Apple Xsan 1.4 - Manual (Page 159)

Appendix A Combining Xsan and StorNext Clients and Controllers 159
Using Xsan Controllers with StorNext Clients
You can use ADIC’s StorNext software to access an Xsan SAN from a Windows, UNIX,
AIX, Irix, or Linux computer.
1 Connect the non-Macintosh client to the SAN’s Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks.
2 Install the StorNext File System software on the non-Macintosh client following the
instructions that ADIC provides in the StorNext package.
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 is 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.
4 Place a StorNext license file for your non-Macintosh clients on the Macintosh Xsan
controller.
On the Xsan controller, put the file (named license.dat) in the folder:
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/
Contact ADIC to obtain a license file for your non-Macintosh clients.