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  • Page 1 XEVO 2.2 Software Manual June 2022...
  • Page 2 NNOUNCEMENT Copyright © Copyright 2022 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

    RAID and RAID EE Summary ..................22 5.2. Storage Information ..................... 25 5.3. Configure Storage Pools ....................27 5.4. Hot Spares ........................40 5.5. Disk Roaming ........................ 40 Announcement Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 4: Announcement

    Support and Other Resources ..................91 11.1. Getting Technical Support .................... 91 11.2. Documentation Feedback..................... 92 Appendix ..........................93 Glossary and Acronym List ...................... 93 End-User License Agreement (EULA) ..................97 Announcement Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 5 Figure 7-6 List Replication Tasks ....................59 Figure 7-7 Protection Group with Replication Plan-Remote ............61 Figure 7-8 List Replication Tasks ....................61 Figure 8-1 Performance Graph ..................... 64 Announcement Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 6 Table 6-2 Descriptions of Connected Volume Columns ............... 48 Table 9-1 Array Descriptions ......................67 Table 9-2 Disk Descriptions ......................69 Table 9-3 UPS Status Descriptions ....................81 Announcement Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 7: 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 8: Preface

    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.  Via the Web: https://www.qsan.com/technical_support ...

  • Page 9: Information, Tip, And 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. Preface Official viii Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 10 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 © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 11: Xevo Overview

    Software Manual XEVO O VERVIEW XEVO is a flash-based storage management system designed by QSAN. XEVO's core technology provides the excellence, flexibility, and intelligence needed to simplify all content for a hybrid . Its features set the foundation for the next generation of flash-based storage storage system from enterprise data services for all workloads to proven XEVO’s availability and optimization.
  • Page 12 Easily deploy the local clone without doing configurations.  Support remote replication with traffic shaping for dynamic bandwidth controller.  Auto Replication, easily deploy the remote replication without doing configurations  1 step local-to-remote. XEVO Overview Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 13 Support boot management including auto shutdown, wake-on-LAN, and wake-on-SAS.  Support network UPS via SNMP.  System reset to default and volume restoration for maintenance usage.  Support RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). XEVO Overview Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 14: Terminology

    A LUN (Logical Unit Number) is a unique identifier for designating an individual or collection of physical or virtual storage devices that execute I/O commands with a host computer, as defined by the SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) standard. iSCSI XEVO Overview Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 15 A volume snapshot is the state of a system at a particular point in time. Local Clone Local clone function has another physical data copy as the original volume. XEVO Overview Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 16 QoS has a control mechanism that provides different priorities to ensure that the performance of the data stream reaches a certain level according to the requirements of the application XEVO Overview Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    The default setting for the management IP address is DHCP. For users who are going to install at the first time, we provide the XFinder Java utility to search for QSAN products on the network and aid quick access to the login page of the XEVO web interface.

  • Page 18: Figure 2-1 Xfinder Utility

    169.254.1.1/16. Then open a browser and enter http://169.254.1.234 to go into the login page. For more information about zero configuration, please refer to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking Getting Started Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 19: Initial Setup

    The Initial configuration wizard will guide the first time user to initialize and set up the system quickly. Here is a video to setup the storage for the first time. Please refer to the Setup the Storage through the Quick Installation Wizard Tutorial. Getting Started Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 20: Xevo User Interface

    The Dashboard function tab represents a graphical overview of the array, including hardware alert, array capacity, system alerts, storage overview, and I/O (Input/Output) performance metrics. For more information, please refer to chapter 4.1, Dashboard Overview section. XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 21 Messages Select the Messages function tab to display the log events, and setup the notification methods. For more information, please refer to chapter 10, Messages Tab. XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 22: Accessing The Management Usb Lcm

    If there are event logs occurred, events will be displayed on the first line of the LCM. The event alert settings can be changed, please refer to the chapter 10.2.2, Alert Settings section. This table describes the function of each item. XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 23: Table 3-1 Usb Lcm Function List

