Thread xSan doesen't mount a volume after a storage recovery
xSan doesen't mount a volume after a storage recoveryHi, We are having a serious issue with one of our XSAN attached storage . During a storm, a storage attached to xSan stopped his service due to a 3 hd fail. After a data recovery on a broken disks and ...view more
Read and Write but No Delete permissionDears We have a Mavericks server running Xsan. There are 7 users. We would like to give read and write permission to all but don't want to give permission to delete any file except for the Administrator. Is there any...view more
Thread Promise vTrak - Optimal number of LUNs in Xsan
Promise vTrak - Optimal number of LUNs in XsanHopefully a simple question. I have a Promise vTrak E630fD 16 bay dual controller RAID that I'm configuring for use with Xsan in a uncompressed video serving environment. From research, it's my understanding that the ...view more
Thread Cannot open multiple Finder windows connected to server
Cannot open multiple Finder windows connected to serverRunning OS X Mavericks. One of our colleagues (I work at IT support) can't open multiple Finder windows using the same server connection. He connects via 'connect to a server', and can open one window. Then he clic...view more
Thread com.apple.internetSharing.plist changing settings on devices
com.apple.internetSharing.plist changing settings on devicesI think my devices are being loggined into remotely. I have 3 routers at home but i dont open any ports. I noticed my girlfriend has lots of apps on her mackbook, how can i keep my devices hidden? i alread...view more
Thread Can't authenticate in XSAN Admin but volumes mounts
Can't authenticate in XSAN Admin but volumes mountsSo we have a 100TB XSAN 2 Installation with 2 MDCs and 2 Client and wanting to add 2 more clients. The XSAN was moved in an office building. And the settings were messed with. Now here is the scenario. The metadata ne...view more
Xsan Doesn't Mount One of the VolumesHi, We have two volumes on Xsan. When we mount it, one of the volumes doesn't show up. But it did yesterday. We have one MDC and one client. We have a raid storage through fiber. The problem started a...view more
Xsan 2 - How to present LUN as boot deviceHow can I present a LUN to a SPARC or IBM POWER server to be used as block-level devices to install Solaris/AIX/VIO on and boot from? And how do I mask it from other clients and this is the bit I don't get, ho...view more
xsan 3 warning: "check fibre channel cables"I have a warning on 2 of my clients in the computers window of xsan admin 3.1. Under status column it says "check fibre channel cables" . However, both cables are operating properly, displaying active ligh...view more
Why do we connect Metadata RAID array ?Why do we connect Metadata RAID array ? (LUN) Intranet/ Internet? is it for management and setup only? or there is a control traffic as well? What would happen if it is not connected as shown in the Xsan Admin gu...view more
about power supply of xserve raid?hi, i am having a problem with regards to the power supply of xsan, as a redundancy, is it possible to have a new one to replaced the old power supply?how can i get a new one? best regards, laila ebc ...view more
Thread Change name of top folder w/out disconnecting files
Change name of top folder w/out disconnecting filesHi all, the television network I work for recently had a name changed. The folders on my Xsan volume still have the old name, and I want to change this to the new name. However, doing this will result in "of...view more
Thread Can not add a new client after upgrading to Mavericks
Can not add a new client after upgrading to MavericksWe are trying to add a new MacPro to the existing San and the server fails to add the client process fails with Failed to write configuration files on computer… The new MacPro is connected to a Atto Fibr...view more