Xsan setup guide 2.2

Forward, reverse, views if you use them, etc. You have to have a dedicated metadata Ethernet network, so you should have a zone entry for both your primary and metadata network interfaces. You should also have fibre channel and storage configured and ready to use. To do so, first open the Server app and click on Show for Advanced.

The last item will be Xsan, so click on the Xsan entry. You are then prompted for the Xsan Computer Type. The one at the top of the list should be your primary network, that you use to access the Internet and other items. The second item in the list should be your metadata network. I would basically always use the final option. When prompted that Xsan is ready, click Finish. Provided this is the first time the app has been launched, click Continue at the Introduction screen. Click Continue.

At the SAN Settings screen, provide a name for the SAN this is different than the name of volumes provided by the SAN along with the name and email address of an administrator optional and click Continue. At the Authenticate SAN Computers screen, provide a username and password that is on all the systems or use Authenticate to SAN computers one by one to enter the information manually for each and click Continue.

Provided everything is correct, click Continue. Also, select the type of data that the volume will contain. There are a lot of factors that go into planning how the volume will perform, such as stripe breadth, block size, iNode expansion, etc.

For most environments one of the canned items will work. However, for some environments you might want to get more specific by clicking on the Advanced Settings button.

At the Advanced overlay, choose the options appropriate to your environment. Some to be made aware of: Block Allocation Size: The size of each block being written.

Allocation Strategy: Round Robin is the fastest but evenly distributes data across potentially uneven pools of storage. Balance automatically chooses the allocation to even pool utilization. Fill fills each pool before moving to the next pool.

Spotlight: If you see a lot of mdutil errors in the logs or find certain apps weird, you can disable this but as of Mountain Lion, the service works much better than it did in previous versions, so I usually leave it enabled now.

Cases Insensitivity: Disable this feature to switch to a case-sensitive file system. Cache Settings: Can be helpful for database and 4k video workflow environments. Click OK to get rid of the screen. After saving the file, reboot the client to see if the volumes successfully mount after boot. SAN volumes should appear as desktop icons, usually a minute or so after startup.

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