Apple releases Xsan 1.3

Apple has released Xsan 1.3, a significant update to the SAN file system, storage networking solution.

The new release provides the following enhancements:

• labeling and initializing LUNs greater than 2TB in size
• preventing labeled LUNs from becoming unlabeled
• improving AFP performance when re-sharing Xsan volumes
• more accurate file permissions when sharing Xsan volumes via AFP
• accessing Xsan volumes larger than 16 terabytes in size
• greater server stability when re-sharing Xsan volumes via NFS
• handling quotas with no associated user or group name
• maintaining access to Xsan volumes when metadata controller fail-overs occur
• providing metadata controller services to 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems running Xsan 1.2
• operating Xsan in environments with a mix of 10.3.9 and 10.4 systems

For more information, including a download link, see VersionTracker's Xsan product page.

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