IBM DS5000 - Manual (Page 12)

Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide 12
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Solutions
Apple Hardware
Connect Only
Apple Servers
and/or clients with
no shared filed
access
Multiple Apple Host Server or Client connected to
DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 Storage
• Apple Leopard and Snow Leopard
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MP Director
• Without StorNext or Xsan support
• This is basic host connectivity support.
Apple Homogenous
Shared File
Apple Xsan Clients
with Linux MDC
(Meta Data
Controller)
Multiple Apple Host Client connected to DS3000/DS4000/DS5000
Storage
• Apple Leopard and Snow Leopard using Xsan Client
software
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MP Director
• With StorNext MDCs running on RHEL/SLES or Windows
Server
• Using ATTO HBAs and ATTO MP Director
Windows Client
Multiple Host Server or Client connected to
DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 Storage