Easy Setup
Xsan Admin 2
Cluster File System
High Performance
MultiSAN
Spotlight
High Availability
Xsan has always been designed for performance, and Xsan 2 is no exception. Xsan 2 uses a next-generation data and storage pool distribution strategy with enhanced affinity management to dramatically improve high-bandwidth streaming workloads, such as those used by Final Cut editors.
Xsan 2 provides performance-optimised volume configuration settings, data placement and storage pooling, Fibre Channel multipathing services and support for multiport 4Gb Fibre Channel cards.
With SAN Setup, you can pool multiple storage devices into a single logical volume. Xsan can create and optimally configure different types of volumes for common SAN scenarios. Just choose the volume type that best fits the needs of your SAN users. If you want to configure all volume settings yourself, choose Custom.
Uncompressed High-Definition Video. Optimised for 720p, 1080p and 1080i uncompressed HD video.
Standard-Definition Video. Optimised for DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO and uncompressed SD video.
General File Server. Optimised for NFS, AFP and SMB file servers.
Home Folder Server. Optimised for hosting network home directories with NFS, AFP or SMB.
Mail Cluster. Optimised for shared storage of Mac OS X Server mail server data.
Podcast Producer Cluster. Optimised for Podcast Producer video and audio data.
Custom. An advanced configuration for expert users.
Simultaneous Final Cut Pro Streams Promise VTrak E-Class with Xsan 2
- Select your system:
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2008 using pre-production Promise VTrak E-Class units, pre-production Xsan 2, a shipping 3.0GHz 8-core Xserve metadata controller and shipping 3.2 GHz 8-core Mac Pro clients. Testing was conducted using simultaneous unique 10-minute clips for each content type. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Promise VTrak E-Class and Xsan 2.
