Apple Pro Training Series Xsan

Apple's exciting new enterprise-class file system offers high-speed access to centralized shared data. This handy booklet provides invaluable setup, configuration, and troubleshooting tips. Designed as a reference, you' ll find clear explanations of everything from multiple-seat topologies to working with Xsan Admin software, plus useful illustrations and schematic diagrams. A must for every Xsan installation.

Lesson 1 Xsan Overview

1

(4)

The Network

2

(1)

SAN Volumes

3

(1)

Metadata Controllers

3

(1)

Clients

3

(2)

Lesson 2 Hardware and Software Requirements

5

(10)

Supported Computers

6

(1)

Memory

7

(1)

Supported Operating Systems

8

(1)

Version Compatibility

9

(2)

Storage Devices

11

(1)

Fibre Channel Fabric

12

(1)

Fibre Channel PCI Express and PCI-X HBA Cards

12

(1)

Fibre Channel Switches

13

(1)

Metadata Network

14

(1)

Lesson 3 Xsan Topologies

15

(8)

Topology Example 1

16

(2)

Topology Example 2

18

(2)

Topology Example 3

20

(3)

Lesson 4 Setting Up Your Storage

23

(26)

Calculating the Bandwidth Need

24

(2)

Calculating the Bandwidth Availability

26

(1)

Metadata Storage Requirements

26

(1)

Raid Levels for Video Work with Xsan

27

(1)

Striping Definitions

28

(2)

Striping or Slicing

30

(1)

Xserve RAID Striping Examples

31

(9)

Xserve RAID Slicing Examples

40

(1)

Raid Admin Utility

41

(1)

RAID Admin Client Connection

42

(1)

RAID Admin Application

43

(4)

Xserve RAID Performance Settings

47

(2)

Lesson 5 Setting Up Your Metadata Controller

49

(18)

Server Applications

50

(1)

Entering Xserve Firmware Boot Commands

51

(1)

Setting Up Your Server with Server Assistant

52

(9)

Configuring Xsan for Local Authentication

61

(1)

Configuring Xsan for Open Directory

62

(1)

Permissions with Centralized Directories

63

(1)

Home Directories

64

(1)

Sharing Your SAN over Ethernet

65

(2)

Lesson 6 Setting Up Your Clients

67

(14)

G5 PCI Slot Configuration

68

(1)

Permissions with Local Authentication

69

(1)

User ID Setup

70

(1)

Viewing and Changing the UID and Group ID

71

(1)

Changing Home Folder Ownership

72

(1)

Setting Up Groups (Centralized Directory)

73

(1)

Setting Up Users (Centralized Directory)

74

(1)

Setting Up Primary Groups (Centralized Directory)

75

(2)

Binding a Client to the Directory

77

(1)

Creating a Directory Entry

78

(2)

Checking for Successful Client Binding

80

(1)

Lesson 7 Fibre Channel Networking

81

(26)

Fibre Channel Protocols

82

(2)

Fabric Topologies

84

(2)

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)

86

(1)

Fibre Channel Cabling

87

(2)

SFP Transceivers for Optical Cables

89

(2)

Switch Configuration Basics

91

(1)

Brocade

91

(4)

Emulex

95

(3)

QLogic

98

(7)

Cisco MDS 9000 Series

105

(2)

Lesson 8 Xsan Admin Configuration

107

(24)

Logging Into Your Metadata Controller

108

(1)

Adding Xsan Clients

109

(1)

Setting Up the Controller

110

(1)

Setting Up the Clients

111

(1)

Labeling Your LUNs

112

(2)

Creating Volumes

114

(1)

Allocation Strategies

115

(1)

Creating Storage Pools

116

(1)

Storage Pool Settings

117

(1)

Adding LUNs to Storage Pools

118

(1)

Correlating LUNs to RAID Controllers

119

(1)

Affinities and Permissions

120

(1)

Setting and Viewing User Quotas

121

(1)

Xsan Notifications

122

(1)

System and Volume Logs

123

(1)

Xsan Admin Graphs and Statistics

124

(2)

Using the Xsan Tuner Application

126

(1)

Using Xsan Controllers with StorNext Clients

127

(1)

Adding Macintosh Clients to a StorNext SAN

128

(3)

Lesson 9 Using the Command Line

131

(20)

/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/fsmlistXsan Directory

132

(1)

Using the Shell Commands

133

(1)

/LibraryFilesystems/Xsan/bin

134

(17)

Lesson 10 Troubleshooting

151

(10)

Lesson 11 Glossary

161

(12)

Index

173

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Apple Pro Training Series Xsan Quick-Reference Guide

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