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Mannil
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15 years ago

Steward Server


Can anyone tell me what is the minimum required H/W configuration for a Symantec(Veritas) Steward Server.
business continuity
Cluster Server
Clustering
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Windows
  • Gaurav_S's avatar
    Gaurav_S
    15 years ago

    Hello Mannil,

    None of Symantec guides mention about hardware requirements of a steward server....

    What I understand is, Steward server is basically needed to provide alive confirmation for GCO, so major need is good network (GbPS)...

    can't comment on hardware config but  a generic server config should help...

    Gaurav



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    Mannil
    Level 2
    15 years ago

    The steward has very minimal requirements. Essentially it's a binary process that runs outside the cluster. It can run on AIX platform if needed.

    It can also run on the below platforms

    VCS 5.0/5.0MP3 on Solaris 10
    VCS 5.0/5.0MP3 on AIX5.3.0
    VCS 5.0.1 on HP-UX B.11.31
    VCS 5.0/5.0MP3 on Linux RHEL4 / RHEL5 respectively
    VCS 5.0 on Windows 2k3
    And Steward Running on Linux took from VCS5.1 media.

    So a small Windows server - 1 x CPU, 2 GB RAM and 30 GB HDD (min.) should be okay.
    Steward is recommended to be the same OS platform and VCS version as the HA/DR member nodes; meaning if it’s a AIX VxSF-HA/DR 5.1 install or lower, implement the Steward on a AIX box also based on the 5.1 code. 
  • Gaurav_S's avatar
    Gaurav_S
    Moderator
    15 years ago

    Hello Mannil,

    None of Symantec guides mention about hardware requirements of a steward server....

    What I understand is, Steward server is basically needed to provide alive confirmation for GCO, so major need is good network (GbPS)...

    can't comment on hardware config but  a generic server config should help...

    Gaurav