocatesanentiretapeorpooltoabucket
whenneeded.Allocatinganentirepooltoabucketmayuse
upresourcesquicklyandisnotrecommended.
Tape Eject Strategy

Atapeejectstrategymustbeconsideredaspartofadatapolicy.Spectra
recommendskeepingatleastonecopyofallarchiveddatainthelibraryat
alltimes.Librariescanbeeasilyupgradedbypurchasingmoreslot
licenses,or,iftheslotsbecomecompletelyfull,upgradingthelibraryitself
toonewithmoreslotsusingtheexclusiveSpectraTranScaletechnology.
Atapelibraryuseroradministratormaydecidetoejectmediacartridges
fromatapelibraryforanyofthereasonsdescribedbelow:
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Ejectingacopyforoffsitedisasterrecovery:TheBlackPearlgateway
allowsausertomakemultiplecopiesofdataautomatically.Atypical
usecaseistocreateatapefirstcopythatisintendedtobeleftinthe
libraryforeasyretrievalaswellasanejectcopyintendedtobe
removedfromthelibraryoncefullforarchivalatanalternatesitefor
safety.SeeConfigureAdvancedBucketManagementSettingson
page 61forinformationonsettingupmultiplecopiesandejectinga
copy,andtheTapeLibraryUserGuidefordetailsonthephysicalprocess
ofexportingandimportingtapesintothelibrary.
Ejectingacopyofdatafortransfertoanotherlocation:Insome
workflows,auserejectsatapetotransferthedatatoanotherfacility.
IndividualtapescanbeejectedmanuallyusingtheBlackPearluser
interface(seeEjectTapesonpage 108).
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Tape and Disk Partitions
Ejectingtapestofreeupspaceinthelibrary:Someworkflowsand
budgetsrequireolderorunusedmediatobeejected,makingitnot
readilyavailabletotheBlackPearlgateway,inordertofreeupspacein
thetapelibrary.Aftertapesareexported,newtapesareimportedto
providetheBlackPearlgatewaywithnewmediaforstorageoperations.
TAPE AND DISK PARTITIONS

Tapeanddiskpartitionsareexternaldatastoragetargetscabledtothe
BlackPearlgatewaythroughSASorFibreChannelconnections.Once
created,partitionsareassignedtostoragedomains.
Tape Partitions
TapepartitionsrefertodatapartitionsconfiguredonSpectratapelibraries.
WhenyoucreateapartitiononatapelibraryattachedtoaBlackPearl
gateway,thegatewayautomaticallydetectsthetapelibrarypartitionand
addsittothelistofavailablepartitionsintheBlackPearluserinterface.The
gatewayalsoautomaticallycreatestwocommonlyusedstoragedomains:
tapefirstcopy,andtapesecondcopy.Formoreinformationonstorage
domains,seeStorageDomainsonpage 46.
Notes:
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CleaningpartitionsarenotaddedtotheBlackPearluser
interface.
TapedrivecleaningistypicallyhandledbytheSpectratape
library.Formoreinformationoncleaningthelibrarytape
drivesusingthetapelibrary,seeyourlibraryUserGuide.
TapedrivecleaningcanbeinitiatedthroughtheSpectraS3
API.SeetheSpectraBlackPearlSpectraS3APIReferencefor
moreinformation.
Tapedrivecleaningcannotbeinitiatedthroughthe
BlackPearluserinterface
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Example Configurations
Disk Partitions
DiskpartitionsarecomprisedofstoragepoolsonexternalSASexpansion
nodes.Therearetwotypesofdiskpartitions.Onlinediskpartitionsare
createdonSpectraBlackPearlexpansionnodes,whileNearlinedisk
partitionsarecreatedonSpectraArcticBlueexpansionnodes.
OnlineOnlinestorageusingBlackPearlexpansionnodesisused
asatemporary,highperformancestoragetargetforhighly
transactionaldata.
NearlineNearlinestorageusingArcticBlueexpansionnodesisa
costeffectivestoragetargetfordeepstorage.Nearlinestorageisnot
recommendedforfrequentreadsorwrites.
NearlinestoragepoolsontheArcticBlueexpansionnodeareautomatically
createdbytheBlackPearlgatewaywhenthegatewaydetectsasufficient
numberofdisksforanewstoragepool,andthereisacapacitykey
installedonthegatewaytolicensetheadditionalstoragespace.Online
storagepoolsaremanuallycreatedusingtheBlackPearluserinterfaceafter
youattachaBlackPearlexpansionnode(seeCreateOnlineDiskPoolon
page 101).
Oncestoragepoolsarecreated,youmustmanuallyaddthemtodisk
partitions.Forinformationoncreatingadiskpartition,seeCreateaDisk
Partitiononpage 62.
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS
Belowareexplanationsofthepreconfigureddatapoliciesonthe
BlackPearlgateway,whichincludedatapersistencerulesandstorage
domaintargets.
Note: Forinformationonadditionaldatapolicysettingsthatarenot
availablethroughtheBlackPearluserinterface,seetheSpectra
BlackPearlSpectraS3APIReference.
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Single Copy on Tape

Thisdatapolicyisthemostbasicofthepreconfigureddatapoliciesonthe
gateway.Thispolicycreatesasinglecopyofeachobjectsenttothegateway
ontapemedia.Oncedataiswrittenontape,itisremovedfromthe
BlackPearlcacheifthegatewaydetectsthatmorecachespaceisneededfor
incomingdata.
Note: Thisdatapolicyisautomaticallycreatedwhenthegateway
detectsatapepartition.
Figure 21 The Single Copy on Tape workflow.

Thesinglecopyontapedatapolicyisconfiguredwiththefollowing
attributes:
Parameter
Value
Description
Storage Domain
Tape First Copy
Dataiswrittentotheprimarytapestoragedomain.
Note: Thisdomainiscreatedautomaticallywhenthe
gatewaydetectsthefirsttapepartitioncreatedonthe
tapelibrary.
Data Persistence
Rule
Permanent
Dataismovedtotapeandmaintainedontapemedia
untildataisdeletedfromabucket.
Note: Whendataisdeletedfromabucket,itisremoved
fromtapemedia,butindividualtapemediacartridges
arenotreclaimedforuseuntilalldataisdeletedfroma
tapecartridge.
Bucket Isolation
Level
Standard
Datafromdifferentbucketscanbemixedontothesame
pieceofmedia.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Default GET Job

Priority
High
WhenthestoragedomainreceivesaGETjob,itis
processedwithhighpriority,whichisbeforelowand
normalpriorityjobs.Jobsofdifferenttypesareputin
orderbasedonpriority.
Note: WhenusingaSpectraS3client,thissettingcanbe
overriddenwhensendingaGETjobbyspecifyinga
differentpriorityintheGetJobcommand.Seethe
SpectraBlackPearlSpectraS3APIReferenceformore
information.
Default PUT Job
Priority
Normal
WhenthestoragedomainreceivesaPUTjob,itis
processedwithnormalpriority,whichisafterhigh
priorityjobsbutbeforelowandnormalpriorityjobs.
Jobsofdifferenttypesareputinorderbasedonpriority.
overriddenwhensendingaPUTjobbyspecifyinga
differentpriorityinthePutJobcommand.Seethe
information.
Default VERIFY Job
Priority
Low
WhenthestoragedomainreceivesaVERIFYjob,itis
processedwithlowpriority,whichisthelowestsetting.
overriddenwhensendingaVERIFYjobbyspecifyinga
differentpriorityintheCreateVerifyJobcommand.See
theSpectraBlackPearlSpectraS3APIReferencefor
moreinformation.
Rebuild Priority
Low
Ifdataislostfromtapemedia,thedataisrebuiltusing
lowpriority,whichisthelowestsetting.
Checksum Type
MD5
DatausingthisstoragedomainisCRCcheckedusingthe
MD5checksumtype.DataisCRCcheckedwhenitis
writtentocachewithaPUTjob,orreadbackfromtape
mediawithaGETjob.
Versioning
None
Inordertouploadanewversionofanobjectalready
PUTtothegateway,thefirstversionmustbedeleted.
End-to-end CRC
No
ThisdatapolicydoesnotuseendtoendCRCchecking.
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Dual Copy on Tape

ThisdatapolicypersiststwocopiesofdataforeachGETjobthepolicy
receives.Bothcopiesofdataaremovedtotapemedia.Thisdatapolicy
providesenhanceddatasecurityinthecaseofdisasterrecovery,andis
usefulifyouwanttoejectonecopyoftapemediaforstorageoffsite.
Note: Thisdatapolicyiscreatedautomaticallywhenthegateway
detectsthefirstandsecondtapepartitionscreatedonthetape
library.
Figure 22 The Dual Copy on Tape workflow.

Thedualcopyontapedatapolicyisconfiguredwiththefollowing
attributes:
Parameter
Value
Description
Storage Domain
Tape First Copy,

Tape Second Copy
Dataiswrittentotheprimarytapestoragedomainas
wellasthesecondarytapestoragedomain.Bothcopies
ofdataareidentical.
Note: Thesedomainsarecreatedautomaticallywhen
thegatewaydetectsthefirstandsecondtapepartitions
createdonthetapelibrary.
Data Persistence
Rule
Permanent
(both storage
domains)
Dataismovedtotapeandmaintainedontapemedia
untildataisdeletedfromabucket.
Whendataisdeletedfromabucket,itisremovedfrom
tapemedia,butindividualtapemediacartridgesarenot
reclaimedforuseuntilalldataisdeletedfromatape
cartridge.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Bucket Isolation
Level
Standard
(both storage
domains)
pieceofmedia.
Note: IfyouplantousetheTapeSecondCopystorage
domaintoejecttapes,youmaywanttochangethe
BucketIsolationLevelfortheTapeSecondCopystorage
domaintoBucketIsolated.
Default GET Job

Priority
High
information.
Default PUT Job
Priority
Normal
information.
Default VERIFY Job
Priority
Low
moreinformation.
Rebuild Priority
Low
Ifdataislostfromtapemedia,thedataisrebuiltusing
Checksum Type
MD5
mediawithaGETjob.
Versioning
None
End-to-end CRC
No
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Single Copy on Nearline Disk

Thisdatapolicypersistsasinglecopyofeachjobsenttothegatewayonto
nearlinedisk,whichisprovidedbyArcticBlueexpansionnodes.Oncedata
iswrittenonnearlinedisk,itisremovedfromtheBlackPearlcacheifthe
gatewaydetectsthatmorecachespaceisneededforincomingdata.
detectsanearlinediskpartition.
Figure 23 The Single Copy on Nearline Disk workflow.

Thesinglecopyonnearlinediskdatapolicyisconfiguredwiththe
followingattributes:
Parameter
Value
Description
Storage Domain
Pool First Copy
Dataiswrittentotheprimarynearlinediskstorage
domain.
Note: Thisdomainiscreatedautomaticallywhenthe
gatewaydetectsthefirstdiskpartitioncreatedonthe
ArcticBlueexpansionnode.
Data Persistence
Rule
Permanent
Dataismovedtonearlinediskandismaintaineduntil
dataisdeletedfromabucket.
Bucket Isolation
Level
Standard
diskpool.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Default GET Job

Priority
High
information.
Default PUT Job
Priority
Normal
information.
Default VERIFY Job
Priority
Low
moreinformation.
Rebuild Priority
Low
Ifdataislostfromnearlinedisk,thedataisrebuiltusing
Checksum Type
MD5
mediawithaGETjob.
Versioning
None
End-to-end CRC
No
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Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Tape

bothnearlinediskandtapemedia.Oncedataiswrittenonbothdiskand
tape,itisremovedfromtheBlackPearlcacheifthegatewaydetectsthat
morecachespaceisneededforincomingdata.
detectsadiskpartitionandatapepartition.
Figure 24 The Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Tape workflow.

Thesinglecopyonnearlinediskandtapedatapolicyisconfiguredwith
thefollowingattributes:
Parameter
Value
Description
Storage Domain
Pool First Copy,

Tape First Copy
Dataiswrittentotheprimarydiskstoragedomainand
theprimarytapestoragedomain.
thegatewaydetectsthefirsttapepartitioncreatedonthe
tapelibrary,andthefirstdiskpartitioncreatedonan
Data Persistence
Rule
Permanent
(for both storage
domains)
Dataismovedtodiskandtapeandmaintainedonboth
mediumsuntildataisdeletedfromabucket.
tapecartridge.Thisrestrictiondoesnotapplytodisk
partitions.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Bucket Isolation
Level
Standard
(for both storage
domains)
tapeorpool.
Default GET Job

Priority
High
information.
Default PUT Job
Priority
Normal
information.
Default VERIFY Job
Priority
Low
moreinformation.
Rebuild Priority
Low
Ifdataislostfromdiskortapemedia,thedataisrebuilt
usinglowpriority,whichisthelowestsetting.
Checksum Type
MD5
writtentocachewithaPUTjob,orreadbackfromdisk
ortapemediawithaGETjob.
Versioning
None
End-to-end CRC
No
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Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Dual Copy on Tape

nearlinediskandtwocopiesofthejobontotapemedia.Oncedatais
writtenonbothdiskandtape,itisremovedfromtheBlackPearlcacheif
thegatewaydetectsthatmorecachespaceisneededforincomingdata.
detectsadiskpartitionandtwotapepartitions.
Figure 25 The Single Copy on Nearline Disk and Dual Copy on

Tape workflow.
Thesinglecopyonnearlinediskanddualcopyontapedatapolicyis
configuredwiththefollowingattributes:
Parameter
Value
Description
Storage Domain
Pool First Copy,

Tape First Copy,
Tape Second Copy
Dataiswrittentotheprimarydiskstoragedomainas
wellastheprimaryandsecondarytapestoragedomains.
Allcopiesofthedataareidentical.
thegatewaydetectsthefirstandsecondtapepartitions
createdonthetapelibrary,andthefirstdiskpartition
createdonanArcticBlueexpansionnode.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Data Persistence
Rule
Permanent
(for all storage
domains)
Dataismovedtodiskandtapeandmaintainedonboth
mediumsuntildataisdeletedfromabucket.
tapecartridge.Thisrestrictiondoesnotapplytodisk
partitions.
Bucket Isolation
Level
Standard
(for all storage
domains)
tapeorpool.
Note: IfyouplantousetheTapeSecondCopystorage
domaintoejecttapes,youmaywanttochangethe
BucketIsolationLevelfortheTapeSecondCopystorage
domaintoBucketIsolated.
Note: Forincreasedobjectrecoveryperformance,you
maywishtoconfigurethePoolFirstCopystorage
domainwithaTemporarydataretentionpolicy,with
objectsretainedfor60or90days.
Default GET Job

Priority
High
information.
Default PUT Job
Priority
Normal
information.
Default VERIFY Job
Priority
Low
moreinformation.
Rebuild Priority
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Ifdataislostfromdiskortapemedia,thedataisrebuilt
usinglowpriority,whichisthelowestsetting.
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Parameter
Value
Description
Checksum Type
MD5
writtentocachewithaPUTjob,orreadbackfromdisk
ortapemediawithaGETjob.
Versioning
None
End-to-end CRC
No
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CHAPTER 4
Configure Advanced Bucket
Management Settings
ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconfiguretheAdvanced
BucketManagementfeatures.
Task
CreateaDiskPartition
page 62
CreateaTapePartition
page 64
CreateaBlackPearlTarget
page 65
CreateaStorageDomain
page 67
CreateaDataPolicy
page 71
CreateaBucket
page 76
TransferData
page 78
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Chapter 4 Configure Advanced Bucket Management Settings
Create a Disk Partition
CREATE A DISK PARTITION

Diskpartitionsarecollectionsofoneormorestoragepools,whichare
configuredoneitherArcticBlueexpansionnodes,orBlackPearlexpansion
nodes,connectedtotheBlackPearlgateway.Diskpartitionsarespecifiedin
storagedomainsasstoragetargets.Therearetwotypesofdiskpartitions;
nearlinestorage,whichisprovidedbyanArcticBlueexpansionnode,and
onlinestorage,whichisprovidedbyaBlackPearlexpansionnode.
NearlinestoragepoolsonArcticBlueexpansionnodesareautomatically
createdbytheBlackPearlgatewaywhenthesystemdetectsthatnewdisk
storageisconnectedtothegateway.Acapacitykeylicensingthedisk
storagemustbeenteredintothegatewaybeforeautomaticstoragepool
creationbegins.Onlinestoragepoolsmustbecreatedmanuallyusingthe
BlackPearluserinterface.SeeCreateOnlineDiskPoolonpage 101for
moreinformation.
Oncethestoragepoolsarecreated,theycanbeaddedtoadiskpartition.
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Create a Disk Partition
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewdiskpartition.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Advanced Bucket
Management todisplaytheAdvancedBucketManagementscreen.
Figure 26 The Advanced Bucket Management screen.

2. SelectAction > New Disk Partition.TheNewDiskPartitiondialogbox
displays.
Figure 27 The New Disk Partition dialog box.
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Create a Tape Partition
3. EnteranameforthediskpartitionintheDisk Partition Namefield.

4. UsethedropdownmenutoselectthePartition type.Youcannotmix
differenttypesofstoragepoolsinadiskpartition.
SelectOnlinetouseastoragepoolonaBlackPearlexpansionnode.
SelectNearlinetouseastoragepoolonanArcticBlueexpansion
node.
5. Addastoragepooltothediskpartition.
a. IntheMemberPoolspane,clickAdd.Anewrowappearsinthe
pane.
b. UsetheNamedropdownmenutoselectastoragepoolfromthelist
ofpreviouslyconfiguredstoragepools.TheCapacity,Type,and
Healthofthestoragepooldisplay.
c. Ifdesired,repeatStep aandStep btoaddadditionalstoragepools
tothediskpartition.
6. ClickCreate.ThenewdiskpartitiondisplaysontheAdvancedBucket
Managementscreen.
CREATE A TAPE PARTITION

UsetheUserGuideforyourSpectratapelibrarytocreateapartitionusing
thelibrarysBlueScaleinterface.OncetheBlackPearlgatewaydetectsa
partitiononatapelibraryconnectedtoit,thetapepartitionis
automaticallylistedontheAdvancedBucketManagementscreen.
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Create a BlackPearl Target
CREATE A BLACKPEARL TARGET

ConfiguringaBlackPearltargetallowsadatapolicyononeBlackPearl
gatewaytoreplicatedatatoasecondgateway.Ifdataissenttoadata
policythatisnotconfiguredforreplication,thedataisnotreplicatedtothe
targetgateway.
Withreplicationenabled,assoonasdataisPUTtothecacheofthesource
gatewayitbeginsreplicationtothetargetgateway.Storingmultiplecopies
ofthesamedataonadifferentBlackPearlgatewaysprovidesenhanced
datasecurityanddisasterrecoveryifthesourcegatewayfails.Whenyou
deletedatafromthesourcegateway,youcanoptionallyspecifytohavethe
datadeletedfromthetargetgatewayaswell.
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconfigureaBlackPearltarget.
Management todisplaytheAdvancedBucketManagementscreen(see
Figure 26onpage 63).
2. SelectAction > New BlackPearl Target.TheNewBlackPearlTarget
dialogboxdisplays.
Figure 28 The New BlackPearl Target dialog box.

3. EnteranamefortheBlackPearltargetintheNamefield.
4. Enterthehostnameofthetargetgateway,ortheIPaddressofthetarget
gatewaysdataport,astheData Path End Point.
Note: DonotusetheIPaddressofthetargetgatewaysmanagement
port.
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5. EntertheusernameorS3AccessIDofauserwithadministrator
privilegesonthetargetgatewayintheAdministrator Username or S3
Access IDfield.
Note: Administratorcredentialsareusedtoconfigureandmaintain
thesource/targetrelationship.Theyarenotusedforuserdriven
replicationoperations.
6. IntheAdministrator S3 Secret Keyfield,entertheS3SecretKeyofthe
useryouenteredinStep 5.
7. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectavaluefortheData Path Port.Set
thistothevalueoftheportonwhichthetargetgatewaysS3serveris
running.
Note: Donotchangethissettingunlessyouconfiguredthetarget
gatewayS3serveronaportotherthanthedefault.
8. Optionally,entertheIPaddressoftheData Path Proxy Server.If
configured,thesourcegatewayusesthespecifiedproxytoconnectto
thetargetgateway.
9. Optionally,enterthenameofadatapolicyconfiguredonthetarget
gatewaytouseastheReplicated User Default Data Policy.Ifconfigured,
thegatewayusesthistargetdatapolicyasthedefaultdatapolicyfor
anyusersreplicatedtothetarget.
10. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectavaluefortheDefault Read
Preference.Dataisnormallyreadfromthesourcegatewaywhenever
possible.Thissettingdeterminesfromwhatlocationdataisreadback
fromthetargetgateway,ifneeded.
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Name
Description
Last Resort
Thesourcegatewayonlyreadsdatafromthetarget
gatewayifthesourcegatewaycannotreadfromanyof
itsowndatapartitions.
Minimum Latency
Thesourcegatewayreadsthedatafromthedata
partitionwiththeleastlatencynomatterwhetheritis
connectedtothesourcegatewayorthetargetgateway.
Forexample,ifthesourcegatewayonlyhasthedataon
tapeandthetargetgatewayhasthedataonpool,the
dataisreadfromthetargetpool.
Note: OnlyuseMINIMUMLATENCYwhenthe
networkbetweenthesourceandtargetisvery
inexpensive.
After Online Pool
gatewayifthesourcegatewaycannotreadfroman
onlinepool.
After Nearline Pool
gatewayifthesourcegatewaycannotreadfroma
nearlinepool.
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Name
Description
After NonEjectable Tape
gatewayifthesourcegatewaycannotreadfromanon
ejectabletape.
Never
Dataisneverreadfromthetargetgateway
11. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectavalueforAccess Control

Replication.IfsettoUsers,thesourcegatewayreplicatesitsusersand
passwordstothetargetgateway.
12. ClickCreate.ThenewBlackPearltargetappearsontheAdvanced
BucketManagementscreen.
CREATE A STORAGE DOMAIN

Astoragedomainisanamedcollectionofmemberdatapartitionsand,
whenapplicable,mediatypecombinations.Storagedomainsdefinethe
possibleplaceswheretheBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewaystoresdata
thatissenttoit.Datapersistencerulesanddatapoliciesfurtherdefine
whereandforhowlongtostorespecificdata.
Entiredatapartition/mediatypecombinationsaremembersofstorage
domains.Whenabucketrequiresadditionalcapacity,asingledisk
partitionortapeisallocatedoutofthememberstofulfillthecapacity
requirement.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewstoragedomain.
theinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewstoragedomain.
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2. SelectAction > New Storage Domain.TheNewStorageDomaindialog

boxdisplays.
Figure 29 The New Storage Domain dialog box.

3. EnteranameforthestoragedomainintheStorage Domain Namefield.
4. EnteravalueforMaximum Days Between Auto Verifications.Afterthe
specifiednumberofdayspass,thegatewayperformsadataverification
checkofallunchangedtapemediainthestoragedomaintoensureitis
stillviable.
Note: Diskmediaisnotsubjecttodataverificationchecks.
5. SelectorclearSecure Media Allocation.Ifenabled,SecureMedia
Allocationensuresthatmediaallocatedtothestoragedomainisnever
reusedbytheBlackPearlgatewaytostorenewdata.
Note: SecureMediaAllocationshouldonlybeenabledwhen,for
compliancepurposes,theusermustbecertainwhichmediaever
containedanydataforthestoragedomain(usually,tophysically
destroythemediaoncethedataisnolongerneeded),ortoforce
rotatingthroughmediawhennewbackupsarecreatedandold
backupsaredeleted.
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6. SelecttheWrite Optimizationforthestoragedomain.
Thissettingspecifieswhetherjobchunksarewrittenasquicklyas
possibleoracrossasfewpiecesofmediaaspossible.Forexample,
whenPerformancemodeissetforatapepartition,jobchunksare
writtenasquicklyaspossible,usingalltapedriveresources,evenif
thatmeansthatmoretapesareallocatedtothebucketthanare
necessarytowritethedata.
ItisbettertouseCapacitymodeifyouplantoejectthetapesafterthe
jobcompletesorifthebucketiswrittentoveryrarelyandcapacityin
thelibraryisofconcern.Performancemodeisrecommendedfortape
partitionsinallothercases.
StoragedomainsforpoolpartitionsshouldgenerallyhaveaCapacity
writeoptimizationbecausepoolsareveryfastandunderless
contention.Itisrareforapoolstoragedomaintobenefitfrom
Performancemode.
7. SelecttheLTFS File Name optionforthestoragedomain.
Note: Thissettingonlyappliestotapemedia.Ifthestoragedomain
includestapepartition(s),youmustspecifytheLTFS File Name
optionforthestoragedomain.Thisoptionspecifieshowthe
gatewaynamesthefilewhenitwritesthemtotape.
TherearetwooptionsfortheLTFS File Name:
Object NameLTFSfilenamesusetheformat{bucketname}/{object
name},forexamplebucket1/video1.mov.Objectnamesmustcomply
withLTFSfilenamingrules.Ifthetapesareejectedfromthe
BlackPearlgatewayandloadedintoanonBlackPearltapepartition,
thefilenamesmatchtheobjectnames.
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Thecoloncharacter(:)isnotallowedinLTFSfilenamesand
thereforenotallowedinBlackPearlobjectnames.Theslash
character(/)isalsotechnicallynotallowedinLTFSfile
names;however,theBlackPearlsoftwarecanaccommodatea
slashintheobjectnameandtranslatesitasadirectoryinthe
LTFSfilesystem(e.g.directory1/directory2/video1.mov).
SpectraLogicdoesnotrecommendthefollowingcharacters
inLTFSfilenamesorBlackPearlobjectnamesforreasonsof
crossplatformcompatibility:controlcharacterssuchas
carriagereturn(CR)andlinefeed(LF),doublequotation
mark(),asterisk(*),questionmark(?),lessthansign(<),
greaterthansign(>),backslash(\),verticalline(|).
Object IDLTFSfilenamesusetheformat{bucketname}/{objectid},
forexamplebucket1/1fc6f09cdd7241ea80430491ab8a6d82.Object
namesdonotneedtocomplywithLTFSfilenamingrules.The
gatewaysavesobjectnamesasLTFSextendedattributesallowing
anythirdpartyapplicationtoreconstructallthedataincludingthe
objectnames.
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8. Optionally,selecttheMedia Ejection Allowedcheckboxtoenablemedia

ejectionoptionsforthestoragedomain.Clearthecheckboxtodisallow
mediaejectionforthestoragedomain.
Note: Thissettingonlyappliestotapemedia.
Ifyouselecttoallowmediaejection,configurethefollowingoptions:
a. Selectorclearoptionsforautomediaejection.
Auto Eject on Job Completionselectthisoptiontohavethe

gatewayautomaticallyejecttape(s)whenajobcompletes.
Auto Eject on Job Cancelselectthisoptiontohavethegateway

automaticallyejecttape(s)whenausercancelsajob.
Auto Eject on Media Fullselectthisoptiontohavethegateway

automaticallyejecttape(s)whenaatapeisfull.
b. UsingtheAuto Eject Verify Task Prioritydropdownmenu,selecta

taskpriorityfortapestobeverifiedwhentheyareautomatically
ejected.SelectingNonemeansthatthegatewaydoesnotverifytapes
beforeejectingthem.
c. SelectorcleartheScheduled Auto Ejectcheckbox.Ifenabled,this
optionautomaticallyejectstapemediaonasetschedule.Usethe
instructionsbelowtoconfigureeitherhourly,weekly,ordaily
automatictapeejection.
Create an Hourly Schedule

a. SelectHourlyastheintervalforthetapeejectionschedule(see
b. EnteranumberforEvery _ hours on the hour.Thisvaluespecifies
theinterval,inhours,betweenejectingtapes.Forexample,ifthis
valueissetto4,thesystemejectstapeseveryfourhours.
Create a Daily Schedule

a. SelectDailyastheintervalforthetapeejectionschedule(see
b. EnteratimevalueforStart Time,andincludeAMorPMafter
thevalue.Thisfieldisnotcasesensitive.
c. EnteranumberforEvery _ days.Thisvaluespecifiestheinterval,
indays,betweenejectingtapes.
Create a Weekly Schedule

a. SelectWeeklyastheintervalforthetapeejectionschedule(see
b. EnteratimevalueforStart Time,andincludeAMorPMafter
thevalue.Thisfieldisnotcasesensitive.
c. SelectoneormoredaysforEvery week on:.Thisdeterminesthe
day(s)ofeachweekthesystemejectstapes.
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9. Addastoragemembertothestoragedomain.
a. IntheMemberspane,clickAdd.Anewrowappearsinthepane.
b. UsethePartition Namedropdownmenutoselectatapeordisk
partitionfromthelistofpreviouslycreatedpartitions.
c. UsetheMedia Typedropdownmenutoselectthemediatypefora
tapepartition.
Notes:
Youmustselectthemediatypethatmatchesthemedia
presentinthetapelibrarypartition.
Thisoptiondoesnotdisplayifyouselectadiskpartitionin
Step b.
d. UsetheWrite Preferencedropdownmenutoselectthewrite
preferenceforthismemberofthestoragedomain.Thissetting
determinesthepreferredusageofthepartitionwhenadditional
capacityisneeded.ThegatewayusesapartitionwithHighwrite
preferencebeforeapartitionwithNormalwritepreference,andso
on.UseNever Selecttoindicatethatapartitionisreadonly.
e. Ifdesired,repeatStep athroughStep dtoaddadditionalmembers
tothestoragedomain.
10. ClickCreate.ThenewstoragedomaindisplaysontheAdvanced
CREATE A DATA POLICY

Adatapolicydefinesdataintegritypolicies,defaultjobattributes,and
persistenceandreplicationrules,whichdefinewheredataiswrittenand
forhowlongitiskept.Adatapolicymaybeusedbymultiplebuckets,but
abucketusespreciselyonedatapolicy.
Adatapolicyconsistsofoneormorepermanentpersistencerules,zeroor
moretemporarypersistencerules,zeroormoreretiredpersistencerules,
andzeroormorereplicationrules.Apersistenceruleiseitherpermanent,
meaningthatdataiskeptinthespecifiedstoragedomainatalltimes,or
temporary,meaningthatdataiskeptinthespecifiedstoragedomain
undercertaincircumstances,andthenitcanbedeletedfromthatstorage
domain.Existingpermanentandtemporarypersistencerules,and
replicationrules,mayberetiredsothattheruleisnotappliedforanynew
incomingdata,butwillcontinuetoretaindatapreviouslywritten.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewdatapolicy.
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2. SelectAction > New Data Policy.TheNewDataPolicydialogbox

displays.
Figure 30 The New Data Policy dialog box.