    Reset IP addresses of all iSCSI Ports to 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1, … etc.  Reset link speed of all Fibre Channel Ports to Automatic.  Clear all access control settings of the host connectivity. XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 24: Table 3-2 Usb Lcm Menu Hierarchy

     IP Subnet Mask <255.255.255.0> IP Gateway <xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx> DHCP BOOTP Change IP Adjust IP IP Address Config address Static IP Adjust IP Subnet Mask Submask IP XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 25 Apply IP Setting Yes No Local Phy. Disk Temp. Slot <n>: <nn> Local Enc. Cooling FAN<n>: Management <nnnnn> RPM Local Power Supply PSU<n>: <status> Reset to Default Yes No XEVO User Interface Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 26: Dashboard Tab And Qslife

    4.1.1. Hardware Alert The Hardware Alert pane displays the disk health in the system. To drill down and analyze the array details, please select System -> Arrays. Dashboard Tab and QSLife Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 27: Table 4-1 Hardware Alert Pane Descriptions

    The System Alert pane contains a summary of the abnormal and warning event messages. In addition, clicking the items or the numbers will jump to the Messages function tab. The pane includes the following items: Dashboard Tab and QSLife Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 28 The green line represents the number of write requests processed per second. The dotted gray line represents total read+write requests processed per second. Dashboard Tab and QSLife Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 29: Figure 4-2 Performance Indicator In Dashboard

    Hover your mouse over the line and click to display the point-in-time performance indicator. It shows the detailed number of read, write, and read+write. Clicking the "x" on the upper right corner will turn off the indicator. Dashboard Tab and QSLife Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 30: Figure 4-3 Upper Right Corner Icons

    3%. There are two tabs to choose from. Storage tab displays the process of storage tasks, and the other Backup tab displays the progress of backup tasks. Language Dashboard Tab and QSLife Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 31: Introduce Qslife Functions

    4.2. Introduce QSLife Functions QSLife (Intelligent Disk Drive Analyzer) is based on QSAN’s native SSD technology and offers users a specified technology to analyze the SSD activity and uses a unique algorithm to help to keep an eye on the health and other information of drives. For detailed information, please...

  • Page 32: Storage Tab

    50% ~ 92% 4% ~ 33% Utilization (e.g., 8/8 = 100%) (e.g., 4/8 = 50%) (e.g., 7/8 = 88%) (e.g., 6/8 = 75%) (e.g., 1/8 = 13%) (Min.~26 drives) Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 33: Table 5-2 Raid Level Summary - 2

    (e.g., 4/8 = 50%) (e.g., 2/8 = 25%) (e.g., 6/8 = 75%) (e.g., 6/8 = 75%) (e.g., 4/8 = 50%) (Min.~26 drives) Typical Fast Fast Large Large Data archive, Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 34: Table 5-3 Raid Ee Summary

    (e.g., 6/10 = 60%) (e.g., 6/10 = 60%) (e.g., 4/10 = 40%) (Min.~26 drives) Typical Same as RAID Same as RAID Same as RAID Same as RAID Applications Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 35: Storage Information

    (calculated by 20 TB HDD) 5,120 TB Maximum addressable capacity of a thick provisioning pool (calculated by 20 TB HDD) Maximum addressable capacity of total thick provisioning Unlimited pools Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 36: Table 5-6 Thin Provisioning And Auto Tiering Pool Parameters

    Maximum dedicated spare SSD quantity in an SSD cache pool 4 SSD cache is only available for hybrid storage models, optional and not included in the default package. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 37: Configure Storage Pools

    When creating a pool, the system automatically sets the preferred controller (CTRL1 or CTRL2) to achieve perfect load balancing. You can also adjust the pool owner in the Change Preferred Controller option. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 38: Figure 5-1 Thin Provisioning Pool Details

