Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 49)

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Storage Area Network 49
Setting Up an Xsan Administrator Computer
You can install the Xsan Admin application on any computer with an Intel processor
and Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.5 or v10.6, and then use it to administer an
Xsan 2 SAN remotely. The administrator computer must be able to connect to all SAN
computers via your public intranet or the Internet. The administrator computer doesn’t
need to be connected to the SAN’s private metadata network or the SAN’s Fibre
Channel network.
To install just the Xsan Admin application:
Insert the
m Xsan Install Disc, open the Other Installs folder, double-click the
XsanAdmin.mpkg icon, and follow the onscreen instructions.
For information about using Xsan Admin to manage a SAN remotely, see “Managing
Multiple SANs” on page 50.
Renaming a SAN
The SAN name appears in the Overview pane of Xsan Admin. The SAN name is initially
set when the SAN is set up. You can change this name using Xsan Admin.
To change the name of a SAN:
1 Open Xsan Admin (in /Applications/Server/) and click Overview.
2 Choose Edit SAN Properties from the Action (gear) pop-up menu.
3 Type a name in the SAN Name field and click OK.
Removing a SAN
Follow these steps to take a SAN out of service, removing its metadata controllers,
clients, and volumes.
WARNING: Removing a SAN destroys its volumes. Data stored on the volumes is no
longer available.
To remove a SAN:
1 If you want files located on the SAN volumes to be available after you remove the SAN,
back up the files.
2 Open Xsan Admin (in /Applications/Server/) and click Overview.
3 Choose Destroy SAN from the Action (gear) pop-up menu.