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updated event 17 May 2013
  Virtualization, cloud and other new technologies are making the IT environment more complex to ensure continuity of services. And with disruption coming in many forms—from security threats and configuration errors to power outages and natural disasters—how do you protect your sprawling data, meet Service Level Agreements, stop malware and other threats or manage those ...
updated discussion 17 May 2013
HAllo fellas I am i on the right direction and if you guys can advice on the next step fron here i will really appreciate, am i  formatting the filesystems and create mount points  using vxfs .and when shouls i link them THANKS, IN ADVANCE   root@system:scripts]# cd [root@system:~]# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -makerw [root@system:~]# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hagrp-add appsGroup bash: ...
updated discussion 17 May 2013
HAllo fellas I am i on the right direction and if you guys can advice on the next step fron here i will really appreciate, am i  formatting the filesystems and create mount points  using vxfs .and when shouls i link them THANKS, IN ADVANCE   root@system:scripts]# cd [root@system:~]# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -makerw [root@system:~]# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hagrp-add appsGroup bash: ...
discussion comment 16 May 2013
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discussion comment 16 May 2013
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new article 14 May 2013
How important is your data to you? If the results and guidance you get from Hadoop-based analysis provide a significant benefit to your bottom line, then it clearly is important.  While data stored in Hadoop may initially represent a small pilot project, if the data analysis yields repeatedly useful and profitable guidance, then it raises its importance to an organization. The importance ...
new article 14 May 2013
  When evaluating a solution for high availability and disaster recovery, one should start with a few basic criteria.  Here are four. Principle #1:  An HA/DR solution should be simple. In the middle of the chaos of a disaster or outage, complexity is not your friend.  That detailed ream of paper describing the needed steps in complete detail may represent a thorough review ...
updated article 11 Apr 2013
Implementing fast recovery scenarios outside a single data center may become complex when using VMware environments. Most customers love the idea of using Data Stores as the way to provision storage to the Virtual Machines. The challenge in those environments is how to hold a copy of the data outside the data center, and how to instantly use that copy in case of any failure, without any ...
article comment 02 Apr 2013
updated article 19 Mar 2013
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 ...
updated article 12 Mar 2013
Prior to scanning the objects that reside upon a  Network Appliance (NetApp)  filer it must be added into the Symantec Data Insight (SDI) configuration. There are several considerations when performing the steps to add the NetApp filer. Assumptions: The instructions contained apply to version 3.0.1 and may change in the future. The user must be able to mount a non-administrative ...
updated article 12 Mar 2013
Prior to scanning the objects that reside upon a  Network Appliance (NetApp)  filer it must be added into the Symantec Data Insight (SDI) configuration. There are several considerations when performing the steps to add the NetApp filer. Assumptions: The instructions contained apply to version 3.0.1 and may change in the future. The user must be able to mount a non-administrative ...
updated blog entry 03 May 2013
  Last time on Data Center Down, Crash detailed the meeting of several IT “Super Friends” at the 3rd Annual Red Hat Partner Conference, held in January. Let’s first take a moment to tip our own hats to two Focus Partners who took home awards: Emergent, LLC, was named Partner of the Year for demonstrating the highest level of commitment to Red Hat through their engagement ...
updated blog entry 30 Apr 2013
Overview Starting with Storage Foundation HA 5.1, you can enable features using keyless licenses. The primary objective of keyless is to improve the customer experience with Storage Foundation HA (SFHA) and make it easier to deploy, manage and use our products. Keyless licensing continues to apply for all future releases starting with SFHA 5.1. Note that a customer continues to ...
updated blog entry 25 Apr 2013
  A colleague tipped me to this blog post at the Netflix Tech Blog that I found both amusing and interesting. Some months back, I was talking about disaster recovery testing with a customer, and he used the phrase "chaos monkey" to describe all the things that can go wrong in the data center in the course of testing a DR plan. Little did I know that there was actually a chunk of code ...
new blog entry 18 Apr 2013
Check out the recording of our super session at Vision. Jeff Hausman discusses the importance of business continuity and how to keep your business up and running.