    The 2nd bar is only visible when the pool type is thin provisioning:  Actual used space / Virtual space The health of the pool: Health  Good: The pool is good. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 39 2. Enter a new Pool Name. The maximum length of the pool name is 15 characters. Valid characters are [ A~Z | a~z | 0~9 | -_<> ]. 3. Click the Apply button to rename. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 40 3. After change the disk properties, click the Apply button to take effect. Activate or Deactivate Click the Activate or Deactivate option to activate or deactivate the pool. Click the Apply button to confirm. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 41 It supports RAID level 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and RAID EE level 5EE, 6EE, 50EE, 60EE. 5.3.3. List and Configure Disk Groups Click the Disk Groups pane to list all disk groups in the pool. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 42: Figure 5-2 List Disk Groups

    Abnormal: The pool is unhealthy and incomplete. The cause may be a disk loss or failure.  Red Light / Warning: The disk group has failed. The number of the disk group. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 43 2. Click the Close button to close the window. High Latency Disk Warning 1. Click the High Latency Disk Warning option to change the property of the disk group. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 44 Scrub entire pool  Take a snapshot / Delete a snapshot / Expose a snapshot / Rollback a snapshot Pool migration cannot be executed during rebuilding or volume extension. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 45: Figure 5-3 List Volumes

    The cause may be a disk loss or failure.  Red Light / Warning: The disk group has failed. Volume Name The volume name. Status The status of the volume: Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 46 Display LUN (Logical Unit Number) or “-“ as none. The cache mode of the volume:  Cache Mode Write-through Cache.  Write-back Cache. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 47 Select the Delete items that are not affected and retain the following items option will delete the volumes which are “none” relationship only. 4. Click the Apply button to delete. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 48 RAID Volume is for general RAID usage and Backup Volume is for the target volume of local clone or remote replication. If the volume capacity in thin provisioning exceeds the threshold, it will enter a read-only state. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 49 Capacity field. 3. Click the Apply button to extend. Space Reclamation (Only visible when the pool type is thin provisioning or auto tiering) Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 50: Hot Spares

    LUN configuration will be cleared in order to avoid conflict with the current setting of the system-2. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 51: Ssd Cache

    The movement of data takes place in an automated way with the help of software and is assigned to the ideal storage media according to performance and Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 52 For detailed information, please refer to the Auto Tiering White Paper from QSAN website. Storage Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 53: Hosts Tab

    All host groups are listed in the Host Groups pane. You can click one of them to display the details. An iSCSI host group and a FC host group are shown here. Figure 6-1 iSCSI Host Group Details Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 54: Figure 6-2 Fc Host Group Details

    Target name of iSCSI or FC. Alias Alias name. Slot 1 Port icons in slot 1. Slot 2 Port icons in slot 2. Onboard Port icons onboard. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 55 1. Click the Change Connected Port option to change the connected ports in the host group. 2. Check the interfaces checkbox which you want to enable or disable. 3. Click the Apply button to change. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 56: Figure 6-3 List Host Profile

    Click the Host Profile pane to list all host profiles in the host group. Figure 6-3 List Host Profile Click the icon beside the host name to list the drop down options. These options are available in the host profile. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 57: Figure 6-4 List Connected Volumes

    6.1.4. List and Configure Connected Volumes Click the Connected Volumes pane to list all connected volumes in the host group. Figure 6-4 List Connected Volumes This table shows the connected volume descriptions. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 58: Table 6-2 Descriptions Of Connected Volume Columns

    Disconnect Volumes 1. Check the volume checkboxes which you want to disconnect. 2. Click the icon to continue. Then click the Disconnect button to confirm and disconnect. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 59 13. Enter Password (mutual CHAP secret). The length of the password is between 12 to 16 characters. Valid characters are [ A~Z | a~z | 0~9 | ~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;”’<>,.?/ ]. 14. Click the Apply button to setup the CHAP settings. Hosts Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 60: Protection Tab

    You can also enter the Snapshot Center of the volume and customize it. Recycle Snapshots Snapshot recycle bin can restore or permanently destroy the snapshots. It offers additional protection for backup from accidentally or deliberately deleting of a snapshot. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 61 QSAN QReplica 3.0 (Remote Replication) provides synchronous and asynchronous replication solutions. With QReplica 3.0 feature, DR (Disaster Recovery) can be achieved with simple and easy orchestration between QSAN platforms. For detailed information, please refer to the QReplica White Paper from QSAN website.

