Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 40)

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Learn Xsan hardware and software requirements and
planning guidelines and performance tips to help you design
a SAN for your needs.
This chapter contains:
Xsan hardware and software requirements (below  )
SAN planning guidelines (page  44)
Hardware and software requirements
Your SAN environment must satisfy requirements in these areas:
Supported computers Â
Supported storage devices Â
Fibre Channel fabric, adapters, and switches Â
Ethernet network Â
Directory services (optional) Â
Outgoing mail service (optional) Â
Supported computers
To join an Xsan 2.3 SAN, computers must meet the following minimum requirements.
Base systems
Clients and controllers must be Macs that have Intel processors and can be Â
connected to Fibre Channel fabric.
Memory
Client computers must have at least 2 GB of RAM. Â
Computers used as metadata controllers must have at least 2 GB of RAM for Â
Mac OS X Lion Server plus an additional 2 GB of RAM for each SAN volume hosted
by the controller. For example, a controller should have 4 GB of RAM to host one
volume, or 6 GB for two volumes.
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Plan a SAN