3. EnteranameforthedatapolicyintheData Policy Namefield.
4. SelectorcleartheBlobbing Enabled checkbox.Whenenabledthis
settingallowsanobjecttobebrokenintomultipleblobs.Ifdisabled,an
objectmustbeexactlyoneblob.Blobbingmustbeenabledtohandle
objectslargerthan1TB,tousemultipartupload,ortobreakupan
objectintomultipleblobs.
Note: Disablingblobbingguaranteesthananobjectwillneverspan
multipletapesorstoragepools,sinceablobcannotspan
multiplemedia.
5. SelectorcleartheMinimize Spanningcheckbox.Whenenabledthis
settingminimizesthespanningofdataacrossmultipletapesorpools.
Jobslessthan1TBneverspansmedia.
Note: Enablingthisoptioncanadverselyaffectcapacityutilizationand
performance.
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6. SelectthePerformancecharacteristicsforthedatapolicy.Eachpriority
determinestheresourcesassignedandtheprocessingorder.Jobswith
priorityUrgentcanuseupalloftheresourcesandpreventotherjobs
frommakingprogress.Usethisprioritysparingly.
a. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheDefault GET Priority.
b. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheDefault Put Priority.
c. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheDefault Verify Priority.
d. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheRebuild Priority.
7. SelecttheData Securityoptionsforthedatapolicy.
a. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheChecksum type.
Thissettingspecifiesthetypeofchecksumusedtoverifydataintegrity
fordatainanybucketusingthisdatapolicy,andthetypeofchecksum
requiredforendtoendCRC,ifspecified.
Notes:
CRC,MD5,andSHA512performthebestfortheir
correspondingcryptographicstrengthsontheBlackPearl
gateway.
UsingSHA256andSHA512reducessinglestream
performanceandmayreducethroughputcapabilitiesofthe
gateway.
b. IfyouwanttoenableendtoendsecurityforeachGETorPUTjob,
selecttheRequire end-to-end CRCcheckbox.
8. SelectthetypeofVersioningyouwanttouseforthedatapolicy.You
mustselecteitherNoneorKeep Latest.
NoneOnlyoneversionofanobjectmayexistatanytimeandthe
versionnumberoftheobjectisalways1.
Keep LatestOnlyoneversionofthedataisavailableatatime.
Whenanewversionofanobjectiswritten,theoldversionis
retaineduntilthenewversionisfullywrittenincompliancewith
thedatapolicy,andthentheoldversionisdeleted.
Notes:
Caution
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whichusesastoragedomainconfiguredwiththeLTFS File
Name optionsettoObject Name.SeeCreateaStorageDomain
onpage 67formoreinformation.
TheKeep LatestsettingrequiresthatthePUTjobforthe
earlierversionoftheobjectcompletebeforethePUTofthe
latestversionoftheobjectwiththesamenameinorderfor
thePUTjobtosucceed.
If the PUT of the earlier version is not complete before the PUT of the latest version,
the BlackPearl gateway believes the latest version to be the same object as the
earlier version and rejects it, and only the earlier version is retained.
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9. Addastoragedomaintothedatapolicyandconfigurethedata
persistencerulesforthatstoragedomain.
a. IntheDataPersistenceRulespane,clickAdd.Anewrowappearsin
thepane.
b. UsetheStorage Domain dropdownmenutoselectastoragedomain
fromthelistofpreviouslycreatedstoragedomains.
c. UsetheTypedropdownmenutoselectwhetherthedata
persistenceruletousefortheforthestoragedomainisTemporaryor
Permanent.
Note: TheTemporarysettingcannotbeusedforastoragedomainthat
targetsatapelibrary.
d. UsetheIsolation Level dropdownmenutoselectthelevelof
physicalisolationrequiredforthestoragedomain.
StandardDataisisolatedaccordingtothestandardStorage
Domainisolationrequirements.
Bucket IsolatedDatafromdifferentbucketscannotbemixed
onthesamephysicalstoragemedia.
Notes:
TheStandardisolationlevelprovidesthebestcapacity
utilizationandoverallperformance.
Bucket Isolatedallocatesanentiretapeorpooltoabucket
whenneeded.Allocatinganentirepooltoabucketmayuse
upresourcesquicklyandisnotrecommended.
e. EntertheMinimum Days to Retainintheentryfieldtospecifythe

minimumnumberofdaysthegatewayshouldretaindatawritten
usingatemporarypersistencerule.
Note: TheMinimum Days to Retainforapersistenceruletargetinga
storagedomainusinganearlinepool(anArcticBlueexpansion
node)mustbe90daysorgreater.
f. Ifdesired,repeatStep aonpage 74throughStep etoaddadditional
storagedomainmembersandpersistencerulestothedatapolicy.
10. Ifyouplantoconfigureadatareplicationtarget,selectorclearthe
Replicate Deletescheckbox.Whenenabled,anytimeareplicatedfileis
deletedfromthesourcegateway,itisalsodeletedfromthetarget
gateway.
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11. Ifyouplantoconfigureadatareplicationtarget,selectorclearthe
Always accept replicated PUT jobscheckbox.Thisoptioncontrols
whetherallPUTjobscreatedforthisdatapolicyarecreatedevenifone
ormorereplicationtargetsthegatewaymustPUTtoareunavailable,or
ifthereareglobalissuesthatwouldlikelypreventthecompletionofthe
job.
Note: Usingthisparameterisdiscouraged,andusingitforjobson
boththesourceandtargetgatewaysatthesametimeis
extremelydiscouraged.Runningjobsonbothgatewayswhen
theyarenotabletocommunicatewitheachothercancreate
replicationconflictsthatmustbemanuallyresolved.
12. Ifdesired,addadatareplicationtargetanddefinethereplicationrules
forthedatareplicationtarget.
a. IntheDataReplicationRulespane,clickAdd.Anewrowappearsin
thepane.
b. UsetheBlackPearl Target dropdownmenutoselectareplication
targetfromthelistofpreviouslycreatedreplicationtargets.
c. UsetheTypedropdownmenutoselectwhetherthedata
persistenceruletousefortheforthestoragedomainisPermanent
or Retired.
Note: YoucannotcreateareplicationruleasRetired.Youcanonly
modifyarulefrompermanenttoretiredafterthedatapolicyis
created.
d. IntheBlackPearl Data Policyentryfield,enterthenameofthedata
policyonthetargetBlackPearlgatewaythatthetargetgatewayisto
usewhencreatingthebuckettostorethereplicateddata.
Alternatively,youcanleavethefieldblank.
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Thedatapolicynameiscasesensitive.
Ifthebucketalreadyexistsandtheuserinitiatingthe
replicationhaswritepermissionforthebucket,andthedata
isnotyettransferred,thedataistransferredtotheexisting
bucket.
IfthefieldisleftblankandtheBlackPearltargetwas
configuredwiththesettingReplicatedUserDefaultData
Policyenabled,andAccessControlReplicationwassetto
Users,thedefaultdatapolicyonthetargetgatewayis
used.Ifnodefaultissetonthetargetgatewayandthetarget
gatewayisconfiguredwithmorethanonedatapolicy,the
replicationfails.
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13. AddauserorS3grouptotheAccess Control Listforthedatapolicy.

a. IntheAccessControlListpane,clickAdd.Anewrowappearsinthe
pane.
b. UsetheName dropdownmenutoselectapreviouslycreateduser
orS3group.
c. Ifdesired,repeatStep aandStep btoaddadditionalusersorS3
groupstotheaccesscontrollist.
14. ClickCreate.ThenewdatapolicydisplaysontheAdvancedBucket
Managementscreen.
CREATE A BUCKET
Bucketsaredatatransfertargetsforreadandwriteoperations.The
gatewaystagesdatawrittentoitonthecacheandoptimizeshowitwrites
bucketstostoragedomainsforbestperformance.
ClientswritedatatothegatewayusingabulkPUTcommand,andread
fromthegatewaywithabulkGETcommand.Formoreinformationon
usingthesecommandsseetheSpectraBlackPearlSpectraS3APIReference.
Note: BucketscanalsobecreatedusingaSpectraS3client,orSpectra
S3API.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconfigureabucket.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Buckets.TheBucketsscreen
displays.
Figure 31 The Buckets screen.
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2. SelectAction > New fromthemenubar.TheNewBucketdialogbox

displays.
Figure 32 The New Bucket dialog box.

3. EnteranameforthebucketintheBucket Namefield.
Notes:
Thebucketnamecannotusethecolon(:)orforwardslash(/)
characters.
Thebucketnamecannotexceed255characters.
4. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectanOwnerforthebucketfromthelist
ofusersalreadycreatedonthegateway.
5. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectaData Policyforthebucketfromthe
listofpreviouslycreateddatapoliciesonthegateway.Thebucketuses
thisdatapolicywhentransferringdata.
6. Addmemberstotheaccesscontrollistforthebucket.
a. UnderAccess Control Lists,clickAddtoaddanewmembertothe
accesscontrollist.
b. UsethedropdownmenuintheNamecolumntoselectauserorS3
group.
c. SelectorclearoptionsinthePermissionscolumntoallowordeny
thatpermissionfortheuserorgroupselectedinStep a.Seethetable
belowforadescriptionofeachpermissiontype.
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Name
Description
List
bucket.
Read
Write
Delete
Job
users.
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Transfer Data
Name
Description
Owner
d. Ifdesired,repeatStep aonpage 77throughStep ctoaddadditional

usersorgroups.
7. ClickCreate.TheBucketsscreendisplayswiththenewlycreated
bucketlisted.
TRANSFER DATA
Aftercompletingtheabovesectionsofthischapter,youarereadytobegin
transferringdatato,andfrom,theBlackPearlgateway.
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TotransferdatausingtheSpectraDeepStorageBrowser,seeUsingthe
DeepStorageBrowseronpage 150.
TotransferdatausingaSpectraS3client,consulttheSpectraBlackPearl
SpectraS3APIReference,anddocumentationspecifictoeachSpectraS3
client.
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CHAPTER 5
Additional Configuration
Options
ThischapterdescribesusingtheBlackPearluserinterfacetoconfigure
additionaloptionsfortheSpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGateway.
Task
ConfigureServices
page 80
ConfiguretheSNMPService
page 80
ConfiguretheSpectraS3Service
page 82
ConfigureNetworkConnectionsandSettings
page 85
EdittheSystemName
page 85
ConfigureEthernetPorts
page 86
ConfigureDNSSettings
page 87
ConfigureSMTPSettings
page 88
ConfigureDateandTime
page 90
ConfigureUsers
page 90
CreateNewS3Group
page 91
EditaUser
page 93
DeleteaUser
page 95
ChangePasswordandSessionTimeoutSetting
page 96
ConfigureCertificates
page 97
ConfigureBuckets
page 98
EditaBucket
page 98
DeleteaBucket
page 100
ConfigureDiskPools
page 101
CreateOnlineDiskPool
page 101
DeleteOnlineDiskPool
page 101
ImportDiskPool
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Configure Services
CONFIGURE SERVICES
Usethefollowinginstructionstochangetheoperatingstateand
configurationofaservice.
Configure the SNMP Service

1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Servicestodisplaythe
Servicesscreen.
Figure 33 The Services screen.

2. DoubleclicktheSNMPservice,orselecttheSNMPserviceandselect
Action > Show Details.TheSNMPdetailsscreendisplays.
3. OntheSNMPdetailsscreen,selectAction > Edit.TheEditSNMP
Servicedialogboxdisplays.
Figure 34 The Edit SNMP Service dialog box.

4. Ifdesired,changethevalueoftheCommunity String.Anyincoming
SNMPqueriesthatuseadifferentcommunitystringthantheoneset
herefail.Ifnocommunitystringisspecified,thentheBlackPearl
gatewayrespondstoallSNMPqueries.
5. EntertheprimarycontactfortheBlackPearlgatewayintheContact
field.
6. EnterthephysicallocationofthegatewayintheLocationfield.
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7. Ifdesired,addclientsthatareallowedtoaccessthegatewayusingSNMP.
Figure 35 The Edit SNMP Service dialog box.

a. Clickthe+signtoaddaclient.
b. EnterthehostIPaddressintheHostfield.
c. Ifdesired,selecttheNotificationscheckboxtoindicatethatthe
SNMPclientshouldreceiveoutgoingnotifications.
d. EntertheportnumbertobeusedforSNMPcommunicationinthe
Portfield.
e. EnteracommunitystringvalueintheCommunity Stringfield.This
communitystringissetforeachclient.TheclientsmonitorSNMP
notificationsforanythatusethestringspecifiedhere.
f. RepeatStep athroughStep easneededtoaddadditionalclients.
8. ClickSave.
Download the MIB File

IfyouwanttocommunicatewiththegatewayusingSNMP,youmustfirst
downloadtheBlackPearlMIB(ManagementInformationBase)file,and
loadthefileintoacompatiblenetworknodemanagerprogram,suchas
HPOpenView.
1. SelectConfiguration > ServicestodisplaytheServicesscreen(see
2. DoubleclicktheSNMPservicerow,orselecttheSNMPservicerow
andselectAction > Show Details.TheSNMPdetailsscreendisplays.
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3. ClickDownload MIB.Usingyourwebbrowser,savethefiletoyourlocal
host.
Figure 36 Download the MIB file.

4. Loadthefileintothenetworknodemanagerprogram.
5. Youcannowuseyournetworknodemanagerprogramto
communicatewiththeBlackPearlgateway,usingthesettings
configuredinConfiguretheSNMPServiceonpage 80.
Configure the Spectra S3 Service

Servicesscreen(seeFigure 33onpage 80).

2. DoubleclicktheS3service,orselecttheS3serviceandselectAction >
Show Details.TheS3detailsscreendisplays.
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3. OntheS3servicedetailsscreen,selectAction > Edit.TheEditS3

Servicedialogboxdisplays.
Figure 38 The Edit S3 Service dialog box.

4. Usingthedropdownlist,selectthePortusedfortheHTTPconnection
totheS3service.
Note: TheHTTPSconnectionisalwaysavailableonport443.
5. EnteravalueinminutesintheAuto-Activate Timeoutentryfield.This
valuespecifiestheamountoftimethatmustpassbetweentheS3data
pathbackendshutdowntostartupbeforeitwillnotbeautoactivated.
Forexample,ifthegatewayispoweredoffforlongerthanthespecified
timeoutvalue,youmustmanuallyrestarttheS3datapathbackend
afterpoweringonthegateway.
Notes:
Tomanuallystartthedatapathbackend,seeManually
StartingtheS3DataPathBackendonpage 146.
IftheAuto-Activate Timeout issetto0,thedatapathbackend
willneverautoactivate.
6. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectabehaviorforAuto-Inspect.This
settingconfigureswhethertapeinspectionsareperformedbythe
gatewaybasedonatapeslastknownstate,oreachtimetheBlackPearl
isinitialized.
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Value
Description
Default
Tapesarescheduledforinspectionifaninspectionis
necessarygiventhetapescurrentstate,aswellasevery
timetheBlackPearlgatewayisinitialized.
Minimal
Tapesarescheduledforinspectionifaninspectionis
necessarygiventhetapescurrentstate.
Never
Tapesarenotautomaticallyscheduledforinspection.
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7. Enteravalue,inminutes,forUnavailable Tape Partition Max Job Retry.

Thissettingspecifiesthemaximumnumberofminutesthatcanelapse
betweenthefirstfailedattempttoGETorVERIFYjobdata(duetoa
tapepartitionbeingoffline,inanerrorstate,ordeactivated),beforea
subsequentfailurewilltriggeraretrytoprocessthejobdata.Thisonly
appliestoGETorVERIFYjobs.
8. Enteravalue,inminutes,forUnavailable Pool Max Job Retry.This
settingspecifiesthemaximumnumberofminutesthatcanelapse
betweenthefirstfailedattempttoGETorVERIFYjobdata(duetoa
poolpartitionbeingoffline,inanerrorstate,ordeactivated),beforea
subsequentfailurewilltriggeraretrytoprocessthejobdata.Thisonly
appliestoGETorVERIFYjobs.
9. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectabehaviorforUnavailable Media
Policy.Thissettingconfigureshowthegatewaybehaveswherethereis
unavailabletapeordiskpartitionswhencreatingnewjobsorretrying
toprocessjobdata.
Value
Description
Allow
Newjobrequestsforunavailablemediaareallowedand
willretryforthedurationoftheUnavailable Tape
Partition Max Job RetryorUnavailable Pool Max Job
Retry setting.
Discouraged
Unavailablepartitionscanbeused,butonlyifnoother
mediaisavailable.
Disallow
Newjobrequestsforunavailablemediafail.
10. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectabehaviorfortheDefault Conflict

Resolution Mode.Thissettingsetsthedefaultbehaviorforthegateway
whenimportingaforeignobjecttoanexistingbucket.
Value
Description
Cancel
Aborttheimportprocessifafilenameconflictis
discovered.
Accept Most Recent
Keepthefilewiththemostrecentcreationdate.
Accept Existing
KeepthefilecurrentlyintheBlackPearldatabase.
11. ClickSave.
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Configure Network Connections and Settings
CONFIGURE NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND SETTINGS

UsetheNetworkscreentoeditthesystemname,configureEthernetports
andDNSsettings,andtoenterSMTPandNTPinformation.
Figure 39 The Network screen.
Edit the System Name

1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Network,orclickthe
displays.
2. IntheNetworkInterfacespane,doubleclickthesystemname,orselect
thesystemnameandthenselectAction > Edit.TheEditSystemName
dialogboxdisplays.
Figure 40 The Edit System Name dialog box.

3. EnterthedesiredNameforthesystem,andclickSave.
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Configure Ethernet Ports

ThissectiondescribesusingtheBlackPearluserinterfacetoconfigurethe
IPaddressingfortheEthernetportsintheBlackPearlgateway.The
gatewayincludestwo10GigEportsontherearpanel(seeFigure 5on
page 22).
Notes:
YoucanonlyusetheBlackPearlmanagementporttoaccess
theBlackPearluserinterface.Youcannotusethisportfor
datatransfer.
Youcanonlycreateonedataconnectiontothegateway.You
canconfigurelinkaggregationforbetterperformance.
ThedataconnectionandBlackPearlmanagementportare
initiallyconfiguredinChapter 2 InitialConfigurationon
page 30.Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconfigure
networksettingsafterinitialsetupiscomplete.
Thenextstepsdependonifyouareconfiguringthedataconnection,the
managementport,orwanttodelete(clear)anetworkconfiguration.
ConfiguretheDataConnectiononpage 38
ConfiguretheManagementPortonpage 86
ClearanEthernetConfigurationonpage 87
Configure the Management Port

2. IntheNetworkInterfacespane,doubleclicktheManagementrow,or
selecttheManagementrowandthenselectAction > Edit.TheEdit
Managementdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 41 The Edit Management dialog box.
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Important
If you select DHCP, you are not able to see the IP address assigned by DHCP before
you are logged out of the BlackPearl user interface. Contact your system
administrator to determine the DHCP address for the management port.
4. ChangetheMTUvalue,ifdesired.IfyousettheMTUvalueto
somethingotherthan1500,ensurethatyourswitchconfiguration
supportslargerMTUsettings,aswellasallthehostsonthenetwork.
5. ClickSave.
Note: WhenyouchangetheIPaddressoftheBlackPearlmanagement
port,youloseyourconnectiontotheuserinterfacewhenyou
saveyourchanges.Toreestablishtheconnection,enterthenew
IPaddressinyourbrowserandloginagain.
Clear an Ethernet Configuration

Insomecases,itmaybeusefultodeleteanexistingEthernetconfiguration
byclearingit.UsetheinstructioninthissectiontoclearanEthernet
configuration.
NetworkpanefromtheDashboardscreen.TheNetworkscreendisplays
(seeFigure 39onpage 85).
2. Selecttherowoftheconfigurationyouwanttoclearandselect
Action > Clearfromthemenubar.Aconfirmationwindowdisplays.
3. ClickDeletetocleartheEthernetconfiguration.
Configure DNS Settings

TheDNSsettingsontheBlackPearlgatewayareusedtoallowdomain
namelookuponthegateway.UsethefollowinginstructionstoenterDNS
informationonthegateway.
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2. IntheDNSpaneoftheNetworkscreen,doubleclickthesinglerow,or
selecttherowandthenselectAction >Edit.TheEditDNSscreen
displays.
Figure 42 Edit DNS information.

3. SelectDHCPtohavethegatewaydeterminetheaddressofnameservers
andsearchdomainsautomatically.
OR
SelectManualtoenterinformationfornameserversandsearch
domainsmanually.
Note: ThebuttonsforDHCPandManualareonlyusablewhenthe
BlackPearlmanagementportisconfiguredasDHCP.Ifthe
managementinterfaceissettoastaticIPaddress,thebuttonsare
greyedout,andtheinformationmustbeenteredmanually.
4. IftheBlackPearlmanagementportisconfiguredwithastaticIP
address,orifyouselectedManual,enterthefollowinginformation:
a. EntertheIPaddressofoneormorenameserversintheName
Serversfield.
b. EntertheURLofoneormoresearchdomainsintheSearch Domains
field.
5. ClickSave.
Configure SMTP Settings

UsetheEmailsettingstoassociatetheBlackPearlgatewaywithamail
server.ThegatewayusesthisSMTPservertosendemailswheneverASLs
orcertaintypesofmessagesaregenerated.
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UsethefollowinginstructionstoenterSMTPinformationonthegateway.
displays.
Figure 43 The SMTP pane of the Network screen.

2. DoubleclickthenameoftheSMTPserver,orselectthenameofthe
SMTPserverandthenclickAction > Edit.TheEmaildialogbox
displays.
Figure 44 The Email dialog box.

3. EntertheSMTP ServerandSMTP Portinformation.
4. IfyourSMTPserverusesTLS(TransportLayerSecurity)
authentication,selecttheEnable TLS Authenticationcheckboxandenter
therequiredusernameandpasswordinformation.
5. EnteranemailaddressintheFrom Addressfield.Thisistheemail
addressthatdisplaysasthesenderwheneverthegatewaygeneratesan
email.ThisemailaddressshoulduniquelyidentifytheBlackPearl
gatewaytoassistintroubleshootingandberecognizedbytheSMTP
serverasavaliddomainaddress.
6. ClickSave.
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Configure Date and Time

ThedateandtimecanbesetmanuallyorusingNTP(NetworkTime
Protocol).TheNTPsettingsareusedtoaccuratelycontrolthecurrenttime
ontheBlackPearlgateway.Usethefollowinginstructionstoconfigurethe
dateandtimeonthegateway.
displays.
Figure 45 The Date and Time pane of the Network screen.

2. DoubleclicktheSystemTimetoedit thedateandtime,orselectthe
SystemTimerowandselectAction > Edit.TheTimeSettingsdialog
boxdisplays.
Figure 46 The Time Settings dialog box.

3. SelectManualorNTP.
a. IfyouselectManual,enterthecurrenttimeintheTimefield.Enter
either12hourtimevaluesandincludeAMorPM,oruse24hour
timevalues.ClicktheemptyDatefield.Acalendarappears.Select
thecurrentdate.
b. IfyouselectNTP,entertheNTPserverinformationforthePrimary
NTP Server.Ifdesired,entertheNTPserverinformationforthe
Secondary NTP Server.
CONFIGURE USERS
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewS3usergroup,edit
existingusers,changepasswords,andconfigurethesessiontimeout
setting.Tocreatenewusers,seeCreateaUseronpage 40.
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Description of User Types

TherearethreedifferenttypesofusersintheBlackPearluserinterface.The
primaryadministrator,themonitoruser,andS3Users.Additionally,users
canbecombinedwithotherusersintoS3groups,inwhichallmembersof
thegroupsharethesamepermissions.Usethetablebelowfora
descriptionoftheusertypes.
User
Description
Primary
Administrator
Theprimaryadministratoraccountiscreatedbydefault.
ThisaccountcanaccesstheBlackPearluserinterfaceand
hasfullcontroloveralluserinterfacefunctions.This
accountcanseejobscreatedbyanyS3user.
Note: Youcannotcreateadditionalprimary
administratoraccounts.
Monitor User
Themonitoruseraccountiscreatedbydefault.This
accountcanaccesstheBlackPearluserinterfacebutcannot
useanyfunctionsoftheuserinterface.Thisaccountcan
seejobscreatedbyanyS3user.Thisaccountisusefulif
youneedtoviewthestatusofS3jobs,oranyotheraspect
oftheuserinterface,butdonothaveaccesstotheprimary
administratoraccount.
Note: Youcannotcreateadditionalmonitoruser
accounts.
S3 Users
S3usersarecreatedforuseasbucketowners.S3users
cannotaccesstheBlackPearlwebinterface.
Create New S3 Group

AnS3groupontheBlackPearlgatewayisagroupofpreviouslycreatedS3
users.MembersofanS3groupcanbeindividualusers,orgroupsofusers.
WhencreatinganS3group,youspecifytheglobalbucketanddatapolicy
accesscontrollists.
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UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateanewS3group.
displays.
Figure 47 The Users screen.

2. SelectAction > New S3 Group fromthemenubar.TheNewS3Group
dialogboxdisplays.
Figure 48 The New S3 Group dialog box.

3. EnterthedesiredNameforthegroup.
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4. Addmemberstothegroup.
a. UndertheMemberspane,clickAdd.Anewentrydisplaysunderthe
Nameheader.
b. Usingthedropdownlist,selectthepreviouslycreateduserorS3
grouptoaddasamemberofthisgroup.
c. RepeatstepsStep athroughStep btoaddadditionalmembers.
optionsgiveordenypermissionforthegroupbeingcreatedtoperform
Note: TheaccesscontrollistoptionsselectedforanS3group
complementtheoptionspreviouslyselectedforeachmemberof
thegroup.Forexample,ifauserhasReadpermissionandis
addedtoanS3groupthathasWritepermission,theusernow
hasbothReadandWritepermissions.
Name
Description
List
TheS3groupcanseethebucketandcanlisttheobjectsin
abucket.
Read
TheS3groupcangetobjectsandcreateGETjobs.
Write
TheS3groupcanputobjectsandcreatePUTjobs.
Delete
TheS3groupcandeleteobjects,butcannotdeletethe
bucket.
Job
TheS3groupcanmodifyorcanceljobscreatedbyother
users.TheS3groupcanalsoseethedetailsofjobs
createdbyotherusers.
Owner
TheS3groupreceivesfullaccesstoallbuckets,including
allpermissionslistedabove.
6. UnderGlobal Data Policy Access Control List,selectthecheckboxto

allowtheuseraccesstoanydatapolicycreatedonthegateway.
7. ClickCreatetocreatethenewS3group.
8. Ifdesired,repeatStep 2onpage 92throughStep 7tocreateadditional
S3groups.
Edit a User
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Users.TheUsersscreen
displaysalistofallconfiguredusers(seeFigure 18onpage 40).
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2. Doubleclickthenameoftheuseryouwanttoedit,orselecttheuser
andthenselectAction > Edit.TheEditUsersdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 49 The Edit User dialog box.

3. Ifdesired,edittheusersFull Name.
4. Ifdesired,edittheUsernamefortheuser.TheUsernamecannotcontain
capitallettersorspaces.
5. Ifdesired,changetheEmailaddressfortheuser.
Note: Thegatewaydoesnotusethissettingforanypurposeatthis
time.
6. Fromthedropdownlist,selectaRolefortheuser.
Note: YoucanonlyconfigureuserswitharoleofUseratthistime.
7. TheS3 Access IDandS3 Secret Keyfieldsaregeneratedautomatically
Onceauseriscreated,anewS3secretkeycanbegenerated.See
ChangeS3SecretKeyonpage 95.
8. Fromthedropdownlist,selectaDefault Data Policyfortheuser.If
specified,thegatewayusestheselecteddatapolicyforallbuckets
createdbytheuser,unlessadifferentpolicyisspecifiedduringbucket
creation.
optionsgiveordenypermissionfortheuserbeingcreatedtoperform
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Description
Delete
Job
users.
Owner
10. UnderGlobal Data Policy Access Control List,selectthecheckboxto

allowtheuseraccesstoanydatapolicycreatedonthegateway.
11. ClickSave.
Change S3 Secret Key

IfanS3secretkeyiscompromised,oryouotherwisewanttochangeit,use
theinstructionsinthissectiontochangeanS3secretkeyforauser.
2. SelecttheuserforwhichyouwanttochangetheS3secretkey,andthen
selectAction > Change S3 Secret Key.TheChangeS3SecretKey
windowdisplays.
Figure 50 The Change S3 Secret Key dialog box.

3. SelecteitherGenerate Key AutomaticallyorEnter Specific Key.
4. Optionally,ifyouselectedEnter Specific Key,enterthedesiredkeyin
theentrybox.
5. ClickChangetochangetheS3secretkeyfortheuser.
Delete a User
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2. Selecttheuseryouwanttodelete,andthenselectAction > Delete.A

confirmationwindowdisplays.
3. ClickDeletetodeletetheuser.
Change Password and Session Timeout Setting

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontochangethepasswordorconfigure
sessiontimeoutsettingsforthePrimaryAdministratororMonitorUser.
OnlythePrimaryAdministratorandMonitorUsercanaccessthe
BlackPearluserinterface.ToedittheotherparametersofthePrimary
AdministratororMonitorUser,seeEditaUseronpage 93.
2. DoubleclicktheSpectraaccountinthePrimaryAdministratorspane,
ortheMonitoraccountintheMonitorUserspanel,andthenselect
Action > Edit.TheEditUserdialogboxappears.

3. Ifdesired,edittheadministratorsFull Name.
4. Ifdesired,edittheUsernamefortheadministratorormonitoruser.The
Usernamecannotcontaincapitallettersorspaces.
5. Ifyouarechangingthepassword,enterthecurrentpasswordandthen
enterthedesirednewpassword.Confirmthenewpassword.
Note: Ifyouareonlychangingthesessiontimeout,leavethepassword
fieldsblank.Thepasswordisnotchanged.
6. Ifdesired,enterthevalueforthesessiontimeoutinminutes.Thisvalue
cannotexceed999minutes.
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7. TheS3 Access IDandS3 Secret Keyfieldsaregeneratedautomatically

andcannotbechangedatthistime.SeeChangeS3SecretKeyon
page 95forinformationonchangingtheS3SecretKey.
8. Whenchangingthepasswordorsettinganewtimeoutvalue,leavethe
Default Data Policy,Global Bucket Access Control List,andGlobal Data
Policy Access Listoptionsasis.
9. ClickSavetosavethenewpasswordandsessiontimeoutsetting.
Note: Thenewpassworddoesnottakeeffectuntilafteryoulogoutof
theBlackPearluserinterface(seeExittheBlackPearlUser
Interfaceonpage 149).
CONFIGURE CERTIFICATES
TheBlackPearlgatewayshipswithnonsignedSSLcertificatesforboththe
dataandmanagementportsonthegateway.Becausethecertificatesare
notsigned,youmustpassasecuritycheckeverytimeyouattemptto
accessthemanagementporttoviewtheBlackPearluserinterface,orwhen
youattempttotransferdatausingthedataport.
Ifdesired,youcaninstallsigned,trustedSSLcertificatesforyourdataand
managementportssothatyounolongerneedtopassthesecuritycheck
whenaccessingtheseports.
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoinstallanSSLcertificate.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Certificates.TheCertificates
screendisplays.
Figure 52 The Certificates screen.

2. SelecteithertheManagementorDatarow,dependingonforwhichport
youwanttoinstallanewSSLcertificate.
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3. SelectAction > Import Certificate.TheImportCertificatedialogbox

displays.
Figure 53 The Import Certificate dialog box.

4. FromyoursourceSSLcertificatefile,copythecertificateportionofthe
fileintoyourhostscache,andthenpastethecontentsintothe
Certificateentrybox.
Note: ThecertificatemustbeinPEMformat.
5. FromyoursourceSSLcertificatefile,copytheprivatekeyportionofthe
fileintoyourhostscache,andthenpastethecontentsintothePrivate
Key entrybox.
Note: TheprivatekeymustbeinPEMformat.
6. ClickSave.
CONFIGURE BUCKETS
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoeditordeleteabucket.For
instructionsoncreatinganewbucket,seeCreateaBucketonpage 76.
Edit a Bucket
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontochangetheownerofabucket,change
thedatapolicyusedbythebucket,ortochangetheaccesscontrollistfor
thebucket.
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2. SelectthebucketyouwanttoeditandselectAction > Edit.TheEdit

Bucketdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 54 The Edit Bucket dialog box.

3. Thebucketnameisgreyedoutandcannotbechanged.
4. Fromthedropdownlist,changetheOwnerassignedtothebucket.
Important
After changing bucket owners, you may need to reconfigure your client application
to access the bucket.
5. UsetheData Policydropdownmenutochangedatapolicyassignedto
thebucket.Formoreinformationondatapolicies,seeDataPolicieson
page 46.
6. Addmemberstotheaccesscontrollistforthebucket.
a. UnderAccess Control Lists,clickAddtoaddanewmembertothe
accesscontrollist.
b. UsethedropdownmenuintheNamecolumntoselectauserorS3
group.
c. SelectorclearoptionsinthePermissionscolumntoallowordeny
thatpermissionfortheuserorgroupselectedinStep a.Seethetable
belowforadescriptionofeachpermissiontype.
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bucket.
Read
Write
Delete
Job
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Name
Description
Owner
d. Ifdesired,repeatStep athroughStep ctoaddadditionalusersor

groups.
e. Ifdesired,removeauserorgroupfromtheaccesscontrollistby
clickingRemove.
7. ClickSave.
Delete a Bucket
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodeleteabucket.
Caution
When you delete a bucket, all data contained in the bucket is lost. Any tapes
associated with the bucket are marked as Free, and are available to the gateway for
other storage operations immediately. Any bucket data that was written to tape
media is retained until the tape is loaded into a drive and new data is written.

2. SelectthebucketyouwanttodeleteandselectAction > Delete.A
confirmationdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 55 The bucket delete confirmation

dialog box.
3. TypeDELETEintotheentryfield,andthenclickDelete.
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CONFIGURE DISK POOLS

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreate,delete,orimportadiskpool.
Create Online Disk Pool

IfyouaddaBlackPearlexpansionnodetotheBlackPearlgateway,or
otherwisemakeonlinedisksavailableforuse,usetheinstructionsinthis
sectiontocreateanewonlinediskpool.
2. SelectAction > New Online Disk Pool.TheNewOnlineDiskpool
dialogboxdisplays.
Figure 56 The New Online Disk Pool dialog box.

3. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectthetypeofpoolyouwanttocreate.
Onlyvalidpoolconfigurationoptionsdisplay,youcannotcreatepools
outsideofthepreconfiguredsizes.
4. ClickCreate Pool.ThenewonlinediskpoolislistedontheAdvanced
Delete Online Disk Pool

Ifyouwanttodeleteanonlinediskpool(forexample,tocreatealarger
poolafteraddingadditionaldiskstothesystem)usetheinstructionsin
thissectiontodeleteanonlinediskpool.
Note: Youmustdeleteallobjectscontainedintheonlinediskpool
beforeyoucandeletethepool.
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2. SelecttheonlinepoolyouwanttodeleteintheStoragePoolspane,and
selectAction > Delete Online Disk Pool.TheAreYouSureconfirmation
windowdisplays.
Figure 57 The Are You Sure confirmation window.

