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XCubeFAS Series
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XF2026D, XF3126D
March 2021

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  • Page 1 XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual Applicable Models: XF2026D, XF3126D March 2021...

  • Page 2: Announcement

    NNOUNCEMENT Copyright © Copyright 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted without written permission from QSAN Technology, Inc. QSAN believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Powering OFF the System ..................34 Connecting the System to a Host ................35 Wake-on-LAN / Wake-on-SAS (Only for XF2026D) to Power ON / OFF the System 36 Announcement Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 4 Support and Other Resources ..................83 Getting Technical Support ..................83 Online Customer Support ..................85 Accessing Product Updates ..................90 Documentation Feedback..................90 Appendix ..........................91 End-User License Agreement (EULA) .................. 91 Announcement Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 5 System Controls and Indicators................7 Figure 2-2 Disk Drive Indicators of SFF Disk Drive Tray ............9 Figure 2-3 System Disk Drive Numbering for the XCubeFAS Series ........10 Figure 2-4 XF2026D Controller LEDs..................11 Figure 2-5 XF3126D Controller LEDs ..................13 Figure 2-6 The Power Supply Unit LED ...................
  • Page 6 Mechanical Components of the Controller Module ..........64 Figure 4-22 Steps of Removing the Controller Module............65 Figure 4-23 Procedures of Removing the Host Card Dummy Cage ......... 66 Announcement Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 7 Connect the Console Cable ................... 86 Figure 6-3 The Procedures of Setup Serial Console by HyperTerminal ......... 88 Figure 6-4 The Procedures of Setup Serial Console by PuTTY ..........89 Announcement Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 8 Descriptions of the System Controls and Indicators LEDs ........8 Table 2-2 Descriptions of Disk Drive LEDs ................9 Table 2-3 Descriptions of XCubeFAS Series Controller LEDs ..........11 Table 2-4 Descriptions of the Power Supply Unit LED ............15 Table 2-5 Descriptions of 2-port 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Card (SFP28) LEDs ....
  • Page 9 Mechanical Components of a Controller Module ..........64 Table 4-14 Mechanical Components of a Controller Module ..........67 Table 5-1 Deployment Types....................74 Table 5-2 SAN System and Expansion Enclosure Configuration Rules........75 Announcement Official viii Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 10: Notices

    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.

  • Page 11: Regulatory Statements

    1. Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an Regulatory Statements Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 12 ▪ Recommended operation temperature: 0 ~ 35℃ (31.99 ~ 95°F); operation rating (100-127 Vac, 50-60Hz, 10.0A; 200-240 Vac, 50-60Hz, 5.0A) Regulatory Statements Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 13 CAUTION: Restricted Access Location This system is intended for installation only in restricted access locations as defined where both these conditions apply: Regulatory Statements Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 14  Battery Backup Module or super capacitor module (applies for cache- to-flash module): 1-year limited warranty from date of original purchase. For more detail warranty policy, please refer to QSAN official web site: https://qsan.com/warranty Regulatory Statements Official xiii Document ©...

  • Page 15: Preface

    REFACE About This Manual This manual provides technical guidance for designing and implementing QSAN XCubeFAS series flash-based array system, and it is intended for use by system administrators, SAN 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.

  • Page 16: Technical Support

    XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual 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. ▪ Via the Web: https://www.qsan.com/technical_support ▪ Via Telephone: +886-2-77206355 ▪...

  • Page 17: Conventions

    Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options | vertical bar or arguments. / Slash Indicates all options or arguments. Indicates the default value. underline Example: [ a | b ] Preface Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 18: Overview

    Just have it today – enjoy your XCubeFAS. XCubeFAS Series Product Overview QSAN XCubeFAS series is an all-flash array system, the system is composed of system hardware and the XEVO operating system, the system hardware is a modular design and FRU (Field Replacement Unit) optimized.

