Apple Xsan 1.1 - Manual (Page 125)

Appendix B Using the Command Line 125
#
# File system default on the default host as a high priority service.
#
#default .
#
# File system foo on the local host named rock as a secondary service.
#
#example rock 1
#
# File system "bar" on the default local host as a tertiary service.
#
#bar . 2
#
# File system "zup" on the default local host as a secondary service.
#
#zup . 1
#
# File system "zup" on the default local host with a second backup as well.
# Each backup can be assigned a different priority. This configuration
# typically makes more sense on two different machines where one machine
# should take priority over another in a fail-over situation.
#
#zup . 0
#zup . 1
#
# end
#
The Controller List
Xsan stores a list of SAN controllers in the file
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/fsnameservers
A copy of this file appears on every computer that belongs to the SAN.
For information, see the
fsnameservers
man page.
Example fsnameservers File
#
# File System Name Servers Master File
#
# This file instructs CVFS port mappers where to go to find the names of
# file systems available in the storage area network. The bandwidth required
# to access file system names is extremely low, so it is not necessary
# to place name servers on high end equipment. It is, however important
# that name servers are highly available and reliable. This reduces the
# possibility that a CVFS client will be unable to engage a file system
# because it cannot find its server location in the network.
#
# Name information is be actively replicated to all the listed name servers.
# In the event that the primary server is down, the other servers have