3. EnterDeleteintotheentryfieldandclickDelete.Theonlinediskpool
isdeleted.
Import Disk Pool

DatapresentonnearlinestoragepoolsonArcticBlueexpansionnodescan
bemovedfromoneBlackPearlgatewaytoanother,eithertoincreasename
spaceredundancy,oraspartofdisasterprevention.Usetheinstructionsin
thissectiontoimportapool.
1. EnsuretheArcticBlueexpansionnodecontainingthepoolyouwantto
importiscabledtotheBlackPearlgatewaymasternode.
2. EnsurethesettingsfortheSpectraS3serviceDefault Conflict Resolution
Mode aresettoyourpreference.SeeConfiguretheSpectraS3Service
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4. DiskpoolseligibleforimportdisplaywithahealthofForeign.Selectthe
nearlinepoolyouwanttoimportintheStoragePoolspane,andselect
Action > Import Pool.TheImportdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 58 The Import dialog box.

5. Configuretheimportparametersforexistingbucketspresentonthe
storagepool.
a. TheSystem Default Conflict Resolution Modeisconfiguredwhen
editingtheSpectraS3serviceandisnoteditableinthisdialogbox.
SeeConfiguretheSpectraS3Serviceonpage 82formore
information.
b. Usingthedropdownmenu,selectabehaviorforObject Conflict
Resolution Mode.Thissettingconfigureshowthegatewayhandlesa
filenameconflictwhenimportingforeignobjectsonthestorage
pooltoanexistingbucket.
Value
Description
Use system default
ThegatewayusesthebehaviordisplayedintheSystem
Default Conflict Resolution Mode rowoftheImport
dialogbox.
Cancel
Aborttheimportprocessifafilenameconflictis
discovered.
Accept Most Recent
Keepthefilewiththemostrecentcreationdate.
Accept Existing
KeepthefilecurrentlyintheBlackPearldatabase.
6. Configuretheimportparametersfornewbucketspresentonthe
storagepool.
a. Usingthedropdownmenu,selecttheUsertobetheownerofthe
importedbucket(s).
b. Usingthedropdownmenu,selecttheData Policytouseforthe
importedbucket(s).
c. Usingthedropdownmenu,selecttheStorage Domaintouseforthe
importedbucket(s).
7. ClickImport.
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CHAPTER 6
Working with Tape Libraries
and Media
ThischapterdescribesusingtheBlackPearluserinterfacetoperformtasks
relatingtotapelibrariesandtapemedia.
Task
FormatTapes
page 105
InspectTapes
page 107
EjectTapes
page 108
EditTapeEjectInformation
page 108
EjectaSingleTape
page 109
CancelTapeEjection
page 110
ImportTapes
page 111
ImportForeignTapes
page 112
ManageTapesNotinInventory
page 113
MarkTapeasEjected
page 113
DeleteLostorEjectedTape
page 114
PutaTapeLibraryPartitioninStandbyMode
page 114
ActivateaTapeLibraryPartition
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Format Tapes
FORMAT TAPES
Ifyouimportnewtapesintothelibrary,theymustbeformattedbefore
theycanbeusedbythegateway.Usetheinstructionsinthissectionto
formattapes.
Forinformationonincreasinglibrarycapacity,andimportingorexporting
tapemedia,seeyourlibraryUserGuide,availableontheSupportPortal
websiteatsupport.spectralogic.com/documentation.
Caution
Any data currently on the tape media is lost during the format operation.
TapesarenoteligibleforformattingiftheyhaveastateofEJECTED,LOST,
EJECT_PENDING,orOFFLINE.Inaddition,theForceparametermustbe
usedtoformatatapethatcontainsdatawrittenbyaBlackPearlgateway,to
formatatapebeforeitisinspected,toformatatapethathasalreadybeen
formattedbyaBlackPearlgateway,ortoformatatapethatcurrentlyhas
readsorwritesscheduled.Ifatapecontainsdatawrittenbythecurrent
BlackPearlgateway,youmustdeletetheobjectsandbucketsbefore
formattingthetapeeveniftheforceparameterisselected.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Tape Management. TheTape
Managementscreendisplays.Anyunformattedtapesdisplayastateof
UnknownontheTapeManagementscreen.
Figure 59 The Tape Management screen.
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2. SelectthetapecartridgeyouwanttoformatandselectAction > Format

Tape,ortoformatalltapeswithastateofUnknown,selectAction >
Format All Unmanaged Tapes.Aconfirmationscreendisplays.
Figure 60 The Format Tape confirmation dialog

box.
Figure 61 The Format All Unmanaged Tapes

confirmation dialog box.
3. Ifdesired,selecttheForceoption.
Note: IftheselectedtapecontainsdatafromtheBlackPearlgateway,
youcannotformatthetapeunlessyouselecttheForceoption.
Important
Do not use the Force option to force a format on a cleaning tape. If you do so the
cleaning tape is set to expired and no longer usable for cleaning drives.
4. EnterFORMATintheentryfieldandclickFormat Tape,or Format All

Unmanaged Tapes.Thegatewayinstructsthelibrarytoloadtheselected
tapesintotapedrivesconfiguredinthelibrary,toformatthetape(s)for
LTFS.ThisistheformatusedbytheBlackPearlgateway.Thisprocess
cantakeupto5minutespertape.
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INSPECT TAPES
Tapesarenormallyinspectedautomaticallybythegateway.Ifyouusethe
tapelibrarysBlueScaleInterfacetomoveatapecartridgeinapartition
associatedwithaBlackPearlgateway,thetapemaytransitiontothe
PendingInspectionstate(seeStateonpage 126)andbecomeunusableby
thegateway.Toreturnthecartridgetoausablestate,manuallyrequestan
inspectionofthecartridge.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoinspectatape.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Tape Management. TheTape
Managementscreendisplays.Anytapesrequiringinspectiondisplaya
stateofPendingInspectionontheTapeManagementscreen.

2. Selectthetapeyouwanttoinspect,andthenselectAction > Inspect.
TheInspectTapedialogboxdisplays.
Figure 63 The Inspect Tape dialog box.

3. ClickInspecttobegininspectingthetape.
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Eject Tapes
EJECT TAPES
TapemediaandthedatatheycontaincanberemovedfromtheBlackPearl
gatewaybyejectingthem.Oncetapesareejectedfromthegateway,they
canbeimportedintoanotherBlackPearlgateway,orstoredoffsite.
AlwaysstoretapesejectedfromtheSpectratapelibraryinTeraPack
magazines.Whentapesareoutsidethelibrary,SpectraLogicrecommends
storingtheminmagazineswithdustcovers.SeeStoringCartridgesin
yourlibraryUserGuideformoreinformation.
Important
Do not use the tape library front panel or RLC connection to move tape cartridges
while the tape library is under the control of the BlackPearl gateway.
Tapesareejectedoneatatime.Usetheinstructionsbelowtoejectoneor
moretapesfromtheBlackPearlgateway.
Note: SpectraT50eandT120librariesmustbeconfiguredinStandard
ejectmodetoejecttapes.Ifyourlibraryhasonlyonepartition,it
isalreadyinStandardejectmode.Ifthereismorethanone
partition,includingacleaningpartition,youmustdelete
partitionsuntilonlyoneremains,andthenedittheremaining
partitiontouseStandardmode.SeeyourlibraryUserGuidefor
moreinformationonpartitionmanagement.
Important
Do not use the tape library interface to move media to the Entry/Exit pool.
Edit Tape Eject Information

Ifdesired,youcanenterinformationabouttheejectlocationofatape
cartridgeandassignitalabelbeforeyouejectthetapefromthegateway.
Youarealsoaskedtoenterthisinformationwhenyouejectatape.
1. SelectStatus > Tape Management todisplaytheTapeManagement
screen.
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2. Selectthetapeyouwanttoeject,andthenselectAction > Edit.TheEdit

Tapedialogboxdisplays.
Figure 65 The Edit Tape dialog box.

3. Enterinformationinthe Eject LabelandEject Locationfields.This
informationisstoredontheBlackPearldatabaseandisvisiblewhenre
importingthetapeintoaBlackPearlgateway.
4. ClickSave.
Eject a Single Tape

EjectingatapemovesthattapetothetapelibraryEntry/Exitpool.Any
objectsontheexportedtapeareinaccessibleuntilthetapeisreimported
intoastoragepool.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoejectatape.
screen.
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2. Selectthetapeyouwanttoeject,andthenselectAction > Eject Tape.

TheEjectTapedialogboxdisplays.
Figure 67 The Eject Tape dialog box.

3. Ifdesired,enterinformationinthe Eject LabelandEject Locationfields.
ThisinformationisstoredontheBlackPearldatabaseandisvisible
whenreimportingthetapeintoaBlackPearlgateway.Youarenot
requiredtoenterthisinformation.
Note: Ifyoupreviouslyenteredinformationforthistapecartridge,
priortoejectingit,asdescribedinEditTapeEjectInformationon
page 108,thatinformationisdisplayedintheentryfields
automatically.
4. ClickEject.ThetapeismarkedasejectedintheBlackPearlgateway
database,andmovedtotheEntry/Exitpoolintheattachedtapelibrary.
ConsultyourlibraryUserGuideforinstructionsonexportingtape
mediafromthelibrary.
Cancel Tape Ejection

Ifyourequestedatapeejectbutithasnotyetstarted,youcancancelthe
ejectsinprogress.AnytapesnotalreadymovedtotheEntry/Exitpoolof
thetapelibraryareleftinthestoragepartitionandareusablebythe
BlackPearlgateway.AnytapesthatweremovedtotheEntry/Exitpool
mustbeexportedfromthelibraryandreimportedasdescribedinImport
Tapesonpage 111.
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Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocancelatapeejection.
screen.

2. Canceltheejection:
Tocancelalltapeejections,selectAction > Cancel All Tape Ejects.
Tocancelasingletapeejection,selectthetapeforwhichyouwantto
canceltheejection,andthenselectAction > Cancel Tape Eject.
IMPORT TAPES
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoimporttapemediaintotheBlackPearl
gatewaydatabase.
1. ImportthetapemediaintotheEntry/Exitpoolofthetapelibrary
associatedwiththeBlackPearlgatewayasdescribedinyourlibrary
UserGuide.
2. SelectStatus > Tape Managementfromthemenubar.TheTape
Managementscreendisplays.
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3. SelectAction > Online All Tapes.Thetapespresentinthelibrarys

Entry/Exitpoolarephysicallymovedintothelibrarystoragepooland
displayontheTapeManagementscreen.
Ifyouimportednewmedia,thetapecartridgesneedtobe
formattedasdescribedinFormatTapesonpage 105.
IfyouimportedmediapreviouslyexportedfromtheBlackPearl
gateway,itisautomaticallyassignedtothebuckettowhichitwas
previouslyassociated.Theobjectsstoredonthetapemediaare
immediatelyavailableforretrieval.
Note: Ifthebucketassociatedwiththeimportedtapemedianolonger
exists,thetapecartridgesaremarkedforformattingand
reclaimedbythegateway.
IMPORT FOREIGN TAPES

Wheninspectingtapesinthetapelibrary,iftheBlackPearlgateway
determinesthatoneormoretapecartridgeshavebeenpreviouslyusedina
differentgateway,thegatewaymarksthosetapesasforeign.Importing
foreigntapesimportstheselectedtapecartridgesintothenewBlackPearl
gateway.Ifoneormorebucketsbeingimporteddoesnotalreadyexist,the
datapolicy,storagedomain,andusertouseforanynewbucketsmustbe
specified.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoimportforeigntapes.
Figure 70 The Tape Management screen with foreign tapes listed.
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Manage Tapes Not in Inventory
2. Selecttheforeigntapeyouwanttoimport,andselectAction > Import

Foreign Tape.TheImportdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 71 The Import dialog box.

3. UsingtheData Policy for new bucketsdropdownlist,selectadata
policyfromthelistofpreviouslycreateddatapoliciesforallbucketson
theforeigntape.
4. UsingtheStorage Domain for new bucketsdropdownlist,selecta
storagedomainfromthelistofpreviouslycreatedstoragedomainsfor
allbucketsontheforeigntape.
5. UsingtheUser for new bucketsdropdownlist,selectauserfromthe
listofpreviouslycreatedusersforallbucketsontheforeigntape.
6. ClickSave.TheforeigntapeisimportedintotheBlackPearlgateway.
7. RepeatStep 2onpage 113throughStep 6toimportadditionalforeign
tapes.
MANAGE TAPES NOT IN INVENTORY

AdditionalfunctionsoftheTapeManagementscreenallowyoutomarka
tapemissingfromthetapelibraryinventoryasejected,andtodeletelostor
ejectedtapes.
Mark Tape as Ejected

Ifyouexportatapecartridgefromthetapelibraryinventorybefore
ejectingthetapefromtheBlackPearlgateway,thetapedisplaysasNotin
InventoryontheTapeManagementscreen.Ifyoucannot,ordonotwant
toreimportthetapeintothetapelibrary,usetheinstructionsinthis
sectiontomarkthetapeasEjected.
Managementscreendisplays(seeFigure 59onpage 105).
2. Ifdesired,editthetapeejectinformationasdescribedinEditTapeEject
Informationonpage 108.
3. SelectthetapewithastatusofNotinInventoryandselect
Action > Mark Tape Not In Inventory As Ejected.Aconfirmation
windowdisplays.
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4. Intheconfirmationwindow,clickConfirm.TheTapeManagement
screenupdatesthetapestatustoEjected.
Delete Lost or Ejected Tape

Ifdesired,youcandeletetapecartridgesthatarelostorwereejectedfrom
thelibrarysothattheynolongerdisplayontheTapeManagementscreen.
Thisisusefulifyouejectedtapesanddonotplantoeverusethemagain
withtheBlackPearlgateway.
Note: Ifyoureimportatapethatyoupreviouslymarkedasdeleted,
thetapehasastatusofForeign.SeeImportForeignTapeson
page 112formoreinformation.
Usetheinstructioninthissectiontodeletealostorejectedtapefromthe
BlackPearldatabase.
Managementscreendisplays(seeFigure 59onpage 105).
2. SelectthetapewithastatusofNotinInventoryandselect
Action > Delete Lost or Ejected Tape.Aconfirmationwindowdisplays.
3. Intheconfirmationwindow,clickDelete.Thegatewaydeletesthetape
fromthedatabaseanditnolongerdisplaysontheTapeManagement
screen.
PUT A TAPE LIBRARY PARTITION IN STANDBY MODE

Ifyouneedtoperformserviceonthetapelibraryassociatedwithyour
BlackPearlgateway,youmustfirstputthetapelibraryintoastandbystate.
Otherwise,theBlackPearlgatewaymayattempttousethetapelibrary
whileitisinservice.Puttingthetapelibraryintostandbyallowsyouto
servicethetapelibrarywithoutdisconnectingtheinterfacecablesbetween
thetapelibraryandtheBlackPearlgateway.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoputatapelibrarypartitioninto
standby.
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2. SelectthetapepartitionintheTapePartitionspane,andselectAction >
Put Tape Partition in Standby.ThePutTapePartitioninStandby
confirmationwindowdisplays.
Figure 72 The Put Tape Partition in Standby confirmation

window.
3. ClickSave.Thetapepartitionentersthestandbystate.
Note: Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsinthesametapelibrary
configuredforusebytheBlackPearlgateway,youmustrepeat
stepsStep 2andStep 3foreachpartitioninthetapelibrarythat
requiresservice.
Onceyouhavecompletedserviceonthetapelibrary,returnthetape
librarytoserviceusingthestepsinActivateaTapeLibraryPartition.
ACTIVATE A TAPE LIBRARY PARTITION

IfyouaddanewtapelibrarytoyourBlackPearlgateway,oryourexisting
tapelibraryhascompletedservice,youmustactivatethetapepartitionin
theBlackPearluserinterfacebeforethegatewayisabletotransferdatato
thetapelibrary.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoactivateatapelibrary.
Note: Ifyouareactivatinganewtapelibrary,youmustcreatea
partitiononthelibrarysothattheBlackPearlgatewaycan
automaticallydetectthenewtapelibrary.
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2. SelectthetapepartitionintheTapePartitionspane,andselectAction >
Activate Tape Partition.TheActivateTapePartitionconfirmation
windowdisplays.
Figure 73 The Activate Tape Partition confirmation

window.
3. ClickSave.Thetapepartitionisactivatedandisusablebythe
BlackPearlgateway.
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CHAPTER 7
Operating the BlackPearl Gateway
Thischapterdescribesproceduresfordaytodaymonitoringand
operationoftheSpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGateway.
Topic
DownloadanObject
page 118
CancelaSpectraS3Job
page 119
MonitortheBlackPearlGateway
page 120
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacon
page 121
ConfiguringtheVisualStatusBeaconColor
page 122
SystemStatusLEDs
page 123
CheckSystemMessages
page 124
ViewtheStatusofHardwareComponents
page 125
ViewtheStatusofServices
page 126
ViewtheStatusoftheDatabaseandCache
page 127
ViewBucketContents
page 129
ViewSpectraS3JobsInformation
page 129
ViewTapeMediaInformation
page 131
ViewPerformanceMetrics
page 135
ViewReports
page 137
DatabaseBackup&Restore
page 138
ManuallyGenerateaDatabaseBackup
page 139
CreateaDatabaseBackupSchedule
page 140
RestorefromaDatabaseBackup
page 143
DeleteBackup
page 145
EditBackupDataPolicy
page 145
ShowBackupPhysicalPlacement
page 146
ManuallyStartingtheS3DataPathBackend
page 146
RebootorShutDownaBlackPearlGateway
page 147
UsingtheBlackPearlUserInterface
page 147
PowerCycleReset
page 149
ExittheBlackPearlUserInterface
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Download an Object
DOWNLOAD AN OBJECT
ObjectspresentontheBlackPearlgatewaycanbedownloadedusingthe
BlackPearluserinterface,ifdesired.
Notes:
Onlyoneobjectcanbeselectedfordownloadatatime.
Theobjectmustbesmallerthan100GB.Objectslargerthan
100GBmustbedownloadedthroughaSpectraS3client.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodownloadanobjectthroughthe
2. Doubleclickthebucketthatcontainstheobjectyouwanttodownload.
TheBucketDetailsscreendisplaysalistofallobjectsinthebucket.
Figure 74 The Bucket details screen.

3. Selecttheobjectyouwanttodownload,andselectAction > Download.
Theobjectbeginsdownloadingthroughyourwebserver.
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Cancel a Spectra S3 Job
CANCEL A SPECTRA S3 JOB

YoucanusetheBlackPearluserinterfacetocancelaninprogressSpectra
S3jobinsteadofusingyourSpectraS3client.
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontocancelaSpectraS3job.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > S3 Jobs todisplaytheS3Jobs
screen.
Figure 75 The S3 Jobs screen.

2. SelectthejobtocancelandthenselectAction > Cancel.TheCancelJob
windowdisplays.
Figure 76 The Cancel Job screen.

3. ClickDeletetocancelthejobinprogress.
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Monitor the BlackPearl Gateway
MONITOR THE BLACKPEARL GATEWAY

TheVisualStatusBeacononthefrontbezel,andtheBlackPearluser
interface,combinetoprovideanumberoftoolsformonitoringthehealth
andperformanceoftheBlackPearlgatewayanditscomponents.
TheVisualStatusBeaconlightbarinthefrontbezelchangescolorto
indicatethecurrentstatusofthegateway(seeFrontBezelVisualStatus
Beacononpage 121).
SystemmessagesprovideimportantinformationabouttheBlackPearl
gatewayanditsoperation(seeCheckSystemMessagesonpage 124for
moreinformation).
IconsontheHardwarescreenprovideoverallstatusofthehardware
componentsineachgroup(seeViewtheStatusofHardware
Componentsonpage 125formoreinformation).
Clickingthetextnexttoeachicondisplaysdetailedstatusinformation
forthecomponentsinthegroup.
YoucanalsousetheBlackPearluserinterfacetodothefollowing:
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Viewthestatusofservices(seeViewtheStatusofServiceson
page 126).
Viewthestatusofthedatabaseandcache(seeViewtheStatusofthe
DatabaseandCacheonpage 127).
Viewperformancemetricsforthedrives,CPUs,cache,andnetwork
(seeViewPerformanceMetricsonpage 135).
Viewthecurrentnetworkconfigurationsettings(seeConfigure
NetworkConnectionsandSettingsonpage 85).
ViewthestatusofanySpectraS3jobsrunningonthegateway(see
ViewSpectraS3JobsInformationonpage 129).
Viewthestatusofmediaintheassociatedtapelibrary(seeView
TapeMediaInformationonpage 131).
Rebootorshutdownthegateway(seeRebootorShutDowna
BlackPearlGatewayonpage 147).
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Front Bezel Visual Status Beacon

TheVisualStatusBeaconlightbarinthefrontbezelprovidesanata
glancestatusofthegatewaytowhichitismounted.Thelightbarchanges
colortoindicatethestatusofthegateway.Seethechartbelowforeach
colordisplayedanditsassociatedcondition.
Color Display
Condition
Purple Scroll
Thegatewayisoperatingnormally.
Note: Thecolordisplayedwhenthegatewayis
operatingnormallycanbechangedontheHardware
screen.SeeConfiguringtheVisualStatusBeaconColor
Yellow Scroll
ThegatewayisexperiencingaWarningcondition.Login
totheBlackPearluserinterfacetodeterminethecauseof
thewarning.
Red Scroll
ThegatewayisexperiencinganErrorcondition.Loginto
theBlackPearluserinterfacetodeterminethecauseof
theerror.
Rainbow
Thegatewayiscurrentlypoweringonandperforming
selftests.
Flashing Blue
Thebeaconfeaturewasactivatedforthisgateway.This
canhelpyouidentifyaspecificgatewaywhenyouhave
morethanonegatewayinyourenvironment.
Pulsing Red
TheVisualStatusBeaconlostcommunicationwiththe
gateway.Thiscanoccurifthegatewayexperiencesa
softwarehang.
No Light
TheBlackPearlgatewayispoweredoff.
Note: Otherpatternsmaydisplayifthefrontbezelisnotproperly
seatedonthechassis.
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Configuring the Visual Status Beacon Color

TheBlackPearlgatewayisconfiguredtodisplayapurplescrollinglighton
theVisualStatusBeaconwhenthegatewayisoperatingnormally.If
desired,youcanchangethecolordisplayedfornormaloperation.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Hardware, orclicktheHardware
paneontheDashboard,orclicktheHardwarelinkonthestatusbar.
TheHardwarescreendisplays.
2. ClickBezel.TheBezelpaneoftheHardwarescreendisplays.
3. ClickthecoloredboxnexttoSelect Bezel Color.Thecolorpicker
windowdisplays.
Figure 77 Use the color picker to set the color of the Visual Status Beacon
when the gateway is operating normally.
4. Usethecolorpickertoselectthecolortodisplaywhenthegatewayis
operatingnormally.Optionally,youcanenteranHTMLcolorcodein
theentryfield.
Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsagainstusingyelloworred,sothat
youcanmoreeasilydetermineifthegatewayisinawarningor
errorstate.
5. ClickChoosetosetthecoloroftheVisualStatusBeacon.
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System Status LEDs

ThesystemstatusLEDsprovideinformationaboutthestatusofthe
gateway,itsfans,networkconnections,andpowersupplies.Seethetable
belowforalistofeachsystemstatusLEDanditsfunction.
Power LED
Hard drive LED
Network 1 LED
Network 2 LED
Fan failure/
Overheat LED
Power failure LED
Figure 78 System status LEDs.

LED
Function
Power
Indicatesiftheunitispoweredonoroff.
Hard Drive
Indicatesbootdriveactivity.Toseetheactivityofadatadrive,seeData
drivestatusLEDsonpage 19.
Network 1
IndicatesnetworkactivityontheBlackPearlmanagementport.
Network 2
Indicatesnetworkactivityondatainterface1.ThisLEDalsoshows
networkactivityifdatainterface1isconfiguredinlinkaggregation
mode.
Fan Failure /
Overheat
IftheLEDisblinkingred,itindicatesafanfailure.Logintothe
BlackPearluserinterfacetodeterminewhichfanfailed.
IftheLEDissolidred,itindicatesanoverheatcondition.Logintothe
BlackPearluserinterfacetoviewthestatusofthesystem.Ifthe
problempersists,contactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.See
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage 4.
Power Failure
Indicatesapowersupplyfailure.LogintotheBlackPearluserinterface
todeterminewhichpowersupplyfailed.
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Check System Messages

Checkthesystemmessagesregularly.Thesemessagesprovideimportant
informationabouttheBlackPearlgatewayanditsoperation.Reviewingthe
messagesisthefirststepintroubleshooting.
Ifanysystemmessagesaregeneratedbythegateway,thestatusbar
displayedatthebottomofallBlackPearlscreensshowsthemostrecent
dateamessagewasgenerated.Iftherearenosystemmessages,thistext
doesnotdisplay.
Figure 79 A system message displayed on the BlackPearl user interface

status bar.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Messages, orclicktheMessages
linkonthestatusbar, todisplaytheMessagesscreen.
Figure 80 The Messages screen.

PayextraattentiontoanymessagesflaggedwiththeWarningorError
icon(seeStatusIconsonpage 29),andfollowanyrecommendedsteps.
ContactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportifyouneedassistance(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage 4).
Note: Youcannotdeletemessages.Thesystemautomaticallydeletes
theoldestmessagesonafirstin,firstoutbasisasspaceis
required,retainingthemostrecentmessages.Thesystemholds
10,000messages.
2. Ifdesired,usethePage LengthdropdownmenutolimittheMessages
screentothespecifiednumberofmessages.
3. Tomarkasinglemessageasread,selectthemessageandthenselect
Action > Mark as read.Tomarkallmessagesasread,selectAction >
Mark all as read.
Note: MessagescanalsobemarkedasunreadusingtheActionmenu.
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View the Status of Hardware Components

TheBlackPearluserinterfaceletsyoumonitorthestatusofhardware
componentsinthesystem,andtheconnectedlibrarytapedrives,without
havingdirectphysicalaccess.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenyour
BlackPearlgatewayisoperatinginalightsoutdatacenter.Checkthe
BlackPearluserinterfaceregularlytoensurethatyoualwaysknowthe
statusofthehardwarecomponents.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Hardware orclicktheHardware
paneontheDashboard,orclicktheHardwarelinkonthestatusbar.
TheHardwarescreendisplays.
Toolbar
Beacon
button
Figure 81 The Hardware screen.

2. Usethetoolbarmenuonthelefthandsideofthescreentoview
detailedinformationaboutcomponentgroups.Thefollowingtable
describesthetypesofinformationoneachdetailsscreen.Aniconnext
toeachcomponentindicatesthestatus(seeStatusIconsonpage 29for
adescriptionoftheicons).
Clicking...
Shows the...
Bezel
ColoroftheVisualStatusBeaconthatisdisplayedduringnormaloperation.
SeeFrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 121formoreinformationabout
thecolorsdisplayedbytheVisualStatusBeacon.
Data Drives
Fans
Statusofmidplanefans
Power Supplies
Powersupplystatusandwattage
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Statusofeachdrive
Drivesize,serialnumber,andfirmwarelevel
Thenameofthecachetowhichthedriveisassigned
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Clicking...
Shows the...
System
CPUstatusandtemperature
Systemmemorystatusandsize
Status,manufacturer,model,size,andserialnumberforeachbootdrive
Tape Drives
Statusoftapedrivesinthetapelibraryconnectedtothegateway
Turn Beacon On
ClickTurn Beacon OntocausetheVisualStatusBeaconlightonaBlackPearl

gatewaytoflashblue.Thisisusefulwhenyouhavemultiplegatewaysand
needtolocateaspecificone,forexampletoreplaceacomponent.Clickthe
buttonasecondtimetostopthelightfromflashing.
View the Status of Services

TheServicesscreenprovidesstatusinformationaboutservicesthatare
currentlyinstalledontheBlackPearlgateway.
Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > ServicestodisplaytheServices
screen.

TheServicesscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation:
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Name
Thenameoftheservicerunningonthegateway.
State
ThestatusoftheserviceontheBlackPearlgateway.
StartingTheserviceisstartingup.
OperationalTheserviceisrunning.
StoppedTheserviceisnotrunning.
Enabled
Whetherornottheserviceisenabledatsystemstartup.
YesServiceautomaticallystartswhenthegateway
ispoweredon.
NoServicedoesnotstartwhenthegatewayis
poweredon.
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View the Status of the Database and Cache

TheSystemPoolspaneoftheAdvancedBucketManagementscreen
providesstatusinformationaboutthedatabaseandcachepoolsconfigured
ontheBlackPearlgateway,aswellasstatusinformationforeachsystem
pool.
Management todisplaytheAdvancedBucketManagementscreen.
Figure 83 The System Pools pane of the Advanced Bucket Management

screen.
TheSystemPoolspanedisplaysthefollowinginformation.
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Name
Thenameofeachsystempool.Thisnamecannotbe
edited.
Health
Thecurrenthealthofeachsystempool.
OnlineThecacheisoperatingnormally.
DegradedOneormoredrivesinthecacheis
missing,orfailed.
Raw Size
Thetotalamountofstoragespaceassignedtoeach
systempool.
Available
Theamountofunusedstoragespaceineachsystem
pool.
Used
Theamountofusedstoragespaceineachsystempool.
Overhead
Theamountofdiskspaceusedforoverhead,suchas
paritydata.
Fault Tolerance
Thefaulttolerancesettingforeachsystempool.
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2. Toviewadditionalinformationaboutasystempool,selectthesystem
poolandthenselectAction > Show Details.Thesystempoolname
detailsscreendisplays.
Figure 84 The BlackPearl_Cache details screen.

Thesystempoolnamedetailsscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation:
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Name
Thenameofthepool.Thisnamecannotbeedited.
Health
Thecurrenthealthofthepool.
High Water Mark
Whentheusedspaceonthepoolreachesthis
percentage,analertisgenerated.Noalertisgenerated
whenthepercentageissettozero.
Data Configuration
Theprotectionlevelforthepool.
Fault Tolerance
Thenumberofdrivesthatcanfailbeforedataislost.
Raw Size
Thetotalamountofstoragespaceassignedtothepool.
Available
Theamountofavailable(unused)storagespaceinthe
pool.
Used
Theamountofusedstoragespaceinthepool.
Overhead
Theamountofdiskspaceusedforoverhead,suchas
paritydata.
Drives
Thesize,RPM,type,andnumberofdrivesassignedto
thepool.
Created
Thetimestampofwhenthepoolwascreated.
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View Bucket Contents

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoviewthecontentsofabucket
configuredontheBlackPearlgateway.
2. Doubleclickthenameofthebucketforwhichyouwanttoviewthe
contents.Thedetailsscreenforthebucketdisplays.
Figure 85 The details screen for a selected bucket.

