Is there a way to make LUNs for apple XRAID visible to XSAN 3?

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Is there a way to make LUNs for apple XRAID visible to XSAN 3?

I have an apple XRAID with two controllers and 14 750GB drives. This and the server is connected to a silkwork 200e. I can mount the raid in Disk Utility, etc. but I can't see the LUNs in XSAN 3.

Interestingly if I break the array in disk utility and then re-create it the LUNs will show up temporarily in XSAN.

I took a look at the array in RAID Admin, but the LUN masking is turned off as far as I can tell.

XSAN-OTHER, OS X Server, XRAID, Mountain Lion 10.8.2

Posted on Nov 13, 2012 1:27 PM

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solecize Author

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Nov 13, 2012 1:41 PM in response to solecize

UPDATE- ok. I have one controller showing up with 1/2 of the drives, but the other is not visible. OS X gave me an error as well. One set shows up as 4.5TB RAID in Disk Utility, but can't be mounted. The other doesn't show up at all (unless the one that is not showing up at all is the LUN that is available in XSAN?).

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Nov 16, 2012 3:24 AM in response to solecize

You can't use a software RAID set with Xsan. Break the array. Partition each of the two LUNs as free space. If necessary, use the "dd" command in TS1268 to wipe out existing filesystem metadata. You should be able to label the LUNs for Xsan then.

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Nov 16, 2012 6:19 PM in response to Blaidd Drwg

Thanks- that did it.

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