Apple Xsan 1.4 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Managing SAN Storage
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 Use for: Choose the types of data that can be stored on the storage pool.
 Stripe Breadth: Specify how much data is written to or read from each LUN in the
storage pool before moving to the next LUN. This value can affect performance.
If you’re not sure what value to use, use the default (256 blocks) or see “Choosing
Stripe Breadth for a Storage Pool” on page 93.
 Multipath Method: Choose Rotate to have Xsan alternate between the connections
for maximum throughput. Choose Static to have Xsan assign each LUN in the storage
pool alternately to one of the connections when the volume is mounted.
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Click OK.
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Click Available LUNs, drag LUNs to the storage pool, and click Save.
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Start the volume.
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Select the volume in the SAN Components list, click Clients, and remount the volume
on each client that had it mounted.
From the Command Line
You can also add a storage pool by modifying the associated volume configuration file
in Terminal. For more information, see the
cvfs_config