Thebucketdetailsscreendisplaysthefollowinginformationforeach
objectcontainedinthebucket:
This row...
Shows...
Name
Thenameofanobjectinthespecifiedbucket.
Size
Thesizeoftheobject.
Created
Thetimestampofwhentheobjectwaswrittentothe
bucket.
View Spectra S3 Jobs Information

TheS3JobsscreendisplaysthestatusofallSpectraS3jobsthegatewayis
currentlyprocessing,allcancelledjobs,andallcompletedjobs.
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Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > S3 Jobs todisplaytheS3Jobsscreen.
UsethejobstatusdropdownmenutoselectActive Jobs,Cancelled Jobs,

orCompleted Jobsasdesired.
UsethePage Lengthdropdownmenutocontrolthenumberofentries
displayed.
TheS3Jobsscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation:
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Bucket
Thenameofthebucketthatisactedonbythejob
request.
Request Type
IfthejobisaPUT(write),GET(read),orVERIFY
(verify)operation.
Priority
Thepriorityforprocessingthejob.Thejobpriority
determinestheresourcesassignedandtheprocessing
order.Values:Critical, Urgent, High, Normal, Low,
Background.
Status
Thecurrentstatusofthejob.
Values:
In ProgressThejobiscurrentlyrunning.
CompetedThejobcompleted.
CanceledThejobwascanceledbytheuseror
automaticallyduetointernaltimeouts.
Size
Theamountofdatatobetransferredbythejob.
Amount
Transferred to
Cache
Theamountofdatathatwastransferredtothecachefor
thisjob.
ForPUTs,thisistheamountofdatasuccessfully
transferredtothegatewayfromtheclient.ForGETs,this
istheamountofdataeitherincacheoriginally,orloaded
intocachefromtape.ForVERIFYjobs,thisistheamount
ofdataloadedintocachefromthepermanentdatastore.
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Amount Archived/
Received
Theamountofdatathatiscompletelyprocessedforthis
job.
ForPUTs,thisindicatestheamountofdatawrittento
tapemedia.ForGETs,thisindicatestheamountofdata
thatwasreadsuccessfullybytheclient.ForVERIFYjobs,
thisistheamountofdataloadedintocachefromthe
permanentdatastore.
User
TheS3userthatinitiatedthejob.
Created
Thetimestampofwhenthejobwascreated.
View Tape Media Information

TheTapeManagementscreenallowsyoutoviewthestatusofalltapesin
theassociatedSpectraLogictapelibrary,orinaspecifiedbucket.
1. DisplaytheTapeManagementScreen:
Toviewthestatusofalltapesintheassociatedtapelibrary,fromthe
menubar,selectStatus > Tape Management. TheTapeManagement
screendisplays.
Toviewthestatusofthetapesassociatedwithabucket:
a. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Buckets.TheBuckets
screendisplays.
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b. Selectthebucketforwhichyouwanttoviewthetapemedia
information,andselectAction > Show Physical Placement.The
PhysicalPlacementscreendisplays.
Figure 88 The Physical Placement screen showing the storage pools and
tapes for a specified bucket.
TheTapeManagementandPhysicalPlacementscreensdisplaysthe
followinginformation:
This column...
Shows...
Barcode
Thebarcodelabelonthetapecartridge.
Type
Themediatype.Values:LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, TS1140, TS1150.
State
Thestatusofthetape:
Duringnormaloperation,thetapestateisManaged.Otherpossiblestatesare:
BadThetapecartridgeisbadandisnotusablebythegateway.
BlackPearlForeignAtapefromanotherBlackPearlgateway.Thisdata
mustbecopiedintoabucketonthisgatewaybeforeitisaccessible.
DataCheckpointFailureThetapeshouldcontaindatathatisrecognizable
totheBlackPearlgateway,butthegatewaycouldnotverifythatthedataon
thetapeisatthecorrectcheckpointortherewasanerrorrollingbacktoa
checkpoint.
DataCheckpointMissingThetapeshouldcontaindatathatis
recognizabletotheBlackPearlgateway,butthecheckpointcontainingthe
datacouldnotbefoundonthetape.
ImportinProgressAforeigntapeisintheprocessofbeingimportedinto
theBlackPearlgateway.
LTFSForeignAnLTFSformattedtapenotassociatedwithaBlackPearl
gateway.Thisdatamustbecopiedintoabucketonthisgatewaybeforeitis
accessible.
ManagedThetapeisreadyforuse.
ManagedBarcodeMissingThebarcodeforthetapeisunknownormissing.
ManagedEjectedThetapewasejectedfromthesystemandisnot
physicallypresent.
ManagedEjectinProgressThetapeiscurrentlybeingmovedtotheEntry/
Exitpool.
ManagedEjectPendingThetapewasmovedtothelibraryEntry/Exitpool
andiswaitingtobephysicallyremovedfromthelibrary.
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State
(continued)
ManagedEmptyThetapeisempty.
ManagedFormatinProgressThetapeiscurrentlybeingformatted.
ManagedFormatPendingAformatwasrequestedforthetapebuthasnot
yetstarted.
ManagedFullThetapeisfull.
ManagedNotInInventoryThetapewasremovedfromthetapelibrary
withoutfirstejectingit.
ManagedOverusedThenumberofwritestothetapeisgreaterthanthe
recommendedmaximum.
ManagedSerialNumberMismatchThetapeserialnumberdoesnot
matchtheonestoredinthegateway.
OfflineThetapeisintheEntry/Exportpoolandrequiresuserconfirmation
tomoveittothestoragepartitionandmakeitavailableforuse.
OnlineInProgressThetapeisintheprocessofbeingmovedfromthe
Entry/Exitpooltothestoragepool.Whencomplete,itsstatechangesto
PendingInspection.
OnlinePendingThetapewasOfflineandreceiveduserconfirmationto
beginimportingintothegateway,butthatactionhasnotyetbegun.
PendingInspectionThetapeisawaitinginspection.
UnknownThetapecontainsunknowndataorisotherwiseunavailable.
Available
Theamountofunusedspacethatisavailablefordataonthetapecartridge.
Used
Theamountofspaceonthetapecartridgecontainingdata.
Tape Library
Partition
TheserialnumberofthepartitionontheSpectraLogictapelibrarycontaining
thetapecartridge.
Bucket
Thenameofthebuckettowhichthetapeisassigned.
Most Recent Error
Thelasterror,ifany,thatwasdetectedwhenreadingdatafrom,orwritingdata
to,thetapecartridge.
Write Protected
Thestatusofthewriteprotectswitchonthecartridge.
Last Modified
Thetimestampofthelasttimedatawaswrittentothetapecartridge.
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2. Todisplaydetailedinformationaboutatapecartridge,doubleclickthe
tapecartridgerow.Adetailsscreenfortheselectedtapedisplays.
Figure 89 The details screen for a selected tape.

Thedetailsscreenforaselectedtapecartridgedisplaysthefollowing:
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Barcode
Thebarcodelabelonthetapecartridge.
Serial Number
Themanufacturerassignedserialnumberforthetape
cartridge.
Type
Themediatype.Values:LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, TS1140,

TS1150.
State
Thestatusofthetape.SeeStateonpage 132foralistof
tapecartridgestates.
Raw Size
Therawsizeofthetape.
Available
Theamountofunusedspacethatisavailableonthetape
cartridge.
Used
Theamountofspaceonthetapecontainingdata.
Tape Library
Partition
Theserialnumberofthepartitiononthetapelibrary
containingthetapecartridge.
Write Protected
Thestatusofthewriteprotectswitchonthecartridge.
Last Accessed
Thetimestampofthelasttimethetapewasloadedintoa
tapedrive.
Last Modified
Thetimestampofthelasttimedatawaswrittento,or
readfrom,thetapecartridge.
Bucket
Thenameofthebuckettowhichthetapeisassigned.
Eject Label
Auserdefinedlabelenteredwhenthetapeisejected.
Eject Location
Auserdefinedlabelenteredwhenthetapeisejected.
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Ifthereareanytapeerrorsassociatedwiththespecifiedcartridge,they
displayintheTape Errorspaneofthedetailsscreen.
ThefollowingcommandsareavailablefromtheActionmenuonthetape
cartridgedetailsscreen.Usethelinksbelowformoredetailedinformation
abouteachcommand.
EditSeeEditTapeEjectInformationonpage 80.
Eject TapeSeeEjectTapesonpage 80.
Cancel Tape Eject SeeCancelTapeEjectiononpage 82.
Format TapeSeeFormatTapesonpage 77.
View Performance Metrics

ThePerformancescreendisplaysperformancemetricsfortheBlackPearl
cache,individualdatadrives,networktraffic,andCPUs.Performance
graphscanbeconfiguredtodisplayeitherthelast5minutesofactivity,or
thelast25hours.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Performance.ThePerformance
screendisplays.
Figure 90 The Performance screen.

2. SelectCache,Drives,CPUs,or Network todisplayperformance
informationabouttheselectedcomponent.
Note: IfyouselectCache,Drives, orNetwork,usetheCache,Disk,or
Interfacedropdownmenutoselectaspecificcache,diskdrive,
ornetworkconnectiontomonitor.
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3. SelectthetimeintervalusingtheResolutiondropdownmenu.Thedata
canbedisplayedin1secondincrements(5minutestotal)or1hour
increments(25hourstotal).
4. SelectorclearoptionsunderSelect elements to plottoindicatewhich
graphlinestodisplay.Thegraphupdatesassoonasyouselectorclear
anoption.
5. Settheperformancegraphstimevaluestoyourlocaltimezoneusing
theTime zonemenu.Allentriesarelistedin+/GMT.
6. Ifdesired,clickDownload as CSVonthelower,leftsideofthepanel,to
downloadacommaseparatedvaluefilecontainingthedataforthe
graphyouarecurrentlyviewing.Thefilecanthenbeimportedinto
MicroSoftExcelorothersoftwareapplicationsthatsupportthisfile
type.
7. Toseetheperformancedataingreaterdetail,selectthedesiredsection
youwanttomagnifyineitherthemainorrangeindicatorgraph.Using
themouse,clickanddragthecursorhorizontallyoverthesectionofthe
detailgraphthatyouwanttomagnify.Thehighlightedsectionofdata
isshownonthemaingraph.
Therangeindicatorgraphcontinuestodisplaytheoriginalrangeof
data,withthesectionthatiscurrentlybeingshownonthemaingraph
highlighted.
Main graph
Range indicator
graph
Highlighted section
currently displayed on main graph
Figure 91 Highlight a section of data to show in greater detail.

8. ClickReset Viewtoresetthemaingraphtothedefaultview.
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View Reports
TheReportsscreenallowsyoutogeneratereportsonallaspectsofthe
BlackPearlgateway,includingcomponentstatus,andconfiguration.
ReportscanbesavedineitherJSONorXMLformat.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > ReportstodisplaytheReports
screen.
Figure 92 The Reports screen.

2. Selectcheckboxesnexttothereport(s)youwanttogenerate.
Note: UsetheAllorNonebuttonsatthebottomofeachreportgroupto
selectorclearthatgroupofreports.TheAllandNonebuttonsat
thebottomofthescreenselectorclearallreportsshownonthe
screen.
3. SelecttheFormat forthereport(s).Onlyoneformatcanbeselected.
4. ClickSave.Theselectedreportsaresavedtoyourlocalhost.
5. Openthereportusingacompatibleprogram.
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Database Backup & Restore
DATABASE BACKUP & RESTORE

TheBlackPearlgatewaydatabasecontainsalistofallobjectsstoredonthe
gatewaycache,tape,anddiskmedia.Backingupthedatabaseallowsyou
torestorethedatabaseintheeventofdatacorruption,orifyouwantto
restorethesystemtothestateitwasinwhenthedatabasebackupwas
generated.
Caution
When restoring from a database backup, all changes since the database backup are
lost. Any tape media with objects created after the database backup are reclaimed
by the gateway.
DatabasebackupsarestoredonabucketontheBlackPearlgateway,and
keptbasedonthesettingsofapreconfigureddatapolicynamedDatabase
Backup.Ifdesired,youcanmodifythesettingsofthepreconfigureddata
policy,orcreateanewdatapolicyfordatabasebackups(seeCreateaData
Policyonpage 71).Ifyoucreateanewdatapolicy,youwillneedtoeditthe
databasebackupconfigurationtousethenewpolicy(seeEditBackupData
Policyonpage 145).
Note: SpectraLogicrecommendsusingthedefaultdatapolicy.
Thebucketusedfordatabasebackupsisautomaticallycreatedwhenthe
firstbackupisgenerated,eithermanually,oronaschedule.Thedatabase
backupbucketislistedontheBucketsscreenoftheBlackPearluser
interfacewiththenameSpectraBlackPearlBackupsystemnameproduct
serialnumber.Thisbucketcannotbeusedfordatastorage.
Note: Ifyouchangethesystemnameafterthedatabasebackupbucket
iscreated,thebucketnamedoesnotchange.
Backupscanbegeneratedmanually,orbyschedule.Whencreatinga
databasebackupschedule,youspecifyhowmanycopiesofthedatabaseto
keepatonetime.Whenthegatewaygeneratesabackupthatexceedsthe
valueconfigured,theoldestdatabasebackupisautomaticallydeleted.
Note: ThedefaultscheduleontheBlackPearlgatewaygeneratesa
backuponceperday,andretainsamaximumoftwobackups.
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Manually Generate a Database Backup

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontocreateadatabasebackupmanually.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Database Backup. The
DatabaseBackupscreendisplays.
Figure 93 The Database Backup screen.

2. SelectAction > Start Immediate Backup.Aconfirmationwindow
displays.
Figure 94 The Start Immediate Backup

confirmation window.
3. ClickBackup.
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Create a Database Backup Schedule

Databasebackupschedulescanbeconfiguredatintervalsbasedonhours,
numberofdays,ordaysoftheweek.Decidewhichintervaltouseforthe
scheduleandfollowtheappropriateinstructions.
CreateanHourlyScheduleonpage 140Createbackupsevery
selectednumberofhours.
CreateaDailyScheduleonpage 141Createbackupsevery
selectednumberofdays.
CreateaWeeklyScheduleonpage 142Createbackupsoncertain
daysoftheweek.
Create an Hourly Schedule


2. SelectAction > Change Schedule.TheModifyDatabaseBackup
Schedulescreendisplays.
3. SelectHourly.TheModifyDatabaseBackupSchedulescreenchangesto
displaytheoptionsforanhourlybackupschedule.
Figure 96 The Modify Database Backup Schedule screen.
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4. EnteranumberfortheMinimum backups to keep on tape.Whenthe

gatewaygeneratesabackupthatexceedsthevalueconfigured,the
gatewayautomaticallydeletestheoldestbackup.
5. EnteranumberforEvery _ hours on the hour.Thisvaluespecifiesthe
interval,inhours,betweengeneratingbackups.Forexample,ifthis
valueissetto4,thesystemcreatesabackupeveryfourhours.
6. ClickSave.
Create a Daily Schedule


3. SelectDaily.TheModifyDatabaseBackupSchedulescreenchangesto
displaytheoptionsforadailybackupschedule.

5. EnteratimevalueforStart Time,andincludeAMorPMafterthevalue.
thisfieldisnotcasesensitive.
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6. EnteranumberforEvery_days.Thisvaluespecifiestheinterval,in
days,betweengeneratingdatabasebackups.Forexample,ifthisvalue
issetto2,thegatewaygeneratesabackupeverytwodaysatthetime
specifiedinStep 5.
7. ClickSave.
Create a Weekly Schedule


3. SelectWeekly.TheModifyDatabaseBackupSchedulescreenchangesto
displaytheoptionsforadailybackupschedule.

Thisfieldisnotcasesensitive.
6. SelectoneormoredaysforEvery week on:.Thisdeterminestheday(s)
ofeachweekthegatewaygeneratesdatabasebackups.
7. ClickSave.
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Restore from a Database Backup

Restoringadatabasebackupreturnsthegatewaytothestateitwasin
whenthebackupwascreated.Allobjectswrittentothegatewayafterthe
backupwascreatedareinaccessible.
Caution
Restoring a database backup deletes all data changes made after the backup was
created, and deletes any backups that were saved after the one you are using for
the restore process. This action cannot be undone.
Therearetwowaystorestorefromadatabasebackup;restoringfroma
manualorautomaticdatabasebackup,orrestoringfromanarbitraryfile.
Restoringfromanarbitraryfileisusefulifyouhavecopiedyourdatabase
backupfilestoanotherbucket.
Restore Using a Database Backup

Usethefollowinginstructionstorestoreamanualorautomaticdatabase
backup.
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2. SelectthebackupyouwanttorestoreintheBackupspane,andthen
selectAction > Restore from Backup.Aconfirmationscreendisplays.
Figure 102 The Restore Database? confirmation screen.

3. EnterRESTOREintheentryfield,andthenclickRestore.Thedatabase
isrestoredtothestateitwasinwhenthebackupwasgenerated.
Restore Using an Arbitrary File

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontorestoreadatabasebackupusingan
arbitraryfile,suchasadatabasebackupthatwascopiedtoadifferent
bucketthantheonenormallyusedfordatabasebackups.
DatabaseBackupscreendisplays(seeFigure 101onpage 143).
2. SelectAction > Restore from Arbitrary File.Aconfirmationwindow
displays.
Figure 103 The Restore from Arbitrary File confirmation

screen.
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3. EnterthenameofthebucketcontainingthearbitraryfileintheBucket
field.
4. EnterthefilenameofthearbitraryfileintheFilefield.
5. EnterRESTOREintheentryfield,andthenclickRestore.Thedatabase
isrestoredtothestateitwasinwhenthebackupwasgenerated.
Delete Backup
Usethefollowinginstructionstodeleteadatabasebackup.

2. SelectthebackupyouwanttodeleteintheBackupspane,andthen
selectAction > Delete.Aconfirmationscreendisplays.
3. ClickDeletetoconfirmtheoperation.Thebackupisdeleted.
Edit Backup Data Policy

Usethefollowinginstructionstoeditthedatapolicyusedforthedatabase
backupbucket.

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Manually Starting the S3 Data Path Backend
2. FromthemenubarselectAction > Edit Data Policy.TheModifyData

Policyscreendisplays.
Figure 106 The Modify Data Policy screen.

3. UsetheData Policy to Usedropdownmenutoselectanewdatapolicy
forthedatabasebackupbucket.
Show Backup Physical Placement

Usethefollowinginstructionstodisplaywhatpiece(s)oftapemediaor
whatstoragepoolisusedbyadatabasebackup.
DatabaseBackupscreendisplays(seeFigure 93onpage 139).
2. Fromthelistofexistingbackups,selectthebackupforwhichyouwant
toviewphysicalplacementandselectAction > Show Backup Physical
Placement.Thescreenrefreshestoshowyouthestoragepoolortape
mediathebackupcurrentlyoccupies.
Figure 107 The Database Backup Physical Placement screen.
MANUALLY STARTING THE S3 DATA PATH BACKEND

IftheBlackPearlgatewayispoweredoffforlongerthanthetimeoutvalue
specifiedintheS3serviceoptions,thedatapathbackendmustbe
manuallystarted.Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontomanuallystartthe
datapathbackend.
Servicesscreen(seeFigure 33onpage 80).
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Reboot or Shut Down a BlackPearl Gateway
2. DoubleclicktheS3service,orselecttheS3serviceandselectAction >
Show Details.TheS3detailsscreendisplays.
3. OntheS3servicedetailsscreen,selectAction > Activate Data Path
Backend.TheActivateDataPathBackendconfirmationwindow
displays.
Figure 108 The Activate Data Path Backend screen.

4. ClickActivate.
REBOOT OR SHUT DOWN A BLACKPEARL GATEWAY

Thissectiondiscussesrebootingorshuttingdownagateway.
Using the BlackPearl User Interface

Usethefollowinginstructionstorebootorshutdownagatewayusingthe
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Reboot or Shut Down a BlackPearl Gateway
1. Clickthepowericoninthelowerrighthandcornerofanyscreeninthe
BlackPearluserinterface.ThePowerscreendisplays.
Power
Figure 109 The Power icon.

2. ClickeitherRebootorShutdown.
3. Aconfirmationscreenappears.Confirmtheselectiontoperformthe
rebootorshutdown.
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Exit the BlackPearl User Interface
Power-Cycle Reset
Undersomecircumstances,SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportmaydirect
youtoperformapowercycleresetofaBlackPearlgatewaytorecoverfrom
anerror.TopowercycleresetaBlackPearlgateway,removethefrontbezel,
andthenpressandholdthefrontpanelpowerbutton(Figure 9onpage 31)
untilthebuttonsLEDturnsoff.Afterafewmoments,pressthebutton
againtoturnthegatewaybackon.
Caution
Do not use the power button to turn off a BlackPearl gateway unless you are
specifically instructed to do so by Spectra Logic Technical Support.
EXIT THE BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE

ToexittheBlackPearluserinterface,closethebrowserorclickLogouton
therightsideofthemenubar.Thisendsthesession.
Iftheactivesessionisidleformorethanthesetsessiontimeout,the
currentuserisautomaticallyloggedout.Thissettingcanbeconfiguredon
theAccountsscreen.Thedefaultis60minutes.SeeConfigureUserson
page 90.
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CHAPTER 8
Using the Deep Storage Browser
ThischapterdescribesusingtheSpectraDeepStorageBrowsertoperform
filestorageoperationswithaSpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGateway.
Task
Introduction
page 151
Requirements
page 151
DownloadtheDeepStorageBrowser
page 151
InstallandLaunchtheDeepStorageBrowser
page 152
ConnecttoaBlackPearlGateway
page 152
UsingtheBrowser
page 154
InterfaceOverview
page 155
CopyaFiletotheGateway
page 157
ReadaFilefromtheGateway
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
TheSpectraDeepStorageBrowserprovidesacommongraphicinterfaceto
allowyoutoeasilymovedataonorofftapemediausingtheBlackPearl
gateway.TheDeepStoragebrowserisavailableforMicrosoftWindows
operatingsystemandAppleMacOSoperatingsystemsoftware,with
sourcefilesavailableforcompilationonLinux,andadditionaloperating
systems.
TheDeepStoragebrowserisnotdesignedfordailybackupsbecausethe
DeepStoragebrowserdoesnotsupportversioning.Onceafileiscopiedto
theBlackPearlgatewayandwrittentotape,youcannotoverwritethatfile
withanewerversion.EvenifyoudeletethefileontheBlackPearlgateway,
thefiletransferoperationfailswiththeerrormessageVersioningisnot
supported.
REQUIREMENTS
TheDeepStoragebrowserhasthefollowingrequirements:
TheBlackPearlgatewaymustberunningBlackPearl1.1software,or
later.
TheDeepStoragebrowseroperatesbymovingdatafromtheselected
sourcelocation,throughthehostcomputerrunningtheDeepStorage
browser,tothedestinationlocation.Thisoccursevenifthereisadirect
connectionbetweenthesourceanddestination.Thiscanresultin
slowerdatatransferperformancedependingonthehostcomputer
CPU,memory,andnetworkconfigurations.
FilesbeingstoredasobjectstoaBlackPearlbasedtapelibrarystorage
solutionmustfollowtheAmazonS3namingrestriction.Seehttp://
docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingMetadata.htmlfor
moreinformation.
DOWNLOAD THE DEEP STORAGE BROWSER

UsetheinstructionsinthefollowingsectionstodownloadtheDeep
StoragebrowserforMicrosoftWindowsorAppleMacOSoperating
systems.
1. Usingawebbrowser,navigatetohttps://developer.spectralogic.com/
ds3browser.
2. Clickthesoftwaredownloadlinkappropriateforyouroperating
system.TheDeepStoragebrowserinstallfilebeginsdownloading
throughyourwebbrowser.
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INSTALL AND LAUNCH THE DEEP STORAGE BROWSER

UsetheinstructioninthissectiontoinstallandlaunchtheDeepStorage
Browser.Theinstructionsdifferdependingonwhichoperatingsystemis
installedonyourhostmachine.
Microsoft Windows
1. Rightclickthe.zipfileyoudownloadedinDownloadtheDeepStorage
Browseronpage 151.Thecontextwindowdisplays.
2. SelectExtract All.TheZIPfileextractstoafolderinthesamedirectory
astheZIPfile.
Note: IftheZIPfileisonthedesktop,theextractedprogramfolder
displaysonthedesktop.
3. Doubleclicktheextractedfolder.Thecontentsdisplayinawindow.
4. DoubleclickDeep Storage Browser.exetolaunchtheprogram.
Apple Mac OS
1. Doubleclickthe.dmgfileyoudownloadedinDownloadtheDeep
StorageBrowseronpage 151.Anicondisplaysontheoperatingsystem
desktop.
2. Doubleclicktheicononthedesktop.Awindowdisplaysshowingthe
DSBiconontheleftsideandtheApplicationsfoldericonontheright
side.
3. DraganddroptheDSBiconontotheApplicationfoldericon.The
programinstalls.
4. OpentheApplicationtab,anddoubleclickSpectra Deep Storage
Browsertolaunchtheprogram.
CONNECT TO A BLACKPEARL GATEWAY

Beforeyoucaninitiatefilestorageoperations,youmustfirstsetupthe
logicalconnectionbetweentheDeepStoragebrowserandtheBlackPearl
gateway.
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Connect to a BlackPearl Gateway
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconnecttoaBlackPearlgateway.
1. LaunchtheDeepStoragebrowserusingthemethodappropriatefor
youroperatingsystem(seeInstallandLaunchtheDeepStorage
Browser).TheNewDeepStorageBrowserSessiondialogboxdisplays.
Figure 110 The New Deep Storage Browser Session dialog

box.
2. EntertheIPaddressofthedataportoftheBlackPearlgatewayinthe
BlackPearlData Interfacefield.TheIPaddressmustbeavalidIPv4
address.SeeConfiguretheDataConnectiononpage 38todetermine
thedataportIPaddress.
Note: IfyouentertheIPaddressoftheBlackPearlmanagementport,
theconnectiontothegatewayfails.
3. UsethedropdownmenunexttoBlackPearl DS3 PorttoselecttheDS3
port.TheDS3portistheportconfiguredforusebytheDS3serviceon
theBlackPearlgateway.Thedefaultvalueis80.SeeConfigurethe
SpectraS3Serviceonpage 82todeterminetheDS3portvalue.
4. Ifdesired,entertheIPaddressofaproxyserverintheProxy Server
field.
5. EntertheS3 Access IDand S3 Secret Keyforausercurrentlyconfigured
ontheBlackPearlgateway.SeeViewS3Credentialsonpage 42formore
information.
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Notes:
OnlyoneuseratatimecanaccessthegatewayusingaDeep
Storagebrowser.
Onlythebucketsassignedtotheuserareaccessibleusingthe
DeepStoragebrowser.
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6. Optionally,selecttheSave Sessioncheckbox.Ifselected,theabove
informationispreenteredthenexttimeyoulaunchtheDeepStorage
browser.
7. ClickSave.TheSpectraLogicDeepStorageBrowsermainwindow
displays.
Figure 111 The Spectra Logic Deep Storage Browser main window.
USING THE BROWSER

TheDeepStoragebrowserfeaturesaneasytouse,draganddropsystem
fortransferringfilestoandfromtheBlackPearlgateway.Usethe
instructionsinthissectiontofamiliarizeyourselfwiththebrowser,andto
performfiletransferoperations.
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Interface Overview
ThissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheDeepStoragebrowserinterface.
Local host navigation icons
BlackPearl navigation icons
Local host
pane
BlackPearl
pane
Jobs/Log pane
Figure 112 The Spectra Logic Deep Storage Browser main window.
Item
Description
Local host
navigation
icons
Theseiconshelpyounavigatethroughthelocalandnetworkdrivesavailabletothe
localhost.
Parent DirectoryClickthisbuttontonavigatetotheparentdirectory
ofthedirectorycurrentlydisplayedinthelocalhostpane.
ComputerClickthisbuttontonavigatetothecomputerlevel
directoryofthelocalhost.Forexample,intheMicrosoftWindows
operatingsystem,thisisreferredtoasMyComputer.
Home DirectoryClickthisbuttontonavigatetotheuserdirectoryof
thelocalhost.Forexample,intheMicrosoftWindowsoperating
system,thisisreferredtoastheUserdirectory.
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Item
Description
BlackPearl
navigation
icons
Theseiconshelpyounavigatethroughbuckets,ontheBlackPearlgateway,thatare
assignedtotheuseraccessingthegateway,usingtheDeepStoragebrowser.
Parent DirectoryClickthisbuttontonavigatetotheparentdirectory
ofthedirectorycurrentlydisplayedintheBlackPearlpane.
Root DirectoryClickthisbuttontonavigatetothetoplevelofthe
gatewayanddisplayallbucketsavailabletotheDS3user.
RefreshClickthisbuttontorefreshthecurrentdisplayinthe
BlackPearlpane.
Local host
pane
Thispanedisplaysthefollowinginformationaboutthecontentsofthecurrently
selectedlocationonthelocalhost.
NameThenameofafileordirectory.
SizeThesizeofthefile.
TypeThetypeoffileordirectory.
Date ModifedThedateandtimeofthelasttimethefileorfolderwasmodified.
BlackPearl
pane
Thispanedisplaysthefollowinginformationaboutthecontentsofthecurrently
selectedlocationontheBlackPearlgateway.
NameThenameofanobjectorbucket.
OwnerTheusernameoftheassignedownerofthebucket.Onlybucketsassigned
totheuseraccessingthegatewayusingtheDeepStoragebrowserdisplay.
SizeThesizeofthefile.
KindThetypeoffileonthegateway.Values:Object, Bucket.
CreatedThedateandtimetheobjectorbucketwascreated.
Jobs/Log pane
Thispanedisplayseitherthecurrentjoblist,orthecurrentsessionlog.
JobsThestatusofthecurrentjobbeingprocessedbytheDeepStoragebrowser.
Iftherearenoactivejobsthispaneisblank.
LogThecurrentsessionlogofallcommandssenttotheBlackPearlgateway.This
panealsodisplaysanyerrorsthatoccurred.
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Copy a File to the Gateway

UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontousetheDeepStoragebrowsertocopy
afiletotapeusingtheBlackPearlgateway.
Browseronpage 152).TheNewDeepStorageBrowserSessiondialog
boxdisplays.
IfyoupreviouslyconnectedtotheBlackPearlgatewayandelected
tosavethesessioninformation,thelogininformationispreentered
inthedialogbox.ClickOK.TheSpectraDeepStorageBrowsermain
windowdisplays.
Ifyoudidnotsavethesessioninformationorareconnectingtoa
BlackPearlgatewayforthefirsttime,completethestepsinConnect
toaBlackPearlGatewayonpage 152.
2. IntheDeepStoragebrowsermainwindow,navigatetothesource
destinationinthelocalhostpane.
3. IntheBlackPearlpaneoftheDeepStoragebrowser,navigatetothe
destinationbucketlocation.
4. Inthelocalhostpane,selectthefile(s)youwanttotransfertothe
BlackPearlgateway.
Notes:
Toselectaconsecutivegroupoffilesorfolders,clickthefirst
item,pressandholddowntheShiftkey,andthenclickthe
lastitem.
Toselectnonconsecutivefilesorfolders,pressandhold
downtheCtrlkey,andthenclickeachitemthatyouwantto
select.
5. DragtheselectedfilesfromthelocalhostpanetotheBlackPearlpane.
Thefilesimmediatelybegincopyingtothegateway.
Read a File from the Gateway

UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontousetheDeepStoragebrowsertocopy
afilefromtheBlackPearlgateway.
Browseronpage 152).TheNewDeepStorageBrowserSessiondialog
boxdisplays.
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IfyoupreviouslyconnectedtotheBlackPearlgatewayandelected
tosavethesessioninformation,thelogininformationispreentered
inthedialogbox.ClickOK.TheDeepStorageBrowsermain
windowdisplays.
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Ifyoudidnotsavethesessioninformationorareconnectingtoa
BlackPearlgatewayforthefirsttime,completethestepsinConnect
toaBlackPearlGatewayonpage 152.
2. IntheDeepStoragebrowsermainwindow,navigatetothetarget
destinationinthelocalhostpane.
3. IntheBlackPearlpaneoftheDeepStoragebrowser,navigatetothe
sourcebucketlocation.
4. IntheBlackPearlpane,selectthefile(s)youwanttotransfertothelocal
host.
Notes:
Toselectaconsecutivegroupoffilesorfolders,clickthefirst
item,pressandholddowntheShiftkey,andthenclickthe
lastitem.
Toselectnonconsecutivefilesorfolders,pressandhold
downtheCtrlkey,andthenclickeachitemthatyouwantto
select.
5. DragtheselectedfilesfromtheBlackPearlpanetothelocalhostpane.
Thefilesimmediatelybegincopyingtothelocalhost.
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CHAPTER 9
Using AutoSupport
ThischapterdescribesusingtheBlackPearluserinterfacetoconfigurethe
supportfeaturesoftheSpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGateway.
Task
AboutAutoSupport
page 160
EnterContactInformation
page 160
ConfigureMailRecipients
page 161
AddaNewRecipient
page 161
EditaMailRecipient
page 162
SendaTestEmail
page 163
DeleteaMailRecipient
page 164
LogSets
page 164
ManuallyGenerateLogSets
page 165
EmailaLogSet
page 166
DownloadaLogSet
page 167
ConfigureaLogSetSchedule
page 167
DeleteaLogSetorLogSetSchedule
page 168
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About AutoSupport
ABOUT AUTOSUPPORT
AutoSupportletstheBlackPearlgatewayautomaticallycontactmail
recipientswhencertainkindsofmessagesaregenerated.Itisalsousedto
generateAutoSupportLog(ASL)setsforusebySpectraLogicTechnical
Support.YoucanconfigurethegatewaytoemailASLsetswhencritical
eventsoccur,oronamonthlybasis.Youcanalsochoosetohavemail
recipientsreceiveASLsets.
ENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

ContactinformationhelpsSpectraLogicincontactingtheadministratorof
theBlackPearlgatewayduringtroubleshooting.Enteringthecontact
informationistypicallyaonetimeonlyprocess.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Contact Information todisplaythe
ContactInformationscreen.
2. ClickNewintheCustomerContactInformationpane.TheNewContact
Informationdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 113 The New Contact Information dialog

box.
3. EntertherequestedinformationandclickCreate.
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Configure Mail Recipients
CONFIGURE MAIL RECIPIENTS

YoucanconfigureAutoSupporttoemailsystemmessagesandlogsets,as
theyaregenerated,toselectedrecipients.Alllogsetsandmessagesare
senttoapreviouslyconfiguredmailrecipient.Youcannotsendlogsetsor
messagesdirectlytoanemailaddress.UsetheMailRecipientscreento
add,edit,ordeletemailrecipientaccounts.
Figure 114 The Mail Recipients screen.
Add a New Recipient

1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Mail Recipients.TheMail
Recipientsscreendisplays.
2. SelectAction > New.TheNewMailRecipientdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 115 The New Mail Recipient dialog box.
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3. Enterthefollowinginformationforthemailrecipient:
Field
Description
Name
Thenameoftherecipient.
Email Address
Theemailaddressoftherecipient.Besuretousethefulladdressusingthe
standardemailformat,includingthe@symbol.
Important: The address cannot contain spaces or other non-alphanumeric
characters (for example, an ampersand, &).
Select AutoSupport
log sets to send to
this mail recipient
SelectScheduled Log Sets,Error Log Sets,bothoptions,orneitheroptionforthe

mailrecipient.ScheduledlogsetsaresentfromtheBlackPearlgatewayonthe
firstofeachmonth.Errorlogsetsaresentanytimeanerroroccursthatcauses
thegatewaytogeneratealogset.
Choose the
message severities
you want to receive
Selectfromthelistedmessagetypeswhichseveritiesofmessagethismail
recipientshouldreceive.TheBlackPearlgatewayautomaticallysendsemail
messagesoftheselectedseveritytotherecipientwhentheyaregenerated.
Note: Forthemailrecipienttoreceiveallmessagesgeneratedbythegateway,
selectallboxes.
4. ClickCreatetosavetheinformation.TheMailRecipientsscreenre
displayswiththenewmailrecipientaddedtothelistofmailrecipients.
5. RepeatStep 1throughStep 4toconfigureadditionalmailrecipients.
Edit a Mail Recipient

Usethefollowingstepstoeditamailrecipientaccount.
Recipientsscreendisplayswithanyalreadyconfiguredmailrecipients
listed(seeFigure 114onpage 161).
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2. Fromthelistofmailrecipients,doubleclickthenameoftherecipient
whoseinformationyouwanttoedit,orselectthenameandthenselect
Action > Edit.TheEditMailRecipientdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 116 Edit the information for the selected mail

recipient.
3. Changetheinformationfortherecipientasrequiredandthenclick
Save.
Send a Test Email

Usethefollowingstepstosendatestemailtoamailrecipient.
Recipientsscreendisplayswithanyalreadyconfiguredmailrecipients
2. Fromthelistofmailrecipients,selectthenameoftherecipientyou
wanttoreceiveatestemail,andthenselectAction > Send test email.
Figure 117 The Mail Recipients screen.