  • Page 19: Xcubefas Series Hardware Specifications

    XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual XCubeFAS Series Hardware Specifications Following tables are hardware specifications of XCubeFAS series. XCubeFAS 2026D Figure 1-1 XF2026D Form Factors of XCubeFAS Series Models Table 1-1 XF2026D Hardware Specifications MODEL NAME XF2026D Form Factor 2U 26-bay, SFF...
  • Page 20 2 x hot pluggable / redundant fan modules  Operating temperature 0°C to 35°C Temperature  Shipping temperature -10°C to 50°C  Relative Humidity Operating relative humidity 20% to 80% non-condensing Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 21: Figure 1-2 Xf3126D Form Factors Of Xcubefas Series Models

    XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual  Non-operating relative humidity 10% to 90% Slot 2 provides 20Gb bandwidth. XCubeFAS 3126D Figure 1-2 XF3126D Form Factors of XCubeFAS Series Models Table 1-2 XF3126D Hardware Specifications MODEL NAME XF3126D Form Factor 3U 26-bay, U.2(SFF-8639) Dual-port...
  • Page 22 Operating temperature 0°C to 35°C Temperature  Shipping temperature -15°C to 55°C  Operating relative humidity 20% to 80% non-condensing Relative Humidity  Non-operating relative humidity 5% to 95% Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 23: Xcubefas Series Package Contents

    XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual XCubeFAS Series Package Contents Following list are the package contents for the XCubeFAS series models. To learn more details of package content, please refer to XCubeFAS Quick Installation Guide. ▪ System Chassis (x1) ▪ Disk Drive Trays ▪...

  • Page 24: System Components Overview

    XCubeFAS features the button and indication module on the right ear. Please refer to the following content for definitions of LED behaviors. Figure 2-1 System Controls and Indicators System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 25: Table 2-1 Descriptions Of The System Controls And Indicators Leds

    Enclosure Access Enclosure Access LED (Indicate the host interface connectivity.)  Blinking Blue: The host interface activity is on-going.  Off: There is no host interface activity. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 26: Figure 2-2 Disk Drive Indicators Of Sff Disk Drive Tray

    Please refer to the following content for definitions of LED behaviors. Figure 2-2 Disk Drive Indicators of SFF Disk Drive Tray Table 2-2 Descriptions of Disk Drive LEDs System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 27: Figure 2-3 System Disk Drive Numbering For The Xcubefas Series

    SFF system, the disk drive numbering is printed on the lower part of the system front. XF2026D XF3126D Figure 2-3 System Disk Drive Numbering for the XCubeFAS Series System Components Overview Official Document ©...

  • Page 28: Rear Panel

    LED in the rear panel. 2.2.1. Controller LEDs Please refer to the following content for definitions of the LED behaviors. XF2026D Figure 2-4 XF2026D Controller LEDs Table 2-3 Descriptions of XCubeFAS Series Controller LEDs NUMBER DESCRIPTION DEFINITION ...
  • Page 29 Blinking Amber: Data is accessing. Accessing LED  10GbE iSCSI Port 1 LED Blinking Amber: Data is accessing.  10GbE iSCSI Port 2 LED Blinking Amber: Data is accessing. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 30: Figure 2-5 Xf3126D Controller Leds

    Blinking Orange: Data is accessing. Management Port Accessing LED  Solid Green: Controller status is normal. Controller Status LED  Solid Red: System is booting, or the controller is failed. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 31: Figure 2-6 The Power Supply Unit Led

    Off: The enclosure is not identified. 2.2.2. Power Supply Unit Please refer to the following content for definitions of the LED behaviors. XF2026D XF3126D Figure 2-6 The Power Supply Unit LED System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 32: Figure 2-7 2-Port 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Card (Sfp28) Leds

    Descriptions of 2-port 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Card (SFP28) LEDs NUMBER DESCRIPTION DEFINITION  Activity LED Solid Green: Asserted when the link is established (Link OK without I/O). System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 33: Figure 2-8 4-Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Card (Sfp+) Leds

    Blinking Green: Asserted when the link is established, and packets are being transmitted along with any receive activity (Access).  Off: No link is detected, or link fails. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 34: Figure 2-9 2-Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Card (Sfp+) Leds

     Solid Amber: Asserted when an 8G link is established and maintained.  Solid White: Asserted when a 4G and below link is established and maintained System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 35: Figure 2-10 2-Port 25Gbe Iscsi Host Card (Sfp28) Leds

    Solid Blue: Asserted when a 25G link is established and maintained.  Solid Amber: Asserted when not a 25G link is established and maintained.  Off: No link is detected, or link fails. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 36: Figure 2-11 4-Port 10Gbe Iscsi Host Card (Sfp+) Leds

