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Q: is XSAN required for iTunes U server clustering?

Hi, hopefully I can find someone here with similar experience to answer this.

We are planning for iTunes U using 2 Xserve(s) in active/active mode, we are wondering if XSAN software is absolutely required to allow both servers access files save on a shared network space in our SAN array? Is RSYNC good enough to handle this type of task?

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Xserve, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Nov 24, 2010 4:44 PM

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Q: is XSAN required for iTunes U server clustering?

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  • by Mathieu Mauser,

    Mathieu Mauser Mathieu Mauser Nov 27, 2010 9:38 PM in response to ClientServices
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    Nov 27, 2010 9:38 PM in response to ClientServices
    If you want true failover with Apple Xserves then XSAN will let you do this.

    Without a proper cluster-filesystem (e.g. Xsan) you run the risk of corrupting data if both servers/clients are accessing same files at the same time.

    Rsync is nice, I use it all the time, but not for real-time synchronization between hosts. Rsync is a great backup tool to keep two volumes in sync.