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SuperSAN X

KernSafe SuperSAN X is an advanced and powerful iSCSI target solution for macOS, designed to quickly transform Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro systems into high-performance iSCSI SAN servers.
As a full-featured iSCSI SAN software solution, SuperSAN X provides robust authentication and access control mechanisms, including CHAP, Mutual CHAP, and IP address–based authorization. It supports a wide range of storage media types, including standard image files, VHDs, volumes, and physical disks.
SuperSAN X also delivers enterprise-class features such as SCSI-3 persistent reservations for clustering, synchronous and asynchronous replication, high availability, snapshots, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP).
With its powerful feature set, flexibility, and enterprise-grade reliability, SuperSAN X is an ideal storage solution for both enterprise environments and advanced home users.

The SuperSAN X, iSCSI SAN for Mac OS X is a ported version from Windows iSCSI SAN, which is fully compatible with Windows iSCSI SAN, and supports almost all features of iStorage Server, user can follow all white paper list here:
http://www.kernsafe.com/white-papers.aspx

To use SuperSAN X is very easy, you need a Mac OS X to run SuperSAN x core service, and then use a Windows desktop to remote manage it.

1. Install SuperSAN X:

Download SuperSAN X from KernSafe website and then click the SuperSAN.dmg, Mac OS X will mount it as an virtual disk.

Double click SuperSAN icon and run the installer.

Follow the setup wizard to finish Install.


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Step3, Input root access credential.


Finish Installation.

2. Remote Management.

In windows, run KernSafe iSCSI SAN management console, click Server->Add another server...

In the popup up Windows, type the IP address of your Mac OS X, and then click the OK button.

After added the server, you can do anything by following white paper or user's manual, and we highly recommend you to change password for the remote management. Click the setting buttons, user can modify management password in the following window: 


2. WEB Management.

After installed Storage Center, launch any WEB browser and then navigate to:

http://localhost:3262/

default credentials are:

root

kernsafe

Then user can follow the user's guide to manage iSCSI SAN through WEB browser.

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