course name: Xsan Administration v2.0
code: XSANAD2
description: This course is a combination of lecture and hands-on excercises with which students learn how to implement, configure and performance tune Xsan 2. The course also covers storage resource management and data protection.
prerequisites: Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) or equivalent knowledge.
target audience: This course is for system administrators, network engineers, analysts, and IT professionals who are responsible for analyzing business and technical requirements and architecting, implementing, or maintaining storage networking solutions using Xsan 2.
subjects: Concepts
What is a SAN, what's new in Xsan 2

Deployment
Xsan 2 Components, Xsan 2 Connections, MDC & Client Configuration, RAID Configuration, Configuring the SAN and Xsan 2 Volumes

Client Management
Access Controls, quotas, home folders & Xsan 2

Volume Management
Volume Configuration, advanced Settings, performance Tuning, growing the SAN, affinities

Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Xsan Command LIne Tools, failover, startup & shutdown process

Planning
Defining the Requirements, designing the Deployment

This training includes the Apple certification exam.
length: 3 days
price: € 2025 excluding VAT
agenda: Please contact the training coordinator at