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Storage devices include disk drives, tape drives, RAID arrays, and Storage Area Network (SAN) file systems. Mac OS X handles storage devices using a stack of drivers, each of which supports some aspect of communication. Developers can use the BSD interface and the I/O Kit to access storage devices. Administrators can use Xsan to aggregate networks of storage devices and to configure 64-bit cluster file systems.

Essential information for developers manipulating file systems in Mac OS X.  
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Xsan Migration Guide for Xsan 2 (PDF)
Explains how to retain volumes and settings when migrating to Xsan 2 from previous versions of Xsan.
File Management, Mac OS X Server, System Administration Guides 2008-07-11
Xsan 2 Administrator's Guide (PDF)
Explains how to set up and manage Xsan volumes in a storage area network.
File Management, Mac OS X Server, Performance, System Administration Guides 2008-06-09
Xsan 2 Setup Guide (PDF)
Explains how to set up a volume on a storage area network (SAN) using Xsan 2.
File Management, Mac OS X Server, Performance, System Administration Guides 2008-06-09
Xserve RAID Using RAID Admin 1.2 and Disk Utility (PDF)
Explains how to use RAID Admin, Fibre Channel Utility, and Disk Utility to configure and monitor Xserve RAID systems.
Apple Hardware, Mac OS X Server, System Administration, Tools Guides 2008-06-09
File System Events Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how applications can detect changes in the file system.
Performance Guides 2008-03-11
Mac OS X Server Command-Line Administration (PDF)
Explains how to use commands and configuration files to perform server administration tasks in a UNIX command shell.
Mac OS X Server Guides 2007-12-11
Mac OS X Server Glossary (PDF)
Defines terms used for server and storage products.
System Administration Guides 2007-10-31
SMARTQuery (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstration of how to access and use S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring functionality
Apple Hardware, Mac OS X Server, Tools Sample Code 2007-05-30
Multipathing with FibreChannel on Mac OS X (HTML)
TN2173: An explanation on how FibreChannel multipathing works on Mac OS X and how to design storage hardware to take advantage of it
Apple Hardware Technical Notes 2007-03-23
VolumeToBSDNode (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to iterate across all mounted volumes and retrieve their BSD node names.
File Management, Mac OS X Server Sample Code 2006-10-16
ABPresence (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a list of all the people in your Address Book and their iChat status.
Apple Applications Sample Code 2006-08-04
Xsan Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes managing files and storage pools with Xsan.
File Management, Mac OS X Server, Performance Guides 2006-05-23
Xsan Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Xsan API commands.
Apple Applications, File Management, Mac OS X Server Reference 2006-05-23
SampleFilterScheme (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple filter scheme which passes all operations through to its provider unchanged.
Mac OS X Server Sample Code 2006-01-03
Deploying Mac OS X Server for High Performance Computing (PDF)
Explains how to configure Mac OS X Server for computational clustering.
Performance Guides 2005-10-04
Xsan Tuning Guide (PDF)
Explains how to configure Xsan storage to maximize application performance.
File Management, Mac OS X Server, Performance, System Administration Guides 2005-10-04
File-System Performance Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Guidelines for improving the performance of file-related code.
File Management, Performance Guides 2005-07-07
Spotlight (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample code that shows how to write Spotlight Importers.
File Management Sample Code 2005-06-01
SpotlightAPI (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Some small sample programs that Show how to use the Spotlight API in your programs.
File Management Sample Code 2005-06-01
Xserve G5 PCI Hardware RAID Card (PDF)
Explains how to install the card in an Xserve G5 and how to set up a RAID volume.
Apple Hardware, Mac OS X Server, System Administration Guides 2005-01-03
Xserve G5 Using the Hardware RAID PCI Card (PDF)
Explains how to use the software provided with the Hardware RAID PCI Card to configure and manage RAID operations.
Apple Hardware, Mac OS X Server, System Administration Guides 2005-01-03
Xserve RAID User's Guide (PDF)
Explains how to install the Xserve RAID system, connect it to a host system, and configure RAID storage.
Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, System Administration Guides 2005-01-03