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XCubeDAS CubeView

User

’

s Manual

Applicable Models:

XD5324D, XD5324S, XD5316D, XD5316S
XD5312D, XD5312S, XD5326D, XD5326S

QSAN Technology, Inc.

www.QSAN.com

Summary of Contents for XCubeDAS XD5324D

Page 1: ...XCubeDAS CubeView User s Manual Applicable Models XD5324D XD5324S XD5316D XD5316S XD5312D XD5312S XD5326D XD5326S QSAN Technology Inc www QSAN com...

Page 2: ...f its publication date The information is subject to change without notice Trademarks QSAN the QSAN logo CubeView XCubeDAS and QSAN com are trademarks or registered trademarks of QSAN Technology Inc M...

Page 3: ...r SFF 26 disk 2U Chassis XD5326S Single Controller SFF 26 disk 2U Chassis Information contained in this manual has been reviewed for accuracy But it could include typographical errors or technical ina...

Page 4: ...pplicable data for their specific environment This information contains examples of data and reports used in daily business operations To illustrate them as completely as possible the examples include...

Page 5: ...beView 4 2 2 1 Device Finder 6 2 2 2 Device List 6 2 2 3 Event Log 8 2 2 4 Dashboard 10 2 2 5 Agent Mode 10 2 2 6 About CubeView 12 3 Management and Monitoring 14 3 1 System Information 14 3 1 1 Firmw...

Page 7: ...15 Figure 3 3 SAS Zoning Configuration 17 Figure 3 4 All SAS Ports Access All Disk Drives Diagram 18 Figure 3 5 All SAS Ports Access All Drives Configuration 19 Figure 3 6 SAS Ports and Disk Drives D...

Page 9: ...isassemble or upgrade the equipment s components by yourself Doing so may violate your warranty and expose you to electric shock Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel Please always follo...

Page 10: ...draw attention to important safety and operational information INFORMATION INFORMATION provides useful knowledge definition or terminology for reference TIP TIP provides helpful suggestions for perfor...

Page 11: ...Indicates optional values Example a b indicates that you can choose a b or nothing braces Indicates required or expected values Example a b indicates that you must choose either a or b vertical bar In...

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Page 13: ...enclosure zoning function firmware update and history record of system temperature voltage and fan speed And designate certain disk drives for a dedicated SAS port for security SAS zoning Users can a...

Page 14: ...es the SES command from the CubeView client and communicates with the XCubeDAS series systems via SES protocol and then replies to the CubeView client CAUTION The SAS HBAs or SAS RAID cards must suppo...

Page 15: ...anguages Support Here are the CubeView supported languages it is auto switched by the language setting of operation system English French German Italian Japanese Korean Russian Traditional Chinese Sim...

Page 16: ...included CubeView exe CubeView main file includes CubeView client and CubeView agent Windows version LZMA dll It is Windows dynamic link libraries please put it at the same directory as the CubeView e...

Page 17: ...ible by CubeView Section 2 2 2 3 Event Log Display the latest events of the selected XCubeDAS system Section 2 2 3 4 Dashboard Click to show the status summary of the selected XCubeDAS system Section...

Page 18: ...2 3 Device Finder 2 2 2 Device List All QSAN XCubeDAS systems that connect to the CubeView will be shown in the device list Users can click the device on the list for detail information or start to ma...

Page 19: ...nique Identifier LED Upgrade Firmware Restart the system Shutdown the system Figure 2 5 System Information Managing and monitoring is under the system information in the main working area SAS Zoning D...

Page 20: ...ptions Or click the icon to expand the option area For more information about the operations please refer to the chapter 3 Management and Monitoring 2 2 3 Event Log Event log of the CubeView will show...

Page 21: ...Getting Started 9 Figure 2 7 Event Log of Firmware Upgrade Figure 2 8 Event Log of Error on Power Supply and Fan...

Page 22: ...des the following items Storage ID Device Slots Power Supply Cooling Device Temperature Sensor Voltage Sensor Status Figure 2 9 Dashboard Information The status shows OK if the items are fine If the i...

Page 23: ...tton will confirm switching to the agent mode The CubeView program will shrink to the Window taskbar Figure 2 11 CubeView Agent Icon on Taskbar Click the CubeView Agent icon will pop up a window to ad...

