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Spectra Logic BlackPearl

Veeam Ready Repository - Archive Target
Alliance Partner:

Spectra Logic Corporation
Alliance Product:

BlackPearl
Program Category:

Veeam Ready Repository - Archive Target
Category Description:

Archival object storage-based backup target solutions that are confirmed to be compatible with Veeam Backup & Replication's feature Archive Tier
Article ID:

1779
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12
Features and Attributes:
  • Archive Tier - On-premises
  • Smart Object Storage API
Publication date:

2025-12-18
Last modified date:

2025-12-18
This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash.  As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used.  The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.

Product Details

Model number: S Series Gen 2
Storage Category: S3 compatible object storage
Drive quantity, size, type: 20 x 4TB SAS drives with 2 x 1.6 TB NVMe Zil for the standard S3 pool
Storage configuration: Raid Z2
20 x 4.0TB RAIDZ2 HDD, 2 x 1.6 NVMe for read/write cache (ZIL)
Firmware version: 5.7.3
Connection speed: 100 Gbe
Additional support: All configurations of Spectra Logic BlackPearl S Series Gen 2 for S3 compatible storage with specifications equivalent or greater than the above.  

General product family overview:
Spectra Logic BlackPearl is compatible with Standard S3 and allows to create a secure on-prem storage infrastructure.

Veeam Testing Configuration

Veeam Build Number: 12.1.1.56

Vendor recommended configuration

Vendor Settings:

  • Array deduplication used in testing: No
  • Array compression used in testing: No
  • Multipathing / link aggregation used: No

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