Qsan XCubeDAS XD5324D User manual

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

Copyright
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December 2020
This edition applies to QSAN XCubeDAS CubeView central management software. QSAN believes the
information in this publication is accurate as of 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.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, and Hyper-V are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Other trademarks and trade names used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the
marks and names or their products are the property of their respective owners.

Notices i
Notices
This XCubeDAS hardware owner’s manual is applicable to the following XCubeDAS models:
XCubeDAS Storage System 4U 19” Rack Mount Models
Model Name
Controller Type
Form Factor, Bay Count, and Rack Unit
XD5324D
Dual Controller
LFF 24-disk 4U Chassis
XD5324S
Single Controller
LFF 24-disk 4U Chassis
XCubeDAS Storage System 3U 19”Rack Mount Models
Model Name
Controller Type
Form Factor, Bay Count, and Rack Unit
XD5316D
Dual Controller
LFF 16-disk 3U Chassis
XD5316S
Single Controller
LFF 16-disk 3U Chassis
XCubeDAS Storage System 2U 19”Rack Mount Models
Model Name
Controller Type
Form Factor, Bay Count, and Rack Unit
XD5312D
Dual Controller
LFF 12-disk 2U Chassis
XD5312S
Single Controller
LFF 12-disk 2U Chassis
XD5326D
Dual Controller
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 inaccuracies. Changes are made to the document
periodically. These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. QSAN
may make improvements or changes in the products. All features, functionality, and product
specifications are subject to change without prior notice or obligation. All statements,
information, and recommendations in this document do not constitute a warranty of any
kind, express or implied.
Any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment.
Therefore, the results obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly.
Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no
guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems.

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Furthermore, some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual
results may vary. Users of this document should verify the applicable 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 the names of individuals,
companies, brands, and products.
All of these names are fictitious and any similarity to the names and addresses used by an
actual business enterprise is entirely coincidental.

Contents iii
Table of Contents
Notices ............................................................................................................................ i
Preface ..........................................................................................................................vii
About This Manual .........................................................................................................................vii
Related Documents........................................................................................................................vii
Technical Support ..........................................................................................................................vii
Information, Tip, and Caution .......................................................................................................viii
Conventions...................................................................................................................................viii
1. Overview................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Introduction to CubeView................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Languages Support............................................................................................................. 3
2. Getting Started........................................................................................................ 4
2.1. Download CubeView Software........................................................................................... 4
2.2. Starting CubeView .............................................................................................................. 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. Firmware Upgrade.............................................................................................. 15
3.2. SAS Zoning........................................................................................................................ 16
3.2.1. SAS Zoning Cabling ........................................................................................... 24
3.3. Device Slot......................................................................................................................... 25
3.4. Power Supply..................................................................................................................... 26
3.5. Cooling Device .................................................................................................................. 27
3.6. Temperature Sensor ......................................................................................................... 28
3.7. Voltage Sensor.................................................................................................................. 30
3.8. SAS Expander.................................................................................................................... 31
3.9. SAS Port............................................................................................................................. 32
4. Support and Other Resources................................................................................ 33
4.1. Getting Technical Support................................................................................................ 33
4.2. Accessing Product Updates............................................................................................. 33

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4.3. Documentation Feedback ................................................................................................ 34
Appendix....................................................................................................................... 35
End-User License Agreement (EULA) .......................................................................................... 35

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Figures
Figure 1-1 CubeView System Architecture Diagram........................................................................ 1
Figure 2-1 CubeView Icon.................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 2-2 CubeView Desktop Panel................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2-3 Device Finder .................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-4 Edit the Device List........................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-5 System Information.......................................................................................................... 7
Figure 2-6 Management and Monitoring .......................................................................................... 8
Figure 2-7 Event Log of Firmware Upgrade...................................................................................... 9
Figure 2-8 Event Log of Error on Power Supply and Fan................................................................. 9
Figure 2-9 Dashboard Information.................................................................................................. 10
Figure 2-10 Agent Mode Confirmation ............................................................................................. 11
Figure 2-11 CubeView Agent Icon on Taskbar................................................................................. 11
Figure 2-12 CubeView Agent to Add Authorized Clients ................................................................. 11
Figure 2-13 Authorized Client Assignment....................................................................................... 12
Figure 2-14 About CubeView ............................................................................................................. 13
Figure 3-1 System Information........................................................................................................ 14
Figure 3-2 Firmware Upgrade File Selection .................................................................................. 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 Divided into Two Groups Diagram ................................... 20
Figure 3-7 SAS Ports and Disk Drives Divided into Two Groups Configuration........................... 21
Figure 3-8 SAS Ports and Disk Drives Divided into Five Groups Diagram.................................... 22
Figure 3-9 SAS Ports and Disk Drives Divided into Five Groups Configuration ........................... 23
Figure 3-10 Two Servers to One XCubeDAS / Two Zones .............................................................. 24
Figure 3-11 Two Servers to Three XCubeDAS / Two SAS Zones.................................................... 25
Figure 3-12 Device Slots Status......................................................................................................... 26
Figure 3-13 Power Supply Status Indicators .................................................................................... 27
Figure 3-14 Cooling Device Status Indicators .................................................................................. 28
Figure 3-15 Temperature Sensor Status Indicators......................................................................... 29
Figure 3-16 Voltage Sensor Status Indicators.................................................................................. 31
Figure 3-17 SAS Expander Information............................................................................................. 32
Figure 3-18 SAS Port Connectivity Status ........................................................................................ 32

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Tables
Table 1-1 Operation System Compatibility...................................................................................... 2
Table 2-1 CubeView Panel Layout ................................................................................................... 5

