Share terabytes of data over an ultrafast Fibre Channel network with Xsan, the high-performance 64-bit SAN file system for Mac OS X. Xsan is a powerful and scalable solution for enterprise storage consolidation and demanding post-production workflows.
High-availability design
Access your mission-critical data even in the event of a system or Fibre Channel network failure. Xsan includes high-availability features such as metadata controller failover, bandwidth reservation, and Fibre Channel multipathing. It can also send automatic event notifications via email or pager.
Easy deployment
With Xsan, it's easy to configure a storage network to meet the needs of your organization. It features sophisticated volume management tools for storage optimization and lets you define file access permissions, assign quotas, and easily integrate with existing enterprise LDAP directory services.
Seamless integration
Built to work with existing infrastructures, Xsan is compatible with native Mac OS X applications and many leading Fibre Channel switches. Xsan is interoperable with the StorNext File System from ADIC, allowing you to share storage volumes with Windows, Linux and UNIX systems using ADIC's software.
Features:
SAN file sharing
64-bit cluster file system
Fibre Channel connectivity
Concurrent read/write accessFile-level locking
High availability
Metadata controller failover
File system journaling
Bandwidth reservation
Fibre Channel multipathing
Volume management
Storage pools
Striping across multiple LUNs
Online volume expansion
Volume mapping
Data management
Affinities for automated data placement
LDAP integration
User and group quotas
Remote administration
Xsan Admin for remote setup, administration, and real-time monitoring
Event notifications via email or pager
System requirements
Xserve or Macintosh computer with an Intel or PowerPC G5 processor
512MB of RAM
Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v10.4 or later
Storage network requirements
Switched Ethernet LAN: Xserve RAID: Apple Fibre Channel PCI, PCI-X or PCI Express Card: qualified Fibre Channel switch.