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Apple Pro Training Series: Xsan Quick-Reference Guide (2nd Edition)

ISBN: 0321432320
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 120

Authors: Adam Green, Matthew Geller

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• Apple Pro Training Series: Xsan Quick-Reference Guide, Second Edition
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Authors
• Lesson1.Xsan Overview
• The Network
• SAN Volumes
• Metadata Controllers
• Clients
• Lesson2.Hardware and Software Requirements
• Supported Computers
• Memory
• Supported Operating Systems
• Version Compatibility
• Storage Devices
• Fibre Channel Fabric
• Fibre Channel PCI Express and PCI-X HBA Cards
• Fibre Channel Switches
• Metadata Network
• Lesson3.Xsan Topologies
• Topology Example 1
• Topology Example 2
• Topology Example 3
• Lesson4.Setting Up Your Storage
• Calculating the Bandwidth Need
• Calculating the Bandwidth Availability
• Metadata Storage Requirements
• Raid Levels for Video Work with Xsan
• Striping Definitions
• LUNs, Storage Pools, and Volumes
• Striping or Slicing
• Xserve RAID Striping Examples
• Xserve RAID Slicing Examples
• Raid Admin Utility
• RAID Admin Client Connection
• RAID Admin Application
• Lesson5.Setting Up Your Metadata Controller
• Server Applications
• Entering Xserve Firmware Boot Commands
• Setting Up Your Server with Server Assistant
• Configuring Xsan for Local Authentication
• Configuring Xsan for Open Directory
• Permissions with Centralized Directories
• Home Directories
• Sharing Your SAN over Ethernet
• Lesson6.Setting Up Your Clients
• G5 PCI Slot Configuration
• Permissions with Local Authentication
• User ID Setup
• Viewing and Changing the UID and Group ID
• Changing Home Folder Ownership
• Setting Up Groups (Centralized Directory)
• Setting Up Users (Centralized Directory)
• Setting Up Primary Groups (Centralized Directory)
• Binding a Client to the Directory
• Creating a Directory Entry
• Checking for Successful Client Binding
• Lesson7.Fibre Channel Networking
• Fibre Channel Protocols
• Fabric Topologies
• Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
• Fibre Channel Cabling
• SFP Transceivers for Optical Cables
• Switch Configuration Basics
• Brocade
• Emulex
• QLogic
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series
• Lesson8.Xsan Admin Configuration
• Logging Into Your Metadata Controller
• Adding Xsan Clients
• Setting Up the Controller
• Setting Up the Clients
• Labeling Your LUNs
• Creating Volumes
• Allocation Strategies
• Creating Storage Pools
• Storage Pool Settings
• Adding LUNs to Storage Pools
• Correlating LUNs to RAID Controllers
• Affinities and Permissions
• Setting and Viewing User Quotas
• Xsan Notifications
• System and Volume Logs
• Xsan Admin Graphs and Statistics
• Using the Xsan Tuner Application
• Using Xsan Controllers with StorNext Clients
• Adding Macintosh Clients to a StorNext SAN
• Lesson9.Using the Command Line
• Xsan Directory
• Using the Shell Commands
• LibraryFilesystemsXsanbin
• Lesson10.Troubleshooting
• Lesson11.Glossary
• Index
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