Preface vii
Preface
About This Manual
This manual provides technical guidance for designing and implementing QSAN XCubeDAS
series DAS system, and it is intended for use by system administrators, DAS designers,
storage consultants, or anyone who has purchased these products and is familiar with
servers and computer networks, network administration, storage system installation and
configuration, storage area network management, and relevant protocols.
CAUTION:
Do NOT attempt to service, change, disassemble 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 follow the instructions in this owner’s manual.
Related Documents
There are related documents which can be downloaded from the website.
All XCubeDAS Documents
XCubeDAS QIG (Quick Installation Guide)
XCubeDAS Hardware Owner’s Manual
XCubeDAS CubeView User’s Manual
XCubeDAS CLI User’s Manual
Compatibility Matrix
White Papers
Application Notes
Technical Support
Do you have any questions or need help trouble-shooting a problem? Please contact QSAN
Support, we will reply to you as soon as possible.

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Via the Web: https://qsan.com/support
Via Telephone: [phone] extension 136
(Service hours: 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: [e-mail]
Information, Tip, and Caution
This manual uses the following symbols to draw attention to important safety and
operational information.
INFORMATION:
INFORMATION provides useful knowledge, definition, or terminology for
reference.
TIP:
TIP provides helpful suggestions for performing tasks more effectively.
CAUTION:
CAUTION indicates that failure to take a specified action could result in
damage to the system.
Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this manual.
Conventions
Description
Bold
Indicates text on a window, other than the window title, including
menus, menu options, buttons, fields, and labels.
Example: Click the OK button.

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< Italic >
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided
by the user or system.
Example: copy <source-file> <target-file> .
[ ] square
brackets
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
Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or
arguments.
/ Slash
Indicates all options or arguments.
underline
Indicates the default value.
Example: [ a | b ]

Overview 1
1. Overview
Thank you for purchasing QSAN Technology, Inc. products. QSAN CubeView CMS (Central
Management Software) is designed for users who purchases XCubeDAS system as space
expansion devices without QSAN XCubeSAN as the head unit. It provides basic XCubeDAS
system setting and status monitoring. In CubeView, users can monitor and manage system
log, disk drive status, 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 also turn on the UID (Unique
Identifier) LED of system or the status LED to identify disk drives. The CubeView CMS is an
easy management utility for XCubeDAS system users.
1.1. Introduction to CubeView
The CubeView CMS is composed of CubeView client and CubeView agent(s). The following
diagram shows the CubeView system architecture.
Figure 1-1 CubeView System Architecture Diagram

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CubeView Client
In general case, one management computer installs the CubeView client software which will
periodically check the status of the XCubeDAS series systems attached to the servers via
the CubeView agents. The CubeView client software plays the role of central management
to monitor and manage the XCubeDAS series systems.
CubeView Agent
The CubeView agent software is installed in the servers which are connected to the
XCubeDAS series systems. The CubeView agent software plays the agent role. It receives
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 support SES protocol. Otherwise,
the CubeView will not work properly.
INFORMATION:
The CubeView software is running in the client mode by default. Please
refer to the chapter 2.2.5 Agent Mode section in the chapter Getting
Started for the details of agent mode setting.
Most of the Windows operation systems are supported by the CubeView CMS as below
table.
Table 1-1 Operation System Compatibility
Mode
Operation System
CubeView Client/Agent
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 10

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1.2. Languages 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
Simplified Chinese

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2. Getting Started
This chapter provides a description of where to download the CubeView software and how
to start using CubeView to manage the QSAN XCubeDAS systems.
2.1. Download CubeView Software
The latest CubeView software can be downloaded at the website.
https://qsan.com/CubeView
After downloading the CubeView software, unzip the file, there are two files 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.exe file.
The CubeView software can be run directly without installation. Please browse to the
location of the CubeView.exe file. You will see the icon as below.
Figure 2-1 CubeView Icon
TIP:
CubeView.exe itself includes CubeView client and CubeView agent. It can
be run as client and agent at the same time in the server.
2.2. Starting CubeView
Double click the icon to run the CubeView, and you will see the starting page.

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Figure 2-2 CubeView Desktop Panel
Table 2-1 CubeView Panel Layout
Number
Description
Details
1
Device Finder
Enter the name or IP address to search your XCubeDAS
systems.
Section 2.2.1
2
Device List
Show all XCubeDAS systems that accessible 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 2.2.4
5
Agent Mode
Click to change the CubeView from client to agent mode.
Section 2.2.5
6
About CubeView
Click to show the current CubeView version.
Section 2.2.6
7
Main Working Area
Here user can manage and monitor the XCubeDAS system.
N/A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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The details of the CubeView starting page are described on the following sections.
2.2.1. Device Finder
In device finder, enter the server name or IP address which is installed CubeView agent. And
then click +to add it into the device list.
Figure 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 manage the system.
Clicking the icon can edit / delete the device from the list. Click the icon again to exit
the edit mode.
Figure 2-4 Edit the Device List
Click one of the devices in the list, and then the main working area will show the system
information. System information includes the following items.

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System Name
Vendor Name
Product Name
Firmware Version
Device WWN (World Wide Name)
System Buzzer
UID (Unique 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
Device Slot
Power Supply Unit Status Indicator
Cooling devices
Temperature sensors
Voltage sensor
SAS Expander
SAS Port

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Figure 2-6 Management and Monitoring
In the drop down menu, you can click the item to jump to the options. 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 the latest events of the XCubeDAS systems that
connect to the CubeView. The event log will record important events and critical error status
of the system.