Apple Xsan 1.x - Manual (Page 5)

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About This Guide
This guide shows you how to choose the best Xsan setup and
configuration options for your users and applications.
The performance and availability of an Xsan volume depend on a variety of parameters,
including how you organize available storage, how you configure the SAN’s Fibre
Channel and Ethernet networks, and how you set basic file system parameters such as
block size and stripe breadth. This guide goes beyond the basic instructions in the
Xsan
Administrator’s Guide to help you choose options that result in the best performance
from your Xsan volumes. The guide includes:
 Guidelines for configuration choices
 Instructions for using the Xsan Tuner application to measure SAN and volume
performance
 Sample configurations for network attached storage, high-performance computing,
and video production
Using This Guide
 For general tips and guidelines, see Chapter 1.
 For help using the Xsan Tuner application, see Chapter 2.
 For sample deployments, see Chapter 3.