TheBlackPearlgatewayimmediatelysendsatestemailtotheselected
account.
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Log Sets
3. VerifytheuserreceivedtheemailfromtheBlackPearlgateway.Ifthe
emailisnotreceived,verifythatyouenteredtheSMTPserversettings
correctly(seeConfigureSMTPSettingsonpage 88).
Delete a Mail Recipient

Usethefollowingstepstodeleteamailrecipientaccount.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Mail Recipients todisplay
theMailRecipientsscreenwithanyalreadyconfiguredmailrecipients
2. Fromthelistofmailrecipients,selectthenameoftherecipientwhose
accountyouwanttodeleteandthenselectAction > Delete.Adialog
boxdisplaysaskingyoutoconfirmthedeletionofthemailrecipient.
Note: ThedefaultSpectramailrecipientcannotbedeleted.
Figure 118 Delete the selected mail recipient.

3. ClickDeletetoconfirmthedeletion.
LOG SETS
TheBlackPearlgatewayautomaticallygenerateslogsetswhenerrors
occur.Logsetscanalsobegeneratedmanually,orgeneratedonaschedule.
Thegatewaygeneratesthreetypesoflogsets:
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LogSetscontaininformationabouttheconfigurationandstatusof
theBlackPearlgatewayandareusedforgeneraltroubleshooting.
LogsetscanbemailedtoconfiguredmailrecipientsortoSpectra
LogicTechnicalSupport.
StatisticLogSetscontainperformancedataaboutthegatewayand
areusedbySpectraLogicTechnicalSupportforindepth
troubleshooting.Statisticlogsetsaretoolargetobemaileddirectly
fromthegatewayandmustbedownloaded.
KernelLogSetsaregeneratedwheneveraprocessonthegateway
fails.Thisreportcannotbegeneratedmanually.
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DataPathLogSetsareusedtodetermineifthereisaprobleminthe
dataplannercode.Thislogsetcontainsnocustomerdataandis
usedbySpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.
UsetheLogsscreentogenerate,email,ordownloadlogsets,aswellasto
configurealogsetschedule.
Figure 119 The Logs screen.
Manually Generate Log Sets

AlthoughtheBlackPearlgatewayautogenerateslogsetswhenevererrors
occur,youmaywanttocreatelogsetsmanuallyfortroubleshooting
purposes,orattherequestofSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.Usethe
followinginstructionstomanuallygeneratealogset.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs.TheLogsscreendisplays.
2. Createthedesiredlogset:
SelectAction > New Log Settogeneratealogsetforuseingeneral

troubleshooting.ContinuewithEmailaLogSetonpage 166or
DownloadaLogSetonpage 167.
OR
SelectAction > New Statistic Log Settogeneratealogsetusedfor

indepthtroubleshooting.Thislogisnothumanreadable.Tosee
performancestatisticsinahumanreadableform,seeView
PerformanceMetricsonpage 135.ContinuewithDownloadaLog
Setonpage 167.
OR
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SelectAction > New Data Path Log togeneratealogsetusedfor

troubleshootingthedatacommunicationpathtothegatewayand
itsassociatedtapelibrary.TheNewDataPathLogdialogbox
displays.
Figure 120 The New Data Path Log dialog box.

a. SelecttheApplicationforwhichyouwanttogeneratealogset.
Application
Description
S3 Server
TheS3ServerlogshowsallSpectraS3APIcommands
senttothegateway.
Data Planner
TheDataPlannerlogshowshowdatasenttothe
gatewayisorganizedandstoredtotape.
b. ClickCreate.
c. ContinuewithEmailaLogSetonpage 166orDownloadaLog
Setonpage 167.
Email a Log Set

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoemailalogset.
Note: YoumustconfiguretheSMTPsettingsonthegatewaybefore
youcansendemails.SeeConfigureSMTPSettingsonpage 88to
configuretheSMTPsettings.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs.TheLogsscreendisplays
(seeFigure 119).
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2. Selectthelogsetyouwanttoemail,andthenselectAction > Email.

TheEmailLogSetdialogboxdisplays.
Note: StatisticLogSetsaretoolargetobeemailedfromthegateway,
andmustbedownloaded.SeeDownloadaLogSet,below.
Figure 121 The Email Log Set dialog box.

3. Selectthemailrecipientsyouwanttoreceivethelogset,andclick
Email.
Download a Log Set

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodownloadalogset.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs. TheLogsscreendisplays
2. Selectthelogsetyouwanttodownload,andthenselectAction >
Download.Thelogsetbeginsdownloadingtoyourhostcomputer.
Configure a Log Set Schedule

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconfigurealogsetschedule.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs. TheLogsscreendisplays
2. SelectAction > New Log Set Schedule.TheNewLogSetSchedule
dialogboxdisplays.
Figure 122 The New Log Set Schedule dialog box.

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Thisfieldisnotcasesensitive.
4. SelectoneormoredaysforEvery week on:.Thisdeterminestheday(s)
oftheweekthesystemgenerateslogsets.
5. ClickCreate.TheLogsscreendisplaysshowingthenewlycreatedLog
SetSchedule.
Delete a Log Set or Log Set Schedule

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodeletealogset,orlogsetschedule.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs.TheLogsscreendisplays
2. Selectthelogsetorlogsetscheduleyouwanttodelete,andthenselect
Action > Delete.Aconfirmationwindowdisplaysaskingyouto
confirmtheaction.
3. ClickDeletetoremovethelogsetorlogsetschedule.
4. Optionally,useoneofthefollowingcommandstodeletelogsetsin
bulk:
Command
Description
Action > Delete All Log Sets
Deletesalllogsetspresentonthegateway.
Action > Delete All Statistic Log Sets
Deletesallstatisticlogsetsonthegateway.
Action > Delete All Kernel Logs
Deletesallkernellogsetsonthegateway.
Action > Delete All Data Path Logs
Deletesalldatapathlogsetsonthegateway.
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Maintaining the BlackPearl Gateway
ThischapterdescribesthemaintenanceproceduresfortheSpectra
BlackPearlDeepStorageGateway.
Task
DataIntegrityVerification
page 170
AccessingtheTechnicalSupportPortal
page 171
CreateanAccount
page 171
LogIntothePortal
page 172
ConfiguringAutomatedSoftwareUpload
page 173
UpdatingSoftware
page 174
ChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersion
page 175
ChecktheCurrentlyReleasedSoftware
Version
page 175
DownloadandStagetheUpdatedSoftware
page 176
InstalltheUpdate
page 178
ReplacingaFailedComponent
IdentifytheFailedComponent
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Data Integrity Verification
DATA INTEGRITY VERIFICATION

TheBlackPearlgatewayallowsyoutoperformadataintegrityverification
onanydiskpoolsconnectedtothegateway,includingtheinternaldisk
poolscontainingtheBlackPearlcacheanddatabase.Performingadata
verificationcheckonadiskpoolisusefulwhenyouwanttoensurethe
dataonthediskpoolisstoredcorrectly
Thedataintegrityverificationcheckisasectorbysectorcheckoftheentire
storagepool,notjustthedatacontainedonthepool.Dataintegritychecks
varybasedonthesizeofpool,andinsomecasescantakeaverylongtime
tocomplete.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoperformadataintegrityverification
checkonadiskpool.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Tools > Data Integrity
Verification. TheDataIntegrityVerificationscreendisplays.
Figure 123 The Data Integrity Verification page.

2. Selectthediskpoolforwhichyouwanttorunadataintegrity
verificationcheck,andselectAction > Start.Aconfirmationscreen
displays.
Note: Whileadataintegrityverificationisinprogress,thediskpool
mayexperiencedegradedperformance.However,clientaccess
andrebuildshavepriorityoverthedataintegrityverification
check.
3. ClickStart Data Verification.
Caution
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If the data integrity verification fails, contact Spectra Logic Technical Support (see
Contacting Spectra Logic on page 4) for assistance in determining the affected files
on the disk pool. The affected files cannot be retrieved from the storage pool, and
may need to be transferred to the BlackPearl gateway again, depending on if you
originally made multiple copies of the data to separate media platforms, such as to
a tape partition. If you do not have copies of the affected files on your host or
another location, they are lost.
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ACCESSING THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT PORTAL

TheSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportportalprovidesaccesstothe
KnowledgeBase,thecurrentversionofBlackPearlsoftwareforthe
gateway,andadditionalserviceandsupporttools.Youcanalsoopenor
updateasupportincidentanduploadlogfiles.
Create an Account
AccesstoUserGuidesandcompatibilitymatricesdoesnotrequireyouto
createanaccount.Youmustcreateauseraccountandlogintoaccess
ReleaseNotesorrepairdocuments,todownloadthelatestversionof
BlackPearlsoftware,ortoopenasupportticket.
Note: IfyouownmultipleSpectraLogicproducts,theserialnumbers
forallproductsareassociatedwithyouraccount.Ifyoudonot
seetheserialnumbersforallofyourproductswhenyoulogin,
contactTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogicon
page 4).
1. AccesstheTechnicalSupportportalloginpageat
support.spectralogic.com.
2. Onthehomepage,clickSign up for one now!
Figure 124 The Spectra Logic Technical Support portal home page.
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3. Enteryourregistrationinformation.Youraccountisautomatically
associatedwiththeserialnumbersofallSpectraLogicproductsowned
byyoursite.
Ifyouhaveaninvitation,followthelinkandentertheinvitation
code.
Figure 125 Follow the link to enter your invitation code or

enter your registration information.
Ifyoudonothaveaninvitation,entertherequestedinformationto
createyouraccount.Whenyouarefinished,clickSign Up.
Whentheaccountisapproved,youreceiveanemailwithalinktosetup
yourinitialpassword.Useyouremailaddressandthepasswordprovided
intheemailtologintoyouraccount.Afteryoulogin,youcanchange
yourpasswordifdesired.
Log Into the Portal

AccesstheTechnicalSupportportalloginpageat
support.spectralogic.com.Useyouremailaddressandpasswordtolog
intotheTechnicalSupportPortal.
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CONFIGURING AUTOMATED SOFTWARE UPLOAD

AutomatedSoftwareUploadisafeaturethatallowsthesystemto
periodicallycheckaspecifiedservertodetermineifupdatedsoftwareis
availableforthegateway.Thefeaturecanalsobeusedtoautomatically
downloadtheupdatedsoftwarepackagetothegateway.
Note: Youmusthaveacurrentsoftwareupdatekeyenteredinthe
gatewayyouwanttoconfiguretouseAutomatedSoftware
Upload.SeeDatabaseBackup&Restoreonpage 138formore
information.
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontoconfigureAutomatedSoftware
Upload.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Software. TheSoftwarescreen
displays.
2. SelectAction > Edit Automated Software Upload.TheAutomated
SoftwareUploaddialogboxdisplays.
Figure 126 The Automated Software Upload dialog box.

3. SelecttheEnabledcheckboxtoenablethefeature.
4. UsethedropdownmenutoselecttheCheck for updatesfrequency.
5. Optionally,selecttheEmail Notifications Onlycheckboxtoonlyreceive
anemailwhenanupdatedsoftwarepackageisavailableinsteadof
automaticallydownloadthefile.
6. SelecteitherSpectra LogicorUse ProxyastheUpload Fromlocation.
Important
Spectra Logic recommends using the Spectra Logic package server.
IfyouselectUse Proxy,enterthefollowinginformation:
Proxy IP AddressEnteravalidIPv4address.
Proxy PortEntertheportusedtoaccesstheproxyserver.
7. ClickSave.
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UPDATING SOFTWARE
SomeproblemswiththeBlackPearlgatewaymaybefixedbyupdatingthe
gatewayssoftware.SpectraLogicprovidescompletesupportforthemost
currentreleaseofsoftwareandonerevisionback.Customersusing
previouslyreleasedsoftwarepackagesareaskedtoupdatetothecurrent
releaseassoonaspossible.
Note: Youmusthaveacurrentsoftwareupdatekeyenteredinthe
gatewayyouwanttoupdate.SeeDatabaseBackup&Restoreon
page 138formoreinformation.
IfAutomatedSoftwareUploadisenabled,thegatewaysendsanemailto
allusersconfiguredtoreceiveWarningorInformationalemails(see
ConfigureMailRecipientsonpage 161)andpostsasystemmessagetothe
Messagesscreen.Ifconfiguredtodoso,thegatewayalsodownloadsthe
updatedsoftware.
ThemethodusedtoupdatethegatewaydependsoniftheAutomated
SoftwareUploadfeatureisenabledornot,andifenabled,whetheritis
configuredtodownloadtheupdatedsoftware.
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Iftheupdatepackagedownloadedautomatically,skiptoInstallthe
Updateonpage 178.
Ifyouwerenotifiedthatanupdateisrequired,buttheupdatedid
notdownloadautomatically,skiptoDownloadandStagethe
UpdatedSoftwareonpage 176.
Ifyoudonotknowifthegatewayneedsanupdateinstalled,
continuewithChecktheCurrentSoftwareVersiononpage 175.
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Check the Current Software Version

Usethefollowingstepstodeterminethecurrentsoftwareversionrunning
onyourBlackPearlgateway.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Software. TheSoftwarescreen
displays.
2. ThecurrentsoftwareversionislistednexttoCurrent Versioninthe
SoftwareUpdatepane.
Figure 127 The current BlackPearl software version.
Check the Currently Released Software Version

FollowthesestepstocheckthecurrentlyrecommendedBlackPearl
softwareversion:
1. LogintoyouruseraccountontheTechnicalSupportportalat
Note: SeeCreateanAccountonpage 171forinformationabout
creatinganaccountandaccessingtheTechnicalSupportportal.
2. SelectDownloads > Product Software.
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3. OntheProductSoftwarepage,locatetheBlackPearlgatewayinthe
SpectraProductcolumn.ThecurrentlyreleasedBlackPearlsoftware
versionislistedintheCurrent Versioncolumn.
Figure 128 The Product Software screen.

4. ComparetheCurrentVersionavailablefortheBlackPearlgatewayto
theversioninstalledonthegateway.
Download and Stage the Updated Software

Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodownloadandstagetheupdated
softwarefortheBlackPearlgateway.
1. LogintoyouraccountontheTechnicalSupportportalat
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2. SelectDownloads > Product Software.TheProductSoftwareScreen

displays.
Figure 129 The Product Software screen.

3. LocatetheBlackPearlgatewayintheSpectraProductcolumn.The
currentlyreleasedBlackPearlsoftwareversionislistedintheCurrent
Versioncolumn.
4. ClickthenameoftheBlackPearlpackage.Thepackagebegins
downloadingthroughyourwebbrowser.Donotunzipthe
downloadedfile.
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5. FromtheBlackPearlmenubar,selectSupport > Software todisplay

theSoftwarescreen.ClickChoose File. Usingyourwebbrowser,browse
tothelocationoftheupdatefileandselectthefiletoupload.Thefileis
stagedtothesystem.
Figure 130 The Software Update screen with an available software package
listed.
Install the Update

1. DiscontinueallfilestorageoperationsontheBlackPearlgateway.The
gatewayautomaticallyrebootsaspartoftheupdateprocess.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Software todisplaytheSoftware
screen.TheSoftwarescreendisplayswiththesoftwareuploadfile
stagedtothesystem.
Figure 131 The Software Update screen with a software package staged to
the system.
3. ClickUpdate.Aprogressbarshowstheprogressoftheupdate.
Figure 132 The Software Update screen showing the progress of an

update.
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4. Whentheupdateiscomplete,theBlackPearlgatewayautomatically
rebootstobeginusingthelatestsoftware.
5. Restartfilestorageoperations.
REPLACING A FAILED COMPONENT

IfacomponentinaBlackPearlgatewayisnotfunctioningproperly,the
systemgeneratesamessageandthehardwareicononthestatusbarofthe
BlackPearluserinterfacechangestoanerroricon(seeStatusIconson
page 29).
Identify the Failed Component

1. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Hardware.TheHardwarescreen
displays.Themalfunctioningcomponentisindicatedbyanerroricon.
Figure 133 The Hardware screen showing a failed component.
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2. IfyouhavemultipleBlackPearlgateways,youcanusethebeacon
featuretohelplocatethegatewaywiththefailedcomponent.Onthe
Hardwarescreen,clicktheservername.Thescreenrefreshestoshow
themainHardwarescreen.
Figure 134 The Hardware screen.

3. ClickTurn Beacon On.TheBlackPearlgatewayVisualStatusBeacon
lightbarflashesblue,makingiteasytofind.
4. Afteryoulocatetheunitinyourdatacenter,clickTurn Beacon Offto
stopthelightsfromflashing.
5. Forspecificpartreplacementprocedures,refertooneofthefollowing
guides,whichcanbefoundafterloggingintotheSpectraLogicsupport
portalatsupport.spectralogic.com.
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TheSpectra12&36DriveChassisBootDriveReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedbootdriveinthe
gateway.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveafterthe
gatewayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisFanReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedfaninthegateway.
TheSpectra12,36&45DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacement
Guideprovidesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyafter
thegatewayisinstalled.
TheSpectra12DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideandSpectra36
DriveChassisHBAReplacementGuideprovideinstructionsfor
replacingafailedHBAinthegateway.
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TheSpectra96DriveChassisDriveReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafaileddatadriveintheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisFanReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedfanintheArcticBlueexpansion
node.
TheSpectra96DriveChassisPowerSupplyReplacementGuide
providesinstructionsforreplacingafailedpowersupplyinthe
TheSpectra96DriveChassisI/OModuleReplacementGuideprovides
instructionsforreplacingafailedI/OmoduleintheArcticBlue
expansionnode.
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CHAPTER 11
Troubleshooting and Support
Usetheinformationinthisappendixtotroubleshootproblemsonthe
SpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewayastheyarise,beforecontacting
Task
ResolvingaBlackPearlManagementPortIP
AddressConflict
page 183
UsingtheConsole
page 183
UsingaSeparateComputer
page 183
NetworkSetupTips
page 185
Configuration
page 185
ConnectivitytotheNetwork
page 186
Troubleshooting
page 188
Tools
page 188
Troubleshooting
page 189
FAQ
page 197
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupport
page 206
BeforeContactingSupport
page 206
DetermineGatewaySerialNumber
page 206
OpeningaSupportTicket
page 207
EnablingRemoteSupport
page 211
DisablingRemoteSupport
page 212
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Resolving a BlackPearl Management Port IP Address Conflict
RESOLVING A BLACKPEARL MANAGEMENT PORT IP ADDRESS

CONFLICT
ThedefaultaddressoftheBlackPearlmanagementportissetto10.0.0.2
withanetmaskof255.255.255.0.IfyournetworkisalreadyusingthisIP
address,youarenotabletoaccesstheBlackPearluserinterface.
OneresolutiontotheissueistochangetheIPaddressofthemachine
alreadyonyournetworktoadifferentaddress.Thenconnecttothe
BlackPearlgatewayasdescribedinLogIntotheBlackPearlUserInterface
onpage 34.Ifyoucannot,ordonotwanttochangetheIPaddressofthe
existingmachine,followtheinstructionsinthissectiontoconnectyour
BlackPearlgatewaytoyournetwork.
Using the Console

UsingtheBlackPearlconsoleistherecommendedwaytochangethe
BlackPearlmanagementportIPaddress.Forinstructionsonusingthe
consoletoconfigurethemanagementportIPaddress,seeConfigurethe
BlackPearlManagementPortonpage 33.
Using a Separate Computer

Ifyoucannotusetheconsole,useacomputerorlaptopdisconnectedfrom
anyexistingnetworktochangetheBlackPearlmanagementportIP
address.
1. Gatheralaptopordesktopcomputernotcurrentlyonanynetwork.
Disableanywirelessnetworking,ifnecessary.
2. UsingastandardEthernetcable,connecttheEthernetportonthe
computertotheBlackPearlmanagementportontheBlackPearl
gateway.SeeRearPanelonpage 22tolocatethemanagementport.
3. Openawebbrowseronthecomputer.Foralistofcompatible
browsers,seeSupportedBrowsersonpage 29.
4. EntertheIPaddressbelowinthebrowseraddressbar:
https://10.0.0.2
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ThenetmaskforthedefaultIPaddressis255.255.255.0.
TheBlackPearluserinterfaceusesasecureconnection.
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5. ResolvethesecuritycertificatewarningfortheBlackPearluser
interface.Thewarningdisplaysbecausethegatewaydoesnothavea
securitycertificate.
Notes:
Consultyourbrowserdocumentationforinstructionson
howtoresolvethesecuritycertificatewarning.
Theabsenceofthecertificatedoesnotaffectfunctionality.
6. Entertheloginusernameandpassword.
Thedefaultusernameandpasswordarebothspectra,usingall
lowercaseletters.
NetworkpaneontheDashboardscreen.TheNetworkscreendisplays
informationaboutthenetworkconnectionsofthegateway.
8. IntheNetworkInterfacespane,selecttheManagementrow,andthen
selectAction > Edit.TheEditManagementdialogboxdisplays.
Figure 135 The Edit Management dialog box.

Note: IfyouselectDHCP,youarenotabletoseetheIPaddress
assignedbyDHCPbeforeyouareloggedoutoftheBlackPearl
userinterface.Contactyoursystemadministratortodetermine
theDHCPaddressforthemanagementport.
10. ChangetheMTUvalue,ifdesired.IfyousettheMTUvalueto
somethingotherthan1500,ensurethatyourswitchconfiguration
supportslargerMTUsettings,aswellasallthehostsonthenetwork.
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11. ClickSave.
Note: WhenyouchangetheIPaddressoftheBlackPearlmanagement
port,youloseyourconnectiontotheuserinterfacewhenyou
saveyourchanges.Toreestablishtheconnection,enterthenew
IPaddressinyourbrowserandloginagain.
12. DisconnecttheEthernetcablefromtheBlackPearlmanagementport.
13. Connectacablefromyournetworktothemanagementportonthe
BlackPearlgateway.Youarenowabletoconnecttothegatewaywith
theIPaddressconfiguredinStep 9onpage 184.
NETWORK SETUP TIPS

TheBlackPearlmanagementportisseparatedfromthedataports.The
managementportanddataportshavetheirowndefaultroutes.Thisdoes
notpreventauserfromhavingthemanagementanddataportsutilizing
thesamenetwork,ifdesired.
Thebasicstepsforconfiguringthemanagementanddataportsforaccess
tothenetworkaresimpleandstraightforward.However,eachnetwork
environmentisuniqueandmayrequiresomeadditionaltroubleshooting
inordertoproperlyconnecttotheBlackPearlgatewayandutilizethe
10GBaseTor10 GigEinterfacescorrectly.
Configuration
Thefirststepistoconfigurethemanagementanddataportsusingthe
BlackPearluserinterfaceorthecommandlineinterface.Donotattemptto
accessthesystemdirectlyandusetherootconsoletomodifyinterfaces.
Thewebandcommandlineinterfacesaretightlyintegratedwiththebase
operatingsystemandconfigureadditionalsystemfeaturesbasedon
networkchanges.
Note: ThecommandlineinterfaceisnotsupportedintheBlackPearl
softwareversion1.2release.
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Connectivity to the Network

Thefollowingconfigurationsaresupportedforthedatapath:
Recommended:
Single10GigElogicalconnectionusingoneofthe10GigEphysical
ports
OR
Single20GigElogicalconnectionusingtwo10GigEphysicalports
(linkaggregation)
NotRecommended:
Singlegigabitlogicalconnectionutilizingoneofthe10GBaseT
physicalportsandaCategory5eEthernetcable
OR
Single10gigabitlogicalconnectionutilizingoneofthe10GBaseT
physicalportsandaCategory6Ethernetcable
AssigntheappropriateIPaddresstothemanagementanddataports
eitherstaticallyorusingDHCP.IfyouaresettingtheMTUtosomething
otherthan1500,ensurethatyourswitchconfiguration,aswellasallthe
hostsonthenetwork,supportlargerMTUsettings.TheBlackPearl
gatewaycansupportjumboframes(MTU=9000),butallswitchesandhosts
onthenetworkmustbeconfiguredtosupportjumboframesifthisis
selected,orperformancemightbedegraded.
Link Aggregation Notes

SwitchesusedifferentmethodsofroutingtrafficfromhoststoNAS
servers.Therearealsomanydifferentnetworkconfigurationstomove
datafromhoststoNASservers.Forexample,someCiscoswitchesroute
trafficbasedontheMACaddressandtheIPaddress.TheBlackPearl
gatewaypresentsonlyoneMACaddressandoneIPaddresswhenthe
dataportsareaggregatedviaDHCP;ifstaticlinkaggregationischosen,it
presentsonlyoneMACaddress,butcanhaveupto16IPaddressesaliased
totheMACaddress.Itisuptotheswitchtorotatedatatransfersamong
thephysicalportsontheBlackPearlgatewayinordertoachievethe
highestthroughputpossible.
Additionally,iflinkaggregationisconfiguredfortheBlackPearlgateway,
thenswitchesmustalsobeabletosupportlinkaggregationtoaggregateor
trunkthedataportstogethertoprovidehigherbandwidthintothe
gateway.SwitchesmustsupportlinkaggregationusingLACP(Link
AggregationControlProtocol),andtheswitchesmusthashthedestination
IPaddresses.ManuallyconfigureLACPontheswitchports.LACPdoes
notgetenabledautomatically.
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Forexample,ifonlyasinglehostisconnectedtotheBlackPearlgateway
throughalinkaggregatedconnection,themeasuredperformanceislower
thanthepotentialmaximumtransferratebecauseonlyonephysicalportof
thetwoportlinkaggregationisbeingutilizedbytheswitch.Ifasingle
shareismountedtwotimesusingdifferentIPaddressesandtransfersare
startedtothatsharefromtwoseparatehosts,theresultingthroughput
wouldbeapproximatelytwicethatofasinglehostconnection.Youmay
needtoconfiguremorethantwoIPaddressesontheBlackPearlgatewayto
forcetheswitchhashingalgorithmtoutilizeallphysicalportstomaximize
performance.
Client mounts
IP address 1 Share X
IP address 2 Share X
Client
LACP
Destination IP address hashing
Switch
Single MAC address

