Spectra Verde HotPair Installation & Configuration Manual

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HotPair
Installation & Configuration Guide
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  • Page 1 Spectra BlackPearl & Verde HotPair Installation & Configuration Guide SpectraLogic.com...
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  • Page 7 Spectra Logic Sales Website: shop.spectralogic.com United States and Canada Europe Phone: 1.800.833.1132 or 1.303.449.6400 Phone: 44 (0) 870.112.2150 Fax: 1.303.939.8844 Fax: 44 (0) 870.112.2175 Email: sales@spectralogic.com Email: eurosales@spectralogic.com To Obtain Documentation Spectra Logic Website: support.spectralogic.com/documentation May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    HotPair Setup and Configuration This document describes the initial setup and configuration steps for a HotPair configuration for a Verde or BlackPearl system, referred to as the system in this guide. Topic Before You Begin page 9 Primary and Secondary Master Nodes page 9 Connect Cables page 10...
  • Page 9: Before You Begin

    During the configuration process, the primary master node is the active node and the secondary master node is the standby node. Before you continue, choose one master node to be the primary master node. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 10: Connect Cables

    1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the management port on the primary master node. 2. Connect another Ethernet cable from your network to the management port on the secondary master node. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 11: Install The Null Modem Serial Cable

    1. Locate the SAS ports on the back of the primary master node (see Figure 1 on page 10). If you have more than two expansion nodes or tape libraries with SAS drives, additional SAS cards are installed in the master node. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 12 The master node and expansion node use a different SAS port connector. It is not possible to reverse the cable. 3. Connect one of the cables to the Front Sec port on the first expansion node (see Figure 2 on page 12). May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 13: Connect Fibre Channel And Sas Cables

    1. Connect a power cord to each of the power supply connectors. 2. Plug the other end of each cord into an AC power outlet. Important Do not power on any of the modules until instructed. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 14: Power On The Primary Master Node And All

    During the power-on sequence, the system initializes all of its installed components and starts the web server. Do not use the system’s front panel power button to power it off. Note: May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 15: Configure Hotpair Network Connections

    IP address. If you do not want to change the default private management port IP address, skip to Log Into the User Interface on page May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 16: Management Port

    4. Select OK. The console screen displays showing the new IP address. You are now able to connect to the user interface with the IP address configured in Step 5. Disconnect the monitor and USB keyboard from the primary master node. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 17: Log Into The User Interface

     The absence of the certificate does not affect functionality. 4. Enter the login username and password. The default username is Administrator. The default password is spectra. The fields are case sensitive. Note: Spectra Logic recommends that you change the default...
  • Page 18: Verify The Expansion Node Cabling

    Do not remove the USB device until after the system power cycles and the user Important interface displays a message that it is safe to remove the USB device. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 19: Configure The Data Connections

    Configure an Aggregate Port Data Connection Link aggregation uses multiple Ethernet ports, configured with a single MAC address, to improve data transfer speeds. See “Link Aggregation Notes” in your User Guide for more information. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 20 Depending on your hardware configuration, the New Aggregate Interface dialog box may look different than what is shown below. Figure 9 The New Aggregate Interface - Active dialog box. 3. If necessary, select Active. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 21 MTU settings, as well as all the hosts on the network. 9. Click Create. 10. From the menu bar, select Action > New Aggregate Interface. The New Aggregate Interface dialog box displays. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 22 Use the following instructions to configure a single port data connection. 1. From the menu bar, select Configuration > Network, or select the Network pane from the Dashboard screen. The Network screen displays. See Figure 8 on page May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 23 You can configure a maximum of 16 aliases. 5. Enter the Default Gateway. Note: The gateway entered for the last configured connection sets the default gateway for the system. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 24 The gateway entered for the last configured connection sets the default gateway for the system. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 25 4. Enter the Gateway of the data connection used to communicate with the isolated network. 5. Click Create. 6. Repeat Step 2 through Step 5 for each host computer on the isolated network. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 26: Configure The Public Management Port

    You can configure a maximum of 16 aliases. 5. Enter the Default Gateway. The gateway entered for the last configured connection sets the Note: default gateway for the system. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 27: Configure The Private Management Port For The

    DNS, one or more storage pool(s), volumes, shares, and Advanced Bucket Management, if applicable. Then return to this document to complete the HotPair setup. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 28: Complete The Hotpair Setup

    (see Figure 3 on page 14). The power LED illuminates indicating that power is on. Wait while the system completes its power-on sequence, which takes approximately five minutes. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 29: Verify The Hotpair Configuration

    4. On the status bar at the bottom of the Dashboard, confirm that the HotPair configuration shows good status. Figure 17 HotPair status on the Dashboard. 5. If the HotPair configuration shows an error, contact Spectra Logic Technical Support (see Contacting Spectra Logic on page 6.
  • Page 30 2. Enter the login username and password. The default username is Administrator. The default password is spectra. The fields are case sensitive. 3. Click > to log in. 4. From the menu bar, select Configuration > Network, or select the Network pane from the Dashboard screen.
  • Page 31: Additional Changes

    2. Enter the Management (Standby) private IP address in the browser address bar. 3. Enter the login username and password. The default username is Administrator. The default password is spectra. The fields are case sensitive. 4. Click > to log in. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...
  • Page 32 Shutdown the Expansion Nodes Power off all expansion nodes by removing the front bezel and then gently pressing the power button on the front panel (see Figure 3 on page 14). Replace the front bezel. May 2018 Installation & Configuration Guide—Spectra HotPair...

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