Update this SAN file system, storage networking solution for OS X 10.6.
High-performance, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines performance with ease of use for customers who require scalable, high-speed access to centralized shared data for storage consolidation and workflow in video post production, data center, broadcast and high-performance computing environments.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br /> - if you need it
Pricing model is insane
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Apple has one of the most agressively priced storage products on the market - the XRAID. 5.8TB for $14K. Great. So we buy one and the XSan software. Come to find out you need a XSan license for every computer that connects to the XRaid. We have 14. So what should be a $15K storage system is now a $29K storage system (not to mention the fiber channel switch).
My problem with this is that it does not state you need one license per server on the Apple Store XSan informational site - they omit that little $14,000 piece of information which you find out only after you purchase.
On top of that the license we do have keeps crashing our XServe.