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  Updated: Mike Reynolds PMM 07 Aug 2012

  New Release: Introducing Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster Server 5.1

  Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 are now available to customers. Below are a few key areas of innovation that you can expect in version 5.1: Zero reboot install and zero reboot upgrade to version 5.1: • Rolling upgrades for Storage Foundation, Cluster File System, Veritas Cluster Server and Storage Foundation for RAC clusters • Smaller host footprint with a 70% reduction in the number of packages for the full distribution • Removing the need for license keys to enable product functionality. To learn more, visit the keyless licensing blog and the keyless licensing video. Fully automated Solid State Drive (SSD)...
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  Updated: mobilegleed 22 Mar 2012

  Answers 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. Question:   How many Policy Masters (PMs) are needed for a VCS One Cluster? Answer:      One PM per cluster.  Larger environments will implement multiple VCS One Clusters per data center. Question:  Does the PM have to run in an active/passive cluster? Answer:     Do to the critical role of the PM dedicating hardware is best to ensure performance, reliability, and availability.    Question:  Can we run other apps on the PM cluster? Answer:  ...
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  Updated: Rishi Manocha 05 Mar 2010

  New Release: Storage Foundation Manager 2.1

  Storage Foundation Manager 2.1 is now available, and here's your one-stop spot for short how-to screencasts to get up and running fast, download info, and links to technical documentation and discussion forums. What's New? Storage Foundation Manager 2.1 is a cross platform release, and includes updates to the Central Server on Linux, Solaris and Windows, as well as updates to Managed Hosts on all platforms. The 2.1 release includes the following new features: Health Check now supports Windows hosts (in addition to Unix hosts) License Deployment Reporter (LDR) now supports Windows hosts (in addition to Unix hosts) Support for MS SQL and Exchange for Windows Better Oracle discovery Native Managed host for IA64 on Windows Performance improvements and bug fixes Enhanced Converged Agent support (partnering with CommandCentral) Seamless upgrade support for SFM 2.0...
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  Updated: jmartin 23 Feb 2011

  New Release: Veritas Installation Assessment Service and VOS Labs Updates - June 2009

  The VIAS application was updated on June 30th to include new features and enhanced functionality. New enhancements include: Improved 'My VIAS' functionality and navigation (sign in or register at the top of the home page) Ability to share uploaded host reports (Share Group feature in 'My VIAS') Enhanced process to save reports Updated Help and services documentation Additionally, enhancements were made to services available on our VOSLabs site. New enhancements include: Added over 17,000 UMI codes (ECLS) Added over 100 new UMI Solutions (ECLS) Added Maintenance Pack (MP) support (Patch Central) Added 44 Health Checks covering VCS and Virtual FireDrill (Health Check) Improved search and navigation capabilities (Patch Central, ECLS)...
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  Updated: Rishi Manocha 05 Mar 2010

  New Functionality Available: Veritas Installation Assessment Service and VOS Labs

  The following services have just been updated. Please find below new functionalities now available to you: Veritas Installation Assessment Service [VIAS] Combined Notification Center – Users can create user defined ad-hoc or environment specific notifications for new patches, ASL/APM releases, new versions of the HCL and updates to Veritas Operations Services (VOS) from one easy-to-use web application. Both the notification center and VIAS reports now connect directly with Patch Central allowing the applications to synergistically cross-leverage customer data Windows Support (Beta) – Support for the SFWHA “ConfigChecker” application to pre-qualify Windows environments Find Out More Link to VIAS ...
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  Updated: Rishi Manocha 05 Mar 2010

  Customer Spotlight: Storage Foundation Reduced Data Migration Time From 3 Weeks To 30 Minutes

  A group of DBAs that manage large databases at a large federal government agency had the challenge of migrating a mission-critical 35 TB database from a Fujitsu 2500 running Solaris to an IBM P595 running AIX within a 4 hour maintenance window. Using the tools that the database vendor offered, the estimated time to move that much data was in the neighborhood of 3 weeks, which was unacceptable. Database migration tools from another company were evaluated but they were cost prohibitive. A Symantec Sales Engineer suggested that these DBAs use the Portable Data Container (PDC) feature within Storage Foundation, which was already deployed in their infrastructure. He explained that with PDC, instead of moving the data from one storage location to another, the data can be unmounted from the Solaris system and mounted on the AIX system. The entire process would take no more than 30 minutes. The PDC feature was tested in the customer’s lab environment and was put in...