Page 24: ...client to inquire the status Figure 2 13 Authorized Client Assignment INFORMATION For more information about the CubeView client mode and agent mode please refer to the chapter 1 1 Introduction to Cub...

Page 25: ...Getting Started 13 Figure 2 14 About CubeView...

Page 26: ...ng tabs Figure 3 1 System Information Options of System Information The options available in this tab System Name Change the system name highlight the old name and type in a new one and then click the...

Page 27: ...ot the controller 1 first and then controller 2 after 30 seconds Shutdown Storage Click the Shutdown button to shutdown the system 3 1 1 Firmware Upgrade The basic information in the CubeView shows cu...

Page 28: ...ng 1 Easy disk drive management Users can designate certain disk drive to be accessed by single SAS port For example users can designate disk drive slot 1 2 3 4 and 5 for the SAS port 1 the server can...

Page 29: ...uration TIP Please note that after applying new SAS zoning configuration you must reboot the XCubeDAS system to make new zoning configurations take effect After restart the XCubeDAS system server that...

Page 31: ...Management and Monitoring 19 Figure 3 5 All SAS Ports Access All Drives Configuration...

Page 32: ...tting for each port according to requirement Here is an example of two zones of SAS ports and disk drives SAS port 1 and 2 can access to the disk drive slot 1 12 and SAS port 3 4 5 can access to the d...

Page 33: ...Management and Monitoring 21 Figure 3 7 SAS Ports and Disk Drives Divided into Two Groups Configuration...

Page 34: ...S port 1 can access to the disk drive slot 1 5 SAS port 2 can access to the disk drive slot 6 10 SAS port 3 can access to the disk drive slot 11 15 SAS port 4 can access to the disk drive slot 16 20 a...

Page 35: ...t and Monitoring 23 Figure 3 9 SAS Ports and Disk Drives Divided into Five Groups Configuration Make sure to click the Apply button to apply the SAS zoning settings and click the Restart button to tak...

Page 36: ...ost connectivity Port 2 is disconnected Zone 2 Port 3 and Port 4 Port 3 is for host connectivity Port 4 is disconnected Figure 3 10 Two Servers to One XCubeDAS Two Zones Two Servers to Three XCubeDAS...

Page 37: ...information and indicator control for the disk drives installed in slots Disk Drive information Show each disk drive s vendor model name and serial number Besides if the disk drive is healthy the devi...

Page 38: ...fer to chapter 2 System Components Overview in the XCubeDAS Hardware Owner s Manual 3 4 Power Supply The Power Supply tab provides to monitor the status of power supply unit and indicate error conditi...

Page 39: ...put AC is abnormal too high low voltage AC FAIL indicator will be on and show dark red color Figure 3 13 Power Supply Status Indicators 3 5 Cooling Device The Cooling Device tab provides to monitor th...

Page 40: ...sensors There are some thermal sensors in the system Thermal sensor indicators will show the following information Temperature Sensor Name It indicates the location of the thermal sensor Current Tempe...

Page 41: ...Management and Monitoring 29 Figure 3 15 Temperature Sensor Status Indicators INFORMATION Temperature statistic charts will be updated by every minute...

Page 42: ...the system Voltage sensor indicators will show the following information Voltage Sensor It indicates the voltage sensor Current Voltage Number by volt Voltage Status If the voltage detected by the vo...

Page 43: ...Management and Monitoring 31 Figure 3 16 Voltage Sensor Status Indicators 3 8 SAS Expander The SAS Expander tab provides the SAS expander information including the SAS addresses...

Page 44: ...re 3 17 SAS Expander Information 3 9 SAS Port The SAS Port tab provides to monitor the status of the SAS ports There are five SAS ports on each controller The connectivity status and speed for each SA...

Page 45: ...s 09 30 18 00 Monday Friday UTC 8 Via Skype Chat Skype ID qsan support Service hours 09 30 02 00 Monday Friday UTC 8 Summer time 09 30 01 00 Via Email support qsan com Information to collect Product n...

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Page 49: ...LA will be binding upon and will inure to User s successors and permitted assigns This EULA shall be governed by and constructed according to the laws of R O C Any disputes arising from or in connecti...

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