    Solid Blue: Asserted when a 10G link is established and maintained.  Solid Amber: Asserted when a 1G link is established and maintained.  Off: No link is detected, or link fails. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 37: Figure 2-12 2-Port 10Gbase-T Iscsi Host Card (Rj45) Leds

    Solid Green: Asserted when a 10G link is established and maintained.  Solid Amber: Asserted when a 1G link is established and maintained.  Off: No link is detected, or link fails. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 38: Cache-To-Flash Module Leds And Button

    Solid Amber: The flash module is failed or wrong PCIe connection speed. Attention Button Used to prompt system that the flash module can be removed later. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 39: Figure 2-14 Flash Module Leds And Button

     Status LED Solid Blue: The status of flash module is good. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 40 The flash module of Cache-to-Flash is hot swappable because it is a PCIe device. For more information about Cache-to-Flash modules, please refer to the chapter 4.5. System Components Overview Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 41: Installing The System Hardware

    Hardware Manual NSTALLING THE YSTEM ARDWARE This chapter will show you the detailed procedure of the XCubeFAS series hardware installation and initial configuration. Installation Checklist To ensure a successful system installation and initial configuration, you can follow the procedures in the checklist below by order.

  • Page 42: Installing Disk Drives Into The Trays

    Figure 3-1 Front Side Components of SFF Disk Drive Trays Table 3-2 Front Side Components of SFF Disk Drive Trays ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION Carrier Handle Release Button Release Button Lock Carrier Handle Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 43: Figure 3-2 Unlock And Open The Carrier Handle Of A Disk Drive Tray (Sff)

    Hold the carrier handle and pull the disk drive tray out until it is free of the disk drive bay. Repeat steps above for another empty disk drive trays that you would like to remove. Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 44: Figure 3-3 Hold The Carrier Handle And Pull Out The Disk Drive Tray (Sff)

    Install and tighten all four screws to secure disk drive within the tray. Figure 3-4 Align a Disk Drive & Install into a Tray (SFF-to-SFF) Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 45: Installing The Optional Slide Rails

    The table below shows the available disk drive trays and their descriptions. Installing the Optional Slide Rails If you did not purchase QSAN qualified slide rails, please skip this section. The table below shows the available slide rail, model name, and its description.

  • Page 46: Figure 3-5 First Step Of The Slide Rails Installation

    ▪ Install the inner member onto the chassis. Figure 3-6 Second Step of the Slide Sails Installation 3. Third step of the slide rails installation Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 47: Figure 3-7 Third Step Of The Slide Rails Installation

    Insert chassis into middle-outer member. ▪ When hitting the stop, pull/push release tab to unlock and retract chassis into rack. ▪ Use M5x20 screws to fasten the chassis ear. Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 48: Installing The Trays Into The System

    Lock the release button lock by pushing the lock from right to left. ▪ Refer to the label on the system chassis for disk drive numbering. (Disk drive numberings of 2U 26-bay are printed on the chassis.) Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 49: Connecting Power Cords And Powering On The System

    ▪ Check the power cord type. The power cords for the XCubeFAS series will vary depending on your country/region. If you find the power cords included with your XCubeFAS system doesn’t match your current country/region, you may need to buy an adapter for each power cord to connect the power outlet.

  • Page 50: Figure 3-10 Press The Power Button One Time To Power On The System

    XF2026D XF3126D Figure 3-11 PSU Power Cord Connects Installing the System Hardware Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 51: Powering Off The System

    Non-Operating Relative Humidity 10% to 90% TIP: The XCubeFAS series will remember the current power state when the power failed by accent. If the system is online state, after power is recovered, the system will power on automatically. If the system is offline, the system will keep power off.

  • Page 52: Connecting The System To A Host

    Figure 3-13 Power off the System via Web UI Connecting the System to a Host The XCubeFAS series products are equipped with two on-board 10GbE iSCSI (RJ45) ports per controller for data host connections and dual SAS3 expansion ports for expansion by adding up to nine XCubeDAS series enclosures.

