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Xsan Retail, FR, Mac Share terabytes of data over an ultrafast Fibre Channel network with Xsan, the high performance 64-bit SAN file system for Mac OS X. Xsan is a powerful and scalable solution for enterprise storage consolidation and demanding post-production and broadcast workflows.

Share terabytes of data over an ultrafast Fibre Channel network with Xsan, the high-performance 64-bit SAN file system for Mac OS X. Xsan is a powerful and scalable solution for enterprise storage consolidation and demanding post-production workflows.

<b>High-availability design</b>

Access your mission-critical data even in the event of a system or Fibre Channel network failure. Xsan includes high-availability features such as metadata controller failover, bandwidth reservation, and Fibre Channel multipathing. It can also send automatic event notifications via email or pager.

<b>Easy deployment</b>

With Xsan, it's easy to configure a storage network to meet the needs of your organization. It features sophisticated volume management tools for storage optimization and lets you define file access permissions, assign quotas, and easily integrate with existing enterprise LDAP directory services.

<b>Seamless integration</b>

Built to work with existing infrastructures, Xsan is compatible with native Mac OS X applications and many leading Fibre Channel switches. Xsan is interoperable with the StorNext File System from ADIC, allowing you to share storage volumes with Windows, Linux and UNIX systems using ADIC's software.

<b>Features:</b>

<i>SAN file sharing</i>
- 64-bit cluster file system
- Fibre Channel connectivity
- Concurrent read/write access
- File-level locking

<i>High availability</i>
- Metadata controller failover
- File system journaling
- Bandwidth reservation
- Fibre Channel multipathing

<i>Volume management</i>
- Storage pools
- Striping across multiple LUNs
- Online volume expansion
- Volume mapping

<i>Data management</i>
- Affinities for automated data placement
- LDAP integration
- User and group quotas

<i>Remote administration</i>
- Xsan Admin for remote setup, administration, and real-time monitoring
- Event notifications via email or pager