Adding Macintosh Clients to a StorNext SAN


If you already have a StorNext file system SAN, you can add a Macintosh client using Xsan.

  1. Connect the Macintosh computer to the SAN's Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks.

  2. Install the Xsan software on the Macintosh computer.

  3. License the Xsan software on the Macintosh client.

    Open Xsan Admin on the client (in Applications/Server) and connect to the local computer. Then select the SAN in the SAN Components list, click Setup, and click Computers. Double-click the client in the list and enter the serial number. (The serial number is on a sticker on the Xsan installer disc sleeve.)

  4. Go to an existing StorNext client on the SAN and print a copy of its fsnameservers file.

    On SGI IRIX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and Linux StorNext clients, you can find the file in /usr/cvfs/config.

    On Windows clients, you can find the file in \%cvfsroot%\config\, where %cvfsroot% is the directory in which you installed the StorNext software.

  5. Back on the Macintosh client, use a text editor such as vi to create a copy of the fsnameservers file and save it in /Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/.

  6. Force the Xsan software on the Macintosh to read the new fsnameservers file.

    Either restart the Macintosh computer or open the Terminal and type this command:

    $ sudo kill -HUP 'cat /var/run/fsmpm.pid' 

  7. Mount the file system.

    If the file system doesn't mount automatically, type this command in Terminal:

    $ sudo mount -t acfs fsname mountpoint 

    where fsname is the name of the file system, and mountpoint is the location where the file system appears on the Macintosh client (/Volumes/SanVol, for example).



Apple Pro Training Series. Xsan Quick-Reference Guide
Apple Pro Training Series: Xsan Quick-Reference Guide (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0321432320
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 120

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