Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA on VMware VMDK Deployment Guide
Storage Foundation Cluster File System (CFS) provides several advantages over a traditional file system when running in a VMware guest OS. The primary benefit is that multiple virtual servers (up to 64) using CFS can simultaneously access data residing on the same physical LUN or virtual disk.7.2KViews9likes5CommentsAchieving High Availability with Oracle and VMware: VCS 6.0.2
Last week Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.2 for Linux(and 6.0.1 for Windows) was released with new features to allow application failover in VMware environments. Basically that means VCS running in the guest but with a full integration with VMware, which means that capabilities like vMotion and DRS are allowed.4.5KViews11likes4CommentsSolaris Zones and SFHA cheatsheet
Solaris 10 ZONES: =============== Zones provides a means of virtualizing operating system services, allowing one or more processes to run in isolation from other activity on the system. A zone is a "sandbox" within which one or more applications can run without affecting or interacting with the rest of the system.3.5KViews0likes1CommentConvert existing VMware RDMs to VMDKs without downtime
One of the requested operations that seems to be popular at the moment is how to migrate existing RDMs to VMDKs, especially more so since Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.x now supports VMDKs . In this two part article we shall take a look on how to achieve this with the first part highlighting how to convert RDMs to VMDKs on a standalone VM with minimal downtime using Storage Foundation.3.2KViews4likes4CommentsInstallation of Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability 5.1 SP2
The attached presentation is a walkthrough of a new installation of SFW-HA 5.1 SP2 that includes pre-installation tasks, the installation itself which includes information about licensting, the options, system selection,the installation summary and ends with a brief troubleshooting section.3.2KViews3likes9CommentsImplementing Solaris Zones with Cluster File System HA 6.0
Provided within this document are the steps necessary to create a highly available Solaris zone environment using Cluster File System HA 6.0. Additional content includes advanced provisioning techniques using Storage Foundation Space Optimized Snapshots, instant roll back procedures using File System Checkpoints as well as patching techniques designed to help elevate some of the operation2.9KViews2likes6CommentsInfoScale Availability using Veritas Cluster Server I/O Fencing Architecture Guide
Executive Summary I/O Fencing provides protection against data corruption and can guarantee data consistency in a clustered environment. Data is the most valuable component in today’s enterprises. Having data protected and therefore consistent at all times is a number one priority.2.8KViews4likes1CommentMicrosoft’s Shared Virtual hard Disk consumption for VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)
Introduction The objective of this white paper is to describe VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) support for Microsoft¡¦s shared VHDX feature in a Hyper-Virtual environment. To use the information given in this white paper you must have essential knowledge of administrating VERITAS cluster Server2.3KViews2likes0Comments