new blog entry 12 Apr 2013
I have been working with a large media company over the past twelve months. I have been assisting in showing which parts of their business Symantec can help them better deliver their Service levels.  The organization in question has a very large estate comprising like most of both virtual and physical and the normal split of Linux and Solaris. For their new applications Linux is the ...
updated download 24 Apr 2013
  The Veritas High Availability agents provide out-of-the-box support of many enterprise applications as well as a wide range of replication technologies. For a complete list of agents supported, please visit https://sort.symantec.com/agents. The agents monitor specific resources within an enterprise application. They determine the status of resources and start or stop them according to ...
updated download 04 Apr 2013
Veritas High Availability Agent Pack 1Q 2013 is now available on SORT: https://sort.symantec.com/agents Highlights of this release:   Application agents Informatica - Added support for PowerCenter 9.5 and B2B Data Exchange 9.5 on the AIX operating system. Oracle Application Server - Added support for Enterprise Manager Grid Control 11g and 12c on the AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris ...
updated download 16 Jan 2013
Veritas High Availability Agent Pack 4Q 2012 is now available on SORT: https://sort.symantec.com/agents Highlights of this release: Application VCS for Windows 6.0.1 and SFW HA 6.0.1 New agent for SharePoint 2010 Search Service Application; includes wizard support Update to SharePoint Server 2010 agent; new agent attribute (StopSPSService) added VCS for Windows 6.0 SFW HA 6.0.1 Update to ...
updated download 10 Oct 2012
Veritas High Availability Agent Pack 3Q 2012 is now available on SORT: https://sort.symantec.com/agents Highlights of this release: Application A new agent for IBM InfoSphere DataStage on the Linux operating system that provides high availability for InfoSphere DataStage components such as, DS Engine, ASB Agent, and ASB Logging Agent in a VCS cluster A new agent for Informatica on the AIX and ...
updated event 17 May 2013
  Virtualization, cloud and other new technologies are making the IT environment more complex to ensure continuity of services. And with disruption coming in many forms—from security threats and configuration errors to power outages and natural disasters—how do you protect your sprawling data, meet Service Level Agreements, stop malware and other threats or manage those ...
updated event 29 Apr 2013
    When Hurricane Sandy rocked the East Coast, it did more than just damage homes, erode beaches, and flood cities. Vital data was lost, critical services went down, and system availability was compromised. Don’t let your organization face the same issues when disaster strikes next. Join our webcast roundtable on May 8th at 11 a.m. PDT to hear the lessons businesses and ...
updated event 25 Apr 2013
  Summary: Business Continuity is more than protecting sprawling data, meeting Service Level Agreements, stopping security threats or preventing an angry penguin from rampaging your data center. Continuity must be maintained while embracing platforms such as Linux, virtualization, cloud and other new technologies. Disruption looms on all sides: security threats, configuration errors, ...
new event 06 Mar 2013
Within just 6 years of existence, beginning in 2006, the Global Conference on Disaster Management has held over 45 conferences across more than 30 cities in the United States. With an impressive past attendee list and a collection of respectable exhibitors, our conferences offers essential knowledge and education while also creating opportunities for personal interaction. The Global Conference ...
new event 06 Mar 2013
Within just 6 years of existence, beginning in 2006, the Global Conference on Disaster Management has held over 45 conferences across more than 30 cities in the United States. With an impressive past attendee list and a collection of respectable exhibitors, our conferences offers essential knowledge and education while also creating opportunities for personal interaction. The Global Conference ...
new event 06 Mar 2013
Within just 6 years of existence, beginning in 2006, the Global Conference on Disaster Management has held over 45 conferences across more than 30 cities in the United States. With an impressive past attendee list and a collection of respectable exhibitors, our conferences offers essential knowledge and education while also creating opportunities for personal interaction. The Global Conference ...
new event 06 Mar 2013
Within just 6 years of existence, beginning in 2006, the Global Conference on Disaster Management has held over 45 conferences across more than 30 cities in the United States. With an impressive past attendee list and a collection of respectable exhibitors, our conferences offers essential knowledge and education while also creating opportunities for personal interaction. The Global Conference ...
