Apple has posted updates to the software for its Xsan Storage Area Network (SAN) software. The new software is available for Tiger and Panther, and includes separate packages for the file system, admin and uninstaller. They’re available for download from the
Apple Downloads Web site.
The 1.2 file system update for Tiger delivers improved reliability, according to Apple. Specific changes in this release include:
improving AFP performance when resharing Xsan volumes
more accurate file permissions when sharing Xsan volumes via AFP
accessing Xsan volumes larger than 16 terabyte 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
operating Xsan in environments with a mix of 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems The admin software update also provides improved reliability, including 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
accurately reporting Fibre Channel multipathing errors