Xsan

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SAN File Sharing

64-bit cluster file system
Fibre Channel connectivity
Concurrent read/write access
Block-level access
File and byte-range locking

High Availability

Metadata controller failover
Fibre Channel multipathing
Journaled file system
Controller failover prioritization

Performance

Striping across multiple disk arrays (LUNs)
Volume configuration profiles (high-definition and standard-definition video, file sharing, network home directories, Mail Server clustering, Podcast Producer)

Volume Management

Storage pools
Striping across multiple LUNs
Online volume expansion
Volume mapping
MultiSAN

Data Management

Affinities for automated data placement
Open Directory, Active Directory, and LDAP integration
User and group quotas
Flexible file permissions (access control lists)
Spotlight indexing and search

Remote Administration

Xsan Admin 2 with SAN Setup assistant
Real-time monitoring
Graphs and logging
Event notifications via email or pager

What’s in the Box

Xsan 2 CD
Setup Guide
Electronic documentation

Ordering Information

Xsan 2 (MC186Z/A)
Apple Maintenance Program for Xsan (D2977Z/A)
AppleCare Xsan Support (M9754LL/A)

System requirements

Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.5 or 10.6, Intel processor, at least 2GB of RAM and Apple Fibre Channel card. To be used as a metadata controller, Xsan must be installed on Mac OS X Server. An additional 2GB of RAM is required on the metadata controller for each hosted volume. For maximum performance, a dedicated Ethernet interface is recommended for file system metadata communications.