Describe how to create an affinity in Xsan Admin
Affinities allow you to allocate different classes of storage to different purposes, without forcing users to adhere to annoying rules.…
Describe how to configure quotas and permissions on an Xsan volume
Disk quotas LDAP integration also makes it easy to manage disk space quotas. You can assign quotas to users, groups,…
Describe the benefits of using Directory Services with Xsan
Because Xsan is simply another file system, it adheres to the file system permissions built into Mac OS X, including…
Define block allocation size, stripe breadth, and Allocation strategy
Block Allocation Size: Stripe breadth: Allocation Strategy The allocation strategy you choose for a volume determines the order in which…
Describe the compatibility between Xsan and ADICs StorNext file system
In heterogeneous computing environments, you can add nonMac OS X clients to your Xsan network using ADICs StorNext File System.…
Describe how Xsan metadata controllers communicate to implement failover
If the metadata controller on your SAN fails for any reason, another computer running Xsan can take over. Metadata controller…
Describe how to use Xsan Admin to configure an Xsan metadata controller
All computers on the local network that have Xsan installed are listed in the Computers pane. In this step you…
Define an Xsan storage pool
A storage pool is a combination of LUNs. In a small volume it might consist of a single RAID array,…
Describe how to set up a simple Xsan volume
1 Set up the Fibre Channel network (page 54) 2 Set up the Ethernet network (page 54) 3 Set up…
List features of Fibre Channel
– eliminates the bottlenecks of traditional network file servers that use Gigabit Ethernet and that are not fast enough to…