Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) Simulator enables you to simulate and test cluster configurations. You can use VCS Simulator to view and modify service group and resource configurations and test failover behavior. VCS Simulator can run on a stand-alone system and does not require any additional hardware. You can install VCS Simulator only on a Windows operating system.

VCS Simulator runs an identical version of the VCS High Availability Daemon (HAD) as in a cluster, ensuring that failover decisions are identical to those in an actual cluster.

Using VCS Simulator, you can test configurations from different operating systems. For example, you can run VCS Simulator to test configurations for VCS clusters on Windows, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. VCS Simulator also enables you to create and test global clusters.

You can administer VCS Simulator from the Java Console or from the command line.

To download VCS Simulator, see:

http://go.symantec.com/vcsm_download

For more information on installing and administering VCS Simulator, see:

• Installing VCS Simulator on a Windows System
• Upgrading VCS Simulator
• Administering VCS Simulator
• Predicting VCS behavior using VCS Simulator
• Administering VCS Simulator from the Java Console
• Administering VCS Simulator from the command line interface

VCS documentation for other releases and platforms can be found on the SORT website.