| | Copyright |
| | About the Authors |
| | Lesson 1. Xsan Overview |
| | | The Network |
| | | SAN Volumes |
| | | Metadata Controllers |
| | | Clients |
| | Lesson 2. 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 |
| | Lesson 3. Xsan Topologies |
| | | Topology Example 1 |
| | | Topology Example 2 |
| | | Topology Example 3 |
| | Lesson 4. 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 |
| | Lesson 5. 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 |
| | Lesson 6. 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 |
| | Lesson 7. 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 |
| | Lesson 8. 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 |
| | Lesson 9. Using the Command Line |
| | | Xsan Directory |
| | | Using the Shell Commands |
| | | /LibraryFilesystems/Xsan/bin |
| | Lesson 10. Troubleshooting |
| | Lesson 11. Glossary |
| | Index |