Apple Xsan 2 (Second Edition) User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

Step 5: Upgrade SAN computers to Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard

Xsan 2 runs only on computers with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard. Before installing Xsan 2,

you need to upgrade all SAN computers to Mac OS X v10.5 or later.

To upgrade Mac OS X on your SAN computers:

1 Insert the Mac OS X v10.5 software installation disc in a SAN computer, and then

double-click the Install Mac OS X icon.

2 When you reach the Select Destination pane of the installer, click Options and select

Upgrade Mac OS X.

Important: Be sure to select the upgrade installation, not the clean installation. If you

perform a clean installation of the operating system, the computer will lose its copy of

the Xsan configuration files for your existing SAN and its volumes.

3 Restart the computer when prompted by the installer.

4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each computer on your SAN.

Step 6: Update SAN computers to Mac OS X 10.5.3 or later

It is highly recommended that you update all SAN computers to Mac OS X 10.5.3 or

later before you install Xsan 2.1.

To upgrade Mac OS X:

m If the computer is connected to the Internet, you can open the Software Update pane

of System Preferences, click Check Now, and install the Mac OS X (or Mac OS X Server)

v10.5.3 (or later) update.

If the computer is on a private network, you can use a computer that is connected to

the Internet to download the update from www.apple.com/support/downloads,

transfer the installer to the SAN computer, and run it.

Step 7: Install Xsan 2 on SAN computers

When your SAN computers are all running Mac OS X v10.5.3 or later, install Xsan 2.

To install Xsan 2:

m Insert the Xsan 2 installation disc in each SAN computer and double-click Install Xsan.

Step 8: Update SAN computers to Xsan 2.1

After installing Xsan 2 on Mac OS X v10.5.3, immediately update to Xsan 2.1.

To update to Xsan 2.1:

m Use Software Update on each computer to install the Xsan 2.1 update.

If the computer is on a private network, you can use a computer that is connected to

the Internet to download the update from www.apple.com/support/downloads,

transfer the installer to the SAN computer, and run it.

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