2 static IP addresses assigned
IP address 1
IP address 2
Up to 16 static IP addresses
BlackPearl gateway
Link aggregation - two 10 GigE ports
Figure 136 Connection example utilizing two IP addresses assigned to a single

share.
Onceconfiguredcorrectlyandattachedtothenetwork,thestatusinthe
userinterfaceindicatesthespeedoftheconnectionandwhethertheportis
active.Thelinklightsonthenetworkportsshouldbeonandactiveatboth
theBlackPearlgatewayandthenetworkswitch.
Fromyournetwork,usethepingcommand(seePingonpage 188)totest
theassignedIPaddressfortheBlackPearlmanagementportordataport.If
thisisnotsuccessful,followthetroubleshootingtipsbelowtoascertainif
theproblemisanetworksetupissue.
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Troubleshooting
Port Link LED Does Not Light
Checktheportconfigurationonthenetworkswitch.TheBlackPearl
gatewayonlysupportsautonegotiation.Makesuretheswitchis
configuredtomatchspeedsonbothendsoftheconnection.
Checkthecablesthatconnecttheporttotheotherdevice.Makesure
thattheyareconnected.Verifythatyouareusingthecorrectcabletype
andconnectors.Thisisespeciallycriticalfor10 GigEconnections
utilizingSFPs.
Verifythattheswitchportsarenotadministrativelydisabled.Consult
theswitchUserGuideformoreinformation.
Port Link LED is Lit, But I Cannot Ping the BlackPearl

gateway
ChecktheLACPsettingsontheswitch.Ifyouareusinglink
aggregationontheBlackPearlgateway,theswitchMUSTbeconfigured
touseLACPonthoseports.Ifyouarenotusinglinkaggregation,the
switchmustbeconfiguredNOTtouseLACPonthoseports.
ChecktheVLAN(VirtualLocalAreaNetwork)settingsontheswitch.
EnsurethattheportsareassignedtothecorrectVLAN.
Tools
Ping
Thepingcommandisasimpletool,basedonarequestresponse
mechanism,toverifyconnectivitytoaremotenetworknode.Theping
commandisbasedonICMP(InternetControlMessageProtocol).The
requestisanICMPEchorequestpacketandthereplyisanICMPEcho
Reply.LikearegularIPpacket,anICMPpacketisforwardedbasedonthe
intermediateroutersroutingtable,untilitreachesthedestination.Afterit
reachesthedestination,theICMPEchoReplypacketisgeneratedand
returnedtotheoriginatingnode.
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Forexample,toverifytheconnectivityfromtheswitchtotheIPaddress,
runthecommandshownbelowfromtheswitchcommandlineorclient:
ping 192.168.2.10
AllICMPEchorequestsshouldreceiverepliesincludinginformation
abouttheroundtriptimeittooktoreceivetheresponse.Aresponseof0
msecmeansthatthetimewaslessthan1ms.Iftherequesttimesout,then
checkthesettingsontheswitchtowhichtheBlackPearlgatewayis
connected.
Traceroute
Youcanusethetraceroutecommand,ifitisavailable,orsomething
similar,tonotonlyverifyconnectivitytoaremotenetworknode,butto
tracktheresponsesfromintermediatenodesaswell.Thetraceroute
commandsendsaUDPpackettoaportthatislikelytonotbeusedona
remotenodewithaTTLof1.Afterthepacketreachestheintermediate
router,theTTLisdecremented,andtheICMPtimeexceededmessageis
sentbacktotheoriginatingnode,whichincrementstheTTLto2,andthe
processrepeats.AftertheUDPpacketreachesadestinationhost,anICMP
portunreachablemessageissentbacktothesender.Thisactionprovides
thesenderwithinformationaboutallintermediateroutersonthewayto
thedestination.
Forexample,foraBlackPearlgatewayatIPaddress192.168.2.10,the
outputofthecommandshownbelow,
traceroute 192.168.2.10
showsanumberedlistindicatingthenumberofhopsencounteredwhen
tracingthepacketfromtheswitchtotheBlackPearlgateway
TROUBLESHOOTING
ThissectionhelpsyoutroubleshootproblemswiththeSpectraBlackPearl
gatewayandtheattachedSpectratapelibrary.
Ifyourproblemisnotaddressedbyanyofthebelowentries,contact
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportforassistance(seeContactingSpectra
Logiconpage 2).
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Issue
Resolution
An email is sent
from the tape
library regarding a
problem with a
tape drive
CheckthetapelibrarysBlueScaleinterfacetoensurethatthetapedrivesare
functioningnormally.
1. LogintotheBlueScaleinterfaceasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide.
2. ReviewanySystemMessagesthatwerepostedbythelibraryandtakeany
actiondescribedinthemessage(s).
Ifthesystemmessagesdonotprovideenoughinformationtoresolvetheissue,
lookforadditionalinformationontheDLM(DriveLifecycleManagement)
Detailsscreen.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > DLM.TheDLMscreendisplays.
2. Examinethestatusofeachtapedrive.Ifadriveshowsanystatusbesidesa
goodstatus(greencheckmarkinacircle),clickDetailsforthatdrive,and
takeanyactiondescribedinthedetailsscreen.
3. Oncethetapedrivesarereturnedtogoodstatus,retrythejob.
Note: Ifyoucannotreturnyourtapedrivestogoodstatus,contactSpectra
LogicTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
An email is sent
from the tape
library that a tape
drive cannot eject a
tape cartridge
ContactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogicon
page 2).
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An email is sent
from the tape
library indicating
that drives need
cleaning
IftheBlackPearlgatewayisconnectedtoaSpectraT200,T380,T680,T950,or
TFinitylibrary,thelibraryshouldbeconfiguredwithacleaningpartition,
whichautomaticallycleansdriveswhencleaningisrequestedbythedrive.
IftheBlackPearlgatewayisconnectedtoaSpectraT50eorT120library,there
canonlybeonepartitiononthelibraryifyouwanttousetheBlackPearl
gatewaysejectfunction.Ifthereiscleaningmediainthedatapartition,the
BlackPearlgatewayautomaticallyinitiatescleaningtapedrivesusingthis
media.
IfyourcleaningtapesareLTOandMLMenabled,youcanusetheMLM
featuretomonitorthestatusofcleaningmedia.Checkthatvalidcleaning
mediaispresentinthecleaningpartitionasdescribedbelow.
1. LogintotheBlueScaleinterfaceasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide.
2. T50eSelectMENU >General > Media Lifecycle Management.
AllotherlibrariesSelectGeneral > Media Lifecycle Management.
TheMLMReportscreendisplays.
3. UsingthePartitiondropdownmenu,selectTotal Library.
4. UsingtheReportdropdownmenu,selectCleans Remaining.
5. ClickGo.Thescreenredisplaystoshowthenumberofcleansremainingfor
allcleaningcartridgespresentinthelibrary.Confirmatleastonetapestill
hascleansremaining.
IfyourcleaningtapesarenotMLMenabled,ortheyareTS11x0media,you
cannotuseMLMtomonitorcleaningmedia.Youmustusethemessages
postedtothetapelibrarysSystemMessagesscreentodeterminewhena
pieceofcleaningmediaexpires.
Iftherearenocleaningtapeswithcleansremaining,usetheTapeLibraryUser
Guideappropriateforyourlibrarytypeforinstructionsonexchangingexpired
cleaningmedia.
Ifyoucontinuetoreceiveemailsthatdrivesarenotbeingcleaned,contact
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportforassistance(seeContactingSpectraLogicon
page 2)
An email is sent
from the tape
library that
indicates a robotics
failure in the
library
GatheranASLasdescribedintheConfiguringandUsingAutoSupport
chapterinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide,andcontactSpectraLogicTechnical
Support(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
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An email is sent
from the tape
library indicating a
tape cartridge
experienced a read
or write error
IftheBlackPearlgatewaydetectsamediaerrorwithatapecartridge,the
gatewayattemptstorollbacktoapreviouslysaved,knowngoodcheckpoint.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontoresolveamediaerror.
1. Makenoteofthetapebarcodethatexperiencedthemediaerror,andwhat
driveitwasinwhentheerroroccurred.
2. LogintothetapelibraryasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide.
3. UsetheinstructionsinCleaningaDriveinyourTapeLibraryUserGuideto
cleantheaffecteddrivetwice.
4. SeeUseDLMtoTestanLTODriveinyourTapeLibraryUserGuidetotest
thedrive.Ifthedrivetestfails,contactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportfor
assistance(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
5. LogintotheBlackPearluserinterfaceasdescribedinLogIntotheBlackPearl
UserInterfaceonpage 34.
6. IntheBlackPearluserinterface,selectStatus > Tape Management.TheTape
7. Selectthetapethatexperiencedtheerror,andthenselectAction > Eject Tape.
TheEjectTapedialogboxdisplays.
8. Ifdesired,enterinformationintheEjectLabelandEjectLocationfields.This
informationisstoredonthetapeandisvisiblewhenreimportingthetape
intoaBlackPearlgateway.Youarenotrequiredtoenterthisinformation.
9. ClickEject.ThetapeismarkedasejectedintheBlackPearlgatewaydatabase,
andmovedtotheEntry/Exitpoolintheattachedtapelibrary.
10.ExportthecartridgefromthetapelibraryasdescribedinyourTapeLibrary
UserGuide.
11.Inspectthecartridgefordamage.Ifthetapedoesnotshowanysignsof
damage,reimportthecartridgeintothetapelibrary.Ifthecartridgeis
damaged,discardthecartridge.
Ifyoucontinuetoexperiencemediaerrors,contactSpectraLogicTechnical
Supportforassistance(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
The BlackPearl
gateway reports
tapes as Write
Protected on the
Tape Management
screen
Ifthetapehaswriteprotectionsetintentionallytoprotectvaluabledatafrom
beingoverwritten,thenselectanothertape.Ifthetapenolongerneedsto
remainwriteprotected,useyourTapeLibraryUserGuidetoexportthetapeand
disablewriteprotection.Thenreimportthetapecartridgeintothetapelibrary.
Note: IfthetapeisstillreportedasWriteProtected,contactSpectraLogic
TechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
A system message
on the BlackPearl
gateway reports
No tapes
available for a
storage domain
WhentheBlackPearlgatewayrunsoutofusabletapemedia,itpostsamessage
thatindicatesthereareNotapesavailable.Importadditionalcartridgesinto
thetapelibraryasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide.
Note: Ifyourtapelibraryisatfullcapacity,youmayneedtoexchangefull
tapesfornewones,orincreasethecapacitylicenseonyourlibrary.If
exchangingtapes,youmustejectthetapesfromtheBlackPearlgatewaybefore
exportingthetapesfromthetapelibrary.SeeEjectTapesonpage 108.
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The BlackPearl
gateway displays
an error message
when attempting
to eject a tape
InordertousetheBlackPearlejectfunctiononaT50eorT120library,youmust
configureasinglepartitionandselectStandardasthepartitionsEntry/ExitPort
Mode.IfyouconfigurethepartitiontouseeithertheSharedorQueuedEject
mode,oryouconfiguremorethanonepartitiononyourlibrary,ejectsfromthe
BlackPearlgatewayfail.
SeeConfiguringandManagingPartitionsintheT50eLibraryUserGuide,or
PartitionManagementintheT120LibraryUserGuideforinstructionson
configuringapartitiontousetheStandardmodefortheEntry/Exitport.
An email is sent
from the BlackPearl
gateway indicating
that the tape
backend is
deactivated
Thisissuecanoccuriftheattachedtapelibraryeitherrebootsorpowersdown.
Ifthetapelibraryreboots,waitwhilethelibrarycompletesinitialization.The
BlackPearlgatewayautomaticallyestablishescommunicationwiththetape
libraryonceitcompletesitsinitialization.
Ifthetapelibrarypowersdown,poweronthelibrarybypressingthepower
buttononthefrontpanel(seeyourTapeLibraryUserGuideformore
information).Thenwaitwhilethelibrarycompletesinitialization.The
BlackPearlgatewayautomaticallyestablishescommunicationwiththetape
libraryonceitcompletesitsinitialization.
YoumayneedtoactivatethedatapathbackendontheBlackPearlgateway.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Services.TheServicesscreen
displays.
3. SelecttheS3ServiceandselectAction > Show Details.TheS3Servicedetails
screendisplays.
4. OntheS3Servicedetailscreen,makesuretheData Path Backend Activatedis
settoYes.Ifnot,selectAction > Activate Data Path Backend.
Ifyoucontinuetoexperienceproblemswiththetapelibrary,gatheran
AutoSupportlogasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide,andcontact
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).
An email is sent
from the BlackPearl
gateway indicating
that a tape it needs
to complete a GET
operation is not
present in the tape
library
Thetapemayhavebeenexportedfromthetapelibraryeitheronpurposeorby
mistake.Locateandreimportthetapeintothetapelibraryasdescribedinyour
TapeLibraryUserGuide.Oncethetapeisreimported,thegatewayinspectsthe
tapeandusesitasneeded.
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An email is sent
from the BlackPearl
gateway indicating
a hardware failure
Overtime,replaceablecomponentsintheBlackPearlgatewaymayweardown
andfail.Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodeterminethefailedcomponent.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > Hardware.TheHardwarescreen
displays.
3. ExaminetheHardwarescreenforanyfailedcomponents,whichare
designatedbyaredXinacircle.
4. ContactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupporttorequestapartreplacement(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage 2).SpectraLogicprovidesyouwiththe
replacementpart.Thedocumentationforallreplacementpartscanbefound
ontheSpectraLogicsupportportal,atsupport.spectralogic.com,afteryou
logintotheportal.
Thelistofcustomerreplaceablepartsisasfollows.Anyotherpartfailuresare
resolvedbyonsiteSpectrarepresentatives.
DataDrives
BootDrives
Fans
PowerSupplies
HBAs
TapeDrives(installedinthetapelibrary)
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An email is sent
from the BlackPearl
gateway indicating
that the cache is
full
TheBlackPearlcachecanbecomefullforseveralreasons:
ForPUTjobs,oneormoredatarepositories(tapelibrary,diskpartition)is
offline,ordoesnothavesufficientspacetowriteallthedatacurrentlyinthe
cache.Datawillsitinthecacheuntiltheproblemiscorrected.
Checktomakesurethedatapathbackendisactivated.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Services.TheServicesscreen
displays.
3. SelecttheS3service,andselectAction > Show Details.
4. Ontheservicedetailscreen,ensurethestatusofData Path Backend Activated
isYes.Ifthedatapathisnotenabled,selectAction > Activate Data Path
Backend.
Checktomakesurethatnotapelibrariesareinstandbystate.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectConfiguration > Advanced Bucket Management.
TheAdvancedBucketManagementscreendisplays.
2. UnderTapePartitions,makesurealltapepartitionslistedshowaStateof
OnlineandaStandbystatusofNo.Ifanytapepartitionsareinstandbystate,
selectthetapepartition,andthenselectAction > Activate Tape Partition.
Checkforsystemmessagesthatindicatethepartitionisoutofspace.SeeA
systemmessageontheBlackPearlgatewayreportsNotapesavailablefora
storagedomainonpage 192.
ForGETjobs,dataretrievedintothecachewillremaininthecacheuntilthe
clienteithergetsthedataorthejobiscancelled.Eitheruseyourclientto
completetheGETjob,orcancelthejobasdescribedbelow.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > S3 Jobs.TheS3Jobsscreendisplays.
3. SelectthejobyouwanttocancelandselectAction > Cancel Job.
An email is sent
from the BlackPearl
gateway indicating
that the database is
full
Ifthedatabasereachesfullcapacity,theBlackPearlgatewayisnolongerusable.
Additionaldrivesmustbeinstalledtoaccommodatethedatabasesize.Contact
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportforassistance(seeContactingSpectraLogicon
page 2).
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A system message
on the BlackPearl
gateway indicates
that the database is
not being backed
up
TheBlackPearlgatewayreportsafailuretobackupthedatabaseinthesystem
messages.Checkthesystemmessagestodeterminethecause.
2. IntheBlackPearluserinterface,selectStatus > Messages.TheMessages
screendisplays.Examinethelistofmessagesforadditionalinformation
aboutthefailure.
Ifthedatabasebackupscheduleisnotconfigured,theBlackPearlgateway
displaysthefollowingmessageonceperday:Thedatabaseisnotbeing
backedup.SelectadatapolicyfromtheDatabasebackupscreentoenable
backups.SeeDatabaseBackup&RestoreintheBlackPearlUserGuidefor
moreinformation.
The BlackPearl
gateway does not
display tapes with
duplicate barcodes
on the Tape
Management
screen
AlthoughaSpectratapelibraryallowsduplicatebarcodeswithinthesame
partition,theBlackPearlgatewaydoesnotallowduplicatebarcodes.Anytapes
withduplicatebarcodesarenotdisplayedontheTapeManagementscreenand
arenotusedbythegateway.
1. UseyourTapeLibraryUserGuidetoejecttapeswithduplicatebarcodes.
2. Applynew,nonduplicatebarcodestothetapesandreimportthemintothe
tapelibrary.
3. TheBlackPearlgatewayautomaticallyinspectsandusesthetapesasneeded.
The BlackPearl
Tape Management
screen shows
media in the
attached tape
library as Inspect
Failed
TheBlackPearlgatewayusestapesformattedwithLTFStostoredata.Only
LTO5andhighertapemediasupportsLTFS.Ifyourtapelibrarycontains
LTO4oroldermedia,oryouimportLTO4oroldermediaintoapartition
beingutilizedbyaBlackPearlgateway,theunsupportedpiecesofmedia
displayaTypeofInspectFailedontheTapeManagementscreen.Usethe
followingstepstoexportLTO4andoldermediafromyourtapelibrary.
2. IntheBlackPearluserinterface,selectStatus > Tape Management.TheTape
3. ExaminetheTapeManagementscreenforanytapesthatdisplayaTypeof
InspectFailed.MakenoteofallbarcodesofInspectFailedtapes.
4. Selecttheaffectedtape,andthenselectAction > Eject Tape.TheEjectTape
dialogboxdisplays.
5. Ifdesired,enterinformationintheEjectLabelandEjectLocationfields.This
informationisstoredonthetapeandisvisiblewhenreimportingthetape
intoaBlackPearlgateway.Youarenotrequiredtoenterthisinformation.
6. ClickEject.ThetapeismarkedasejectedintheBlackPearlgatewaydatabase,
andmovedtotheEntry/Exitpoolintheattachedtapelibrary.
7. ExportthemediafromthetapelibraryasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUser
Guide.
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The BlackPearl
gateway displays a
system message
that a Job did not
complete in a 24
hour period
IftheBlackPearlgatewayexperiencesanetworkerrorwhentransferringdata,
thedatatransferfails.Networkerrorsoccurduetoavarietyofcircumstances.
Usetheinformationinthissectiontohelpyoutroubleshootanetworkerror.
Networkerrorsmayoccuriftheclientissaturatingthenetworkwith
information.Considerreducingthenumberofthreadstheclientusesto
transferdata.Forexample,a1GBconnectionshouldbesettoamaximumof3
threads.
Networkerrorsmayalsooccurduetoproblemswithcabling,networkswitch
issues,orSANissues.SeetheNetworkSetupTipsonpage 185for
troubleshootinginformation.Ifyoucannotresolvethenetworkissue,use
thestepsbelowtocollectlogsandopenaticketwithSpectraLogicTechnical
Support.
1. Intheclientsoftware,collectasetoflogs,ifavailable.
2. DownloadtheArchiveProviderlogsontoyourlocalhostcomputer.
4. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Logs.TheLogsscreendisplays.
5. SelectAction > New Log Settogeneratealogsetforuseingeneral
troubleshooting.
6. Selectthelogsetyoujustgenerated,andthenselectAction > Download.The
logsetbeginsdownloadingtoyourhostcomputer.
7. SubmitasupportincidentusingtheSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportportal
asdescribedinOpeningaSupportTicketintheBlackPearlUserGuide.
The BlackPearl user

interface does not
appear to update
correctly
TheBlackPearlgatewaymayhaverebooted.Ifthegatewayreboots,allin
progressjobsareresumedorrestarted,buttheBlackPearluserinterfaceisnot
beingupdated.Logoutandthenlogbackintoreestablishaconnectionwith
thegateway.
FAQ
Thissectioncontainsanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutthe
BlackPearlgatewayandSpectratapelibraries.
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WhydoesauserneedtobackuptheBlackPearldatabase?Howdoesa
userverifythedatabasebackupschedule?onpage 198
HowdoesausercreateaBucketIsolateddatapolicyforthedatabase
backuptapes?onpage 199
HowdoesauserconfiguretheirT50eorT120librarytosupport
ejectingtapesfromtheBlackPearlgateway?onpage 200
Howdoestheuserknowwhichtapesmustbetakenoffsiteand
broughtback?onpage 200
Whathappensiftheuserejectsthewrongtape?onpage 202
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HowdoesauserusecleaningmediainaT50eorT120librarythatdoes
nothaveacleaningpartition?onpage 202
Howdousersknowtheircleaningmediaisexpired?onpage 203
Howdoesauserknowifthetapemediaisrunningoutofspace?on
page 204
Candatabeoverwrittenonexistingtapes?onpage 204
HowdoesausercancelawritefromtheBlackPearlcachetotape?
(cancelaninprogressjob)onpage 205
Howdoesauserknowifacomponentofthearchivesolutionhasan
error?onpage 205
Generally,howdoesauserupgradetolatergenerationsofmediainthe
samelibrary?onpage 206
Why does a user need to backup the BlackPearl database? How

does a user verify the database backup schedule?
TheBlackPearldatabaseiscontainedonasetofflash(SSD)driveswithin
BlackPearlgateway.Informationoneveryobjectstoredbythegatewayis
saved,includingobjectname,policy,physicallocation(includingwhich
tapeordisklocation),andotherinformationcriticalforsearchand
retrievalofobjects.Whileallofthisinformationcouldberetrievedby
allowingthegatewaytophysicallyloadandreadeverytape,thisisatime
consumingprocessandsomebucketlocationinformationmaybelost.If
thedatabaseislost,nodataislost,butretrievalbecomesdifficult.
Therefore,schedulingregularbackupsofthedatabaseisabestpracticeto
ensurelongtermreliableoperation.TheBlackPearluserinterfaceallows
theadministratortosetupregularandautomaticdatabasebackupsto
bothtapeanddisk,andalsoallowscreationofanoffsiteejectcopy.
Thedefaultdatabasebackupschedulegeneratesabackuponceperday,
andretainsamaximumoftwobackups.Todeterminethecurrentdatabase
backupschedule,dothefollowing:
1. LogintotheBlackPearluserinterfaceasdescribedinLogIntothe
BlackPearlUserInterfaceonpage 34.
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2. FromtheBlackPearlmenubar,selectConfiguration > Database

Backup.TheDatabaseBackupscreendisplays.IntheBackupSchedule
pane,viewthecurrentschedule.IntheBackupspane,viewthedate
codeinthenameofthecompletebackupsavailabletoverifythemost
recentbackups.

Note: SeeDatabaseBackup&Restoreonpage 138formore
information.
How does a user create a Bucket Isolated data policy for the
database backup tapes?
Creatingabucketisolateddatapolicyforyourdatabasebackuptapes
ensuresthatonlythedatabasebackupbucketispresentonatape
cartridge.Thismakesoffsitearchivalofyourdatabasebackuptapes
easier.However,thedefaultdatapoliciescreatedbytheBlackPearl
gatewayarenotconfiguredforbucketisolationbydefault.Usethe
instructioninthissectiontocreateadatapolicywithbucketisolation.
2. FollowtheinstructionsinCreateaStorageDomainonpage 67tocreate
anewstoragedomainforthedatabasebackups.
3. FollowtheinstructionsinCreateaDataPolicyonpage 71tocreatea
newdatapolicyforthedatabasebackups.Itishelpfultouseaname
similartoDataBaseBackup.MakesureyouselectBucket Isolation
whenassigningthestoragedomaincreatedinStep 2tothedatapolicy.
4. SelectConfiguration > Database Backup.TheDatabaseBackupscreen
displays.
5. SelectAction > Edit Data Policy.TheModifyDataPolicywindow
displays.
6. UsingtheData Policy to Usedropdownmenu,selectthedatapolicy
youcreatedinStep 3.
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How does a user configure their T50e or T120 library to support

ejecting tapes from the BlackPearl gateway?
TheBlackPearlejectfunctionallowsyoutoejecttapesfromtheBlackPearl
userinterface,whicharethenmovedtotheEntry/Exitportonthetape
library.
InordertousetheBlackPearlejectfunctiononaT50eorT120library,you
mustconfigureasinglepartitionandselectStandardasthepartitions
Entry/ExitPortMode.Ifyouconfigurethepartitiontouseeitherthe
SharedorQueuedEjectmode,oryouconfiguremorethanonepartitionon
yourlibrary,ejectsfromtheBlackPearlgatewayfail.
SeeConfiguringandManagingPartitionsintheT50eLibraryUserGuide,
orPartitionManagementintheT120LibraryUserGuideforinstructions
onconfiguringapartitiontousetheStandardmodefortheEntry/Exitport.
Note: T200,T380,T680,T950andTFinitylibrariesdonothave
limitationsonthepartitioncountorEntry/Exitmodefor
BlackPearltapeejection.
How does the user know which tapes must be taken off site and
brought back?
Atapeejectstrategymustbeconsideredaspartofadatapolicy.For
informationaboutthedefaultdatapoliciesandoptionsavailableto
customizedatapolicies,seeUnderstandingSpectraAdvancedBucket
ManagementConceptsonpage 43.Foradditionalinformationabout
ejectingandimportingtapes,seeEjectTapesonpage 108andImportTapes
onpage 111.
Spectrarecommendskeepingatleastonecopyofallarchiveddatainthe
libraryatalltimes.Librariescanbeeasilyupgradedbypurchasingmore
slotlicenses,or,iftheslotsbecomecompletelyfull,upgradingthelibrary
itselftoonewithmoreslotsusingtheexclusiveSpectraTranScale
technology.
Atapelibraryuseroradministratormaydecidetoejectmediacartridges
fromatapelibraryforanyofthereasonsdescribedbelow:
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Ejectingacopyforoffsitedisasterrecovery:TheBlackPearlgateway
allowsausertomakemultiplecopiesofdataautomatically.Atypical
usecaseistocreateatapefirstcopythatisintendedtobeleftinthe
libraryforeasyretrievalaswellasanejectcopyintendedtobe
removedfromthelibraryoncefullforarchivalatanalternatesitefor
safety.SeeseeUnderstandingSpectraAdvancedBucketManagement
Conceptsonpage 43forinformationonsettingupmultiplecopiesand
ejectingacopy,andtheTapeLibraryUserGuidefordetailsonthe
physicalprocessofexportingandimportingtapesintothelibrary.
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Ejectingacopyofdatafortransfertoanotherlocation:Insome
workflows,auserejectsatapeoranentirebuckettotransferthedatato
anotherfacility.Individualtapesorentirebucketscanbeejected
manuallyusingtheBlackPearluserinterface(seeEjectTapeson
page 108).
Ejectingtapestofreeupspaceinthelibrary:Someworkflowsand
budgets,requireolderorunusedmediatobeejected,makingitnot
readilyavailable.Individualtapesorentirebucketscanbeejected
manuallyusingtheBlackPearluserinterface(seeEjectTapeson
page 108).
Note: Ifatapecartridgeisexportedfromthetapelibraryandajobis
queuedforthetape,theclientdisplaysanerror.Iftheclienterror
messagedoesnotdisplaythebarcodeofthetape,logintothe
BlackPearluserinterfaceasdescribedinLogIntotheBlackPearl
UserInterfaceonpage 34andselectStatus > Messages,orclick
theMessageslinkonthestatusbar,todisplaytheMessages
screen.Inspectthemessagestodeterminethebarcodeofthe
missingtape.SeetheTapeLibraryUserGuideforinstructionsfor
importingthetapeintothelibrary.
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What happens if the user ejects the wrong tape?

Ejecthasmultipledefinitionswithinthesystem:
FromtheBlackPearlgatewaysperspective,ejectmeansthatatapehas
beenmarkedasejectedintheBlackPearldatabaseandaninstructionhas
beengiventothetapelibrarytomovethetapeforejectionfromthelibrary.
Note: Youcannotejectatapethatiscurrentlyinuse.
Fromatapelibraryperspective,ejectindicatesthephysicalprocessof
exportingtapesfromthelibrary.
Note: Tapemediashouldnotbeexportedfromthetapelibrary
withoutfirstejectingthetapesintheBlackPearlwebinterface.
Ifyoususpectthatatapewasexportedfromthelibrarywithoutbeing
ejectedfromtheBlackPearlgateway,logintotheBlackPearluserinterface
asdescribedinLogIntotheBlackPearlUserInterfaceonpage 34andselect
Status > Tape Management.TheTapeManagementscreendisplays.Re
importthetapewiththestatusManagedNotInInventory.SeetheTape
LibraryUserGuideforinstructionsforimportingthetapeintothelibrary.
Oncethetapeisreimported,thegatewayinspectsthetapeandusesitas
needed.
Ifatapeisexportedfromthetapelibraryandisqueuedforajob,theclient
displaysanerror.Iftheclienterrormessagedoesnotdisplaythebarcode
ofthetape,logintotheBlackPearluserinterfaceasdescribedinLogInto
theBlackPearlUserInterfaceonpage 34andselectStatus > Messages,or
clicktheMessageslinkonthestatusbar,todisplaytheMessagesscreen.
Inspectthemessagestodeterminethebarcodeofthemissingtape.Seethe
TapeLibraryUserGuideforinstructionsforimportingthetapeintothe
library.Oncethetapeisreimported,thegatewayinspectsthetapeand
usesitasneeded.
How does a user use cleaning media in a T50e or T120 library

that does not have a cleaning partition?
InordertousetheBlackPearlejectfunctiononaT50eorT120library,the
librarycanonlyhaveasingledatapartition.Inorderfordrivestobe
automaticallycleaned,youmuststorecleaningmediainthesingledata
partitiononyourT50eorT120library.
WhentheBlackPearlgatewaydetectscleaningmediainthedatapartition,
thegatewayautomaticallycleansdriveswhencleaningisrequestedbya
tapedrive.
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How do users know their cleaning media is expired?

Cleaningmediaexpiresafteraspecifiednumberofusestoensurethat
drivesarethoroughlycleaned.TheBlackPearlgatewaydoesnottrack
cleaningmediahealth.Onlythetapelibrarytrackscleaningmediahealth.
Whenapieceofcleaningmediaexpires,amessageispostedtotheSystem
MessagesscreeninthetapelibrarysBlueScaleinterface.
IfyourcleaningmediaareLTOtapeswithMLMenabled,youcan
proactivelymonitorthestatusofcleaningmediathroughthetapelibrarys
BlueScaleinterface.
Note: IfyourcleaningtapesarenotMLMenabled,ortheyareTS11x0
media,youcannotuseMLMtoproactivelymonitorcleaning
media.YoumustusethemessagespostedtotheSystem
Messagesscreentodeterminewhenapieceofcleaningmedia
expires.
Usetheinstructionsinthissectiontodetermineifyourcleaningmediais
expiredorabouttoexpire.
T120 and larger libraries
1. LogintotheBlueScaleinterfaceasdescribedinyourTapeLibraryUser
Guide.
2. SelectGeneral > Media Lifecycle Management.TheMLMReportscreen
displays.
3. SelectthepartitionfromthePartitiondropdownlistandCleans
RemainingfromtheReportdropdownlist.
4. ClickGo.Thescreenredisplaystoshowthenumberofcleans
remainingforallcleaningcartridgespresentinthepartition.Confirm
atleastonetapestillhascleansremaining.
Note: Iftherearenocleaningtapeswithcleansremaining,seeyour
TapeLibraryUserGuideforinstructionsonexchangingexpired
cleaningmedia.
T50e library
1. LogintotheBlueScaleinterfaceasdescribedintheSpectraT50eLibrary
UserGuide.
2. ClickMENU,thenselectGeneral > MLM.TheMLMReportsscreen
displays.
3. SelectTotal LibraryfromthePartitiondropdownlistandCleans
RemainingfromtheReportdropdownlist.
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4. ClickGo.TheMLMReportsscreenrefreshestodisplaytheCleanings
Remainingreportwithalistofthebarcodelabelsforallcleaningtapes
intheselectedlocationandthenumberofcleaningsremainingforeach
tape.
Note: Iftherearenocleaningtapeswithcleansremaining,seeyour
TapeLibraryUserGuideforinstructionsonexchangingexpired
cleaningmedia.
How does a user know if the tape media is running out of

space?
Theavailablecapacityshouldbemonitoredperthedailyoperationand
maintenanceproceduresbyusingtheBlackPearldashboardtoensurethat
adequatemediaisavailableforBlackPearlgatewaytouseforplanned
archivejobs,ortomaintainaminimumavailablecapacitypercompany
policy.
Can data be overwritten on existing tapes?

Withafulladministratorloginandmultipleconfirmationscreens,anytape
canbemanuallydesignatedtobereformattedandputbackintotheblank
mediapoolforusebytheBlackPearlgateway.Oldertapeswithexpired
datawouldbehandledinthismannerforreuse.
UserswithadequatepermissionsforabucketcouldalsousetheBlackPearl
webinterface,aBlackPearlclient,oranS3browsertoolliketheSpectra
DeepStorageBrowsertodeleteobjectsfromabucket.Whenallobjectson
atapehavebeendeleted,thetapeisautomaticallyreclaimed.
Deletingobjectsorbucketsisamanualprocessandextremecaution
shouldbeexercisedtoensurethatonlydatathatisnolongerneededis
deleted.
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FAQ
How does a user cancel a write from the BlackPearl cache to

tape? (cancel an in-progress job)
UsetheinstructionsinthissectiontocancelaSpectraS3job.
2. Fromthemenubar,selectStatus > S3 Jobs todisplaytheS3Jobs
screen.

3. SelectthejobtocancelandthenselectAction > Cancel.TheCancelJob
windowdisplays.
Figure 139 The Cancel Job screen.

4. ClickDeletetocancelthejobinprogress.
How does a user know if a component of the archive solution

has an error?
Duringinstallationofthearchivesolution,usersareconfiguredtoreceive
emailsiftheBlackPearlgatewayorthetapelibraryissuesawarningor
errormessage.SeeConfigureMailUsersinyourTapeLibraryUserGuide
andConfigureMailRecipientsonpage 161toverifyorsetupemail
recipients.
Usetheinformationinthemessageemails,andtheMessagesscreeninthe
BlackPearluserinterface,andthelibrarysBlueScaleuserinterface,along
withtheTroubleshootingsectionpage 12tocorrectanyissues.
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Generally, how does a user upgrade to later generations of

media in the same library?
Anewergenerationofmedia(forinstanceLTO7ifthelibrarywas
originallypurchasedwithLTO6drivesandmedia)isallowedtobeadded
toatapepartitionaslongasafewbasicrulesarefollowed:
TheBlackPearlgatewayrequiresthateachgenerationofdrivesneedsto
beinitsownseparatelibrarypartition.
Oldermediacanbeplacedinanewerdrivepartition(LTO6mediain
LTO7drivepartition)butonlyLTO6performanceisachieved.
SPECTRA LOGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportprovidesaworldwideserviceand
maintenancestructure.
Before Contacting Support

IfyouhaveaproblemwithyourBlackPearlgateway,usetheinformation
inthissectiontoattempttoresolvetheproblem.
System Messages Ifyouareencounteringproblems,reviewanySystem
Messagesthatwereposted(seeCheckSystemMessagesonpage 124)and
takeanyactiondescribedinthemessage(s).
Product Support TheSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportportalat
support.spectralogic.comprovidesinformationaboutthemostcurrent
versionoftheBlackPearlsoftware,andadditionalserviceandsupport
tools.Afterloggingintothesupportportal,checktheoptionsunderthe
Support by Product andKnowledge Basetabsforadditionaltroubleshooting
information.
Contact Support Iftheproblempersists,openasupportticket(see
OpeningaSupportTicketonpage 207).
Determine Gateway Serial Number

BeforecontactingSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport,itisnecessaryto
determinetheserialnumberofthegateway.Usethefollowingstepsto
displaythegatewayserialnumber.
1. Fromthemenubar,selectSupport > Contact Information. TheContact
Informationscreendisplays.
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2. ThegatewayserialnumberislistedintheProductInformationpane.
Figure 140 The gateway serial number.
Opening a Support Ticket

YoucanopenasupportticketusingtheSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport
portalortelephone.
1. Makenotesabouttheproblem,includingwhathappenedjustbefore
theproblemoccurred.
2. Gatherthefollowinginformation:
Companyname,contactname,phonenumber,andemailaddress
Typeofhostsystembeingused
Typeandversionofhostoperatingsystembeingused
Typeandversionofhostfilestoragesoftwarebeingused
3. Submitasupportincident.
TousetheSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportportal:
a. LogintoyouraccountontheTechnicalSupportportalat
Note: SeeCreateanAccountonpage 171ifyoudidnotpreviously

createdanaccountontheTechnicalSupportportal.
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b. SelectIncidents & Inventory > Open or View Incidents, oronthe

Homepage,clickOpen a Support Incident.
Figure 141 SelectIncidents & Inventory > Open or View Incidents to open a
support incident.
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c. OntheOpenorViewIncidentspage,youaregivenan
opportunitytosearchforexistingsupportcontentthatmayhelp
yousolveyourproblemimmediately.Ifthesearchdoesnot
provideananswer,clickOpen a New Incident.
Figure 142 Click Open a New Incident.
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d. OntheCreateIncidentpage,entertherequestedinformation
providingasmuchdetailaspossible.Whenyouarefinished,
clickCreate Incident.
Figure 143 The Create Incident page.
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Ifitiswithinthehoursofcoverageprovidedbyyoursupport
contract,contactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportbytelephone.See
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage 4.
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Enabling Remote Support

RemoteSupportisanoptionthatallowsSpectraLogicTechnicalSupport
personneltoaccesstherootconsoleofthesystem.Thisoptionisfor
troubleshootingpurposesonly.
1. EntertheRemoteSupportactivationkeyasdescribedinDatabase
Backup&Restoreonpage 138.
displaysalistofallconfiguredusers.
orselecttheSpectraaccount,andthenselectAction > Edit.TheEdit
Userdialogboxappears.

