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Checking for fibre channel connection failures, Checking the state of xserve raid systems – Apple Xsan 1.0 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Monitoring SAN Status

Checking for Fibre Channel Connection Failures

Fibre Channel connection failures or errors are recorded in the system log.

To view the system log:

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Open Xsan Admin, select a SAN in the SAN Components list, and click Logs. Choose
System Log from the Show pop-up menu and the computer you’re interested in from
the On pop-up menu.

Checking the State of Xserve RAID Systems

You can use the RAID Admin utility to check the condition of Xserve RAID systems and
the arrays, slices, and LUNs they are providing as storage for an Xsan volume.

To see the condition of Xserve RAID systems and LUNs:

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Open RAID Admin (in /Applications/Server).

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