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INTRODUCTION | 4 |
Mac, Windows and Linux Client Connectivity | 5 |
StorNext File Sharing Environments | 5 |
CURRENT SOLUTIONS | 6 |
Supported Hardware Environments | 6 |
Supported File Sharing Environments | 7 |
Note: A customer seeking connection that has already deployed Apple Xsan MDC will need to | |
transition to a Quantum StorNext MDC running either on Linux or Windows Server. However | |
the Apple Xsan clients can remain | 8 |
SOLUTION COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS | 8 |
SAN Architecture criteria | 8 |
Apple Clients | 8 |
Windows Clients | 8 |
Windows Server MDCs (Future Support) | 8 |
Linux StorNext Clients and MDCs | 9 |
IBM DS Storage | 9 |
Solutions | 12 |
Apple Hardware Connect Only | 12 |
Apple Servers and/or clients with no shared filed access | 12 |
Apple Homogenous Shared File | 12 |
Apple Xsan Clients with Linux MDC (Meta Data Controller) | 12 |
Windows Client Hardware Connect Only | 12 |
Windows clients with no shared filed access | 13 |
Linux Homogenous | 13 |
Linux StorNext Clients with Linux MDC | 13 |
Heterogeneous | 13 |
Apple Xsan Clients, Linux StorNext Clients, Windows Clients and Linux MDC | 13 |
APPLE, WINDOWS, and STORNEXT SUPPORT MATRIX | 13 |
SOLUTION RESTRICTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 15 |
RECOMMENDED RAID CONFIGURATIONS | 16 |
SOLUTION INSTALLATION | 17 |
QUANTUM / APPLE JOINT PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM | 20 |
Overview | 20 |
Xsan Controlled SAN File System | 20 |
Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide | 2 |
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