4. SelecttheEnable Remote Supportcheckbox.
Note: TheEnableRemoteSupportcheckboxdoesnotdisplayuntil
youenteraRemoteSupportactivationkey.SeeDatabaseBackup
&Restoreonpage 138formoreinformation.
5. ClickSave.
Important
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After Spectra Logic Technical Support informs you that they no longer require root
access to the gateway, you should disable Remote Support to prevent any potential
unauthorized access. See Disabling Remote Support on page 212 for more
information.
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Disabling Remote Support

UsetheinstructioninthissectiontodisableRemoteSupport.
displaysalistofallusersconfiguredonthegateway.
orselecttheSpectraaccount,andthenselectAction > Edit.TheEdit
Userdialogboxappears.

3. CleartheEnable Remote Supportcheckbox.
4. ClickSave.
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APPENDIX A
Specifications
ThisappendixprovidesdetailedspecificationsfortheSpectraBlackPearl
DeepStorageGateways.Thespecificationslistedherepertaintothe
currentlyshippingBlackPearlchassis.
Note: ForspecificationsthatdifferfortheBlackPearl1.0chassis,see
Appendix B BlackPearl1.0ChassisOverview&Specifications
onpagepage 222.
Specification
DataStorageSpecifications
page 214
DriveSpecifications
page 214
GatewaySpecifications
page 215
SystemSpecification
page 215
SizeandWeight
page 216
EnvironmentalSpecifications
page 217
PowerRequirements
page 218
InputPowerRequirements
page 218
PowerCords
page 219
InterfaceSpecifications
page 220
InterfaceConnectors
page 220
NetworkInterfaceCables
page 220
UniversalSerialBus(USB)Support
page 221
Note: Allspecificationsinthischapteraresubjecttochangewithout
notice.
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Data Storage Specifications
DATA STORAGE SPECIFICATIONS

Thefollowingtableshowsthedatastoragespecificationsforthe
BlackPearlgateways.
Drive Specifications
BlackPearl 4U gateway
Parameter
Specification
Drivetype
SolidStateSATA
Singledrivecapacity,native
400GB
Parameter
Specification a
Drivetype
SpinningDiskSAS
4TB
a. 1 TB is defined as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
Parameter
Specification a
Drivetype
SpinningDiskSAS
4TB
BlackPearl expansion node

Parameter
Specification a
Drivetype
SpinningDiskSAS
4TB
ArcticBlue expansion node

Parameter
Specification a
Drivetype
SpinningDiskSATA
4TB
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System Specification
Gateway Specifications
Parameter
Specification a
BlackPearl4UGatewaycapacity
52TB
BlackPearl2UGatewaycapacity
26TB
RAIDlevel
DoubleParity
SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
Thefollowingtableprovidesanoverviewofthesystemdevicesinstalledin
theBlackPearlgateways.
Note: ForSystemSpecificationfortheBlackPearl1.0chassis,see
onpagepage 222.
BlackPearl 2U Gateway
Parameter
Specifications
CPU
Onemulticoreprocessors
Systemdiskdrives
Two250GBSATAdiskdrives
Memory
64GB(4x16GBDIMMs)
Interfaceconnections
Twointegrated10GBaseTEthernetportsa
Onedualport10 GigabitEthernetNIC
(Optional)fourportSAScard
(Optional)twoportSAScard
(Optional)twoportFibreChannelcard
a. 10GBase-T ports can negotiate down to 10/100/1000Base-T speeds.
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Size and Weight
Parameter
Specifications
CPU
Twomulticoreprocessors
Systemdiskdrives
Memory
128GB(8x16GBDIMMs)
Twointegrated10GBaseTEthernetportsa
(Optional)twoportSAScard
a. 10GBase-T ports can negotiate down to 10/100/1000Base-T speeds.
SIZE AND WEIGHT

Thefollowingtablesprovidethesizeandweightofeachchassis.
Specificationsareprovidedforeachunitinbothanoperational
environment,andintheshippingcontainer.
Parameter
Shipping Container a
Dimensions
Height(2U)
Width
Depth
3.5in.(8.9cm)
19in.(48.3cm)
27.5in.(69.9cm)b
13.25in.(33.7cm)
26in.(66.0cm)
34.25in.(87.0cm)
Weightc
Emptychassis
Tendrives
39.0lb(17.7kg)
55.9lb(25.4kg)
N/A
76.9lb(34.9kg)
a. Includes chassis, drives, box, and packaging.

b. Includes the front bezel.
c. Weights are approximate.
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Environmental Specifications
Parameter
BlackPearl 4U gateways
Shipping Container a
Dimensions
Height(4U)
Width
Depth
7in.(17.8cm)
19in.(48.3cm)
29.5in.(74.9cm)b
17.5in.(44.5cm)
27in.(68.6cm)
39in.(99.0cm)
57lb(25.9kg)
76.6lb(34.7kg)
N/A
110.9lb(50.3kg)
97.8lb(44.4kg)
N/Af
Weightc
Emptychassis
Chassisandtwelve
drivesd
Chassisandtwenty
sixdrivese
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Includes chassis, drives, box, and packaging.

Includes the front bezel.
Weights are approximate.
Drive configuration is two solid-state drives and ten spinning-disk drives.
Drive configuration is six solid-state drives and twenty spinning-disk drives.
The base gateway ships with two solid-state drives and ten spinning-disk drives. Additional drives are
shipped separately.
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
Parameter
Operating Environment a
Storing and Shipping

(Non-Operating)
Environment b
Humidity
8%to90%
(noncondensing)
5%to95%
(noncondensing)
Temperature
50Fto95F
(10Cto35C)
40Fto158F
(40Cto70C)
Altitude
Sealevelto10,000feet
(3,048 meters)
Sealevelto39,370feet
(12,000meters)
Maximum wet
bulb temperature
84F(29C)
95F(35C)
a. When the BlackPearl gateway is moved from a cold storage environment to a warm operating
environment, it must be acclimated in its packaging for at least 12 hours before opening to prevent
serious condensation damage from occurring.
b. The BlackPearl gateway is in its original packaging. The packaging is designed to protect the BlackPearl
gateway from condensation caused by extreme temperature variations (27 F per hour or 15 C per hour,
or more).
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Power Requirements
POWER REQUIREMENTS
ThissectiondescribesthepowerspecificationsfortheBlackPearlgateways.
Input Power Requirements

Thefollowingtablesprovidetheinputpowerrequirementsforeachgateway.
Parameter
Requirements
InputVoltage
100240VAC,114.5A,920wattsmaximum
InputFrequency
5060Hz
Current
4A
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Parameter
Requirements
InputVoltage
100140VAC,128A,1000wattsmaximum
180240VAC,86A,1280wattsmaximum
InputFrequency
5060Hz
Current
4.2A
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Power Requirements
Power Cords
ThepowercordsincludedwiththeBlackPearlgatewaysareconsidered
partoftheunitandarenotintendedforusedwithanyotherequipment.
CablesprovidedbySpectraLogicare6.5ft(2m)inlength.Ifyouneedto
usealongercord,makesureitconformstothespecificationslistedbelow.
Powercordsmustcomplywithlocalelectricalcodes.
North American 120 Volt-AC Power Cord. Thecriteriafora120voltpower
cordforuseintheUnitedStatesandCanadaareasfollows:
Parameter
Specification
Powercordage
Threeconductor,14AWG
Powerinputconnectors
Male:NEMA515PorIEC60320C14
Female:IEC60320C13
OR
NEMA 5-15P
male connector
IEC 60320 C14

male connector
IEC 60320 C13

female connector
North American 220 Volt-AC Power Cord. Thecriteriafora220voltpower

cordforuseintheUnitedStatesandCanadaareasfollows:
Parameter
Specification
Powercordage
SJTtype,threeconductor,14AWGminimum
Male:Connectormustbeofthepropertype,
rating,andsafetyapproval.
Female:IEC60320C13
International 220 Volt-AC Power Cord. Thecriteriaforaninternational

220voltACpowercordareasfollows:
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Parameter
Specification
Powercordage
Flexible,HAR(harmonized)typeH05VVF,three
conductor,cordwithminimumconductorsizeof
1.7squaremillimeters(0.0026350squareinches).
Male:Connectormustbeofthepropertype,
rating,andsafetyapprovalfortheintended
country.
Female:IEC60320C13
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Interface Specifications
INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheinterfacesusedtoconnecta
BlackPearlgatewaytothehostsystems.
Note: ForInterfaceSpecificationsfortheBlackPearl1.0chassis,see
onpagepage 222.
Interface Connectors
Interface Type
Number of Ports and Connector Type
Ethernet(10GBaseT)
TwoRJ45sockets
Ethernet(10GigE)
TwoSFP+opticalmoduleswithaduplexLC
connector
SAS
FourSFF8644socketsperoptionalSAScardfor
connectiontoaBlackPearlexpansionnode.
SAS
TwoSFF8644socketsperoptionalSAScardto
connecttoanArcticBlueexpansionnode.
FibreChannel
TwoSFP+opticalmoduleswithLCconnectorsper
optionalFibreChannelcard
Network Interface Cables

ThetypeofcablesrequiredtoconnecttheBlackPearlgatewaytothe
networkdependonthetypeofinterfacebeingused.
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Interface Type
Cable Requirements
Ethernet(10GBaseT
or10/100/1000BaseT)
10GBaseTShieldedCategory6Adatagradecable
withaRJ45connector.
10/100/1000BaseTShieldedCategory 5datagrade
cablewithaRJ45connector
Ethernet(10GigE)
MultimodeopticalcablewithduplexLCconnectors
SAS
BlackPearlexpansionnode:6Gbps4lanecablewith
SFF8644andSFF8088connectors
ArcticBlueexpansionnode:12GbpscablewithSFF
8644connectors
FibreChannel
50micron400M5SNIclassification
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) Support

SpectraLogicsupportsusingtheUSBportsonthegatewayforthe
following:
USBmassstoragedevices(forexample,flashdrives)
Keyboards&pointerdevices(forexample,acomputermouse)
CDorDVDdriveswithUSBinterface
SpectraLogicdoesnotsupportusingtheUSBportsforthefollowing:
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Cameras
Multimediadevices(forexample,MP3players)
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APPENDIX B
BlackPearl 1.0 Chassis
Overview & Specifications
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewandspecificationsfortheSpectraLogic
BlackPearlDeepStorageGateway1.0chassis.
Topic
Components
page 223
FrontView
page 223
RearView
page 224
RearPanel
page 225
Specifications
page 226
SystemSpecification
page 226
InterfaceSpecifications
page 227
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Appendix B BlackPearl 1.0 Chassis Overview & Specifications
Components
COMPONENTS
Thefollowingsectionsshowthelocationsofandbrieflydescribethe
BlackPearl1.0chassismajorfrontandrearpanelcomponents.
Front View
Figure 146andFigure 147showthecomponentsonthefrontofthe
BlackPearlgatewayswiththefrontbezelremoved.
Visual Status Beacon
control sled
Power button and

system status LEDs
Latch

Visual Status Beacon
control sled
Data drives
Figure 146 The front view of the BlackPearl 4U

gateway.
Power button and

system status LEDs
Latch
Data drives
Figure 147 The front view of the BlackPearl 2U

gateway.
Component
Description
Front bezel
(not shown)
Thefrontbezelmountsonthefrontofthechassis,andcontainstheVisual
StatusBeaconlightbar,whichprovidesstatusinformationforthesystem.See
FrontBezelVisualStatusBeacononpage 121formoreinformation.
Visual Status
Beacon control sled
Thedrivesledintheupperleftcornerofthefrontofthechassisprovidescontrolfor
theVisualStatusBeacon.Adiskdrivecannotbeinstalledinthisposition.
Power button
ThepowerbuttoncontrolsthemainACpowerfortheBlackPearlgateway.
System status LEDs
ThestatusLEDsindicatepowerstatus,diskandnetworkactivity,aswellas
hardwarefaults.SeeSystemStatusLEDsonpage 123formoreinformation.
Data drives
ThebaseBlackPearl4Ugatewayincludesonehighperformancesolidstatedrive,
andfivespinningdiskdrivesmountedonindividualdrivesledsinthefrontofthe
chassis.Additionaldrivesareinstalledintherearofthechassis.TheBlackPearl2U
gatewayincludestenspinningdiskdrivesinthefrontofthechassis.
ThedrivesledsslideintobaysinBlackPearlenclosureandlockinplace.The
frontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthechassisand
alatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Data drive status

LEDs
TwoLEDsoneachdrivesledindicatethestatusofthedrive.OneLEDisfor
drivestatuswhiletheothershowsdriveactivity.
Empty drive sleds
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Components
Rear View
Figure 148andFigure 149showthemajorcomponentsontherearofthe
BlackPearlgateway.
Rear panel
Power supplies
Power supplies
Rear panel
Boot drives
Data drives
Figure 148 The rear view of the BlackPearl 4U

gateway.
Figure 149 The rear view of the BlackPearl 2U

gateway.
Component
Description
Power supplies
ThestandardBlackPearlgatewayconfigurationincludestwopowersuppliesto
provideN+1redundancyandfailoverprotection.
Rear panel
TherearpaneloftheBlackPearlgatewayallowsforEthernet,FibreChannel,
SAS,USB,andotherconnections.SeeRearPanelonpage 225foradetailed
description.
Boot drives
ThebootdrivesprovidestoragefortheoperatingsystemandBlackPearluser
interface.ThebootdrivesfortheBlackPearl2Ugatewayarehotswappable
whichallowsforuninterruptedoperationduringreplacement.
Note: ThebootdrivesfortheBlackPearl4Ugatewayarelocatedinsidethe
chassisandarenotaccessiblefromtheoutside.
Data drives
(BlackPearl 4U
gateway only)
rearofthechassis.Additionaldrivesareinstalledinthefrontofthechassis.
ThedrivesledsslideintobaysintheBlackPearlenclosureandlockinplace.
Thefrontofeachdrivesledhasahandleforremovingthesledfromthechassis
andalatchforlockingthedrivesledinplace.
Note: TheBlackPearl2Ugatewaydoesnothavedatadrivesintherearofthe
chassis.
Empty drive sleds

(BlackPearl 4U
gateway only)
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Components
Rear Panel
Figure 150showsthecomponentsontherearpaneloftheBlackPearl4U
and2Ugateways.
IPMI management port
Serial
port
Gigabit
Ethernet ports (4)
USB
ports (4)
Monitor 10 GigE ports (2)

connector
Optional SAS ports (4)
BlackPearl
management port
Expansion
slots
Figure 150 The BlackPearl rear panel components.

Component
Description
IPMI management
port
Notcurrentlysupported.
Gigabit Ethernet
ports (GigE)
TheBlackPearlgatewayincludesfourGigEports.ThreeoftheGigEportscan
beusedfornetworkconnectivityonaGigEnetwork.Thebottomleftportofthe
fourGigEportsisdedicatedastheBlackPearlmanagementportandcannotbe
usedfordatatransfer.
Monitor connector
Ifnecessary,youcanconnectamonitortotheSVGAconnectoronthe
BlackPearlgatewayfortroubleshootingpurposes.Onlyconnectamonitorfor
initialconfigurationoftheBlackPearlmanagementport,orasdirectedby
10 GigE ports
Thetwo10GigabitEthernet(10 GigE)portscanbeusedfornetwork
connectivityona10GigEnetwork.
SAS ports
(optional)
Dependingonyourconfiguration,theremaybeaSAScardinstalledinan
availableexpansionslot.TheSAScardprovidesconnectivitytoSASdrivesina
SpectraLogictapelibrary.
Fibre Channel ports

(optional,
not shown)
Dependingonyourconfiguration,theremaybeaFibreChannelcardinstalled
inanavailableexpansionslot.TheFibreChannelcardprovidesconnectivityto
FibreChanneldrivesinaSpectraLogictapelibrary.
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Specifications
Component
Description
Expansion slots
Theexpansionslotsaccommodateoptionalinterfacecardstoprovideadditional
connectivity.Aninstalled10GigabitEthernetnetworkinterfacecardprovides
highspeeddataconnectionbetweenhostsandtheBlackPearlgateway.An
optionalSASorFibreChannelcardprovidesconnectivitybetweenthe
BlackPearlgatewayandtapedrivesinaSpectraLogictapelibrary.
BlackPearl
management port
TheBlackPearlmanagementportisusedtoconnecttoabrowserbaseduser
interfacetoconfigure,manage,andmonitortheBlackPearlgateway.The
BlackPearlmanagementportcannotbeusedfordatatransfer.
USB ports
Ifnecessary,youcanusetheseportstoconnectaUSBdrive,orUSBkeyboardto
thechassisfortroubleshootingpurposes.OnlyconnectaUSBdriveor
keyboardasdirectedbySpectraLogicTechnicalSupport.
Serial port
Notcurrentlyused.
SPECIFICATIONS
ThefollowingsectionsdescribethespecificationsoftheBlackPearl1.0
chassis,wheretheydifferfromthecurrentchassis.See
Appendix A Specificationsonpage 213forspecificationinformationnot
listedhere.
System Specification
Thefollowingtableprovidesanoverviewofthesystemdevicesinstalledin
theBlackPearlgateways.
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Parameter
Specifications
CPU
Onemulticoreprocessors
Systemdiskdrives
Memory
64GB(4x16GBDIMMs)
FourintegratedGigabitEthernetports
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Specifications
Parameter
Specifications
CPU
Twomulticoreprocessors
Systemdiskdrives
Memory
128GB(8x16GBDIMMs)
FourintegratedGigabitEthernetports
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheinterfacesusedtoconnecta
BlackPearlgatewaywithaBlackPearl1.0chassis,tothehostsystems.
Interface Connectors
Interface Type
Number of Ports and Connector Type
Ethernet(GigE)
FourRJ45sockets
Ethernet(10GigE)
TwoSFP+opticalmoduleswithaduplexLCconnector
SAS
FourSFF8644socketsperoptionalSAScard
FibreChannel
TwoSFP+opticalmoduleswithLCconnectorsper
optionalFibreChannelcard
Network Interface Cables

ThetypeofcablesrequiredtoconnecttheBlackPearlgatewaytothe
networkdependonthetypeofinterfacebeingused.
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Interface Type
Cable Requirements
Ethernet(GigE)
ShieldedCategory 5(10/100BaseTconnection)
datagradecablewithaRJ45connector
Ethernet(10GigE)
MultimodeopticalcablewithduplexLCconnectors
SAS
6Gbps4lanecablewithSFF8644andSFF8088
connectors
FibreChannel
50micron400M5SNIclassification
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APPENDIX C
Regulatory & Safety Standards
TheSpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGatewaycomplieswiththesafety
andregulatoryagencystandardslistedbelowwheninstalledbyaSpectra
Logiccertifiedengineerorthirdpartyprovider.
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
We:
SpectraLogicCorporation
6101LookoutRoad
Boulder,CO80301USA
declareundersoleresponsibilitythatthe
SpectraBlackPearlDeepStorageGateway
towhichthisdeclarationrelates,meetstheessentialhealthandsafety
requirementsandisinconformitywiththeEUDirectiveslistedbelow
usingtherelevantsectionoftheEUstandardsandothernormative
documentslistedinthefollowingtable.
MattStarr
ChiefTechnicalOfficer,SpectraLogicCorporations
Directive
Compliance
EUEMCDirective
89/336/EEC
Essentialhealthandsafetyrequirementsrelatingtoelectromagnetic
compatibility.
EN55022
(CISPER22)ClassA
Limitsandmethodsofmeasurementsofradiointerferencecharacteristicsof
informationtechnologyequipment.
EN55024
1998,InformationTechnologyEquipmentImmunityCharacteristicsLimits
andMethodsofMeasurement.
EN6100042
1995+A1:1998+A2:2001,ElectrostaticDischarge
EN6100043
1995+A1:1998+A2:2001,ENV50204:1995,RadiatedRFImmunity
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EU Declaration of Conformity
Directive
Compliance
EN6100044
1995+A1:2001,ElectricalFastTransient/Burst
EN6100045
1995+A1:2001+A2:2001,SurgeImmunity
EN6100046
1996+A1:2001+A2:2001,ConductedRFImmunity
EN6100048
1994+A1:2001,PowerFrequencyHfieldImmunity
EN61000411
1994+A1:2001,VoltageDipsandInterrupts
EN6100032
2000,PowerLineHarmonics
EN6100033
1995,PowerLineFlicker
ECLowVoltage
Directive72/336/EEC
Essentialhealthandsafetyrequirementsrelatingtoelectricalequipment
designedforusewithcertainviolatelimits.
EN609501
(EN609501)
Safetyrequirementsofinformationtechnologyequipmentincluding
electricalmachines.
Certifications
Country
Certification
Covers
Canada
UL
BlackPearlgateway
China
CCC
Powersupplyonly
EU
CE
BlackPearlgateway
Taiwan
BSMI
Powersupplyonly
USA
UL,FCC
BlackPearlgateway
Japan
VCCI
BlackPearlgateway
TheBlackPearlgatewaycomplieswithallsafetyrelevantprovisionsreferring
to:
Protectionagainstelectricalhazards
Protectionagainsthazardssuchas:
Mechanicalhazards
Firehazards
Noise
Vibration
Thesafetyissuesofthisinformationtechnologyequipmenttypehavebeen
evaluatedbyagovernmentaccreditedEuropeanthirdpartyorganization,
suchasNemko.
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CE Marking
CE MARKING
TheCEmarkingisaffixedonthisdeviceaccordingtoArticle10oftheEU
Directive90/336/EEC.
Note: TomeetCEcertificationrequirements,youmustberunningthe
BlackPearlgatewayonuninterruptablepowersupplies.
FCC NOTICE
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora
ClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoCFR47Part15oftheFCCRules.These
limitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial
environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradio
frequencyenergy,and,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionguide,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikely
tocauseharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserisrequiredtocorrect
theinterferenceattheusersownexpense.
SAFETY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE

TheSpectraBlackPearlgatewaycomplieswiththefollowingdomesticand
internationalproductsafetystandards.
EN609501SecondEdition
UL609501SecondEdition
CSAC22.2No.60950103
LowVoltageDirective(EU:CEMark)
Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive

Thefollowingsymbolonthebackofthisproduct
indicatesthatthisproductmeetstheEuropeanDirective
2000/96/EConWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment
knownastheWEEEdirective.Thisdirective,only
applicableinEuropeanUnioncountries,indicatesthatthis
productshouldnotbedisposedofwithnormalunsorted
municipalwaste.
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WithinparticipatingEuropeanUnioncountries,specialcollection,
recycling,anddisposalarrangementhavebeenestablishedforthis
product.Attheendoflife,theproductusershoulddisposeofthisproduct
usingspecialWEEEcollectionsystems.Thesespecialsystemsmitigatethe
potentialaffectsontheenvironmentandhumanhealththatcanresult
fromhazardoussubstancesthatmaybecontainedinthisproduct.
EuropeanUnionusersshouldcontacttheirlocalwasteadministrationfor
WEEEcollectioninstructionsforthisproduct.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic

Equipment (RoHS)
TheRoHSmarkingindicatesthatthisproductisin
compliancewithEuropeanCouncilDirective2011/65/2008,
ontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstances
inelectricalandelectronicequipment.
CONFLICT MINERALS POLICY

