Xsan allows customers to build storage networks using Xserve RAID. The SAN file system for Mac OS X. Xsan 2 is a powerful and scalable solution for storage consolidation, enabling businesses to reduce data duplication and more efficiently use and share data in demanding IT data centers, video post-production, and broadcast workflows. High-availability design.

Access your mission-critical data even in the event of a system or Fibre Channel network failure. Xsan 2 includes high-availability features such as metadata controller failover and Fibre Channel multipathing. It can also send automatic event notifications via email or pager. With Xsan 2, it’s easy to configure a storage network to meet the needs of your organisation. Xsan features sophisticated volume management tools for storage optimisation and lets you define file access permissions, assign quotas, and easily integrate with existing enterprise LDAP directory services.

Built to work with existing infrastructures, Xsan 2 is compatible with leading Fibre Channel switches and qualified RAID storage arrays. Xsan is designed to work with Mac OS X Server for file sharing, iCal Server clustering, Mail Server clustering, and Podcast Producer. It also supports most native Mac OS X applications including Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server.