Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 106)

106 Appendix A Combining Xsan Controllers and StorNext Clients
Terminology
Note these differences in terminology between StorNext and Xsan:
StorNext term Equivalent Xsan term
file system volume
file system server (FSS) controller (or metadata controller)
stripe group storage pool
Licensing
You license a Macintosh Xsan client or controller using the single-copy serial number
printed on the Xsan Install Disc sleeve that comes in the Xsan package, or serial
numbers you purchase separately.
Licenses for StorNext are purchased from Quantum when you buy the StorNext
software. Xsan clients do not use or count against StorNext File System client licenses.
Adding StorNext Clients to an Xsan SAN
You can use Quantum’s StorNext software to access an Xsan SAN from a Windows,
UNIX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX, or Linux computer.
To add a StorNext client to an Xsan SAN:
1 Install the StorNext File System software on the non-Macintosh client following the
instructions that Quantum provides in the StorNext package.
2 Connect the non-Macintosh client to the SAN’s Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks.
3 Duplicate the Macintosh Xsan controller’s shared secret file on the non-Macintosh
client.
The shared secret file is named .auth_secret. On a Macintosh Xsan controller, it’s stored
in the folder /Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/.
Copy the file (using the same name) to the non-Macintosh client. On SGI IRIX,
Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and Linux StorNext clients, put the file in /usr/cvfs/config/.
On Windows clients, put the file in /%cvfsroot%/config/, where %cvfsroot% is the folder
where you installed StorNext.
Important: This file contains sensitive information. Secure the file for read/write access
by the root user or Windows administrator only.