Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 65)

Chapter 4 Set up a SAN 65
6 In the Authenticate SAN Computers pane, choose how you’ll provide authentication
information for the SAN computers:
Use same authentication information for all SAN computers: Select this option to
have Xsan Admin authenticate to all computers using the administrator name and
password you enter in this pane.
Authenticate to SAN computers one by one: Select this option to authenticate to
each computer individually.
7 If the Serial Numbers pane appears, enter your Xsan serial numbers for client computer
with Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.6.
You can click Add Serial Number and enter a number, or drag a text file containing
serial numbers to the list.
8 In the Choose Metadata Controllers pane, select your primary and standby controllers
and deselect client computers that appear in the list.
9 If the Private Metadata Network pane appears, you can choose to have Xsan Admin
manage the private metadata network addresses for all SAN computers.
10 If the SAN Network pane appears, choose your private metadata network from the
Metadata Network pop-up menu.
The SAN Network pane doesn’t appear if, in the previous step, you chose to have Xsan
Admin manage the private metadata network addresses.
11 Review the Summary pane, and if all settings are correct, click Continue.
To change a setting, click Go Back until you reach the pane where you can correct the
setting. Then click Continue until you return to the Summary pane.
Step 9: Create a volume
When the Xsan setup assistant finishes basic SAN configuration, it asks if you want to
create a volume.