Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Contents
35 Affinities and affinity tags
36 Volumes
36 Folders with affinities
37 How Xsan uses available storage
37
Metadata and journal data
37 Stripe at a higher level
38 Security
38 Expand storage
38 Xsan capacities
40 Chapter 3: Plan a SAN
40 Hardware and software requirements
40
Supported computers
41 Supported storage devices
41 Fibre Channel fabric
42 Ethernet TCP/IP network
43 Directory services
44 Outgoing mail service
44 Plan your SAN
45
Preliminary planning questions
45 Planning considerations and guidelines
51 Plan the Ethernet TCP/IP network
52 Use a private metadata network
52 Use switches instead of hubs
52 Plan the Fibre Channel network
52
Verify base Fibre Channel performance
52 If your Fibre Channel fabric is running slowly
53 Configure RAID systems
53
Install the latest firmware
54 Connect RAID systems to an Ethernet network
54 Choose RAID levels for LUNs
54 Adjust RAID system performance settings
56 Chapter 4: Set up a SAN
56 Connect computers and storage devices
56 Prepare LUNs
57 Use the server setup assistant to configure controllers
57
Manage users and groups with Xsan Admin
57 Use an existing Open Directory server
58 Use another directory server
58 Use Xsan Admin
58
Connect through a firewall
58 Xsan Admin preferences