Saturday, 11 March 2006

Software Update: A le Xsan 1.4.1 Filesystem and Admin

This one is for the enterprise, pro video and pro audio readers out there. I'd be mighty surprised if any of you had a SAN setup in your living rooms, as a ealing as that may be! Xsan is A le's high-performance SAN file system for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. It's super fast and high in Fibre.

A le has released an Xsan 1.4.1 Admin Update, as well as an Xsan 1.4.1 Filesystem Update. Both updates include performance tweaks and improved reliability. From the Read Me:

The Xsan 1.4.1 Admin update includes fixes for:

- labeling and initializing Fibre Cha el LU larger than 2TB in size
- expanding storage pools and volumes
- working with multiple Xsan metadata controllers in a heterogeneous environment
- di laying progre me ages while performing lengthy operatio
- preventing custom configuration changes from being overwritten during a save
- accurately reporting Fibre Cha el multipathing errors

The Xsan 1.4.1 Filesystem update includes ecific fixes for:

- metadata controller failovers during power outages and network disco ects
- memory related errors that can result in slow system performance or hangs
- reducing fragmentation of large files and frame dro during ingest
- preventing file system metadata corruption
- hosting Xsan volumes on Intel-based metadata controllers
- defragmenting files after a volume bandwidth expa ion
- compatibility with A le and third party a licatio

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