File Replication Pro is a software package that will replicate data from one host to another, across a few different operating systems. You essentially define a source, a destination, what kind of replication and a schedule. One of the scheduling options is to simply always keep data in synchronization, which appears to be one of the main uses of the software. File Replication Pro isn’t cheap. Reason being that once an initial replication is complete it does not simply copy files – it copies delta changes to files. So if 4k worth of a file changes, then it’s only going to sync that amount of data, once the initial file…
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Article on scripting networksetup for Xsan on Xsanity
Wondering why I’ve been a little light on Xsan postings? I posted an article on how to write a script to automate the setup of the Metadata and house networks in an Xsan environment on Xsanity. It uses networksetup for the most part and is meant to be a hybrid between a networksetup walkthrough and a mini-shell scripting tutorial. It can also be leveraged for scripting the initial setup of your clients in an imaging workflow, although you will typically not need to use static IP addresses in a mass deployment scenario.
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Another Widget: FCSMonitor
So the more the merrier, right? Another widget, this time dedicated to Final Cut Server is now available for download. I also went ahead and posted the https://krypted.com/ reader as well. Both widgets are available here. Please let me know if you have any problems with either one of them. –Charles
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Xsan Monitor Widget Released (kinda')
I am releasing the Xsan Monitor that I've mentioned as alpha code. There are still some updates I may do but for now I'm putting it out there for those who feel this is the kind of thing they can take use of. Basically, it's a Dashboard Widget that can run on an Xsan client or metadata controller. When running it will display the CPU and RAM statistics of the Xsan processes. If it's the kind of thing you could use then please feel free to give it a test drive and let me know what you think at cedge@318.com or krypted@mac.com.
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Xsanity Post on fibreconfig
I posted another article at Xsanity last week, but forgot to mention it here. You can find the article here. Basically it’s a walkthrough of using the fibreconfig command and how it relates to Xsan. Hope you enjoy!
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Xsanity: Using Removable Media with Xsan
I posted another article on Xsanity. This one started out as an article on how to label LUNs from the command line, but ended up something completely different. It still explains how to do it from the command line, but since I wrote it while flying it ended up being more tailored to doing it on a USB jump drive since they don’t allow me to take an Xserve, Qlogic 9200 and a Promise RAID to my seat on the plane with me. Which is really a shame ’cause I could get SOOOO much done that way. Anyway, the article can be found here.
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Finding the Serial Number on Tandbergs
The 1×10 VXA2 drives are kinda’ popular with smaller Xsan installations. While they don’t seem to have a ton of issues as with anything that has moveable parts at some point they’re gonna’ break down. When it happens you’re gonna’ need the serial numbers. This might be for the autoloader itself or for the tape drives on the inside. So where to look for these… Well, never fear, there’s no need to take the darn things apart. For the serial number of the autoloader, you can just look on the label on the back panel of the device or if you want to be one of the cool kids, from…
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Promise + Density >= Xsan Speeds?
Promise announced that they’ll now be offering 1TB drives in their Vtrak RAIDs. While it’s great to have the additional space, the darn things are just a tiny bit faster too. If bigger drives means faster, why? Doesn’t it seem like bigger drives, and thus more storage density, would make for slower speeds, not faster… Well, storage density is a measure of the number of bits that can be stored on a track, area of surface, or in a given volume. Areal density is the amount of data that can be placed onto a piece of storage, generally measured in bits per square inch. Higher density is typically better as…
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Article on Xsanity
I posted my second ever article to Xsanity. Find it here. Beau posted an article as well. It’s a really good explanation of cvadmin. Find it here. Still more to come…
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Sun's OpenStorage
OpenSolaris + Open Storage + ZFS = Open Source storage. Not that you can’t just pay Sun for an appliance if that’s what you’re after. They have the OpenStorage 7000, but really isn’t it fun to build up your own? If that’s what you’re after Sun has the Open Storage Community page. Using Open Storage you can go far beyond using Time Machine with an Open Solaris NAS. You can build your own truly enterprise class storage system and connect to it from pretty much any operating system. However, it’s not an appliance. Support isn’t necessarily going to be end=to-end if you BTO your own gear, rolling your own SAN.…