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Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client
Client System Requirements
StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 38
Hardware Requirements3
To install and run the StorNext client software, the client system must
meet the following minimum hardware requirements.
For SAN (FC-attached) clients or for distributed LAN clients:
•1 GB RAM
• 500 MB available hard disk space
For SAN clients acting as a distributed LAN server:
•2 GB RAM
• 500 MB available hard disk space
StorNext File System
Client Buffer Cache 3
As of StorNext 3.0, multiple mounted file systems typically share a single
buffer cache. A StorNext client buffer cache is created for each different
cachebufsize. By default, all file systems have the same cachebufsize of
64K, so they all share the same buffer cache.
The amount of memory consumed by default for each cachebufsize
depends on the platform type and the amount of memory in the system.
Table 12 shows the default amount of memory consumed by cachebufsize.
IBM AIX 5.3 64-bit Power
Architecture
Note: Distributed LAN servers may require additional RAM
depending on the number of file systems, distributed LAN
clients, and NICs used. See
Distributed LAN Server Memory
Tuning in the StorNext User’s Guide for Distributed LAN
Server memory tuning guidelines.
Note: These settings do not apply to Apple Xsan clients, which do
not use the StorNext buffer cache.
Operating System Release or Kernel Platform