  • Page 53: Wake-On-Lan / Wake-On-Sas (Only For Xf2026D) To Power On / Off The System

    QSAN’s Wake-on-SAS technology allows you to remotely power on/off all cascaded XD5300 expansion enclosures by using QSAN proprietary SAS cables. You can power on the XF2026D system remotely using the Wake-on-LAN feature. The XF2026D can work with any available Wake-on-LAN freeware and shareware. Wake-on-SAS ensures that expansion enclosures will not run idly, consuming electricity after the SAN storage system is shut down for maintenance or other purposes.

  • Page 54: Connecting A Ups

    If users want to install a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) to provide clean power and offer protection against mains power failures, please follow the following instructions. ▪ Before you purchase a UPS system, please check QSAN XCubeFAS series supported UPS interfaces and communication types. ▪...

  • Page 55: Connecting The Optional Usb Lcm

    To discover the system, we suggest downloading our XFinder application from the QSAN web site; this will hunt the network for your new AFA and allow you to access it via the XEVO GUI. For more information about discovering your system and the...

  • Page 56: Installing The Optional Memory Modules

    Hardware Manual Installing the Optional Memory Modules Standard system memory capacity for XCubeFAS series models: 32GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM for XF2026D, 16GB DDR4 RDIMM for XF3126D . If you purchase additional optional memory module for your storage system, please refer to the following image and table for the suggested sequence of memory module installation.

  • Page 57: Table 4-1 The Installation Sequence For Optional Memory Module In Xf2026D

    In XF3126D, there are six DIMM slots for expansion of memory capacity. The installation ➔ ➔ ➔ #5 ➔ sequence for the memory module with the same capacity should be: #3 #1 ➔ XF3126D Controller: Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 58: Figure 4-2 The Installation Sequence Of The Memory Module In Xf3126D

    Table 4-2 The Installation Sequence for Optional Memory Module in XF3126D BANK 1 BANK 2 TOTAL MEMORY Slot #2 Slot #3 Slot #4 Slot #5 Slot #6 Slot #1 16GB 32GB 48GB 16GB 16GB 32GB Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 59 The platform does not support the mixing of DIMMs, so there are not allowed combinations of mixing different DIMMs. TIP: Insert two DIMMs or more will boost performance. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 60: Removing / Installing The Fan Module

    Table 4-3 Location of Each Fan Module Installed in the XF206D NUMBER DESCRIPTION Fan 1 and Fan 2 Fan 3 and Fan 4 Figure 4-4 XF2026D Mechanical Components of the Fan Module Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 61: Figure 4-5 Warning Message Of Failed Fan Module In The Xevo Ui

    Figure 4-5 Warning Message of Failed Fan Module in the XEVO UI Removing the Fan Module Figures below are fan modules for XF2026D system chassis. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 62: Figure 4-6 Mechanical Components Of The Fan Module

    Installing the Fan Module The following details the steps of installing the fan module into the system chassis. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 63: Figure 4-7 Screenshot Of Xf2026D Fan Module Successfully Installed In The Xevo Ui

    If the fan module is successfully installed, the Fan Module displays green in the XEVO UI System -> Arrays. Figure 4-7 Screenshot of XF2026D Fan Module Successfully Installed in the XEVO UI Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 64: Figure 4-8 Location Of Each Fan Module Installed Per Controller In The Xf3126D

    Figure 4-8 Location of Each Fan Module Installed per controller in the XF3126D Table 4-6 Location of Each Fan Module Installed per controller in the XF3126D NUMBER DESCRIPTION Fan 1 Fan 3 Fan 4 Fan 6 Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 65 For FAN1, FAN 3, FAN 6, install the fan into the empty slot, and then install the fan cable to the fan power connector. ▪ With FAN4, it needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the right and then installed into FAN4 empty Slot. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 66: Cache-To-Flash Memory Protection

    In the event of power loss, the I/O cache data stored in the volatile memory will be lost; this can cause data inconsistency especially in database applications. The XCubeFAS series can provide a Cache-to-Flash memory protection function that will safely transfer the memory cache data to a non-volatile flash device for permanent preservation.