  • Page 62: Configure Protection Groups

    7.2.1. Create a Protection Group Here is an example to create a protection group and setup a remote replication task with schedule. Please refer to the Create a Protection Group Tutorial Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 63 Click the Delete option to delete the protection group. Click the Delete button to confirm and delete. 7.2.3. List and Configure Snapshot Plan A protection group with snapshot is shown here. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 64: Figure 7-2 Protection Group With Snapshot Plan

    3. Select volumes and click the button or the button to make them effective or not. 4. Click the Add button to add. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 65 It also can take, rollback, or delete snapshots of the volume. In addition, the snapshot recycle bin can restore or permanently destroy the snapshots. Click the Snapshot Center option to pop up a window. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 66: Figure 7-4 Snapshot Center

    There are two tabs. One is the Snapshots tab to display all volume snapshots; the other is the Deleted Snapshots tab of the snapshot recycle bin. The options are available in the Snapshots tab. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 67 When a snapshot has been rolled- back, the related snapshots which are earlier than it will also be removed. But the rest snapshots will be kept after rollback. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 68 If a snapshot has been deleted, the other snapshots which are earlier than it will also be deleted. The space occupied by these snapshots will be released after deleting. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 69: Figure 7-5 Protection Group With Replication Plan-Local

    At the Protection Volumes pane, click the Replication Tasks tab to list all replication tasks. Figure 7-6 List Replication Tasks The options are available in this tab. Add Volumes Here is an example to add volumes in the protection group. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 70 About the Snapshot Center option, please refer to the chapter 7.2.4, Snapshot Center section for more details. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 71: Figure 7-7 Protection Group With Replication Plan-Remote

    The options are available in this tab. Start Task 1. Select a volume, and then click the icon to replicate the volume immediately. 2. The progress bar displays the current status. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 72 Through local-to-remote, you can transfer local backup to remote sites without redoing full copy. You can plug and play when local-to-remote without any configurations. Here is an Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 73 XEVO Software Manual example of switching a local clone to a remote replication plan. Please refer to the Local to Remote Tutorial. Protection Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 74: Analysis Tab

    8.2. Array Analysis Select the Analysis tab to view performance and capacity changes of the array. Figure 8-1 Performance Graph Analysis Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 75 XEVO maintains a rolling one-year history of data. The granularity of the historical data increases with age. Older data points are spaced further apart in time than the nearest data points. Analysis Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 76: System Tab

    There are three icons at the left side. They are array information, temperatures, and identification. Array Information Click the icon to display the array information. This table shows the array descriptions. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 77: Table 9-1 Array Descriptions

    Please check the hardware configurations of two controllers or execute firmware synchronization. Master Controller Current master controller. Backplane Serial The backplane serial number of the array. Number System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 78 When the disk Identifier LED is turn on, it is blinking amber color, the disk in web UI is also blinking. Click it again to turn off the disk Identifier LED. This table shows the disk descriptions. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 79: Table 9-2 Disk Descriptions

    The manufacturer of the disk drive. Model The model name of the disk drive. Serial Number The serial number of the disk drive. The options are available in disk information. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 80: Configure System Settings

    Select the System tab and the Settings subtab to configure system settings. There are four panes in this subtab. They are Accounts, General Settings, Configuration Backup, and Management Port. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 81 Auto Logout: When the auto logout option is enabled, you will be logged out of the admin interface after the time specified. There are Disabled (default), 5 minutes, 30 minutes, and 60 minutes options. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 82 IP address, DNS server, and service ports can be modified according to the management purpose. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 83: Configure Data Port Settings

    QoS White Paper from QSAN website. 9.3. Configure Data Port Settings Select the System tab and the Data Ports subtab to configure iSCSI or fibre channel data ports. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 84 Two bonding methods, Trunking and LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), can be selected. At least two iSCSI data ports must be checked for iSCSI link aggregation. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 85 SAN. The iSNS server IP address must be added to the storage system for iSCSI initiator service to send queries. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 86 If the link speed and topology are set, the related fibre channel switch and HBA on host must be set, too. Otherwise, the connection cannot work properly. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 87: Maintenance