SpectraLogiciscommittedtocomplyingwiththeOECDDueDiligence
GuidanceforResponsibleSupplyChainsofMineralsfromConflict
AffectedandHighRiskAreas,aswellastheapplicablerequirementsof
Section1502oftheDoddFrankAct,whichaimstopreventtheuseof
mineralsthatdirectlyorindirectlyfinanceorbenefitarmedgroupsinthe
DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC)orinadjoiningcountries
(conflictminerals).
AffectedsupplierstoSpectraLogicwillberequiredtocommittobeingor
becomingconflictfree(whichmeansthatsuchsupplierdoesnotsource
conflictminerals)andsourcing,wherepossible,onlyfromconflictfree
smelters.EachaffectedsuppliertoSpectraLogicwillberequiredto
providecompletedEICCGeSIdeclarationsevidencingsuchsuppliers
commitmenttobecomingconflictfreeanddocumentingcountriesof
originforthetin,tantalum,tungsten,andgoldthatitpurchases.
FormoreinformationonSpectraLogicsconflictmineralsprogramcontact
conflictminerals@spectralogic.com.
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Open Source Code
Acknowledgements & Package List
Copyright20102015SpectraLogicCorporation.Allrightsreserved.
Thisappendixcontainsthelicensesandnoticesforopensourcesoftware
usedintheBlackPearlproduct.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorwantto
receiveacopyofthefree/opensourcesoftwaretowhichyouareentitled
undertheapplicablefree/opensourcelicense(s)(suchastheCommon
DevelopmentandDistributionLicense(CCDL)),contactSpectraLogic
TechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage 4).
APACHE
LicensedundertheApacheLicense,Version2.0(theLicense);youmay
notusethisfileexceptincompliancewiththeLicense.
YoumayobtainacopyoftheLicenseat:
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE2.0
Unlessrequiredbyapplicablelaworagreedtoinwriting,software
distributedundertheLicenseisdistributedonanASISBASIS,
WITHOUTWARRANTIESORCONDITIONSOFANYKIND,either
expressorimplied.SeetheLicenseforthespecificlanguagegoverning
permissionsandlimitationsundertheLicense.
FREEBSD
Copyright19922015TheFreeBSDProject.Allrightsreserved.
Redistributionanduseinsourceandbinaryforms,withorwithout
modification,arepermittedprovidedthatthefollowingconditionsare
met:
1. Redistributionsofsourcecodemustretaintheabovecopyrightnotice,
thislistofconditionsandthefollowingdisclaimer.
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2. Redistributionsinbinaryformmustreproducetheabovecopyright
notice,thislistofconditionsandthefollowingdisclaimerinthe
documentationand/orothermaterialsprovidedwiththedistribution.
THISSOFTWAREISPROVIDEDBYTHEFREEBSDPROJECT``ASIS
ANDANYEXPRESSORIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDING,BUT
NOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE
AREDISCLAIMED.INNOEVENTSHALLTHEFREEBSDPROJECTOR
CONTRIBUTORSBELIABLEFORANYDIRECT,INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY,ORCONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES(INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,PROCUREMENTOF
SUBSTITUTEGOODSORSERVICES;LOSSOFUSE,DATA,ORPROFITS;
ORBUSINESSINTERRUPTION)HOWEVERCAUSEDANDONANY
THEORYOFLIABILITY,WHETHERINCONTRACT,STRICTLIABILITY,
ORTORT(INCLUDINGNEGLIGENCEOROTHERWISE)ARISINGIN
ANYWAYOUTOFTHEUSEOFTHISSOFTWARE,EVENIFADVISED
OFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGE.
Theviewsandconclusionscontainedinthesoftwareanddocumentation
arethoseoftheauthorsandshouldnotbeinterpretedasrepresenting
officialpolicies,eitherexpressedorimplied,oftheFreeBSDProject.
JAVA
ORACLEAMERICA,INC.(ORACLE),FORANDONBEHALFOF
ITSELFANDITSSUBSIDIARIESANDAFFILIATESUNDERCOMMON
CONTROL,ISWILLINGTOLICENSETHESOFTWARETOYOUONLY
UPONTHECONDITIONTHATYOUACCEPTALLOFTHETERMS
CONTAINEDINTHISBINARYCODELICENSEAGREEMENTAND
SUPPLEMENTALLICENSETERMS(COLLECTIVELYAGREEMENT).
PLEASEREADTHEAGREEMENTCAREFULLY.BYSELECTINGTHE
ACCEPTLICENSEAGREEMENT(ORTHEEQUIVALENT)BUTTON
AND/ORBYUSINGTHESOFTWAREYOUACKNOWLEDGETHAT
YOUHAVEREADTHETERMSANDAGREETOTHEM.IFYOUARE
AGREEINGTOTHESETERMSONBEHALFOFACOMPANYOR
OTHERLEGALENTITY,YOUREPRESENTTHATYOUHAVETHE
LEGALAUTHORITYTOBINDTHELEGALENTITYTOTHESETERMS.
IFYOUDONOTHAVESUCHAUTHORITY,ORIFYOUDONOTWISH
TOBEBOUNDBYTHETERMS,THENSELECTTHEDECLINE
LICENSEAGREEMENT(ORTHEEQUIVALENT)BUTTONANDYOU
MUSTNOTUSETHESOFTWAREONTHISSITEORANYOTHER
MEDIAONWHICHTHESOFTWAREISCONTAINED.
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1.DEFINITIONS.Softwaremeansthesoftwareidentifiedaboveinbinary
formthatyouselectedfordownload,installoruse(intheversionYou
selectedfordownload,installoruse)fromOracleoritsauthorized
licensees,anyothermachinereadablematerials(including,butnotlimited
to,libraries,sourcefiles,headerfiles,anddatafiles),anyupdatesorerror
correctionsprovidedbyOracle,andanyusermanuals,programming
guidesandotherdocumentationprovidedtoyoubyOracleunderthis
Agreement.GeneralPurposeDesktopComputersandServersmeans
computers,includingdesktopandlaptopcomputers,orservers,usedfor
generalcomputingfunctionsunderendusercontrol(suchasbutnot
specificallylimitedtoemail,generalpurposeInternetbrowsing,andoffice
suiteproductivitytools).TheuseofSoftwareinsystemsandsolutionsthat
providededicatedfunctionality(otherthanasmentionedabove)or
designedforuseinembeddedorfunctionspecificsoftwareapplications,
forexamplebutnotlimitedto:Softwareembeddedinorbundledwith
industrialcontrolsystems,wirelessmobiletelephones,wirelesshandheld
devices,kiosks,TV/STB,BlurayDiscdevices,telematicsandnetwork
controlswitchingequipment,printersandstoragemanagementsystems,
andotherrelatedsystemsareexcludedfromthisdefinitionandnot
licensedunderthisAgreement.Programsmeans(a)Javatechnology
appletsandapplicationsintendedtorunontheJavaPlatform,Standard
EditionplatformonJavaenabledGeneralPurposeDesktopComputers
andServers;and(b)JavaFXtechnologyapplicationsintendedtorunonthe
JavaFXRuntimeonJavaFXenabledGeneralPurposeDesktopComputers
andServers.CommercialFeaturesmeansthosefeaturesidentifiedin
Table11(CommercialFeaturesInJavaSEProductEditions)oftheJavaSE
documentationaccessibleathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
javase/documentation/index.html.READMEFilemeanstheREADME
filefortheSoftwareaccessibleathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
javase/documentation/index.html.
2.LICENSETOUSE.SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement
including,butnotlimitedto,theJavaTechnologyRestrictionsofthe
SupplementalLicenseTerms,Oraclegrantsyouanonexclusive,non
transferable,limitedlicensewithoutlicensefeestoreproduceanduse
internallytheSoftwarecompleteandunmodifiedforthesolepurposeof
runningPrograms.THELICENSESETFORTHINTHISSECTION2DOES
NOTEXTENDTOTHECOMMERCIALFEATURES.YOURRIGHTS
ANDOBLIGATIONSRELATEDTOTHECOMMERCIALFEATURES
AREASSETFORTHINTHESUPPLEMENTALTERMSALONGWITH
ADDITIONALLICENSESFORDEVELOPERSANDPUBLISHERS.
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3.RESTRICTIONS.Softwareiscopyrighted.TitletoSoftwareandall
associatedintellectualpropertyrightsisretainedbyOracleand/orits
licensors.Unlessenforcementisprohibitedbyapplicablelaw,youmaynot
modify,decompile,orreverseengineerSoftware.Youacknowledgethat
theSoftwareisdevelopedforgeneraluseinavarietyofinformation
managementapplications;itisnotdevelopedorintendedforuseinany
inherentlydangerousapplications,includingapplicationsthatmaycreate
ariskofpersonalinjury.IfyouusetheSoftwareindangerousapplications,
thenyoushallberesponsibletotakeallappropriatefailsafe,backup,
redundancy,andothermeasurestoensureitssafeuse.Oracledisclaims
anyexpressorimpliedwarrantyoffitnessforsuchuses.Noright,titleor
interestinortoanytrademark,servicemark,logoortradenameofOracle
oritslicensorsisgrantedunderthisAgreement.Additionalrestrictionsfor
developersand/orpublisherslicensesaresetforthintheSupplemental
LicenseTerms.
4.DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTY.THESOFTWAREISPROVIDEDASIS
WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND.ORACLEFURTHER
DISCLAIMSALLWARRANTIES,EXPRESSANDIMPLIED,INCLUDING
WITHOUTLIMITATION,ANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEOR
NONINFRINGEMENT.
5.LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY.INNOEVENTSHALLORACLEBE
LIABLEFORANYINDIRECT,INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,PUNITIVEOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,ORDAMAGESFORLOSSOFPROFITS,
REVENUE,DATAORDATAUSE,INCURREDBYYOUORANYTHIRD
PARTY,WHETHERINANACTIONINCONTRACTORTORT,EVENIF
ORACLEHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCH
DAMAGES.ORACLESENTIRELIABILITYFORDAMAGES
HEREUNDERSHALLINNOEVENTEXCEEDONETHOUSAND
DOLLARS(U.S.$1,000).
6.TERMINATION.ThisAgreementiseffectiveuntilterminated.Youmay
terminatethisAgreementatanytimebydestroyingallcopiesofSoftware.
ThisAgreementwillterminateimmediatelywithoutnoticefromOracleif
youfailtocomplywithanyprovisionofthisAgreement.Eitherpartymay
terminatethisAgreementimmediatelyshouldanySoftwarebecome,orin
eitherpartysopinionbelikelytobecome,thesubjectofaclaimof
infringementofanyintellectualpropertyright.Upontermination,you
mustdestroyallcopiesofSoftware.
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7.EXPORTREGULATIONS.YouagreethatU.S.exportcontrollawsand
otherapplicableexportandimportlawsgovernyouruseoftheSoftware,
includingtechnicaldata;additionalinformationcanbefoundonOracles
GlobalTradeCompliancewebsite(http://www.oracle.com/products/
export).YouagreethatneithertheSoftwarenoranydirectproductthereof
willbeexported,directly,orindirectly,inviolationoftheselaws,orwillbe
usedforanypurposeprohibitedbytheselawsincluding,without
limitation,nuclear,chemical,orbiologicalweaponsproliferation.
8.TRADEMARKSANDLOGOS.Youacknowledgeandagreeasbetween
youandOraclethatOracleownstheORACLEandJAVAtrademarksand
allORACLEandJAVArelatedtrademarks,servicemarks,logosandother
branddesignations(OracleMarks),andyouagreetocomplywiththe
ThirdPartyUsageGuidelinesforOracleTrademarkscurrentlylocatedat
http://www.oracle.com/us/legal/thirdpartytrademarks/index.html.Any
useyoumakeoftheOracleMarksinurestoOraclesbenefit.
9.U.S.GOVERNMENTLICENSERIGHTS.IfSoftwareisbeingacquired
byoronbehalfoftheU.S.GovernmentorbyaU.S.Governmentprime
contractororsubcontractor(atanytier),thentheGovernmentsrightsin
Softwareandaccompanyingdocumentationshallbeonlythosesetforthin
thisAgreement.
10.GOVERNINGLAW.Thisagreementisgovernedbythesubstantive
andprocedurallawsofCalifornia.YouandOracleagreetosubmittothe
exclusivejurisdictionof,andvenuein,thecourtsofSanFrancisco,orSanta
ClaracountiesinCaliforniainanydisputearisingoutoforrelatingtothis
agreement.
11.SEVERABILITY.IfanyprovisionofthisAgreementisheldtobe
unenforceable,thisAgreementwillremainineffectwiththeprovision
omitted,unlessomissionwouldfrustratetheintentoftheparties,inwhich
casethisAgreementwillimmediatelyterminate.
12.INTEGRATION.ThisAgreementistheentireagreementbetweenyou
andOraclerelatingtoitssubjectmatter.Itsupersedesallprioror
contemporaneousoralorwrittencommunications,proposals,
representationsandwarrantiesandprevailsoveranyconflictingor
additionaltermsofanyquote,order,acknowledgment,orother
communicationbetweenthepartiesrelatingtoitssubjectmatterduring
thetermofthisAgreement.NomodificationofthisAgreementwillbe
binding,unlessinwritingandsignedbyanauthorizedrepresentativeof
eachparty.
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SUPPLEMENTALLICENSETERMS
TheseSupplementalLicenseTermsaddtoormodifythetermsofthe
BinaryCodeLicenseAgreement.Capitalizedtermsnotdefinedinthese
SupplementalTermsshallhavethesamemeaningsascribedtotheminthe
BinaryCodeLicenseAgreement.TheseSupplementalTermsshall
supersedeanyinconsistentorconflictingtermsintheBinaryCodeLicense
Agreement,orinanylicensecontainedwithintheSoftware.
A.COMMERCIALFEATURES.YoumaynotusetheCommercialFeatures
forrunningPrograms,Javaappletsorapplicationsinyourinternal
businessoperationsorforanycommercialorproductionpurpose,orfor
anypurposeotherthanassetforthinSectionsB,C,DandEofthese
SupplementalTerms.IfYouwanttousetheCommercialFeaturesforany
purposeotherthanaspermittedinthisAgreement,Youmustobtaina
separatelicensefromOracle.
B.SOFTWAREINTERNALUSEFORDEVELOPMENTLICENSEGRANT.
SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisAgreementandrestrictionsand
exceptionssetforthintheREADMEFileincorporatedhereinbyreference,
including,butnotlimitedtotheJavaTechnologyRestrictionsofthese
SupplementalTerms,Oraclegrantsyouanonexclusive,nontransferable,
limitedlicensewithoutfeestoreproduceinternallyanduseinternallythe
Softwarecompleteandunmodifiedforthepurposeofdesigning,
developing,andtestingyourPrograms.
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C.LICENSETODISTRIBUTESOFTWARE.Subjecttothetermsand
conditionsofthisAgreementandrestrictionsandexceptionssetforthin
theREADMEFile,including,butnotlimitedtotheJavaTechnology
RestrictionsandLimitationsonRedistributionoftheseSupplemental
Terms,Oraclegrantsyouanonexclusive,nontransferable,limitedlicense
withoutfeestoreproduceanddistributetheSoftware,providedthat(i)
youdistributetheSoftwarecompleteandunmodifiedandonlybundledas
partof,andforthesolepurposeofrunning,yourPrograms,(ii)the
ProgramsaddsignificantandprimaryfunctionalitytotheSoftware,(iii)
youdonotdistributeadditionalsoftwareintendedtoreplaceany
component(s)oftheSoftware,(iv)youdonotremoveoralterany
proprietarylegendsornoticescontainedintheSoftware,(v)youonly
distributetheSoftwaresubjecttoalicenseagreementthat:(a)isa
complete,unmodifiedreproductionofthisAgreement;or(b)protects
OraclesinterestsconsistentwiththetermscontainedinthisAgreement
andthatincludesthenoticesetforthinSectionH,and(vi)youagreeto
defendandindemnifyOracleanditslicensorsfromandagainstany
damages,costs,liabilities,settlementamountsand/orexpenses(including
attorneysfees)incurredinconnectionwithanyclaim,lawsuitoractionby
anythirdpartythatarisesorresultsfromtheuseordistributionofanyand
allProgramsand/orSoftware.ThelicensesetforthinthisSectionCdoes
notextendtotheSoftwareidentifiedinSectionG.
D.LICENSETODISTRIBUTEREDISTRIBUTABLES.Subjecttotheterms
andconditionsofthisAgreementandrestrictionsandexceptionssetforth
intheREADMEFile,includingbutnotlimitedtotheJavaTechnology
RestrictionsandLimitationsonRedistributionoftheseSupplemental
Terms,Oraclegrantsyouanonexclusive,nontransferable,limitedlicense
withoutfeestoreproduceanddistributethosefilesspecificallyidentified
asredistributableintheREADMEFile(Redistributables)providedthat:
(i)youdistributetheRedistributablescompleteandunmodified,andonly
bundledaspartofPrograms,(ii)theProgramsaddsignificantandprimary
functionalitytotheRedistributables,(iii)youdonotdistributeadditional
softwareintendedtosupersedeanycomponent(s)oftheRedistributables
(unlessotherwisespecifiedintheapplicableREADMEFile),(iv)youdo
notremoveoralteranyproprietarylegendsornoticescontainedinoron
theRedistributables,(v)youonlydistributetheRedistributablespursuant
toalicenseagreementthat:(a)isacomplete,unmodifiedreproductionof
thisAgreement;or(b)protectsOraclesinterestsconsistentwiththeterms
containedintheAgreementandincludesthenoticesetforthinSectionH,
(vi)youagreetodefendandindemnifyOracleanditslicensorsfromand
againstanydamages,costs,liabilities,settlementamountsand/orexpenses
(includingattorneysfees)incurredinconnectionwithanyclaim,lawsuit
oractionbyanythirdpartythatarisesorresultsfromtheuseor
distributionofanyandallProgramsand/orSoftware.Thelicensesetforth
inthisSectionDdoesnotextendtotheSoftwareidentifiedinSectionG.
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E.DISTRIBUTIONBYPUBLISHERS.Thissectionpertainstoyour
distributionoftheJavaTMSEDevelopmentKitSoftware(JDK)with
yourprintedbookormagazine(asthosetermsarecommonlyusedinthe
industry)relatingtoJavatechnology(Publication).Subjecttoand
conditioneduponyourcompliancewiththerestrictionsandobligations
containedintheAgreement,Oracleherebygrantstoyouanonexclusive,
nontransferablelimitedrighttoreproducecompleteandunmodified
copiesoftheJDKonelectronicmedia(theMedia)forthesolepurposeof
inclusionanddistributionwithyourPublication(s),subjecttothe
followingterms:(i)YoumaynotdistributetheJDKonastandalonebasis;
itmustbedistributedwithyourPublication(s);(ii)Youareresponsiblefor
downloadingtheJDKfromtheapplicableOraclewebsite;(iii)Youmust
refertotheJDKasJavaTMSEDevelopmentKit;(iv)TheJDKmustbe
reproducedinitsentiretyandwithoutanymodificationwhatsoever
(includingwithrespecttoallproprietarynotices)anddistributedwith
yourPublicationsubjecttoalicenseagreementthatisacomplete,
unmodifiedreproductionofthisAgreement;(v)TheMedialabelshall
includethefollowinginformation:Copyright[YEAR],OracleAmerica,
Inc.Allrightsreserved.Useissubjecttolicenseterms.ORACLEandJAVA
trademarksandallORACLEandJAVArelatedtrademarks,service
marks,logosandotherbranddesignationsaretrademarksorregistered
trademarksofOracleintheU.S.andothercountries.[YEAR]istheyearof
OraclesreleaseoftheSoftware;theyearinformationcantypicallybe
foundintheSoftwaresAboutboxorscreen.Thisinformationmustbe
placedontheMedialabelinsuchamannerastoonlyapplytotheJDK;(vi)
YoumustclearlyidentifytheJDKasOraclesproductontheMediaholder
orMedialabel,andyoumaynotstateorimplythatOracleisresponsible
foranythirdpartysoftwarecontainedontheMedia;(vii)Youmaynot
includeanythirdpartysoftwareontheMediawhichisintendedtobea
replacementorsubstitutefortheJDK;(viii)Youagreetodefendand
indemnifyOracleanditslicensorsfromandagainstanydamages,costs,
liabilities,settlementamountsand/orexpenses(includingattorneysfees)
incurredinconnectionwithanyclaim,lawsuitoractionbyanythirdparty
thatarisesorresultsfromtheuseordistributionoftheJDKand/orthe
Publication;;and(ix)YoushallprovideOraclewithawrittennoticefor
eachPublication;suchnoticeshallincludethefollowinginformation:(1)
titleofPublication,(2)author(s),(3)dateofPublication,and(4)ISBNor
ISSNnumbers.SuchnoticeshallbesenttoOracleAmerica,Inc.,500Oracle
Parkway,RedwoodShores,California94065U.S.A,Attention:General
Counsel.
F.JAVATECHNOLOGYRESTRICTIONS.Youmaynotcreate,modify,or
changethebehaviorof,orauthorizeyourlicenseestocreate,modify,or
changethebehaviorof,classes,interfaces,orsubpackagesthatareinany
wayidentifiedasjava,javax,sun,oracleorsimilarconventionas
specifiedbyOracleinanynamingconventiondesignation.
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G.LIMITATIONSONREDISTRIBUTION.Youmaynotredistributeor
otherwisetransferpatches,bugfixesorupdatesmadeavailablebyOracle
throughOraclePremierSupport,includingthosemadeavailableunder
OraclesJavaSESupportprogram.
H.COMMERCIALFEATURESNOTICE.Forpurposeofcomplyingwith
SupplementalTermSectionC.(v)(b)andD.(v)(b),yourlicenseagreement
shallincludethefollowingnotice,wherethenoticeisdisplayedina
mannerthatanyoneusingtheSoftwarewillseethenotice:
UseoftheCommercialFeaturesforanycommercialorproductionpurpose
requiresaseparatelicensefromOracle.CommercialFeaturesmeans
thosefeaturesidentifiedTable11(CommercialFeaturesInJavaSE
ProductEditions)oftheJavaSEdocumentationaccessibleathttp://
www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html
I.SOURCECODE.Softwaremaycontainsourcecodethat,unless
expresslylicensedforotherpurposes,isprovidedsolelyforreference
purposespursuanttothetermsofthisAgreement.Sourcecodemaynotbe
redistributedunlessexpresslyprovidedforinthisAgreement.
J.THIRDPARTYCODE.Additionalcopyrightnoticesandlicenseterms
applicabletoportionsoftheSoftwarearesetforthinthe
THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADMEfileaccessibleathttp://
www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html.In
additiontoanytermsandconditionsofanythirdpartyopensource/
freewarelicenseidentifiedintheTHIRDPARTYLICENSEREADMEfile,
thedisclaimerofwarrantyandlimitationofliabilityprovisionsin
paragraphs4and5oftheBinaryCodeLicenseAgreementshallapplyto
allSoftwareinthisdistribution.
K.TERMINATIONFORINFRINGEMENT.Eitherpartymayterminate
thisAgreementimmediatelyshouldanySoftwarebecome,orineither
partysopinionbelikelytobecome,thesubjectofaclaimofinfringement
ofanyintellectualpropertyright.
L.INSTALLATIONANDAUTOUPDATE.TheSoftwaresinstallationand
autoupdateprocessestransmitalimitedamountofdatatoOracle(orits
serviceprovider)aboutthosespecificprocessestohelpOracleunderstand
andoptimizethem.Oracledoesnotassociatethedatawithpersonally
identifiableinformation.Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutthedata
OraclecollectsasaresultofyourSoftwaredownloadathttp://
www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html.
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LIKEWISE
Licensing:
Thispackageiscomposedofcomponentsreleasedundervaryinglicenses.
LikewiseOpenisprovidedunderthetermsoftheGNUGeneralPublic
License(GPLversion2)andtheGNULibraryGeneralPublicLicense
(LGPLversion2.1).Theadditionalcomponentslistedbelowarecovered
underseparatelicenseagreements:
Samba3.0ClientlibrariesandtoolsGPLv2
NovellDCERPCBSD
libiconvLGPLv2
Formoredetailsandforthefulltextforeachoftheselicenses,readthe
LICENSESandCOPYINGfilesincludedwiththesourcepackagingofthis
software.
OnDebianGNU/Linuxsystems,thecompletetextoftheGNUGeneral
PublicLicensecanbefoundin`/usr/share/commonlicenses/GPL.
RUBY
RubyiscopyrightedfreesoftwarebyYukihiroMatsumoto
<matz@netlab.jp>.
Youcanredistributeitand/ormodifyitundereitherthetermsofthe
2clauseBSDL(seethefileBSDL),ortheconditionsbelow:
1. Youmaymakeandgiveawayverbatimcopiesofthesourceformofthe
softwarewithoutrestriction,providedthatyouduplicateallofthe
originalcopyrightnoticesandassociateddisclaimers.
2. Youmaymodifyyourcopyofthesoftwareinanyway,providedthat
youdoatleastONEofthefollowing:
a. placeyourmodificationsinthePublicDomainorotherwisemake
themFreelyAvailable,suchasbypostingsaidmodificationsto
Usenetoranequivalentmedium,orbyallowingtheauthorto
includeyourmodificationsinthesoftware.
b. usethemodifiedsoftwareonlywithinyourcorporationor
organization.
c. givenonstandardbinariesnonstandardnames,withinstructions
onwheretogettheoriginalsoftwaredistribution.
d. makeotherdistributionarrangementswiththeauthor.
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3. Youmaydistributethesoftwareinobjectcodeorbinaryform,provided
thatyoudoatleastONEofthefollowing:
a. distributethebinariesandlibraryfilesofthesoftware,togetherwith
instructions(inthemanualpageorequivalent)onwheretogetthe
originaldistribution.
b. accompanythedistributionwiththemachinereadablesourceofthe
software.
a. givenonstandardbinariesnonstandardnames,withinstructions
onwheretogettheoriginalsoftwaredistribution.
b. makeotherdistributionarrangementswiththeauthor.
4. Youmaymodifyandincludethepartofthesoftwareintoanyother
software(possiblycommercial).Butsomefilesinthedistributionare
notwrittenbytheauthor,sothattheyarenotundertheseterms.
Forthelistofthosefilesandtheircopyingconditions,seethefile
LEGAL.
5. Thescriptsandlibraryfilessuppliedasinputtoorproducedasoutput
fromthesoftwaredonotautomaticallyfallunderthecopyrightofthe
software,butbelongtowhomevergeneratedthem,andmaybesold
commercially,andmaybeaggregatedwiththissoftware.
6. THISSOFTWAREISPROVIDEDASISANDWITHOUTANY
EXPRESSORIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDING,WITHOUT
LIMITATION,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
RUBY ON RAILS
Permissionisherebygranted,freeofcharge,toanypersonobtaininga
copyofthissoftwareandassociateddocumentationfiles(theSoftware),
todealintheSoftwarewithoutrestriction,includingwithoutlimitationthe
rightstouse,copy,modify,merge,publish,distribute,sublicense,and/or
sellcopiesoftheSoftware,andtopermitpersonstowhomtheSoftwareis
furnishedtodoso,subjecttothefollowingconditions:
THESOFTWAREISPROVIDEDASIS,WITHOUTWARRANTYOF
ANYKIND,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITED
TOTHEWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORA
PARTICULARPURPOSEANDNONINFRINGEMENT.INNOEVENT
SHALLTHEAUTHORSORCOPYRIGHTHOLDERSBELIABLEFOR
ANYCLAIM,DAMAGESOROTHERLIABILITY,WHETHERINAN
ACTIONOFCONTRACT,TORTOROTHERWISE,ARISINGFROM,
OUTOFORINCONNECTIONWITHTHESOFTWAREORTHEUSEOR
OTHERDEALINGSINTHESOFTWARE.
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ZFS
COMMONDEVELOPMENTANDDISTRIBUTIONLICENSE(CDDL)
Version1.0
INCLUDED PACKAGES
alsalib1.0.28
atf0.21
bash4.3.33
black_pearl2.0
bluestorm_backend2.0.1171632
bluestorm_frontend2.1.1174119
bluestorm_gui2.0.1174192_1
bluestorm_mgmt2.0.1174119
bluestorm_tests2.0.1173052
bluestorm_workers2.0.1173837_4
boostlibs1.57.0
ca_root_nss3.17.4_1
cdbcmd0.0.1171356,1
cscope15.8a
ctags5.8
curl7.43.0
cyrussasl2.1.26_9
cyrussaslgssapi2.1.26_3
dejavu2.34_4
dmidecode2.12
ds30.0.2.1173725
e2fsprogslibuuid1.42.12
expat2.1.0_2
fio2.1.9
fixesproto5.0
fontconfig2.11.1,1
freetype22.5.5
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fsx1.0.1135963_1
fusefslibs2.9.3_4
gdb7.8.2_1
gettextruntime0.19.4
giflib5.0.6
glib2.42.1
gmake4.1_1
go1.5,1
icu53.1
indexinfo0.2.2
inputproto2.3.1
iozone3.420
iperf2.0.5
ipmitool1.8.14_1
jakartacommonsdaemon1.0.15
javazoneinfo2014.j
javavmwrapper2.5
kbproto1.0.6
krb51.13.2_2
ksh9320120801_2
kyua0.11,2
libICE1.0.9,1
libSM1.2.2_2,1
libX111.6.2_2,1
libXau1.0.8_2
libXdmcp1.1.1_2
libXext1.3.3,1
libXfixes5.0.1_2
libXi1.7.4,1
libXmu1.1.2_2,1
libXrender0.9.8_2
libXt1.1.4_2,1
libXtst1.2.2_2
libedit3.1.20141030_2
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Included Packages
libeio4.18.0_1
libev4.15_1,1
libffi3.2.1
libgcrypt1.6.2_1
libgpgerror1.17
libiconv1.14_6
libpthreadstubs0.3_6
libsmi0.4.8_1
libxcb1.11
libxml22.9.3
libxslt1.1.28_6
libyaml0.1.6_2
likewiseplatform6.3.0.1173829_16
logrotate3.8.8
lua525.2.3_4
lutok0.4_6
mbuffer2014.12.27_1
mhash0.9.9.9_2
mkfile1.1.3
monit5.11_1
mtx1.3.12_1
ncurses5.9.20150214
netsnmp5.7.3_8
netcap1.0.0.1171599
netperf2.6.0_3
nginx1.6.2_1,2
node0.12.6
npm2.6.0
openjdk88.45.14_1
openldapsaslclient2.4.40_1
p42014.2.978861
pcre8.37_4
pdksh5.2.14p2_6
perl55.18.4_11
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Included Packages
pjdfstest1.0.1135963_1
pkg1.4.12
pkgconf0.9.7
popt1.16_1
postgresql93client9.3.10
postgresql93contrib9.3.10
postgresql93server9.3.10
pureftpd1.0.36_3
python22_3
python272.7.9
readline6.3.8
recordproto1.14.2
redis3.0.2
renderproto0.11.1
rrdtool1.4.8_6
ruby2.1.6,1
ruby21gems2.4.7
rubygemabsolute_time1.0.0_3
rubygemactionmailer3.2.22
rubygemactionpack3.2.22
rubygemactivemodel3.2.22
rubygemactiverecord3.2.22
rubygemactiverecordimport0.3.1
rubygemactiveresource3.2.22
rubygemactivesupport3.2.22
rubygemaddressable2.3.6
rubygemansi1.5.0
rubygemarel33.0.3,1
rubygembluestorm_cli3.0.0.1173286
rubygembuilder3.0.4
rubygembundler1.7.3
rubygembyebug3.4.0
rubygemcoffeerails3.2.2_1
rubygemcoffeescript2.3.0
July 2016
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Included Packages
rubygemcoffeescriptsource1.8.0
rubygemcolorize0.7.5
rubygemcolumnize0.8.9
rubygemcookiejar0.3.2
rubygemdaemon_controller1.2.0
rubygemdaemons1.1.9
rubygemdebuggerlinecache1.2.0
rubygemdevctl0.0.3.1173859
rubygemdevstat_stat0.0.1.1103472
rubygemdigestcrc0.4.1
rubygemdocile1.1.5
rubygemds30.0.1.1164174
rubygemejs1.1.1
rubygememhttprequest1.1.2
rubygememsocksify0.3.0
rubygemerubis2.7.0_1
rubygemeventmachine1.0.5
rubygemexecjs2.2.2
rubygemfacter2.4.1
rubygemfaraday0.9.1
rubygemfastthread1.0.7
rubygemfaye1.1.2
rubygemfayewebsocket0.10.0
rubygemffi1.9.10
rubygemffilocale1.0.1_2
rubygemffincurses0.4.0_3
rubygemfio_rb1.1.0.1141562
rubygemfreebsd_cam1.0.4.1173344
rubygemfreebsd_mps1.1.0.1141562
rubygemfreebsd_ses1.3.1.1141562
rubygemhaml4.0.5
rubygemhike1.2.3,1
rubygemhttp_parser.rb0.6.0
rubygemi18n0.7.0,2
July 2016
247
Included Packages
rubygemi18njs2.1.2_2
rubygemjasminerice0.0.9_2
rubygemjourney1.0.4
rubygemjqueryrails3.1.3
rubygemjson1.8.2
rubygemjson_pure1.8.1
rubygemkey_verify1.0.0.1155188
rubygemlibxmlruby2.7.0
rubygemlikewise0.1.0.1150919
rubygemlive_record0.2.0.1160814
rubygemliveresource2.1.1.1158953
rubygemlsiexp1.2.2.1165611
rubygemmail252.5.4,2
rubygemmetaclass0.0.4
rubygemmimetypes11.25.1
rubygemminitest5.4.2
rubygemmocha0.14.0
rubygemmulti_json1.10.1
rubygemmultipartpost2.0.0
rubygemnetssh2.9.1,2
rubygemopen41.3.4
rubygempam1.5.2.1082167
rubygempassenger4.0.59
rubygempg0.17.1
rubygempmbus1.1.1.1172325
rubygempolyglot0.3.5
rubygempower_assert0.1.4
rubygempqueue2.1.0
rubygemrack1.4.6,3
rubygemrackcache1.2
rubygemrackssl1.3.4,1
rubygemracktest0.6.3
rubygemrack161.6.4
rubygemrails3.2.22
July 2016
248
Included Packages
rubygemrailties3.2.22
rubygemrake10.4.2
rubygemrbkqueue0.2.3
rubygemrbcurse1.5.0_2
rubygemrbcursecore0.0.3_2
rubygemrdoc4.1.2
rubygemrdoc33.12.2
rubygemredis3.2.1
rubygemredisactionpack3.2.4
rubygemredisactivesupport3.2.5
rubygemredisrack1.4.4
rubygemredisrails3.2.4
rubygemredisstore1.1.4
rubygemrice1.7.0
rubygemrrdffi0.2.14_1
rubygemrubytermios0.9.6
rubygemsass3.4.10
rubygemsassrails3.2.6_4
rubygemsimplecov0.9.1
rubygemsimplecovhtml0.8.0_2
rubygemslop3.6.0
rubygemsmart_data0.0.1.1173155
rubygemsnmp1.1.1
rubygemspectra_cli1.0.2.1170850
rubygemspectra_platform1.3.0.1173108
rubygemspectra_support0.2.0.1173244
rubygemspectra_view2.3.0.1174201_6
rubygemspectra_workers0.4.0.1174213
rubygemsprockets222.2.3_1
rubygemsqlite31.3.10
rubygemstaf4ruby0.1.0.1141562,1
rubygemtape_backend0.1.1166905
rubygemtestunit3.0.1
rubygemthin1.6.3
July 2016
249
Included Packages
rubygemthor0.19.1
rubygemtilt2.0.1
rubygemtilt11.4.1
rubygemtreetop1.4.15
rubygemturn0.9.7
rubygemtzinfo030.3.42
rubygemuglifier2.7.0
rubygemuuidtools2.1.5
rubygemwebsocketdriver0.6.2
rubygemwebsocketextensions0.1.2
rubygemyard0.8.7.6
rubygemzfs0.0.10.1168181_2
sg3_utils1.40
smartmontools6.3
smp_utils0.98_1
spectra_ltfs2.2.1.0.1164357
sqlite33.8.10.1
staf3.4.18_3
t5seeprom0.0.1135916_1
tomcat88.0.24_1
verde_hotpair2.0.1122072
vim7.4.640
xauth1.0.9_1
xextproto7.3.0
xproto7.0.26
zfsstats1.2.2_1
zip3.0_1
zsh5.0.7_2
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INDEX
A
agencydeclarations
conflictmineralpolicy 231
RoHS 231
autosupport
about 160
configuremailrecipient 161
entercontactinformation 160
B
BlackPearl
components 18 to 22,
223 to 225
features 16
monitoring 120
overview 15
power 31
serialnumber 206
sizeandweight 216
specifications 215,226
updating 174
BlackPearlsoftware
currentavailableversion 175
BlackPearluserinterface
about 25
currentversion 175
exit 149
login 34
menus 26
overview 25
statusicons 29
supportedbrowsers 26,29
CleansRemaining,MLM
report 203,203
componentOKicon 29
components
frontview 18,223
rearpanel 22,225
configuring
DNS 87
email 88
Ethernetports 86
mailrecipients 161
networkconnections 85
NTP 90
services 80
conflictmineralpolicy 231
contactinformation,enter 160
contacting
TechnicalSupport 206
contactingSpectraLogic 4
corporateheadquarters,Spectra
Logic 4
D
DeepStoragebrowser
about 151
connecttogateway 152
download 151
interfaceoverview 155
launch 152
requirements 151
transferfiles 157
DNS,configure 87
E
C
cleaningcartridges,usingwith
MLM
CleansRemainingreport 203,
203
email
configuring 88
sendtest 163
SpectraLogicoffices 4
errorconditionicon 29
Ethernetports,configure 86
251
F
faxnumbers,SpectraLogic
frontview 18,223
H
hardware
monitorstatus
125
I
icons
componentOK 29
errorcondition 29
information 29
unknownstate 29
warning 29
informationicon 29
L
license,software
M
mailrecipients
add 161
configure 161
mailingaddress,SpectraLogic 4
maintenance,replace
component 179
managementport,use 86
MLMreports
CleansRemaining 203,203
Index N
N
network
cables 220,227
configure 85
configureDNS 87
NTP
configuring 90
P
password
change 96
performancemetrics 135
phonenumbers,SpectraLogic
offices 4
portal
accessingfortechnical
support 171 to 172
Seealsotechnicalsupport
power
poweroff 147
poweron 31
reboot 147
requirements 218
softwareversion
checkcurrentavailable
version 175
specifications
datastorage 214
environmental 217
power 218 to 219
powercords 219
sizeandweight 216
system 215,226
SpectraLogic
contacting 4
SpectraS3
browser 150
clients 45
onlineforum 14
statuslights 123
support
contacting 206
openingticket 207
supportportal
accessing 171
supportticket
sending 207
systemmessages 124
V
VisualStatusBeacon,lights
121
W
warningicon 29
website
SpectraLogic 4
T
R
rearpanel 22,225
rearview 20,224
reports,MLM
CleansRemaining
S
sales,contacting 4
serialnumber
wheretofind 206
services
configuring 80
edit 80
status 126
software
license 3
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technicalsupport
accessingtheTechnical
Supportportal 171 to 172
contacting 4
Seealsoportal
timeout
sessionchange 96
timeoutsetting
change 96
typographicalconventions 13
U
unknownstateicon 29
updates
download 176
USB,support 221
252

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Spectra BlackPearl

Deep Storage Gateway

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Contacting Spectra Logic

Contacting Spectra Logic

Spectra Logic Technical Support

Europe, Middle East, Africa

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration

Chapter 3 Understanding Spectra Advanced Bucket

Chapter 4 Configure Advanced Bucket Management

Chapter 5 Additional Configuration Options

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 6 Working with Tape Libraries

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 7 Operating the BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 8 Using the Deep Storage Browser

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Chapter 9 Using AutoSupport

Chapter 10 Maintaining the BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 11 Troubleshooting and Support

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Chapter B BlackPearl 1.0 Chassis

Appendix C Regulatory & Safety Standards

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Appendix D Open Source Code Acknowledgements &

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About This Guide

BLACKPEARL USER INTERFACE SCREENS

About This Guide

Spectra BlackPearl Gateway

About This Guide

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Spectra S3 Clients UserscanleveragealibraryofexistingSpectraS3

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Power button and

Data drive status LEDs

Visual Status Beacon control sled

Power button and

Data drive status LEDs

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

System status LEDs

Data drive status

Empty drive sleds

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Figure 3 The rear view of the BlackPearl 4U gateway.

Figure 4 The rear view of the BlackPearl 2U gateway.

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Empty drive sleds

User GuideSpectra BlackPearl Gateway

Chapter 1 Product Overview

IPMI management port

Monitor 10 GigE ports (2)

Figure 5 The BlackPearl rear panel components.