updated video 26 Apr 2013
In March, Federal News Radio (WFED 1500AM) hosted a panel discussion on business continuity (Continuity of Operations, or COOP, in Federal Government terms). Panelists included senior IT staff from three US government agencies and yours truly. This is the first segment.
new video 26 Apr 2013
In March, Federal News Radio (WFED 1500AM) hosted a panel discussion on business continuity (Continuity of Operations, or COOP, in Federal Government terms). Panelists included senior IT staff from three US government agencies and yours truly. This is the second segment.
new video 26 Apr 2013
In March, Federal News Radio (WFED 1500AM) hosted a panel discussion on business continuity (Continuity of Operations, or COOP, in Federal Government terms). Panelists included senior IT staff from three US government agencies and yours truly. This is the third (and final) segment.
updated video 07 Feb 2013
When driven by appropriate business requirements, big data can provide valuable business insights. The availability of open-source technologies such as Hadoop, MapReduce and Hive has made big data analytics more accessible to organizations. Today, enterprises turn to Hadoop to leverage its power of analytics but are faced with some trade-offs. These trade-offs include infrastructure ...
new video 07 Feb 2013
  The outcome of the economic downturn is clear, with the real winner becoming the x86 server platform and all the operating systems that run on it. Consequently, a big percentage of organizations are making the move to Linux.    While the trend towards Linux is clear, native Linux tools do not provide the right level of availability, disaster recovery or the performance ...
updated video 28 Jan 2013
The SORT website allow system administrators to search for, filter, and download Storage Foundation related Array Support Libraries (ASLs).  Jeff Martin walks through the process of using ASL Finder to find, filter and download ASLs and to set up notifications. Resources: Symantec Operations Readiness Tools Web site
updated video 28 Jan 2013
Veritas Operations Services (VOS) received a facelift in appearance and functionality.  Jeff Martin walks through a new landing page, new capabilities, and My SORT features available with Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT). Resources: Symantec Operations Readiness Tools Web site
updated video 28 Jan 2013
Veritas Operations Services (VOS) received a facelift in appearance and functionality.  Jeff Martin walks through a new landing page, new capabilities, and My SORT features available with Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT). Resources: Symantec Operations Readiness Tools Web site
new idea 08 May 2013
We need A Symantec support exception to obtain Symantec support for configurations with VxVM and Sun's Traffic Manager (MPxIO). Our intention is to substitute 2  Hitachi HDS USP ST9900V oem SUN with 2 new IBM DS8000 and/or IBM XIV storage. The current configuration is SUN M9000 or V490, solaris10, Sun Cluster 3.2 VxVM 5.0 and MPXIO. To get the IBM support we need, previously, a ...
new idea 14 Mar 2013
Currently, the DNSAgent.pm module will allow a resource to update records or CNAMEs within it's local zone only.  The 'nsupdate' binary is fully compliant, but the DNS resource is limited. It would be desirable to update a local CNAME record as an alias for a higher level, or external zone, than the available domain.  The dynamic record would be changed in the ...
new idea 07 Mar 2013
It would be nice if the SF HA Coordination Point Server (CPS) would be available as ready-to-run VMDK for virtualized environments. This would enhance the deployment speed in new customer installation.
updated idea 21 Feb 2013
I have a cluster with two cluster resources or two individual Lanman resources (service groups).  The first file share is accessible when you access it via \\LanManA\FileShareA, however the second share, \\LanManB\FileShareB, that I created is not accessible when you map to it via the LANMAN name even if you mount the second cluster resource on another node within the cluster.  This ...
updated idea 21 Feb 2013
I have a cluster with two cluster resources or two individual Lanman resources (service groups).  The first file share is accessible when you access it via \\LanManA\FileShareA, however the second share, \\LanManB\FileShareB, that I created is not accessible when you map to it via the LANMAN name even if you mount the second cluster resource on another node within the cluster.  This ...
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