How to identify which version of Veritas Volume Manager for Windows 2000 or Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows has been installed, using the product build number

Article:TECH24718

Created: 2003-01-31

Updated: 2013-04-16

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH24718

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How to identify which version of Veritas Volume Manager for Windows 2000 or Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows has been installed, using the product build number

Solution

The table below provides the build number for most versions of Volume Manager and Storage Foundation for Windows. This includes HotFixes (HF), Service Packs (SP), Rollup Patches (RP) and version provided in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA). These build numbers are useful in determining what version of the product is installed.

The build number can be found in Help | About on the interface (VEA), or by running the following command from a command prompt: vxassist version

Version	Build	VEA	ClusterManager
Storage Foundation for Windows 6.x
6.0	6.0.00000.362	3.4.27.0	6.0.0.416
6.0.1	6.0.10000.308	3.4.31.0	6.0.10000.263
6.0.2	6.0.20000.76	3.4.31.0	6.0.20000.41
Storage Foundation for Windows 5.1
GA	5.1.0.398	3.3.1048.0	5.1.0.126
AP1	5.1.1000.407	3.3.1048.0	5.1.0.126
SP1	5.1.10000.584	3.3.1064.0	5.1.10000.320
SP2	5.1.20000.87	3.3.1066.0	5.1.20000.430
Storage Foundation for Windows 5.0
GA	5.0.0.297	3.3.782.0	5.0.0.386
RP1a	5.0.200.319	3.3.903.0	5.0.0.386
RP2	5.0.300.326	3.3.929.0	5.0.0.386
Storage Foundation for Windows 4.3
GA	4.3.0.219	3.2.539.0
MP1	4.3.1000.350	3.2.542.0
MP2	4.3.2000.358	3.2.559.0
Storage Foundation for Windows 4.2
GA	4.2.3.0	3.2.524.0
RP01	4.2.100.104	3.2.524.0
RP02	4.2.200.112	3.2.524.0
Storage Foundation for Windows 4.1
GA	5.41.37.27	3.2.524.0
RP01	5.41.41.0	3.2.524.0
Storage Foundation for Windows 4.0
GA	5.40.130.9	3.2.516.0
Volume Manager 3.1 for Windows 2000
GA	5.31.45.8	3.0.2.264
HotFix 01f	5.31.48.0f	3.0.2.270
HotFix 02a	5.31.49.0a	3.0.2.270
ServicePack 01	5.31.55.0	3.0.2.273
HotFix 03d	5.31.57.0	3.0.2.275

To find the version number in the Storage Foundation 4.x, 5.x and 6.x within VEA, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start | Programs | VERITAS | VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
2. Connect to the desired server
3. Click Help | About to find which build of VEA is installed (Figure 1)
4. Click Help | About Server to find which build of Storage Foundation is installed

Figure 1 - Storage Foundation for Windows 4.3

To find the version number in the Storage Foundation 4.0 for Windows interface, perform the following:
1. Click Start | Programs | VERITAS | VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
2. Connect to the desired server
3. Click Help | About
4. Check the Storage Foundation version numbers (Figure 2)

Figure 2 - Storage Foundations 4.0 for Windows

To find the version number in the Volume Manager 3.x interface, perform the following:
1. Click Start | Programs | VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
2. Connect to the desired server
3. Click Help | About
4. Check the Volume Manager version number (Figure 3)

Figure 3 - Volume Manager 3.X

To find the version number in the Volume Manager 2.x interface, perform the following:
1. Click Start | Programs | VERITAS Volume Manager 2.X | Volume Manager Console
2. Click Help | About
3. Check the Volume Manager version number (Figure 4)

Figure 4 - Volume Manager 2.X