Xsan

Compatibility

With Xsan, you have the flexibility to create a SAN that’s right for your organization and that maximizes the return on your storage investment. Not only does Xsan work with qualified RAID storage and Apple Fibre Channel cards, it’s also compatible with third-party products — such as Fibre Channel switches, content management software, backup and data protection devices, and video playout servers.

ARCHIWARE

ARCHIWARE’s data management solution PresSTORE offers full support for Apple Xsan and allows users to synchronize, backup and archive data in heterogeneous environments.

Atempo

Atempo’s Time Navigator for Mac OS X delivers robust data protection for Xsan and heterogeneous network storage environments.

BakBone

Designed specifically for Apple’s Xserve and Xsan product lines, BakBone’s NetVault for Mac OS X offers users a familiar native Mac user interface and easy integration with heterogeneous environments.

Brocade

Apple has qualified Xsan for use with several products in the Brocade Silkworm series line of Fibre Channel switches.

Cisco

Apple has qualified the Cisco MDS 9000 family of multilayer intelligent directors and fabric switches for use with Xsan.

QLogic

Apple has qualified Xsan for use with the QLogicSANbox product line of switches, including the SANbox 2-64, 1400, 5200, 5600, 9100 and 9200 series.

Quantum

Quantum's StorNext product line gives Apple Xsan users the ability to add non-Apple clients to the SAN. Add any combination of computers running Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, IRIX, Solaris or AIX as nodes on your storage area network. Xsan and the StorNext File System work together seamlessly.

Tandberg

Tandberg offers robust backup devices that are ideally suited for Xsan environments. Select from Exabyte’s 224 FC and 448 FC tape libraries. Using Apple’s Xsan, you can back up your data to tape while keeping data easily accessible to your SAN.

Helios

HELIOS fully supports the Apple Xsan file system with all HELIOS server products and brings many reliability and performance benefits to Xsan. HELIOS File Server bundles enhance Xsan systems and bring fully integrated, cross-platform networking to Mac, Windows, and web users.

Bug TV

Bug TV’s CLASS series of playout video servers integrate directly with post-production and graphics systems, without conversion, for a simpler workflow, while BRAIN control and monitoring systems allow easy task automation.

Building 4 Media

The FORK Playout Suite is a suite of software products for TV playout and master control automation, with functionality including ingest, content management, scheduling, live assist, archiving, and the control of the broadcast equipment.

Gallery

Picture Ready from Gallery unlocks the true potential of QuickTime as a real-time architecture for sports, news, and other live action by enabling real-time replay and editing of content as it is recorded.

Proximity

Proximity Artbox is designed specifically for broadcast and post-production users who want to maximize creative time and minimize administrative overheads. Artbox with Xsan simplifies the creative production workflow, cataloguing all media content in a station or studio and allowing users to track their projects, associated media, and outstanding tasks.