Apple updates network storage suite

Posted on 16 Nov 2005 at 11:29

Apple has released three updates for its Xsan network storage software.

Xsan Filesystem 1.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 provides fixes for: improving AFP performance when resharing Xsan volumes; more accurate file permissions when sharing Xsan volumes via AFP; accessing Xsan volumes larger than 16TB in size; greater server stability when resharing Xsan volumes via NFS; handling quotas with no associated user or group name; maintaining access to Xsan volumes when metadata controller failovers occur; providing metadata controller services to 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems running Xsan 1.2; and operating Xsan in environments with a mix of 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems.

Xsan Filesystem 1.2 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 provides greater server stability when resharing Xsan volumes via NFS an fixes for: handling quotas with no associated user or group name; maintaining access to Xsan volumes when metadata controller failovers occur; and operating Xsan in environments with a mix of 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems. It also fixes a problem with invalid serial numbers in version 1.1.

The Xsan Admin 1.2 Update for both 10.3.9 and 10.4.3 provides overall improved reliability for remotely administering, configuring and maintaining Xsan deployments and includes fixes for: working with multiple Xsan metadata controllers in a heterogeneous environment; labeling Fibre Channel LUNs and creating new Xsan volumes; displaying progress messages while performing lengthy operations; preventing manually modified configuration settings from being overwritten during a save; and accurately reporting Fibre Channel multipathing errors.

Apple has also provided the Xsan 1.2 Uninstaller which will remove all files related to the software.

Author: Simon Aughton

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