Specifications

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To congure a network library:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click File Sharing.
3 Click Share Points and select the share point you want to become a network library.
To create a share point for your network library, see “Creating a Share Point” on
page 36.
4 Click Share Point below the list.
5 Select the Enable Automount checkbox.
6 From the Directory pop-up menu, choose the directory domain that contains your
users and computers.
7 From the Protocol pop-up menu, choose the sharing protocol (AFP or NFS).
If you choose AFP, guest access must be enabled for automounted AFP share points
to work, except when all users have access to their home folders using Kerberos SSO
authentication. For more information, see “Conguring AFP Service Access Settings”
on page 71.
8 Choose “Shared Library folder” for the share point to appear in /Network/Library/.
9 Click OK.
10 Authenticate when prompted.
11 Click Save.
Using Mac OS X Server for Network Attached Storage
You can congure Mac OS X Server for Network Attached Storage (NAS), to provide
basic NAS-style le resharing using AFP, SMB, FTP, and NFS as well as advanced
features such as directory integration. NAS also works with more advanced storage
architectures such as RAID data protection and Xsan for storage clustering.
To provide NAS-style le sharing for network users, you must congure your Mac OS X
server for NAS. The most common conguration uses an Xserve unit (as a le server)
with a RAID device (data storage). You can also use Xsan for a more advanced NAS
conguration.
The steps that follow explain how to set up an Xserve NAS system.
Step 1: Connect the Xserve system to the network
The Xserve system has gigabit Ethernet hardware for extremely fast communications
with other network devices. Data transmission rates are determined by the speed of
other components, such as the network hub or switch and cables used.
If you are also using a RAID unit as part of the NAS system, connect it to the Xserve
unit by installing the Apple Fibre Channel PCI card in the Xserve unit and installing the
Fibre Channel cables between the two hardware components.