Example 2: storage for computational clusters, Requirements for this example, Small computational cluster setup – Apple Xsan 1.x User Manual
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Chapter 3
Deployment Examples
Example 2: Storage for Computational Clusters
You can also use Xsan with Xserve and Xserve RAID systems to provide manageable
storage for a high performance computational cluster.
Requirements for This Example
This example shows one way to set up a SAN to meet the following requirements:
 Provide computational nodes with access to any of three existing 600 GB data sets
and space to write similarly large result files
 Minimize file read and write times
 Protect the integrity of the data sets
Small Computational Cluster Setup
Here’s one way to set up a SAN to support a small computational cluster (one with 64
or fewer devices attached to the SAN).
Fibre
Channel switch
Computational
nodes
Xserve RAID
storage
Standby
controller
Metadata
controller
Ethernet - TCP/IP