XSan 1.4.2 pops in Software Update

With all the patching and fixing to make ready for Leopard, it's no surprise to see some of Apple's infrastructure tools getting updates this week. Moments ago it was ARD 3.2, and now it's Xsan Admin Update & Filesystem Update 1.4.2! The new software for storage-area networking "addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility." Dee-lightful!

Specific patches include FC LUN mounting on Leopard, failover improvements, reduced chance of file system metadata corruption (always good), and support for hosting Xsan volumes on Intel-based metadata controllers. Complete list of features under read more or over at Apple's knowledge base. It's recommended that you peruse the Xsan Migration Guide (PDF) before upgrading your clients; note that the metadata controllers must be running the same (or higher) version of XSan as all your clients, so patch with caution.
from Software Update:

The Xsan 1.4.2 update addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility. It includes specific fixes for:

- mounting Fibre Channel LUNs on Mac OS X Leopard
- metadata controller failovers during power outages and network disconnects
- memory related errors that can result in slow system performance or hangs
- reducing fragmentation of large files and frame drops during ingest
- preventing file system metadata corruption
- hosting Xsan volumes on Intel-based metadata controllers
- defragmenting files after a volume bandwidth expansion
- compatibility with Apple and third party applications

Before installing, please review the Xsan Migration Guide at: http://www.apple.com/server/documentation/

For detailed information on this update, please visit the website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305035

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Romina

Does anyone know if this patch is a fix for the problem where folder names get corrupted when creating new folders?
http://lists.apple.com/archives/xsan-users/2007/Jul/msg00016.html

November 16 2007 at 2:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael Rose

Jon, I recommend scooting over to XSanity.com for help with these issues. It sounds like you might have a DNS lookup problem; in our environment, careful DNS management on both the public and private sides of the XSan deployment has made a big difference in reliability.

October 19 2007 at 11:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jon

Xsan is incredibly unreliable. I am able to ping computers on my network, share files between them, etc, but getting them to display in the clients list of Xsan Admin is hit and miss. Sometimes they will randomly appear after an hour or so and sometimes they will appear after 3 or 4 restarts.

I hope this patch fixes these issues as I am 100% sure they are software related.

October 19 2007 at 10:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael Rose

Josh --

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html

Seems to still be there, same version (1.0.4) since July.

October 19 2007 at 7:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Josh

Bonjour for Windows was available for download on the site two days ago but has disappeared. I downloaded it two days ago to set up my roommates computer for printing over my airport, but when I went to get it again today, it was gone (Luckily he still had it in his recycle bin). An updated version should show up over the next few days, but I just though it was odd.

October 19 2007 at 12:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply