Apple Xsan 1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Upgrading to Xsan 1.1 on Mac OS X v10.3.9 “Panther”

Step 2:

Upgrade controllers to Xsan 1.1

Now that all controllers are running Mac OS X v10.3.9, you can upgrade the Xsan
software to Xsan 1.1.

Important:

If you want your SAN volumes to be available to clients during the upgrade,

upgrade the controllers one at a time so that there is always a standby controller to
assume control of any volume currently hosted by the controller you are upgrading.

To upgrade Xsan on the controllers:

Upgrade one controller to Xsan 1.1.

If you have an Xsan 1.1 installation disc, insert it in the computer and double-click
Install Xsan.mpkg.

If you don’t have the disc but the computer is connected to the Internet, you can open
the Software Update pane of System Preferences, click Check Now, select the Xsan
Update version 1.1 update, and click Install.

If the controller is on a private network, you can use a computer that is connected to
the Internet to download the update from www.apple.com/support/downloads,
transfer the installer to the controller computer, and run it.

Restart the controller when prompted by the installer.

Any volume currently hosted by the controller fails over to a standby controller.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional controller in your SAN.

Step 3:

Upgrade the Xsan Admin application on administrator computers

If you run the Xsan Admin application on other computers to make it easier to manage
the SAN, upgrade the application on those computers to version 1.1.

Note:

You can run version 1.1 of the Xsan Admin application on any computer with

Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.3 or later installed.

To upgrade the Xsan Admin application:

Insert the Xsan 1.1 installation disc in the administrator computer, open the Admin
Tools folder, and double-click XsanAdmin.pkg.