• Read speeds fast, write speeds slow - XSAN 4 - All new FC components upgraded

    Hello,   We recently upgraded all of our fiber channel components (FC cables and FC transceivers) to 8Gbps in our SAN system, since we were having speed issues with our various components. Since the upgrade...view more
    PineappleJedi
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  • Xsan 4 Spotlight MDChannel errors

    After upgrading to Yosemite (v.10.10.4) and Xsan 4 (previously running Lion w/ Xsan v.2.3), we are seeing consistent errors related to searching that SAN volume. Specifically, when using either the Spotlight menu, a F...view more
    Edward Kelley
    created by Edward Kelley
  • XSAN Setup in Server v4

    I am trying to upgrade my XSAN Metadata Controllers to Yosemite and Server v4. The problem I am running into, is that when I go into the XSAN and try to turn it on, of course the window pops up giving the options to c...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • Xsan Cling adding issue

    hi i have small xsan setup 8 clint OS version 10.8.2 all machine with 2MDC and separate dedicated DNS its working fine almost one year but last week one of my clint machine os crash so i remove the clint from computer...view more
    Digg
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  • Managing XSAN Quotas in XSAN 4

    Is there a way to manage XSAN quotas through the server GUI? We use to manage the quotas through XSAN admin but I can't find where to manage this through the server GUI. I can use cvadmin and see that the quotas we ha...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • Xsan 4: Re-Image MDCs

    I have been trying to follow the guides to upgrade MDCs but every time I do the controller that used to be the primary can't join the XSAN as a controller or as a replica for OD. The servers are completely out of wack...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • Duplicate LUN Labels in Xsan Admin

    We currently have two MDCs running Xsan 3.1 on OS 10.9.5.  I recently noticed that in the Xsan Admin application, there are many duplicate LUN labels. (http://imgur.com/yvBnjWG)  After doing a bit of researc...view more
    Thomas Berglund
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  • Repeating Error Xsan v3

    I'm seeing the following error on both MDC's periodically during the day.    6/18/15 10:35:43.626 AM Xsan Admin[5890]: ERROR: No authenticated licensable computers! returning nil   This message will ...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • Xsan 4: Different Logical Drive Sizes

    I an reinitializing a SAN during the process of upgrading from Xsan 3 to 4. I have 4 total logical drives, 2 of which are 10TB and 2 are 5TB. When I choose all 4 to make a storage pool for a new volume, it reports as ...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • Xsan: Can see all LUNS on cvadmin but not using cvlabel

    So i'm seeing a weird thing. I can see all LUNS on cvadmin, but i cannot see them using cvlabel, and hence it cannot mount it through pref pane -> Xsan. Anyone seen this behavior? The volume is a stornext FS.  ...view more
    Thomas Berglund
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  • Xsan 4: Confirm network being used for metadata

    Regarding this article: How to select an Xsan metadata network in OS X Server (Yosemite)   What is the best way to confirm the IP/network that is currently in use for metadata OS X 10.10?view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • XSAN 4: Read speeds are extremely slow. Write speeds ok

    Hello,   We upgraded all of our machines to Yosemite at the end of March, and by doing so we started using XSAN 4 within the Server App. We were successful in configuring and mounting the volume to all controlle...view more
    shryocdj
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  • XSAN 2.1.1 Crash

    Dear Concerns, We are using XSAN 2.1.1 in our facility with 12 fibre clients (Mac OS X 10.5.8 with FCP7 editing). Recently we rebuilt XSAN 2.1.1 using the same 2 years old HDDs in single VTRAK (E-Class). Using the fol...view more
    zubairlhr
    created by zubairlhr
  • Where is the TS2100 article for Resolving LUN visibility issues

    I am having difficult with my SAN.  When I try to mount a client, I receive .  The mdc's although do mount.  I have visited apple's page, Xsan: Troubleshooting "Disk Stripe Group DOWN for this client" e...view more
    JeffShipman
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  • How to remove Vsearch

    Hi all, My Sophos anti-virus detected "Vsearch a"...  but can't remove it with anti-sophos... I really want to remove this virus, but I am complete idiot with computers. Can someone please help me out!??view more
    thomas_r.
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  • Not able add client to Xsan 4

    Hi,   I am having a issue adding another Mac Pro to our already setup Xsan. This is what is setup at the moment... 2 Controllers Mac Pro (Mid 2012) - OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 - Server 4.0.3 5 Clients Mac Pro (M...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • NAS / SAN / best solution for network storage for sharing between Macs?

    I know the Xsan-forum might not be the best place to ask, but I didn't find a general networking category. I want 2 Macs to be able to access the same documents, even when one of them is shut down, so the File Shar...view more
    proofisinthepunn
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  • After upgrade to 10.10 from 10.9 cvfsck shows error: stripe breadth 32 to 64

    What need to do with this situations?   After ON Xsan service in Server apper question about configuration:After clicking on the "Restore previous config" nothing happens. What to do?view more
    stripe2008@me.com
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  • Xsan - Cant add clients, tried everything.

    So.     Im sitting here with a Mac Pro as MDC, and a 20TB SAN. Ive added multiple clients on here before, and never had any issues. Now I need to add more clients, but it simply won't work! I get the "cli...view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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  • spotlight on xsan not working for clients

    I have a xsan.  There are four clients running 10.8.5 and two mdc mac mini's running 10.8.5.  The clients are unable to get search results of items on the san volumes.  Any help would be appreciated.view more
    Claudio Sanchez1
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