Index
126
Inde
x
Index
127
monitoring connection failures 99
supported switches 22
file systems. See volumes
files
limit per volume 20
maximum size 20
name length limit 20
fill
volume allocation strategy 60
firewall, and Xsan Admin 39
fragmentation 64
free space
checking quota use 81
checking storage pool 96
checking volume 95
G
grace period (quota) 80
graphs
controller overall CPU use 96
controller overall IP network use 96
group ID. See GID
groups
configuring 41
setting up 38
H
hard quota
checking 81
defined 80
setting 79
home folders
creating local 25, 83
I
installing Xsan software 43
IP addresses
changing for controller 90
J
journal
choosing location 31
described 19
L
logical unit number. See LUNs
logs
controlling number of messages 39
viewing 98
LUNs (logical unit numbers)
actual size vs. used size 55, 101
adding to existing storage pool 55
description 16
limit per storage pool 20
limit per volume 20
maximum size 20
name length limit 20
overview 15
preparing 37, 52
setup scripts 52
size adjusted downward 101, 104
trouble adding to storage pool 103
M
mail service
for notifications 25
man pages
for shell commands 109
memory
requirements 22
metadata
choosing location 31
described 19
estimating space requirement 31
mount options 70
mounting a volume 70
from the command line 121
moving clients to another SAN 69
N
naming limits 20
networks in SAN
overview 14, 15
notation
conventions for commands 109
notifications
mail service required 25
setting up 48, 97
O
Open Directory 38, 42
P
pager notifications 97
permissions
user access to folders 74
Q
quotas
checking from client 83
checking from command line 82
checking usage in Xsan Admin 81
described 80
example 81
grace period 80
setting 48, 79
R
RAID schemes for LUNs 28
read-only volumes 76
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refresh interval, Xsan Admin 39
repairing a volume 66
round robin
volume allocation strategy 60
S
SAN (storage area network)
adding 50
adding clients 67
adding storage 51
managing multiple 50
moving clients 69
name length limit 20
removing 49
renaming 49
security considerations 19, 28
serial number
adding 68
sending expiration notifications 97
Server Assistant 38
shared secret file 106
shell commands
cvadmin 111
cvaffinity 114
cvcp 115
cvfsck 116
cvlabel 116
cvmkdir 117
cvmkfile 118
cvmkfs 119
cvupdatefs 119
installed location 108
man pages 109
snfsdefrag 119
troubleshooting 101
xsanctl 121
snfsdefrag command 119
defragmenting files 64
soft quota
checking 81
defined 80
setting 79
spotlight
enabling and disabling 60
Spotlight
enabling on volume 47
storage area network. See SAN
storage pools
adding to existing volume 54
advanced settings 63
checking free space 96
described 17
limit per volume 20
name length limit 20
reserved names 102
storage, expanding 51
StorNext File System 105
stripe breadth 63
stripe groups. See storage pools
striping, across LUNs 17, 19
system requirements 21
T
time server 41
troubleshooting
can’t access RAID system 101
can’t connect to SAN 100
can’t execute shell command 101
can’t install software 100
can’t mount volume 101
can’t unmount volume 101
client unable to reconnect 103
computers not listed 100
file copy doesn't finish 104
LUN size adjusted downward 101, 104
poor Fibre Channel performance 103
reserved storage pool names 102
unable to add LUN 103
unable to rename volume 101
volume restarts 104
U
unmounting a volume 75
from the command line 122
user ID. See UID
users
configuring 41
finding 39
home folders 38
setting up 38
V
volume configuration file 122
volumes
adding to existing SAN 53
checking free space 95
checking integrity 65
configuration file 122
defragmenting 64
described 18
destroying 66
fragmentation 64
identifying controller 89
listed by controller 89
mounting from command line 121
name length limit 20
repairing 66
show clients using 99
trouble mounting 101
unmounting 75, 122
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X
Xsan Admin
installing 49
remote SAN management 50
Xsan Admin application
and firewalls 39
overview 39
preferences 39
refresh interval 39
Xsan software
compatibility with StorNext software 105
installing 43
removing (uninstalling) 77
version compatibility 10
Xsan User Quotas application 83
xsanctl command 121