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Apple Xsan 1.1 User Manual

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Contents

26

Planning Considerations and Guidelines

31

Connecting Computers and Storage Devices

31

Preparing LUNs (RAID Arrays and Slices)

32

Using the Xsan Admin Application

32

Installing Xsan Admin Separately

32

Connecting Through a Firewall

32

Xsan Admin Preferences

32

Getting Help

32

Using the Command Line

33

SAN and Volume Setup Summary

34

Setting Up an Xsan Volume on a Storage Area Network

48

Renaming a SAN

48

Deleting a SAN

49

Setting Up Additional SANs

Chapter 3

51

Managing SAN Storage

52

Adding Storage

52

Restoring the Previous Volume Configuration After Changes

52

About Rearranging Fibre Channel Connections

53

Adding LUNs to a Storage Pool

55

Adding a Storage Pool to a Volume

56

Adding a Volume to a SAN

57

Assigning a Storage Pool Affinity to a Folder

58

Assigning an Affinity to a Folder Within a Folder

59

Removing an Affinity

60

Changing Storage Pool Settings

61

Renaming a Storage Pool

61

Choosing the Types of Files Stored on a Storage Pool

62

Setting Storage Pool Stripe Breadth

63

Setting Storage Pool Access Permissions

63

Setting the Selection Method for Multiple Connections

64

Changing Volume Settings

65

Renaming a Volume

66

Setting the Block Allocation Size

67

Setting the Volume Allocation Strategy

67

Checking Volume Fragmentation

68

Defragmenting a Volume

68

Checking the Integrity of a Volume

69

Repairing a Volume

Chapter 4

71

Managing Clients and Users

72

Adding a Client

73

Adding a Client to a StorNext SAN