Xsan 2 Setup Guide - Equipment You’ll Need

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Equipment You’ll Need

To set up a new SAN using the instructions in this guide, you need:

RAID storage devices for SAN storage

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Two computers running Mac OS X Server v10.6 to act as SAN metadata controllers

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One or more SAN client computers running Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.6

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An Intel processor and at least 2 GB of RAM in each SAN computer

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An additional 2 GB of RAM per SAN volume in each metadata controller

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An Apple Fibre Channel card installed in each SAN computer

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A Fibre Channel switch and cables for all storage devices and computers

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An Ethernet switch and cables for the private SAN metadata network

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A second Ethernet switch and cables for public intranet and Internet access

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An equipment rack for your RAID storage systems and Xserve computers

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A list of qualified RAID systems and Fibre Channel switches is available on the Xsan
website at www.apple.com/xsan/.

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Setting Up a SAN

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