Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Quick SAN setup 17
The following illustration shows the hardware components of an Xsan SAN.
Metadata
controller
Clients Standby
controller
Metadata RAID array
(LUN)
Fibre
Channel switch
Ether
net (public)
Ether
net (pr
iv
at
e)
Intranet/
Internet
RAID arrays
(LUNs)
Ethernet switches
SAN setup instructions
Use the instructions on the following pages to set up your SAN for the first time.
Summary
1 Unpack and Install the SAN Hardware
2 Connect the SAN Networks
3 Set Up the Client Computers
4 Set Up the Standby Metadata Controller
5 Set Up the RAID Systems
6 Create a Metadata Array
7 Set Up the Primary Metadata Controller
8 Configure the SAN
9 Create a SAN Volume