Document Outline

• Administrator’s Guide
  • Contents
  • About This Guide
    • What’s New in Xsan 1.1
    • Version Compatibility
    • Upgrading From an Earlier Version of Xsan
    • Notation Conventions
  • Overview of Xsan
    • What Is Xsan?
    • Xsan Storage Area Networks
      • Shared SAN Volumes
      • Controllers and Clients
      • SAN Connections
    • How Xsan Storage Is Organized
      • LUNs (RAID Arrays)
      • Storage Pools
      • Volumes
      • Folders With Affinities
    • How Xsan Utilizes Available Storage
      • Metadata and Journal Data
      • Striping at a Higher Level
    • Security
    • Expanding Storage
    • Xsan Capacities
  • Setting Up a Storage Area Network
    • Hardware and Software Requirements
      • Supported Computers
      • Supported Storage Devices
      • Fibre Channel Fabric
      • Ethernet TCP/IP Network
      • Directory Services
      • Outgoing Mail Service
    • Planning Your SAN
      • Planning Considerations and Guidelines
    • Connecting Computers and Storage Devices
    • Preparing LUNs (RAID Arrays and Slices)
    • Using the Xsan Admin Application
      • Installing Xsan Admin Separately
      • Connecting Through a Firewall
      • Xsan Admin Preferences
      • Getting Help
    • Using the Command Line
    • SAN and Volume Setup Summary
    • Setting Up an Xsan Volume on a Storage Area Network
    • Renaming a SAN
    • Deleting a SAN
    • Setting Up Additional SANs
  • Managing SAN Storage
    • Adding Storage
      • Restoring the Previous Volume Configuration After Changes
      • About Rearranging Fibre Channel Connections
      • Adding LUNs to a Storage Pool
      • Adding a Storage Pool to a Volume
      • Adding a Volume to a SAN
    • Assigning a Storage Pool Affinity to a Folder
    • Assigning an Affinity to a Folder Within a Folder
    • Removing an Affinity
    • Changing Storage Pool Settings
      • Renaming a Storage Pool
      • Choosing the Types of Files Stored on a Storage Pool
      • Setting Storage Pool Stripe Breadth
      • Setting Storage Pool Access Permissions
      • Setting the Selection Method for Multiple Connections
    • Changing Volume Settings
      • Renaming a Volume
      • Setting the Block Allocation Size
      • Setting the Volume Allocation Strategy
    • Checking Volume Fragmentation
    • Defragmenting a Volume
    • Checking the Integrity of a Volume
    • Repairing a Volume
  • Managing Clients and Users
    • Adding a Client
    • Adding a Client to a StorNext SAN
    • Mounting a Volume on a Client
    • Controlling Client and User Access
      • Controlling Access to Folders on Volumes
      • Unmounting a Volume on a Client
      • Restricting a Client to Read-Only Access
      • Removing a Client From a SAN
      • Removing Xsan Software From a Computer
    • Setting User and Group Quotas
      • About Xsan Quotas
    • Checking User Quota Use
    • Helping Clients Check Their Own Quotas
    • Creating Local Home Directories for Network Accounts
  • Managing Metadata Controllers
    • Adding a Controller
    • Setting Controller Failover Priority
    • Switching to a Standby Controller
    • Finding Out Which Controller Is Hosting a Volume
    • Listing the Volumes Hosted by a Controller
    • Changing a Controller’s IP Address
    • Upgrading Controller Software
    • Monitoring Controller Status
  • Monitoring SAN Status
    • Locking Xsan Admin Views for Secure Monitoring
    • Checking Overall SAN Status
    • Checking Overall Volume Status
    • Checking Free Space on a Volume
    • Checking Free Space on a Storage Pool
    • Checking Quota Use
    • Viewing a Controller’s CPU and Network Utilization
    • Viewing File System CPU and Memory Utilization
    • Setting Up Status Notifications
    • Checking the Status of File System Processes
    • Viewing Xsan Logs
    • Checking Volume Clients
    • Checking for Fibre Channel Connection Failures
    • Checking the State of Xserve RAID Systems
  • Solving SAN Problems
    • You’re Unable to Install the Xsan Software
    • Some Computers Aren’t Listed in Xsan Admin
    • You’re Unable to Connect to a Computer Using Xsan Admin
    • You’re Unable to Mount a Volume on a Client
    • Xserve RAID LUNs Aren’t Accessible Over Fibre Channel
    • You’re Unable to Add a Storage Pool
    • Some LUNs Aren’t Listed in Xsan Admin
    • Some LUNs Are Listed Twice in Xsan Admin
    • Problems Using Command-Line Tools
    • A Client User Sees Error Code –1425
    • A LUN Doesn’t Have as Much Space as Expected
    • Files and Folders Created by Mac OS 9 Computers Show the Wrong Creation Date
    • You’re Unable to Rename an Xsan Volume in the Finder
    • You’re Unable to Restart a Volume After Adding LUNs or Storage Pools
    • Fibre Channel Performance Is Poorer Than Expected
    • You’re Unable to Add LUNs to a Storage Pool
    • A Client is Unable to Use a Volume After a Fibre Channel Interruption
    • SAN Performance Declines Periodically and Predictably
  • Combining Xsan and StorNext Clients and Controllers
    • Compatible Software Versions
    • Licensing
    • Terminology
    • Adding Macintosh Clients to a StorNext SAN
    • Using Xsan Controllers With StorNext Clients
  • Using the Command Line
    • Using the Shell Commands
      • Sending Commands to Remote Computers
      • Viewing the Man Pages
    • Notation Conventions
    • The Commands
      • Viewing or Changing Volume and Storage Pool Settings (cvadmin)
      • Copying Files or Folders (cvcp)
      • Checking or Repairing a Volume (cvfsck)
      • Labeling, Listing, and Unlabeling LUNs (cvlabel)
      • Creating a Folder With an Affinity (cvmkdir)
      • Creating and Pre-Allocating a File (cvmkfile)
      • Initializing a Volume (cvmkfs)
      • Applying Volume Configuration Changes (cvupdatefs)
      • Starting a Volume Controller (fsm)
      • Starting a Port Mapper Process (fsmpm)
      • Defragmenting a File, Directory, or Volume (snfsdefrag)
      • Mounting an Xsan Volume
      • Unmounting an Xsan Volume
      • Viewing Logs
    • The Configuration Files
      • The Volume Configuration File
      • Additional Examples
      • The Volume Auto-Start List
      • The Controller List
  • Glossary
  • Index