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Compatible software versions, Appendix a – Apple Xsan 1.1 User Manual

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Combining Xsan and StorNext
Clients and Controllers

This appendix shows how to add Macintosh clients to an
existing StorNext File System SAN or connect Windows,
Solaris, AIX, Irix, or Linux clients to an Xsan SAN.

Xsan is fully compatible with ADIC’s StorNext File System, so you can add Macintosh
clients to an existing StorNext SAN or set up Xserve and Xserve RAID systems to act as
controllers and storage for Windows, Solaris, UNIX, AIX, Irix, or Linux clients that are
running StorNext software.

Compatible Software Versions

The following table shows which versions of Xsan and StorNext controllers and clients
can be used in the same SAN.

Controller

Client

Compatible?

Xsan 1.0.x or 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.3) StorNext 2.4

Yes

StorNext 2.5

No

Xsan 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.4)

StorNext 2.4

No

StorNext 2.5

Yes

StorNext 2.4

Xsan 1.0.x or 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.3) Yes

Xsan 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.4)

No

StorNext 2.4

Yes

StorNext 2.5

No

StorNext 2.5

Xsan 1.0.x or 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.3) Yes

Xsan 1.1 (Mac OS X v10.4)

Yes

StorNext 2.4

Yes

StorNext 2.5

Yes