Contents
in Mac, Linux, Windows Client, and StorNext Environments
IBM System Storage Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide
Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide
Selling and Deploying DS3000/DS4000/DS5000
Contents
StorNext Controlled SAN File System
INTRODUCTION
StorNext File Sharing Environments
Mac, Windows and Linux Client Connectivity
Supported Hardware Environments
CURRENT SOLUTIONS
Meta Data
Windows Clients
SOLUTION COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
SAN Architecture criteria
Apple Clients
DS3500
Linux StorNext Clients and MDCs
IBM DS Storage
DS3400
DS3200, DS3300, DS3400
DS5100, DS5300
DS5020
DS3500
Sustained
Apple Hardware Connect Only
Solutions
Apple Servers and/or clients with no shared filed access
Apple Xsan Clients with Linux MDC Meta Data Controller
Apple Xsan Clients Linux StorNext Clients, Windows Clients and Linux
Windows clients with no shared filed access
APPLE, WINDOWS, and STORNEXT SUPPORT MATRIX
Linux StorNext Clients with Linux MDC
Client
Zone
SOLUTION RESTRICTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
HBAs
Connections
RECOMMENDED RAID CONFIGURATIONS
SOLUTION INSTALLATION
Copyright 2010, IBM Corporation. All rights reserved
Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide
10. RAID 1 or 10 for Journal and Meta Data
StorNext Controlled SAN File System
QUANTUM / APPLE JOINT PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM
Overview
Xsan Controlled SAN File System
MIGRATING FROM XSAN MDC TO STORNEXT MDC
ATTO Technology, Inc Value Proposition
ATTO Technology Inc
ATTO Celerity 8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
Large Heterogeneous StorNext configuration
APPENDIX A EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS
Mixed Clients - SAN Zoning
All Storage Configurations for StorNext environments
DS5020 for Journal and Meta Data with FC drives
DS5300’s with FC and/or SATA for Data
Mid to large -sized “MAC Homogenous”StorNext configuration
Mid-sized “MAC Homogenous”StorNext configuration
Small “MAC Homogenous”StorNext configuration
Mid to large -sized Heterogeneous StorNext configuration
Copyright 2010, IBM Corporation. All rights reserved
Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide
Director.pdf
Notices
Additional Reference Links
Trademarks