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Xsan

Xsan (/ˈɛksæn/) is Apple Inc.'s storage area network (SAN) or clustered file system for macOS. Xsan enables multiple Mac desktop and Xserve systems to access shared block storage over a Fibre Channel network. With the Xsan file system installed, these computers can read and write to the same storage volume at the same time. Xsan is a complete SAN…

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Developer
Apple Inc.
License
Proprietary
Operating system
macOS
Release
January 4, 2005
Stable release
5.0.1 (included in macOS Server 5.11.1 released December 14, 2020)
Type
Shared disk file system

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Xsan

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples28
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Xsan

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related to Interoperability · 12
Xsan → And, Fibre Channel, Linux, Quantum Corporation, Quantum’s StorNext File System, StorNext File System, The StorNext File System, The Xsan, They, UNIX, Windows, Xsan-managed
related to history · 3
Xsan → Apple, In May, On January
related to References · 3
Xsan → Documentation, Krypted, Xsan Tutorials
related to Data representation · 2
Xsan → Most, The
Developer · 1
Xsan → Apple Inc.
License · 1
Xsan → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
Xsan → macOS
Release · 1
Xsan → January 4, 2005
Stable release · 1
Xsan → 5.0.1 (included in macOS Server 5.11.1 released December 14, 2020)
Type · 1
Xsan → Shared disk file system

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apple file system released metadata macos storage data shared inc systems os mac access tools support files network san multiple

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XsanDeveloperApple Inc.1.00infobox
XsanLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
XsanOperating systemmacOS1.00infobox
XsanReleaseJanuary 4, 20051.00infobox
XsanStable release5.0.1 (included in macOS Server 5.11.1 released December 14, 2020)1.00infobox
XsanTypeShared disk file system1.00infobox
XsanWebsiteApple Developer Documentation1.00infobox
Xsanis acomplete SAN solution that includes the metadata controller software0.90text
Xsanrelated to Data representationThe0.60section
Xsanrelated to Data representationMost0.60section
Xsanrelated to historyOn January0.60section
Xsanrelated to historyApple0.60section

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