Choosing the metadata network on Xsan 4After set up Xsan 4.I found that Xsan use the public network automaically. I try to unplug metadata ethernet Xsan volume on controller and client still work fine. Anyone know How to set it to use metadata ...view more
Upgrade to maverickIt is time for me to upgrade from Lion to Maverick on MDC. Its only a MDC with no open directory or active directory running on it. It says to backup my SAN volume in the instructions, but I can't because it's over 40...view more
Xsan 4 and SMB sharing on Windows: issuesGood Mornin Xsan Admins. I recently setup an Xsan 4 Full yosemite 10.10.1 with OS X Server 4.0.3 The MDC1 and 2 are properly configured as DNS and OD master and Replica Every workstation that regularly mount the Xsan ...view more
Best practice for unmounting Xsan volume?Just a quick opinion question. We have eight workstations connected to a single 100TB Xsan volume in a video editing environment. My question is that there is one laptop that gets moved from a workstation to the studi...view more
Thread Volume mounting, but missing from Server app
Volume mounting, but missing from Server appAfter reconfiguring my MDC (which had something screwed up in OD), I'm having an issue with my Xsan volume listing in Server app. It shows that Xsan is up and running, but the volumes window is blank. I was able to su...view more
Reset password in XSAN 4?I just upgraded both Meta data controllers to 10.10 My metadata controller MD1 is online with Xsan. My second metadata controller Videoserver is not connected with XSAN. I try to turn XSAN on at the s...view more
Xsan volume disappearedHi guys! I have a system with two servers and ten stations connected with fiber. My servers os is 10.8.5 xsan 3.0 and the clients is 10.9.4 Two days a go the volume Xsan disappeared from deskto...view more
Assigning XSAN MDC to a RAID controllerIn reading the XSan administration guide, it specifies that you should assign data LUNS to each controller for balance. So LUN 1 goes to controller (A) LUN 2 goes to controller (B) LUN 3 Goes to controller (A) LUN 4 g...view more
XSan and (Dell) Compellent?I am looking at implementing a VMware server running various Windows and Linux VMs for a Mac network, the supplier is likely to recommend a Dell based solution. I would like to make this solution as Mac friend...view more
XSAN Lun not visibleHello, Hello I have XSAN with 4 MacPro's. Two of them are MDC and two clients. Suddenly the volumes disappeared from one of the clients. I checked on one of the mdc and the volumes were visible but in Xsan adm...view more
XSAN and 4K video editingI currently have an Apple Xsan 3 deployment using Mavericks Mac Mini MDC Atto Thunderlink to FC, Promise 610f RAID with a JBOD and a Qlogic 5602FC 4GB switch. I was originally looking to simply upgrade m...view more
Xsan 4 will not mount volume on clientI recently upgraded my MDC and my client computer to Yosemite. I went through the migration process the best I could and created a Configuration Profile on my MDC for my client computer. I installed the profile succes...view more
Unable to open proxy sessionI've gone through the entire migration process to migrate to Xsan 4 but when I keep trying to install the profile config on my client computer I get the following error: "Profile installation failed - Unable to open p...view more
Xsan missing from preference paneI do not know if this is related but yesterday I installed Yosemite on my computer. Today I noticed that my server drive was not showing on my desktop. This was the first time using the server drive so I'm not sure if...view more
Xsan volume can not active anymoreDid someone meet this problem before? after San volume can not mount , I check file system ,seems result Not so bad .but still can not active to use . pdc:Xsan xsan$ sudo cvfsck Xsan File Systems on host pdc.local: 1)...view more
XSAN and AFP LatencyI previously managed an XSAN hosted on 10.7 (upgraded originally from 10.5) and just destroyed that volume, to create a new xsan on 10.9 with new server hardware. We are running 4 computers on the XSAN. Th...view more
Failed to write configuration filesHaving an issue attaching a MacBook Pro onto an Xsan (Mavericks) using a Promise Sanlink 2 adapter. If I set up a Mac Pro on the same cabling, all is well.view more
XSan finder refreshIn reference to: no refresh files on finder at xsan volume I've done some preliminary testing with 10.10 DP2 and I'm encouraged to see that the finder refresh bug appears to be resolved on an Xsan system I set...view more