Hardware requirements

To join an Xsan 4 SAN, computers must meet the following minimum requirements.

Base systems

Clients and controllers must be Macs that have Intel processors and can be connected to Fibre Channel fabric.

Memory

Supported operating systems

Computers with Yosemite can be used as Xsan 4 metadata controllers and clients.

To join an Xsan 4 SAN, Windows, AIX, IRIX, Linux, and Solaris clients must be running Quantum’s StorNext File System.

Supported storage devices

Use only Apple-qualified RAID systems or ALUA-compliant RAID systems for storage devices.

Important:  Be sure to install the latest firmware update on your RAID systems before you use them with Xsan.