Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 141)

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License
An Xsan license is included with the purchase of Mac OS X Lion or Lion Server. The
Xsan license for a client computer with Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.6 requires
a serial number, which can be the single-copy serial number printed on the Xsan
Install Disc sleeve included in an Xsan 2.2 package, or it can be a serial number you
purchased separately.
Licenses for StorNext are included with the purchase of the StorNext software from
Quantum. Xsan clients do not use or count as StorNext File System client licenses.
Add 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.
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/Preferences/Xsan/.
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/Preferences/Xsan/.
Contact Quantum to obtain a license file for your non-Macintosh clients.