  • Page 67: Figure 4-10 Location Of The Cache-To-Flash Module

    Slot for Power Module XF3126D Figure 4-11 Location of the XF3126D Cache-to-Flash Module Table 4-8 Location of the Cache-to-Flash Module NUMBER DESCRIPTION Slot for Cache-to-Flash-Module (Flash Module + Power module) Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 68: Installing The Cache-To-Flash Modules

    Install locations for the cache-to-flash modules XF2026D Figure 4-12 Location of XF2026D Cache-to-Flash Module ▪ Components of the XF2026D cache-to-flash modules Figure 4-13 Components of XF2026D Cache-to-Flash Modules Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 69: Figure 4-14 The Dummy Cage Screw Location Of Xf2026D Cache-To-Flash Module

    ▪ Align the power module cage to the slot and then push it all the way into the system chassis until hear a “click” sound. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 70: Figure 4-15 Status And Information Of Xf2026D Cache-To-Flash Module

    Figure 4-15 Status and Information of XF2026D Cache-to-Flash Module XF3126D Figure 4-16 Location of XF3126D Cache-to-Flash Module ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION Screw and Release Handle Cache-to-Flash Module Flash Module Status LED and Power LED Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 71: Removing The Cache-To-Flash Modules

    You may need to replace the power module or flash to ensure continued protection. The following content and image are detail steps of removing XCubeFAS Series flash module. XF2026D ▪...

  • Page 72: Figure 4-17 Pressing Attention Button Of The Flash Module

    Install the dummy cache-to-flash cage and then use a Phillips screw driver to tighten it. ▪ To ensure proper cooling of the system, please install all dummy cache-to-flash module cages if the flash or power module is removed. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 73: Installing The Optional Host Cards

    There are several types of host cards that are available for selection. You can configure a Fibre Channel SAN by using QSAN 32/16Gb Fibre Channel host cards; you can choose an iSCSI SAN by using 25/10GbE via SFP28/SFP+ or 10GBASE-T host cards. The table below shows the available host card types, model names, and their descriptions.

  • Page 74: Figure 4-19 Xf2026D Host Card Installation Slots

    Figure 4-19 XF2026D Host Card Installation Slots XF3126D Figure 4-20 XF3126D Host Card Installation Slots Table 4-10 Host Card Installation Slots of a Controller ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 75: Table 4-11 Supported Installing Location And Combination Of The Xf2026D Host Cards

    CTRL 1 RHCF32P2 Empty HQ-16F4S2 RHCF32P2 HQ-16F2S2 HQ-16F4S2 FC SAN HQ-16F2S2 32Gb FC (SFP28) Dual Controller CTRL 1 RHCF32P2 Empty 16Gb FC (SFP+) HQ-16F4S2 RHCF32P2 HQ-16F2S2 HQ-16F4S2 HQ-16F2S2 Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 76 HQ-10G4S2 HQ-10G2T iSCSI SAN 25GbE (SFP28) Dual Controller CTRL 1 RHCE25P2 Empty 10GbE (SFP+) HQ-10G4S2 RHCE25P2 10GBASE-T (RJ45) HQ-10G2T HQ-10G4S2 HQ-10G2T CTRL 2 RHCE25P2 Empty HQ-10G4S2 RHCE25P2 Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 77 RHCF32P2 RHCE25P2 Mix SAN 32/16Gb FC + HQ-16F4S2 HQ-10G4S2 25/10/1GbE HQ-16F2S2 HQ-10G2T CTRL 2 RHCF32P2 RHCE25P2 HQ-16F4S2 HQ-10G4S2 HQ-16F2S2 HQ-10G2T Slot 2 provides 20Gb bandwidth in XF2026D. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 78: Table 4-12 Supported Installing Location And Combination Of The Xf3126D Host Cards

    Dual Controller CTRL 1 RHQF32P2 Empty FC SAN 32Gb FC (SFP28) RHQF16F4 RHQF32P2 16Gb FC (SFP+) RHQF16F2 RHQF16F4 RHQF16F2 CTRL 2 RHQF32P2 Empty RHQF16F4 RHQF32P2 RHQF16F2 RHQF16F4 Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 79 (SFP28) RHQE10F4 RHQE25P2 10GbE (SFP+) RHQE10R2 RHQE10F4 10GBASE-T (RJ45) RHQE10R2 CTRL 2 RHQE25P2 Empty RHQE10F4 RHQE25P2 RHQE10R2 RHQE10F4 RHQE10R2 Single Controller CTRL 1 RHQF32P2 RHQE25P2 Mix SAN Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 80 CAUTION: please refer to chapter 6.5.5, Rest to Factory Default section in the XCubeFAS XEVO Software Manual.All dual controller XCubeFAS series models must have installed the same type of host cards into the same slot number to keep the optimized system performance.

