Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 15)

Setting Up a SAN 15
 Using DHCP with manual address, and enter the computer’s IP address if your DHCP
server provides other TCP/IP connection settings
Network Names: Verify the network name provided by your DNS service and, if you
want, enter a computer name for use with Bonjour naming on your local network.
Install Xsan: Insert the Xsan Install Disc, select “Install Xsan now,” and then click
Continue.
The standby metadata controller can now join the SAN and is detected by the primary
metadata controller during SAN setup.
Step 5: Set Up the RAID Systems
Now configure your RAID systems. Xsan sees the RAID arrays provided by the RAID
systems as Fibre Channel logical unit numbers (LUNs) that can be combined to create
SAN volumes.
To set up the RAID systems:
1 Follow the instructions that come with your RAID systems to turn them on and
configure their network, management, and security settings.
2 If your RAID systems come with RAID sets already configured, they’re detected
during SAN setup, and you can skip to “Step 6: Create a Metadata Array” on page 16;
otherwise, use the management software that comes with the RAID system to create
arrays that are the same size, leaving three drives on one system unassigned so you can
create a small, separate metadata LUN as described in the next step.
Setup scripts for Promise RAID systems are available at www.apple.com/support/.