Apple Xsan 1.1 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Preface 9 About This Guide
10 What’s New in Xsan 1.1
11 Version Compatibility
11 Upgrading From an Earlier Version of Xsan
12 Notation Conventions
Chapter 1 13 Overview of Xsan
13 What Is Xsan?
14 Xsan Storage Area Networks
15 Shared SAN Volumes
15 Controllers and Clients
15 SAN Connections
16 How Xsan Storage Is Organized
16 LUNs (RAID Arrays)
17 Storage Pools
17 Volumes
18 Folders With Affinities
19 How Xsan Utilizes Available Storage
19 Metadata and Journal Data
19 Striping at a Higher Level
19 Security
20 Expanding Storage
20 Xsan Capacities
Chapter 2 21 Setting Up a Storage Area Network
21 Hardware and Software Requirements
21 Supported Computers
22 Supported Storage Devices
22 Fibre Channel Fabric
23 Ethernet TCP/IP Network
23 Directory Services
24 Outgoing Mail Service
25 Planning Your SAN