VCS CLI Quick Reference
Attached is a VCS CLI Quick reference (2-page) document that I have found to be handy in the use of VCS. Also attached is a 1-page VCS Quick reference from Veritas Education Services. Veritas Education: http://www.symantec.com/business/training/product_training/detail.jsp?pkid=cluster_server Bhavin Thaker.726Views0likes2CommentsAnswers to Common VCS One Questions
A few weeks back a large number of Product Managers, Technical Product Managers, and Sales Engineers (SEs) gathered for our annual SE Symposium in Las Vegas. VCS One was definitely on everyone's mind, especially with the upcoming 5.0 release. Here's a summary of the Q & A from the VCS One sessions I attended.660Views1like1CommentBest Practices for Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.1 Installation and Upgrade
Here's some installation and upgrade information from our Tech Support team. Symantec strongly recommends the following best practices: 1. Read the 5.1 Late Breaking News Technotes:352Views0likes0CommentsLegacy Process: Receiving a License Key for a New Product in the Symantec Licensing Portal and Download Instructions
Storage Foundation HA5.1 introduces keyless feature enablement. The primary objective of keyless is to improve the customer experience withStorage Foundation HA (SFHA)and make it easier to deploy, manage and use our products. Note that a customer continues to be required to have valid licenses for the product they are running. Entitlement does not change in 5.1462Views1like0CommentsCapacity management the key to storage cost savings
Storage capacity management obviously drives CapEx expenditures. However, capacity management also ripples through the rest of storage infrastructure cost profile. Capacity impacts software license costs, maintenance costs as well as power/cooling and floor space costs. Thus, capacity management is the #1 thing that any IT organization can do for cost containment.578Views0likes0CommentsUnderstanding Veritas Cluster Server Limits and Prerequisites
A very useful - yet often overlooked - feature of Veritas Cluster Server is Limits and Prerequisites. This feature is often used in conjunction with Service Group Workload Management (SGWM), but can also be implemented on its own. In this post, I'll describe what this feature does and how you can put it to use.1.1KViews0likes0CommentsStorage Management: Turning Things Around (Part 2 of 4)
To make better use of storage resources, organizations can leverage storage management technologies. Storage resource management (SRM), for example, enables IT to navigate the storage environment and identify old or non-critical data that can be moved to less expensive storage. These tools can also be used to predict future capacity requirements.420Views2likes0Comments