Xsan Preferences (com.apple.xsan.preferences)

com.apple.xsan.preferences

The payload that configures the Xsan preferences that define the volumes that automatically mount at startup.

macOS(10.11)
Branch: release

Settings (9)

SettingTypeRequiredDefaultManual InstallSupported OS
onlyMount
onlyMount
An array of Xsan or StorNext volume names. The Xsan client attempts to automatically mount these volumes at startup. The system administrator can mount additional volumes manually by using the `xsanctl(8)` mount command.
1 subkey
arrayoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
└─
onlyMountItem
onlyMountItem
A volume name.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
denyMount
denyMount
An array of Xsan or StorNext volume names. If no `onlyMount` array is present, the Xsan client automatically attempts to mount all SAN volumes except the volumes in this array. The system administrator can mount those volumes manually by using the `xsanctl(8)` mount command.
1 subkey
arrayoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
└─
denyMountItem
denyMountItem
A volume name.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
denyDLC
denyDLC
An array of StorNext volume names. If the Xsan client is attempting to mount a volume named in this array, the client only mounts the volume if its logical units (LUNs) are available through Fibre Channel. It doesn't attempt to mount the volume using Distributed LAN Client (DLC).
1 subkey
arrayoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
└─
denyDLCItem
denyDLCItem
A volume name.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
preferDLC
preferDLC
An array of StorNext volume names. If the Xsan client is attempting to mount a volume named in this array, the Xsan client attempts to mount the volume using DLC. If DLC isn't available, the client attempts to mount the volume if its LUNs are available through Fibre Channel. The volume name must not also appear in `denyDLC`.
1 subkey
arrayoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
└─
preferDLCItem
preferDLCItem
A volume name.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)
useDLC
useDLC
If `true`, use the DLC for all volumes.
booleanoptionalfalse
✓Yes
macOS (10.11+)

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Policy categories

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Common policy keys

  • com.apple.wifi.managed – Wi-Fi network configuration
  • com.apple.vpn.managed – VPN configuration
  • com.apple.applicationaccess – App and feature restrictions
  • com.apple.security.pkcs1 – Certificate (PKCS#1) payload
  • com.apple.security.pkcs12 – Identity certificate (PKCS#12) payload
  • com.apple.security.scep – SCEP certificate enrolment
  • com.apple.mail.managed – Mail account configuration
  • com.apple.eas.account – Exchange ActiveSync account
  • com.apple.MCX – Managed Client (macOS) preferences
  • com.apple.MCX.FileVault2 – FileVault 2 disk encryption
  • com.apple.dock – macOS Dock configuration
  • com.apple.screensaver – Screensaver configuration
  • com.apple.loginwindow – macOS login window configuration
  • com.apple.systempolicy.managed – Gatekeeper / system policy
  • com.apple.systempreferences – System Preferences pane restrictions
  • com.apple.SoftwareUpdate – Software update behaviour
  • com.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy – Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC)
  • com.apple.notificationsettings – Per-app notification settings
  • com.apple.webcontent-filter – Web content filter
  • com.apple.dnsSettings.managed – DNS settings (DoH / DoT)
  • com.apple.relay.managed – Network relay configuration
  • com.apple.extensiblesso – Extensible Single Sign-On
  • com.apple.configuration.passcode.settings – DDM: passcode policy
  • com.apple.configuration.softwareupdate.enforcement.specific – DDM: enforced software update
  • com.apple.configuration.services.configuration-files – DDM: service configuration files
  • com.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions – DDM: status subscriptions
  • com.apple.activation.simple – DDM: simple activation predicate
  • com.apple.management.organization-info – DDM: organization information