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Xsan: Advanced options for mounting Xsan volumes

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Summary

There are several advanced command line options for controlling how Xsan volumes are mounted on Xsan clients. This article explains how to use the xsanctl command options.

Products Affected

Xsan 2.2, Xsan 2.3, Xsan 3

The following arguments may be used with the xsanctl command to provide additional control over how an Xsan volume is mounted. The xsanctl command must be run on each computer where you want to use the given mount options.

  • The argument --at will specify that the Xsan volume should mount over a specific folder, instead of the standard location in /Volumes. This option will persist through subsequent mounts and restarts.
  • The argument --ro will allow the Xsan volume to be mounted read-only instead of the standard read-write.