Upgrade to Xsan 5
Learn how to upgrade your Xsan to macOS Sierra from OS X Yosemite or OS X El Capitan. This article has been archived and is […]
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Upgrade and migrate data on your macOS Server
Learn how to use macOS Server to upgrade or migrate data. You can download Server app from the Mac App Store and install it on […]
Useful Xsan administrative commands for Mac OS X MDC’s
cvadmin – Administer an Xsan File System (show volumes, stop volumes, start volumes, view storage pools, manage quotas cvaffinity – List or set affinities for […]
macOS Sierra, Server 5.2, and XSan 5 Release information
The release of macOS Sierra comes with Xsan 5 – which is compatible with the Quantum StorNext 5.3 filesystem. But before rushing into the upgrade, […]
Promise VTrak: Configuring for optimal performance
Promise VTrak: Configuring for optimal performance Configure Promise VTrak RAIDs for best performance using the guidelines in this article. For the Promise VTrak x30 model, […]
StorNext File System: What Does the ‘[Node X] Disk Stripe Group 0 is DOWN’ Message Mean?
StorNext File System:Â Â What Does the ‘[Node X] Disk Stripe Group 0 is DOWN’ Message Mean? Symptom: The following message displays on a metadata controller (MDC): […]
Archive and restore Open Directory data
You archive and restore Open Directory data using the Server app or the command line. To archive or restore a copy of your Open Directory […]
Yosemite Xsan clients may not mount volumes if they exceed max connections
Xsan volumes created with Server 4.0 default to a maxConnections value of 10. Before you begin This article applies to volumes created with Server version […]
Xsan: Troubleshooting “Disk Stripe Group DOWN for this client” errors
An Xsan metadata controller’s system log may show repeating messages similar to the following: Aug 25 08:37:12 mdc1 fsm[123]: Xsan FSS ‘MyVolume[0]’: [Node 42] Disk […]