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Chapter 3 Setting Up a Storage Area Network 39

Using Xsan Admin

You use the Xsan Admin application (installed in /Applications/Server/) to set up

and manage your SAN. You can use Xsan Admin to manage an Xsan 2 SAN from any

computer that has access to the same public intranet as the SAN.

Installing Only the Xsan Admin Application

You can install Xsan Admin on any Intel-based computer you want to use to manage

the SAN. See “Setting Up an Xsan Administrator Computer” on page 49.

Connecting Through a Firewall

If there’s a rewall between the SAN and the computer you’re running Xsan Admin on,

be sure port 311 in the rewall is open so Xsan Admin can communicate with the SAN

computers.

Xsan Admin Preferences

Open Xsan Admin and choose Xsan Admin > Preferences to adjust these settings:

SAN status refresh interval Â

The amount of log information displayed Â

The maximum number of users to list when searching Â

Getting Help

Xsan Admin includes onscreen help. Use the Help menu or click the help button in any

Xsan Admin dialog or pane.

SAN and Volume Setup Summary

To set up a shared volume on a SAN, you’ll perform the following tasks.

Step 1: Set up the Fibre Channel network (page Â 40)

Step 2: Set up the Ethernet networks (page Â 40)

Step 3: Congure SAN computers to use a time server (page Â 41)

Step 4: Set up SAN users and groups (page Â 41)

Step 5: Set up RAID systems (page Â 42)

Step 6: Create a metadata array (page Â 43)

Step 7: Install Xsan software on clients and controllers (page Â 43)

Step 8: Congure the SAN (page Â 44)

Step 9: Create a volume (page Â 46)

Step 10: (Optional) Set up SAN status notications (page Â 48)

Step 11: (Optional) Assign folders to anity tags (page Â 48)

Step 12: (Optional) Set user and group quotas (page Â 48)

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Apple Xsan User Manual Page 39