  • Page 81: Figure 4-21 Mechanical Components Of The Controller Module

    The following image and table are the introduction of the mechanical components of a controller module. Figure 4-21 Mechanical Components of the Controller Module Table 4-13 Mechanical Components of a Controller Module NUMBER DESCRIPTION Release Lever Screw Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 82: Figure 4-22 Steps Of Removing The Controller Module

    ▪ Remove the dummy host card cage by loosening two screws of the dummy host card cage and then take dummy host card cage from controller module. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 83: Figure 4-23 Procedures Of Removing The Host Card Dummy Cage

    Repeat procedures above if there are other host adapter cards need to be installed. ▪ You must install GBIC (s) for the Fibre Channel or Ethernet host cards before connecting the cables from the storage system to the host sides. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 84: Figure 4-25 Mechanical Components Of The Controller Module

    The following image and table are the introduction of the mechanical components of a controller module. Figure 4-25 Mechanical Components of the Controller Module Table 4-14 Mechanical Components of a Controller Module NUMBER DESCRIPTION Screw Release Lever Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 85: Figure 4-26 Steps Of Removing The Controller Module

    Figure 4-26 Steps of Removing the Controller Module Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 86: Figure 4-27 Procedures Of Removing The Host Card Dummy Cage

    ▪ Install the controller module into the system chassis if the host card installation completed. Figure 4-27 Procedures of Removing the Host Card Dummy Cage Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 87: Removing The Host Card

    Figure 4-29 Example of a Failed Port on the 10GbE iSCSI Host Card The following content and images are detailed steps of removing a host card from the system. Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 88: Figure 4-30 Procedures Of Removing The Host Card From The Xf3126D Controller Cage

    Figure 4-30 Procedures of Removing the Host Card from the XF3126D Controller Cage Figure 4-31 Procedures of Pull out the Host Card and Install Dummy XF3126D Host Card Cage Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 89: Figure 4-32 The Finished Installed Dummy Xf3126D Host Card Cage

    Figure 4-33 Procedures of Removing the Host Card from the XF2026D Controller Cage Figure 4-34 Procedures of Pull out the Host Card and Install XF2026D Dummy Host Card Cage Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 90: Figure 4-35 The Finished Installed Xf2026D Dummy Host Card Cage

    QSAN support team:  Via the Web: https://www.qsan.com/technical_support  Via Telephone: +886-2-7720-6355  (Service hours: 09:30 - 18:00, Monday - Friday, UTC+8) Quick Maintenance Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 91: Deployment Types And Cabling

    YPES AND ABLING This chapter will show detailed deployment types and cabling for the XCubeFAS series. You can start to build up a deployment plan for your Fibre channel or iSCSI storage environment by deploying your XCubeFAS systems to your desired host. For expansion you can also attach the XCubeDAS series RAID expansion enclosures.

  • Page 92: Cabling The System

    Recommended SAS cable length for the host connection is less than 3 meters. If you want to enable wake on SAS for the XCubeDAS enclosures, the QSAN genuine SAS cable with sideband is required to enable this feature. The XCubeFAS supports a maximum of up to 130 drives for the system storage space expansion;...

  • Page 93: Figure 5-1 One Server / One Hba / Two Switches / One Xcubefas / Dual Path

    The following images illustrate some examples of deployment types for dual controller XCubeFAS series. MPIO (Multipath I/O) configurations are designed to provide HA (High Availability) data connections to ensure data consistency in the rare event of a failure in the host connectivity from a single path.

  • Page 94: Figure 5-2 One Server / One Hba / One Xcubefas / One Xcubedas / Dual Path

    The following figure shows an example of a dual controller, connect enclosures configuration with two servers accessing the storage via switches. Two servers are connected to a dual controller XCubeFAS series using CAT 6 network cables. Deployment Types and Cabling...

