Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Storage Area Network 39
Using Xsan Admin
You use the Xsan Admin application (installed in /Applications/Server/) to set up
and manage your SAN. You can use Xsan Admin to manage an Xsan 2 SAN from any
computer that has access to the same public intranet as the SAN.
Installing Only the Xsan Admin Application
You can install Xsan Admin on any Intel-based computer you want to use to manage
the SAN. See “Setting Up an Xsan Administrator Computer” on page 49.
Connecting Through a Firewall
If there’s a firewall between the SAN and the computer you’re running Xsan Admin on,
be sure port 311 in the firewall is open so Xsan Admin can communicate with the SAN
computers.
Xsan Admin Preferences
Open Xsan Admin and choose Xsan Admin > Preferences to adjust these settings:
SAN status refresh interval Â
The amount of log information displayed Â
The maximum number of users to list when searching Â
Getting Help
Xsan Admin includes onscreen help. Use the Help menu or click the help button in any
Xsan Admin dialog or pane.
SAN and Volume Setup Summary
To set up a shared volume on a SAN, you’ll perform the following tasks.
Step 1: Set up the Fibre Channel network (page  40)
Step 2: Set up the Ethernet networks (page  40)
Step 3: Configure SAN computers to use a time server (page  41)
Step 4: Set up SAN users and groups (page  41)
Step 5: Set up RAID systems (page  42)
Step 6: Create a metadata array (page  43)
Step 7: Install Xsan software on clients and controllers (page  43)
Step 8: Configure the SAN (page  44)
Step 9: Create a volume (page  46)
Step 10: (Optional) Set up SAN status notifications (page  48)
Step 11: (Optional) Assign folders to affinity tags (page  48)
Step 12: (Optional) Set user and group quotas (page В 48)