Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 60)

For the private metadata network, you can have the Xsan setup assistant configure the
network settings if you’re setting up new computers or computers on which you’ve
just performed a clean installation of Mac OS X Lion Server. To make sure the Xsan
setup assistant offers this option, don’t configure the Ethernet port connected to the
private metadata network:
On client computers, leave this Ethernet port unconfigured in Network preferences. Â
On controllers and clients with Mac OS X Lion Server, disable this Ethernet port Â
while using the server setup assistant.
The Xsan setup assistant offers to configure the private metadata network if it finds
exactly one available unconfigured Ethernet port on each computer, or if each
computer has an Ethernet port with a private IP address on the same IP subnet and a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
For information about private IP addresses and the network settings you must make
if the Xsan setup assistant doesn’t configure the metadata network settings on SAN
computers, see “Ethernet TCP/IP network” on page 42.
4 Make sure all client and controller computers have different computer names, so you
can distinguish them in Xsan Admin.
Step 3: Configure SAN computers to use a time server
To ensure consistent time metadata across all computers in the SAN, choose the same
network time server for all metadata controller and client computers in the SAN.
Choose a time server:
On each SAN computer, open Date & Time preferences and choose the same network
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time server for all metadata controller and client computers.
If you’re setting up a new server or a computer that you’ve performed a clean
installation of Mac OS X Lion Server on, you can choose a network time server in the
Time Zone pane of the server setup assistant.
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