User`s guide

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3 Contents
Preface 5 About This Guide
5 Using this Guide
5 For More Information
Chapter 1 7 Introduction to Xsan
7 What Is Xsan?
8 Xsan and Storage Area Networks
9 Shared SAN Volumes
9 Controllers and Clients
9 SAN Connections
10 How Xsan Storage Is Organized
10 LUNs (RAID Arrays)
11 Storage Pools
11 Volumes
12 Folders With Affinities
13 How Xsan Utilizes Available Storage
13 Metadata and Journal Data
13 Striping at a Higher Level
13 Security
14 Expanding Storage
Chapter 2 15 Before You Begin
15 Hardware and Software Requirements
15 Supported Computers
16 Supported Storage Devices
16 Fibre Channel Fabric
17 Ethernet TCP/IP Network
17 Directory Services
17 Outgoing Mail Service
18 Planning Your SAN Volumes
19 Planning Considerations and Guidelines
24 Connecting Computers and Storage Devices
24 Preparing LUNs (RAID Arrays and Slices)
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