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NewsBrowse XRE Conformance Server Distribution
Notes on Shared Environments
• CVFS hard-link. In a SAN environment, the XRE server does a fast media import
using hard-links in the CVFS file system. A naming convention is in place for
systems that share the same SAN storage. All machines on the same SAN have the
same prefix, e.g. MANX_foo, MANX_bar, and so on. Therefore, if the XRE is
installed as part of a SAN system, it too needs to have the same prefix, e.g.
MANX_xre.
• MDI name mapping. During a Conform operation, the XRE server receives a path
of the HiRes media. This path is generated by the NewsBrowse Resolver from the
MDI names. Currently, the only way to make this name mapping to work is to set
the MDI name identical to the Profile name that it represents.
• Working with UIMs. A UIM is a device that provides 100BaseT connection to a
Profile. In order to make the XRE work with a Profile behind a UIM, you need to
add an ETH0 entry in the etc\Hosts file. For example, if the Profile name is Foo,
you need to add an entry of Foo_eth0 and give it the Ethernet IP address of the
UIM.