Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 3)

9 Preface: About This Book
10 What’s New in Xsan 2
10 Version Compatibility
11 Upgrading from an Earlier Version of Xsan
11 Getting Additional Information
12 Notation Conventions
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Chapter 1: Overview of Xsan
14 Xsan Storage Area Networks
15 Shared SAN Volumes
15 Metadata Controllers
15 Clients
15 Network Connections
16 How Xsan Storage Is Organized
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LUNs
17 Storage Pools
17 Affinities and Affinity Tags
18 Volumes
18 Folders with Affinities
19 How Xsan Uses Available Storage
19 Metadata and Journal Data
19 Striping at a Higher Level
19 Security
20 Expanding Storage
20 Xsan Capacities
21 Chapter 2: Planning a Storage Area Network
21 Hardware and Software Requirements
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Supported Computers
22 Supported Storage Devices
22 Fibre Channel Fabric
23 Ethernet TCP/IP Network
24 Directory Services
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