  • Page 95: Figure 5-3 Two Servers / One Hba Per Server / Two Switches / One Xcubefas / Dual Path

    Eight servers connect to the optional host cards. To learn more about host cards support and installation, please refer to the chapter 3.3, Installing the Optional Host Cards. Deployment Types and Cabling Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 96: Figure 5-4 Ten Servers / One Hba Per Server / One Xcubefas / Dual Path

    The following figure shows an example of a dual controller XCubeFAS 2026D connected to a dual controller XCubeDAS XD5300 series using mini SAS HD to mini SAS HD cable (SAS 12G expansion cable with Wake-on-SAS, SFF-8644 to SFF-8644). Deployment Types and Cabling Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 97: Figure 5-5 Cascade Topology: One Xcubefas / One Xcubedas / Dual Path

    XCubeDAS XD5300 series which is in turn connected to the second dual controller XCubeDAS XD5300 series using mini SAS HD to mini SAS HD cable (SAS 12G expansion cable with Wake-on-SAS, SFF-8644 to SFF-8644). Deployment Types and Cabling Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 98: Figure 5-6 Cascade Topology: One Xcubefas / Two Xcubedas / Dual Path

    Wake-on-SAS, SFF-8644 to SFF-8644). The connection in forward direction is shown as blue cables. The connection in backward direction is shown as orange cables. Deployment Types and Cabling Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 99: Figure 5-7 Reverse Topology: One Xcubefas / Two Xcubedas / Dual Path

    The following figure shows an example of a dual controller XCubeFAS 2026D connected to two dual controller XCubeDAS XD5300 series using mini SAS HD to mini SAS HD cable (SAS 12G expansion cable with Wake-on-SAS, SFF-8644 to SFF-8644). Deployment Types and Cabling Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 100: Support And Other Resources

    XEVO UI -> System -> Maintenance -> System Information and use it to register your product at https://www.qsan.com/business_partnership. We recommend registering your product in QSAN partner website for firmware updates, document download, and latest news in EDM. To contact QSAN Support, please use the following information. ▪ Via the Web: https://www.qsan.com/technical_support...
  • Page 101 The following system information is necessary for technical support, please refer to following for what and where to get the information of QSAN product. If the technical support requests you to download the Service Package, please navigate in the XEVO UI ->...

  • Page 102: Online Customer Support

    Online Customer Support For better customer support, QSAN product includes the console cable for online support. Please follow the procedures below to setup the online help environment for QSAN support team. The following procedure will help you to setup the serial console via the console cable that is enclosed in the shipping carton.

  • Page 103: Figure 6-2 Connect The Console Cable

    7. Here we first demonstrate HyperTerminal. The console settings are on the following. Baud rate: 115200, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control Terminal type: vt100 Support and Other Resources Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 104 XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual Support and Other Resources Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 105: Figure 6-3 The Procedures Of Setup Serial Console By Hyperterminal

    XCubeFAS Series Hardware Manual Figure 6-3 The Procedures of Setup Serial Console by HyperTerminal 8. If you are using PuTTY instead, please refer to below Support and Other Resources Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 106: Figure 6-4 The Procedures Of Setup Serial Console By Putty

    Figure 6-4 The Procedures of Setup Serial Console by PuTTY 9. Users should be able to login the controller system via console cable by following the procedures above. Support and Other Resources Official Document © 2021 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 107: Accessing Product Updates

    10. Please download the TeamViewer from following hyper link: 11. https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/ 12. Install TeamViewer. 13. Please provide the ID/password showed on the application to QSAN support team member to join the online support session. Accessing Product Updates To download product updates, please visit QSAN website: https://qsan.com/download...

  • Page 108: Appendix

    WHERE YOU PURCHASED IT FOR A REFUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESELLER'S APPLICABLE RETURN POLICY. General QSAN Technology, Inc. ("QSAN") is willing to grant you (“User”) a license of software, firmware and/or other product sold, manufactured or offered by QSAN (“the Product”) pursuant to this EULA.
  • Page 109 KIND. QSAN MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE PRODUCT WILL BE FREE OF BUGS, ERRORS, VIRUSES OR OTHER DEFECTS. IN NO EVENT WILL QSAN BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF COVER OR FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES...
  • Page 110 ▪ QSAN reserves the right to renew the software or firmware anytime. ▪ QSAN may assign its rights and obligations under this EULA to any third party without condition. ▪ This EULA will be binding upon and will inure to User’s successors and permitted assigns.

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