Using xsan controllers with stornext clients – Apple Xsan 1.0 User Manual
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Appendix
Working With StorNext Clients and Controllers
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Using Xsan Controllers With StorNext Clients
You can use ADIC’s StorNext software to access an Xsan SAN from a Windows, UNIX,
AIX, Irix, or Linux computer.
1
Connect the non-Macintosh client to the SAN’s Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks.
2
Install the StorNext File System software on the non-Macintosh client following the
instructions that ADIC provides in the StorNext package.
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 is stored in the directory
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/
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 directory 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 directory
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/
Contact ADIC to obtain a license file for your non-Macintosh clients.
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