Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 4)

4 Contents
25 Outgoing Mail Service
25 Planning Your SAN
26
Preliminary Planning Questions
26 Planning Considerations and Guidelines
32 Planning the Ethernet TCP/IP Network
32
Using a Private Metadata Network
32 Using Switches Instead of Hubs
33 Planning the Fibre Channel Network
33
Verifying Base Fibre Channel Performance
33 If Your Fibre Channel Fabric Is Running Slower Than Expected
34 Configuring RAID Systems
34
Installing the Latest Firmware
34 Connecting RAID Systems to an Ethernet Network
34 Choosing RAID Levels for LUNs
35 Adjusting RAID System Performance Settings
37 Chapter 3: Setting Up a Storage Area Network
37 Connecting Computers and Storage Devices
37 Preparing LUNs
38 Using Server Assistant to Configure Controllers
38
Managing Users and Groups with Xsan Admin
38 Using an Existing Open Directory Server
38 Using Another Directory Server
39 Using Xsan Admin
39
Installing Only the Xsan Admin Application
39 Connecting Through a Firewall
39 Xsan Admin Preferences
39 Getting Help
39 SAN and Volume Setup Summary
40 Setting Up an Xsan Volume on a SAN
40
Step 1: Set Up the Fibre Channel Network
40 Step 2: Set Up the Ethernet Networks
41 Step 3: Configure SAN Computers to Use a Time Server
41 Step 4: Set Up SAN Users and Groups
42 Step 5: Set Up RAID Systems
43 Step 6: Create a Metadata Array
43 Step 7: Install Xsan Software on Clients and Controllers
44 Step 8: Configure the SAN
46 Step 9: Create a Volume
48 Step 10: (Optional) Set Up SAN Status Notifications
48 Step 11: (Optional) Assign Folders to Affinity Tags
48 Step 12: (Optional) Set User and Group Quotas
49 Setting Up an Xsan Administrator Computer