| 1. | What areas of technical knowledge do you need in order to perform Xsan integration? |
| 2. | Why is a centralized Xsan directory critical? |
| 3. | Why should metadata networks be as isolated as possible? |
| 4. | What is the first thing to consider when determining the type and amount of storage hardware to get? |
| 5. | Give three options for where Final Cut Pro render files can be created on an Xsan system. |
| 6. | Once Xsan is up and running, should you use the original 501 user on the client nodes? |
| 1. | You need extensive knowledge of Fibre Channel networking, Ethernet networking, OS X Server, and Xsan software itself. |
| 2. | So that all Xsan users have unique user ID numbers, file and folder permissions can be set easily, and the SAN can be easily expanded. |
| 3. | To ensure low latency with file access arbitration. |
| 4. | Bandwidth, specifically bandwidth need and availability. |
| 5. | a) Directly on the main SAN volume, within folders that have affinities to specific storage pools. b) On a separate SAN volume dedicated to render files. c) On small, fast, direct-attached storage for each client node. |
| 6. | No. You should create an install admin user with admin privileges, with a UID other than 501, for users who need to authenticate to install software on their machines. The original 501 user should be used for administrator access to each client machine. |