System requirements
Mac OS X v10.5 or Mac OS X Server v10.5 or later, Intel or PowerPC G5 processor, at least 2GB of RAM and an additional 2GB for each hosted volume and Apple Fibre Channel card. For maximum performance, a dedicated Ethernet interface is recommended for file system metadata communications. Storage and networking requirements
Switched Ethernet LAN, qualified RAID storage system, and qualified Fibre Channel switch. For maximum performance, a dedicated Ethernet interface is recommended for file system metadata communications.
Qualified RAID storage
Xserve RAID, Promise VTrak E-Class RAID Subsystem
Qualified Fibre Channel switches
Brocade Silkworm 200E, 4100, 4900; QLogic SANbox 2-64, 1400, 5200, 5600, 9100, and 9200 series; Cisco MDS 9000 family