    Failing to do so will result in controller malfunction, which will not be covered by warranty. 9.4.2. Firmware Update Click the Firmware pane to be used to update controller firmware, expansion unit firmware. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 88 Click the Disk Services pane to clear disk read error, update disk firmware, and instant erase. Clear Disk Read Error Click the Clear Read Error button to clean the read error of the disk drive and reset the failed status. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 89 Auto Shutdown: Check to enable the auto shutdown feature. If it is enabled, the system will shut down automatically when the voltage and temperature exceed a critical level. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 90 Enable Wake-on-SAS: Check to enable the wake-on-SAS feature. If the wake-on-SAS feature is enabled and the expansion units (QSAN XD5300 series) are connected to the proprietary wake-on-SAS cables, the expansion units will power on or shut down together with the head unit.

  • Page 91: Table 9-3 Ups Status Descriptions

    Battery: The voltage of the battery is low.  High Battery: The voltage of the battery is high.  Replace Battery: The battery needs to be replaced. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 92 Reset System Name to model name plus the last 6 digits of serial number. For example: XF2026-123456.  Reset IP addresses of all iSCSI Ports to 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1, … etc.  Reset link speed of all Fibre Channel Ports to Automatic. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 93 ID. After the XD5300 had been assigned the enclosure ID, head unit will assign the same enclosure ID when the system reboots or goes shutdown. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 94 Users assume all risk when attempting data recovery procedures. Click the Restore button to restore the deleted volume in the pool. And then click the Restore button to proceed. System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 95: Data Encryption

    Select the System tab and the Data Encryption subtab to provide Data Encryption and SEDs functions. For more information, please refer to the SED and ISE White Paper from QSAN website System Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 96: Messages Tab

    It will pop up a filter dialog as the following. Select the options and then click the Download button to download event logs. Messages Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 97: Configure Notification Settings

     SMTP Port: Default is port 25. You can change the SMTP port here.  Email-from Address: Enter the sender email address. Messages Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 98 You can check or uncheck the alert levels which you would like to show on LCM. Device Buzzer Check it to enable the device buzzer. Uncheck it to disable device buzzer. Messages Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 99 Please enter a username, select an authentication protocol and enter an authentication password, check to use privacy if necessary, select a privacy protocol, and enter a privacy password. Messages Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 100 MIB File: Click the Download button to save the iSCSI MIB file which can be imported to the SNMP client tool to get network information. You can view iSCSI traffic via iSCSI MIB. Messages Tab Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 101: Support And Other Resources

    XEVO -> 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.

  • Page 102: Documentation Feedback

    Package button to download. Then the system will automatically generate a zip file the default download location of your web browser. 11.2. Documentation Feedback QSAN is committed to providing documentation that meets and exceeds your expectations. To help us improve the documentation, email any errors, suggestions, or comments to docsfeedback@qsan.com.

  • Page 103: Appendix

    Each data is synchronized in both data cache and accessed physical disks. Write-Back cache-write policy. A cache technique in which the Appendix Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 104 Small Computer System Interface Serial Attached SCSI S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology World Wide Name Host Bus Adapter SCSI Enclosure Services Network Interface Card Battery Backup Module Appendix Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 105 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. An optional CHAP security mechanism to control access to an iSCSI storage system over the iSCSI data ports. iSNS Internet Storage Name Service Serial Attached SCSI Appendix Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...
  • Page 106 XEVO Software Manual Dual Controller Terminology ITEM DESCRIPTION 6G MUX Bridge board is for SATA II disk to support dual controller mode. Appendix Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

  • Page 107: End-User License Agreement (Eula)

    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 108 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 109 This EULA shall be governed by and constructed according to the laws of R.O.C. Any disputes arising from or in connection with this EULA, User agree to submit to the jurisdiction of Taiwan Shilin district court as first instance trial. Appendix Official Document © 2022 QSAN Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. www.qsan.com...

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